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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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Sustainable Development Goals

Carnival Corporation to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics by End of 2021

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, recently announced that it will significantly eliminate its purchase and consumption of non-essential single-use plastics by the end of 2021.

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Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact to Engage Business at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

At the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the UN Global Compact will host the first Making Global Goals Local Business Week, providing an opportunity for business leaders to showcase their contributions towards the Sustainable Development Goals and share best practices for translating global strategies into local solutions in support of the 2030 Agenda.

Events, Media & Communications

Bridgestone to Attend the Program Presentation of 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

A total of 53 teams from 24 countries will take part in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge from 13-20 October. Bridgestone has been the title sponsor of the event since 2013 and has continuously supplied teams with specially-developed solar car tires: ECOPIA with ologic.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Intel Was Losing Employees. So It Created an Anonymous Hotline to Help Unhappy Workers

In 2016, Intel realized it had a retention problem. A lot of workers were leaving, particularly women and minorities. So the company launched a confidential online hotline where employees are paired with case managers to resolve any workplace concerns or struggles, before they quit.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aramark to Provide Full Tuition Coverage of College Degrees for Hourly Associates Across the U.S.

Aramark (ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, announced today that it will provide the opportunity for eligible hourly associates in the U.S. to receive full tuition coverage for college degrees.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Disclosure Reduces Risk and Informs Investors

GRI Chief Executive Tim Mohin testifies before US House Committee on Financial Services, on corporate reporting requirements for ESG information.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ecuadorian Plaintiffs End Fraudulent Litigation Against Chevron

A group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs whose litigation against Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) has been exposed as a fraud and bribery scheme by courts in the United States and elsewhere has ended its Canadian lawsuit against the company.

Research, Reports & Publications

Announcing Our 2019 Values in Action Report

Today, we are proud to release our 2019 Values in Action Report, a summary of some of the key priorities that reflect our values, as well as the stories that help bring those values to life each and every day. In the report, you will find a rich variety of data about how we are working to meet our goal of building a best-in-class approach to Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) and how we are engaging in local and national partnerships that are providing invaluable resources to advance greater opportunity, diversity and digital inclusion in our communities, and in our society.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

National Grid Celebrates Lineworker Appreciation Day

National Grid’s electricity field force is a special group of people who perform extraordinary work in some of the toughest conditions.

Energy

eBay Utah Office Announces 100% Renewable Energy

At eBay, we believe it is our responsibility to encourage the development of renewable energy, which has the potential to benefit economies around the world. This is why we’ve made it our goal to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025.

Responsible Production & Consumption

VALVERT launches 100% recycled plastic bottle

Nestlé Waters launches 100% rPET bottle for Valvert brand in Europe

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Alliance to Save Energy Names Four Innovators as 2019 Stars of Energy Efficiency

The Alliance to Save Energy on Wednesday announced it would be awarding Alabama Power, Ingersoll Rand, OhmConnect, and Pepco Holdings its 2019 Stars of Energy Efficiency, celebrating their accomplishments in pioneering new ways to use energy more effectively.

Environment

Conservation Camp Celebrates Sustainable Forestry

When Bonny Skene attended Conservation Camp in 10th grade, she wasn’t looking for a career in forestry. “My parents always encouraged me to try new and different things, and Conservation Camp was definitely new and different,” she says.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Making Payment Acceptance a Driver for Financial Inclusion

Ten years ago, 85 percent of the world’s transactions were in cash and checks, and 2.5 billion people were unbanked. Since then, we’ve all been working hard as an industry to develop technology that will give the unbanked access to the world of digital payments.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Takeda Continues Ongoing Inclusion in the FTSE4Good Developed Index & MSCI ESG Leaders Index

On the FTSE4Good Developed Index, Takeda received high marks in the areas of “Climate Change,” “Customer Responsibility,” and “Corporate Governance." Takeda’s proactive approach to tackling environmental issues on a global scale includes...

Diversity & Inclusion

Lockheed Martin Releases 2018 Global Diversity and Inclusion Report

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], ranked among the ‘50 Best Companies for Diversity’ by Black Enterprise magazine in 2018, is releasing its 2018 Annual Report on Global Diversity and Inclusion. The 36-page report outlines Lockheed Martin’s current workforce statistics as well as employee testimonials on its ever-evolving advancements in creating an inclusive work environment for the company’s 105,000 employees around the world.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fighting Hunger, Sharing Strength

Sysco is committed to helping the millions of Americans who struggle with food insecurity and hunger, providing both financial and volunteer resources to local organizations. We currently allocate 75 percent of our community donations and volunteer activities toward hunger relief, and as part of our 2025 Corporate Social Responsibility Goals, we plan to donate 200 million meals and $50 million dedicated toward alleviating hunger and food insecurity in the communities we serve.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Olympic Cauldron of the Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 to Be Powered By Eco-Responsible Fuel

Following the lighting ceremony in Athens, Greece, the Olympic flame will make its journey across Switzerland to light the Lausanne 2020 Olympic cauldron on 9 January 2020 during the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.

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Environment

Practitioner Spotlight--Angie Stagg

Antea Group spotlights Angie Stagg, one of its key account leaders based in Minnesota.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Breaking Down Local and National Efforts to Improve Food Security in the U.S.

As of 2017, estimations indicate that 1 in 8 Americans suffer from food insecurity—some 40 million people, including 12 million children. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the population of food insecure people has declined in the United States. Food insecurity is off from its peak during the Great Recession of 2008 and continues to decline. Nonetheless, the decline hasn’t reached the pre-recession level, and work remains to address hunger and food security in America.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: A Walk in the Woods

It was beautiful. I took such joy in seeing my child drinking up all of nature’s wonder in that forest. It was as if the trees were speaking an ancient language to him, one he’d known all of his short life, telling him stories that left him spellbound.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

More and More Employees Want to Support Causes Across Borders—Here’s Why (and How!) Companies Are Getting Involved

The demand for employee giving and volunteering programs that stretch across borders is growing. How do we know? Last year, we saw a whopping 85% increase in the adoption of the Benevity OneWorld™ international solution. It’s clear that employees want to give, and not just to causes next door or down the street.

Research, Reports & Publications

Dell Technologies Publishes Its FY19 Corporate Social Responsibility Report & Demonstrates Early Completion of Much of Its 2020 Plan

Today Dell Technologies released its final progress report against our 2020 Legacy of Good Plan. You’ll recall we established this plan back in 2013 to put our technology and talents to work where they can do the most good for people and the planet.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Commercial, Industrial Manufacturers Press for Sustainability, Rethink Energy Options

The changing energy landscape is prodding businesses to rethink how they use and manage electricity, and 3M Co.’s aggressive shift to renewable energy illustrates that thirst for sustainability.

Energy

SVP NRG Stresses the Need to Build a Framework That Incentivizes Innovation

Every retail energy executive aspires to be in tune with the most innovative trends permeating the industry. Understanding that, Robert Gaudette, Senior Vice President with NRG Energy, offered a perspective on ‘the next big thing.’ Gaudette articulated the inflection point the industry is facing in relation to customer-facing power solutions during his remarks at a recent retail energy forum.

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