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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Leaf Global FinTech: Meet the Team Pushing Past Barriers To Virtual Banking

Users can store, send, receive, and access their money securely without having to worry about accruing banking fees during their travels. Multiple currency transactions are also available through Leaf Global Fintech.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Power to the People: Tokyo 2020 Set to Replicate the Legacy of 1964

The Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 hold a special place in the hearts of millions of Japanese people. Despite the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games, a myriad of initiatives have been undertaken to ensure the city’s second staging of the world’s greatest sporting event has just as profound an impact.

Research, Reports & Publications

Empowering the Digital Future: NortonLifeLock Releases 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

“Today’s consumer expects and deserves a partner they can trust to do the right thing and a Company that embraces Corporate Responsibility."

Energy

As Asia Decarbonizes, the Region's Coal Asset Owners Must Plan Ahead

As nations across the globe attempt to mitigate climate change, asset owners in coal power will need to take action to prevent stranded assets. In Asia, demand for electricity continues to increase against a backdrop of growing pressure to decarbonize.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific Supports the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and the International Human Trafficking Institute - IHTI

Georgia-Pacific respects human dignity and works to help all people reach their potential.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Understanding Subsistence Value

Our understanding of value creation in society, especially by business, must begin by understanding subsistence value. This is the first in the Evolution of Value article series by Prof. dr Wayne Visser

Diversity & Inclusion

Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $800,000 to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The Baker Hughes Foundation has announced $800,000 in grants to four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) for the 2021-22 academic year.

Health & Healthcare

One-Third of Employers and Employees Agree Health Care is the Workplace Benefit That Needs the Most Improvement

The coronavirus pandemic has compelled Americans to reassess virtually every aspect of their pre-pandemic lives, including employer-provided health care benefits.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Maximizing Efficiency With Gildan's Unique Business Model

Gildan is no stranger to the nuances and complexities of clothes manufacturing.

Environment

CNH Industrial México Launches Employee Garden Project

The CNH Industrial manufacturing facility in Querétaro recently launched an employee garden project. The CNH de México team was looking at ways to bring employees together and promote environmental awareness and sustainability.

Diversity & Inclusion

Veterans Code Their Way to New Careers

Comcast partners with MCA to create Veterans Code to deliver coding training and certification for veterans. This program is an 11-month course that provides veterans and military spouses the skills needed to succeed in the technology industry.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Brands Give Employees Time Off to Focus on Mental Health

Today we examine brands that are giving employees a full work week off to focus on their mental health and tackle burnout.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Letter from Northern Trust's Connie L. Lindsey and Michael O'Grady

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings and City of El Segundo Celebrate Completion of Roller Hockey Rink

AEG’s LA Kings and the City of El Segundo recently celebrated the completion of the city’s roller hockey rink renovation project, made possible through the LA Kings support and $75,000 donation

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform - The World's First 5G- And AI-Enabled Drone Platform

The demand for drone response to natural disasters and emergencies is growing rapidly, and cutting-edge camera features combined with AI and 5G make the Qualcomm Flight ideal for addressing public safety threats in new, effective ways.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Honoring Everyday Humanitarians

In honor of World Humanitarian Day, FedEx asked the humanitarian relief agencies we work with year-round to send stories about one of their aid workers so we could honor them by spotlighting their work.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mondelēz International Prices Inaugural Green Bond Offering

Mondelēz International intends to allocate the net proceeds from the offering to eligible projects that further the company’s commitment to more sustainably sourced ingredients, reducing waste in packaging, and tackling climate change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Companies Step Up to Support U.S. Students Returning to School

It could take years to fully understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. students and schools. But educators and experts already know that as schools reopen, families and educators are still in the throes of financial uncertainty and academic struggles, and the needs are extensive.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

5G Is Putting a Whole New Woodstock on the Map - T-Mobile Crowns Hometown Techover Winner

T-Mobile names Woodstock, IL as the inaugural T-Mobile Hometown Techover winner, scoring a $3 million technology upgrade including a $200,000 grant, 5G network enhancements, a free concert featuring Florida Georgia Line … and so much more.

Innovation & Technology

Worldwide Olympic Partners Helping to Make Tokyo 2020 Most Innovative Olympic Games Ever

The Olympic Games have always been a catalyst and showcase for innovation, and when Tokyo last hosted the event, in 1964, it saw satellites used to relay live pictures to a global audience for the first time, as well as the debuts of close-pickup microphones and slow-motion replays.

Environment

Herbal Essences and TerraCycle® “Renew the Forest” Partnership to Plant 60,000+ Trees and Donate 20 Benches Made from Recycled Hair Care Packaging to Nature Preserves Maintained by The Nature Conservancy

Herbal Essences and TerraCycle announce the installment of 20 benches made from recycled hair care packaging, in three nature preserves maintained by The Nature Conservancy and the planting of over 60,000 trees throughout the United States.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar Overview: From Resilience to Opportunity: 2021 Barometer Report Shows Supply Chain Sustainability Pays Off Through the Crisis and Beyond

Procurement and sustainability teams alike are groping for guidance on how they can rebuild more resilient supply chains in the wake of a calamitous year. This presents an opportune time to review, compare, and improve strategies and practices.

Environment

Rebecca Leber: Breaking Down Biden's Climate Plan

The infrastructure bill currently being negotiated in Congress includes some important climate-related allocations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Industry Briefing: Climate Reporting Prototype Standard With CDSB, VRF, CDP & GRI

The path to a sustainable future is through the alignment of standards to a global system, which harnesses the unique power of the capital markets to change our global trajectory.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  2. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  3. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  4. Inclusion
    Southwire’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) mission is to build a culture that recognizes and celebrates the value of diverse backgrounds...
  5. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  6. 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...
  7. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  8. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  9. Sustainable Operations
    As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...
  10. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  11. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  12. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  13. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  14. Business Strategy and Operations
    Keysight’s strategy is to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, supported by our Keysight Leadership Model (KLM) and corporate value...
  15. 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...