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Environment

Chevron, Enterprise Explore Carbon Storage Business Opportunities

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron New Energies division, and a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) announced a framework to study and evaluate opportunities for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) from their respective business operations in the U.S. Midcontinent and Gulf Coast.

Health & Healthcare

Abbott and Real Madrid Team Up to Support the Health and Nutrition of Children Globally

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it has entered into a three-year agreement to be the Health Sciences and Nutrition Partner of the Real Madrid Football Club and Global Partner of the Real Madrid Foundation

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alliance Data, National Network to End Domestic Violence Partner to End Domestic Violence

Alliance Data is partnering with the National Network to End Domestic Violence during October’s Domestic Violence Month to take a stand against domestic and financial abuse.

Education

Mentors Make Lasting Impact on Students

In her four years as program director for the Verizon Innovative Learning Rural Young Women program at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland, June Evans has seen her students blossom.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Neighborhood Investment Program to Support Transformation of the Near East Side of Columbus

Fifth Third intends to commit up to $20 million in lending, investments and philanthropic support, including grants from the Fifth Third Foundation to the Near East Side PACT Neighborhood.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Give Me an H: Arlette Guthrie Talks Work-life Balance and Home Depot Magic

Once an intern and now the senior vice president of Human Resources, Arlette Guthrie has spent more than 20 years at The Home Depot.

Environment

Quantis Strengthens Biodiversity Offering With New Methodology to Assess Corporate Footprint on Nature

Global sustainability consultancy Quantis announces the development of a new methodology — Ecosystem AnalytiQs — to enable corporate action to halt biodiversity loss through the quantification of company-driven impacts on nature.

While climate change has become a major concern for businesses, biodiversity has yet to reach the same level of priority, despite their inextricable link. Based on life cycle assessment, Ecosystem AnalytiQs allows the consultancy to guide companies to close the gap between knowledge and practice by providing meaningful metrics that enable them to prioritize actions to decrease their impact on biodiversity.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ninety One Launches Decarbonization '40 Act Fund to Meet Growing Demand for Climate-Aware Investment Solutions

Ninety One Launches Decarbonization ‘40 Act Fund to meet growing demand for Climate-Aware Investment Solutions, Deirdre Cooper and Graeme Baker to manage the US Fund.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Host Girls Youth Hockey Clinics With Blake Bolden

AEG’s LA Kings recently kicked off its Girls Youth Hockey Clinics on Oct. 8 at the club’s newly re-opened LA Kings Ice at Promenade on the Peninsula in Southern California.

Education

Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Experts

P&G and other industry leaders focus on improving diversity and access to opportunity in the STEM fields, supporting K-12 STEM education for under-resourced schools with the STEM Careers Coalition.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SC Johnson Ranked No. 7 on List of World’s Top 25 Best Workplaces™ by Fortune and Great Place to Work®

SC Johnson, the maker of household brands such as Windex®, Mrs. Meyer’s® Clean Day and Scrubbing Bubbles®, today announced it has been named as one of the 25 World’s Best Workplaces™ by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work®.

Innovation & Technology

How Business Can Help Close the Digital Divide for Millions of Students

The 2021-2022 school year is the third affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Share the Love Event Returns for Fourteenth Consecutive Year

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced the annual Subaru Share the Love® Event will return in 2021 for its fourteenth consecutive year.

Responsible Production & Consumption

VSC Releases Progress Report Highlighting 10 Vantage Vinyl Verified Companies

Collaborating for Better: 2020 Progress Report, a transparent view into the growth of the VSC’s industry sustainability initiative, +Vantage Vinyl™.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

India Virtual Internship Program (VIP): Enabling Skillsets of the Future

In today’s world, safety of people and things will be rooted in digital trust, with cybersecurity and data privacy at the core. Currently, the demand for cybersecurity talent is outpacing supply, and this is a problem in multiple new areas of technology where the landscape is changing swiftly.

Innovation & Technology

Duke Energy Partners With Nest Renew From Google on Innovative Solutions

Duke Energy is partnering with Nest Renew from Google, a service for compatible Nest thermostats that makes it easier to participate in energy programs that save energy and support a clean energy future.

Innovation & Technology

Subaru Sees Its Way to Award-Winning Vehicles

In a marketplace brimming with innovative cars that are noted for their reliability and technology, it is hard to get noticed, let alone be recognized for leadership.

Health & Healthcare

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Commemorate Red Ribbon Week With No-Cost Resources to Support Student Health & Wellbeing

Discovery Education – the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place – highlights resources supporting students, educators, and families

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Risky Business: Sustainability Is Central to Mitigating Risk

Enterprise risk management is more relevant than ever, as companies respond to global challenges, such as the pandemic and climate crisis. Understanding sustainability impacts - and risks - is coming to the fore as never before.

Health & Healthcare

My Special Aflac Duck Arrives in Northern Ireland

Aflac Northern Ireland, a subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated, has joined forces with the Children’s Cancer Unit Charity to help provide comfort to local children diagnosed with cancer

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E21: Melissa Madzel, Koya Partners

Danielle Holly speaks with Melissa Madzel, Managing Director, Equity Initiatives, at Koya Partners about nonprofit turnover and retention, workforce disruptions, and how the growing focus on diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) is changing hiring.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Study Shows Persistent Credit Myths Contribute to Hardworking Americans' Limited Access to Affordable Credit

Oportun today shared the results of a new survey that found while many Americans depend on credit cards, a limited understanding of how to properly obtain and manage cards could impede their access to more affordable credit options.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Leader Cheryl Mickel Honored by the Network Journal As One of Its “25 Influential Black Women in Business”

Cheryl Mickel, head of U.S. Taxable Low Duration and portfolio manager in the Fixed Income Division at T. Rowe Price Associates, is among The Network Journal’s 2021 list of 25 Influential Black Women in Business.

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch: Food, Beverage Companies Increasingly Eye Sustainability to Improve Operations, Bottom Line

As consumers and investors demand a greater focus on sustainability, a new report finds the food and beverage industry setting more aggressive sustainability goals but still deferential to the bottom line.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tork: On a Mission to Take Back Paper Hand Towels

Paper hand towels remain the most hygienic method of drying hands. Yet, they remain an untapped resource when it comes to recycling and recovering paper.

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