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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tapestry's CEO, Joanne Crevoiserat, Named to Forbes' "50 Over 50"

Congratulations to our CEO, Joanne Crevoiserat, for being named to Forbes’ list of ‘50 Over 50!'

Events, Media & Communications

Logitech Announces Future Positive Technology Challenge

Logitech recently launched The Future Positive Challenge, a technology and engineering challenge for disruptors who have a desire to make a meaningful contribution to a positive future.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Calavo Way: Ethics and Integrity

Calavo is committed to conducting its business honestly and ethically wherever we operate in the world, constantly improving the quality of our services, products and operations

Environment

International Paper's Approach to Sustainable Forest Management

International Paper purchases approximately 52 million tons of virgin wood, approximately four million tons of fiber fuel and approximately five million tons of recovered fiber annually for our manufacturing.

Energy

Black & Veatch, Canary Media Report: Global Decarbonization Complex Amid Promise of Clean Energy

A survey-driven report by Black & Veatch and Canary Media is highlighting the dynamics of clean energy despite unusual power sector volatility amid global decarbonization and widening adoption of renewable energy and other green technologies.

Diversity & Inclusion

Honoring Our Veterans: Meet Seth Good

This Veterans Day, we honor service members — past, present, and future, who have served their country. This Friday, November 11th, Veterans as well as spouses of Veterans receive the day off to celebrate and acknowledge their service with their family and community.

Sustainable Development Goals

Mondelēz 2021 Snacking Made Right Report: Climate Action

Combating climate change is the challenge of our lifetime, and we’re taking action like never before. Building on our progress in reducing our end-to-end carbon footprint and working toward our long-term goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Green Infrastructure

Top 10 Electric Vehicle Consumer Questions - Explained!

Engineer to engineer, we're going to be discussing 10 consumer misconceptions related to electric vehicles.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gilead Sciences: A Career Rooted in Championing Diversity and Inclusion: Jesse's Story

Jesse Garcia joined Gilead three years ago, and during this time he has prioritized working on health equity, inclusion and diversity issues.

Environment

Georgia-Pacific: More Trees in the U.S. Now Than 100 Years Ago

Georgia-Pacific: There are more trees in the U.S. today than 100 Years Ago.

Energy

Duke Energy Indiana Plans Two-Year Electric Transportation Pilot Programs

Duke Energy is launching electric transportation pilot programs in Indiana for its residential and commercial customers, including businesses, schools and local governments.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Home Depot District HR Manager and 10-Year Army Veteran Shares Tips for Success

Currently on reserve in the U.S. Army as a Company Commander, Krystal Mora is a 10-year military veteran and district human resources manager at The Home Depot.

Diversity & Inclusion

Essity Joins United Nations Foundation's Campaign To Tackle Gender Inequality

Hygiene and health company Essity extends its partnership with United Nations Foundation by joining the organization’s campaign #EqualEverywhere to accelerate progress towards gender equality.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Xylem Honors Texas, Michigan Water Utilities for Making Communities More Resilient

Water utilities that quickly alert customers to a potential household leak or step in to help homeowners avoid disastrous repair bills are being recognized for setting new standards in customer service.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Advancing Sustainability and Transparency on the ESG Journey

Nasdaq’s position at the nexus of all these market stakeholders gives us unique insights into the information and guidance that each group needs to be successful, no matter where they are in their ESG journey.

Innovation & Technology

With Mobile Fueling, Decarbonizing Fleets Can Also Lower Costs

In a recent article for Automotive Fleet magazine, Ericka Ramon, VP of account management at Booster®, explains how mobile fueling can decarbonize fleets while saving fleet managers money.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Greener Coolers: More Sustainable Life Science Shipments From Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

MilliporeSigma started a pilot program for the "Greener Cooler" in one of its U.S. distribution centers. Made of paper and starch, the Greener Coolers are suitable for shipping a range of refrigerated products and can be easily recycled.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Treehouse Receives $300,000 Donation from KeyBank

KeyBank has announced a $300,000 donation to Treehouse, an organization devoted to helping provide kids in foster care with the support they need to pursue their dreams and launch successfully into independence.

Innovation & Technology

Afriagrimark: How Small-Scale Farmers in Africa Get Goods to Market Through a Unique Platform

In this blog, we highlight Afriagrimark, winner of the 2022 Global Problem Solver Challenge People’s Choice Award worth $10,000 USD.

Energy

SEE Invests in Renewable Energy

Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) has invested $9 million in a solar farm that is now powering its Madera, California manufacturing facility.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Impact Makers: How Alliant Energy Drives Impact and Innovation

Take a deeper dive into Alliant Energy’s CSR focus areas, how CyberGrants enables greater employee participation, and their upcoming journey with Insights.

Health & Healthcare

Driving Action on Healthier Lives: Key Stakeholders Gather to Accelerate Collaboration

The Consumer Goods Forum Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action Steering Committee met in-person along with key stakeholders ATNI, BiteBack & ShareAction on the 26th October 2022 in Amsterdam.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fostering a Culture of Diversity, Belonging and Inclusion at AMD

Diversity and inclusion are key drivers that contribute to our ability to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Alzheimer’s Disease Research Is Helping Scientists Find Ways To Better Diagnose, Prevent, Treat, and Ultimately Cure Alzheimer’s

There are over 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease today and by 2050, that number may reach over 14 million. This means it’s likely to affect people we know, including our friends and loved ones.

Health & Healthcare

Podcast: Medtronic Pelvic Health Leader Sahney Keeps Looking To Improve People’s Lives Through Innovation

Mira Sahney, president of the Pelvic Health business at Medtronic, explains how incontinence is a debilitating condition that needs more attention and treatment.

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