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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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Events, Media & Communications

Accelerating the Transition to Clean Energy at CLEANPOWER 2021

Tetra Tech will share our industry-leading, global clean power expertise and discuss the transition to more sustainable forms of energy generation, transmission, and storage at CLEANPOWER 2021.

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Innovation & Technology

New Holland & AGXTEND Present the XPower XPN Concept, an Electric Weeding Solution for Narrow Vineyards

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, extends the XPowerTM family of electric weeding solutions with the new XPN concept for narrow vineyards integrated in the New Holland Braud 9000N carrier

Black & Veatch

Innovation & Technology

Middle-Mile Infrastructure Development Will Expand Internet Connectivity

Few people think about the journey their data takes to and from their devices.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Small Towns With Big Dreams: T-Mobile Announces the Next 25 Hometown Grant Recipients

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) reveals the names of 25 more American small towns that will receive Hometown Grants to jumpstart vital community projects.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Business Takes a Leading Role at COP26

For Dow, participation in events like COP26 are important, because we understand and embrace our responsibility to reduce global carbon emissions and use our expertise to innovate products that are essential to the world achieving net-zero emissions.

Energy

Industry Collaboration: Voluntary Carbon Offsets and the Journey to Net-Zero

In a collaboration with Inogen Alliance and Environment Analyst, the insight report, Integrity at stake: Voluntary carbon offsets on the journey to net-zero, was developed.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Education-as-a-service: Transforming the Digital and Hybrid Classroom and Campus Experience

Qualcomm Technologies’ customized Education-as-a-Service (EaaS) IoT platform offers educators a new way of thinking about the role technology can play not only in the classroom but on campuses too.

Events, Media & Communications

Hayley Nenadal Appointed Festival Director for Earthx's Rebranded 2022 Film Festival

EarthX, the environmental organization dedicated to a sustainable future worldwide, has promoted Hayley Nenadal, formerly with Telluride and Sundance Film Festivals, to Festival Director to relaunch EarthX 2022 Environmental Film Festival.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Joins the #Fight4Literacy for Fifth Year

Amid unparalleled educational challenges brought on by COVID-19, Memphis-based International Paper has renewed its commitment to fighting childhood illiteracy, joining Coaching for Literacy as its signature partner for the fifth straight year.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific Is Removing Barriers While “Creating Second Chances”

At Georgia-Pacific, we work to empower individuals to realize their full potential and positively contribute to their communities. Benjamin Zellers and Lewis Johnson are employees at our plywood mill in Georgia, who have benefited from this program.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

National Grid, AARP New York, PULP Collaborating to Increase Awareness of Energy Affordability Programs for Income Eligible Customers, Especially Seniors

National Grid, AARP New York and Public Utility Law Project (PULP) are collaborating to bring awareness to income eligible customers, particularly seniors, about National Grid’s Energy Affordability Program (EAP) to increase awareness of the relief program and other no-cost energy saving programs.

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Media & Communications

It's Here - G&A Institute's “2021 Sustainability Reporting in Focus” Trends Report

Our annual in-depth review of corporate sustainability / ESG reporting trends is here and available for your reading.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NRG Energy Recognizes Business Customers During Annual Excellence in Energy Awards

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) honored its top energy customers for their leadership in energy efficiency, sustainability, and community support during the second annual Excellence in Energy Awards on November 17, 2021.

Responsible Production & Consumption

GreenBlue Announces SCS Global Services As First Accredited Certification Body for the Recycled Material Standard (RMS)

Following the official launch of the Recycled Material Standard (RMS) last month, we are proud to announce SCS Global Services as the first certification body accredited to conduct assessments that lead to RMS certification.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

As Climate Risks Skyrocket, Largest Asset Managers Vote for More Climate-Related Shareholder Proposals, Tipping Support to Record Levels in 2021

Investor engagement on the climate crisis has swept up even the largest investors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Express Give2Gether 2021 Supports Nearly 4,000 Non-profit Organizations Across 78 Countries

In American Express’ annual Give2Gether campaign, more than 13,000 colleagues participated, pledging donations to their favorite non-profits and doubling their impact with the company’s Global Match Program.

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Energy

CIT Supports New 200-Megawatt Amazon Solar Farm in OH

CIT is pleased to support Innergex Renewable Energy with financing for its 200-megawatt Amazon Solar Farm in Ohio.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Technology Director Shares Her Top 5 Career Tips

Felicia Rives started with The Home Depot in 1996 after graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in computer science.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Newsweek Names Hormel Foods One of America’s Most Responsible Companies

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a global branded food company, has been named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek magazine for the third year in a row.

Gilead Sciences

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gilead Sciences Ranked No. 6 overall, and No. 2 in Health Care & Life Sciences Industry, in Newsweek's List of Most Responsible American Companies

Gilead Sciences ranked No. 6 overall, and No. 2 within the Health Care & Life Sciences industry, in Newsweek’s just-released list of Most Responsible American Companies.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Alkermes Has Launched Employee Resource Groups

In the words of our CEO Richard Pops, diversity, inclusion & belonging are “integral to our company’s culture and success.”

Energy

Capital Power and Enbridge Collaborate to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Alberta

Capital Power Corporation (TSX: CPX) and Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) are pleased to announce a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions in the Wabamun area west of Edmonton, Alberta, near Capital Power's Genesee Generating Station.

Diversity & Inclusion

Four Ways P&G is Stepping Up to Inspire and Enable Disability Confidence

P&G recognizes International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the contributions of P&G employees with disabilities.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Field to Market Releases Fourth National Indicators Report Underscoring Need for Greater Collective Action in Accelerating Sustainable Commodity Crop Production

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture released today the fourth edition of its landmark National Indicators Report, Environmental Indicators for Measuring Outcomes of On-Farm Agricultural Production in the United States, which provides critical national-level analysis on progress in environmental indicators across eleven U.S. commodity crops. The report, last issued in 2016, demonstrates that progress across five key environmental indicators has largely plateaued over the last decade, demonstrating an urgent need for greater collective action from the value chain in order to achieve sustained transformation of the agricultural system.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Toblerone Named Best Sustainable Supplier 2021 by TRBusiness Global Travel Retail Awards

Made from 100% sustainably sourced cocoa through Mondelēz International’s Cocoa Life program, the packaging is designed to be recyclable and features the Cocoa Life logo to highlight its sustainability credentials to consumers.

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