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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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Green Infrastructure

FedEx Office Pilots Ford E-Transit Vans for FedEx SameDay® City Service

FedEx Office, in collaboration with Ford Pro, announced it is piloting ten Ford E-Transit vans across its FedEx SameDay City network as part of the goal to transition its entire pickup and delivery fleet to zero tailpipe emission vehicles by 2040.

Environment

Are You Ready To Change the Way You Think About Climate Action?

Our industry may only account for about 1.4 percent of global CO2 emissions, but we are seeing strong collaboration across technology providers and network operators taking firm climate action – a conversation also strongly promoted by GSMA.

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Environment

Yum! Brands Is Driving Change to Build A Sustainable Future

Yum! Brands is committed to growing sustainably by addressing climate change, making progress on renewable energy and emissions reduction in our restaurants and investing in circularity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Announcing Round 2 of the TaroWorks Enterprise Grant

We are excited to announce the launch of the second round of TaroWorks Enterprise Grant, ​​​​where we will award $20,000 to a social enterprise with last mile distribution needs, with funding from Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Funding a More Sustainable Future

A generation ago, assessing a company’s potential was often confined to a review of its balance sheet. Today, however, a company’s impact on the climate is often evaluated alongside profit—especially for institutions, organizations, and individuals making choices about where to s

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Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Looks To Fill Cancer Treatment Gaps With New Immune Pathways

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Southern Company Named One of Forbes Best Employers for Women 2022

We are honored to be named one of Forbes Best Employers for Women 2022. This recognition speaks to our continued commitment to creating an equitable work environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued, supported, respected and heard.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Expanding COVID-19 Testing Access at Historically Black Colleges And Universities

To enable Clark Atlanta University to safely welcome students back to campus in the spring of 2021, Q4HE worked with university officials to implement a COVID-19 testing program.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Home Depot and the United Negro College Fund Work to Advance Education Through Scholarships for HBCU Students

Since 1992, The Home Depot has been partnering with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), an organization that works to build a robust pipeline of highly qualified college graduates from under-represented populations.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Project Umbra Proves out Scalable Process To Combat Child Sexual Exploitation

The Knoble™ Network, a non-profit network of financial crime and fintech professionals that assists vulnerable people around the world, today announced results from its first phase of Project Umbra

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Are Fund Management Teams Operating Under SFDR? - Ian Povey-Hall Featured in Sustainable Investment

SFDR has had more of an impact than any other regulatory-driven change asset managers have seen in recent years. Now that over a year has passed since its first implementation in March 2021, we are in a position to assess the regulation's impact.

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Energy

Transformation: Why Flint Hills Resources' Pine Bend Refinery Is Looking to Solar

Flint Hills Resources is building the largest single user solar project in the United States at its Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Acer Releases 2021 Sustainability Report and Shares Milestones on Acer Green Day

Acer has released its 2021 Sustainability Report which includes the strategies, actions, and outcomes of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank Introduces New Key Coverage Zone℠ for Clients to Avoid Overdraft Fees

KeyBank is committed to helping clients move forward on their financial journey, and today announces changes to overdraft and NSF fees. Initially previewed earlier this year, new terms have gone into effect for Consumer and Small Business checking and savings accounts beginning September 16, 2022.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Inogen Alliance Ranks in Environment Analyst's Top 100 Environmental & Sustainability Consultancy Firms 2022 Report

Inogen Alliance is pleased to share we have been ranked 11th in Environment Analyst’s Top 100 Environmental & Sustainability Consultancy Firms for 2022.

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ESG and Responsible Investors: Positive Trends Built on Solid Market Infrastructure

As we look forward to the next 30 years, we believe that capital markets are on the precipice of an increase in the impact of corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance on security prices.

Energy

NRG Energy 2021 Sustainability Report: Renewable Energy Solutions

Helping companies in various industries across the U.S. and Canada transition from ‘sustainably minded’ to ‘sustainably achieving,’ NRG’s customer-first approach heeds the call for global action around climate initiatives such as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net Zero Standard.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Essity Employees Ride To Raise Funds and Awareness for Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation

Avid cyclists, who all are employed by Essity, will put their endurance to the test with a five-day, 800-kilometer bike ride – to raise funds and awareness for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation towards breast cancer research.

Events, Media & Communications

NBCUniversal Commits to Nonprofit Storytelling

NBCUniversal announced it has launched the Creative Impact Lab, a new initiative that focuses the company’s social purpose on nonprofit storytelling and provides opportunities for apprentices from diverse backgrounds to hone their production skills.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

25 Years of Empowering Sustainable Decisions

This month is a landmark moment in the history of GRI – provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards – as the organization reaches its 25 year anniversary.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Award-Winning Robotic Duck Flocks to the Big Easy, Delivering Joy During National Awareness Month for Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell

Aflac, the No. 1 provider of supplemental health insurance products in the U.S., delivered 50 of their award winning My Special Aflac Ducks for children with cancer and sickle cell disease at Children's Hospital New Orleans.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Domino's® New Packaging Design Encourages Customers to “Do Their Slice” to Increase Recycling Efforts

WestRock and Domino’s® partnered to promote recycling by printing messages on pizza boxes in August, educating and encouraging consumers to increase efforts.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Thousands of Aramark Employees Unite to Volunteer for Company's Annual Day of Service

On September 22, thousands of Aramark team members around the world will participate in Aramark Building Community (ABC) Day, the hospitality, facilities, and uniform services company’s annual day of service.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Success Story of Land Betterment and Community Ventures of Kentucky

The success story of how Land Betterment and Community Ventures of Kentucky deployed ekō homes quickly to the victims of the western Kentucky Tornados.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lenovo Doubles Down on Global Investment To Support Technology Skilling for a Smarter Future

To date, Lenovo has committed more than USD $2 million to organizations around the world focused on equipping today’s workforce with the skills needed to transform their careers, lives, and communities.

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