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Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard Strive USA: One Year Later

One year after the launch of Strive USA, Mastercard’s U.S. small business initiative is now supporting small businesses in 43 states and working closely with 16 prominent organizations. Here we provide an update on our work and progress — and where we go next.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ceres Applauds CalPERS Bold $100 Billion Investment in Climate Solutions

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced a bold investment of $100 billion in climate solutions by 2030 to support its overall goal of achieving a net zero emissions portfolio by 2050.

Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial Celebrates International Day of Rural Women

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, celebrates International Day of Rural Women by recognizing three hardworking women in the company. Their stories prove that gender is no barrier to a successful career in Australia’s agriculture sector.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

BIoomberg Intelligence Survey Finds Investors and C-Suite Embrace ESG, Despite Concerns

Despite geopolitical risks and macro economic factors, 85% of investors and companies surveyed plan to boost ESG investment over the next five years.

Health & Healthcare

Assembly OSM Joins IWBI’s WELL for Residential Program

To help catalyze and spur leadership in health and well-being across the residential sector, Assembly OSM is participating in a first-of-its-kind program aimed at establishing IWBI’s new global standard for healthier and more resilient homes.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rayonier Provides Grants to 35 Nonprofit Organizations in Washington

Rayonier announced the award of $74,380 to 35 local nonprofit organizations serving communities across Washington. The company hosted their annual special awards breakfasts in Aberdeen and Forks to honor and celebrate the recipients.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Episode 5 | Capital Meets Purpose in Community Economic Development | the Sustainable Finance Podcast

The latest episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast is now live.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Our Commitment to Caregivers

This month, Alkermes acknowledges the important role of family members who are caregivers for their loved ones.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Four Key Takeaways From the 2023 Responsible Business Alliance Annual Conference

The 2023 Responsible Business Alliance annual conference in Santa Clara, California focused on challenges associated with managing global supply chains and the desire to be good global citizens. Check out Antea Group's key event takeaways.

Innovation & Technology

CSRHub Celebrates Reaching 900 ESG Data Sources

CSRHub has now ingested more than 900 sources of ESG data. Our database consists of 600 million pieces of ESG data on more than 50,000 entities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Product Donation Program Supports Domestic Violence Survivors

Our newest product donation initiative is dedicated to providing survivors with the information and tools to help them lead their online lives safely and confidently.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Shows Virginia Love With $50,000 Donation to Nonprofit Organizations

T-Mobile today announced a donation totaling $50,000 to five Virginia nonprofit organizations that are making a difference in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Enhancing Both Empathy and Equity

With the new training program, women are “better supported in our centre,” Masterson says. “We’re building skills our volunteers can take outside the centre, too, to see each other as human, not as their specific experience or their ethnicity or their race.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CACI Is Recognized for Small Business Advocacy and Veterans Support

CACI International Inc announced today that it has received the National Veteran Small Business Coalition’s Champions Award for exceeding the NVSBC-established goals for subcontracting to service-disabled and veteran owned small businesses.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Advancing Sustainable Solutions at Dow

Our Business Impact Fund is a competitive grant program that uses designated corporate contributions toward new, business-aligned initiatives that address critical social challenges and advance sustainability solutions.

Environment

Covia’s 30-Year Partnership With Wildlife Habitat Council: Promoting Biodiversity and Conservation

Covia is the responsible steward of over 80,000 acres of land across our footprint. Planning for responsible land use is embedded throughout the life cycle of our operations.

Energy

Climate Change Preparedness Means Planning

The escalating frequency and strength of hurricanes, wildfires, floods, droughts and environmental impacts offer tangible evidence that climate change is making severe weather events increasingly unpredictable and more costly.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Initiatives for Your Small Business

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are principles meant to ensure we all – regardless of who we are or what we’ve experienced – have an equal opportunity to thrive and succeed.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

World's Leading CEOs Discuss How Purpose Propels Profit

Demonstrating how purpose propels profit, leading CEOs who are a part of a coalition of more than 200 of the world’s largest companies attended Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose’s© ( CECP) Board of Boards yesterday in New York, New York.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Yum! Employees Are Living Well

At Yum! Brands, we believe in the importance of physical, emotional and financial wellbeing and have carefully crafted benefits to help employees in these areas.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation Approves $50,000 to Smiling Through Light To Scale Pay-As-You-Go Operations in Sierra Leone

Whole Planet Foundation is pleased to launch a new partnership with Smiling through Light to support the distribution of solar home kits in off-grid areas of Sierra Leone.

Energy

Next-Gen EV Batteries: A Conversation With Prajyot Sathe

Vehicle electrification is now a global trend. The battery is core to the EV’s range and performance, but it is also a major cost factor.

Energy

Southwire 2022 Sustainability Report: Energy & Emissions

For decades, Southwire has been leading innovations that move the electrical industry forward. With each generation comes new challenges and opportunities that shape the future of our company, our industry and the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Griffith Foods' Chef Davide Bossi, Regional Culinary Director Regarding Bees and Honey

We had the opportunity to sit down with Chef Davide Bossi, Regional Culinary Director at Griffith Foods, to ask him about his interest in bees and honey, part of our 2024 Food and Flavor Outlook.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Announces Foundation Grants in Hudson Valley and Metro New York

KeyBank announces (20) twenty charitable donations made by KeyBank Foundation, the bank’s charitable foundation to nonprofit organizations throughout its Hudson Valley/Metro New York market.  The gifts focus support to address homelessness, financial literacy and education.

Latest Campaigns

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