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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

Griffith Foods

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

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

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $90.7 Million of Financing for Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing in Monroeville, PA.

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided a $35 million construction loan and $15.7 million in 4% federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of Cambridge Square Apartments, located in Monroeville.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Shaking Up the C-Suite

Our second mini-series highlights episodes with Bob Eccles, a leading authority on integrated reporting, and Maher Al-Haffar, the chief financial officer of Cemex. Both guests join co-host Mandi McReynolds to discuss how the roles of the chief sustainability officer.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Baker Tilly’s New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Mapping Tool

Look at every opportunity to finance projects by evaluating their eligibility for tax credit financing through the NMTC program, which is designed to support investment in low-income communities. 2016-2020 ACS data now available!

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Energy

Reduced Energy Costs Make Increased Comfort Sweeter at Veronica’s Bakery & Café

After a local business alliance connected him with a Pepco Energy Savings for Business program representative, Eddy was reassured to learn that they could install a new, energy-efficient HVAC system that would effectively cool their space while also fitting their budget.

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Sustainable Development Goals

My Green Lab Welcomes AstraZeneca’s Penny James to Board of Directors, Enhancing Global Leadership in Sustainable Science

My Green Lab Welcomes AstraZeneca's Penny James to Board of Directors, Enhancing Global Leadership in Sustainable Science

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Environment

HGA and Consigli Unveil New Mass Timber Buildings at Bowdoin College

National interdisciplinary design firm HGA and Consigli Construction announce the completion of the first commercially-scaled mass timber buildings in Maine; Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies at Bowdoin College.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Sharing the Cisco Networking Academy Vision

Cisco works with wonderful partners who routinely push new boundaries in delivering an inclusive education for all.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Supply Chain Special Report Features Kimberly Clark’s Tamera Fenske

Chief Supply Chain Officer Tamera Fenske recently provided insights for Consumer Goods Technology’s 2023 Supply Chain Special Report.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Entergy Provides Free Legal Assistance to Vulnerable Community Members During Second EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day

For the second year in a row, Entergy participated in EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day, an industry-wide service day that we helped found to provide pro bono legal support for low-income, vulnerable community members in electric companies’ service areas.

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Health & Healthcare

10 Ways People Can Manage During the Holidays: How To Safeguard Your Sobriety

Managing the holidays can be challenging for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs), as this time of year often involves social gatherings and increased stress.

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Education

CNH Launches a Master’s Program for New Hire Employees at Wichita State University

CNH recently partnered with Wichita State University (WSU) to launch a master’s program for fifteen of our current employees.

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Diversity & Inclusion

4 Entrepreneurs Fostering Thriving Communities Featured in Sky’s the Limit’s Marketplace

SkysTheLimit.org spotlights four visionary entrepreneurs from its online holiday marketplace. These purpose-driven founders are committed to cultivating thriving communities.

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Events, Media & Communications

Cracking Climate Communications: How Companies Can Get It Right

We’re all familiar with philosophy’s favourite thought experiment: ‘if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?’ Now let’s apply the same thinking to climate action.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cadence Recognized With HRC Equality 100 Award as an LGBTQ+ Workplace Leader

We are proud to announce that Cadence has received the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)’s 2023-2024 Equality 100 Award in recognition of our leadership for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace.

Education

Culture, Tradition, STEM and Learning on the Land

“Indigenous people have always known about STEM.” Learning on the land through observation, storytelling, direct participation and through ceremony has always been the way of teaching in Indigenous communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

American Airlines Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

American Airlines has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the first time, one of only two passenger airlines included in the Index.

Environment

Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Acting for Nature

Nature underpins societal wellbeing by providing basic life support services and material goods such as soil, air, water, food, fuel, and fibre, so the impacts of nature loss are wide-reaching and threaten the foundations of our global economies, livelihoods, and food systems.

Events, Media & Communications

LyondellBasell Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is pleased to announce that LyondellBasell (LYB), a leader in the global chemical industry, has become a new council member.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How Yum! Brands Is Making Its Supply Chain More Sustainable

The effects of climate change can have a major impact on the global food system. That’s why Yum! Brands aims to be part of the solution and is working with suppliers to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named One of "America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity" by Newsweek

Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on Newsweek’s ranking of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

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Environment

Decarbonization Strategy at Novelis

The following sections describe our decarbonization strategy and our implementation progress over the last fiscal year on our journey to achieve our 2026 targets. Collaborating across our value chain will help us achieve our 2050 carbon neutrality goal.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Janet Kilbane: Guiding the Way Forward at Covia

Janet Kilbane – VP Project Management Office – looks back on her experience working at Covia and how it shaped her personal and professional life.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Tina Perry, President of OWN and Earvin "Magic" Johnson Honored As "Inspiration Award" Recipients at 10th Annual Anniversary Women in Entertainment Luncheon

On Friday, December 8, 2023, AEG’s ASCSC Foundation hosted its 10th annual Women in Entertainment Luncheon in Carson, CA.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Albertsons and MrBeast Collab That Has People Talking

Safeway, a banner operated by Albertsons Companies, has partnered with avid philanthropist and top digital creator MrBeast, AKA Jimmy Donaldson, on the latest challenge to hit the popular YouTube channel.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

In Light of the Transition News for Outgoing CEO Amina Razvi, Board Chair Tamar Hoek Details What’s Worth Celebrating and the Potential Ahead for the SAC

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) recently announced that its CEO, Amina Razvi, will leave the organization on December 29, 2023.

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