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Awards & Rankings

Oportun Wins CEO Connection 2023 Economic Justice Award

Oportun has announced that it has been named a winner of the 2023 CEO Connection Economic Justice Award and recognized as an Economic Justice Champion.

AI & Technology

Keysight Predicts: Top Technologies Expected To Grow Substantially in 2023

Heavily powered by the rise in technological innovations and software-centric solutions, our world is now closer than ever to tackling and overcoming many of emerging technology's most complex challenges.

Socially Responsible Investing

KeyBank To Offer SONYMA Loans To Help First Time Homebuyers

KeyBank is pleased to announce that it offers State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) loans. SONYMA offers low-interest rate mortgage loans and programs to help qualified buyers purchase their first home in the state of New York.

Corporate Responsibility

DraftKings and Gamres to Introduce Evidence-Based Responsible Gaming Tool, Positive Play Scale, to DraftKings Players in the United States

DraftKings Inc. and Gamres, a leading responsible gaming consulting and research practice based in Ontario, announced a new collaboration to introduce the Positive Play Scale to DraftKings through an online survey to select U.S. DraftKings customers.

Volunteering & Community

How Cisco Employees in Australia Step Up To Volunteer

The greatest reward for us at Cisco, is the satisfaction and teamwork derived from volunteering. We are forging bonds that draw us together so we can support those that are less fortunate.

Philanthropy

Webster Bank Announces Launch of Finance Lab With Yonkers Partners in Education

Webster Bank, together with Yonkers Partners in Education announced it has launched the first-ever Webster/YPIE Finance Lab and introduced the YPIE Finance Major, to provide students in Yonkers schools with financial literacy skills.

Socially Responsible Investing

Growing Pains: Responsible Investing Reaches Adolescence by AB

ESG investing has survived a challenging year, with increased regulatory scrutiny and rocky performance providing fodder for fierce debate. While the turmoil that comes with rapid change can be unsettling, we welcome it as a sign that responsible investing is growing up.

Corporate Responsibility

GRI and International Development Center of Japan Launch Partnership

A new sustainability advisory partnership seeks to support companies in Japan to raise the quality of their sustainability reporting

Research & Reports

Baker Hughes 2023 Energy Transition Pulse: Confidence To Hit Net-Zero Emissions Goals Stable Despite Energy Trilemma

Baker Hughes launched its 2023 Energy Transition Pulse report – a survey of 555 global senior executives to assess the industrial sector’s ability to focus on advancing cleaner energy amidst geopolitical and economic challenges.

AI & Technology

CNH Industrial Takes Minority Stake in EarthOptics

CNH Industrial announces a minority investment in the US-based ag tech company EarthOptics through its Ventures arm.

Philanthropy

National Grid’s Post-Blizzard Western New York Contributions Increase to $1 Million

National Grid Foundation matches company’s $500,000 donation to further assist customers and communities impacted by historic December storm

Philanthropy

Fostering Connection and Career Success: Bloomberg and the City Tutors

Bloomberg invests in young leaders providing free training and internship opportunities through our growing network of education and mentoring nonprofit organizations focused on personal development, financial education, and preparing college and career success.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa’s Story: Growing a Sustainable Farming Industry in Vietnam

HerVenture was brought to Vietnam thanks to our collaboration with Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™.

Education & Workforce Development

High School Girls Put STEM Education Into Practice With Refinery’s Female Mentors

A group of 40 high school girls spent a day at Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso, Texas, refinery gaining firsthand knowledge of careers related to science, technology, engineering and math.

Socially Responsible Investing

Mastercard's Davos Takeaways: The Economy, Blockchain and Building Trust by Accelerating Inclusion

About 2,700 policymakers, finance and tech leaders, celebrities, journalists, academics and activists gathered at Davos to debate topics such as deglobalization, decarbonization, distrust and digitization under the theme of “Cooperation in a Fragmented World.”

Environment

Whole Life Cycle-Carbon Assessment: A More Complete Picture

The latest Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction found that “the lack of structural or systemic decarbonisation improvement in the building sector leaves its emissions reductions vulnerable to external factors.”

Inclusion & Opportunity

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Special Edition – Best of 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round up. Today we are sharing some of our favorite articles and videos from 2022.

Education & Workforce Development

Girls’ Education: 5 Shocking Facts Everyone Should Know

The benefits of education are immense — for one, your ability to read and understand the rest of this article, among many other things. As a society, we recognize the crucial value of education and that’s why access to a quality education is a globally-recognized human right.

AI & Technology

Meta at World Economic Forum 2023: Building a Future Grounded in the Promise of Technology

On Wednesday, Meta’s Chief Product Officer Chris Cox joined author Neal Stephenson, the originator of the phrase ‘metaverse’, and others on a panel to discuss the development of this new chapter in technology.

Philanthropy

International Paper Supports Alabama Communities After Deadly Storms

Communities are working to pick up the pieces after severe weather ripped through Georgia and Alabama earlier this month; killing at least six, displacing dozens, and causing significant damage to homes, buildings, and infrastructure.

Socially Responsible Investing

Fifth Third Bank Provides Tips on How To Budget During Inflation

Fifth Third recognizes that customers have less purchasing power right now and offers the following tips, products and services to assist with budgeting during inflation.

Philanthropy

FedEx Is Creating Pathways for Diverse Communities To Succeed

The scholarships we provide and programs we support reach diverse communities to provide people from all backgrounds the opportunity to succeed.

Energy & Infrastructure

Decarbonization for Pharma Manufacturing: A Sustainable Heating Strategy

As sustainability in pharma manufacturing gains momentum, there is one opportunity for significant energy efficiency and decarbonization that is often overlooked: the plant’s heating design.

Energy & Infrastructure

How Digitalization Can Accelerate the Energy Transition to Green Hydrogen

As a means of storing and transporting renewable energy, green hydrogen is now considered a critical technology in the transition to renewable energy and the move toward a global net zero economy.

Inclusion & Opportunity

SkysTheLimit.org (“Sky’s the Limit”) 2022 Marketplace Receives 100% Positive Feedback As “Safe Space To Practice Entrepreneurship”

Sky’s the Limit – a 501c(3) nonprofit whose digital platform supports underrepresented entrepreneurs to reach new heights with the support of free mentoring, funding opportunities, and educational resources – is pleased to announce the results of its 2022 Marketplace.

Latest Campaigns

Wesco Cares

Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights

Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

LATAM Growth

DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...

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...

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...

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...