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Health & Healthcare

American Minute: Learn How At-home COVID-19 Testing Works

In this American Minute, American Airlines AAdvantage member and Sandals Resorts Senior Vice President of Sales Gary Sadler walks through the ease of at-home COVID-19 testing through LetsGetChecked.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Appoints Sathyamoorthy to New Leadership Post, Strengthening Company's Focus on Applied Research, Innovation in Water Industry

Black & Veatch announced that Sandeep Sathyamoorthy, an expert with a track record of successfully leading applied research in wastewater treatment and reuse, has been named global practice and technology leader for innovation and applied research.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating Lasting Solutions To Advance Social Justice and Global Equity

Commitment to 2023 Milestone – Focused on Goal to Increase African American Representation by 30%

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Cabbage Plant Leads to Unbreakable Bonds

It started with a desire to feed hungry people in her community. But thirteen years later, Katie Stagliano says it is the life-changing relationships that have made the biggest difference.

Health & Healthcare

Shawn Springs: From Idea to Impact

Carla speaks with entrepreneur and former NFL cornerback Shawn Springs, founder and CEO of Windpact, a company focusing on impact protection across industries, including sports, automotive, and the military applications.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gildan Awarded Silver Class Distinction in the Sustainability Yearbook 2021

Gildan Activewear Inc. has reinforced its position as a sustainable leader in apparel manufacturing with a 9th consecutive recognition in The Sustainability Yearbook, an award that distinguishes the world’s highest performing sustainable companies

Events, Media & Communications

Reuters Events Presents: Embedding Risk and Resilience Into Your Value Chain Leadership Briefing

Companies must expect further disruption across their operations and throughout their supply chain over the coming years – whether that may be health, social or climate related – but where do you start when future-proofing your business?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

United Earns a Decade of Perfect Scores on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's LGBTQ Workplace Equality Index

United Airlines recently announced it has received its 10th consecutive perfect score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Green Infrastructure

Needing to Build Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World

The world was given a unique opportunity in 2020 to take stock of what truly matters and start to better plan for the future through sustainable infrastructure projects

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How One Former Journalist Is Fostering Community for Minority Entrepreneurs

Since the day two Wichita Eagle reporters visited Christina Long’s middle school class, she knew what she envisioned for her own future.

Environment

Sky Zero's One Year Anniversary

It’s not going to be easy to transform our entire business in just a decade, but I believe that it’s only by setting bold and difficult targets that you gather the momentum required and galvanize your teams to act.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Should Not Be Optional

Proposals by the European Commission that would introduce new due diligence requirements for companies on their human rights and environmental impacts have been strongly supported by GRI.

Environment

Scotiabank Launches Net Zero Research Fund to Boost Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

In continued efforts to combat climate change, Scotiabank has established a Net Zero Research Fund to initiate partnerships with leading think tanks and academic institutions that are supporting key sectors in their efforts to decarbonize.

Energy

W. M. Keck Observatory and Duke Energy's Rec Solar Announce Completion of Major Sustainability Project in Hawaii

Duke Energy’s REC Solar and W. M. Keck Observatory have completed the world’s largest commercial solar system installed at the record-breaking altitude of 13,600 feet.

Environment

P&G's Ambition 2030 Goals, Help Conserve Precious Resources and Restore the World

In 2018, we took a hard look and refocused our energy toward 2030, with a new set of goals and an embrace of new practices intended not just to reduce our footprint and conserve precious resources, but to help restore the world, ultimately leaving it better than we found it.

Sustainable Development Goals

MilliporeSigma Enhances Design for Sustainability Framework, Offers Customers Data-Driven Insights for Greener Solutions

MilliporeSigma has launched an enhanced Design for Sustainability (DfS) framework, a unique approach to holistically integrate sustainability into products, systems and services.

Education

Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grant Application Window Now Open

Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving children’s nutrition and wellness, has opened its annual Garden Grant window to offer financial support to schools who wish to start or expand edible education spaces.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kellogg Company Donates $120,000 to Albertsons Companies Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors Initiative

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) and Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) announced today that Kellogg is donating $120,000 to Albertsons Companies Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors initiative.

Education

CNH Industrial Helps to Digitize Education in Turkey

The longer the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact communities around the world, the more we are discovering that it is changing even the most familiar aspects of daily life.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fresh Thyme Market and Afritex Ventures Partner to Market Fresh, Premium Grade Wild Caught Ahi Tuna

Afritex Ventures, a leading longline value-added fishing company that exports globally, and rising specialty grocer, Fresh Thyme Market, are proud to announce their new partnership to provide tuna loins to the U.S. market. This partnership will bring fresh, wild caught premium Yellowfin Ahi Tuna loins to all Fresh Thyme Market grocery stores across 10 Midwest states.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

American Airlines: Climbing in the Rankings

American Airlines received second place in this year’s Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REID) Index.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Presents Family Engagement Book Reading to Open Dialogue About Children, Diversity, and Inclusion

On Thursday, February 11, Rockwell Automation sponsored a live reading of “I am a Boy of Color” by children’s author and diversity, equity and inclusion advocate Deanna Singh from Milwaukee.

Innovation & Technology

United to Work With Archer Aviation to Accelerate Production of Advanced, Short-haul Electric Aircraft

United Airlines today announced that it has completed an agreement to work with air mobility company Archer as part of the airline's broader effort to invest in emerging technologies that decarbonize air travel.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Innovation and Employee Wellbeing Ground Stanley Black & Decker's COVID-19 Efforts

The company’s products—which include tools, fasteners, security, health, and safety solutions used by healthcare, first responders, and construction, transportation and manufacturing workers—became essential in the work being done to fight COVID-19.

Environment

Betting Big in the Fight Against a Changing Climate

In the past year, we faced a once-in-a-century pandemic, unprecedented wildfires across the western United States, historic floods in Asia and a record-breaking hurricane season in the Atlantic.

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