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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Announces O Organics $30K in 30 Days Campaign

Throughout the month of June, Albertsons Companies Foundation and O Organics are giving away $1,000 a day to nonprofit partners that are making a difference and ensuring our neighbors have the food they need to live, grow, and succeed over the summer.

Diversity & Inclusion

It’s Cool To Fly American Celebrates a Decade

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the It’s Cool to Fly American (ICTFA) program, an initiative centered around preparing children and their families for air travel through mock travel experiences managed by American’s Abilities Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Quest Diagnostics Elects Robert B. Carter, CIO of FedEx Corporation, to Board of Directors

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert (Rob) B. Carter, a seasoned technology executive, to serve as a director.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What This Chocolate Scientist Got To Learn From—and Teach—Cacao Farmers in Trinidad and Tobago

When I tell people I’m a chocolate scientist, they often tell me I have the best job in the world. I absolutely agree.

Health & Healthcare

Digital First: Delivering Hybrid Care for Service Members and Their Families

The Leidos Partnership of Defense Health (LPDH) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) are working together to transform DHA’s care delivery into a new, hybrid care enablement model.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Celebrating Collaboration, Community Building, and ERG’s With Kohler

At Seramount’s May 2024 EmERGe conference in New York City, Kohler Co's incredible business resource groups were named 2023 ERG Impact Award honorees in the ERG Collaboration category.

Environment

Bloomberg 2023 Impact Report: Reducing Our Emissions

Bloomberg strives to decouple company growth from environmental impact while increasing the efficiency and resiliency of our operations.

Education

Discovery Education Offers Educators Free Professional Development Resources Addressing Key Topics

Global edtech leader Discovery Education and a selection of corporate partners recently released an array of new, free professional development resources addressing key topics in teaching and learning that will help educators continue honing instructional practices

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Art Outreach Singapore’s HEARTH Program Thrives in the Sands Cares Accelerator

The newest graduate of the Sands Cares Accelerator, Art Outreach Singapore, completed its journey in the exclusive developmental program for nonprofit organizations at the end of 2023.

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy 2023 Sustainability Report: Our Employees | Representation Matters

GoDaddy believes teams with different identities, backgrounds, and experiences attract and retain the best talent; build better products and services; help inspire customer loyalty; and enable collaboration and innovation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Single Mom’s Path to Homeowning Success

Mann and other Regions associates shared in Davis’s ride toward homeownership through a day of hands-on sweat equity to help build her home. It was the Nashville team’s 18th year participating in a build; the first time a build was combined with a targeted homeowner grant.

Education

Meet the Scholars: Celebrating Outstanding Recipients of the 2024 Live Más Scholarship

For nine years, the Taco Bell Foundation has fueled students’ boldest ambitions to create good through the Live Más Scholarship, a program rooted in the belief that our youth hold the key to the future.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

U.S. Bank Foundation Opportunity Fund Helps Small Businesses Grow and Thrive

Small businesses are the lifelines of many communities, and the U.S. Bank Foundation* has invested in nonprofit organizations providing small business support for years through its Community Possible grant program and, now, the U.S. Bank Foundation Opportunity Fund**.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Women and Girls in Asia-Pacific: IBM’s Commitment to Education

In a world where technology is rapidly shaping the future, access to education and training programs is crucial to expanding opportunity. Recent research by UNESCO found that women make up only 35% of STEM graduates, and this number has not changed in the past 10 years.

Diversity & Inclusion

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024: Inclusion Benefits Us All

At Comcast, we want everyone to get the most out of their connectivity and entertainment experience. But for the disabled community, connectivity can remain a challenge.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Bank: Celebrating Pride Month With Employee Business Resource Groups

At Fifth Third, LGBTQ+ business resource groups across the Bank’s footprint are participating in activities through June to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other individuals have had on history locally, nationally and internationally.

Environment

SLR Announces Acquisition of SGA (Gestión Ambiental S.A.)

SGA (Gestión Ambiental S.A.), a leading environmental consultancy established more than 30 years ago in Chile, has been acquired by SLR, one of the world’s biggest multidisciplinary sustainability consultancy and engineering firms.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

3M Named Official Respiratory Protection Sponsor for Direct Relief, Pledges 5 Million N95 Respirators Ahead of Hurricane, Wildfire Season

In a significant step towards bolstering emergency preparedness and response efforts, 3M and Direct Relief are launching a global Respiratory Protection initiative to increase preparedness ahead of the 2024 hurricane and wildfire season.

Sustainable Development Goals

Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $340,000 To Commemorate UN World Environment Day

The Baker Hughes Foundation announced Monday two grants in support of United Nations World Environment Day: a $310,000 grant to One Tree Planted and a $30,000 grant to Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF).

Research, Reports & Publications

Ceres Releases First-of-Its-Kind Resource for Companies To Deliver Leading Climate Transition Action Plans

Ceres has released new corporate guidance on transition planning to help companies address the financial risks of climate change and maximize the opportunities for them to thrive in a low-carbon future.

Environment

DP World Unveils Ocean Strategy 2024-2030: A Blueprint for Sustainable Maritime Leadership

World Ocean Day, recognized each year on June 8, serves as a poignant reminder of the substantial environmental and climatic challenges that our planet currently faces.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Brand Leaders Share Their Insights on the Future of the CPG Sector

Business leaders discussed these trends and more at an event hosted at Mondelēz International’s headquarters in Chicago earlier this month.

Environment

CNH and Its Brands Support World Environment Day

CNH sustainably advances the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere.

Environment

New Federal Fuel Economy Standards To Bring More Efficient Vehicles and Economic Benefits to the U.S.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced new federal fuel economy standards today, the latest action by the Biden administration to accelerate the transition to clean transportation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Providing Safe Havens for Women in North Texas: Mary Kay Ash Foundation Awards $100,000 in Grants to Four Local North Texas Domestic Violence Shelters

According to National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  2. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  3. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  4. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  5. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  6. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  7. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  8. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  9. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  10. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  11. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  12. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  13. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  14. Made to Move Communities
    About the Made to Move Communities program Launched in 2020, the Made to Move Communities program engages young minds to explore real-world...
  15. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...