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Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Keysight employees are sharing the importance of the celebration and how Hispanic contributions have inspired them in their careers.

Health & Healthcare

Building on Success Against COVID-19, Black & Veatch Launches Commercial Projects, Doubles IgniteX Funding

Delivering solutions that will safeguard communities against COVID-19, Black & Veatch IgniteX COVID-19 Response Accelerator has launched five new-to-market technology projects at sites in the U.S. The program will also double its funding to $500k

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Winners of Nationwide Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge Named

Although the housing challenges facing millions of Americans often seem intractable, organizations from across the U.S. are collaborating to deliver fresh, innovative and scalable ideas to create housing affordability solutions

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

[GET THE GUIDE] Civic Engagement: Purpose Over Politics

Mixing business and politics doesn’t have to be risky if the goal is engagement and inclusion, not taking sides. Benevity provides a nonpartisan guide to help you empower your people to take civic action and put purpose over politics.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Deloitte: Leveraging Professional Skills to Help Nonprofits Solve Complex Challenges

Stepup continues to grow in scale in its sixth year, with 18 active chapters and an impressive portfolio of projects under its belt. In the last two years alone, over 1,200 stepup participants delivered nearly 200 projects to community nonprofits.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

New Consumer Goods Coalition to Accelerate Systemic Effort to Remove Deforestation and Forest Degradation from Key Commodity Supply Chains

17 global consumer goods brands will work together to accelerate systemic efforts to remove deforestation, forest degradation and conversion from key commodity supply chains, and drive transformative change across the industry.

Innovation & Technology

Arbor Day Foundation Receives Award to Grow Natural Climate Solutions

Through the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Nature Conservancy’s Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator program announced the award of $860,000 to be split among five projects designed to help scale climate change...

Diversity & Inclusion

Telemundo Celebrates National Voter Registration Day Engaging and Empowering Eligible Latino Voters Across All Platforms

The efforts, taking place during Hispanic Heritage Month, will highlight the decisive role that Latino voters will play in the 2020 elections and feature cross-platform civic engagement opportunities for Telemundo’s audience.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fair Trade USA Recognizes Partners' Expanded Commitments to Fair Trade Coffee During Price and Demand Crisis

Fair Trade USA®, the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America, announces its #JustOneCup campaign to aid coffee farmers amid an unprecedented coffee crisis as the pandemic continues.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Awards Succeeds Prize for Excellence In Technology Enabled Learning to Denver High School

Arrow Electronics presented The Succeeds Prize for Excellence in Technology Enabled Technology Learning to The CUBE High School in Denver in a virtual ceremony Sept. 12.

Green Infrastructure

A Better Solution: An Inside Look at the Audacious Plan to Build the World's Largest Mirrored Building

The Guardian Glass team remembers driving through the Al Ula valley, a natural wonder dotted by an aquifer-fed oasis, ancient homes built inside limestone outcroppings with elegant carved facades.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Join a Global Community of Virtual Volunteers on Taproot Plus

Make a difference by teaming up with social good causes…virtually! Learn how to partner up with NGOs and charities for pro bono projects and consultations at Taproot Foundation's 9/30 webinar.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact in Partnership With Accenture and SAP, and With 3M As Patron Sponsor, Launch SDG Ambition Guidance to Accelerate Business Action to Achieve the SDGs

The United Nations Global Compact in partnership with Accenture and SAP SE, and with 3M joining as Patron Sponsor, today launched SDG Ambition guides to support businesses in accelerating action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Modern Identity Reflecting GRI's Purpose

GRI has launched a refreshed brand and website, created to support the continued delivery of sustainability standards that meet the needs of all stakeholders.

Events, Media & Communications

Trane Technologies Takes the Stage at Climate Week NYC 2020 to Spotlight Solutions for Healthier and More Efficient Indoor Environments

Today, at Climate Week NYC 2020, Dave Regnery, president and chief operating officer of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), will highlight how the company is accelerating solutions for healthy and efficient buildings during the panel session Smart Buildings: How Tech Can Enable Productive, Healthy and Net-Zero Buildings. Regnery joins other industry and government leaders from around the world

Sustainable Development Goals

More Than 250 Companies Take Action to Advance Women's Leadership and Equality

The United Nations Global Compact announced today the participation of more than 250 companies in Target Gender Equality

Media & Communications

Boeing Appoints Marc Allen Chief Strategy Officer and Names Chris Raymond as Company's First Chief Sustainability Officer

Boeing Appoints First Chief Sustainability Officer

Sustainable Development Goals

Global Goals Week: Reflections on Making Positive Change in 2020, and Always

Wherever challenges lurk, opportunities exist for positive change.

That’s always been true, but 2020 has cast an even brighter light on global issues and our capacity for solving these vexing problems.

Energy

IVECO BUS Provides Alternative Drive Buses at the Inauguration FCA's V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) Plant

At Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ V2G pilot plant opening at the Company’s Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, IVECO BUS had a key role.

Environment

General Mills to Reduce Absolute Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 30% Across its Full Value Chain Over Next Decade

The company also committed to a long-term goal to achieve net zero emission levels by 2050.

Environment

Climate Week: Our Commitment to Combatting the Climate Crisis

At PayPal, achieving climate stability is vital to fulfilling our company’s mission to creating an inclusive economy where every single person has the opportunity to make a meaningful living.

Media & Communications

ViacomCBS Launches Vote for Your Life Campaign in Partnership With The Ad Council

This election isn’t just about choosing a president. It's about choosing local leaders who have a more direct impact on your community, your family, and your life. That’s why we’ve made it as easy as possible for you to get ready to vote.

Environment

Crayola Celebrates Continued Commitment to the Environment

This year Crayola celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its 20-acre solar farm, which includes more than 33,000 panels and produces enough energy to make 3 billion crayons and 700 million markers annually, all made in the U.S.A!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AB InBev Featured on Fortune's Change the World 2020 Ranking

We're proud to be featured on Fortune Magazine’s Change The World 2020 ranking as we deepen our strong partnerships and continue to innovate around the world to deliver economic and environmental impact.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Empire State Realty Trust Achieves WELL Health-Safety Rating

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced that Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT), the greater New York metro area office and retail real estate leader, is the first commercial real estate portfolio...

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  3. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  4. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  5. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  6. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  7. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  8. 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...
  9. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  10. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  11. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  12. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  13. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  14. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  15. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...