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Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Foundation Sponsors Habitat for Humanity Women's Build

CNH Industrial and the CNH Industrial Foundation, the company’s U.S.-based 501(c)(3) philanthropic organization, have for more than 10 years had a strong relationship with the global non-profit housing organization Habitat for Humanity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Donates $5 Million to University of Washington Aimed at Further Advancing Local Engineering Talent and Innovation

On Thursday, the University of Washington hosted a groundbreaking event celebrating the start of construction for their new Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB), made possible in part by a new $5M donation from T-Mobile.

Environment

Major Businesses Laud Minnesota Climate Action To Transition to a Net Zero Economy

As Gov. Tim Walz presents Minnesota’s final Climate Action Framework designed to help the state achieve its climate pollution reduction goals, nine major businesses released a letter today in support of Minnesota’s transition to a carbon neutral economy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

5 Unexpected Benefits of Corporate Philanthropy

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kohler Recognized in Six Categories of Fast Company 2022 Innovation by Design

The company recognized in categories ranging from general excellence to sustainability to innovative design within the prestigious award program

Social Impact & Volunteering

15 years of One Yuan Donation: Promoting a Culture of Giving in China

In 2008, Yum China and the China Foundation For Rural Development jointly launched the "One Yuan Donation" program. Now in its 15th year, the program is running at KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Little Sheep restaurants across China.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Yum! Brands Food Safety and Quality: Upholding Trust

As part of our Recipe for Good at Yum!, we’re continuing to focus on food safety and quality, evolving to consumer preferences and creating more transparency around animal welfare.

Environment

Positive Impact of ESG on Display at VMware Explore

VMware's Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives were front and center at VMWare Explore 2022 as more than 10,000 VMware customers and partners converged in San Francisco to learn about the latest multi-cloud innovations and solutions.

Health & Healthcare

Wildfire Air Pollution and Immune Health: How To Stay Healthy During Fire Season

Wildfire records now seem to be broken every year. According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), 48,331 fires have burned over 6 million acres across the United States, with 46 active wildfires continuing to burn as of September 1, 2022.

Events, Media & Communications

International WELL Building Institute Takes People-First Approach On the Road to Events Across Europe

Over the next two months, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) will take part in events across Europe to explore and demonstrate the value of putting people at the center of ESG strategies and organizational performance.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Celebrating 10 Years of Volunteering Through Nielsen Global Impact Day

On June 9, 2022, nearly 3,000 Nielsen employees across 43 countries volunteered at over 500 events and individual activities to celebrate our 10th annual Nielsen Global Impact Day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Behind My Title of Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer- And What It Means to Be an Impact Company

At the end of the day, companies that want to do good must also do well – and vice versa. And they need to bring everyone along on this journey.

Environment

Interview: P&G's SVP North America Home Care Talks 2030 Sustainability Ambitions

Proctor & Gamble, having achieved or surpassed many of the goals it wanted to achieve by 2020, has set new, more ambitious targets to reach by 2030.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Funds Redevelopment and Business Opportunities in Greater Cincinnati Through $250,000 in Urban Revitalization Grants

The Duke Energy Foundation announced $250,000 in Urban Revitalization grants to eight projects in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

Environment

Why We Support the SEC's Proposed Climate-Related Investor Disclosures

On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new climate-related disclosures for publicly traded companies (Proposed Rule S7-10-22 on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors).

Innovation & Technology

Announcing Our Investment in Populus, a Digital Infrastructure Platform for City Curbs and Streets

Comcast is helping shape the cities of the future. From launching a connected lighting pilot in Philadelphia, to delivering the next phase of connected living with Xfinity Communities, we’re on the journey toward truly connected and smart cities.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Home Depot Celebrates National Tradesmen Day and Workforce Development with 100 Black Men of America and HBI

September is Workforce Development Month, and the third Friday of this month marks National Tradesmen Day. There are currently more than 400,000 open roles in the trades nationally.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

KOCH INVESTS: Smarter Supply Chains With Arkestro

Koch Disruptive Technologies is co-leading a $26 million Series A funding round in Arkestro.

Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Third Bank Bringing Immersive Experience to Blink

BLINK, the nation’s largest outdoor light and art experience known for its immersive components, returns for the first time since 2019 to showcase a diverse lineup of talent in October including an exciting exhibit from Fifth Third Bank.

Health & Healthcare

FDA Authorizes Quest Diagnostics' Proprietary Monkeypox Test for Emergency Use

Quest Diagnostic announced that it has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's lab-developed molecular diagnostic test to aid in the diagnosis of infection with the Monkeypox virus.

Social Impact & Volunteering

IOC Approves Strategic Framework on Human Rights

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Strategic Framework on Human Rights was approved today by the IOC Executive Board (EB).

Research, Reports & Publications

KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Global Ambitions

Building on over a decade of work with portfolio companies, we seek to scale our ambitions for ESG performance.

Research, Reports & Publications

Rayonier 2021 Sustainability Report: Sustainable Forest Management

Sustainable forest management involves a perpetual cycle of planting trees, allowing those trees to grow, harvesting those trees for use in various forest products, and then replanting new trees to begin the cycle anew.

Environment

SEC Chair Reinforces Importance of Mandatory Climate Disclosure Proposal

U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler testified that the agency has the legal authority to put forth and enact rules that will protect investors from risks in the market, including the financial risks associated with climate change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How T-Mobile Is Supporting Hispanic & Latino Communities with Digital Literacy Programs

T-Mobile’s support of digital literacy aims to address inequities experienced by Hispanic/Latino students and business owners and bring digital literacy programs directly to growing Hispanic/Latino communities across the U.S.

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