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Events, Media & Communications

Naomi Osaka Says Tennis Changed Her Life — So She's Extending Same Opportunities to Young Girls

Naomi Osaka started playing tennis at age three, but the journey from beginner to four-time Grand Slam winner wasn't easy.

Diversity & Inclusion

Kathy Kay: Ready for Any Challenge

One day, a letter arrived at high schooler Kathy Kay's Detroit home, inviting her to a retreat sponsored by Focus: HOPE.

Events, Media & Communications

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Environment

A More Meaningful Earth Day Demands Collective Accountability

VMware share Earth Day has helped raise awareness about the health of our planet and our impact on it for decades.

Environment

Innovating for a Smarter Future - Earth Day 2022

What will happen to the devices that are being used today? Where will they be in 10 years? Or 20?

Research, Reports & Publications

KB Home Releases 15th Annual Sustainability Report, Detailing Industry-leading Sustainability Efforts to Build Better Homes, Better Communities and a Better Future

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announced the publication of its 15th Annual Sustainability Report, the longest-running publication of its kind in the homebuilding industry.

Environment

Energy Efficiency Ahead of Schedule: How Hershey Employees in Brazil Are Creating Long-Lasting Change for the Environment

In 2021, we joined a challenge to reduce energy intensity by 10% within five years. The Hershey Brazil manufacturing team achieved that goal four years ahead of schedule through the work of innovative employees and the support of Hershey Green Teams.

Energy

Tetra Tech's Erin Toelke Discusses Challenges, Innovations, and Emerging Technologies for Solar Energy Development

In a career spanning 25 years, Erin Toelke is a vice president of energy programs and Tetra Tech’s solar market lead.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

ReGrained Celebrates Earth Day With Its First Pledge to Upcycle More Than Ten Million Pounds of Overlooked Food by 2025

ReGrained is celebrating Earth Day with a pledge to rescue more than ten-million pounds of food—from overlooked and undervalued supply chains like brewer’s spent grain—and develop them into commercially viable ingredients that close the loop.

Environment

Northern Trust Donates $50,000 to Everglades Foundation; Part of Decades-Long Investment in Florida

As Northern Trust celebrates 50 years in the state of Florida, it announced a donation of $50,000 to the Everglades Foundation, which seeks to protect and restore America’s Everglades.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Kohler Co. Applies Sustainable Practices in Manufacturing, Product Innovation and Waste Reduction

This Earth Day, the global company celebrates its associates, communities and sustainability initiatives that continue Kohler’s longstanding belief that being a responsible steward of the environment and a leader in business can go hand-in-hand.

Environment

Truist Chairman and CEO Bill Rogers: “We Want the Earth, and Everyone on It, to Thrive.”

Let’s think of every day as Earth Day, and keep creating and sustaining an environment that can provide resources—natural and financial—for us all.

Environment

DuPont Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer Alexa Dembek Discusses Earth Day Investments

This Earth Day is a day of reflection, celebration, and most importantly, action to Invest in Our Planet - because when you invest in something, you make it stronger.

Environment

Keysight and Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our Planet

Keysight is helping to build a better planet by accelerating innovation to connect and secure the world and employing a global business framework of ethical, environmentally sustainable, and socially responsible operations.

Environment

Tetra Tech Releases Our 2022 Sustainability Report and 2030 Goals

Tetra Tech’s 2022 Sustainability Report shares our achievements and progress toward meeting our environmental, social, and governance goals for 2030.

Environment

AMD Celebrates Earth Day 2022

The theme for Earth Day 2022 is “Invest In Our Planet.” AMD has a long history of investing in environmental sustainability, dating back to our first sustainability report in 1995.

Environment

Investing in Our Planet Through Science and Innovation

We have one planet with finite resources. Our collective call to action is urgent.

Environment

Alibaba Group Earth Day Roundup: Alibaba To Share Green Patents; Lazada Says No to Plastic! Ele.me Rolls Out Low-Carbon Points Program

This week, Alibaba promised to make nine green data center patents freely available, including designs for liquid cooling machines and hard drive power regulators.

Innovation & Technology

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach: How the Private Sector can Help Bring Innovation and Expertise

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach discusses how the private sector can help bring the innovation and expertise needed to support financial health and prosperity at The World Bank 2022 Spring Meetings.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Supporting Our Associates, Customers and Communities to Achieve a Bright Financial Future

April is Financial Literacy Month. A nationwide, collaborative event, in which organizations across the country will come together to promote financial wellness through a variety of initiatives.

Environment

Businesses Must Strengthen Partnerships for Our Planet

Today is Earth Day, an important moment to reflect on how we can all step up to the challenge of ensuring a prosperous future for generations.

Environment

'My Job Allows Me to Follow My Passion for the Planet'

Creating technology solutions to help protect Regions and its customers from the adverse impacts of climate change.

Responsible Production & Consumption

MilliporeSigma Honors Earth Day 2022

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, honors Earth Day 2022 with a video on how the company is fostering a greener tomorrow.

Environment

First in Flight: American Airlines Is Leading the Airline Industry on a Science-Based Journey to Net-Zero Emissions

Last summer, American Airlines made a public commitment to develop a science-based, intermediate target for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — the first airline in North America to do so.

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