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Innovation & Technology | Logitech

Logitech’s One-of-a-Kind Accessible Gaming Rig

Two years ago, while awaiting surgery to address a unique medical condition, 12-year-old Daire Gorman desperately needed to find a new way to game.

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Education

New IBM Survey Reveals the Greatest Perceived Barrier to Professional or Technical Skill Development Is That Programs Are Too Expensive

Job seekers, students, and career changers around the world want to pursue roles related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across different industries, but say they are not familiar with career options.

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Environment

Evaporator Flushing Creates Significant Water Savings and Energy Efficiency at Cloquet Mill

Focused on a Thrive25 sustainability goal to reduce energy use, Sappi North America has also successfully reduced water and steam use at the Cloquet Mill.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative LaunchPA

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to present the participants of its newly formed Environmental Working Group (EWG).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Campaigns With Heart Honored As 2023 Halo Award Finalists

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Engage for Good celebrates companies and causes that truly ‘get it’ – companies with heart – with the announcement of this year’s Halo Award finalists.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Regions Financial Named One of America’s Most JUST Companies for Third Consecutive Year

Regions Financial Corp., the parent company of Regions Bank, on Friday announced the company has been named as one of America’s Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital, along with its media partner, CNBC.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx To Launch 11th Annual Small Business Grant Contest

FedEx Corp. recently announced the upcoming launch of its 11th annual Small Business Grant Contest, which will award more than $330,000 in grants and services to ten (10) U.S.- based small businesses. The entry period will be open January 31 until February 21, 2023.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Focus on Supply Chain: Recovery & Reuse of Fiber

International Paper is one of the world’s largest users of recovered fiber. Recovering and reusing fiber after consumer use helps to extend the usefulness of natural resources and to reduce materials to landfills.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carol Cone Honored for ‘Championing Change’ by Campaign US

The results are in for Campaign US’ fifth annual Inspiring Women honorees, previously known as the Female Frontier Awards.

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Sustainable Development Goals

HanesBrands Reaches Solar Energy Milestones

Advancing energy efficiency practices at our facilities is critical to HanesBrands’ sustainability strategy. We have set an ambitious goal of manufacturing with 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

Energy

Transportation Electrification Gains Momentum

When record-high temperatures brought California’s electric grid to the brink of rotating power outages last September, skeptics of the state’s aggressive efforts to promote the widespread adoption of electric vehicles had a field day.

Environment

A Year of Meaningful Climate Progress

2022 was a crucial year for Comcast as we made measurable progress toward our carbon neutral goal and took a critical step in joining the Science Based Targets initiative on climate action.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

13 Key CSR & ESG Insights From Points of Light’s 2023 Corporate Service Council Summit

On February 7, 2023, Points of Light hosted its annual Corporate Service Council Summit at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public Service in Washington, D.C. The Summit brought together top CSR, ESG and social impact experts and leaders from across the country.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Believes We All Can Lead Gender Equality Progress in STEM

As a company built on the innovation our products have provided consumers for more than 185 years, we understand the important contributions women in science make — not only to our company’s success — but to our world’s.

Diversity & Inclusion

Conversations That Inspire: Raising the Stakes

Steph Wagner, National Director of Women & Wealth, sat down with Erin Lydon, President of Poker Power, to discuss how poker is more than a game; it’s a game-changer for women across all generations.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keysight Technologies Included in 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI)

Keysight’s inclusion in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index demonstrates its long-standing commitment to building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, further supporting the initiatives outlined in the company’s most recent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Rep

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Impact Investors Can Help at a Time of Global Crisis. Here’s How

In a time of global crisis, what can be done to accelerate positive change? Impact investors have a key role to play, whether they are entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, financial institutions or big listed corporations.

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Events, Media & Communications

Culture Warriors Have New Straw Men: ESG and “Woke Capitalism”

The ongoing internal culture war in the United States now includes a full-frontal assault on the alleged “dangers” posed to certain investors by those asset managers who embrace sustainable investing and factor in ESG analysis for their portfolio decision-making.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

To Act on Climate Change, Today’s Companies Must Be Water Stewards

As a trio of water experts recently observed in the Harvard Business Review, water is often a hidden climate risk for companies.

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Education

Resources for Educators That Make Teaching Entrepreneurship Fun

Right now, in the United States, there are approximately 31 million entrepreneurs, representing approximately 16% of the population. With new businesses starting every day to solve problems big and small, the ins and outs of entrepreneurship is a key skill for students to know.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Beijing 2022: A Year On, Chinese People Enjoy Winter Sports, Reaping Social and Economic Benefits Created by the Olympic Winter Games

One year after the Games, all the Beijing 2022 venues are being enjoyed by the public and local athletes, and the winter sports industry in the country is booming.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Viatris Partnership With Direct Relief Delivers Much-Needed Medicines During Ukraine Crisis

“You stepped up in a major way – extraordinarily so. And I cannot thank you enough,” says Direct Relief President and CEO, Thomas Tighe, of the partnership with Viatris.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Business Access Advisors Help Take Minority Small Businesses to the Next Level

Melvin Cannon came to U.S. Bank looking for capital to expand his fleet of luxury vehicles. What he received in return was much more, due to the expertise and resources provided by Business Access Advisor (BAA) Micae Brown.

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Education

picoCTF: How Gamified Cybersecurity Piques Curiosity in STEM

Around the world, the need for information security skilled workers is growing. In the U.S. the Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates a 35 percent increase of IT skilled employment by 2031.

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Energy

U.S. Department of Energy Encourages Southeast Hydrogen Hub To Submit Full Application for Federal Funding

Decision signals DOE’s interest in coalition's proposal to develop a hydrogen energy ecosystem in the Southeast

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rockwell Automation Details Strategy and Outcomes in Newly Released 2022 Sustainability Report

Rockwell Automation, Inc. published its 2022 Sustainability Report, showcasing the company’s sustainability strategy and outcomes, and how Rockwell is partnering across the manufacturing industry and communities worldwide to create sustainable impact and change.

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