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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Earth Week Spring Cleaning

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Diversity & Inclusion

Does Ethnic Diversity on Corporate Boards Affect Stock Prices?

Diversity in corporate hiring has become more than a social imperative.

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Innovation & Technology

Helping Kenyan Small Businesses Cross the Digital Divide

Like small businesses all around the world, companies with fewer than 10 employees across sub-Saharan Africa have been hit hard by COVID-19.

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Innovation & Technology

The Innovative Chemistry Enabling Green Hydrogen

The increasing frequency of climate-related events worldwide has spurred a growing dialogue about the importance of a clean energy transition. Most believe that the deployment of a comprehensive set of solutions will be required.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Merck Scientists Launch Research Award to Support Rising Chemists of Color

The new Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color adds to our company’s efforts to promote diversity, inclusion and equity in all that we do.

Diversity & Inclusion

DEI Update: Looking Back on 2021 and Powering Ahead to 2022

Despite the turbulence we all experienced in 2021, I’m happy to share that VMware’s Office of the CTO (OCTO) made major headway on our DEI goals. In today’s post, I’ll share the results, as well as our major DEI focuses for 2022.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Georgia-Pacific: Working Forests - Responsible Sourcing

Georgia-Pacific is committed to only sourcing from sustainable, legal and responsible sources.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Awards More Than $5 Million in 2021 Benefitting Communities Around the World

The Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF), a global nonprofit foundation, dedicated to improving the lives of children and families around the world, announced today that it awarded more than $5 million in 2021.

Diversity & Inclusion

Progress on Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Journey

Over the past year, we have become more intentional in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Texas Diversity Council to Recognize Woman of the Year at the 18th Annual Women in Leadership Symposium

The Texas Diversity Council (TXDC) will celebrate Women’s History Month at the 18th Annual Women in Leadership Symposium, “Paragon of Womanhood: Restoration, Reintegration, Reemergence” honoring the 2022 Woman of the Year on Tuesday, March 15, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. virtually via Zoom.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MENTOR Announces 2022 Excellence in Mentoring Honorees

MENTOR, the nation’s unifying champion of the mentoring movement, announces the 2022 Honorees of the Annual Excellence in Mentoring Awards.

Diversity & Inclusion

In Celebration of MLK Jr. Day, Comcast's Black Experience on Xfinity Announces Exclusive Premiere of 'Avenues Of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards'

In celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Comcast NBCUniversal is proud to announce the exclusive premiere of Avenues of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards on the Black Experience on Xfinity Channel.

Black & Veatch

Sustainable Development Goals

Black & Veatch's IgniteX Start-up Accelerator Announces 2022 Participants

Recognizing the world needs innovative solutions to counter the ongoing climate crisis, Black & Veatch has selected eight promising start-ups to join its IgniteX Climate Tech Accelerator program, which provides funding and support to companies on the cutting edge of climate technology.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Purpose 360 Podcast: Living Up to the Expectations of Your Children

To better understand what the next generation of talent wants, and how companies today are responding, we invited a father-son team to Purpose 360. Alan VanderMolen, CCO of SC Johnson, the company with the purpose goal to be the planet’s most trusted company, and Elijah VanderMolen, a junior at NYU studying Public Policy and Environmental Studies, joined the show to share their insights and experiences.

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Research, Reports & Publications

UK Food Sector Must Upskill Millions of Workers to Fight Climate Crisis, Report Finds

​Every job in the UK food manufacturing sector should become a climate job to reach carbon net zero targets, a new report has revealed.

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Innovation & Technology

Learn How and Why Whirlpool Corporation Developed Swash Brand, Its Own Line of Laundry Detergent

With an 8X concentration that can tackle 83 loads of laundry, and a smaller, recyclable, bottle with an easy to use precision-dosing cap, Swash® Laundry detergent helps in improving life at home for our consumers.

Sustainable Development Goals

CFO Media Roundtable: Get Ready Now for ESG Requirements

As stakeholders pay more attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, the greatest challenge chief financial officers will face is making sense of the huge amount of ESG data coming our way.

Innovation & Technology

Ericsson CEO: 3 Ways Telecom Can Drive Global Innovation in 2022

The world is in the middle of a great digital transformation – one accelerated significantly by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Green Infrastructure

WSP: High Performance, Low Carbon

As employees of WSP USA and supporters of the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF), we are excited about the growing interest we’re seeing across our company and our profession to reduce and eliminate the carbon embodied in buildings and infrastructure.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Championing Diversity by Design and Sustainability with Mel Tarpey

Within our business there are many who are passionate about fostering positive change to become a more sustainable and inclusive business. One individual championing these causes is Mel Tarpey, our EMEA Head of Visuals Product and Business.

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Innovation & Technology

T-Mobile Partners with CTIA to Implement Branded Caller ID Best Practices

For consumers and businesses that rely on phone calls for critical transactions such as financial services, insurance and healthcare, trusted calling is more important than ever.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sustainalytics Recognizes O-I as a Top-Rated ESG Performer

Sustainalytics is recognizing O-I Glass as a 2021 Regional Top-Rated Performer. The ESG rating agency analyzes the Environmental, Social and Governance performance of more than 4,000 companies across its network.

Energy

Nokia Joins RE100 As Part of Target to Move to 100% Renewable Electricity by 2025

Nokia has announced that it has joined RE100, a global initiative led by the Climate Group in partnership with CDP, which brings together the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity.

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Health & Healthcare

Abbott Named Industry Leader for Prioritizing Children's Rights and Health

Abbott was recently recognized as an industry leader on The Global Child Forum’s State of Children's Rights and Business Global Benchmark 2021 for implementing policies and practices that address and protect the rights of children.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

With Employees Anxious About Returning to the Office, New Tool Can Help Boost Confidence in Buildings' Health and Safety

The health and safety of the workplace have always been a priority for employees, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put such concerns into sharp relief — and many Americans are still anxious about their return to in-person work.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

As Utah Takes Up Death Penalty Repeal Bill, 240+ Business Leaders Call for Abolition

As lawmakers in Utah get ready to take up a historic Republican-led bill seeking to repeal the state’s death penalty, more than 240 business leaders have declared their opposition to capital punishment.

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