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Diversity & Inclusion

Women in Technology Accept the Challenge

Choose to challenge is this year’s International Women’s Day theme. Women in the technology industry have been doing this for decades.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Stepping in Together To Help the Children of Lebanon

A workplace’s volunteering culture has always been my number one factor when evaluating different job offers–and for that, I could not have made a better decision than to join Cisco.

Diversity & Inclusion

Watch Energea's Sustainability Spotlight Series: Gypsy Hill Supply a Vintage Clothing Shop

When Alyce and Taylor went to Paris, in 2017, they recognized the lack of quality secondhand fashion retailers here in the United States and thus launched their shop. The business combines their love of quality clothes with their interest in sustainable fashion. They find quality pieces of clothing that will last a lifetime and ship it to their customers in a repurposed box.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

SFDR Looks Beyond the Balance Sheet, Through Greenwashing. Data Strategies Must Change.

When the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) came into force on March 10, it might well have been news that passed many businesses by, writes Bart van Praag, General Manager, EMEA, Workiva.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Land Betterment Corporation Applauds Cureate for Being Selected as a Recipient of the Life Works Here Talent Initiative

Kim Bryden, Independent Director of Land Betterment, Founder and CEO of Cureate is expanding Cureate’s footprint to the Midwest to connect local food suppliers to institutional purchasers

Innovation & Technology

Smart Living? It's All About Simplicity

Smart living is all the rage. Find out how smart meters are quietly transforming homes in Hong Kong and opening up more energy-saving possibilities.

Health & Healthcare

How We're Tracking COVID-19 Variants

Now, as COVID-19 variants emerge across the globe, Abbott scientists — Virus Hunters to us — are helping the global effort to track known variants and identify new ones.

Environment

Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) Positively Impacting 6 Million Lives Through Improved Clean Water Access, Sanitation Across Continent

Water security is critical to building resilient communities and economic empowerment across Africa.

Diversity & Inclusion

Can Technology Help Bring Women Back to the Workforce?

Visual artist Ashley Cecil’s professional life was upended when schools closed. The 39-year-old mother of two, who earns less than her husband, says it was clear she’d be the one to scale back.

Environment

International Paper Celebrates World Water Day

We're celebrating United Nations' World Water Day, a day to recognize water's vital role in supporting economic, social and human development.

Innovation & Technology

KEEN Creates Open-source Process for PFC-free Footwear As Part of Its Detox the Planet Initiative; Challenges Outdoor Footwear Industry to Be PFC-free by 2025

KEEN Creates Open-Source Process For PFC-free Footwear As Part Of Its Detox The Planet Initiative; Challenges Outdoor Footwear Industry To Be PFC-Free By 2025

Health & Healthcare

Herbalife Nutrition Explains What Is Hidden Hunger and Why Good Nutrition Is Essential to Fight It

When you are deficient in a specific micronutrient, say vitamin D or magnesium, your brain does not get a clear signal. This form of hunger–known as hidden hunger or micronutrient deficiency–is often ignored or overshadowed.

Green Infrastructure

WRI & FedEx Collaborate to Create Safe, Reliable and Green Transit

Over the last decade, WRI Ross Cities and FedEx have worked to catalyze sustainable, resilient urban transport solutions to improve the quality of life for communities across the globe.

Health & Healthcare

Lessons Learned

Medtronic is applying the lessons learned during the pandemic to find new ways to support patients and providers around the world.

Green Infrastructure

Sustainable Business Travel at Clarivate

At the Trip Actions hosted the Destinations Europe Conference, Marilyn Johnson, Sr. Director of Global Sustainability at Clarivate spoke about sustainable business travel.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Smarter Farming With Ravensdown and ThinkPads in the (Literal) Field

Agritech and the adoption of smart tech on farms around New Zealand is helping farmers achieve a host of benefits: higher crop yield, fewer pesticides, less nutrient run-off and greater sustainability – to name a few.

Green Infrastructure

Enbridge Innovation in Action: Environmental Highlights

Natural resources and green spaces are precious to every community, and we know that the way we care for the air, land and water matters to everyone. At Enbridge, we take responsibility to the environment seriously.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray Announces Collaboration to Drive Transportation Innovation in Central Texas

The Ray is taking its proven record of innovation and sustainability to Central Texas through separate signed charters with the Texas Department of Transportation Austin District, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the City of Austin.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ASPCA Commits Additional $2 Million to Animal Welfare Organizations Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis

Earlier this year, Subaru of America, Inc. partnered with the ASPCA to distribute nearly $700,000 in grant funding to support virtual adoption events hosted by animal welfare organizations and local Subaru retailers across the country.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vistra's TXU Energy Launches New Plan With Automatic Savings for Electric Vehicle Owners

Vistra's flagship retail electricity brand, TXU Energy, today announced the launch of TXU Energy EV PassSM. The company’s first plan designed specifically for electric vehicle owners gives customers 50% off all energy charges every weeknight and all weekend long

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

23 Companies Incentivize Us to Power Women Entrepreneurs During Women's History Month

The Whole Planet Foundation International Women’s Day virtual event had 500+ participants come together during March 7-8 to expand women’s opportunities through access to entrepreneurship.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Hershey: Responsible Sourcing

Our Responsible Sourcing strategy guides how we positively contribute to the sustainability and livelihoods of the communities and ecosystems we depend on to source ingredients, manufacture and deliver our products.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pandemic Milestone: A Fresh Perspective on Group Benefits

According to the 2020-2021 Aflac WorkForces Report, 35% of workers say improving their benefits package is the one thing their employer could do to keep them in their jobs — second only to increasing their pay.

Education

My Green Lab Launches Accredited Professional Program for Lab Sustainability

My Green Lab today announced at their annual Summit the launch of their Accredited Professional (AP) Program for laboratory sustainability.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  3. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  4. 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...
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. 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...
  10. Awards and Recognition
    This captures all of Action Against Hunger's awards and recognition.
  11. 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...
  12. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  13. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  14. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  15. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...