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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Purpose 360 Podcast eBook Uncovers 75+ Insights From Business Leaders

Leading podcast Purpose 360, hosted by purpose pioneer Carol Cone, today released the second edition of its eBook series, featuring a special section on Paul Polman, former Unilever CE0, and insights from 25 other guests.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Collaborative Partnership: Whole Planet and Kasperick Foundations Visit Friendship Bridge in Guatemala

The Kasperick Foundation, which provided $300,000 as loan capital for the project, joined the field visit to see the impact of their generous funds. In-person visits like these deepen our relationships with our partners, fostering greater collaboration and allyship.

Innovation & Technology

Health Tech in 2022

The traditional healthcare model has become more agile and connected seemingly overnight, just as technology — like Abbott’s COVID-19 rapid tests and FreeStyle Libre system — is empowering people to take ownership of their health like never before.

Innovation & Technology

Time for a Home Tech Upgrade? Here's How To Do It Safely and Responsibly

Learn how to protect your data and reduce environmental impact when you’re ready for a new device.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac Expands Distribution of Award-winning Social Robot to Help Kids With Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease impacts more than 100,000 Americans, primarily affecting African Americans and many who are children.

Research, Reports & Publications

Accounting Today Reports: PwC Teams with Workiva on ESG Reporting

Both PwC and Workiva have partnered for several years on using Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) technology for financial reporting and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Cooking With Gas, and Why We Probably Shouldn't Be

Cooking with a natural gas stove is a popular method in America. Whether you are concerned about climate change or human health though, there are reasons to avoid it.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Team Depot and Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade Help Veteran in Need

James Holton, an Air Force veteran, has lived in Florida for decades. He was diagnosed with cancer about five years ago and had to spend months in the hospital.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Crypto Currency Is Bringing Ownership to the People

what are Cryptos and why do I need it...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Partners With Hudson River Housing to Provide Employment Assistance and Training Services to Dutchess County Residents Experiencing Homelessness

KeyBank and Hudson River Housing, Inc. (HRH), the County's largest provider of supportive housing and other services aimed at addressing homelessness, announce a community partnership to support HRH’s Employment Assistance and Training Services (EATS) program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Signature CSR Programs Define Your Brand

These are some starting points for the evolution of your CSR portfolio to help you clarify your strategic intent and embed it in every part of your program development. Only by doing this can you effectively use social impact to define your brand.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Emerging-Market Investors Can't Afford to Ignore ESG Factors

Most investors need little persuading that emerging markets offer exciting opportunities. The emerging-market (EM) corporate bond market in particular presents a tantalizing prospect for investors

Health & Healthcare

Nutrition for Zero Hunger: One Step Towards Solving Food Insecurity

In the early days of my career, I worked as a pediatrician with the goal of helping my patients get a strong, healthy start. To this day, I am thankful for the opportunity I had to help others.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why This New Dad Says Every Company Should Offer Parental Leave

Steve Pribis was ecstatic when he learned our company’s paid parental leave extended to 12 weeks­­ in January 2021.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Understanding Materiality Will Unlock Corporate Accountability

With changes under way in the sustainability reporting landscape, clarity on what the scope of the various initiatives are, as determined by their approach to materiality, is essential if organizations are to understand their reporting obligations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Impact Cubed's New EU Taxonomy Solution Provides Global Insights Into Green Investments

Impact Cubed today launched its new solution to help investors meet the European Union’s (EU) Taxonomy regulation.

Green Infrastructure

Realizing the Clean Energy Economy Will Require a Case-by-Case Approach

The clean energy economy is imminent—that we know for sure. But the details of how we will transition our current energy landscape to one that successfully operates with net-zero emissions are murky.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MENTOR Announces the 2022 National Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll

MENTOR, the unifying champion for the mentoring movement, released its 2022 National Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll today

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation Managing Seven New Projects in the Americas & Caribbean Since 2021

In the first days of 2022, Whole Planet approved its 1st new project of the year, after having closed 2021 with 21 new projects.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Helps Minority Business Owners Recover From Hurricane Ida With $500,000 in Grants

As part of our commitment to support our communities as they rebuild following Hurricane Ida, Entergy is awarding $500,000 in shareholder-funded grants to organizations helping minority small business owners recover from the devastating storm.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Andrew Winston: The Case For Doing Business Differently

In 1970, the economist Milton Friedman wrote a controversial piece for the New York Times Magazine entitled “The Social Responsibility of Business Is To Increase Its Profits."

Education

National Mentoring Month: Dr. Maricela Becerra on Why Mentorship Matters in Education

As a first-generation immigrant turned college professor, I believe you can do anything you put your mind to. However, having a support system while one is chasing their goals makes a significant difference. This is why mentorship is so important.

Media & Communications

World Environment Center Elects 2022 Board Officers

The World Environment Center (WEC) Board of Directors has elected new Officers to lead the organization in 2022.

Innovation & Technology

Cadence Software Boosts Clemson's Capabilities Across Campus

Clemson University announced an agreement with Cadence Design Systems, Inc., offering students, faculty and staff access to a vast array of computational software products.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Heavyweight Firefighting Aircraft Knocks Out Emerging Wildfires

As Kyle Gordon drives past downtown Santa Barbara the Pacific Ocean beckons. Barely two months into his new job as a fire manager for Southern California Edison he has been on the road for 36 days hopscotching a state peppered with hundreds of fires.

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