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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Responds to Devastating Tennessee Tornadoes

Our hearts are with those impacted by a series of tornadoes that wreaked havoc in middle Tennessee Saturday night, causing widespread destruction in Montgomery, Sumner and Davidson counties.

Environment

EPA Issues Final Rule for Oil and Natural Gas Operations for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions

On December 2, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and natural gas operations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Motorola Solutions Achieves Record-Breaking Impact Through Fifth Annual Global Months of Service

For five remarkable years, Motorola Solutions employees have come together in the spirit of giving back to communities where they live and work – with a competitive twist – during Global Months of Service (GMOS), led by the Motorola Solutions Foundation.

Education

AMD Celebrates National STEM Day With Middle School Students

AMD recently partnered with professional soccer team Austin FC, EK Fluid Gaming and two educational organizations to welcome more than 100 students and educational staff for a hands-on day of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning

Research, Reports & Publications

Climate Horizon: Opportunities for a Greener World in the Middle East

The following explores two future perspectives for the decarbonization of the Middle East by 2060, scientifically accounting for multiple uncertain variables which directly alter the region’s future energy demand.

Sustainable Development Goals

Griffith Foods Commits to Transformative Call to Action for Sustainable Food Systems at UNFCCC COP28

Griffith Foods, a global food development partner, proudly announces its participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP28), taking place in Dubai, UAE, from November 30th to December 12th.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Awards $53,000 Grant to RODI Italian

For two weeks in November, Fifth Third employees across greater Cincinnati and the Bank’s footprint showed their love for local small businesses by entering them in a sweepstakes to win a $53,000 grant. The Bank is pleased to announce one of the winners is RODI Italian.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Maximus Staff Show Their Generosity by Supporting the Catherine McAuley Center

The EAOS staff volunteered to complete a community service project to benefit the Catherine McAuley Center, a Maximus Foundation grantee partner.

Green Infrastructure

The Future – It’s Electric! But Are We Ready?

President Biden has set an ambitious goal of 100 percent clean electricity by 2035, but is that achievable? It is the challenge of our generation and one of the most exciting business opportunities ever presented to the United States.

Innovation & Technology

What Is the US Cyber Trust Mark?

In July 2023, the White House introduced U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary cybersecurity certification and labeling program that intends to elevate the level of cybersecurity across connected devices in the United States.

Health & Healthcare

‘It’s the Nearness That You Are There For:’ Primary Healthcare Clinic Offers a Path Forward

When the clinic first opened – built with funds provided by Viatris in partnership with Rhiza Babuyile, a local nonprofit – Sister Thandi cried.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pepco Employees Become Santa’s Helpers to Make Sure Local Kids Have a Bright Holiday Season!

For the 14th year, Pepco’s Edison Place Gallery transformed into Santa’s Workshop full of hundreds of toys and gifts to support the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program which pairs sponsors with a deserving child, “Angel”, in need.

Health & Healthcare

New Report From Quest Diagnostics Unveils Priorities for Community Health Centers

More than 1,100 Community Health Centers – also called Federally Qualified Health Centers, or FQHC – today provide affordable, comprehensive care to over 30 million children and adults across the United States.

Health & Healthcare

Cadence Partners With Antiviral Discovery Consortium to Spearhead Rapid Development of Treatments for Viral Pandemics

Cadence Molecular Sciences (OpenEye)—a business unit of Cadence Design Systems (Nasdaq: CDNS)—will provide OpenEye’s molecular design software to power the open-science AI-driven Structure-enabled Antiviral Platform (ASAP) Discovery Consortium.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Paychex Identifies Top 5 Regulatory Issues for Employers To Watch in 2024

Paychex, Inc. released the top five regulatory and compliance-related topics employers should be monitoring heading into 2024.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Q3 2023

Today we’re bringing you the latest quarterly giving series from The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation to highlight the great work being done in support of our mission to help inspire and enable youth sports participation.

Energy

Countdown to 2045: Near-Term Priority Actions To Achieve Net Zero

Achieving an 85% GHG emissions reduction and reaching net zero by 2045 requires bold, immediate action from all stakeholders across the public and private sectors.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Jessica Zander, Manager of Strategy and Operations for Walgreen Benefit Fund

In 1939, Charles R. Walgreen Sr., created the Walgreen Benefit Fund when he donated 2,500 shares of Walgreens stock to assist team members and retirees in dire financial need due to hardship.

Diversity & Inclusion

For 17th Year, U.S. Bank Scores 100 on the HRC Corporate Equality Index

For the 17th consecutive year, U.S. Bank has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CFLI India Announces Climate Finance Solutions With the Potential To Mobilize Over US$6.5 Billion in India

Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions and founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) India, announced climate finance solutions.

Environment

COP28 Spotlights Youth in Combatting Climate Change

At SAP, we’ve embraced a four-pronged approach specifically designed to support and empower youth in their journey to a sustainable and just world: rally, represent, reskill, and resource.

Innovation & Technology

Soil Health Institute Launches Slakes: A Free Smartphone App To Measure Soil Aggregate Stability

“As one of the top commercial bank agricultural lenders in the U.S., Wells Fargo is a proud supporter of the Soil Health Institute and the development of Slakes,” added Robyn Luhning, Chief Sustainability Officer at Wells Fargo.

Diversity & Inclusion

UAACC Charitable Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from KeyBank in Support of Utah Youth

KeyBank has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Utah African American Chamber of Commerce (UAACC) Charitable Foundation to support the organization’s career exploration programming for high school and college students.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Evolution of Sustainable Packaging

To minimize environmental impacts, we need to find a balance between packaging solutions that are recyclable and those that preserve product and extend shelf life because emissions associated with food waste are more environmentally damaging than the packaging.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Largest U.S. Pension Fund Just Rolled Out a Climate Transition Plan Focused on Risk and Opportunity

There are times when an established company, an investor, a startup makes a move that is so strategic—so in tune with the risks and the opportunities of the moment—that it marks the shift between the market’s past and its future.

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