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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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Research, Reports & Publications

Value Creation Under Pressure: Insights From Global Executives

It's another crossover episode and this week, Mandi McReynolds, along with co-hosts Steve, Andie, and Alyssa, discuss the latest findings from Workiva’s Executive Benchmark survey that explores the intersection of finance and sustainability amidst global political complexities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT Returns to Philadelphia

Wells Fargo & Co. is donating $5 million to HomeFree-USA to help families buy their first home, bringing the NeighborhoodLIFT® program back to Philadelphia in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, Affordable Housing Center of Pennsylvania (AHCOPA), and RiseUp Fund.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Entergy Honored as One of America’s Most JUST Companies for Third Time

Entergy is proud to be named to the JUST 100 list of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC for the third time. Serving our customers across Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas, Entergy was honored in 2023 and 2022 as well.

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Education

LA Kings Team Up With Blue Shield of California To Empower Youth in Long Beach, CA

Eighty-five third graders at Hudson Elementary School in Long Beach, CA, received a major surprise on Feb. 11, 2025, when they each were given a brand-new bicycle from AEG’s LA Kings.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SLR To Acquire RPM Advisory

SLR is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Mining Advisory Consulting division of RPMGlobal.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Global Electronics Council Significantly Raises Sustainability Standards for Electronics

The Global Electronics Council has released the updated EPEAT criteria, setting a new benchmark for climate action, circularity & responsible supply chains and more. Effective Nov 1, 2025.

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Events, Media & Communications

Biodiversity and Nature High on Davos 2025 Agenda

Experts with the World Economic Forum (WEF) have come away from the annual meeting in Davos foretelling a rise in global financing for nature, which could clear the way to meet 2030 biodiversity targets.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Congratulations to Third Quarter 2024 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest Winners

The names “Kendran Bowman,” “Sabrina Huynh,” “Ravin Morey” and “Jada Probst” may not be famous in conventional ways. But they are notable in that each will be continuing their education with additional help from Regions Bank and the Regions Riding Forward® Scholarship.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Eight Specialty PET Resins From Eastman Receive RecyClass Approval

Eastman has received RecyClass Recyclability Approvals for its specialty PET resins and their equivalent Renew grades, containing recycled content.
Six specialty plastics were classified as fully compatible with the state-of-the-art recycling processes for PET bottles in Europe.

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Education

PSEG Supports the Workforce Development Program at the Stevens Center for Sustainability

Who says you need superpowers to protect the Earth? We’re proud to invest in the next generation of Earth heroes, like the students at Stevens Institute of Technology.

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Education

A Brighter Future for Employees With Student Loans

When millions of Americans resumed paying their student loans in October 2023 after the more than three-year pandemic payment pause, they were given a year-long “on-ramp” period. During that time, missed payments didn’t impact borrowers’ credit.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hawo’s Story: How One Mother Persevered To Feed Her Family

For years, 30-year-old Hawo Ahmed Yarow was told that women in her community of Somalia could not be farmers. In Hawo’s community of Moodin, women usually focus on childrearing and household duties.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Back to Our Communities: Nielsen Employees Volunteered 10,000 Hours on Nielsen Global Impact Day

For our 12th annual Nielsen Global Impact Day (NGID) on October 10, 2024, more than 2,200 Nielsen employees clocked over 9,700 volunteer hours, supporting 250+ organizations around the world across more than 300 individual events or activities.

Social Impact & Volunteering

‘Truly, the Land of Opportunity’

Getting here would take patience and a lot of help. But, thanks to a team of determined Regions associates and members of the community, Andrii, Mariia and their two children have relocated to Birmingham, as well.

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Innovation & Technology

5G and Public Safety: Transforming Emergency Response With T-Priority

First responders don’t just need a reliable network. They need a network that keeps up with the essential tools they depend on every day — like smartphones, tablets, thermal imaging and radios — while also supporting the latest technology like drones, robots and augmented reality

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Diversity & Inclusion

Harnessing the Power of Different Perspectives: Meet Maja Loncar

Having spent over twenty years building businesses globally, I knew a strong digital presence was crucial. But simply existing online wasn't enough. One of the biggest hurdles was finding a web agency that truly grasped our target audience, and business objectives.

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Innovation & Technology

Baker Hughes Launches Trio of Electrification Technologies for Onshore, Offshore Operations

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Tuesday three new electrification technologies that will provide enhanced reliability, increased efficiency and reduced emissions for onshore and offshore operations.

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Education

Showing Students the World of Possibilities in STEM

What do you think of when you think about a job in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)? Beakers, lab experiments and equations on whiteboards probably come to mind.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainability Trends for Private Markets To Watch in 2025

Novata checked in with our Board of Directors and Sustainability Advisory Board for their views on what to expect in the year ahead.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TCS Named Among the World’s Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE® for 2025

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has been included in Fortune® Magazine’s 2025 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies

Diversity & Inclusion

One Year After the Global Refugee Forum: Almost Half a Million People Reached

In December 2023, the IOC President and Chair of the ORF Board, Thomas Bach, addressed heads of state, ambassadors, refugees and the wider humanitarian sector at the Global Refugee Forum to present the Multi-Stakeholder Pledge on Sport for Inclusion and Protection.

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Green Infrastructure

T‑Mobile Unveils Big Moves for T‑Priority That Put First Responders First

T‑Mobile doubles down on support for first responders with major ecosystem partnerships like Samsung, individual benefits and a $2M+ scholarship fund for children of fallen first responders

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Events, Media & Communications

New Holland at the 2025 International Agricultural Show With the T7.270 Methane Power

CNH brand, New Holland, will be present at the Salon International de l'Agriculture (SIA) at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, the annual meeting place for French agriculture.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Green Mountain Energy Awards Grant for Rooftop Solar Array at Texas Hearing Institute

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club awarded a $244,000 grant to launch Texas Hearing Institute's new sustainability initiative that aims to reduce its environmental footprint and reduce its operational expenses with a new rooftop solar array.

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Events, Media & Communications

Schneider Electric Exceeds Its 2024 Sustainability Target and Approaches the End of Its Current Program

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today published details of its sustainability performance for the final quarter of 2024, alongside its full-year financial results.

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