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Media & Communications

Ørsted Appoints the Next Group CFO

Today, Ørsted’s Board of Directors appointed Daniel Lerup as the next Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of Ørsted’s Executive Committee as of 8 April 2022.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BBB Main St. Accelerator Program Now Open for Applications

Better Business Bureau Serving Pacific Southwest (BBB) and GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) are now accepting applications for their 2022 Empower by GoDaddy and BBB Main St. Accelerator Program.

Environment

Tetra Tech's Dr. Mark Wilf Discusses the Role of Reclaimed Water in Supporting Sustainable Water Supplies

Dr. Mark Wilf, Tetra Tech’s director of membrane technology services, is a globally recognized expert on membrane applications.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Earns a Spot on Fortune Magazine's 'Most Admired Companies' List

Fortune ranks Medtronic second within Medical Products and Equipment industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard Partners With Howard University to Drive Racial Equity Through Data Science

Mastercard and Howard University are pleased to announce a new dimension to their partnership with a $5 million grant from Mastercard that will support the creation of the Center for Applied Data Science and Analytics (CADSA).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Athletes and Their Families at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

P&G continues support for the athletes and their families of the Olympic Winter Games, helping to tell the stories of their journeys to the Olympic and Paralympic stage and those who have supported them every step of the way.

Diversity & Inclusion

WSP USA Establishes Equity Center of Excellence to Unlock Access for Underserved Communities

WSP USA has formed the Equity Center of Excellence (ECE) to drive the transformation of American transit and mobility to full and equitable access for underserved, marginalized and disinvested communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Another Voice: Gaming Firms Are Committed to Responsible Betting

With great opportunity comes great responsibility, as companies like ours now hold the keys to ensuring that New Yorkers safely try this legal form of gaming.

Innovation & Technology

How Mentorship Levels the Playing Field for Bloomberg's Black Technologists

Mentorship is a vital component of inclusion strategies, especially when trying to attract and retain diverse talent.

Diversity & Inclusion

Exchange Teams With Comcast NBCUniversal to Provide Free Streaming of Team USA and the Olympic Winter Games for Those Who Serve

Service members and honorably discharged Veterans worldwide will again enjoy free access to NBCUniversal’s full streaming coverage of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, courtesy of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal.

Innovation & Technology

Whirlpool Corporation: Innovating With Purpose

It’s in our DNA to create industry-leading, reliable products that people can count on day in and day out, with innovations based on what families and households really want and need—rather than innovating for innovation’s sake.

Diversity & Inclusion

CooperCompanies Makes Job Descriptions More Accessible and Inclusive

A job posting is more than an alert about employment opportunity, which is what led CooperCompanies and its business units to update job descriptions with more inclusive and accessible language.

Innovation & Technology

6 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022 - From Norton Labs

Get ready for more hacking, more scammers, and a bigger need for online security.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet 'Believers,' the Employees Activating Purpose in Business-to-Business Companies

The most successful companies of the next decade may all share one common trait: a purpose, or reason for being, beyond profits, that is activated.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Heading for a Circular Economy - Salzgitter AG and Ørsted Launch Strategic Partnership

Salzgitter AG and Ørsted will work together as strategic partners in the future. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the companies have defined their joint approach

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

It's Official: Regions Is a Great Place to Work

We’re pleased to announce that we have earned the Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company designation.

Energy

Our Mission, Our Customers, and the Year Ahead

As we enter 2022, the best approach for envisioning what the year will bring is to start with our customers. In many ways, they’re the ones driving us, trusting us, and leading us into the future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Applied Materials Named As a 2022 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality

Applied Materials announces it once again earned 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index in 2022 for its LGBTQ+ policies and practices.

Education

FedEx Announces Launch of Student Ambassador Program

Program to provide students from eight HBCUs with a unique, practical experience designed to help prepare them for leadership and the workforce.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Boston Scientific Named a 2022 Fortune World’s Most Admired Company

For the seventh consecutive year, Boston Scientific is recognized on Fortune’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. Companies are selected based on nine attributes encompassing leadership, innovation, quality, social responsibility and workplace culture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Human Rights Campaign Foundation Recognizes Duke Energy as an Inclusive Workplace

Duke Energy has received a perfect score for the fifth year in a row on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2022 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking study that annually ranks companies on LGBTQ-friendly corporate practices and policies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Earns Place in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for Third Consecutive Year

CBRE Group, Inc.’s continued focus on diversity, equity and inclusion earned the company a place in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the third year in a row.

Education

Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Open 2022 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes Offering Five K-12 Schools Nationwide $25,000 Total for STEM Initiatives

The 2022 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes, which offers five K-12 schools across the United States an opportunity to win a $5,000 STEM grant to purchase supplies and technology for any STEM-related initiative, is now accepting entries here.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Named One of the World's Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE

Dow (NYSE: DOW) has been named to FORTUNE's World's Most Admired Companies list for 2022.

Responsible Production & Consumption

New Sustainability Initiatives and Product Innovation From Dial®

Dial®, a trusted brand of almost 75 years, continues to evolve and look for ways to better the lives of consumers. Across everything Dial, sustainability is a core brand value.

Latest Campaigns

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    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...
  3. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...
  4. Corporate Social Responsibility
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  5. Sustainability Report
    Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...
  6. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  7. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  8. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  9. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  10. Green Mountain Energy Commitment to Sustainability
    At Green Mountain Energy Company, we share our customers’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. We are inspired by the success that we...
  11. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  12. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  13. Responsible Investing
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  14. FedEx | Awards & Recognition
    We are consistently ranked among the world’s most admired brands and employers. Read more about honors and recognition for FedEx’s ongoing effort to...
  15. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...