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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Making New Jersey a Sustainable State: 32 Towns Receive Grants to Advance Goal

Sustainable Jersey announced the thirty-two New Jersey municipalities selected to receive a Sustainable Jersey grant funded by the PSEG Foundation. Four $20,000 grants, eight $10,000 grants and twenty $2,000 grants were distributed to municipalities in fourteen New Jersey counties.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In Case You Missed It: Fifth Third Invests $1 Million into National Urban League Workforce Development Program

The $1 million investment from the Fifth Third Foundation will help individuals across eight selected affiliate Urban League organizations gain meaningful employment and earn a livable wage.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Illumina Creates a Culture of Care through Robust Employee Benefits and Wellness Programs

Building the world’s best team starts with caring for our employees and putting their welfare at the heart of all we do.

Diversity & Inclusion

Pride is More Than a Month: The Role of LGBTQ+ Allies in Business

As far as we have come to create inclusive workplaces over the past two decades, there is more work to do. As business leaders, it's our responsibility to create a dynamic culture and workplace that reflects our diverse perspectives and experiences in society and is truly inclusive for all employees.

Health & Healthcare

With Return To Work Amid the Ongoing Pandemic, New Well-Being Standard for People in Buildings Aims to Provide a Sense of Security

As a growing number of organizations begin to welcome their workforce back into physical office spaces and facilities, employees are understandably concerned about whether they can be assured of safe and healthy protocols being taken in their working environments in the midst of an ongoing global pandemic.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Honeywell Unveils Inaugural Solstice Award Recognizing Adoption of Sustainable Refrigerants

Honeywell today announced its inaugural Solstice Awards program, designed to honor companies around the world who are visibly demonstrating their commitment to sustainable air conditioning and refrigeration by adopting refrigerants

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Inspiring a Global Network to Foster Corporate Transparency

The world’s leading global membership network for companies committed to sustainability reporting – the GRI Community – has relaunched today, with updated learning and collaboration opportunities that raises the bar for corporate transparency.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enbridge President and CEO Writes about Building a better future

“The recent challenges of the global pandemic, the death of George Floyd and the ever-escalating concern about climate change have reinforced what we’ve always known—corporations have an important role in fostering a more sustainable and equitable society.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

So Delicious Dairy Free Commits $100,000 to Alleviate Poverty Through Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance for Microcredit

So Delicious has committed $100,000 to Whole Planet Foundation this year. To date, So Delicious and Danone brands have donated $308,479 to fund 3,570 microloans and create 19,175 opportunities for a better life.

Research, Reports & Publications

GoDaddy Unveils First Ever Environmental, Social and Governance Report

GoDaddy is proud to share the release of their inaugural 2020 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Desalination Plant of the Year 2021: Black & Veatch Is Client's Technical Advisor

The Global Water Awards’ Desalination Plant of the Year 2021 has been presented to a project drawing upon technical expertise from Black & Veatch.

Environment

Who Speaks for the Water?

In the film adaptation of The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss, the unscrupulous Aloysius O’Hare sells oxygen. The audience is shocked and dismayed by this wanton comodification of a fundamental natural resource.

Green Infrastructure

How Digitization Contributes to Global Water Sustainability Goals

Industries across the globe use water for fabricating, processing, washing, diluting, irrigating, cooling, and transporting products.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Grants Allow Explore & More to Be Open Additional Days, Hire Staff

A $250,000 grant arrived in May from KeyBank in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, jumpstarting the museum's recovery from its pandemic woes.

Diversity & Inclusion

People Behind CSR at Cisco: How Inclusive Communities Contribute to a Conscious Culture

At Cisco, we have 29 employee resource organizations (EROs) and networks that are part of what we call our “Inclusive Communities.” These employee groups support full-spectrum diversity and foster Cisco‘s Conscious Culture globally by providing opportunities for proximity, learning, and community impact.

Research, Reports & Publications

Baker Hughes 2020 Report on Corporate Responsibility Outlines Expanded Sustainability Reporting, Energy Transition Ambitions

Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) has announced the release of its 2020 Report on Corporate Responsibility. The report provides an expanded view of the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and outlines its corporate strategy and commitments for a sustainable energy future.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Power of Pride: Stanley Black & Decker Builds Success with Diversity

D&I is at the center of Stanley Black & Decker. It is a guiding passion of CEO Jim Loree, and the success is demonstrated by the number of organizations that have cited the company as an exceptional place to work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Elects New Board Chair and Officers

The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) announced the election of Ronald A. Homer, current vice chair and treasurer, to the role of chairman at a special meeting of its board of directors held earlier today.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

siggi's Joins the Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance for Microcredit

For two weeks beginning June 23, supplier partners are supporting the Whole Planet Foundation Prosperity Campaign in select Whole Foods Market stores and online to alleviate poverty in countries that supply the company’s stores with products.

Research, Reports & Publications

Timeless Values, Life-Changing Progress

Despite the unprecedented challenges of the past year, we continued to meet the needs of patients and deliver positive results both for shareholders and the communities we serve.

Innovation & Technology

Putting People First in Healthcare

Human-centered design is flourishing at Medtronic, where cross-functional teams are working together to create better, more inclusive experiences for both patients and clinicians alike.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Allyship to Continually Evolve Our Culture of Diversity and Inclusion

Continuing our celebration of allyship this Pride month, hear about our commitment to continuously evolve as a company to ensure our culture is diverse and inclusive.

Innovation & Technology

Latest Pipeline Monitoring Technology Is Officially Out of This World

Enbridge’s most powerful hyperspectral imaging satellite, Aurora, will be aboard the SpaceX Transporter-2 craft scheduled to leave the launching pad today, 6/30, at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Base.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PayPal Commits Over $100 Million to Advance Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced a more than $100 million commitment to advance financial inclusion and economic empowerment for women and girls around the world over the next five years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Commits $375,000 to Combat Veteran Homelessness in Baltimore

The Home Depot Foundation announced its commitment of $375,000 to create additional housing for those experiencing and at-risk of homelessness in Baltimore in partnership with Project PLASE and Beacon Communities LLC.

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