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Launch of the latest Finance Lab with Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester.

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Webster Bank Celebrates Opening of Dorchester Finance Lab

In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, Webster Bank, together with Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Massachusetts, (BGCD) celebrated the opening of the Webster Bank Finance Lab, a program created to provide local students the skills needed for financial empowerment.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Essential Podcast, Episode 39: Accelerating Black Inclusion in Financial Services - Institutional and Cultural Barriers

Yasmine Chinwala & Pierre Davis explore New Financial’s latest research on inclusion of Black individuals in the U.K. professional sector, the absence of Black faces in finance, & what companies should do in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

2020 Increase in Veteran Homelessness Sparks Incremental Funding

The Home Depot Foundation today announced its investment of an additional $6.4 million to combat veteran homelessness and support veteran housing initiatives.

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Research, Reports & Publications

MetLife to Originate $500 Million in Social and Environmental Impact Investments by 2030

In its annual Sustainability Report, released today, MetLife highlights its commitment to originating $500 million in new impact investments by 2030. I

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mastercard Foundation $1.3 Billion Commitment to Save Lives and Livelihoods in Africa

We need all shoulders against the wheel to stop COVID-19 in its tracks, and this $1.3 billion commitment by the Mastercard Foundation is the kind of effort that can change the trajectory of the pandemic. It will enable millions of people across Africa to receive COVID-19 vaccines.

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Diversity & Inclusion

We Are GroPride

Although we couldn’t physically march in our local Pride Parade this past weekend, it did not stop us from celebrating virtually! The ScottsMiracle-Gro GroPride Team was proud to share our mission in our first virtual Pride Parade.

Social Impact & Volunteering

GoodWorks Program Advances BIPOC-Owned Businesses

This program gave General Mills employees an opportunity to use their knowledge and skills to provide consulting services to help local BIPOC-owned small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the recent civil unrest as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Healthcare

Aflac Study: Men's Health Often in Women's Hands Women Are Key to Unraveling Men's Personal Health Perceptions, Education Is Needed to Address Root Reasons Why Men Avoid the Doctor and Promote Overall Wellness

In connection with June's Men's Health Month, created to bring awareness of male-specific health issues, Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance products in the U.S., released findings of its new 2021 Men's Health Issues Survey.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

No Experience Necessary: New Koch Collaboration with Catalyte Removes Barriers to Transformative Careers

he goal is to identify potential and create access and opportunity for nontraditional recruits to leverage their innate abilities and drive transformation, for themselves and Koch. It’s connected to the company’s Market-Based Management® (MBM®) philosophy.

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Health & Healthcare

Owens Corning’s Social Handprint: Safety and Company Culture

Over the past two decades, Owens Corning has worked to become one of the world’s safest companies. In National Safety Month, we share some reflections from our enterprise safety director.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating KeyBank's Commitment to the Community

From the teammates they hire and the clients they serve, to the suppliers they use and the communities that welcome them, KeyBank has a long-standing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in Buffalo and all of the communities they serve.

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Education

Is Now the Right Time to Refresh Your EE Teaching Lab?

A professor asked me the other day why he should refresh his undergraduate electrical teaching laboratory. My immediate thought was, why not? Electrical engineering, after all, is at the heart of just about every technology revolution

Sustainable Development Goals

Carnival Corporation Announces Initial 2030 Sustainability Goals

World’s largest cruise company reaffirms commitment to sustainability with new 2030 targets and 2050 aspirations incorporating six focus areas to further strengthen environmental, social and governance performance



Newly announced goals and aspirations build on company’s achievement of 2020 sustainability goals a year ahead of schedule, with additional progress details expected to be released in its annual Sustainability Report later this summer

Social Impact & Volunteering

Meet Crystal - Who Makes a Difference Every Day for the Children in Rural Tennessee

Crystal Chambers is just one example of how P&G is enabling people to Lead with Love. In her role as a Community Engagement Coordinator for Save the Children, she brings to life their mission to provide children with health, education, and safety.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Learning and Development as a Catalyst for Change at Clarivate

Clarivate empowers each colleague to be their best self every day and provides a wide range of skills development opportunities applicable now and for the future.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Vermont Creamery Named to Top 20 Leading Purposeful Brands by 2021 Purpose Power Index

Vermont Creamery, known for its consciously created line of fresh and aged goat cheeses, cultured butter, and culinary creams, today announced it was ranked in the top 10% of most purposeful brands, according to the 2021 Purpose Power Index.

Diversity & Inclusion

Paramount+ Celebrates Pride Month with Donations to the Point Foundation

In June, for every person that tweets the hashtag #ParamountPlusPride, Paramount+ will donate $1 to the Point Foundation, the nation’s largest LGBTQ scholarship granting organization for more than 20 years.

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Health & Healthcare

Illumina Supports Rockefeller Foundation with Global Pathogen Sequencing Collaboration

The Rockefeller Foundation said on Wednesday that it has committed over $20 million in research funding and formed a number of collaborations to boost pathogen sequencing capabilities and data sharing worldwide to combat future pandemics.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E12: The Trevor Project & Google.org

Hear from The Trevor Project's Lena Ballantine and Google.org's Jen Carter on how they leveraged long-term pro bono and cutting-edge AI technology to support the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth.

Events, Media & Communications

Youth Ag Summit: Empowering the Next Generation

We believe that, as the agricultural leaders of tomorrow, young people should be at the forefront of these efforts. The Youth Ag Summit is their platform.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills-Based Volunteers Strengthen Racial Equity Nonprofits

On June 23, Allstate Foundation professionals across the country will collaborate with nonprofits dedicated to building a more equitable society for The Allstate Foundation Day of Service to Advance Racial Equity.

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Environment

Helping Regreen Australia – One Tree at a Time

This is a guest post provided by John Stanton, Sr Manager – Australasia, FedEx Express. Thanks to John, we get a local perspective on the devastating fires that raged through Australia…as well as the hope that can be provided in the form of trees.

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Environment

Ban Ki Moon Teams up With Global Citizen to Advocate for Climate Resilience in Agriculture

Climate change is already transforming humanity’s relationship with nature, and nowhere is this shift more apparent than in the field of agriculture.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Swiss Government Renews GRI Partnership to Spread Sustainability Reporting Globally

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is pleased to announce the continuation of a successful partnership with the Swiss Confederation’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

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Environment

Two GP Recycled Paper Mills Open Opportunities for Paper Cup Recycling

Georgia-Pacific announced that it is now accepting mixed paper bales that contain single-use polyethylene (PE)-coated paper cups at its recycled paper mills in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Muskogee, Oklahoma.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation Strengthens Relationships With Diverse Suppliers

In 2020, Rockwell Automation spent $255 million with diverse suppliers, including small, veteran, minority, women and LGBTQ-owned U.S. enterprises. In support of the company’s supplier diversity strategy of Acquire

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