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Innovation & Technology

Innovation, Digital Transformation, Decarbonization: Why the World Needs Telecom Standards

In this blog post we’ll detail why the world needs telecom standards: how the Third Generation Partnership Project has helped ongoing digital transformation and decarbonization of society now accelerated by 5G.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Named to 2022 Fortune World's Best Workplaces List

The annual World’s Best Workplaces list recognizes FedEx as the 21st best workplace overall. This placement demonstrates the essential role FedEx plays in supporting communities and economies worldwide.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Everything You Need To Know To Improve Your ESG Communication Strategy

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is a big undertaking, but companies are realizing the benefits, encouraged by demands from consumers and investors.

Environment

AEG Introduces Reusable Cup System With In-House Rinse Line for Its Venues in Germany

Beginning in January 2023, AEG will be using a self-operated reusable cup system with in-house cup washing lines in its German venues.

Environment

Companies Must Harness Data To Meet Sustainability Commitments

The time for declaring sustainability ambition is behind us; the time for action is now. And a key to helping turn lofty goals into meaningful change is clear: it’s about data.

Environment

Understanding 1.5 Degrees Celsius, and Why We Can't Treat It as a Make-or-Break Goal

The 1.5°C climate change goal is an important one with a lot of science and history backing it up. We need to be careful; however, to remember that it is a political goal.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Enterprise Community Partners Expands Faith-Based Development Initiative to New York City to Build 1,050 Affordable Homes

Enterprise Community Partners announced it has received nearly $3 million in grants from the Wells Fargo Foundation and Trinity Church Wall Street to help faith-based organizations in New York transform underutilized property into affordable homes.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Makes $450,000 Grant To Support Food Bank of the Rockies' Culturally Responsive Food Initiative

Food Bank of the Rockies and KeyBank announced a $450,000 grant from KeyBank at a mobile food pantry hosted by Food Bank of the Rockies this week at an event held at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Environment

Global Water Challenge and Cargill Support New Community Water Partnerships Across the United States

Today, Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Cargill announced the launch of six new partnerships with leading water stewardship organizations in the U.S.

Health & Healthcare

Providing Nutritious Food While Empowering Female Farmers in Zimbabwe

I started Nutrie Foods as a company that offers healthy food while giving back to the community by providing a fair-trade market for female farmers’ produce.

Events, Media & Communications

Community Financial Institutions: A Corporate Partner in Community Development

Tune in for a livestream event next week to learn more about how companies can leverage CFIs to deploy social impact investments that make a real difference.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Building Trust With Investment Clients Through Authenticity

Compared to just two years ago, clients are far more aware of ESG as an investment approach. This includes awareness that ESG is, to some, a controversial topic.

Environment

Biogen-funded Climate Toolkit for Health Clinics Formally Launched

Thousands of U.S. community health centers that care for uninsured or underinsured patients around the U.S. face an increasing number of systemic challenges due to extreme weather as a result of climate change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pure Strategies Named to Inc.'s Best in Business 2022 List

Inc. announced that Pure Strategies, a sustainability consulting firm empowering brands and retailers to realize meaningful environmental and social improvement, is on the company's Best in Business list in the Business Services category for 2022.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Purpose 360: Love Means Being More Than a Car Company With Subaru

What does it mean to be a car company? At Subaru, it’s about showing love and respect to every person at every interaction. But more than that, it’s about improving lives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qualcomm Inventor Dr. Xiaoxia Zhang on How Your Phone Finds the Time To Talk to Cell Towers in 5G

Dr. Zhang has worked on key aspects of 3G, 4G, and 5G system design, and now, as our Senior Director of Technology, she’s leading research projects in industrial IoT development, shared/unlicensed spectrum, and RAN disaggregation on 5G technology.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Exploring How Physical and Sensory Limitations Affect Daily Tasks

This International Day Of Persons With Disabilities, Kohler associates had the opportunity to use simulation equipment to explore firsthand how physical and sensory limitations affect daily tasks.

Social Impact & Volunteering

This Christmas, New Holland Agriculture Is Putting Smiles on the Faces of Children in Essex, UK

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has donated six toy pedal tractors to Essex-based charity North Essex Support Team (NEST). The tractors will be given as gifts to the children of struggling families across the UK county this Christmas.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Marathon Petroleum Earns Record Level of EPA Recognition for Energy Efficiency

Marathon Petroleum Corp. has set a refining industry record with six of its refineries, along with its San Antonio office building, receiving 2022 ENERGY STAR® efficiency certifications from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Events, Media & Communications

Announcing New Episodes of “Corporate Conversations on Purpose”

Phil Preston, CEO of The Business Purpose Project and Lynne Filderman, Founder of Curation On Purpose are pleased to release their newest four episodes of Corporate Conversations on Purpose.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Debuts Xfinity Large Button Voice Remote, an Innovative New Product Created for People With Disabilities

Comcast has launched the industry’s first Large Button Voice Remote, a groundbreaking innovation designed for users with mobility, dexterity, or vision impairments.

Sustainable Development Goals

Land Betterment Impact Minute #43: One World One People With Dr. Byron E. Price

Dr. Price discusses harmonizing the existing parallel between the UN’s 17 SDGs w/ the 20 goals & aspirations in the African Union Agenda 2063.

Environment

Applied Materials Joins as a RE100 Member, Committing to 100% Renewable Electricity

Applied is excited to join RE100, a global initiative bringing together businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity.

Health & Healthcare

Patient Advocacy at Alkermes

We have developed and now manufacture and commercialize proprietary medicines for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Heroes Work Here: Saving a Young Woman Trapped in Burning Car

PSE&G Trenton Gas’ Austin Miller and Eric Nemeth said the rescue was just another part of their busy day.

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