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Webster Bank Explores Current State of Financial Inclusion With Its Inaugural Financial Empowerment Study

Research, Reports & Publications

Webster Bank today announced the findings from its inaugural Financial Empowerment Study, an in-depth, independent report that examines financial challenges and literacy of consumers.

How Mid-Market Companies Can Start the DEI Conversation

Diversity & Inclusion

The Supreme Court’s recent decisions to eliminate affirmative action in higher education and allow businesses to refuse service to the LGBTQ+ community on the basis of religion, shines a spotlight on the need for organizations to examine the broader question.

Amid Energy Ecosystem’s Evolution, U.S. Electric Sector Navigates Headwinds, Opportunities

Energy

More companies and communities are pursuing clean energy and transportation solutions to serve their near-term decarbonization goals, stoking the need for practical, tactical plans with intensifying scope and ambitions.

Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $100,000 to the Coastal Prairie Conservancy

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Baker Hughes Foundation announced a $100,000 grant to the Coastal Prairie Conservancy to support the preservation of coastal prairies, wetlands, farms and ranches to benefit people and wildlife in Texas.

Carnival Corporation Named One of the World’s Best Employers for Third Consecutive Year

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced it was named for the third consecutive year as one of the World’s Best Employers for 2023 by Forbes, a leading source of business news worldwide.

Tetra Pak and Lund University Launch New Research Hub To Develop Future Food and Material Innovations

Innovation & Technology

Tetra Pak and Lund University have announced the launch of Biotech Heights, a new research hub that will explore food and materials production using bioprocessing to create useful products from living cells or cell components.

How DAQ Systems Are Helping To Shape the Future of EVs

Energy

Data acquisition systems (DAQs) are versatile tools that can help automotive engineers characterize their products, monitor internal processes, or control test processes.

Neurodiversity in the Workplace: The Ken’s Krew Journey

Championing ability and enabling success, that’s what Ken’s Krew has achieved for the past 25 years. What started as a small vision at a kitchen table because of a lack of job opportunities for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities has now grown into a thriving program.

Larta Institute Opens Call for Applicants to 2024 Venture Fellows Cohort

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Larta Institute has opened a call for applicants to its 2024 Venture Fellows program which will welcome diverse innovators who are developing solutions to combat the impacts of climate change in communities that are most at risk.

Wells Fargo Foundation Commits $3.45 Million to Compass Working Capital To Expand Access to Family Self-Sufficiency Program

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Foundation has committed $3.45 million over the next three years to Compass to help expand access to the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, a savings incentive program that helps families increase their earnings and build financial capability and assets.

Hormel Foods Donates 100,000 Meals for World Food Day

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The 20,000 inspired people at Hormel Foods have an important job every day — to bring the trusted brands of the Fortune 500 global branded food company to its fans across the world.

Child Health Day: Giving Children the Chance To Grow Up Healthy, Happy, and With the Promise of a Bright Future

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Child Health Day, celebrated annually on the first Monday in October, is a vital reminder of the unique healthcare needs of children and the importance of ensuring that they grow up healthy, happy, and with the promise of a bright future.

KeyBank Opens New Branch and Distributes Grant in West Valley City

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank celebrated its new full-service branch in West Valley City, Utah, October 20-21, with a celebration that included a ribbon cutting ceremony, family-friendly activities with prize giveaways and a meet and greet with a surprise guest from Real Salt Lake.

Sappi’s ‘The Standard 7’ Wins Graphis 2024 Design Awards

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, announces that Volume 7 of The Standard has won Gold in the Print Promotion category of the Graphis 2024 Design Awards.

Fighting Food Inflation Through a Sustainable Supply Chain

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The global food supply chain is a complex nexus of rising costs, logistical challenges, and environmental factors, writes Morten Johansen, Chief Operating Officer for DP World Americas, in a recent article for Forbes.

Walgreens Pharmacist Reflects on 50 Years at Her ‘Second Home’

Barbara Fjordbak married her husband Jim in July 1972, and six months later she started working for Walgreens. So, she’s been married for 51 years and worked at Walgreens for 50.

Leidos To Lead Climate Sustainability and Resilience Strategies for the Department of Defense

Green Infrastructure

Leidos was recently awarded the Strategic Climate Sustainability and Resilience Services (SCSRS) contract to lead a mission resilience-focused transformation for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) resource management processes.

GRI North America Expands ESG/Sustainability Educational Offerings To Trade Associations

Education

GRI North America worked with several select Trade Associations in developing, implementing, and refining a model providing special access to professional development opportunities in the field of sustainability and ESG reporting through the GRI Academy.

Optimism and AI Set the Tone at Climate Week NYC and Beyond

Events, Media & Communications

It’s hard not to get discouraged about climate change if you only scan the headlines. New and ever-more alarming stories about our worsening environment make the irreversible tipping point for our planet feel inevitable.

Gear Up Your Restroom for Cold and Flu Season

Health & Healthcare

Don’t let the return of seasonal cold and flu germs stop you or your facility’s occupants from feeling their best. Help fight the spread of illness by taking proper precautions to ensure a safe and healthy environment.

The AUC Data Science Initiative Partners With Mastercard To Further Drive Impact Through Data Science

Through a $6.5M grant, Mastercard will support the expansion of data science education and research efforts across the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Every Growing Season, Will Ricks Looks for Monarchs. Here's Why

Environment

On a humid day in late August, Will Ricks is out in the field surveying for pollinators. He takes in the sight of colorful nectar plants and the gentle buzzing of bees, a picturesque backdrop for Ricks’ work as a senior environmental scientist at Duke Energy.

Boston Scientific: What Is Ideal Product Flow, and How Does It Help Healthcare Providers, Patients and the Planet?

Sustainable Development Goals

At Boston Scientific, caring for human life is the common bond that connects our mission, business priorities and environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.

Merck Senior Vice President Sarah Aiosa Named to Most Powerful Latinas List

We’re proud to celebrate Sarah M. Aiosa, SVP and president, Latin America, for being recognized as one of The Association of Latino Professionals for Americas’ 2023 Most Powerful Latinas!

Webinar With Griffith Foods: "Nourishing the World: A Primer for Sustainable Diets"

Health & Healthcare

You won't want to miss "Nourishing the World: A Primer for Sustainable Diets" in partnership with Worldchefs - World Association of Chefs' Societies on October 25th at 3PM CET!