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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Las Vegas Sands: Honoring a Culture of Volunteerism

In 2017, Las Vegas Sands established The Sheldon G. and Dr. Miriam Adelson Citizenship Award presented by Sands Cares, an annual honor to recognize Team Members across all regions who have demonstrated dedication to giving back to their communities and important causes. The award was created to honor the Adelson family’s legacy of philanthropy and service.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keeping Dave Thomas’ Legacy Alive and You Can Help

Today the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption celebrates our founder, Dave Thomas on what would have been his 86th birthday.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Charting a Path to Inclusive Smart Cities

The continual integration of digital technology into our communities is prompting leaders at all levels of government to place a premium on identifying and mobilizing technology that can make their constituents safer, use tax dollars more efficiently, and ensure that all residents reap the benefits of technology.

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Environment

PFAS Management Support From Antea Group

Antea Group’s PFAS services are comprehensive and can help you address your PFAS concerns with expertise and confidentiality.

Innovation & Technology

The Future Is Digital: Get Started With GRI’s Digital Reporting Tool

GRI has developed a Digital Reporting Tool, which will help report preparers customize their own set of material metrics drawn from the GRI Standards, map their data needs and include responses to the selected disclosures. Read more about this and how to engage with GRI on digital reporting.

Environment

A Feast for Iguanas

The green iguana population there has dwindled significantly. Population growth, illegal hunting, and the mismanagement of resources – the environment’s usual enemies – had conspired to reduce their numbers to frightening levels. Thankfully, the people at Monsanto’s Research and Development site in Salama, a city in north-central Guatemala, helped come to the rescue in their community.

Innovation & Technology

Digital Literacy Unlocks Opportunity for All

For many of us, making connections or finding information online is second nature. But for others, navigating the internet is a small triumph that can lead to life-changing independence. It’s the spark that can ignite a new passion and open doors to future career paths.

The keys that unlock these life-changing moments? Digital literacy and access to technology — two areas of strategic investment at Comcast NBCUniversal that empower people and create opportunities for those who need it most.

Green Infrastructure

Experimental Solar Road in Georgia Is Paving a New Way

The first solar roadway in the U.S. debuted on an 18-mile stretch of I-85 in southwestern Georgia. It's called the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway, and the asphalt is a living laboratory now known as The Ray -- it offers a vision of how highways could look and function in the future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SC Johnson India Named a Top 2018 Workplace

SC Johnson India today announced it has been named one of the Top 50 Companies to work for by the Great Place to Work® Institute. The organization ranked No. 36 on the 2018 list of companies. The India operation was also recognized as a top workplace in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry category.

Innovation & Technology

Building Digital Literacy

Digital literacy is key to future job growth and opportunity across the Asia-Pacific region. BNY Mellon supports a range of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs to prepare disadvantaged individuals in this diverse region for the modern workforce. From India’s emerging economy to the developed economies of Hong Kong and Japan, BNY Mellon tailors programs to help people gain vital technology skills.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Environmental Leader | First of Its Kind Loan: Barclays’ Borrower Pays Less if Sustainability Targets are Met

In a first in the US, a company has entered into a syndicated sustainability-linked revolving loan. CMS Energy and its subsidiary, Consumers Energy, have entered into $1.4 billion revolving credit facilities from Barclays, the sole Sustainability Structuring Agent on the loan.

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Environment

Leather From Mushrooms? Biotech Goes High Fashion

Can one clever little purse set the fashion business on a new, Earth-friendly path? None other than haute couture designer Stella McCartney hopes so.

Environment

Synergizing Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Cameroon

Climate change in Cameroon has had, and will continue to have, adverse effects on agro-ecosystems and communities in multiple ways; with negative consequences dominating. Thus, the question we should ask ourselves is not whether the climate will change, but rather how we should respond.

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Environment

Expert Interview with Seth Pitkin, PFAS Expert

Seth Pitkin is a distinguished hydrogeologist with more than 32 years of experience in the strategic investigation and remediation of groundwater and subsurface contamination.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Brands Taking Stands & Joining Movements: A Conversation With Grant Garrison of GOOD Corps

Grant Garrison, managing director at GOOD Corps, talks about how brands can purposefully align themselves with causes and movements to advance social good.

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Innovation & Technology

Xploration Station Announces Launch of Fourth-Annual #StudentAstronaut Competition

Xploration Station, the country’s only E/I broadcast destination dedicated exclusively to STEM programming for teens and their families, announced the return of its #StudentAstronaut video contest today. This will be the fourth iteration of the nationwide competition tied to the popular TV series Xploration Outer Space. And this year, we’re headed to Russia!

