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Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

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Research, Reports & Publications

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Social Impact & Volunteering

Comerica Employee Fundraisers Impact Special Causes

Colleagues raised approximately $130,000 for four major Detroit-based community initiatives in 2019

Media & Communications

SCS Global Services Now Offers FSSC 22000 Certification

SCS Global Services is pleased to announce that it has added FSSC 22000 certification, a complete food safety management systems certification scheme, to its comprehensive suite of professional auditing, training & support services for the food industry.

Education

STAR Initiative: Strengthening Local STEM Ecosystems

STAR is intended to strengthen and support the educational landscapes by helping increase access to STEM resources and opportunities for students most underrepresented in STEM college or career pathways.

Education

Novartis Supports EDCTP’s Career Development Programme, Focusing on Maternal and Child Health

Basel, Switzerland, November 2019 – Novartis will support the career development programme of the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The programme aims to provide early- to mid-career researchers in sub-Saharan Africa with an opportunity to train and develop their clinical research skills.

Energy

Collective Power for Good: EnergyAustralia Customers Go Neutral

EnergyAustralia introduced the Go Neutral programme in 2016 to encourage customers to combat climate change by offsetting the carbon emissions of their electricity use, at no cost to them.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings to Host Annual Food Drives at STAPLES Center Leading Up to Thanksgiving

AEG’s LA Kings will team up with Blue Shield of California to host four Food Drives during the club’s home games at STAPLES Center leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Living Standard Research Shows Storytelling Advances the Sustainability Conversation

“Everybody has been all about generating data. What was lost was the whole social aspect of why are we doing this at all,” Bandy says.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray Receives Recognition and Accolades for Smart, Sustainable Highway in Georgia

Atlanta Magazine, The Shorty Awards and Newsweek honor the innovative P4 building the future highway, today.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power Of Purpose: How The eBay Community Has Raised $1 Billion For Charities Around The World

eBay for Charity announced that the program reached a major milestone: $1 billion in total funds raised for charities around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Included in the Top 50 for The Diversity Leaders 2020 Ranking Held by the Financial Times

Schneider Electric is recognized by the Financial Times Diversity Leaders 2020. Schneider Electric ranks 41st overall and 4th in its industry category out of 700 companies included in the new annual ranking.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 123: Aligning Business Strategy and Purpose

Companies are under increasing pressure to be socially conscious, if not socially active. But what’s the best way to do this authentically?

Education

Qualcomm™ and FIRST™: A Long-Term Collaboration to Foster Tomorrow’s Innovators

Our ongoing strategic collaboration with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) provides hands-on experience with Qualcomm technology to engage students in more than 25 countries.

Diversity & Inclusion

K-Tec Systems CEO Cathy Koch “Believed She Could, and So She Did”—with Help from wegg® and FedEx

“Every morning,” K-Tec Systems CEO Cathy Koch says, “I put on a bracelet that says: ‘She Believed She Could, and So She Did.’ I believe a woman must believe ‘she can’ from the day she opens her business.”

Sustainable Development Goals

CBRE Named Top 50 Company for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Matters

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced that it has been named to the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) list of Top 50 Best ESG Companies. CBRE is #23 and the only commercial real estate services firm on the list.

Environment

Major Businesses and Higher Education Institutions in Pennsylvania Urge State Leaders to Accelerate a Low-Carbon Future

Major businesses and higher education institutions across Pennsylvania called on state lawmakers today to prioritize policies that will accelerate the Commonwealth’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Behind Civilian Lines: From Veteran to Fellow Veteran

Eighty-three percent of military career fields align with current positions at Koch companies. Additionally, veterans’ values, leadership and dedication mirror the principles that guide Koch employees.

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - November 2019

The quarterly newsletter for the Ray C. Anderson Foundation features stories about their key funding initiatives: Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Scheller College of Business, Biomimicry Launchpad, Ray of Hope Prize, The Ray, Georgia Drawdown, Georgia Climate Conference, Ecocentricity Blog and more.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Taproot Foundation Announces Election of New Board Members

Taproot Foundation announces the election of Elaine Mason, Jason Madhosingh, and Susan Solano Vila to its Board of Directors.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Responsible Forestry Leaders Celebrated at Greenbuild During FSC’s 25th Anniversary Gala

SCS Global Services celebrates longtime Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certificate holders Baskahegan Company and UFP International as 2019 FSC Leadership Award recipients, among 13 winners, at a ceremony during Greenbuild in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Back on My Feet, Along With Four Additional Charities, Earn Donations From Aramark As Part of Culinary Competition

Aramark’s team of chefs from its Sports & Entertainment division bested its competitors to win the Inaugural National Finals of the ACE Competition and take home the coveted “Copper Pot”

Energy

General Mills Breaks Ground on Second Wind Project, Maverick Creek, to Offset 100% of Domestic Power

Once it is operational in October 2020, Maverick Creek and our first wind farm, Cactus Flats will offset 100% of the electricity used annually at our owned U.S. facilities.

Media & Communications

Sustainable & Responsible Investment and Asset Manager Perspectives – Today, and Quo Vadis Over the Coming Years…

The terms of reference are familiar now to many more institutional owners and their managers (as well as to a growing number of retail investors who are their clients and beneficiaries).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Our Growing Commitment to the Environment and Beyond

At Alliant Energy, we’re listening to our customers and continuing to evolve how we do business. Our world is changing – and so are we. We work to ensure our actions serve the needs of our customers, and also are mindful of the world around us.

Education

Discovery Education and CME Group Introduce New Resources to Explore Behavioral Economics in the Classroom

Since 2015, Discovery Education in partnership with CME Group has made a commitment to bringing about greater understanding and awareness of economics and financial literacy to hundreds of thousands of students across the country.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chicago Police Chief: Mobile Service “Critical” for First Responders

The New T-Mobile will make a 10-year, $7.7 billion commitment to provide free unlimited talk, text and smartphone data for public and non-profit state and local law enforcement, fire and EMS (emergency medical services) agencies.

Latest Campaigns

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    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  2. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  3. PSEG Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
    As a leading company in the energy sector, we know that reflecting, valuing and leveraging diversity is essential to attract, develop and retain...
  4. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  5. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  6. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  7. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
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    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...
  10. The Ray
    News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.
  11. Automotive Logistics
    DP World delivers comprehensive automotive logistics capabilities including finished vehicle logistics with Cars in Containers (CIC) solutions, ro-ro...
  12. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  13. Special Economic Zones
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  14. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  15. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...