Energy

How Is the Energy Transition Transforming What We Do?

Mar 18, 2022 2:00 PM ET

At a crucial tipping point, we have a unique role to play in defining tomorrow’s power systems. In this two-part series, we examine how the energy transition is transforming both what we do for customers and how we work together.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Georgia-Pacific Celebrates Women's History and National Ethics Awareness Month

Mar 18, 2022 1:50 PM ET

Together, as we strive to create a more inclusive environment, each employee's different perspectives, aptitudes, skills, knowledge, experience, and background come to identify opportunities, solve problems, and create greater value for others.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Illumina Accelerator Invests in Seven Omics Startups Advancing Breakthrough Therapeutics, Diagnostics, DNA Storage, Mental Wellness, and Sustainable Foods Applications

Mar 18, 2022 1:30 PM ET

Green Infrastructure

New Project in Greater Boise Turns Hard-to-Recycle Plastics into Community Infrastructure

Mar 18, 2022 1:10 PM ET

Reynolds Consumer Products and Dow announced the Hefty® EnergyBag® program is collaborating with ByFusion on a pilot project to introduce a new creative use for hard-to-recycle plastic items collected by local participants in the Greater Boise area.

Energy

Building New Jersey's Smart Electric Infrastructure

Mar 18, 2022 1:00 PM ET

If you are like me, you have come to expect the power to be there when you need it.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Give Her Credit: Expanding Women's Access to Finance

Mar 18, 2022 12:45 PM ET

In December 2019, Pham Phuong Thao set up a small shop selling flowers and ornamental plants in her home district in northern Vietnam. Four months later, the pandemic hit, devastating her fledgling storefront business.

Diversity & Inclusion

Arrow Electronics Supports Women Employees Through Women in Electronics Sponsorship

Mar 18, 2022 12:20 PM ET

Arrow Electronics is providing opportunities for its women employees to grow their leadership skills and industry networks through its sponsorship of Women in Electronics.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

DraftKings-Backed International Center for Responsible Gaming Fund to Support Research on Sports Betting Awards Grant to Bowling Green State University

Mar 18, 2022 12:00 PM ET

A first-of-its-kind, the ICRG created the Fund to focus on responsible gaming in sports betting, with the goal of developing peer-reviewed, scientifically based research that contributes meaningfully to the understanding of responsible gaming.

Events, Media & Communications

Editorial Webinar: The Green Credentials of 5G and IoT—Can Technology Help Save the World?

Mar 18, 2022 12:00 PM ET

Can this technological confluence deliver meaningful business outcomes while also advancing global sustainability priorities?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Deckers Brands Proudly Announces Results From Its March 2022 Art of Kindness Event

Mar 18, 2022 12:00 PM ET

Deckers Brands recently held its fourth biannual Art of Kindness week of volunteering where employees across the globe united to make a collective impact on their local communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HanesBrands Named One of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies

Mar 18, 2022 11:45 AM ET

HanesBrands Inc., a global leader in iconic apparel brands, has been recognized as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies for the second year in a row by Ethisphere, an industry leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Honored as a 2022 VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer

Mar 18, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Merck honored to have earned the designation VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer, as part of the 2022 VETS Indexes Employer Awards.

Innovation & Technology

Ripe for Robots

Mar 18, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Agriculture must become more efficient: Robots and autonomous supertractors are one important solution.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: ESG Risks Are Real Credit Risks

Mar 18, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Patrick, many investors say that ESG—environmental, social and governance—concerns, are too specialized, too difficult to quantify, especially in emerging markets. What’s AllianceBernstein’s view?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

An Open Letter on Ukraine From Daniel O'Day, Chairman & CEO

Mar 18, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Our teams have been working with urgency to mitigate any impact on the supply of our medicines to patients who depend on them in Ukraine.

Innovation & Technology

When Disaster Strikes, Digital Technologies Save Lives

Mar 18, 2022 11:30 AM ET

For more than 40 years, Mercy Corps has been responding to the world’s worst disasters, offering food, clean water, shelter, and support to all who are afflicted.

Sustainable Development Goals

Whirlpool Corp. Outlines Progress on Net Zero Targets as Part of Long-term Commitment to Sustainability

Mar 18, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Whirlpool Corporation today issued an update on progress towards achieving Net Zero targets the company first announced in May of 2021.

Energy

Cainiao Taps Rooftop Solar Panels to Power Bonded Warehouses

Mar 18, 2022 11:10 AM ET

Alibaba Group’s logistics arm Cainiao Network has started to use energy generated by rooftop solar panels.

Innovation & Technology

Supporting Survivors and Creating Safer Digital Spaces

Mar 18, 2022 11:00 AM ET

We are continuing our celebration of Women's Month by sharing the incredible work accomplished by one of our nonprofit partners, the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV).

Research, Reports & Publications

NN Group Releases 2021 Annual Report: Serving Customers in Times of Change

Mar 18, 2022 11:00 AM ET

NN Group, a financial services company active in several European countries and Japan, published its 2021 Annual Report. It provides an integrated overview of our strategy, and financial and non-financial performance.

Events, Media & Communications

Truist Foundation 2022 Inspire Awards Challenge Application Deadline is May 13

Mar 18, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Truist Foundation is partnering with MIT Solve to host the 2022 Inspire Awards Challenge, designed to support the ideas of innovative nonprofits that help grow, develop and sustain racially diverse or women-led small businesses.

Diversity & Inclusion

Buying Black: Reinvesting in Community

Mar 18, 2022 10:00 AM ET

On this episode we hear from Bernard Bronner, President and CEO of Bronner Bros., one of the largest Black-owned beauty companies in the U.S.

Diversity & Inclusion

New SXSW Film Highlights Small Business Owners and the Power of Resilience

Mar 18, 2022 10:00 AM ET

When talking about small businesses surviving the pandemic, resilience is a word often used to describe how they struggled, pivoted and ultimately succeeded.

Environment

GAF Aims to Curb Urban Heat With Cool Community Project

Mar 18, 2022 10:00 AM ET

GAF has partnered with Climate Resolve, the Global Cool Cities Alliance, local community organizations, and municipal government partners to conduct a multi-phased research project to understand the impacts of urban heat and cooling solutions

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cummins Is Repowering KLW Locomotives Across the U.S. To Help the Company Meet Sustainability Commitments

Mar 18, 2022 9:05 AM ET

The images of powerful trains chugging down a railroad track pushing black smoke into the air is nostalgic, but is literally killing the environment.