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Diversity & Inclusion

Principal Financial Group® scores 100 in Disability Equality Index®

For the second year in a row, Principal® scored 100 in the Disability Equality Index® by Disability:IN and American Association of People with Disabilities.

Green Infrastructure

Janet is Working on Health and Safety at Chevron

Meet Janet. At Chevron, she’s focusing on human performance factors to help influence the health and safety of our global workforce. Actions like these have resulted in meaningful progress.

Energy

Florida's Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Joins Duke Energy to Unveil 4 New Electric Depot Bus Chargers

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) today unveiled four new electric depot bus chargers at the bus lot at PSTA headquarters.

Events, Media & Communications

2021 Global Inclusive Growth Summit: Rebuilding for All - Register October 14th, 2021

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the Aspen Institute proudly present the 2021 Global Inclusive Growth Summit.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GFSI Welcomes Four New Members Into Coalition of Action

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, is pleased to announce that four more companies have joined its ranks. The four companies – Develey, Kerry, Spinneys and Sysco

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Named One of the Best Employers for Women by Forbes

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, has been named to Forbes list of The Best Employers for Women in 2021.

Research, Reports & Publications

Briefing: Moving Ambition to Action With Unilever, IKEA, & Google

Sustainability is no longer at the fringes of business strategy; it is intrinsic to any successful business' future. We know what we need to do, and why, but the inescapable question is how.

Education

Back to School Digital Safety Tips

Before your kids go back to school, join National Parent Teacher Association and NortonLifeLock Cyber Safety experts for quick tips to get your family's devices and online privacy ready. Join us Wednesday 8/18 at 3 p.m. ET LIVE on Facebook!

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial South America Holds Clothes and Blanket Drive

Following the success of its recent food and hygiene items drive, CNH Industrial South America organized a winter clothing and blanket drive at its manufacturing sites in Brazil to support people in need during the winter season.

Research, Reports & Publications

7 Must-Haves for Future-Proof ESG Reporting Software

Compiling data to report on environmental, social, and governance metrics is easier with ESG disclosure software. Here are seven things to look for in an ESG reporting platform that will evolve along with ESG disclosure frameworks.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tide Evolves Loads of Hope Program to Meet New Societal Challenge

This August, Tide Loads of Hope is transforming its hallmark social impact program to meet the needs of a new group as part of “The Tent Mender” campaign.

Diversity & Inclusion

Webinar: Implementing Vision Zero Using an Equity Lens - Part 1

Learn the history of systemic racial inequality in land use and transportation planning the U.S. and its impacts on today’s transportation system. Using data, we explore the correlation of socioeconomic factors to the current state of roadway safety.

Innovation & Technology

Innovating for Social Impact

Alarmingly, more than 25% of the world’s population lacks access to basic toilet facilities, and 673 million people continue to practice open defecation1.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability Commitment a Key Component to Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Through #SandsECO360, Las Vegas Sands global sustainability program, the company seeks to minimize environmental impact and promote sustainability practices in its business regions throughout the world.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Explore Best-in-Class Air Purification Solutions for Return to Classrooms

Delos has already provided over 150,000 units across more than 100 school districts that represent approximately 2.7 million students across the country, including some of the largest such as New York City, Chicago, Miami-Dade and Baltimore.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Texas Diversity Council to Kick Off Legal Diversity Summit, Recognizing Top Women Lawyers & General Counsel

The Texas Diversity Council (NDC) will kick off its Legal Diversity Summit, “Raising the Bar: Legal Diversity in Action,” announcing the 2021 Top Women Lawyers and General Counsel on Tuesday, Sept. 28 f

Green Infrastructure

Watch: Hawaii DOT Infrastructure Adaptation Planning Updated

Highways in Hawai‘i are surrounded by water and crisscross rugged volcanic island terrain. As such, the infrastructure that island residents depend on is exposed to a variety of hazards, which are only increasing in frequency and intensity with a changing climate.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tent Mender Leads Viewers On Journey of Self-Discovery

P&G and Tide have partnered with Hand Made Productions and the Story Lab to create The Tent Mender, a profoundly moving documentary series on people experiencing homelessness.

Energy

The Technology Solution to the Power Grid's Battle With Climate Change

By leveraging Intel's comprehensive technology and unique ability to convene an ecosystem of utilities, governments and technology, we can transform energy grids across the globe and bring reliable, renewable power to all.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC Issues Inaugural Social Bond

PNC's inaugural social bond will finance Eligible Social Projects that promote positive social outcomes that benefit low- to moderate-income individuals and communities, majority-minority census tracts, and/or vulnerable or underserved populations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability Policy & Regulation Briefing: Policy Focus Needs to Be on Delivery, Not Promises

This has become a matter of trust – we need to collectively, as developed nations and donor nations, deliver on that." COP26 president, Alok Sharma, said ahead of the G7 meeting.

Responsible Production & Consumption

O-I Glass Partners with Peru's Plaza Vea Supermarkets to Make Glass Recycling Easy with #ReciclaConsciente

Plaza Vea and O-I Glass have partnered for newest campaign #ReciclaConsciente helping remind shoppers which packaging is recyclable, and that glass is fully and infinitely recyclable.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Black & Veatch's Una Nowling Wins Kansas City-Area 'STEMMy' Award for Diversity Efforts

Since coming out as a transgender woman in 2012, Black & Veatch’s Una Nowling has championed efforts to educate locally and globally about gender diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM).

Innovation & Technology

Abbott's Freestyle® Libre 2 IOS App Cleared In U.S., Providing a Seamless Digital Experience to Simplify Diabetes Management

Abbott announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the FreeStyle® Libre 2 iOS application for use with compatible iPhones1, providing a comprehensive digital offering for its FreeStyle Libre 2 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system.

Innovation & Technology

Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Using Technology to Help Kids Realize Their Potential

Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia and Comcast have a longstanding partnership committed to connecting people through technology and enabling young people to reach their full potential.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  5. Inclusion
    Southwire’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) mission is to build a culture that recognizes and celebrates the value of diverse backgrounds...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  9. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  10. 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...
  11. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  12. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  13. 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...
  14. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  15. 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...