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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Green Infrastructure

Watch: Hawaii DOT Infrastructure Adaptation Planning Updated

Highways in Hawai‘i are surrounded by water and crisscross rugged volcanic island terrain. As such, the infrastructure that island residents depend on is exposed to a variety of hazards, which are only increasing in frequency and intensity with a changing climate.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC Issues Inaugural Social Bond

PNC's inaugural social bond will finance Eligible Social Projects that promote positive social outcomes that benefit low- to moderate-income individuals and communities, majority-minority census tracts, and/or vulnerable or underserved populations.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability Policy & Regulation Briefing: Policy Focus Needs to Be on Delivery, Not Promises

This has become a matter of trust – we need to collectively, as developed nations and donor nations, deliver on that." COP26 president, Alok Sharma, said ahead of the G7 meeting.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Black & Veatch's Una Nowling Wins Kansas City-Area 'STEMMy' Award for Diversity Efforts

Since coming out as a transgender woman in 2012, Black & Veatch’s Una Nowling has championed efforts to educate locally and globally about gender diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM).

Responsible Production & Consumption

O-I Glass Partners with Peru's Plaza Vea Supermarkets to Make Glass Recycling Easy with #ReciclaConsciente

Plaza Vea and O-I Glass have partnered for newest campaign #ReciclaConsciente helping remind shoppers which packaging is recyclable, and that glass is fully and infinitely recyclable.

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Innovation & Technology

Abbott's Freestyle® Libre 2 IOS App Cleared In U.S., Providing a Seamless Digital Experience to Simplify Diabetes Management

Abbott announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the FreeStyle® Libre 2 iOS application for use with compatible iPhones1, providing a comprehensive digital offering for its FreeStyle Libre 2 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system.

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Sustainable Development Goals

The Latest Step in Our Carbon-free Evolution

Today, PSEG took another significant step in our evolution as a clean energy infrastructure-focused company, announcing that we agreed to sell our PSEG Fossil generating portfolio to newly formed subsidiaries

Innovation & Technology

Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Using Technology to Help Kids Realize Their Potential

Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia and Comcast have a longstanding partnership committed to connecting people through technology and enabling young people to reach their full potential.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins Family Rallies Behind Father of Gold-Medal Winner

Gymnastics gold medalist Suni Lee isn’t the only one in her family who demonstrated incredible perseverance to achieve a goal.

Energy

Backup Power Sources Help Keep the Lights On

Every day, customers power their lives with the safe and reliable delivery of energy from Southern California Edison.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech Recognizes International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2021

Tetra Tech is Leading with Science® around the world to support Indigenous peoples through our work and in our communities to develop sustainable, scalable solutions that protect their rights, cultures, and resources and improve their opportunities, environments, and participation in decision-making.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

New World Energy Wins The 2021 Future of Energy Challenge

New World Energy has been selected as the winner of the 2021 Net Impact Future of Energy Challenge: Net-Zero Emissions.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

New Holland's Wellness Garden Benefits Employees and Local Community

CNH Industrial’s employees at the New Holland, PA manufacturing site are proud to again have their Wellness Garden up and running. The garden, operational since 2017, is not only for the local employees; it also feeds the community.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Beca and Black & Veatch Announce Collaboration to Deliver Solutions for a More Sustainable Australian Mining Industry

Beca & Black & Veatch (B&BV) have announced a collaboration to deliver sustainability and decarbonisation solutions, combined with a strong local presence, to service minerals and metals operations across Australia.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Arcos Dorados Opens Its Corporate University to Young People in Latin America by Offering Free Trainings in Skills That Will Contribute to Their Future

Arcos Dorados, the franchisee which operates McDonald's restaurants in 20 markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, announces - aligned with the International Youth Day celebration – an initiative for young people in the region to improve their personal and professional skills.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Named One of the World's Best Workplaces for Innovators

Fast Company named Medtronic as one of the world’s best workplaces for innovators, ranking the company #51 on its worldwide list.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It's Time for a Rethink on Financial Inclusion - New Principles Show How

Where trade thrives, people thrive. From the agoras of ancient Greece to the bustling bazaars throughout the world today, trade has always been a vehicle for connections and commerce – and also for the exchange of cultures and ideas.

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Innovation & Technology

Techquity: Unlocking Economic Opportunity By Removing The Digital Divide

Between last December and March 2021, there was a steady decline in the unemployment rate for white workers, from 6% in December to 5.4% in March

Health & Healthcare

Leveraging Mobile Technology & Creative Storytelling to Enhance HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment for Children and Adolescents

The KidzAlive Mobilized program trains healthcare workers and empowers HIV-exposed and -infected children and adolescents to overcome barriers that prevent children from receiving testing and treatment and set them on the path to a healthy future.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$10,000 Fund Partners Power Her Purpose with Whole Planet Foundation Virtual 5K

Whole Planet Foundation’s $10,000 Fund partners are committed to supporting microentrepreneurs around the world via Whole Planet Foundation’s Power Your Purpose Virtual 5K from August 7-14!

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

5 Ways Dogs Improve Our Wellbeing

From speaking to people at Acre, it’s clear that having an animal’s presence is so beneficial to our team’s wellbeing. In fact, over 50% of the UK have new furry co-workers.

Energy

Climate Change and the Energy Transition

One of our corporate strategic priorities is to adapt to energy transition over time, which among other things, will see us execute on renewable self-power opportunities, invest in renewable energy and develop systems to track and achieve our GHG emissions reduction goals.

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Research, Reports & Publications

“Phone-Book” Annual Sustainability Reports Need to be Replaced With Focused, Data-Driven Communication Tailored for Stakeholders

As companies focus on a core set of sustainability issues on which they can truly have an impact, they should consider retiring the conventional, “phone-book”-sized CSR, sustainability, and ESG reports.

Energy

Blank Canvas: Can We Turn Electricity Substations Into Nature-positive Assets?

How could you use the operational area of an electricity substation to provide gains for biodiversity and the environment — for example, to reduce flood risk or generate renewable energy?

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rockwell Automation Helps Boys and Girls Clubs Showcase STEAM Programming

With Rockwell Automation support, the Boys and Girls Clubs (BGCGM) of Greater Milwaukee showcased its interactive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) programming

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