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PNC Volunteers Bring Basic Financial Knowledge to New Volunteer Opportunity

For about two years now, the PNC Center for Financial Education (CFE), an effort led by Community Development Banking, has been collaborating with community-based nonprofits to offer financial education to individuals, first-time homebuyers and small businesses.

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Health & Healthcare

As Variants Spread, Self-Reporting Can Provide Solace

But one variable remains constant when it comes to COVID: the need to quickly know if you have it or not.

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Events, Media & Communications

Event: Learn How Coffee Retailers & Roasters Can Realize CSR & ESG Goals

Join Fair Trade USA virtually on September 28, 2021 at 9am PDT/12 EDT for a coffee jolt to kickstart your day and celebrate International Coffee Day!

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Responsible Production & Consumption

IVECO's Ecological Island at Its Plant in Córdoba, Argentina

IVECO, the commercial vehicles brand of CNH Industrial, is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of alternative fuel vehicles, and is further expanding its eco-credentials at its plant in Córdoba, Argentina.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alva Carrasco Honored With 2021 Latino Leadership Award

The Latino Leadership Conference has presented its national Latino Leadership Award to Alva Carrasco, Transit and Rail West Region market lead at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In Images: How American Airlines Supported Operation Allies Refuge

It was a meaningful assignment: Fly hundreds of American troops home from Afghanistan on the weekend of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Since the CRAF was activated on 8/22, American Airlines has operated 25+ flights as part of the program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Looking Back and Moving Forward: Hispanic Heritage Month and the Latinx STEM Gap

Because representation and inclusion are embedded in our framework, we strive to create STEM opportunities not just for our own staff, but for the kids who will define our future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Stellantis and Jeep® Brand Lead the Motor City Pride Parade

Detroit will again show off the colors of the rainbow this weekend, Sept. 18-19, celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) culture at Motor City Pride

Diversity & Inclusion

El Pollo Loco Calls for Recognition During Hispanic Heritage Month

This week, we dive into one brand’s efforts in the food sector by calling for more Hispanic chefs to be professionally acknowledged.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2020 ESG Report: Retaining Employees

As part of our ongoing commitment to inclusion and diversity, Fifth Third’s total compensation programs are grounded in a philosophy that ensures all employees are paid fairly and equitably, and in compliance with the law.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Introducing Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

Moving forward, a strong economy needs digital-ready small business owners. That’s why Verizon has a goal to provide resources to help 1M small businesses thrive in the digital economy.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Company Launches Project C, Celebrates With New York Day of Service

More than 1,000 National Grid employees are giving back to their local communities today to celebrate a Day of Service across the company’s 26,000-square-mile New York service area.

Energy

Ontario Pilot Program Tests Future of Advanced Hybrid Heating

A new pilot project in London, ON is putting a leading-edge residential hybrid heating system through its paces. “The best thing about the pilot is the leading-edge technology that homeowners will be testing,” says Octavian Ghiricociu.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Time to Clean Up Our Act and the Planet This Month

This is one of the largest community-based environmental campaigns in the world, attracting around 35 million volunteers spanning 133 countries.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Force for Good Reveals $100 Trillion Financing Gap for Sustainable Development Ahead of United Nations General Assembly Debate

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) face a financing gap that has soared to up to US$100 trillion in the wake of COVID-19 and other urgent global challenges, according to a new report by Force for Good in collaboration with the UN and other organizations.

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Energy

Embodied Carbon: An Urgent Call for Decarbonization

In August, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its sixth assessment report with a clear message that climate change is intensifying.

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Diversity & Inclusion

M·A·C Cosmetics and Lammas Park Team up to Champion Black British Talent for Channel 4's Black to Front Campaign

M·A·C Cosmetics has partnered with Sir Steven McQueen’s production company Lammas Park to create a short film championing Black British Talent for Channel 4’s Black to Front campaign.

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Green Infrastructure

Cummins Part of Effort to Create Carbon Neutral Neighborhood

Named Neue Weststadt (which translates to New West Town), the newly opened quarter spans 100,000 square meters with over 450 apartments, office buildings and commercial space.

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Education

Podcast: How to Find Support When You're Studying STEM

Abbott intern Diya Iyer talks with Betsy Wille about how to find support when you're studying STEM subjects.

Sustainable Development Goals

Leveraging Technology to Mobilize Individual Action Toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In honor of Global Week to #Act4SDGs (September 17-24), we’re exploring some of the ways technology enables people to take direct action, leading to a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable world.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Truist Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

At Truist we believe sharing ideas, respecting diverse perspectives and listening to others builds a stronger organization. We further illustrate that belief in our Truist theme for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Environment

Eldorado Gold Shares About Environmental Site Restoration

Recently, Hellas Gold S.A. Environmental Director, Emmy Gazea presented a keynote speech at Raw Mat 2021 - International Conference on Raw Materials and Circular Economy in Athens, Greece.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Mid-Size Companies: The Next Frontier in Sustainable Procurement

This year, mid-size companies (between $100 million and $1 billion in annual revenue) made it clear that they are firmly in the sustainable procurement game.

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Energy

NJEDA and PSEG Sign 78-year Lease for the New Jersey Wind Port, Establishing New Jersey As a Hub for the Clean Energy Economy

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority and PSEG have signed a lease allowing for a term of up to 78-years on land that will be home to the New Jersey Wind Port in Salem County, New Jersey.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Transforming Impact Through Meaningful Capacity Building

In this 2021 U.S. Pro Bono Summit virtual session, participants will hear from Nonprofit Finance Fund, Prudential Foundation, and Taproot Foundation on the key considerations and insights connected to meaningful capacity building.

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Environment

Cool Effect and American Airlines Celebrate One Year of Partnership and Carbon Emissions Reductions

Cool Effect, a Bay Area-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting projects around the globe that reduce carbon emissions, and American Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines

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