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Logitech’s One-of-a-Kind Accessible Gaming Rig

Two years ago, while awaiting surgery to address a unique medical condition, 12-year-old Daire Gorman desperately needed to find a new way to game.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Cognizant Announces 2020 Environmental, Social, Governance Report, “Living Our Purpose”

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), one of the world’s leading professional services companies, has released its 2020 ESG report, “Living Our Purpose.”

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Releases Annual Living Progress Report

Hewlett Packard Enterprise released its annual Living Progress Report for fiscal year 2020, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to help customers drive digital transformations that reduce their carbon footprint...

Research, Reports & Publications

Pentair Announces Social Responsibility Strategic Targets

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR), a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, announces its Social Responsibility Strategic Targets. The new targets were launched with the release of Pentair’s 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report, which highlights the company’s initiatives to be a leading socially responsible company as it delivers smart, sustainable solutions that empower customers and employees to make the most of life’s essential resources.

Environment

Ørsted Aims for Net-Positive Biodiversity Impact From New Projects Commissioned From 2030

The accelerated global build-out of renewable energy which is needed to decarbonise global energy systems and stop global warming at 1.5°C must take place in balance with nature.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Pentair Announces Social Responsibility Strategic Targets

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR), a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, announces its Social Responsibility Strategic Targets.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Lance Toma Creates Safe Spaces for San Francisco's LGBTQ+ AAPI Community

Lance Toma was looking for community. Raised in Hawaii, he came out as gay when he moved to Chicago as an adult and found work serving LGBTQ+ youth and adults there.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Global Water Challenge and Cargill Launch Community Water Initiative to Improve Safe Drinking Water Access in Priority Watersheds

Cargill and Global Water Challenge (GWC) launch a community water initiative, Cargill Currents, to address water challenges faced by local communities in priority watersheds.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Responsible Minerals Initiative Releases ESG Standard for Mineral Supply Chains

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) today announced the release of its ESG Standard to further improve conditions for workers, address environmental and community impacts, and manage governance risks in all mineral supply chains.

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Education

Opportunity International Supports Educator in Ghana

Victoria Hazel runs Solid Rock Foundation Schools in Ghana. She receives support from Opportunity International, a Cisco nonprofit partner. Cisco and Opportunity International reach nearly four million children in more than 13,000 schools.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Podcast: Lessons from Schneider Electric (Part I)

In this episode of our Building Competitive Advantage in a Sustainable World podcast, David Young — a BCG Henderson Institute Fellow researching Sustainable Business Model Innovation — interviews Schneider Electric’s Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Olivier Blum.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Georgia-Pacific Applauds Volunteer Appreciation Day

Thanks to all of our #GPemployees who volunteer with organizations and make an impactful difference in our communities. The actions we take within our communities are often the biggest catalysts for change at a larger scale.

Innovation & Technology

The Power of Design Thinking

Design Thinking has become a popular problem-solving methodology to inject business innovation from users’ perspectives. Check out how CLP has been using this tool to find new solutions.

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Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Announces 2021 Arbor Day Award Winners

Since 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation has recognized the inspiring and life-changing work of leading environmental stewards and tree planters through the annual Arbor Day Awards.

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Environment

Fairtrade Trains Farmers to Adapt to Climate Change

Fairtrade America recognizes the impact of climate change on farming families worldwide, and timed with June 5, World Environment Day, will now offer resources to support all coffee farmers in mitigating climate-related challenges.

Health & Healthcare

Pack Your Bags and Your Test: American Has Customers' COVID-19 Testing Needs Covered

American Airlines is expanding its preflight COVID-19 testing program with new self-administered and more in-person testing options to make travel easier. Customers can now order an Abbott BinaxNOW™ Home Test through telehealth provider eMed.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Opens Data Submission Period for 2022 Gender-Equality Index

Today, Bloomberg announced that companies can submit their gender-related data via the Gender-Equality Index (GEI) Reporting Framework, to be considered for inclusion in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).

Diversity & Inclusion

How Speaking up, Listening Well and Reaching Out Is Creating Opportunities for AAPI Community

Martha Ha, chief privacy officer and chief counsel of corporate governance, and Jon de Csepel, CMO, vice president, medical affairs of the Americas, explain how the company is reaching out to AAPI employees and helping them to understand how to better work within the corporate culture.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Optimizing Technology for Accessibility With Renu Zunjarwad

In this conversation, we chat with Renu Zunjarwad, a User Researcher with a special focus on diversity and inclusion.

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Events, Media & Communications

Mario Azar, Key Architect of Black & Veatch Power Transformation, Joins Company's Board of Directors

Black & Veatch, a leading provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, today announced that Mario Azar, president of its global Power business has been named to the company’s Board of Directors.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Owens Corning: Increasing Our Social Handprint Via Community Engagement

The expectations and opportunities around corporate citizenship that companies encountered in 2020 were very different from those of 2010. Ten years ago, investor interest was infrequent, today a strong corporate citizenship program is table stakes.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Hershey Releases 2020 Sustainability Report

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today released its 2020 Sustainability Report, highlighting its progress on key environmental and social initiatives during a year of unprecedented challenges.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Reflections on the Challenges of 2020 and Continuing the Drive toward Key Impact Goals

Keysight CEO Ron Nersesian shares how the Keysight team navigated 2020, remained resilient in the face of disruption, and focused on customers in the company's 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.

Health & Healthcare

Responding to India's Current COVID-19 Situation

We have been actively planning how we can best provide relief to India through effective philanthropic action. We recognized that one of the key areas of strain on the system is the shortage of medical supplies and lifesaving equipment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month - Standing in Solidarity & Allyship

JetBlue stands in solidarity with the AAPI community to stop Asian hate. Racially motivated hate is unacceptable and goes against the very concept of humanity and everything we stand for as a company.

Environment

WSP USA Clearing Path to Recovery for Wildfire-ravaged Regions of California

In 2020, California was devastated by out-of-control wildfires that claimed lives, destroyed property and created environmental hazards across the state. When the fires subsided, state Emergency Management officials looked to WSP USA for management of the massive cleanup effort.

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