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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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Research, Reports & Publications

How the Pandemic Spotlighted Life Insurance

The pandemic continues transforming the U.S. workforce — case in point are the many workers considering changing employers in the so-called Great Resignation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Teens: The Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health

Our latest initiative combines the resources and reach of Morgan Stanley with the knowledge and experience of our distinguished nonprofit partner organizations to help deliver positive, tangible impact on the critical challenges of stress, anxiety, and depression in children, adolescents and young people.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank Honors Former KeyCorp Chairman & CEO Beth E. Mooney with $2 Million Investment in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts in Cleveland

KeyBank is celebrating the legacy of former KeyCorp Chairman & CEO Beth E. Mooney with investments in two local institutions, the Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland State University.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Measuring Green Growth: Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2021

The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2021 offers interesting insights - Northern European countries are leading the way, while Asia tops the Intellectual Capital Sub-Index and Scandinavia the Social Capital Sub-Index.

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Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife Recognized as One of America's Best Adoption-friendly Workplaces

MetLife has been recognized for its employee adoption benefits, parental leave policies, and flexible work culture.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Gemological Science International Achieves Global Accreditation As Verifier of Sustainability Rated Diamonds

Gemological Science International (GSI), one of the largest gemological organizations in the world, achieved SCS Global Gem Identification Verification Provider accreditation for its laboratories and offices around the world.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning Earns Place on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for 12th Consecutive Year

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) earned a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the 12th consecutive year, and on the DJSI North America Index for the 4th consecutive year, with industry-leading assessment scores.

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Innovation & Technology

Gramheet: Meet the Team Helping Farmers in India Raise Their Incomes and Improve Their Well-being

GramHeet won this year’s People’s Choice Award of $10,000 USD, garnering the most votes from a public online competition among 43 finalists. GramHeet is addressing multiple factors that make smallholder farming a financially unviable profession in India.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Included in Euronext's New MIB® ESG Index

CNH Industrial has been included in the new MIB® ESG Index, the first Italian blue-chip Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) index designed by pan-European exchange group Euronext and the Italian stock exchange (Borsa Italiana) to identify major listed Italian issuers that demonstrate best ESG practices.

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Innovation & Technology

Dodo, a Platform Helping Companies Reduce Emissions, Wins First Climate Fintech Cards & Payments Challenge

Dodo, an all-in-one platform that helps companies to rapidly measure their emissions and access green, affordable finance, has won the inaugural Climate Fintech Cards & Payments Challenge (C&P Challenge).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Global power leader Cummins Inc. has returned to the S&P Dow Jones World Sustainability Index, one of the most prestigious sustainability indices evaluating companies’ performance on environmental, social and governance matters.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Truist Board Members Honored and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment Recognized with Awards

Truist’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was recognized recently by several organizations, including a prestigious honor for several of our board members.

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Diversity & Inclusion

After Car Wreck, Collin Humphrey Faced Adversity and Persevered

Collin Humphrey was only 17 when it happened.

A car wreck paralyzed him, so Humphrey did what a lot of people with disabilities do. He adapted his physical condition to the physical environment and moved forward.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Fresh or Recycled Fiber - Which Is Better?

The role our forests play in mitigating climate change is gaining greater attention. There has been a push to preserve our forests and use more recycled content in paper or packages.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Principal® Survey: Labor Market Disruption to Continue With One in Four Workers Planning Employment Change in Next 12 to 18 Months

A quarter of U.S. workers are considering a job change or retirement in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a new survey by Principal Financial Group®.

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Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Facilities Managers and HR Teams Become Full Partners as Corporations Get Back to Business”

Seemingly overnight, COVID-19 brought office work around the world to a halt. Once crowded workplaces still remain largely empty and billions of square feet sit largely unused.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Support Company Leaders in Understanding Climate Risk and Climate Justice

As the effects of climate change are felt across the globe, companies are expected to support a rapid transition to a net-zero economy. This series of free resources helps corporate leaders understand climate risk oversight and climate justice.

Energy

Developing a Lean, Clean and Green POWER.HOUSE

What do you get when you equip a single household with multiple smart electrical and thermal systems to generate and store clean energy? You get a POWER.HOUSE.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ships to Chips: Gisele Bonitz Shares Her Story

Gisele Bonitz, director of Risk and Control for Intel's Datacenter and AI Group, reflects on her time in the military and how she carries those skills into her career today.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Putting Our Skills to Work

NortonLifeLock's Technology Team partnered with the Corporate Responsibility Team to host a Cybersecurity Career Insights workshop for students at George Washington University. Hear more from CTO Darren Shou on this skills-based volunteer event.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Meet Kim Marotta

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations. Learn how these practitioners and their companies are addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change, and what inspires each of them to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector and collectively, overall.

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Events, Media & Communications

I Went to COP26 to Speak Up for Africa's Youth. I Had Big Expectations, This Was the Reality.

Azeez Tobi Abubakar, a 23-year-old Nigerian climate activist and a member of the Global Citizen Fellowship Program, powered by BeyGood, reflects on his experience growing up in a developing country and seeing the impact of climate change first-hand.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Climate Action 100+ Investors Welcome Bunge's New Science-Based Emissions Reduction Target

Climate Action 100+ investors and coordinating investor networks Ceres and PRI welcome new science-based targets by the global food company Bunge to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Media & Communications

IOC Releases Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations

Following a two-year consultation process with more than 250 athletes and concerned stakeholders, IOC released its new “IOC Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations”.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Highlights From Taproot Foundation's 2021 U.S. Pro Bono Summit

Taproot’s 2021 Pro Bono Summit provided innovative tips and facilitated open discussions between corporate pro bono practitioners to share best practices and challenges in developing skills-based volunteering opportunities.

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