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Innovation & Technology

F-Gases: A Critical Link to Decarbonization

Decarbonizing our economy is the defining challenge of our time.

Social Impact & Volunteering

'Zero Hunger' a Top Priority for Entergy Arkansas

Hungry bellies are not only painful, but they distract from the important things families need to focus on to live their best lives.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Five Cisco Networking Academy Partners Receive Golden Bridge Award Honors

Founded more than 25 years ago, Cisco Networking Academy continues to be one of the longest-standing IT skills-to-jobs programs of its kind, in the world. But how can a 25-year-old program address today’s digital skills hiring trends?

Diversity & Inclusion

ICYMI: Fifth Third Bank Hosts Seventh Annual Supplier Diversity Summit

Fifth Third Bank hosted its seventh annual Supplier Diversity Summit on August 8. With a theme of “Collaboration + Innovation = Growth,” the summit focused on helping diverse-owned businesses position themselves for growth and discover ways to expand business opportunities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment Expands Its Equity Originations Team in the Northeast With the Addition of Zammy Arcos

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has appointed Zammy Arcos to senior relationship manager, to expand the firm’s equity originations activity. She will be focused on KeyBank’s community development banking efforts in North Carolina and the Northeast.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cintas Named to FTSE4Good Index Series Again

Cintas Corporation has been named to the FTSE4Good Index for the second year in a row. Global index and data provider FTSE Russell created the FTSE4Good Index Series to include companies that demonstrate strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Women in Leadership, Representation, and More

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round Up. Today we are talking about a new report from McKinsey, Mattel introducing a Barbie with Down syndrome, Microsoft helping to preserve cultural heritage, and women CEOs finally outnumbering CEOs named John.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Conducting an EHS Culture Assessment

Every company has a distinct corporate culture, and integrating EHS into that culture can be an effective way to create a sustained awareness around a safer, healthier, and more productive work environment.

Follow these 7 steps to conduct and EHS culture assessment.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainability Changemakers Poised for Action at Annual Summit

At Acre, we pride ourselves on networking and building meaningful relationships around the world to help accelerate action where the planet needs it most.

Energy

Energy Leaders Announce Joint Vision Statement

With an eager yet determined pursuit of a sustainable, equitable, and clean future, a broad collection of energy leaders announced a Joint Vision Statement on the energy transition at Reuters Events Energy Transition 2023 in New York this week.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Covia 2022 ESG Report: The Importance of Water Conservation

Covia has the privilege of managing a variety of natural resources, which is why conservation and community well-being are deeply embedded in how we operate our mining and processing facilities.

Education

VIDEO: Subaru Loves Learning: Helping Schools and Students in Need

Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education. That’s why we are continuing our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org to support students at high needs schools, nationwide.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Q&A With SEE's Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Angel Shelton Willis, the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for global packaging solutions provider SEE®, shares her insights about the company’s progress towards its ESG and DEI efforts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rooted in Tomorrow at Land O’Lakes

Food security is now a worldwide issue. To keep up with a rising population, the global agriculture sector will need to produce more food by 2050 than what was produced in the last 8,000 years combined.

Green Infrastructure

Pirelli Announces Partnership With The Ray

The Italian Company will support the 18-mile stretch of west Georgia’s Interstate 85, which was designed to be a proving ground for ideas and technologies for the transformation of transportation infrastructure.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Secures $20.3 Million of Financing for Multifamily Housing Property in Anchorage, AK.

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $20.2 million for the construction of new affordable housing in Anchorage, AK.

Environment

Aramark Video Blog Volume One: Farming at Your Fingertips

Aramark has partnered with Babylon Micro-Farms, an indoor micro-farm company, to expand its healthy influence.

Energy

KFC Cuts Carbon Footprint Further With 64th Solar-Powered Store

KFC Philippines solidified its billing as an eco-friendly energy user quick-service restaurant (QSR) in the country as its number of stores with solar panel-mounted rooftops already reached 64.

Innovation & Technology

Harman Kardon Celebrates 70 Years of Beautiful Sound

HARMAN International, focused on connected products and technologies for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets, is proud to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Harman Kardon audio brand, whose rich legacy has made its name synonymous with acoustic and esthetic excellence

Energy

School Field Trip Helped Launch His Career in Nuclear Energy at Duke Energy

Ron Harris and Oconee Nuclear Station go way back. Harris’ high school junior chemistry class toured the World of Energy education center in spring 1970 and, from its back porch, watched construction of Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca, S.C.

Sustainable Development Goals

Live Q&A ‘Sustainability Is a Team Sport’ Featuring Kimberly-Clark’s Lisa Morden and Tristram Wilkinson

Thank you to everyone who joined our LinkedIn Live Q&A ‘Sustainability is a Team Sport’ featuring Kimberly-Clark’s Lisa Morden, vice president of sustainability, and Tristram Wilkinson, the president of the company’s Asia-Pacific business.

Health & Healthcare

New IOC Mental Health Action Plan To Further Focus on Well-Being of Athletes and Promoting Psychologically Safe Environments

The Mental Health Action Plan signals the IOC’s intent to integrate expert-led support for athletes’ well-being across multiple IOC programmes, working on complementary topics such as gender equality and safeguarding, with the support of Olympic Solidarity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Ready To Support Customers and Employees in Maui

T-Mobile’s emergency teams continue to restore connectivity in Maui and support first responders, agencies, officials, customers and communities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: ESG-Labeled Bonds: Are Greeniums Doomed To Dwindle?

Investors in ESG-labeled bonds expect well-structured issues with strong green or social credentials to command higher prices than the same issuer’s conventional bonds.

Environment

7 Nature Positive Business Strategies for Tackling the Biodiversity Crisis

Business is clearly a villain on biodiversity loss, but can it also be a hero in a market worth up to $93bn by 2030? Here are seven business strategies that can contribute to a nature positive future, from ad-hoc, incremental actions to systemic, transformational change.

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