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Social Impact & Volunteering

Social Impact Challenge: Elevate Yourself

When it comes to social impact programs, we can't over-emphasize the importance of filling your program with the right people and empowering them to lead. So, stop doing and start multiplying - with a few small steps (like reading this blog!).

Education

Student From New Jersey Receives Award for STEAM Sustainability Innovation from Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education today recognized a New Jersey student as the winner of the 2022 Trade Champions Challenge.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Rise of the Sustainability Non-Executive Director

Why has sustainability representation been dragging its heels to filter through to the NED board, when it has already been flourishing for a while on the executive team?

Health & Healthcare

Alzheimer's Disease: A New Generation of Screenings and Therapies on the Horizon

The number of Americans living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) continues to grow at an exponential rate.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tapestry's Approach to Engaging Their Suppliers

We are working with our suppliers to integrate environmentally sustainable practices throughout our supply chain and are committed to increasing the use of environmentally preferred materials and manufacturing processes throughout our company.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

NortonLifeLock Employees Enrich Lives Through Volunteering

NortonLifeLock employees around the world support the causes they care about in their local communities. Learn more about how Dublin employees participate in the Time to Read and World of Work programs.

Environment

Sustainable Fuels at FedEx

We continue to invest in, and seek the development of, viable, cost-effective alternative fuels to reduce aircraft and vehicle emissions.

Environment

Most Common OSHA Citations by Workplace

Whether your workplace is an industrial site or an office building, workplace hazards can compromise employee safety and potentially lead to costly citations. Here’s how to spot the most common danger points.

Environment

Shifting Mindsets to ESG Approaches in Business

Dan Bena, Senior Consultant, Antea Group USA and Chair of the Antea Group USA Strategic Advisory Board, shares his insights on key mindsets to help companies adopt ESG strategies.

Events, Media & Communications

ESG Talk Podcast: Transforming Risk Into Sustainable Value Ft. Andrea Bonime-Blanc

Join our first author chat with Andrea Bonime-Blanc, founder and CEO at GEC Risk Advisory and author of Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk Into Resilience and Value. She and host Mandi McReynolds discuss the importance of technology in ESG, interconnected ESG risks and opportunities, and the value of empathy in leadership.

Health & Healthcare

New Video Demonstrates How BioManufacturing Is Advancing the Promise of Personalized Medicine

Cytiva and Rockwell Automation are collaborating with Testa Center in Uppsala, Sweden, to help the biopharmaceutical industry transition beyond mass-produced, blockbuster medical treatments and move into a new era of personalized medicine.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac and Sunrise Association Deliver Joy to More Than 150 Children and Families Dealing With Childhood Cancer in Long Island

Aflac and Sunrise Association delivered My Special Aflac Ducks® to more than 150 children and families facing childhood cancer today at Sunrise Day Camp – Long Island in Wheatley Heights, New York, and in the following days will make My Special Aflac Duck available to Sunrise campers across the United States.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cummins Reports Key Progress on 2030 Environmental Goals

Cummins Inc. in 2021 made significant progress toward the company’s 2030 environmental goals, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from both its products and facilities, while cutting water use and waste production.

Energy

Blackstone Infrastructure's Portfolio Company Atlantic Power Transmission LLC Announces Partnership With Offshore Energy Industry Expert Morrison Energy to Invest in New Jersey's Workforce and Bring Jacket Foundation Fabrication to the State

Atlantic Power Transmission LLC, a Blackstone portfolio company, today announced its partnership with Morrison Energy to position New Jersey as a global leader in rapidly developing offshore wind energy generation and transmission supply chain.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Balancing Benchmark Awareness With Sustainability Criteria

2022 so far has been categorized by a reinvigorated focus on sustainability, coupled with a return to ‘normal’ investing habits and rising demand for sustainability.

Diversity & Inclusion

Stepping Into the Spotlight: Teammate's Passion for Music No Longer a Secret

Darius Seibles used to have a hidden talent. That’s the thing about talent – sometimes there’s just no hiding it. It was during a virtual leadership class when DICK’S teammates were asked to share something about themselves during an ice-breaker chat. When it came time for Darius to speak, he told the group about his musical endeavors and upbeat R&B songs

Research, Reports & Publications

Valvoline Releases Its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), a global leader in vehicle care powering the future of mobility through innovative services and products, today announced the release of its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Helps Fulfill Chicago Teen's Wish Through Make-A-Wish

On August 3, 2022, AEG’s LA Galaxy made a wish come true for Richey, a 17-year-old teenager from Chicago, IL

Environment

Sailing the Salish Sea, and Why We Should Think Carefully About the Salmon We Buy

My wife and I had an amazing experience off the coast of Vancouver, and it was an experience that taught me a lot about an endangered species and how the salmon we buy contributes to the problem.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Heroes Work Here: Gas Construction's Jonathan Harmon Races To Help a Community Member in Need

For customer Arlene Robin, thanking the PSE&G employee who went out of his way to help her after she fell near her home was particularly important, she said, because there is so much negativity in the world today.

Diversity & Inclusion

Julie O'Hara-Harvey: “You Have To Find Your Way.”

When Julie O’Hara-Harvey joined Principal® in November 2021, one of her first to-dos was to spearhead creation of the Pal Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Earns Great Place to Work Certification™

Qurate Retail Group, which includes leading retail brands QVC®, HSN®, Zulily®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road®, has been CertifiedTM by Great Place to Work®

Diversity & Inclusion

Lori Shaffer: Hone Your Executive Presence and Stay True to Yourself

Lori Shaffer, the vice president of Kimberly-Clark’s global nonwovens group, recently spoke with the Women’s CoLab about her greatest career lesson

Health & Healthcare

The Climate Crisis Is a Health Emergency

Investors are also strategically using their investments to support communities that are currently experiencing the direct effects of climate change in their everyday lives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Veterans ASCEND Receives $250,000 Wells Fargo Foundation Grant

Veterans ASCEND has received a $250,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. This grant will provide a subsidy to small businesses across the United States intentionally seeking to hire military talent.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  2. 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...
  3. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  4. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  5. Fifth Third's Commitment to Small Businesses
    Fifth Third believes that small businesses form the foundation of our communities – and when they succeed, we all succeed. Supporting them through...
  6. FedEx | Volunteer Campaigns
    Giving back is part of the FedEx culture. Team members support our charitable investments and local community needs by dedicating their time where...
  7. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  8. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  9. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  10. Digital Safety
    We provide tools and guidance so people can manage digital content in a way that’s right for them and their families. Learn more >>
  11. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  12. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  13. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  14. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  15. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.