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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.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings | Direct Relief

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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Diversity & Inclusion

Girl Scouts of Western Washington Receives $150,000 Grant From KeyBank

KeyBank has made a $150,000 grant to Girl Scouts of Western Washington (GSWW) to support their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. The funds will be used to help facilitate participation by historically excluded communities in Girl Scout programming and camp opportunities.

Innovation & Technology

The Positive Social Impact of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve productivity, boost creativity and enhance the human experience. Although AI may create a sense of uncertainty about the future, we strive to create AI technologies that bring positive change to society.

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Innovation & Technology

Cisco: Transforming Career Development Through AI

Every child deserves opportunities for success. But socioeconomic factors can play a huge role in children’s development that can disrupt their education and life progression.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning Earns Place on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for 14th Consecutive Year

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) earned a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the 14th consecutive year and on the DJSI North America Index for the sixth consecutive year, with industry-leading assessment scores.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investing in Gender Equity Is Smart Investing

In 2014, in partnership with Sallie Krawcheck and Ellevate, we adopted a more systematic investment approach that we believed would better isolate the contribution that what we call the ‘gender factor’ can make to company performance.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Celebrating the Brilliant Minds Behind Innovation at Whirlpool Corporation

At our Patent Awards, we proudly honor 362 inventors from across the globe who have brought a total of 403 patents and 6 trade secrets to life in the past year.

Environment

Trane® Awarded Generation 4 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract With the Department of Energy Federal Management Program

Trane® has been awarded the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Generation 4 (Gen4) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) energy savings performance contract.

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Health & Healthcare

Health: IWBI and Green Building Council Italia Initiate Partnership To Promote Well-Being in Italian Cities' Buildings

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announces a new collaboration with the Green Building Council Italia (GBC Italia), a part of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), representing the world's largest organization for the sustainable construction market.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Earning Recognition for Our Social Impact Programs

Gen has been named one of Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024 and been listed on this year’s Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Ranks No. 1 on Newsweek’s List of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has earned the top spot on Newsweek’s annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, ranking No. 1 overall for the first time

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Innovation & Technology

IP Is Enhancing Responsible Fiber Procurement With ForSite™

International Paper sources the majority of its wood from the U.S. South where an estimated 1.8 million families privately own most of the forestland.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Las Vegas Sands Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for World and North America

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) was again recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Indices (DJSI), with placement on the DJSI World Index for the fourth consecutive year and the DJSI North America Index for the eighth time.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation Announces Recipients of Its $10 Million Fund Aimed at Addressing the Income and Wealth Divide

MetLife Foundation announced the 24 non-profit recipients of its two-year, $10 million Accelerating Commitment to Equity Innovation Fund (ACE Innovation Fund).

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Sustainable Development Goals

Women at the Helm of Mary Kay’s Water Steering Committee

As a global sustainability advocate, Mary Kay is committed to creating and implementing sustainability initiatives related to water at its global manufacturing facility in Lewisville, Texas.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Quest Diagnostics Multi-Pronged Approach to Waste Reduction

We have a multi-pronged approach to waste reduction. Our strategies include reducing waste generated and waste sent to landfill.

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Events, Media & Communications

New White Paper Shares Strategies to Support the Corporate Nature-Positive Journey

WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) offers a new white paper available for download today, The Corporate Nature-Positive Journey | Private Sector Biodiversity Methodologies, From Strategy to Implementation.

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Innovation & Technology

HARMAN Professional Solutions Completes Acquisition of FLUX SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

HARMAN announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of FLUX SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (“FLUX::”). The purchase includes FLUX::’s immersive, processing, and analysis solutions across live production, installation sound, content creation, and post-production.

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Environment

COP28 Negotiators Reach Deal to Seize Economic Benefits of Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Ceres applauds world leaders for reaching a final negotiated Global Stocktake at COP28 that recognizes the need for deep, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas pollution in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Frito-Lay and MAN UP Mentoring Support the Whole Child

Co-founded by longtime Frito-Lay employee Chris Wallace, MAN UP Mentoring is an Orlando-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk youth through mentorship programs, educational support, and character development.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

First-Of-Its-Kind Study Reveals Why Some Children Relapse After Being Treated for Severe Acute Malnutrition

A new study from Action Against Hunger shows that a significant percentage of children successfully treated for severe acute malnutrition are vulnerable to relapse.

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Events, Media & Communications

The Buzz About U.S. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Trends

A comment often heard several decades ago in sustainability and ESG investing circles was that U.S.-headquartered companies were distinct laggards in disclosing information and especially performance data on their environmental, social, and governance responsibilities.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Granting Opportunities: Scholars Program Opens Career Prospects

At Elgin Community College, there is an unwavering feeling that students can do anything.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named One of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” by Newsweek

Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on Newsweek’s ranking of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Innovation & Technology

The Farms of the Future

For a look into how new technologies are affecting the future of farming, Hormel Foods asked Ithaca College Assistant Professor Dominique Saint Malo to share her insights on developments in the industry.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Clorox Employees Tackle Food Insecurity in the US

Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, teammates who are part of our HOLA employee resource group demonstrated their commitment to combatting food insecurity, a pressing issue affecting Hispanic communities across the U.S.

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