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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | Verizon

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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Diversity & Inclusion

Nielsen Report Shows LGBTQ+ Respondents View Streaming Content As the Most Inclusive Programming Across Media Platforms

Nielsen released its 2022 LGBTQ+ Diverse Intelligence Series report - Seeking Authenticity: A View of International LGBTQ+ Media Perceptions - which revealed that LGBTQ+ respondents find streaming content to be the most inclusive of their identity group relative to other media platforms.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Collaboration on Sustainability Reporting by GRI and ISSB

Technical representatives from GRI and the International Sustainability Standards Board begin work on delivering the agreed MOU

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Equal Exchange: A Mission Accomplished

It was a fortuitous sharing of vision and willingness to take risks that drove Equal Exchange founders Rink Dickinson, Jonathan Rosenthal, and Michael Rozyne in 1986 to move forward with their vision of Fair Trade and a better world.

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Health & Healthcare

Green Shield Canada Releases 2021 Social Impact Report

Green Shield Canada (GSC) is proud to release its 2021 Social Impact Report, tracking organizational highlights from the past year and documenting GSC’s commitment to Better Health for All.

Education

Trane Technologies Announces Sponsorship of the Science Museum of Minnesota's KAYSC STEM Freedom School

Global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT) has provided the Science Museum of Minnesota with over $280,000 to support the Kitty Andersen Youth Science Center (KAYSC) STEM Freedom School.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

What Investors Look for in ESG Programs

What are investors looking for in a company’s ESG performance? When companies are managing, measuring climate change, employee engagement and other ESG data points, they are showing a business with excellent management practices.

Education

Global Robotics Community FIRST Prepares Students To Thrive as Adults in a Rapidly Changing World

Wireless communications innovator Qualcomm Incorporated supports FIRST. It has been hiring FIRST students because of their advanced skill sets since 2006.

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Environment

Redesigning Healthcare Packaging for a More Sustainable Lifecycle

DuPont partnered with B. Braun Medical Inc. to spotlight a Tyvek® medical packaging solution that addresses industry and consumer needs while having a measurable, positive impact on our shared sustainability goals.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Lenovo Signs Declaration of Amsterdam, Underlining the Company's Commitment to Its LGBTIQ+ Employees

To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), Lenovo has signed the Declaration of Amsterdam, confirming its commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace for its LGBTIQ+ employees.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2022 National Latino Leaders To Be Honored at the 7th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference

The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Seventh Annual National Latino Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 20th and Wednesday, Sept. 21st

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Reforestation Is More Complicated Than You Think

In November 2018, a forest fire ignited in the extreme drought conditions of Butte County in Northern California, tearing down the steep terrain and through small towns in a literal firestorm.

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Events, Media & Communications

Three Current and Potential Regulatory Changes for Commercial Motor Carriers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently made some changes to its driver qualifications requirements and is considering some new changes to govern truck speeds this year.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Delivering for Good: Delivering Reminders of Home to the Military

FedEx is proud to help the USO fulfill their mission to be a Force Behind the Forces and strengthen America’s military service members by keeping them connected to family, home, and country throughout their service to the nation.

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Health & Healthcare

Illumina Launches Research Test Codeveloped With Merck To Unlock Deeper Insights Into the Tumor Genome

llumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced the launch of a research test, codeveloped with Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PSE&G Wins Electric Power Industry's Top Honor for Strengthening Service to Customers and Increasing Reliability and Resilience in the Face of Extreme Weather

The Edison Electric Institute named Public Service Electric & Gas the recipient of the 2022 Edison Award, the electric utility industry's highest honor, in recognition of its industry-leading efforts to protect New Jersey communities and customers from extreme weather conditions.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Walmart Is Working To Advance Sustainable Chemistry

As part of our pursuit to provide customers with products that are safe, more sustainable and affordable, we're working to advance sustainable chemistry.

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Innovation & Technology

Henkel's Automotive Material Solutions Give Lightweighting a Lift

While a car’s style and performance take center stage, adhesive and material solutions work behind the scenes to make the driving experience safer, more comfortable and more sustainable.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Keysight CEO: Our Steadfast Commitment to Build A Better Planet

Keysight's promise to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world is as relevant now as ever and we remain steadfast in our commitment to helping build a better planet. Learn how in our 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Big Data Reveals the Inconvenient Truth

According to research led by Groundswell Vice President of Labs and Data Science Dr. Elvis Moleka, low and moderate-income households in North Carolina spend 19.8% or their income on energy bills ⁠— an uncool and unequal energy burden.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Future of the CSO | Coca Cola HBC | Episode 8

​Michael Dickstein, former Group Director Sustainability & Community at Coca-Cola HBC, joined us for the 8th episode of the Future of the CSO series. Michael led the company’s change in climate action, circular plastic, and water stewardship.

Environment

Super-oxygenated Water: Your Sustainable 'Drink' of Choice for Groundwater Remediation

Golder-WSP USA innovation provides cost-effective, natural approach to clean up groundwater aquifer contamination, reduces risks to human health and the environment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Barclays and Unreasonable's Impact Squared Initiative Supercharges Entrepreneurs Driving Positive Social Change for Millions of People Around the World

Today’s biggest sustainability challenges cannot be solved alone.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Prologis Commits to Net Zero Emissions by 2040

Prologis (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, today announced its commitment to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2040.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Quest to Receive American Heart's Award for Meritorious Achievement

Quest Diagnostics has been recognized by the American Heart Association to receive their 2022 Award for Meritorious Achievement for our commitment to health care equity.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Amplifying Youth Voices and Elevating Black Futures

When The Hershey Company first approached our organization, Memphis Music Initiative (MMI), about a partnership, I was excited but cautious. The Hershey brand has a strong reputation both for their products and community engagement efforts.

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