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Ecolab Named One of America's Most JUST Companies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ecolab, the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, has again been named one of the country’s Most JUST Companies for its commitment to stakeholders and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

Illumina Partners With Agendia to Expand Genomic Testing in Breast Cancer Care

Health & Healthcare

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a multi-year partnership with Agendia N.V., a world leader in precision oncology for breast cancer, to co-develop in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests for oncology testing. The partnership is intended to advance the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for decentralized oncology testing and aligns with Illumina's approach to IVD partnerships in oncology. Agendia joins Illumina's growing portfolio of more than 30 IVD partners developing over 40 sequencing-based solutions for cancer prognosis, therapy selection and other applications.

Diode Ventures Launches Large-Scale Renewable Energy, Data Infrastructure Partnership in South Korea

Energy

The Republic of Korea runs on several energy-intensive industries, but a lack of sufficient natural resources means that Asia's fourth-largest economy is forced to import nearly all its energy even as it works toward aggressive net-zero goals.

Record Year for Verizon Frontline Public Safety Technology Deployments

Social Impact & Volunteering

A year of unique challenges, 2021 saw the Verizon Response Team deploy more than 1,000 times to just over 700 communities across the country.

Dennis Papilion to Helm WSP USA's Industry-Leading Environment Business

Dennis Papilion has been hired as president of the Earth & Environment (E&E) business line at WSP USA, a leading environmental, engineering and professional services consultancy. Papilion assumed his executive role on Jan. 10.

Lenovo Sparks National Effort to Increase Diversity of Patent Holders in Tech

Diversity & Inclusion

Efforts to increase diversity in a corporation are not new, and the payoff of creating a diverse and inclusive workforce has been shown time and time again.

Bonnie Wongtrakool, Global Head of ESG Investments and Portfolio Manager at Western Asset Management, co-founds the California Chapter of the Bloomberg Women's Buy-Side Network

Diversity & Inclusion

With the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Network seeks to increase female representation in portfolio manager and other senior-level investment industry positions through education, mentoring and networking opportunities.

Alkermes Highlights Ongoing Investigational Immuno-oncology Clinical Trials

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes is committed to researching and developing potential new cancer treatment options that may help address unmet patient needs.

Increasing Women's Representation in Cybersecurity

Diversity & Inclusion

NortonLifeLock and NASSCOM Foundation in India partner on the Cyber Security Skills Development Initiative for Women. The program is designed to create greater opportunities for female engineering grads by equipping them with in-demand job skills.

Why Work at Acre?

Three members of the Acre US team have been waxing lyrical about why they joined the market leader in sustainability and safety recruitment and the impact it has had on their career.

Circular Economy at Owens Corning: Working to Reduce Our Environmental Impact in Manufacturing and Transportation

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Raw materials, waste, energy, and emissions are minimized through innovative design to reduce waste and energy consumption. See how we’re optimizing sustainability each step of the way.

Musim Mas Leads in Palm Oil Sector at the Largest Sustainability & Environmental Awards in Indonesia: PROPER Awards 2021

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Musim Mas Group achieved 11 Green PROPER Awards in 2021 – the highest number of PROPER Awards for a palm oil company, representing results that are “beyond the environmental compliance criteria.”

First Responder Virtual Reality Training: No Risk, All Reward

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pellston Public Schools recently purchased virtual reality (VR) fire and law enforcement training tools. The equipment brings some real-life experience to the classroom—without the real-life risk attached to it.

IWBI Closes Out 2021 With Continued Growth of Membership Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is pleased to announce new organizations that have joined its membership program, an expanding program that offers commercial benefits, as well as brand visibility and networking opportunities.

Ecocentricity Blog: At the Beach

Environment

Coastal habitat degradation is currently a contributor to global warming, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. If we prioritize the conservation, management, and regeneration of coastal ecosystems, we can turn that ship around.

How Algorithms and Algorithmic Bias Shape Our Lives at Work

Innovation & Technology

From hiring and promotion to scheduling, algorithms play an essential role in analyzing data for decision-making or automating processes.

Abbott Announces Future of Biowearables at Consumer Electronics Show

Health & Healthcare

Making CES history, Abbott presented a keynote at the most influential tech event in the world, the first healthcare company ever to do so.

Georgia-Pacific: Sustainable Outcomes That Benefit Society

Research, Reports & Publications

The role of business in society is to help people improve their lives by providing products and services they value more highly than their alternatives, and to do so responsibly while consuming fewer resources.

Bayer Invites Global Researchers to Submit Novel Crop Protection Compounds Through New Testing4Ag Program

Environment

Bayer today announced the launch of Testing4Ag, a new program which allows research scientists to submit novel chemistries to Bayer for testing in hopes of identifing potential new modes to control fungal diseases, insect pests, or weeds.

Tetra Tech Wins 2021 SAME Large Business Award

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) selected Tetra Tech as the recipient of its 2021 SAME Large Business Award.

Understanding Triple-Bottom-Line Value

Sustainable Development Goals

The late eighties and early nineties were a watershed period for our global society.

Trane Technologies Named to JUST Capital's 2022 JUST 100 List

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies has been named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the fifth consecutive year, and a member of the JUST 100 by JUST Capital.

Risk Management Association, Top U.S. and Canadian Banks Form Consortium to Tackle Climate Risk

The Risk Management Association (RMA) announced today that 19 leading banks have formed the RMA Climate Risk Consortium (“The Consortium”), which will develop standards for banks to integrate climate risk management throughout their operations

National Grid Wins Two EEI Awards for Emergency Response

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has announced National Grid as a recipient of EEI’s Emergency Response Award and Emergency Recovery Award.

MENTOR Launches a New, Free Resource During National Mentoring Month

Research, Reports & Publications

MENTOR, the unifying champion for the mentoring movement, has released a new, free resource for mentors: Becoming a Becoming a Better Mentor: Strategies to be There for Young People.