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AI in 2025

Events, Media & Communications | Gen Digital Inc.

AI in 2025: Gen's Policy Recommendations for U.S. Leadership

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration has taken significant steps to strengthen U.S. leadership in AI. Efforts have been focused on accelerating AI innovation while curbing the flow of advanced technologies to geopolitical rivals.
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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Expert To Support EFRAG in Shaping Effective Sustainability Disclosure Regulations

Cascale is proud to announce that Adrián Branco, senior manager for Higg Index Brand & Retail, has secured a part-time secondment with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).

Events, Media & Communications

Investing and Volunteering: Regions Celebration Week Supports Small Business

The Regions Big Bike rode into Central Florida as part of Regions Celebration Week. The five-day event included community volunteering and financial contributions to community partners.

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Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy 2023 Sustainability Report: Our Employees | Pay Parity

A critical part of building a more inclusive and equitable company is ensuring that employees are paid fairly for doing the same kind of work, regardless of demographics. Reporting pay parity data shows our current and prospective employees that we’re committed to equal pay.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Essity 2023 Annual and Sustainability Report: Commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The UN SDGs provide the global community with a roadmap on how to combat challenges related to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. The goals reflect a growing awareness of the relationship between good hygiene and health.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Blending a Family’s History With the Future of Textiles

Bailey had never heard about sustainability within textiles, but his daughter encouraged him to learn more about the topic around the time he interviewed at Eastman before joining the company in 2019.

Energy

Energy Policy Pulse: March/April 2024

What is happening in energy policy? From the ongoing nuclear reactor discussion in Texas to Massachusetts’ latest price report, this edition highlights the latest energy policy news and major headlines across several markets for March and April.

Innovation & Technology

Partnering for Broadband Expansion: Closing the Rural Digital Divide

High-speed broadband is on a growth trajectory like few infrastructure projects in America. Comcast is proud to be at the forefront of this era of expansion which is ushering in digital and economic opportunity.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HARMAN Audio Talks Podcast; Parallel Lives: From Olympic Dreams to Music Streams

This episode is a must-listen for all aspiring musicians and entrepreneurs. Tune in to discover two fascinating life paths that couldn't be more different yet eventually intersected: Able Heart, former Olympic-level snowboarder turned music producer, and Lior Tibon.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Z... for Zero Carbon, A Saint-Gobain Podcast

Businesses in the construction industry are building and renovating more and more sustainably to deal with the climate crisis and scarcity of natural resources. These new construction methods have a whole new lexicon, a vocabulary of innovation and some solutions.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Dedicates $100,000 To Help Low-Income Hoosiers Manage Home Energy Costs This Summer

Duke Energy Indiana customers who may be struggling to pay their energy bills can apply now for up to $300 in financial assistance. The company announced today it has dedicated an additional $100,000 through its Share the Light Fund to help individuals and families in need.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Clorox Sponsors Initiatives To Advance Social Justice

Over the last decade, Clorox has supported the nonprofit Equal Justice Works as it seeks to advance equal justice by promoting a lifelong commitment to public service in the legal community.

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Diversity & Inclusion

A Year of Opportunity: Cisco's Role in Empowering Global Progress

Cisco’s Purpose — to Power an Inclusive Future for All — extends beyond connecting people. It ensures that those connections are meaningful and secure – and it empowers every individual to participate in the fabric of their communities, including elections.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Enhance Commercial Property Returns Through Faster Fit-Outs: New Study

Office building owners and managers can save money and cut carbon emissions while adapting to modern, flexible work patterns; a new joint study has revealed.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

DP World Logistics Receives First Charter Flight, Marking Launch of International Air Freight Service

As DP World Logistics continues to expand its service offerings, the impact on global supply chains is expected to be profound. The ability to offer integrated, end-to-end logistics solutions not only streamlines operations but also drives down costs and transit times.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the SEE Impact Report: Q&A With Timi Fadiran, Ph.D.

Timi Fadiran, Ph.D. is a manager on SEE’s sustainability technology innovation team and is responsible for identifying and advancing new technologies to accelerate transitions to circular business models.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Blissful Seeds Creates Opportunity for Adults With Autism at Regency Center’s Twin Peaks

After years of selling goods at local farmer’s markets, Blissful Seeds will open its first retail location at Regency’s Twin Peaks in Poway, California.

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Environment

Mastercard Joined Forces With Pledgeball To Encourage Football Players and Fans To Take Tangible, Effective Action on Climate Change

Mastercard joined forces with Pledgeball this year to encourage players and fans to take tangible, effective action on climate change.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Standards Releases SCS-116 Certification Standard for Water Stewardship and Resiliency

SCS Standards, is pleased to announce the publication of SCS-116, the Certification Standard for Water Stewardship & Resiliency. The Standard provides requirements for an organization to measure its baseline water performance, set relevant targets, & more.

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Events, Media & Communications

Otis Publishes 2023 ESG Report

Otis Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: OTIS) published its 2023 ESG Report, describing its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and outlining progress on its 13 ESG goals.

Diversity & Inclusion

IMPACT Supports, Advances and Strengthens Cintas’ LGBTQ+ Employee-Partners

Cintas embraces and supports its LGBTQ+ employee-partners in part through IMPACT, a Partner Business Resource Group (PBRG) that is focused on fostering engagement and collaboration between LGBTQ+ employee-partners and allies to help amplify their voices.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Southern Company Announces Official Partnership With U.S. UNDERRATED Golf Tour

As part of Southern Company's commitment to promoting inclusion within the communities it serves, this new partnership will enable the organization to support aspiring golfers who historically have been underrepresented in the sport.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Data-Driven Decision-Making With Connected Financial and Carbon Information

What if enterprise decisions considered both profit and planet, empowering every level of a company to make better product, pricing, financial, and investment choices?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enbridge Celebrates 75 Years With Vision for Sustainable Energy Future and Strategic Expansion Into U.S. Natural Gas

It’s been 75 years since our incorporation as Interprovincial Pipeline and the beginnings of Enbridge’s critical role in delivering energy to people across North America.

Education

Employee Led Black Business Resource Council Welcome Students From New City College Hackney

Last week saw our employee led Black Business Resource Council welcome students from New City College Hackney for the final session of the 2024 ‘Amplify Me’ program which was once again facilitated by the Local Village Network (LVN) team.

Events, Media & Communications

World War II Veterans Visit Normandy and Reflect on D-Day 80 Years Later

The arrival in Normandy started with a heroes’ welcome by school children and World War II re-enactors in Houlgate followed by a visit to Le Memorial de Caen, a museum and war memorial commemorating World War II and the Battle of Normandy.

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

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    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.

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    Albertsons Companies is bringing together the ingredients of a better world – our planet, our people, our products, and our communities – to make...

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  9. Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment
    The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...

  10. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

  11. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...

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    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...

  13. Key Supports Affordable Housing
    KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...

  14. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

  15. Key Supports Affordable Housing
    KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...