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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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Diversity & Inclusion

Southwire Named Top Diversity Employer by DiversityJobs.com

For the fourth consecutive year, Southwire has been recognized as a Top Diversity Employer by DiversityJobs.com.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Airlines, Dallas Mavericks and Nick & Sam’s Steakhouse Host 16th Annual Seats for Soldiers Night

American Airlines, the Dallas Mavericks, the Neal and Jamie Hawks Foundation and Nick & Sam’s Steakhouse were proud to partner for the 16th annual Seats for Soldiers, a one-of-a-kind experience to honor our nation’s heroes.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

New £7M Fund To Steer Freight Along a More Sustainable Journey

The government-backed freight innovation fund (FIF) will help support up to 36 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) over the next three years to ensure freight solutions are efficient to help improve transport links and decarbonise the sector.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alkermes Named to Ragan Communications and PR Daily’s Top Places To Work 2023

Alkermes was recently named to Ragan Communications and PR Daily’ list of Top Places to Work for 2023!

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Why a Suncor Turnaround Maintenance Event Was Given the Cree Name – Project Mamawi

Project Mâmawi brings benefits to the wider region with 24 Indigenous-owned vendors supplying goods and services to the turnaround.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper Named 2023 Best Company for Women To Work

International Paper (IP) was recognized as a 2023 Best Companies to Work for Women, Diversity and Millennials.

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Innovation & Technology

[Infographic] How 6G Will Advance a Sustainable Future

6G researchers are rethinking the entire architecture to design a green communication network that will build sustainability into the fabric of society.

Environment

Cintas Spotlight: Pursuing Greater Water Reuse

Our water journey has been full of advances and successes, and as a water-intensive business, we must keep innovating solutions that lessen our use of natural resources.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC North Carolina HBCU Initiative Pitch Competition Winner Exemplifies How HBCUs Are Driving Black Entrepreneurship

A total of more than $2 million in grant funding from PNC Foundation is being awarded to these five institutions over a three-year period to support the development and delivery of entrepreneurship resources and programming.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Partner With Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to “Make March Matter”

To raise awareness and funds for children’s health, AEG’s LA Kings partnered with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to support its 8th annual region-wide fundraising campaign Make March Matter.

Diversity & Inclusion

Resilient: From Curious in Cameroon to Three-Time Qualcomm Patent Holder [+Video]

Three-time patent-granted Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. engineer, Dr. Kelly Tchambake, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion manager, Tyrene Essell, came together to inform and inspire.

Green Infrastructure

How Technology Can Help Save Our Water Supply

With data-driven technology, we can help organizations reduce waste and protect our precious water resources to meet the needs of current and future generations.

Education

Recipients of NRG’s Annual Chairman’s Scholarship

Since 2011, NRG has awarded high school seniors the NRG Chairman’s Scholarship for displaying outstanding academic performance, exemplary extracurricular performance, and modeling NRG’s core values. Available to students of NRG employees, the scholarship honors Howard E. Cosgrove

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Education

Discovery Education Launches New Digital Citizenship Resources in Partnership With Norton

Discovery Education, in partnership with Norton, a leading Cyber Safety brand of Gen™, recently launched a new digital citizenship resource center – My Digital Life – on the award-winning Discovery Education K-12 platform.

Environment

Fruit Logistica 2023: Bayer Focuses on Partnerships, Sustainability, and Innovation

At this year’s Fruit Logistica taking place in Berlin from February 8-10 Bayer highlights its solutions towards regenerative agriculture, meaning the balance between productivity outcomes and environmental protection, while supporting the needs of society and farmers.

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Diversity & Inclusion

New Report Offers Actionable Recommendations for Investors to Advance Racial and Economic Equity

Research institute PolicyLink, in partnership with CapEQ and FSG, have published the Investor Blueprint for Racial and Economic Equity, a comprehensive guide for investors to advance shared prosperity, combat inequality, and help bring about an equitable economy.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Talking Tech With the Women of Tapestry

In honor of International Womens Day, Built In spoke to three of Tapestry's IT leaders, Annette Hater, Yang Lu, and Xinquan (Lexie) Ye.

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Events, Media & Communications

Expand Your Network & Engage in Critical Dialogue – Join Us for Network Effect: MSP

3BL is coming to a city near you to host Network Effect, a series of conversations that spur vital action on the most pressing issues of the moment.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SAC Statement on the European Union (EU)’s Substantiating Green Claims Directive, Announced March 22, 2023

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has responded to the Substantiating Green Claims Directive, which was proposed by the European Commission on March 22.

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Environment

Credit One Bank Partners With the Arbor Day Foundation to Enhance Community Canopy and Restore Forestland in Western U.S.

In 2023, Credit One Bank is partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to provide unique tree planting opportunities that support both reforestation and community forestry projects.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Cisco: Why Equal Opportunities for Women Aren’t Enough to Create a More Inclusive Future

March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), which started with the first IWD gathering in 1911 and continues to this day in “celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.”

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Diversity & Inclusion

Amplifying the Power of Women in Chemistry

For Dr. Rebecca Ruck, having more women in science is personal. She remembers times early in her career when she was the only woman in the room. That’s why she co-founded the Merck Research Award

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Education

Lenovo Foundation Partners With the Anguilla Initiative to Support National E-Learning Program

Lenovo provides 380 laptops for students and teachers at Orealia Kelly Primary School through Project INSPIRE pilot program

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Environment

Water for All, All for Water

This year’s World Water Day is focused on accelerating action. We talked with Carrie Houtman, global sustainability director for climate, to find out how Dow is taking action to manage water.

Environment

World Water Day: Kohler Champions Safe Water For All

Kohler Associates in Action are hard at work in communities like Adgaon Sarak, India where we are one step closer to providing equitable access to the basic human right of clean water.

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