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Fifth Third Bank Hosts First Roundtable Event to Educate Minority Construction, Property Management Businesses

Feb 17, 2021 1:00 PM ET - The intent of the session was to provide insight and tips about how to bid work for upcoming Fifth Third projects and introduce diverse suppliers to key decision makers.

United, Chase and Visa Team up to Celebrate Black History Month

Feb 17, 2021 11:45 AM ET - United Airlines, Chase and Visa are encouraging and rewarding United Credit Cardmembers who make donations to non-profits focused on providing access to educational opportunities for Black students and supporting human and civil rights policies.

CIT Serves As Co-lead Arranger on $93.3 Million Battery Storage Portfolio

Feb 17, 2021 10:55 AM ET - CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) recently announced that its Power and Energy business served as a co-lead arranger on a $93.3 million financing for a portfolio of six battery energy storage systems located in Texas.

Enviva Targets Net-Zero Operations by 2030

Feb 17, 2021 10:35 AM ET - Today, Enviva, announces its goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations by 2030. This commitment to climate action reinforces Enviva’s core purpose to displace coal, grow more trees, and fight climate change.

Lessons in Light and Security

Feb 17, 2021 8:00 AM ET - The Zoological Lighting Institute’s inaugural blog series, focuses on light and security, considering security in terms of environmental justice, cultural politics, and sustainable financial productivity.

Employee Financial Wellness: How to Use an Employee Assistance Fund to Help Employees During COVID and Other Financial Hardships

Feb 16, 2021 5:15 PM ET - America’s Charities’ new guide, Help Employees Overcome Unexpected Financial Hardships and Stress with Employee Assistance Funds, will help you learn all about the whats, whys, and hows of starting, expanding, or outsourcing your EAF program.

Webinar / What the Clarbon? Demystifying the Climate-Carbon Nexus

Feb 16, 2021 1:20 PM ET - Climate vs Carbon: What’s the difference? How are businesses impacted by each? How should businesses develop a strategy to address both? What are stakeholders asking for? All these questions will be answered in the next Antea Group webinar.

What Else Can Net Zero Do For Us?

Feb 16, 2021 12:10 PM ET - Decarbonization could deliver sustainability benefits beyond mitigating climate change – but only if we take an integrated approach to balance overlapping, sometimes conflicting, goals

Northern Trust Asset Management Launches Ultra-Short Sterling ESG Strategy

Feb 16, 2021 9:50 AM ET - "We have seen that bonds issued by companies with favorable ESG ratings tend to trade at tighter credit spreads for longer periods of time and can offer downside mitigation during periods of market turbulence."...

Morehouse School of Medicine Receives $1.1 Million Grant from Truist Foundation

Feb 16, 2021 9:00 AM ET - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) today announced it has received a $1.1 million grant from Truist Foundation to expand the institution’s telehealth services that experienced a 700 percent increase in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frankly Speaking With Franchisees: Turning Obstacles to Opportunities

Feb 15, 2021 1:30 PM ET - Yum! reached out to three franchisees in the United States to get their perspectives on the race and social justice events of 2020 and entrepreneurship in underrepresented communities.

Shawn Springs: From Idea to Impact

Feb 15, 2021 11:45 AM ET - Carla speaks with entrepreneur and former NFL cornerback Shawn Springs, founder and CEO of Windpact, a company focusing on impact protection across industries, including sports, automotive, and the military applications.

Land Betterment Corporation's Land Betterment Exchange Featured on Inside Indiana Business

Feb 12, 2021 8:55 AM ET - Statewide business network highlights the Company’s efforts in creating an efficient marketplace for environmental and social investments

This Program Trains Survivors of Human Trafficking for Careers in Tech

Feb 11, 2021 4:20 PM ET - Picture this: a tech company deploying projects built and developed by survivors of human trafficking and gender-based violence.

4 Steps to Sustainable Investing

Feb 11, 2021 1:10 PM ET - These four steps can guide a dynamic sustainable investing strategy for the long term.

IBM Introduces $3 Million in Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools in United States as Attacks on Education Grow

Feb 10, 2021 12:00 PM ET - A new IBM study shows nearly 60% of school staff are unprepared for cybersecurity threats - with lack of training, awareness, budget and virtual learning identified as major issues.

New Initiative Offers Support to Local HBCUs

Feb 10, 2021 11:25 AM ET - To build on our longstanding commitment to advance inclusion and empower economic opportunity in the Black community, we are committing $5 million to four regionally based Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Bonds Help Nonprofits Tackle Coronavirus Relief and Social Inequity

Feb 10, 2021 11:10 AM ET - In a move that could change philanthropy, foundations are asking investors to finance grant-making to nonprofits, which are essential to a post-pandemic recovery and more equitable future.

Understanding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and Why It's a Critical Business Focus

Feb 10, 2021 10:10 AM ET - ESG is a growing priority in the minds of investors. But what is ESG? And how does it differ from EHS? Find out in this Antea Group blog:

When it Comes to Divergent Generational Perspectives, Can Compromise Drive Profits?

Feb 10, 2021 8:10 AM ET - Many families face an ongoing tension between the decision-maker “Patriarch” perspective and the younger “NextGen” perspective on how to approach investing and whether alpha should have primacy in investment decisions.

A Road to Sustainable Recovery for Canadian Businesses Based on the UN Global Compact's Ten Principles.

Feb 9, 2021 12:00 PM ET - Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC) has launched the Principles-Based Sustainable Recovery for Canadian Businesses guide, recognizing the importance of #UnitingBusiness in light of disruptions caused by COVID-19, by structuring a sustainable path...

Meet LaJoy

Feb 9, 2021 12:00 PM ET - Families everywhere are depending on an internet connection to learn and work from home. Since 2011, Internet Essentials has connected millions of families from low-income homes to low-cost, high-speed internet.

EHS & Sustainability Conferences You Don't Want to Miss in 2021

Feb 9, 2021 10:20 AM ET - From interactive sessions to inspiring presentations to networking opportunities, @AnteaGroup provides a list of #EHS and #sustainability conferences and events (some virtual, some potentially in-person) that you should have on your radar in 2021.

Moody's - Sustainable Bond Issuance to Hit a Record $650 Billion in 2021

Feb 9, 2021 9:45 AM ET - Global issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds – or sustainable bonds, collectively – will hit a record of $650 billion in 2021, a 32% increase over the $491 billion issued in 2020, Moody's Investors Service projects in a new report...

Wells Fargo Invests in Six Black-Owned Banks

Feb 9, 2021 9:15 AM ET - Wells Fargo today announced equity investments in six African American Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) as part of its March 10, 2020, pledge to invest up to $50 million in Black-owned banks.

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