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Bacardi-Owned BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Announces ‘Electrifying’ Global Partnership With E1 Series

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® is stepping into the world of sports entertainment, announcing a new global partnership with E1 Series – the world’s first all-electric race boat Championship that combines sports, entertainment and a respect for the world’s ‘natural blues.’

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Tech is #1 in Water for 17 Years

Tetra Tech is Leading with Science® to deliver innovative solutions for its clients’ most challenging water problems around the world. In 2020 Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranked Tetra Tech #1 in Water in its “Top 500 Design Firms” issue for the 17th year in a row. ENR also ranked Tetra Tech #4 out of 500 firms in the 2020 Design Firms list.

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Research, Reports & Publications

AEP Releases 2020 Corporate Accountability Report

American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) issued its 2020 Corporate Accountability Report, an annual assessment of its performance as a public company and a community partner. This is the 14th year of AEP’s report, which details developments in energy and technology, social responsibility, community investments and environmental stewardship.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Join Social Value Canada for the Social Value Certification Webinar

Join #SVC May 21 at 1PM EST to learn which one you may have already achieved and how to access the next step!

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Health & Healthcare

Whirlpool Corporation, Dow, and Reynolds Consumer Products Collaborate to Manufacture and Donate Much-Needed Respirators Through WIN Health Labs, LLC

Whirlpool Corporation, Dow and Reynolds Consumer Products are pleased to announce a collaboration to provide much-needed respirators to the heroic men and women in healthcare who are working on the frontlines to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Events, Media & Communications

Sixth Annual 'Red Nose Day Special' Airs May 21 on NBC

The two-hour television event raises awareness and life-changing funds for children in need in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and some of the world’s poorest communities.

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Innovation & Technology

data.org Issues an Open Call for $10MM Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge

Today, data.org issued an open call for breakthrough ideas that harness the power of data science to help people and communities rebound and remain resilient in the wake of Covid-19 and its economic impact. Launched in partnership...

Research, Reports & Publications

A Post-COVID-19 Agenda for Sustainability Reporting

The world of sustainability reporting after COVID-19 will be very different than the world that preceded it. What should change?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping the Southeast Texas Food Bank Deliver 120,000 More Meals

Bechtel Group Foundation is helping to fill kitchen shelves around Southeast Texas with a $30,000 gift to the Southeast Texas Food Bank through the new Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Tracking Technologies. The Perfect Recipe for Efficient Logistics.

Advanced tracking technologies are a cornerstone of efficient and sustainable logistical and production processes.

Diversity & Inclusion

IOC Young Reporters: Spreading the Word for Gender Equality

Approximately 80 per cent of accredited journalists and photographers at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 were male, underlining the gender imbalance that currently exists in the sports media.

Health & Healthcare

How to Kill Germs in Carpet to Reduce Your Family’s Risk of Illness

At this very moment, everyone around the world is practicing responsible social distancing in a collective effort to prevent the spread of germs. Although these times can feel uncertain and create anxiety, for most it is reassuring to digitally connect with friends and family and safely quarantine in the comfort of your home.

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Education

T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert’s Commencement Speech for 2020 Virtual Graduates: “Follow Your Passions!”

Today, the magenta commendations continue as T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert joins other impactful leaders and luminaries through the company’s partnership with iHeartMedia and its “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” series.

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Events, Media & Communications

Leading Global Companies Gather Virtually to Drive Solutions to Society's Greatest Challenges

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) is virtually hosting hundreds of corporate leaders from across the U.S. and around the world for the 2020 CECP Summit: Strength in Solutions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Johnson & Johnson Supporting Frontline Health Workers

COVID-19 demonstrates the essential and often undervalued role of health workers. The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies and Johnson & Johnson Foundation committed $50 million to support and supply health workers.

Energy

Alliant Energy’s West Riverside Energy Center Goes into Service

Alliant Energy customers in Wisconsin are now receiving energy from the newly constructed West Riverside Energy Center. The 730-megawatt, highly efficient, combined-cycle natural gas generating station is located near Beloit, Wisconsin.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership and Fundamentals Key in Uncertain Times

“You have to be intentional in connecting and communicating, but it’s certainly easier to do when you have a culture that already has that kind of dynamic,” he says from Chicago, in an interview ranging from culture and leadership to market volatility and the COVID-led changes that may be here to stay.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon Supports Keep America Beautiful

Thanks to a long-standing partnership with Dow, Richard Childress Racing will feature Keep America Beautiful® on the No. 3 Chevrolet driven by Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon when NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway on Wednesday, May 20.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E11: Chris Ide, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Chris Ide, VP of Corporate & Community Partnerships at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation, joins Danielle Holly for a candid conversation on mental health during COVID-19.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

No Wasted Opportunities: Enabling Full Disclosure

Organizations now have the means to disclose a complete picture of the waste impacts in their activities, products and services – following the launch of a new reporting standard by GRI, provider of the leading global sustainability standards.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Vertex Publishes 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX), a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases, announces its 2019 Corporate Responsibility report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UPS Delivers 5 Millionth Meal to Rural Students and their Families Impacted by Novel Coronavirus Crisis

UPS (NYSE: UPS), a global leader in logistics, in partnership with McLane Global, a leading food and logistics company, today announced the delivery of the five millionth meal through the Emergency Meals-to-You program, designed to deliver...

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Research, Reports & Publications

NRG Energy Provides Progress on Net-Zero Goal in 2019 Sustainability Report

NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE:NRG) today released its 2019 Sustainability Report, providing an update on the Company’s comprehensive sustainability strategy.

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Environment

Over 150 Global Corporations Urge World Leaders for Net-zero Recovery From COVID-19

In largest ever UN-backed CEO-led climate advocacy effort, major multinationals reaffirm their own science-based commitments to achieving zero carbon economy and call on governments to match their ambition.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

eBay Foundation Increases Grantmaking to Nearly $15 Million to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts and Employee Matching

The eBay Foundation is announcing this week $10 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief worldwide, increasing its efforts to a total of nearly $15 million in COVID-19 related grants to date.

Health & Healthcare

DABO, Comerica and Community Partners Deliver COVID-19 Testing and Relief Efforts to Underserved Detroit Neighborhoods

Supporting Detroit’s neighborhoods as city residents continue to fight the COVID-19 global pandemic has become critical in the collective efforts to stay safe and slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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