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Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Surpasses 60 Lift Zones in Central and Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia

Across Central and Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, Comcast has been working with community partners like the LGBT Center in Reading to launch more than 60 WiFi-connected Lift Zones.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ideas42, Wells Fargo Aim to Tackle High Costs of Living in Poverty in the U.S.

Today, Wells Fargo and ideas42, a leading nonprofit that uses insights from behavioral science to drive social change, announced Shared Prosperity Catalyst

Education

Subaru of America Supports Students and Classrooms in Need Nationwide During Subaru Loves Learning Month

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced the nationwide kickoff of Subaru Loves Learning month, the automaker’s initiative to make learning more accessible for kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) students nationwide.

Health & Healthcare

What We Learned About Genetic Sequencing During COVID-19 Could Revolutionize Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic is a hands-on workshop in how genetic information can help us more quickly control a pandemic. Relying on the SARS-CoV-2 code, researchers at academic labs were ready to develop a diagnostic test for the virus within weeks.

Environment

The Soil Health Institute Welcomes New Scientists and Interns to Its Growing Team

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, has announced that six new scientists and three interns have joined the Institute.

Diversity & Inclusion

Career Advice From Women in Tech Navigating Change

Many return-to-work conversations have centered around work styles and environments. Fewer around career progression and advice. Against a backdrop of reports about the outsized negative impact of the pandemic on working women, CIO Exchange shined a light on three successful women in tech who are rocking their careers.

Education

Omaha Public Schools Taps Coaches to Ease Transition to Hybrid Learning

Verizon Innovative Learning coaches Jenni Sherrill and Sara Newman and principal Dr. Carrie Carr say the resources and professional development provided by the program helped them support their school district during the pandemic.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gaming Survey Provides Data on Diversity and Inclusion Among Players

With more than 2.9 billion gamers in the world expected by the end of 2021, Intel is constantly considering how to best serve this vast and diverse gaming community.

Sustainable Development Goals

Science-based Roadmap Can Help Dairy Industry Meet Sustainability Goals

The Nature Conservancy has developed a Roadmap for a Sustainable Dairy System to help businesses create solutions that are both environmentally friendly and economically favorable, while delivering dairy products that consumers can feel good about.

Research, Reports & Publications

Parker Commits to Achieving Carbon Neutral Operations by 2040, Advances Technologies that Enable a Sustainable Future

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has released its 2020 Sustainability Report and announced a new commitment to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2040.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vinyl Sustainability Council Issues Call for Entries for Three Annual Awards

Vinyl Recycling Award, Social Impact Award, and Design for Reuse Award are now accepting submissions.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Award-Winning Communications Executive Brandee Dallow Joins SCS Global Services as Vice President of Sustainability for Luxury Goods

SCS Global Services (SCS) is pleased to announce that international branding and marketing expert, Brandee Dallow, has joined the company as its new Vice President of Sustainability for Luxury Goods.

Health & Healthcare

Together Against Child Mortality: Novartis and Save the Children Launch Health Project in the Slums of Nairobi

Novartis and children’s rights organization Save the Children are launching their first common health project tackling child mortality in Kenya's Kibera and Mathare slums.

Responsible Production & Consumption

MilliporeSigma Science Will Tell Podcast: Cyrene™

Are there greener alternatives to solvents? In the fourth episode of MilliporeSigma's Science Will Tell podcast series, learn how the company is using green chemistry to develop a portfolio of environmentally-friendly, safe alternatives

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva Receives AA Rating by MSCI Highlighting Its ESG Leadership and Commitment to Building a Better Future

MSCI ESG Investing has upgraded Workiva Inc. with a rating of AA as part of their MSCI ESG Ratings Assessment.

Green Infrastructure

Residential and Commercial Installations of CO₂-cured Solidia Concrete™

Solidia Technologies' patented processes moves the needle on carbon in two ways: they lower emissions in the production of cement and permanently consume carbon in the production of concrete.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Employees Volunteer With Team Rubicon to Assist With Post-tornado Cleanup

CNH Industrial employees joined forces with Team Rubicon to support the post-tornado cleanup efforts of the local community in Burr Ridge, Illinois, where CNH Industrial’s North American headquarters are located.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Disability Pride With Accessible Design and Inclusion

Today, we look at three brand activations that honored the disability community through accessible design and inclusion.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Deckers Brands Partners With FDRA As a 2021 Sustainability Strategic Partner

Deckers Brands is proud to be a 2021 Sustainability Strategic Partner for Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Leading the Way on Volunteering

As the pandemic forced us to use technology to navigate daily life, NortonLifeLock leadership championed the opportunity to establish a culture of giving, one where we continue to serve our communities by volunteering virtually.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Truist Foundation Helped Black-Owned Businesses Stay Afloat During the Pandemic

With a mission to strengthen small businesses, Truist Foundation gave Black Business Investment Fund, Inc. a grant to create a COVID-19 small business grant program for existing BBIF clients.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Announces 2021 Drop by Drop Project Grant Recipients

Launched in 2020, the Drop by Drop Project, from Sands ECO360 and our long-time partner Clean the World, has supported an initial cohort group of three organizations dedicated to protecting one of our most precious resources: Water.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Shares 2020 Highlights From Global FoodBanking Network Partnership

International Paper is proud to continue to work with The Global Food Banking Network (GFN) to eliminate hunger and food waste around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Always® and Walmart Continue to Team Up with Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Support the Women's Sports Foundation to #KeepHerPlaying

Together with Olympic Gymnast Laurie Hernandez, Always and Walmart are taking action. In partnership with the Women’s Sports Foundation, they are helping girls stay in sports, highlighting the important life skills that come from participation.

Latest Campaigns

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    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  2. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  3. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
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    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. Kids to College Powered by Entergy
    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...
  7. Financial health
    At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...
  8. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  9. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
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    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  12. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
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  14. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  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...