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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Named to “Best Banks of 2023” List by GoBankingRates

GoBankingRates, a leading destination for personal finance news and information, has named KeyBank one of its “Best Banks of 2023.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Schneider Electric Reimagines the ESG Data Management Challenge With EcoStruxure™ Resource Advisor

AI-enhanced resource management platform acts as “single source of truth” for the challenge of managing sustainability initiatives.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nielsen Employees Share Innovative Ideas Through the 2022 Data for Good® Idea Challenge

At Nielsen, all employees are encouraged to get involved with skills-based volunteering through our Data for Good® program. These projects and initiatives share pro bono Nielsen data, solutions and talent with nonprofit organizations to make a positive impact.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Milli-Q® IQ Water Purification Systems Voted Sustainable Lab Product of the Year by SelectScience® Readers

The Milli-Q® IQ water purification systems from the Life Science Business of Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany were selected as the winner of SelectScience®’s Scientists’ Choice Awards in the sustainable product design category.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Forest Positive Coalition Releases Implementation Guidance for Commodity Roadmaps on Soy and Paper, Pulp, and Fibre-based Packaging

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has today released guidance for businesses to use in implementing the actions outlined in the Coalition’s Forest Positive Commodity Roadmaps for soy and paper, pulp, and fibre-based packaging.

Environment

Ceres Calls for Stronger Federal Standards To Reduce Dangerous Particulate Pollution That Harms Public Health and the Economy

Ceres urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today to adopt stronger standards for pollution from fine particulate matter, otherwise known as PM 2.5 or soot, than what the agency released in a proposed rule issued last month.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Black History Month: The Color of Achievement

To celebrate Black History Month, Pentair’s Black Employee Network is highlighting the historical and current importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other cultural organizations in shaping future innovators and leaders.

Education

Bloomberg Trading Challenge Attracts 4,500 Students Globally

Students globally learn real-world investing skills on the Bloomberg Terminal.

Energy

The Case for Canadian Liquefied Natural Gas

Germany, Japan, South Korea . . . they’re knocking on our door. The world wants Canada’s energy, specifically Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG), as countries shift away from Russian imports.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carol Cone ON PURPOSE and GAF Win Gold for Community Matters Project in the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards

Carol Cone ON PURPOSE (CCOP) announced today that GAF’s Community Matters project to revitalize the Shafter Library & Learning Center has been named Best in Education, Art, & Culture in the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Philadelphia Eagles & Tork to Donate $39,000 Worth of Essential Hygiene Products to Project HOME on Wednesday, February 22

The Philadelphia Eagles and Tork®, the professional hygiene brand from the global hygiene and health company, Essity, with North America headquarters in Philadelphia, have teamed up for the second consecutive year to “Tackle Hygiene with Every Catch” and promote the benefits.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sealed Air’s “Better Together” Podcast: Honoring Black History Month

Sealed Air employees Brenda Morris, VP & Assistant General Counsel – Litigation, Employment & Compliance; and Timi Fadiran, Mgr of Sustainability Technology Innovation, join Episode 7 of the “Better Together” podcast to talk about co-leading the company’s Black Employee Network.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Rayonier and Hunters Work Together for Healthy Forests

Wildlife populations that had declined because of habitat loss at the turn of the century were starting to make a comeback in Rayonier’s pine forests, planted in the 1930s.

Education

NBCU Academy Celebrates Two Years with 15 New Academic Partners, Reaching 45 Schools Nationwide

Cesar Conde, NBCUniversal News Group Chairman, announced today that NBCU Academy had increased its membership by 50 percent, with 15 new schools joining the 30 colleges and universities that have been part of the award-winning program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Super Soul Party and Hanes for Good™ Create a Super Bowl Experience for Homeless

In 2017, Super Soul Party creator, Meir Kay, saw a homeless man in New York City who didn’t want a handout. The man held a cardboard sign simply asking to be seen. Meir offered him a meal and conversation. That encounter sparked the creation of Meir’s non-profit, Super Soul Party

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MAC VIVA GLAM Keith Haring Campaign Wins Silver “Corporate Social Responsibility” Anthem Award

M·A·C Cosmetics announces recognition from the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards for the Silver “Corporate Social Responsibility” Award in the Health category for the brand’s M·A·C VIVA GLAM Keith Haring Campaign.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife Nutrition, LA Galaxy, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation Unveil New Community Mini-Pitch Fields at Deforest Park in Long Beach

Herbalife Nutrition, the LA Galaxy, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation held a community ribbon-cutting ceremony at DeForest Park in Long Beach to unveil two new mini-pitch fields providing kids with a safe place to play.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Delivers Critical Aid, Commits More Than $1 Million Amid Earthquake Crisis Impacting Turkey and Syria

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) continues to support those affected by the catastrophic earthquakes that have devastated Southern Turkey and Northern Syria, committing more than $1,000,000 (USD) worth of in-kind shipping so far.

Health & Healthcare

Bringing COVID-19 Testing to New York's First Responders

“We go to their locations to provide them with PCR testing. Otherwise, they would have to go outside to a doctor or another location on their personal time. They thank us, saying ‘It helps us to focus our energies on what we have to do, and that’s to protect the city.’ ”

Energy

Sustainable Networks: Saving Energy While Maintaining Customer Experience

As part of our data-driven operations blog series, Gökce Alacadagli, Portfolio Director, Ericsson, talks to Annie Turner about innovative ways to cut power consumption in active and passive network elements.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How to Structure Your Corporate Giving Program

In the world of philanthropy, businesses and corporations are uniquely positioned to make a positive impact. They often have practice in uniting a team around a mission, using existing resources to increase capacity, and spreading the word about their work.

Innovation & Technology

Using Artificial Intelligence To Meet Water Sustainability Goals

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) piloted an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled control and machine learning application to help its customer, Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), save energy, reduce costs, and improve quality.

Diversity & Inclusion

PNC Group Focuses on Helping Minority Businesses Thrive

PNC established the Minority Business Development Group in an effort to deliver products, solutions and resources for the fast-growing area of minority-owned small businesses and to promote their effective growth, development and sustainability.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Highlighted in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the Fourth Year

Lenovo has been listed in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fourth year.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chandra Bradley Finds Empowerment in Empathy

There is no separation for Chandra Bradley. The senior director of enterprise risk management at Oportun, responsible for all things risk management, also founded the Black Professionals Employee Resource Group (ERG).

Latest Campaigns

  1. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  2. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  3. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  4. 2025 Beat the Heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  5. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  6. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  7. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  8. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  9. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  10. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...
  14. Approach: Our Recipe For Good Growth
    At Yum!, being a good corporate steward is a fundamental commitment and an important part of our success. Our Global Citizenship & Sustainability...
  15. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...