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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

An Appetite for Awareness: “Food Donations at Local Foodbanks Are at an All Time Low”

The holidays are a time of gratitude and giving, and this year T-Mobile is making sure its customers and employees have every opportunity to get in the spirit.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Celebrates Second Annual Day of Pro Bono Service

In recognition of this year's National Pro Bono Week, Entergy employees joined together Oct. 27 to help low-income community members during Entergy's second annual Day of Pro Bono Service.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: In Thanksgiving for the People of Interface

The people of Interface have continued that which began in 1994 with a metaphorical spear in Ray Anderson’s chest. As their latest report shows, they continue to lead the way in showing how an environmentally responsible enterprise should operate.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CACI Named to Forbes Best Employer for Veterans 2022

As a longtime mission partner with the Department of Defense, CACI places a high priority on creating a welcoming, beneficial, and purposeful work environment for military members to continue their mission.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Staying Positive While Facing Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Jacquie's Story

“To anyone with TNBC, you have to stay positive,” says Jacquie. “You have to know there are resources out here and there are treatments available.”

Diversity & Inclusion

Mosaic CCDA and Whirlpool Corporation Celebrate Underrepresented Entrepreneurs With Microgrants

Benton Harbor’s second annual Pitch Night for Black entrepreneurs is a community event hosted by Mosaic CCDA, a local community development and transformation center and Whirlpool Corporation.

Diversity & Inclusion

IOC Commissions Meet in Lausanne Following Historic Gender Equality Milestone

The commissions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be gathering for their annual meetings over the next three weeks at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Innovation & Technology

Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks Close Deal Creating Agricultural Biologicals Powerhouse

Bayer announced that the company has closed the previously announced transaction with Ginkgo Bioworks to begin a multi-year strategic partnership to accelerate research and development of biological products for agriculture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Canada Recognized Among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2023

Medtronic Canada ULC, a subsidiary of Medtronic plc – a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has been recognized by MediaCorp as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers.

Environment

Glass Is Never Trash: O-I Glass' Commitment to Recycled Content

O-I is innovating to build sophisticated ecosystems that drive glass recycling and increase recycled content in our products.

Social Impact & Volunteering

New Holland Construction Promotes Culture at Tiradentes Literary Fair in Brazil

This November, CNH Industrial brand New Holland Construction supported the Tiradentes Literary Fair (FLITI), which took place in the historic city centre of Tiradentes, Minas Geras, Brazil.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Purpose 360 Podcast: The Love That Bombas Socks Made

In 2011, David Heath learned the most requested item in homeless shelters was socks. For such a small and ordinary item, David couldn’t stop thinking about the impact they had on people experiencing homelessness.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gen Expands Opportunities for Women in Tech

Creating more inclusive environments for women and girls is part of our everyday culture at Gen. We recently supported Women4Cyber, a non-profit aiming to promote, encourage, & support the participation of women in cybersecurity, at Web Summit 2022.

Education

Bacardi Offers Young, Unemployed Adults the Opportunity To Launch a Career in the Bartending World

Family-owned spirits company, Bacardi is relaunching Shake Your Future in Paris to give young adults in the capital the life-changing opportunity to train as a professional bartender and at the same time help the city’s bars and restaurants

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

My 10th Magentaversary: Reflecting on a Decade of Work Alongside the Best in Wireless

Our people and unique culture are what makes us the Un-carrier, and Magentaversaries give us an opportunity to reflect on what we’ve been able to accomplish — together.

Environment

Nasdaq's Net-Zero Target Approved by The Science Based Targets Initiative

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today that its near- and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets have been approved by The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Diversity & Inclusion

Peloton and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Partner for Accessible, Inclusive Fitness Content

Peloton and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced the launch of a special adaptive fitness collaboration designed to bring immersive and challenging workouts into people’s lives in an accessible, efficient, community-driven way.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Profile in Innovation: Jill Martin Ph. D, The Circular Economist

We are always in search of new opportunities for innovation to retain the value of plastic materials throughout its life cycle.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Universal Sphere on the Comcast Center Campus Is Named a Certified Autism Center™

Comcast announced that The Universal Sphere, located in the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia, will further expand its accessibility offerings with the launch of a sensory-friendly experience on Thanksgiving Day.

Environment

Putting Oyster Power To Work To Help the U.S. Gulf Coast

Global power technology leader Cummins Inc. is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to put oyster power to work to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico.

Environment

Here’s How Industrial Private 5G Helps Enable Sustainable and Agile Industrial Operations

Over the previous decades, wireless communication technologies primarily addressed delivery of high-speed data primarily to consumers using a smartphone device. Standardization of 5G, within 3GPP, started with a vision to address many more verticals than smartphone use case.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Deckers Brands Gifts Van and $80,000 to United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County

Uplifting youth is a key priority for Deckers, and they are proud to partner with organizations like the United Boys and Girls Clubs. 

Diversity & Inclusion

Equal Opportunity and Respect at Alkermes

At Alkermes, we strive to foster a culture of respect, inclusion and equality, supported by our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our other corporate policies and programs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Protect the Land Through Storytelling

The U.S. Bank Market Impact Fund made a $1 million investment to 20 nonprofit organizations driven by a diverse group of exceptional emerging leaders focused on creating effective community-led solutions to the increasing economic disparities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ceres Welcomes the U.S. Department of Labor’s Adoption of a New Rule Allowing Climate-Aligned Funds in 401(k)s

Ceres applauds the U.S. Dept of Labor Sec Marty Walsh and the agency on its adoption of a new rule 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments & Exercising Shareholder Rights' that clarifies would allow climate-aligned funds in 401(k) plans.

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