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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Regions Next Step Survey Finds Many Americans Aren't Prepared for Medical Expenses

Regions Bank announced the results of a new medical financial hardship survey that finds people are not financially prepared to cover medical expenses or pay off medical debt, despite perhaps thinking they are prepared.

Education

FedEx & Accion Business Owner Education and Learning

Accelerating business growth for women and entrepreneurs of color

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third Offers Tips on How To Keep Your Money, Credit and Identity Safe During the Holiday Shopping Season

Here are a few easy actions you can take to protect yourself this holiday season and beyond.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

4 Experts on How To Improve Employee Participation in CSR

To create impactful and sustainable CSR programs, employees need to get involved and stay involved. Centering the employee experience is key.

Innovation & Technology

How AI and the Latest Technologies Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainability Goals

At IBM, we believe that hybrid cloud and AI technologies are critical enablers to meet ESG targets both internally and externally.

Energy

SCE Teams With Lockheed Martin on Huge Solar Farm Expansion

Now up and running in Palmdale: a 20-megawatt, ground-mounted solar farm that is the largest Net Energy Metering project in Southern California Edison’s 50,000-square-mile service area.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Southwire 2021 Sustainability Report: Doing Right

Utilizing responsible business practices guided by ethics, mutual respect, integrity and honesty allows Southwire to protect stakeholders while establishing trust.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Blitz Building for Recovery: The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Build Homes for Families Impacted by Central U.S. Tornadoes

In the wake of last year’s storms in the Central U.S., Team Depot, The Home Depot’s volunteer force, began donating and distributing water, trash bags, disaster relief buckets, and other essential items to affected areas.

Sustainable Development Goals

Alibaba Cloud Champions Clean Energy During 11.11 Shopping Festival

Alibaba Group’s computing arm Alibaba Cloud boosted its use of clean energy and leveraged cloud-native technology to make this year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival its most eco-friendly to date.

Health & Healthcare

The Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Partners with Global FoodBanking Network to Remind the Public How They Can Help Reduce Hunger

The Herbalife Nutrition Foundation through their Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative, have partnered with the Global FoodBanking Network, to remind everyone you can take steps this holiday season to help reduce hunger and food waste.

Social Impact & Volunteering

GivingTuesday 2022: A Record-Breaking Day of Generosity

At CyberGrants, we’re continuously humbled by the efforts of our customers and their employees to make a difference and we’re honored to support their generosity. This GivingTuesday, over $30 million was given through our platform by 25,017 donors.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

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At AMD, we believe we can have the most impact on addressing the systemic causes of forced and bonded labor by working with multi-stakeholder initiatives and leveraging relationships with our manufacturing suppliers.

Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Annual CGF China Day, and Food Safety, Health and Sustainability, Digital Supply Chain Days to Take Place 9th-10th January 2023

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) will host on 9th – 10th January 2023 the fifth annual edition of the China Day in Shanghai, which will bring together CEOs from the CGF China Board of Directors and from CGF member companies based in China.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Enviva Celebrates Hoke Community Forest Restoration Project With the Planting of Longleaf Pine in North Carolina

Environmental associations, companies, and organizations alike partner with Hoke County, North Carolina residents to restore more than 500 acres of land back to longleaf pine

Energy

Kohler Partners with Polar Explorer Robert Swan on Antarctic Expedition

A leader in energy resiliency for more than 100 years, Kohler is equipping Swan’s journey with a customized KOHLER generator that utilizes a KOHLER diesel engine fueled by hydrotreated vegetable oil.

Environment

Forest Habitat Brings Wildlife and Peace to Detroit Neighborhoods

Pearson lives near the Oakwood Forest, where Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit refinery has been planting trees to re-naturalize the former residential area.

Diversity & Inclusion

New Holland Agriculture Delivers Tractors to Women Farmers in Uganda

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has delivered 20 of its TT4.75 tractors to women farmers in the Soroti and Katakwi districts of Uganda.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gen Recognized as One of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek

Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom, today announced the company has been named to Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies 2023.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sofidel's Papernet HyTech Seas Dispensers Win ISSA Innovation Award

Sofidel won a 2022 ISSA Innovation Award for its Papernet HyTech Seas dispensers, which are made using recovered ocean plastic, primarily from fishing lines.

Health & Healthcare

47% of Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder Sought Help Because of Family Encouragement

If someone you know is living with alcohol dependence, your support matters.

Diversity & Inclusion

Lenovo Tech World 2022: Shaholly Ayers on Inclusive Design

When we say #smarter technology for all, we mean it. That’s why we’re partnering with inclusion experts like Shaholly Ayers to build functional designs to fit all people.

Responsible Production & Consumption

What Does It Look Like in Practice To Credibly Manage Sustainability Claims?

ISEAL’s revised Code of Good Practice looks to support trustworthy sustainability claims, and businesses are invited to have their say.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hershey's First Bilingual U.S. Plant Drives Powerful Results

The Hershey Company announced its first bilingual manufacturing facility. Through the launch of the company’s ‘Say Hola’ initiative, the Hershey plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania now seamlessly integrates both Spanish and English-speaking employees.

Diversity & Inclusion

Aflac Partners With Championship Coach Dawn Staley To Bolster Player and Fan Experience During NCAA® Division 1 Women's Basketball Championship

Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S., announced plans to boost its support for the upcoming NCAA® Division 1 Women's Basketball Championship in an effort to draw attention to funding gaps that exist in women's athletics.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife, New York Jets and New York Giants Team Up for Online Auctions To Support Students in Tri-State Area

MetLife, along with the New York Giants and New York Jets, has kicked off online auctions to support programs that help students better prepare for their futures.

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