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Join Leaders From Google, Microsoft, REI & More at GreenBiz 26

Trellis Group

Events, Media & Communications

sustainability: 2025 Report - Rockwell Automation
Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

Rockwell Automation

Research, Reports & Publications

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Social Impact & Volunteering

Improving the Next Generation’s Digital Proficiency Through Volunteerism

Otis volunteers like Coulette step up to help community partners who are working with younger generations to ensure they instill both STEM and digital awareness skills.

Innovation & Technology

Paychex THRIVE: How T-Mobile Is Supporting New Technologies

Take a listen to this episode of Paychex THRIVE, a Business Podcast, to hear as host Gene Marks and Mike Katz, President of Marketing, Innovation, and Experience at T-Mobile talk about the mobile technology landscape.

Education

The Home Depot Launches Online Career Assistance Program To Support Transitioning Military Service Members

The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, launched the first online guided version of MISSION TRANSITION, a series of courses aimed at providing U.S. service men and women with knowledge and resources to help them successfully transition.

Innovation & Technology

How To Leverage Intent-Based Automation With AI/ML for 5G RAN

Automation of CSP networks could be compared to the automation of cars to self-driving cars. Currently there are several separate functions like adaptive cruise control, lane change assistance, self-parking that while automated, require manual initiation from the human driver.

Green Infrastructure

Mitigating Climate Change Due to Methane From Natural Gas

While natural gas is inherently much cleaner than other fuels such as coal, Enbridge and others across the industry are pursuing opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural gas even further.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating One Year of Team UP

Last summer, Comcast celebrated the launch of Team UP, our company’s reimagined volunteerism and employee engagement program. As I look back on the past year, I am inspired by our collective commitment to create long-lasting change in our communities.

Sustainable Development Goals

Paris 2024 Puts Sustainability on the Plate

Central to the Organising Committee’s successful bid to host next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games was the pledge to reduce the carbon footprint of the Games by half compared to previous editions, and to promote responsible ways of living.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Healthier Lives Leaders and CGF Board Members Champion Employee Wellbeing at Global Summit in Japan

Employee wellbeing was a prominent topic of discussion at The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) prestigious Global Summit held in Kyoto, Japan.

Environment

The Key to Impactful Reporting: Understanding Double Materiality and the Updated GRI Standards

Join us for our webinar, "The Key to Impactful Reporting: Understanding Double Materiality and the Updated GRI Standards" on August 22nd at 2 PM ET to learn more about the updated GRI standards, the concept of double materiality, and how this will impact your reporting.

Diversity & Inclusion

Making Sure Language Translations Are Clear and Nuanced for Customers

Imagine logging on to your mobile banking app to find a nearby branch and seeing the list described as tree branches. When language translations aren’t done with the proper nuance, some phrases can potentially confuse customers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2023 Top Employers for Latino Leaders To Be Honored at the 8th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference

The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Eighth Annual National Latino Leadership Conference virtually via Whova on Tuesday, Sept. 19th and Wednesday, Sept. 20th, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CT

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Covia Helps Team Members Through Covia Cares Emergency Relief

Covia Team Members are our most important asset and that’s why we’re committed to supporting them in every aspect of their lives. We recently announced the launch of the Covia Cares Emergency Relief Fund, administered by Emergency Assistance Foundation (EAF).

Events, Media & Communications

Sixth Annual Bloomberg New Economy Forum Returns to Singapore, November 8–10, With “Embracing Instability” As 2023 Focus

Bloomberg today announced the Bloomberg New Economy Forum’s return to Singapore, November 8-10, 2023, with a full delegation of global corporate and government leaders.

Diversity & Inclusion

Pride in Business: New Survey From GoDaddy Highlights the LGBTQIA+ Entrepreneur Experience

Starting a small business is a big step that requires knowledge, preparation and courage. But for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, there are additional challenges, such as discrimination and finding support for their venture.

Energy

Moving Packages and People More Sustainably

Roads are like a circulatory system for cities, moving people and goods, ideally by the most efficient means available. Unfortunately, as cities grow, streets can clog quickly with cars and trucks, impacting lives and pocketbooks.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Franklin Templeton Employees Celebrate Global Month of Service and Make a Difference in the Global Community

June Impact Days, the firm’s global month of service, is an opportunity to demonstrate those values and make a tangible impact by volunteering.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

From the 2022 Fifth Third Sustainability Report: Innovative and Inclusive Products

Fifth Third keeps its customers at the center of everything it does by pairing outstanding customer experience with innovative and inclusive products and services that benefit their lives and improve their businesses.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Highlights U.S. Insurance Sector's Efforts in Addressing Climate Change Risk

A new report released today by the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets and the California Department of Insurance reveals that insurance companies are pursuing a wide variety of strategies to manage the increasing risks associated with climate change.

Innovation & Technology

Digital Twins in Engineering: Evolutionary or Revolutionary?

Digital twins are poised to take engineering to new heights. But as good as theory is, it only takes you so far. It’s the lens that helps you see what’s possible — and it’s easy to see big things on the horizon.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating a Culture of Innovation and Inclusivity at Avantor: Developing Our Associates

We care about our associates’ growth. Our culture of development is fueled by our commitment to align our talent strategy for today and future strategic needs, to know our associates and their aspirations, and to provide opportunities for them to learn and grow future ready skill

Education

Discovery Education Offers Engaging, No-Cost Professional Learning Event and New Digital Resources To Help Educators Return to the Classroom and Ignite Student Curiosity This Fall

Discovery Education today unveiled an engaging, no-cost professional learning event, as well as updated digital resources coming this Fall designed to support educators’ efforts to ignite the natural curiosity of every K-12 student.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins Honored for Energy Management Efforts

Cummins Inc. has received a 2023 Energy Management Insight Award from the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), a global forum to promote policies and programs that advance clean energy technology and share best practices to encourage the transition to a clean energy economy.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Yum China Introduces New Local Ingredients in "Grow Local" CSR Project

Yum China, the operator of KFC and Pizza Hut brands in China, has recently launched a new pasta dish featuring citron daylily sourced from Shanxi province, as part of its Grow Local initiative that promotes the use of locally sourced produce in its menu offerings.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Washington Receives SBA Honor

KeyBank has been recognized by the Small Business Administration for the most small loans valued at $350,000 or less for fiscal year 2022 in Washington Congressional District 9. The award was presented at KeyBank’s Renton Highlands Branch in Renton, Washington.

Events, Media & Communications

EcoVadis Carbon Action Module Wins Top Product of the Year Award From Environment + Energy Leader

Carbon management solution empowers brands, purchasing organizations, and investors to drive Scope 3 climate action at scale

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  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
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    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
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    We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...
  6. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  7. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
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    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  12. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  13. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  14. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  15. PSEG Strength in Service, Sandy and Beyond
    Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...