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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Continues 15-Year Partnership With Atlanta's Westside Future Fund for Year Round Investment in Black History

Westside Future Fund is a nonprofit organization with a compassionate approach to neighborhood revitalization in Atlanta’s historic Westside community.

Events, Media & Communications

Weathering the Storm: Regions Next Step Provides Disaster Planning Resources for People and Businesses

In recognition of Severe Weather Awareness Weeks across the country, Regions Bank on Wednesday announced new planning resources available to help people and small-business owners prepare for natural disasters and disruptions.

Events, Media & Communications

From the Great Resignation to Re-Examination: How to Recruit, Retain, and Engage Finance Talent

The Great Resignation has created an unprecedented talent crisis. In fact, the crisis is so severe that CEOs rank it as the top issue they expect to influence or disrupt business strategy over the next year.*

Diversity & Inclusion

Aflac and NFL Legend Deion Sanders Aim to Close the Medical Debt Gap With a New Initiative

The health care debt gap continues to disproportionately impact people of color, especially those in low-income communities.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

At Scale Podcast: The Honeybee Effect

Who would have thought the wing of a tiny honeybee drives a trillion dollar economy, global food security, and economic resilience for women.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A New People Strategy for a Dynamic New Era

We are living through a moment of profound social change. Technology companies occupy an interesting position at this time in which so many people are embarking on a personal quest for meaning.

Environment

Tetra Tech's Tracy Lewis Shares How Tetra Tech Uses Technology to Solve Clients' Complex Wastewater Challenges

Tracy Lewis is Tetra Tech’s Wastewater and Water Reclamation global practice leader.

Research, Reports & Publications

AccountAbility Releases Additional Translation of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018) in Romanian

AccountAbility continues to expand global access to its principles-based sustainability guidance by announcing the launch of the Romanian translation of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018).

Diversity & Inclusion

History in the Making: Amber Hall

As a member of our BLK Catalyst business resource group, Amber Hall is leading conversations on unconscious bias and helping to drive inclusivity and diverse representation in our product development.

Sustainable Development Goals

PSEG Completes Sale of New Jersey and Maryland Fossil Generating Assets to ArcLight Capital Partners

Public Service Enterprise Goup (PSEG) completed the previously announced sale of PSEG Fossil’s generating assets located in New Jersey and Maryland to a subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, L.P., a fund controlled by ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sizing up Impact in Chicago

For nearly 50 years, a large historic building now known as the Kehrein Center for the Arts was just one of many shuttered properties on Chicago’s west side.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bristol Myers Squibb Awards Nearly $8 Million in New Health Equity Grants to Improve Access to Care for Medically Underserved Patients in U.S.

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) announced $7.965 million in new health equity grants to 24 U.S. non-profit organizations that aim to improve access and quality care to medically underserved patients and communities across oncology, cardiology, immunology and hematology therapeutic areas.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CooperCompanies' Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Topics

We believe that conducting our business in a socially and environmentally responsible manner is important to our long-term success and the future of our planet.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Bank, Greater Indiana Gateway Region Announces Multi-Year Sponsorship With the Center for the Performing Arts

Patrons visiting the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana will notice something new at the Palladium and at the James Building, which houses the Tarkington and the Studio Theater.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Grant Funds Sustainable Upgrades at HISD Mandarin Immersion Magnet School SPARK Park

The innovative Asian-themed SPARK Park at Houston ISD’s Mandarin
Immersion Magnet School will soon boast key sustainability elements, thanks to a
$182,000 donation from the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

To Meet Net Zero, Prioritize ESG Laggards

On the heels of COP26, investors are not only thinking about the climate-related risks of companies within their portfolios, but they are also considering whether to make new investments or maintain existing investments in high-emitting companies

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

An Entrepreneur Hits Her Stride With the Help of Operation HOPE

On a mission to help launch 1 million Black-owned businesses by 2030, a nonprofit is helping young entrepreneurs like Simone Harvin get ahead.

Energy

Why Battery Energy Storage Is the Solution Everyone Needs... For Now

New energy storage technologies are on the horizon, promising to solve the largest barrier to renewable energy — short term variability and seasonal imbalance, aka the need for power when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Recognized As One of the World's Most Sustainable Companies

For the third consecutive year, Lenovo has been recognized as one of the 2022 world’s 100 most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights.

Innovation & Technology

Keysight’s Radar Scene Emulator Supports Autonomous Driving Developers Who Value Safety First

Keysight Technologies has introduced the Radar Scene Emulator, which enables automakers to lab test complex, real-world driving scenarios, accelerating the overall speed of test.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Choose Color. Choose Design. Choose Logitech Next Life Plastic Mice and Keyboards.

It all comes down to choices. The thousands of small choices we make every day can add up to significant impacts that contribute to the health of the environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

With Grit and Resilience, Inspiring a New Generation

This weekend, I will compete in my fourth Olympic Winter Games representing Team USA in Bobsled – the culmination of an incredible journey that began in February 2002, when I watched Vonetta Flowers win gold in bobsled.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Forest Positive Coalition Publishes Beef Commodity Roadmap and Guidance for Forest Positive Meatpackers in Brazil

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has published the first version of its Beef Roadmap, a foundational document for Coalition members to guide their efforts in promoting a forest positive future

Diversity & Inclusion

Charting a Career to Help Reduce Health Inequity: Porscha's Story

Dr. Porscha Showers’ route to health sciences wasn’t always a sure thing. Porscha, who grew up in Louisiana, wanted to become an attorney – despite having a mother who worked as a registered nurse and a father who was a laboratory chemist.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How VMware Enables Innovation and Transformation Everywhere

Through the work our teams do, VMware multi-cloud solutions give customers like Angel MedFlight, a worldwide air ambulance service that provides advanced medical care and transportation, the flexibility to run applications anywhere.

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    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...
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    Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...
  13. 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...
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