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PNC Volunteers Bring Basic Financial Knowledge to New Volunteer Opportunity

For about two years now, the PNC Center for Financial Education (CFE), an effort led by Community Development Banking, has been collaborating with community-based nonprofits to offer financial education to individuals, first-time homebuyers and small businesses.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

How To Cultivate a Community of Volunteer Leaders

Social Impact and CSR practitioners are often focused so heavily on external communities that they can lose touch with the community right in front of them – their volunteer leader network. Discover why it's so key to nurture this community in this blog.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG vs CSR: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter?

What is the difference between ESG and CSR? Do you know the full scope and why each matter? How do they intersect? We answer that and more in this comprehensive article.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Stronger Businesses – Together

Supplier diversity helps local community members gain access to the bedrock of wealth creation: a well-paying and reliable job.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cadence Named One of the 2023 100 Best Companies To Work For® by Fortune and Great Place To Work®

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that Fortune and Great Place To Work® have honored the company as one of the 2023 100 Best Companies to Work For®.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Enhancing Enterprise Sustainability Through Supplier Management

With research showing that more than 90 percent of an organisation’s greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to supply chains, procurement’s role could prove transformational.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Nasdaq 2023 ESG & Climate Survey

It’s clear that companies are at different stages on their road to sustainability.

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Energy

Vogtle Unit 4 Begins Hot Functional Testing

Georgia Power today announced that hot functional testing has begun for Vogtle Unit 4. Hot functional testing marks the last series of major tests underway for the new nuclear unit ahead of initial fuel load.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hope and Healing for Young Burn Victims

Recognizing the importance of this work to make communities safer, Enbridge recently awarded SCO a $5,500 Fueling Futures grant to help fund the hospital’s education efforts.

Sustainable Development Goals

From the Sea to the Sky: United Invests $5 Million in Algae-Based Fuel Producer Viridos

United wants to turn microalgae into SAF through the first new investment of its recently announced UAV Sustainable Flight FundSM since its launch: algae biofuel company Viridos.

Diversity & Inclusion

50 Years Later: A Trailblazer Paved the Path for Women on the Flight Deck

In 1972, Bonnie Tiburzi wrote to every major airline carrier in the United States asking for a job, and every single airline turned her down, except for one.

Events, Media & Communications

Reflections From Reuters’ Responsible Business

Host Mandi McReynolds shares insights from Reuters’ flagship event, Responsible Business USA 2023, where she moderated a panel on collecting audit-ready ESG data.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Our Culture Rests on Equity in Compensation and Opportunity

As an organization, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes new perspectives, complementary experiences, and diverse expertise.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Recognized for Commitment to Corporate Responsibility by RepTrak in the Global RepTrak 100 for the Eleventh Consecutive Year.

Whirlpool Corporation announced that is has been included in the Global RepTrak 100 for 2023, which recognizes companies for their ability to build and communicate their commitment to corporate responsibility.

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Environment

EPA Emissions Standards Will Strengthen the U.S. in the Global Clean Vehicle Race

Ceres welcomes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly proposed greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles as crucial steps toward achieving national climate goals and further capitalizing on the opportunity to establish the U.S.

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Sustainable Development Goals

International Paper's Global Impact: Renewable Solutions Highlights

Our Global Cellulose Fiber team is continuously exploring opportunities to improve our fiber innovations to serve the needs of our customers.

Environment

Carnival Corporation Announces Significant 2022 Sustainability Advances

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, released its 13th annual sustainability report, detailing industry-leading initiatives and momentum across environmental, social and governance focus areas.

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Environment

AEG Hosts Earth Month Panel Spotlighting Female Leaders in Sustainability Who Are Helping to Green the Live Events Industry

In celebration of Earth Month, AEG hosted a virtual panel “Changemakers: Female Leaders in Sustainability” on April 11, 2023,

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Green Infrastructure

Essity 2022 Annual and Sustainability Report: Commitment to Sustainable Solutions

Sustainability is integrated into Essity’s strategy and a priority for long-term profitable growth. We are committed to reducing our climate impact, protecting biodiversity, contributing to a circular society, and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The It Gets Better Project Premieres New Web-Series "The Assignment," With Support From Taco Bell Foundation

The It Gets Better Project announces the release of a new original web-series “The Assignment,” a career and skill-readiness series pairing queer youth with LGBTQ+ professionals in the culinary industry.

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Research, Reports & Publications

U.S. Banks Set to Fall Short of Global Oil and Gas Emissions Reductions Goals by 2030, New Analysis Finds

With just seven years to go to meet 2030 climate goals, none of the biggest U.S. banks are on track to align their oil and gas targets with a scenario that limits average global temperature rise to no more than 1.5° Celsius

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Announces Grants for 36 HBCUs at 2023 Retool Your School Awards Celebration

In the 14th year of its Retool Your School program, The Home Depot awarded 36 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with more than $2 million in grants to improve their college campuses. Alabama A&M University, Coahoma Community College and Fisk University placed f

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Creating an Estimated 40,000 New Homeowners of Color by 2025

Housing insecurity was a part of LaTanya Whitehead’s reality for decades. Since she was 18, she has been on her own, moving from one unstable situation to another. The idea of escaping this insecurity by owning her own home seemed little more than a dream to Whitehead.

Environment

Regulating PFAS: Why We Can’t Just Put It All on the EPA

There is some recent regulatory news out from the EPA to protect our water supplies from some harmful chemicals. Unfortunately, asking the EPA to regulate these chemicals the traditional way won’t be effective. Instead, chemical manufacturers should be required to prove the safet

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife and the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Expand Partnership To Reduce Global Hunger and Malnutrition With Leading Anti-Hunger Organization, Feed the Children

With more than 828 million people around the world facing hunger daily, Herbalife, a global health and wellness company and community, and the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF), through their Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative, have expanded their partnership

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Building Homes for Heroes and SAIC Restore Veteran Lives and Hope

We give back to severely injured veterans and their families by gifting mortgage-free homes and raising funds through the national nonprofit organization

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