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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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Diversity & Inclusion

Entergy Helps Empower Women in Energy During CBCI Houston Meeting

In October, Entergy hosted an “Empowering women in energy” panel during the Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute 2023 fourth quarter meeting in Houston.

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Diversity & Inclusion

2022 Sustainability Report: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Southwire, DEI is a business imperative. It’s simple: When our teams are diverse and our culture is inclusive, we are more successful today and better equipped to build a sustainable, multigenerational business for the future.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Maximus Staff Show Their Generosity by Supporting the 16th Annual Veterans Stand Down Event

Homeless Veterans Stand Down events are one to three-day events that support local homeless Veterans by providing supplies and services such as medical services, clothing and toiletry donations, haircuts, job opportunities, and much more.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Afresh Deploys AI-Powered Store Ordering and Inventory Platform to Albertsons Companies’ Meat and Seafood Departments Chainwide

Since 2022, Albertsons Cos. has delivered fresher produce with higher in-stock rates while also reducing food waste as a result of its partnership with Afresh. Albertsons announced the enterprise rollout of the Afresh platform into the meat and seafood departments.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Quaker® Helps Tackle Food Insecurity with Donation to GENYOUth and Launches New Pregrain Tour Featuring NFL Inspired Recipes and Tailgate Truck

Quaker is celebrating this football season with its first ever Quaker Pregrain Tour, which includes a tailgate truck that will visit select NFL stadiums.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight Domino P.

November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States, the time each year when we honor the contributions of Native Americans and reflect on their history.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nasdaq Maintains a High Position in Chartis RiskTech100 Rankings

Nasdaq is proud to have won the 2024 RiskTech100 awards for its Market, Anti-Financial Crime, and Capital Access Platforms.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Keysight Releases the Company’s First Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Report

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) released the company's first standalone Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Webster Bank Renews Support of YPIE Finance Lab With $50,000 Grant

Webster Bank announced a $50,000 grant for the Webster/Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) Finance Lab. The grant will continue to provide financial education to Yonkers students, empowering them to make informed decisions about their finances and future.

Environment

Carnival Corporation on Pace To Achieve Next Aggressive Food Waste Reduction Milestone on Its Path Toward Ambitious 2030 Goal

Carnival Corporation & plc today announced it has achieved a 38% reduction in food waste per passenger relative to its 2019 baseline, nearing its interim target to reduce food waste by 40% per person by 2025 on its path toward a 50% reduction by 2030.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Vanguard Renewables and New England Natural Bakers

New England Natural Bakers partnered with Vanguard Renewables® and now sends excess food waste from its operations to one of Vanguard’s Farm Powered anaerobic digesters.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wisconsin Farmer Jim Winn, Stearns County SWCD Conservation Planning Team Manager Mark Lefebvre, and the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol: Collaborating for a Smarter Cotton Future Project, Take Top Honors at Field to Market’s 2023 Awards

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® honored the recipients of the 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards on the eve of the 9th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Skills-Based Volunteering Helps Create Economic Mobility

JPMorgan Chase is committed to connecting its employees to their communities to support inclusive economic growth in the places where they live and work. This commitment connected the firm with Hot Bread Kitchen, an organization on a mission to create economic opportunity.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Supports Ten Dayton-Area Organizations with Grants Totaling $150,000

At Key, we’re committed to helping clients and communities thrive. To us, that means doing business fairly and responsibly, promoting diversity and inclusion and making meaningful investments in the places where we live and work.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Helps Grant Wishes Through the Share the Love® Event

Over the last 15 years, Subaru of America, Inc. and its participating retailers have donated more than $256 million to select charities through its annual Subaru Share the Love® Event. Since 2011, Make-A-Wish has received more than $32 million of those funds

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Trillium Asset Management’s Advocacy Approach to Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity

We at Trillium believe that diversity, inclusive of gender and race, is an essential component of sound governance and essential to a well-functioning organization.

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Events, Media & Communications

Cisco Exceeds Goal To Positively Impact One Billion People

One year ahead of schedule, Cisco has surpassed its goal to make a real, tangible difference in the lives of one billion people, leveraging a powerful combination of technology and people, backed by its purpose to power an inclusive future for all.

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Events, Media & Communications

Environment+Energy Leader To Launch New Vodcast in 2024: “E+E Leader: Sustainability Unveiled”

Exciting News! Unveil the future of sustainability with "E+E Leader: Sustainability Unveiled" – a groundbreaking vodcast launching in 2024! Join authentic conversations, explore sustainable strategies, and dive into thought-provoking dialogues with industry leaders. Learn More.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sea Turtles Rejoice! Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Donates New Water Purification System

Sea Turtle Inc. is protecting the environment and marine life with their newly installed UV water purification and silo system, thanks to a sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.

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Education

CNH Launches Innovation Space in Startup Hub Habitat Senai Corporações

CNH inaugurated its innovation space in Habitat Senai Corporações in the Fiep (Industrial Federation of Paraná State) system in late October.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gen Encourages a Spirit of Giving

Giving Tuesday is a holiday tradition for us here at Gen. Every year, we look for ways to inspire team members to take part in the campaign, which encourages people everywhere to support the causes and organizations that mean the most to them. This year was no different.

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Sustainable Development Goals

SAP at COP28: Navigating Climate Change Together

SAP is participating in COP28 and advocating for ambitious policy action and the adoption of technology for corporate sustainability management.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Employee Profile: Honoring Veteran and CACI Leader Lt. Gen. Michael Nagata, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Lt. Gen. Michael K. Nagata, U.S. Army (Ret.) learned from a young age that behind every challenge lies an opportunity.

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Sustainable Development Goals

ISO Standardization & Climate Action at Quest Diagnostics

ISO 14001 is an internationally recognized management system that leverages leadership involvement and employee engagement.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paris 2024 Already Creating a More Active Nation, Third-Party Interim Legacy Report Says

The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are already providing tangible social legacies to all layers of French society, benefitting millions of people, businesses and communities throughout the country, an interim evaluation report of the Paris 2024 legacies says.

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