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Direct Relief CEO Byron Scott (left) receives the Seoul Peace Prize from Jaeho Yeom, Chairman of the Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, at an awards ceremony in Seoul on April 28, 2025.

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Direct Relief Accepts 2025 Seoul Peace Prize for Global Humanitarian Impact

Direct Relief today formally accepted the 2025 Seoul Peace Prize, one of the world’s most distinguished honors for humanitarian achievement, in recognition of the organization’s unwavering commitment to aiding people affected by poverty, disasters, and conflict.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Two Months Without Aid

Action Against Hunger

Events, Media & Communications

AB, EMIA and Societe Generale Host the Impact and Blended Finance Conference

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Innovation & Technology

Ready for Anything: T‑Mobile Strengthens Powerful Technology Arsenal for Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons

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Energy

Scope 2 Challenges: SBTi and Swiss Steel on Decarbonization

In the third installment of ESG Talk’s Climate Week series, Frank Koch, CEO of Swiss Steel Group, and Alberto Carrillo Pineda, CTO of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

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Education

Connectivity They Can Count On: Claflin University’s Tech Revolution With Cisco

In addition to deploying 5G/LTE, Cisco conducted a NIST assessment to ensure the school was eligible to receive critical Title IV funding and donated $1.7 million in equipment and services as part of its IT modernization program.

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Education

TCS’ goIT Monthly Challenge for September Invites Students Aged 6–17 To Improve Cities & Communities

This month, TCS and partner, global analytics software leader FICO, are calling on students aged 6-17 to answer that call through the goIT Monthly Challenge for September, Thriving Cities.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Mondelēz 2023 Snacking Made Right Report: Waste

Close to a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. That’s why we’re focused on key actions across our Company-owned manufacturing sites to reduce and eliminate food waste.

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Environment

Q & A With Meryl Richards, Ceres’ Program Director, Food and Forests

This is the fifth in a series of Q & As with the Ceres experts who are engaging with companies to decarbonize six of the highest-emitting sectors of the economy. Click here to read the previous Q & A.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The San Diego Police Foundation Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant

The San Diego Police Foundation, a non-profit serving first responders of the San Diego Police Department, today announced it has received a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions.

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Health & Healthcare

T-Mobile Conducts the First Ever Wireless Emergency Alert Via Satellite

T-Mobile Starlink satellite-to-smartphone technology to bring critical emergency alerts to 500,000+ square miles of land currently unreachable with earth-based cell towers

Responsible Production & Consumption

Complimentary Webinar: Ask the Experts - Your Food Safety Questions Answered

Get your food safety questions answered in this panel-style webinar featuring experts from the industry! Sept 19, 2024 at 9:30 am PT

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Mary Kay Elevates Product Stewardship With Sustainable Sourcing Practices and Global Partnerships

In 2023, Mary Kay joined Global Shea Alliance (GSA), a non-profit industry association that designs, develops, and delivers strategies that drive a competitive and sustainable Shea industry worldwide.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Unite With AmeriCorps for 9/11 Day Meal Pack, Assembling 400,000 Meals for Southern California Families

To honor September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, AEG’s LA Kings partnered with AmeriCorps to support 9/11 Day’s Meal Pack Program and help thousands of families in need across Southern California.

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Environment

Countdown to Climate Week: Enabling Young Innovators in the Fight Against Air Pollution

Young people from Manhattan to Mongolia are leveraging technology to address issues of climate change.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Pioneering Offsets and Carbon Removal Technologies To Address Aviation’s Residual Emissions at American Airlines

We are helping to accelerate and scale the CO2 removal market as the inaugural customer of Graphyte, whose innovative carbon casting process removes and stores CO2 permanently and cost-effectively.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile’s Network and Teams Ready for Hurricane Francine

Ahead of Hurricane Francine making landfall in Louisiana later today, T-Mobile has activated its emergency plans to help keep customers, communities, first responders and others connected through expected heavy rains, flooding and hurricane-force winds.

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Environment

Unlocking the Value of Nature: The Role of TNFD in Corporate Strategy

Learn how the TNFD framework aims to enhance transparency around nature-related financial risks and opportunities and help organizations incorporate these risks and opportunities into strategic planning, risk management, and asset allocation decision-making.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

‘We Have a Vested Interest in Helping Communities Grow’

Leroy Abrahams, head of Community Engagement at Regions, welcomed the attendees of the third annual Regions Bank CDFI Convening by outlining shared priorities for the leaders in the room.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing Every Opportunity: Meet Jolie Gayles

I am Jolie Gayles, a Technical Program Manager here at GoDaddy. I began my professional journey with GoDaddy in 2006, during which I was also pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Arizona State University.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Boehringer Ingelheim Holds Annual Convention To Drive Collaboration for Social Impact

Tackling healthcare disparities require collective action. Making More Health Together is an annual convention which connects changemakers to drive collaborations for more social impact. Join us this year in person in Ingelheim, Germany or virtually on October 9 -10, 2024.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Viatris 2023 Sustainability Report: Advocating for Patients

With people at the heart of our mission, Viatris is committed to representing and capturing the diverse voices of patients and caregivers and joining together for advocacy.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Saint-Gobain Video Series: empowHERed: Jessica Rosencrans, Worcester, MA

Sustainability Engineer Jessica Rosencrans wanted to create positive change in the environment since she was 10 years old, and now she's making a big impact by spearheading sustainability efforts at our Ceramics plant in Worcester!

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Environment

Principal Financial Group 2023 Sustainability Report: Improving Operational Environmental Performance

We remain committed to integrating responsible energy, water, and waste management practices into our business operations through efficient and sustainable solutions and improvements.

Energy

Carnival Corporation Lights the Way for Solar Energy at Port of Barcelona

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced solar panel installations are underway for two of its Port of Barcelona cruise terminals.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet the U.S. Bank Employee Taking On ‘The World’s Toughest Row’

After the youngest of Jo Murray’s two sons left home, she decided to embrace the new chapter in her life and embark on a new adventure – one that will involve rowing some 3,000 miles across the open ocean from the Canary Islands off the Coast of North Africa to the West Indies.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sunlight® Laundry Detergent Supports Expansion of Free Laundry Access Program To Help Canadians in Need

As part of its Helping Canadians Shine™ initiative, Sunlight® laundry detergent, a Henkel brand, is proud to announce that it is supporting expansion of Free Laundry Access, a charity that helps Canadians in need access laundry services.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Eastman Tritan Offers McDonald’s Collector’s Meal Cups Infinite Reusability

Have you been fortunate enough to see the new McDonald's Collector's Meal cups that launched earlier this month?

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Regency Centers Supports National Suicide Prevention Month

Since 2023, Regency Centers and ten of our industry peers have partnered with 988 Lifeline, Vibrant Emotional Health & Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to install "Signs of HOPE” across 1,600 shopping centers.

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