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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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Responsible Production & Consumption

Three Goodyear and Cooper Tire Associates Receive Manufacturing Institute Honors

The Manufacturing Institute (MI) will honor two Goodyear associates and one Cooper Tire associate at the 2021 Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Ahead Awards gala in Washington, D.C. on November 4.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Oportun Appoints Two New Independent Members to Board of Directors

Oportun Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:OPRT), a financial services company and digital platform that provides hard working people with responsible, affordable, and credit-building alternatives to payday and auto-title loans, today announced the addition of two new independent board members to its Board of Directors.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Charities Making a Splash This World Oceans Day

This week the United Nations recognises June 8th as World Oceans Day. The aim is to unite the world’s population on a global project to sustainably manage the oceans and highlight the impact that humans have inflicted on them.

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Environment

COVID-19 Impacts to Your SPCC Plans: Are Your Plans Up-to-Date?

Many facilities made changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic which impacted SPCC-regulated tanks and containers. It is important that these changes, which could materially affect the facility's potential for discharge of oil, be captured in the facility SPCC Plan within the required timeframe.

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Research, Reports & Publications

CSRHub Data Used in Fortune Magazine's Amazon Review

Fortune Magazine recently published an analysis of Amazon's sustainability practices using CSRHub data.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Tia Hodges will join the company as vice president and head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism, effective July 26, 2021.

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Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Presented New Data Analysis on Healthcare Resource Use Among Veterans With Alcohol Dependence

Alkermes recently announced the presentation of new health economics and outcomes research related to healthcare resource use (HRU) among veterans with alcohol dependence at the 2021 Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting/International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) Conference.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Launches Its Newest Business Resource Group, Asian and Pacific Islander

Franklin Templeton launched its newest business resource group (BRG), the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) BRG in May, coinciding with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The month commemorates the culture, traditions and history of Asian American and Pacific Islander people in the United States.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Recognized As One of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management, and uniforms, was named one the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion,” for the fifth year in a row, by the 2021 Disability Equality Index (DEI), earning a top-score of 100%.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Donates Laser Cutter to Enhance STEM Education Programs in Oudenaarde, Belgium

ON Semiconductor supports STEM education through its donation of a laser cutter to a school in Oudenaarde, Belgium.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Applied Materials Highlights Progress on Sustainability Goals

Applied Materials recently published its latest Sustainability Report, covering our most recent environmental and social impact programs and results. We’ve been reporting on social responsibility and environmental matters since 2005.

Diversity & Inclusion

Closing the Gaps With Living Cities

Intel has partnered with the nonprofit Living Cities to equip U.S. city leaders in the Closing the Gaps Network with racial equity tools and competencies to advance equity across local government, business and nonprofit sectors.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Covestro Named “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”

Covestro LLC, a leading producer of high-performance polymers in North America, today announced its designation as a top-scorer in the 2021 Disability Equity Index® (DEI), a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN.

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Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Live Announced: 24 Hour Live Broadcast With Events & Performances Across Six Continents on September 25, 2021

Today, international advocacy organization, Global Citizen, announced Global Citizen Live - a 24-hour live broadcast with events and performances across six continents to unite the world to defend the planet and defeat poverty.

Education

DesignFWD: Color + Design Vision 2022: DESIGNKIND

Our 2022 Color + Design Vision explores these relevant cultural themes and trends affecting design today. We will also share the 2022 color forecast while giving examples of how culture influences color and design direction.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Ways P&G Is Choosing Equal at the Generation Equality Forum

P&G is participating in the Generation Equality Forum, joining private and public sector leaders to set in motion a series of concrete actions for advancing progress towards gender equality, at work, at home, and in sport.

Environment

Environmental Responsibility in Action: Reducing our Environmental Footprint

Sharon Baker, Supervisor: “Once you get in and start working for Aflac, you realize there's a culture here like nowhere else.”

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Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: Alignment to United Nations Goals

Fifth Third believes it has a role to play in all 17 UN goals. However, the Bank has identified 12 that align especially well with its ESG priorities and has formulated strategies and actions to make progress on these goals.

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Innovation & Technology

Revolutionizing Forensics with Illumina’s Next-Generation Sequencing Technology

Every year, 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered in the US, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). Whether they were victims of a crime or they passed away from other causes, most of these people do not get identified.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E14: Dr. Rahsaan Harris, Citizens Committee for New York City (CitizensNYC)

Dr. Rahsaan Harris, CEO of Citizens Committee for NYC (CitizensNYC), talks about the intersection of DEI and philanthropy, leadership during the pandemic, and how the micro-funding organization has continued to drive change throughout the past year.

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Environment

Despite Ambitious Corporate Pledges, Major U.S. Companies Shy From Climate Policy Lobbying, New Report Finds

Although U.S. companies are increasingly making ambitious pledges to reduce their own greenhouse gas pollution, most of the S&P 100 firms are failing to advocate and lobby for the climate policies that would help them meet their own goals, according to a new report from the sustainability nonprofit Ceres.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Credibility Principles Lay the Foundations for Greater Sustainability Impact

With businesses under ever-increasing pressure to deliver on sustainability objectives, choosing the right tools, approaches and partners has never been more important. ISEAL has launched a new set of Credibility Principles that will help them do just that.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stellantis Earns a Top Score on the Disability Equality Index

Stellantis has earned a top score on the annual Disability Equality Index (DEI), a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build focused and measurable strategies that support disability inclusion and equality in the workplace.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SCE Engineers Honored for Enhancing Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Safety

The Nuclear Energy Institute recently awarded SCE, as well as industry partners RTT Robotics LLC and VRC Metal Systems, with a Top Innovative Practice Award.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Philly's Valley Youth House Soups up LGBTQ Youth Resources; Plans to Revive Host Homes

In order to bolster resources for LGBTQ youth, the Pride program recently partnered with Subaru of America’s LGBTQ employee resource group Out+Ally, which has supported the organization in past initiatives.

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