Corporate Responsibility

Places That Matter: Cleveland, Tennessee

Whirlpool Corp’s plant in Cleveland, TN—also the company’s newest — is the largest employer in the county, producing cooking appliances for multiple brands. See the people and places of Cleveland in this next video in the "Places that Matter" series.

Research & Reports

Companies Leading in Disability Inclusion Have Outperformed Peers, Accenture Research Finds

Companies that embrace best practices for employing and supporting more persons with disabilities in their workforces have outperformed their peers, according to a new research report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).

Corporate Responsibility

Consumers Energy Provides Inclusive Workplace for Veterans with their Veteran's Advisory Panel

Consumers Energy's Veteran's Advisory Panel, or VAP, provides opportunities that allow veterans to utilize talents acquired from their military service and creates an inclusive workforce where veterans feel valued and supported.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Comcast NBCUniversal Expands Military Hiring Goal to 21,000 by 2021

In recognition of the start of Veterans and Military Families Month, Comcast NBCUniversal announced it will hire an additional 11,000 veterans, military spouses, and National Guard and Reserve members, bringing its total to 21,000 military hires by the end of 2021.

Comcast’s previous commitment, made in 2015, was to hire 10,000 military community members by the end of 2017, which it exceeded.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Merck Commits to Disability Inclusion, Joining ILO Global Business and Disability Network

We are honored to join the ILO Global Business and Disability Network. Ensuring Merck is a place where everyone of all abilities can thrive and develop is a top priority for us. We’re proud to join this wonderful organization.

Philanthropy

Partners In Preservation: Main Streets Awards $2 Million in Preservation Grants to Sites Reflecting America’s Diverse History

Today, American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Main Street America announced the winners of the 2018 Partners in Preservation: Main Streets campaign. The 11 winning historic sites will receive a total of $1.6 million in grants to fund their respective preservation projects. At the outset of the campaign, an additional $400,000 was allocated to the 20 Main Street communities that participated in the program to increase public awareness of the importance of these historic places and build grassroots support for the participating Main Street districts.

Events

Discovery Education, TGR Foundation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and University of Maryland Changemakers Discuss the Future Workforce and Talent Pipeline at ‘Brands Taking Stands’ 3BL Forum

Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital education content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, TGR Foundation, A Tiger Woods Charity, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and University of Maryland panelists yesterday joined 3BL Forum: Brands Taking Stands - The Long View to discuss The Future Workforce and a Pipeline of Talent. Technology has drastically changed the technical skills needed to hold the jobs of today and greater job specializations are the driving force behind the need for a STEM talent pipeline.

Awards & Rankings

Duke Energy Named One of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes

Duke Energy has been named to Forbes magazine’s 2018 list of the World’s Best Employers. Duke Energy is one of only nine electric utilities in the U.S. to make the list.

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Helps Strengthen North Carolina Nonprofits With Over $800,000 in Grants

Duke Energy is strengthening nonprofit capacity building efforts and supporting other strategic community initiatives by investing $849,000 in 23 organizations across North Carolina.

Latest Campaigns

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Emergency Response

Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med

AEG Celebrates Inclusion

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Recognition of our Company

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Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

Collaboration and Partnership

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Environmental Sustainability

Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...