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Research & Reports

United Rentals Releases 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced the release of its tenth Corporate Responsibility Report documenting progress in 2021.

Philanthropy

Women's Foundation of the South Celebrates Its Anniversary and Urges Black Philanthropists to Support Black-Led Non-Profits In Honor of Black Philanthropy Month this August

Women’s Foundation of the South exists to improve futures for women and girls of color in the South by supporting both women-of-color-led nonprofits who do the same and women of color entrepreneurs.

Education & Workforce Development

Subaru Supports Students in High-Need Schools With Launch of Subaru Loves Learning Month

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that in support of its belief that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity for a quality education, the automaker will dedicate August to helping reduce the inequity that exists in classrooms

Awards & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Recognized as One of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere

Kimberly-Clark announced that it was once again named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the fourth consecutive year.

Volunteering & Community

How Your Company Can Take Climate Action Now

Be part of the movement toward a cleaner, safer future. Encourage your employer to put the considerable weight of their resources, capital, and talent behind climate action by taking part in skills-based volunteering with sustainability nonprofits.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Esdec Solar Group Announces Strategic Investment from Blackstone

Esdec Solar Group B.V., a leader in rooftop solar mounting systems, has received a significant strategic investment from funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners and Blackstone private equity.

Events

Land Betterment's Director, Jennifer Crandall Is Featured in Smart Lifebites

Land Betterment Corporation is proud to share that Jennifer Crandall is featured in Smart Lifebites, an interactive online gathering of ideas and information, providing knowledge to living a healthier lifestyle.

Energy & Infrastructure

Enbridge Secures Stake in Woodfibre LNG Facility in BC

Woodfibre LNG will be one of the cleanest LNG facilities in North America, powered by renewable hydroelectricity from the BC grid. The facility will take natural gas produced in BC, cool it to liquid form and export it across the globe.

Inclusion & Opportunity

D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Fairness, Neurodiversity and More

When employees feel they are being treated fair, their performance can improve by up to 26%, and retention by up 27%. So what can organizations do to provide a fair workplace?

Awards & Rankings

From the Fifth Third 2021 ESG Report: Awards & Accolades

Fifth Third Bank’s ESG efforts were recognized between Jan. 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, and shared in the Company’s 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report.

Research & Reports

FedEx Announces Its 2021 FedEx Cares Report

At FedEx Cares, we are invested in connecting people and possibilities. Our FedEx Cares report features the impacts of our community engagement program during the calendar year 2021.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC Bank Launches Community Advisory Council With 17 New Members Appointed

Community Leaders Selected to Help Steer Bank's $88 Billion Community Benefits Plan

Philanthropy

Rural LISC Launches Rural Connect With $600k Grant From Wells Fargo Foundation for South Dakota and Beyond

Rural LISC today announced the launch of a new effort, Rural Connect, which will provide funding and technical assistance to rural and native communities in South Dakota, Idaho and Wyoming.

Health & Healthcare

Tork Vision Cleaning Is Now GBAC STAR™ Registered

Being registered verifies that Tork Vision Cleaning is approved for use with GBAC STAR protocols and standards and meeting a higher level of cleanliness and safety.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Golf Galaxy Teammate Evan Mathias Competes in First U.S. Adaptive Open

Competition is nothing new for Evan Mathias. His latest challenge, however, was unlike anything he had experienced before.

Education & Workforce Development

#STG2022: Regions Bank Teams to Share the Good

School bells soon will ring, students will be back in the classrooms, and between now and then, teams from Regions Bank will be providing supplies, financial contributions and volunteerism as part of the bank’s annual Share the Good campaign.

Awards & Rankings

VMware Earns Top Score on Disability:IN's 2022 Disability Equality Index

At VMware, we believe that technology plays a critical role in building a digital future that is equitable, accessible and inclusive.

Volunteering & Community

Protecting the Kenai River in Alaska

The Kenai River is an important fishing resource for the people and wildlife in the area. A world-class river in Alaska that runs fast toward the Cook Inlet, it also faces consistent erosion of its banks, which impacts wildlife habitats.

Environment

Tiger, Tiger, in the Night... Now Visible in Real Time

Today, on International Tiger Day, we are excited to announce a major breakthrough in conservation technology: for the first time ever, wild tigers and their prey have been detected by AI-powered, cryptic cameras

Research & Reports

Gildan Publishes Its 18th Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Montreal, Friday, July 29, 2022 – Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) is pleased to announce that it has published its 18th Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report.

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics Launches Monkeypox Virus Testing

With the new automated test, Quest expects to be able to perform approximately 30,000 monkeypox virus tests a week by the end of July. Depending on demand, Quest can expand capacity for monkeypox testing across other advanced laboratories.

Corporate Responsibility

Building a Data-driven, Science-based, and Public Portfolio Sustainability Assessment Model

Reaching net-zero is doable, but we need to develop radical partnerships to get where we need to go by 2050. Finding efficiencies within the supply chain is a critical piece to achieving sustainability goals, and more specifically, net-zero.

Energy & Infrastructure

Newly-Released Research Reveals How to Expand Solar Access for Low- and Moderate-Income Households

Groundswell and Elevate recently released three major new research reports analyzing the market growth of community solar serving low- and moderate-income (LMI) households, the evolution of the customer experience, and financial structures of projects serving LMI households to determine how to expand solar access.

Corporate Responsibility

Energy Forward - CEO Letter

2021 was a year of acceleration and action for our corporate responsibility efforts, to advance our sustainability goals while executing for our customers and delivering for our shareholders.

Environment

Climate Change and Biodiversity: What Your Business Should Know

In the past, companies have seen environmental concerns and business goals as two distinct issues. However, it’s increasingly clear that businesses can pursue both - Seeking to improve & preserve the environment can directly improve the bottom line.

Latest Campaigns

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Sustainable Operations

As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...

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...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

Subaru Share the Love® Event

Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...