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Diversity & Inclusion

Atlantic City Electric Boosts Efforts With Diverse Suppliers, Purchasing a Record $178 Million in 2023

Atlantic City Electric purchased $178 million in goods and services from diversity-certified suppliers in 2023, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the company’s total purchases for the year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Georgia-Pacific Supports Atlanta Habitat for Humanity With Building Its 35th Home

Our 35th Atlanta Habitat for Humanity build is officially underway and the home is already taking shape.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

WWF Collaborates With the Consumer Goods Forum To Launch New Global Farm Loss Tool To Tackle Upstream Food Loss Along Global Supply Chains

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched the Global Farm Loss Tool for growers of all sizes to more easily measure and report on-farm food loss.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Monster Energy Cares: Rob Gronkowski On Life After Football and Gronk Nation Youth Foundation

Monster Energy sits down with Rob Gronkowski to catch up about life after football and some great charitable causes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Vanguard Renewables and New England Natural Bakers Partner To Tackle Food Waste

New England Natural Bakers, a Greenfield, Massachusetts-based leader in organic granola, including their latest brand, Trunola, is proving that delicious treats can go hand-in-hand with environmental responsibility.

Research, Reports & Publications

Dine Brands Releases 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP®, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop® restaurants, released its 2023 ESG report

Education

Entergy’s Scholars Program Empowers Students for Future Workplace Success

Last month, Entergy leaders and mentors gathered at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to engage with students of the Entergy Scholars Program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

5 Million People in Sudan Experiencing Emergency Levels of Hunger After a Year of Conflict

In Sudan, 5 million people are experiencing emergency levels of hunger.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

St. Thomas Aquinas College Secures Grant From Motorola Solutions Foundation

St. Thomas Aquinas College is proud to announce a significant milestone in its commitment to advancing STEM education with the receipt of a $30,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Customers Empowered To Participate in the Circular Economy Through New Lenovo Offering

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is rolling out a new solution to help customers extend the lifecycle of their devices with cost-efficient IT choices for a more sustainable future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Across the World and Across Disciplines, Two Leaders Converge on Equity in STEM

The Logitech MX #WomenWhoMaster series now turns to a pair of business leaders who took an interest in STEM and converted it into progress toward a better world.

Sustainable Development Goals

Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report 2024: Conservation Concoctions

This Earth Month and throughout the year, bartenders and brands are reframing sustainability as a creative challenge – utilizing novel processes and harnessing innovative flavors that don’t just limit harm, but actively conserve the natural environment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Regions Bank Named 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner

Regions Bank announced the company has been recognized as a 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) Winner with Distinction. Regions is one of five organizations to receive the With Distinction title.

Environment

Partner Profile: Conserving Wetlands With Ducks Unlimited

Ducks Unlimited (DU) is on an admirable mission to conserve, restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats for millions of North America’s waterfowl.

Events, Media & Communications

CalPERS, Leader in Sustainable Investment, Stays the Course on ESG

The majority of asset owners in the U.S. retain investment firms, both privately-owned and publicly-traded, to assist in managing investments across various asset classes.

Research, Reports & Publications

Principal® Achieves Sustainability Goals in Newly Released Report

Principal Financial Group® has met or exceeded its multi-year sustainability goals according to findings in the 2023 Sustainability Report released today.

Energy

The Port of the Future: A Vision for Cleaner, Low-Carbon Seaports

Seaports in the United States are economic powerhouses: They employ 31 million people, account for 26-percent of the nation’s overall economy and generate $5.4 trillion in economic activity.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Eastman and Reformation Team Up To Launch New Sustainable Bridal Styles

Eastman, a global leader in specialty materials and producer of sustainable Naia™ cellulosic fiber, worked with sustainable fashion brand Reformation for the launch of its January bridal collection.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How CEO Shannon Hennessy’s Background Prepared Her To Lead The Habit Burger Grill

In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Shannon Hennessy, CEO of The Habit Burger Grill.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Maximus Values Icon Award Winner: Dianne Henderson

For Henderson, whose strategic vision defines Maximus’ social media presence, mentoring colleagues takes a less structured form, something she learned from her first boss.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Special Purpose Credit Programs Help 712 KeyBank Clients on Their Path to Homeownership

For many Americans, homeownership is not just an aspiration, but a major step toward establishing long-term financial stability. Amid fluctuating economic conditions and a competitive housing market, a number of resources and programs exist to help consumers achieve the goal.

Health & Healthcare

Q4HE Initiative Recognized for Efforts To Reduce Health Disparities

Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) was recently honored by the Y in Central Maryland for its grant funding of health equity coalition efforts at the Y in Druid Hill.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Case Study: The Olive Oil People: How a Collective of Family Olive Growers Achieved 21st Century Performance Goals

One of the world’s leading suppliers of olive oil, Pompeian is a farmer-owned collective of more than 75,000 farmers in Spain and California and is partnered with thousands more farmers around the world, including Italy, Greece, Portugal, Morocco, Chile, Argentina, and Tunisia.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins: Valuing the Power of Difference

Cummins Inc. is honored to announce recent accolades recognizing its ongoing efforts to foster caring and inclusive environments in which all employees thrive.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bath & Body Works Celebrates National Laundry Day by Giving Back

April 15 is National Laundry Day and Bath & Body Works is celebrating by supporting two of their long-standing nonprofit partners, YWCA Columbus and LSS Choices.

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Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...

License to Operate

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

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

P&G | Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Responsibility: We’ve achieved 14 out of 16 of the environmental goals we set in 2010, and we will accelerate our progress as we work to...