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Innovation & Technology

6 Ways To Reinvent Retail With AI

Look at how Albertsons is improving its demand forecasting using an AI-powered solution. With more accurate and efficient forecasts, the grocer plans to reduce food waste in key categories like fresh meat, seafood, and deli items.

Events, Media & Communications

Key Takeaways From Annual Meeting 2025: How To Make Progress at Scale

As a cohort, participants took stock of today’s scale of the global energy challenges and opportunities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wesco Joins Military Spouse Employment Partnership

Wesco proudly announces its official partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), a program within the Department of Defense’s Spouse Education and Career Opportunities initiative. The induction ceremony on Jan. 29, 2025, formal

Energy

3M Helps Power Energy Security

As countries prioritize energy security and enhance industrial competitiveness in an increasingly complex global landscape, investment in resilient, sustainable energy solutions has come into sharp focus. 

Innovation & Technology

The Evolution of AI in Software Testing: From Machine Learning to Agentic AI

Everywhere you turn, someone is talking about AI — AI this, AI that. No wonder some people roll their eyes at the mention of artificial intelligence.

Events, Media & Communications

9 Fastest-Growing Remote Jobs That Pay $100,000+ in 2025

Justina Nixon Saintil, IBM’s VP and global head of corporate social responsibility, predicted in a recent interview that “AI agents will become the norm, and soon, managers will need to understand how to manage hybrid teams composed of humans and AI employees.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Jimmy Etheredge To Join Southern Company Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Southern Company today announced the election of James O. (Jimmy) Etheredge as an independent director, effective Apr. 1, 2025. Board committee assignments have not yet been determined.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building a Future-Ready Workforce: Tackling Labor Shortages in Logistics

The logistics industry is growing rapidly, but labor shortages pose a risk of disruption. Glen Clark, CEO of DP World – U.S./Mexico and Regional Head of Contract Logistics, outlines bold strategies to close the skills gap and build a resilient workforce for the future.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Duke Energy Recognizes Significant Economic Development Growth in Ohio and Kentucky

Duke Energy recently announced the recipients of its 2024 Duke Energy Economic Development Awards, which recognize communities and individuals that continually support growth and economic development efforts in the region.

Education

Olympic Values Education Programme Wins Gold at the “Oscars of Education”

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) was honoured with the prestigious “Nurturing Values and Ethics Award” at the Reimagine Education Awards ceremony in London on 11 December.

Education

Cisco: Building Resilience, in Tech, Skills, and Security

Cisco’s Fran Katsoudas on the company’s next big ambition for positive global change, and the importance of resilience for countries and communities.

Environment

New International NGO, Tandem Global, Launches To Advance Corporate Sustainability Initiatives

Two of the leading nonprofit organizations empowering businesses to enhance and safeguard the natural world, Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) and World Environment Center (WEC), are now Tandem Global.

Research, Reports & Publications

Americans Agree: Consumers Drive Corporate Sustainability

At a time when Americans appear to be increasingly polarized, a new study from 3BL and research technology firm Glow has uncovered a remarkable point of unity.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Remains Highest Ranked Delivery Company on Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” Overall List

FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) is once again ranked among the most admired companies in the world, according to a survey published by Fortune magazine.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

USAID Freeze Forces Action Against Hunger To Halt Lifesaving Programs, Putting Millions of Children at Risk

The ripple effects of the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) funding freeze on vulnerable communities worldwide have come into sharp focus. We catch up with the US-based humanitarian organization, Action Against Hunger

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Quest Diagnostics Named to Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies List for 11th Consecutive Year

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, recently announced that it has been selected as one of the 2025 World's Most Admired Companies™ by Fortune® magazine, the 11th consecutive year

Innovation & Technology

Revolutionizing Training: How Owens Corning’s VR Courses Boost Safety and Efficiency

Did you know? VR training is 4X faster than classroom learning and reduces workplace injuries by 43%. Owens Corning is making this technology accessible to the insulation industry with our cutting-edge Virtual Reality Training courses.

Research, Reports & Publications

Making Strides: The SLB 2024 Sustainability Report

At SLB, we are creating technologies to unlock access to energy for the benefit of all, working across our three engines of growth Core, Digital, and New Energy -- to enable lower-carbon oil and gas production while scaling the renewable energy systems of tomorrow.

Research, Reports & Publications

Value Creation Under Pressure: Insights From Global Executives

It's another crossover episode and this week, Mandi McReynolds, along with co-hosts Steve, Andie, and Alyssa, discuss the latest findings from Workiva’s Executive Benchmark survey that explores the intersection of finance and sustainability amidst global political complexities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT Returns to Philadelphia

Wells Fargo & Co. is donating $5 million to HomeFree-USA to help families buy their first home, bringing the NeighborhoodLIFT® program back to Philadelphia in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, Affordable Housing Center of Pennsylvania (AHCOPA), and RiseUp Fund.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Entergy Honored as One of America’s Most JUST Companies for Third Time

Entergy is proud to be named to the JUST 100 list of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC for the third time. Serving our customers across Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas, Entergy was honored in 2023 and 2022 as well.

Education

LA Kings Team Up With Blue Shield of California To Empower Youth in Long Beach, CA

Eighty-five third graders at Hudson Elementary School in Long Beach, CA, received a major surprise on Feb. 11, 2025, when they each were given a brand-new bicycle from AEG’s LA Kings.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SLR To Acquire RPM Advisory

SLR is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Mining Advisory Consulting division of RPMGlobal.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Congratulations to Third Quarter 2024 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest Winners

The names “Kendran Bowman,” “Sabrina Huynh,” “Ravin Morey” and “Jada Probst” may not be famous in conventional ways. But they are notable in that each will be continuing their education with additional help from Regions Bank and the Regions Riding Forward® Scholarship.

Research, Reports & Publications

Global Electronics Council Significantly Raises Sustainability Standards for Electronics

The Global Electronics Council has released the updated EPEAT criteria, setting a new benchmark for climate action, circularity & responsible supply chains and more. Effective Nov 1, 2025.

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