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Beyond Financial Inclusion: What Drives Financial Health for Women Entrepreneurs?

CARE’s new Strive Women report finds digital divide, financial stress and household responsibilities limit business success in emerging markets.

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Tapestry Career Spotlight: Eric Chavous, Senior Manager, Counsel

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Innovation & Technology

Innovating for Impact: Trane Technologies Helps Geely Bring Efficiency to Their Electric Car Manufacturing

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Our People: Operations Manager Amanda Inskeep Named 40 Under 40 in Carlsbad, New Mexico

Amanda Inskeep, Marathon Petroleum Operations Manager for MPLX Gathering & Processing in Delaware Basin Crude, is making a mark in the community of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Reliability and Resilience Strategy

Entergy’s performance report integrates a comprehensive overview of our 2023 achievements, including financial results with economic, environmental, governance, and social performance and impacts.

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Energy

Eaton Completes First-of-its-Kind Clean Energy Project in Puerto Rico to Power Manufacturing and Support the Regional Power Grid

Intelligent power management company Eaton cut the ribbon on a significant clean energy project at its Arecibo, Puerto Rico, manufacturing facility where the company makes circuit breakers used in homes, buildings and industrial applications.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Black & Veatch Names Chief People Officer Andrea Bernica to Company’s Board of Directors

Andrea Bernica, Black & Veatch’s chief people officer, has been named to the board of directors of the global leader in sustainable infrastructure solutions, the entirely employee-owned company announced today.

Events, Media & Communications

Sharp HealthCare Joins HPRC Advisory Board

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharp HealthCare to its Healthcare Facility Advisory Board.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastering Talent Challenges in Federal Government: Best Practices in Flexibility & Digital Strategy

As companies across various industries continue to face a highly competitive job market in 2024 and beyond, they should consider some of these best practices implemented by the federal government in attracting and retaining top talent in the workforce.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SCC Madam C.J. Walker Scholarship, Sponsored by Mary Kay, Inc.

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) is pleased to announce the acceptance of applications for the 2024 Madam C.J. Walker Scholarship. Two $5,000 scholarships, sponsored by Mary Kay, Inc., will be awarded.

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Education

Bringing Immersive Learning to Life With Tech-Centric Lesson Plans

At Sophia Academy, a middle school in Providence, Rhode Island, six eager students gather after school twice a week to explore immersive technology and master new concepts in STEM.

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Innovation & Technology

Island Conservation Harnesses Machine Learning Solutions From Lenovo and NVIDIA To Restore Island Ecosystems

Around the world, biodiversity is under threat. We are now in what many scientists call the sixth mass extinction—and over the last century, hundreds of species of plants and animals have been lost forever.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bacardi Preserves Historic Mural at Its Global Headquarters in Bermuda

For the Bacardi Heritage team, no two days preserving the company’s heritage are alike. In between documenting historic spirits bottles and sharing the stories that make up the business’ 162+ years of history, Bacardi archivists embarked on a multi-year project in 2021.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Half the Global Population Washes Clothes by Hand: Whirlpool Foundation, the Washing Machine Project Helping Address With Thousands of Manual Washing Machines

The Washing Machine Project announced today it is collaborating with the Whirlpool Foundation to deliver thousands of manual washing machines to communities and households across the world over the next five years.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Northwestern Mutual Releases 2023 Sustainability Report and Reaffirms Commitment to Building “A Better Tomorrow”

Northwestern Mutual, a leading financial services company, today announced the release of its 2023 Sustainability and Social Impact Report: A Better Tomorrow.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Be Fearless: Cassandra’s Path to Empowerment at Taco Bell

At Taco Bell, our Brand Values (Be Fan-Led, Be People-First, Be Fearless, Be Different) are found and reflected in everything we do. This season, we’re highlighting core value #2, Be Fearless.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Women Microbusiness Owners Up 33% in the UK and 10% in US, Narrowing the Gender Gap

The number of women-owned microbusinesses has continued to increase in both the U.S. and U.K. according to the GoDaddy Venture Forward U.S. National Survey conducted in August 2023 (n=3,525). As a result, the gender gap narrowed.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Owner of Popular SoCal Latin Food Chain Drives Growth, Eyes National Expansion

For two decades, Rolando Pozos worked as an investment banker specializing in advising companies on mergers and acquisitions. Then he made an acquisition of his own.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Kate Calero, Director of Field Sales, Great Lakes Region, Paving a Smoother Path for Future Women in Leadership

Kate Calero is a Director of Field Sales for Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a champion for women in leadership, and an advocate for neurodivergent professionals.

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Events, Media & Communications

Authenticity and Partnerships Are Key to Sustainable Messaging

Brands need authentic, research-based messaging to sell sustainable materials. That’s the message Eastman and Procter & Gamble shared at a joint breakout session at the Sustainable Brands 2023 conference in San Diego.

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Health & Healthcare

Evidence Supports Sequencing As First-Line Rare Disease Diagnostic

A recent literature review, published in the Nature journal Genomic Medicine, showed that short-read genomic sequencing (GS) reduces the time it takes to diagnose and treat pediatric patients who may have a rare genetic condition.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins Water Works: Watershed Warriors

Watch the latest video from Cummins Water Works featuring Cummins Inc. colleagues working in the wetlands of the Maipo Basin in Chile.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

U.S. Farmers On Growing Sustainable Soy

U.S. soybean farmers, pioneers of sustainable farming, grow many of the soy products you know and love, from the soy milk in your latte to the tofu in your veggie bowl.

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Education

MilliporeSigma Inspires Students To Explore STEM Careers With 2024 Curiosity Cube Tour

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, officially kicked off its global 2024 Curiosity Cube tour today in Darmstadt, Germany.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: Just Transition and Emerging Markets: Weighing the Risks

Understanding the social risks posed by climate transition requires discipline, nuance and a systematic approach.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Crown Holdings Celebrates World Water Day

On World Water Day, we encourage all to remember that water should never be an afterthought.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Complimentary Webinar: Organic and Food Fraud: Ensuring Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Compliance

Are you ready for the new Organic program requirements? Join SCS Global Services for this informative webinar on the latest updates to the NOP and learn how to develop an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan (OFPP).

Green Infrastructure

Leading by Example: Growing Through Resilience at Thermo King® in South Carolina

At Thermo King Greenville, preparation and collaboration allowed for an accelerated timeline in the buildout of a new site ready for the future of electrification.

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