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Events, Media & Communications

EcoVadis Joins CDP as a Global Gold Accredited Solutions Provider

EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, today announces it has gained accreditation by CDP into its network of service providers.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Adapting to Change: The Role of Breakbulk in Supply Chain Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted global supply chains, “highlighted the advantages of breakbulk in maintaining the flow of cargo globally,” writes Carla Solano, Head of Logistics for DP World in the Dominican Republic, in a recent article for Breakbulk.

Energy

Leidos To Provide Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging-as-a-Service for the Department of the Air Force

Leidos, a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a new Other Transaction prototype contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to provide a multi-base Electric Vehicle Charging-as-a-Service (EVCaaS) deployment.

Environment

Sustainable Triumph for Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery celebrated their efforts to ensure the health and longevity of the lobster stocks in the Torres Strait Protected Zone at a certification event on Friday 20 October at the Crown Plaza in Port Moresby, PNG.

Diversity & Inclusion

$400,000 Investment by KeyBank to Help NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania Expand Efforts to Increase Equity in Homeownership in the Region

KeyBank is investing $400,000 in NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania to help increase financial stability and homeownership throughout the region with a focus on Black individuals and families who have historically had inequitable access to homeownership.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Social Media Ambassadors Are Key to Recruitment, Retention, and Authenticity

In today's digitally connected world, social media plays a pivotal role in shaping potential employees' perceptions of organizations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Market and Marketers Agree on Sustainability

SEE Marketing Director Mike Rosinski talked to The National Provisioner about how the company is aiming to create end-to-end sustainable protein packaging solutions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific Supports Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery’s Living History Capital Campaign

Georgia-Pacific is working with the Historic Oakland Foundation to preserve an integral part of Atlanta history – Oakland Cemetery. The company contributed $75,000 and in-kind product to the cemetery’s Living History Capital Campaign to help build a new visitor center.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Named "Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion" for Third Consecutive Year

CBRE has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) and earned a top score in 2023.

Research, Reports & Publications

AB and Walk Free: Climate Change and Modern Slavery

The Intersection of Climate Change and Modern Slavery report from Walk Free and AllianceBernstein is designed to help investors understand and act on the links between material risks related to climate change, the transition to renewable energy and modern slavery.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kimberly-Clark Supports WaterAid

We have built 255 toilets across 15 schools in South Africa so far. And together, with the help of our consumers, we will continue to build more!

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Duke Energy Power Plant Employees Give Back to Surrounding Communities With More Than $60,000 in Grants to Area Nonprofits

Power plant employees at Cayuga Station, Edwardsport Station and Gibson Station are awarding $60,000 in Duke Energy Foundation grants to eight charitable organizations in the communities where they live and work.

Sustainable Development Goals

Credibility Principles Help Businesses Identify Reliable Partners To Meet Sustainability Demands

As the world’s sustainability challenges intensify, the demands placed on business have never been greater – from developing science-based net-zero strategies, to aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to disclosing their risks, impacts and dependencies on nature

Environment

Grassland Decline Continues at Alarming Pace With 1.6 million Acres of the Great Plains Destroyed in 2021 Alone

Annual analysis from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reveals 1.6 million acres of grasslands across the US and Canadian Great Plains were destroyed in 2021 – continuing a steady, devastating trend across the region.

Research, Reports & Publications

Southern Company Issues Annual Sustainability Summary

Southern Company today issued its 2022 Sustainability Summary report.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Viatris Named to Forbes’ Annual List of the World’s Best Employers for the Third Year in a Row

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS), a global healthcare company, today announced that it has been named to Forbes' list of World's Best Employers 2023.

Diversity & Inclusion

‘We’re Not Perfect, but We’re the Best Country in the World’

Regions is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, when we honor the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots back to Spain, Mexico, and Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Arrow Electronics Employees Participate in Month-Long Sustainability Commuting Challenge To Reduce Carbon Emissions

More than 800 Arrow Electronics employees from 145 offices across 34 countries participated in a sustainability challenge in September to reduce the environmental impact of their daily commuting activities, saving almost 20 tons of carbon dioxide (co2eq) emissions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Collaborating With Communities at Dow

Dow is committed to building resilient communities to address unmet needs while keeping our employees and our communities safe.

Research, Reports & Publications

Strengthening the Resilience of Our Communities Beyond the Workplace

International Paper employees are the heart of our business and the foundation of our success. So we steadfastly foster a safe, inclusive and collaborative culture in which we all can thrive.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Announces KeyBank Foundation Grants to Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Nonprofits

KeyBank announces (25) twenty-five charitable donations made by KeyBank Foundation, the bank’s charitable foundation to nonprofit organizations in throughout its Connecticut and Western Massachusetts market.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Sponsors National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference

Fifth Third is proud to be a vanguard sponsor of the 2023 NMSDC Conference & Exchange on Oct. 22-25 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DEI@Cadence: Small Changes Adding to a Big Change

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not just words but values that are exemplified through our One Cadence—One Team culture and the importance of sustaining it as we learn from diverse perspectives.

Innovation & Technology

Can Health Tech Be the Most Helpful Technology of All?

Right now, someone, somewhere, just created something no one else has thought of before. Human civilization is advancing in ways our ancestors could never have dreamed. It’s a great time to be alive.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic LABS: SPICE Named Digital Public Good

Medtronic LABS open-source digital health platform, SPICE, has been named a Digital Public Good (DPG) by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA).

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