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Sustainable Development Goals

SDG Reporting Webinar

Have you had a chance to sign up for Ethical Corporation’s exclusive webinar on Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals?

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Oxfam Spurs Transparency Conversation Between Consumers and Supermarkets

Americans have seen the power of their activism make a change. From boycott hashtags, student protests and outspoken employees, consumers have been a driving force for progress on social and environmental issues. But they are not always equipped to start a direct dialogue with brands about complex issues. Oxfam recognized that issue and is arming consumers with facts to help facilitate a conversation with supermarkets around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo Program Supports Fair Housing Efforts

Wells Fargo and Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced more than 50 grants awarded to nonprofits across the U.S. to promote housing equality for low- to middle-income households in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The 2018 Wells Fargo Housing Equality 50th Anniversary Grant Program honors fair housing community leaders, advocates, and nonprofits by contributing funding for projects, education and training programs and initiatives that highlight the work of those furthering housing equality in 2018, which marks 50 years since the Fair Housing Act was enacted.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Republic Services Rings Closing Bell at NYSE to Celebrate 20 Years as a Publicly-Traded Company

Today, Republic Services had the honor of ringing the closing bell @NYSE to celebrate 20 years as a publicly-traded company. Republic thanks all past and present employees, customers, partners and shareholders for being a part of the Company’s continued growth. It’s their collective commitment to serving their customers, communities and planet that have led them to where they are today.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan’s Red Conger Named 2018 Copper Man of the Year

The Copper Club Inc. has honored Red Conger, Freeport-McMoRan’s President and Chief Operating Officer-Americas, with its 2018 Ankh Award, also known as the Copper Man of the Year, for four-plus decades of leadership and service to the copper industry.

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Environment

Whirlpool Plants Trees, Deepens Amana Roots

The Whirlpool Corporation refrigeration plant in Middle Amana has called the Amana Colonies home for 83 years. This past week, the appliance manufacturer and refrigeration company deepened its roots in the community – literally – by planting seven trees to honor the seven Amana Colonies.

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Health & Healthcare

Diversey’s Soap for Hope Program Changes Lives through Recycled Soap

Most of us in the developed world take soap for granted. It’s a pervasive part of our consciousness and our lifestyle: It lives in our bathrooms, our kitchens, under our sinks and in our camping supplies. It’s a necessity, but few of us in North America would think of it as a sign of affluence.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Viacom and NYC Service Help the Disadvantaged Pack for College

On Monday, June 11, Viacom interns and employees gathered in a pop music-filled conference room at the company’s Times Square headquarters. They had come to join Viacommunity – Viacom’s social-responsibility arm – to assemble duffle bags full of towels, sheet sets, laundry bags, comforters, backpacks and other items for disadvantaged college-bound students.

The two-hour event was part of Project Move-In Day, a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office of New York City’s NYC Service program, the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and corporations such as Viacom that aims to provide 150 homeless or disadvantaged students with a packaged bag of dorm necessities at a summer send-off reception honoring their hard work and dedication.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The KFC Youth Foundation and StreetWork Partner to Help High Risk Youth in Australia

Learn more about StreetWork, a partner of The KFC Youth Foundation, and the incredible work they do to help high risk youth in Australia.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

  2. Climate Stabilization
    SCS is working to advance climate accounting and reporting based on the latest climate science to help stabilize climate below temperature thresholds...

  3. Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
    The vision of Paris 2024 Paris 2024 will see a new vision of Olympism in action, delivered in a unique spirit of international celebration. We will...

  4. Carton Council
    Formed in 2009, the Carton Council is an industry organization committed to growing carton recycling in the U.S. By promoting both recycling...

  5. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

  6. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

  7. First Responder Programming
    At Motorola Solutions, our customers are everyday heroes, and our philanthropic arm, the Motorola Solutions Foundation is dedicated to paying it...

  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. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  10. Fifth Third Day 2025
    Fifth Third Bank’s nearly 19,000 employees celebrate the annual “Fifth Third Day” by volunteering and donating to fight food insecurity within their...

  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. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

  14. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They're the people who build websites, run restaurants, and offer classes online. But their impact has gone largely unnoticed. Our mission is to...

  15. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They're the people who build websites, run restaurants, and offer classes online. But their impact has gone largely unnoticed. Our mission is to...