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ESG Talk Podcast: Dealing with Acronyms - Moving from Deflection to Determination

Diversity & Inclusion

The focus of our chat today is acronyms. Every business has acronyms. The ESG acronym soup can be overwhelming and confusing, but do not let that deflect from your determination to learn.

Gardens Bloom Again as Children Connect to Nature

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Marathon’s Martinez Renewable Fuels facility gave a $10,000 grant to Holbrook for its community garden project where students learn to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers.

Ahead of Climate Week 2022, Ceres To Urge Investors, Companies, and Policymakers To Turn the Year’s Climate Victories Into Even More Ambitious Action

Environment

Climate Week 2022 provides an opportunity to celebrate and build upon historic U.S. climate action and investments, as private and public sector leaders raise ambition commitments and policies to capitalize on the opportunities of the net zero transition

Mentoring Mothers Living With HIV: Angelina's Story

Health & Healthcare

“For me, meeting my peers, women who were living with HIV and who also had children – that was a turning point for me,” Angelina says. “I needed that kind of support. It really helped me to cope back then.”

Cummins Partners To Lead Decarbonization Effort in Agriculture

Environment

Global power leader Cummins Inc. is teaming up with a leading tractor manufacturer to integrate Cummins’ 15-liter hydrogen engines into farm equipment to lead the decarbonization of the agriculture market.

Five Years After Hurricane Maria, Home Depot Associate Coral Gonzalez Shares Seeds of Sustainability

Bridges and other infrastructure were wiped out. Debris from landslides blocked roads. Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 5 hurricane, made landfall as the strongest storm to impact Puerto Rico in over 90 years, devastating a significant portion of the island.

CyberGrants: How To Build Your Dream CSR Program: A Q&A With Darwin Pivot

As a social impact leader, building and scaling your corporate social responsibility program can be daunting. From leadership buy-in to impact reporting, there’s so much that goes into managing a successful program.

ESG Trendsetters: AmerisourceBergen's 3 Pillars Driving ESG Initiatives

Over the past several years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become more firmly integrated into investment strategies, and global regulators are increasingly scrutinizing corporate ESG disclosures.

The Life Science Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Named Standout in Sustainability Category for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2022

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates in the U.S. and Canada as MilliporeSigma, was named one of seven standouts in the Sustainability category for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2022.

Wild Birds Unlimited Partners With the Arbor Day Foundation to Restore Migratory and Song Bird Habitats in North American Forests

Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation and Wild Birds Unlimited have partnered to plant trees in forests across the United States and Canada.

Watch Faces of the Forest: Big Island Mill, Virginia

Responsible Production & Consumption

They care that our forests are sustainably and responsibly managed not just because those forests are their livelihood, but because those forests are their homes.

Griffith Foods Is Partnering With Customers Across the World to Support New Plant-based Product Lines

Responsible Production & Consumption

With the global population projected to reach 10 billion by 2050, alternative protein represents an opportunity to feed a growing population, while conserving resources to protect our planet.

Boeing To Open Japan Research Center and Expand Sustainability Partnerships

Sustainable Development Goals

Boeing will strengthen its partnership with Japan by opening a new Boeing Research and Technology center. The facility will focus on sustainability and support a newly expanded agreement with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

How Healthy Soils Can Help Battle Climate Change

Environment

For many people it may just look like dirt. But soil – the complex ecosystem containing minerals and many living organisms – is the foundation for our ability to grow healthy crops and food.

BuildBetter with Whirlpool: Overcoming Her Fears, Christina Is a Habitat for Humanity Homeowner With New Goals

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

“Now I can raise my kids in something that’s ours. We can go outside and barbecue. They will have their own rooms. That’s all they talk about.”

A2P Energy: How a Tech Platform Is Reducing Agricultural Pollution and Increasing Clean Energy Use in India

Innovation & Technology

In this blog we will learn about Agri To Power (A2P Energy), winner of the $100,000 USD Climate Impact and Regeneration Prize. Their solution addresses the problem of crop waste burning in India.

Subaru and Philadelphia Union Adopt Stetser Elementary School in Chester

Education

Subaru of America, Inc., in partnership with the Philadelphia Union, announced the automaker and Major League Soccer team “adopted” all classrooms at Stetser Elementary School in Chester, Pennsylvania, providing critical learning materials to more than 250 students.

The Connected Traveler: Exploring Digital Travel Tech Trends

Innovation & Technology

Despite some initial “rebooting” challenges, world travel is once again in full swing – with a lot of pandemic-era digital enhancements.

Land Betterment Corporation Hires Senior Executive, Jessica Medeiros Garrison, as President of the Land Betterment Exchange

Land Betterment Hires Jessica Garrison to drive the strategic direction, marketing and sales of the Land Betterment Exchange Carbon Offset Blockchain platform

Field to Market Awarded Up to $70 Million in USDA Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiatives

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture™ has been awarded funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity with an approximate funding ceiling of $70 million.

Workiva Announces 2022 Partner and Customer of the Year Award Winners

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva today announced the winners of the 2022 Workiva Partner and Customer of the Year Awards.

Illumina Accelerator Invests in the Fifth Global Funding Cycle of Startups Advancing Breakthrough Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Women's Health, and Sustainable Agriculture Applications

Health & Healthcare

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has invested in six genomics startups for the fifth global funding cycle of Illumina Accelerator in the San Francisco Bay Area and Cambridge, UK.

Developing the Next Generation of Pilots

Diversity & Inclusion

American designed this aviator training program to address the obstacles associated with traditional flight training.

New Jobs, Career Paths for Lineworker Scholarship Winners

Education

Edison International launched the Lineworker Scholarship program in 2021 in partnership with IBEW Local 47 to promote greater diversity among SCE’s lineworkers.

Expedia Group Launches New Global Social Impact & Sustainability Strategy

Expedia Group today announced its new global social impact and sustainability strategy to advance a travel ecosystem that is responsible, open, and accessible to all.