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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

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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

Bloomberg Media Expands Bloomberg Equality, Deepening Commitment to Covering Issues of Race, Gender, Diversity, and Fairness

Bloomberg Media today announced the expansion of Bloomberg Equality to elevate issues of race, gender, diversity, and fairness within the governments, companies and societies that it covers.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bacardi Limited Donates $100,000 To Support India COVID-19 Efforts

Funding provided by Bacardi is earmarked to provide immediate assistance to local relief agencies working to mitigate the worsening impact of the coronavirus pandemic in India.

Diversity & Inclusion

Medtronic Receives Its Highest-Ever Ranking on DiversityInc Top 50 List

Medtronic’s move from # 33 in 2020 to # 11 in 2021 on the overall list is one of the largest jumps of any company in the Top 50.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nominate a Company for the 2021 Fortune Change the World List

Each year, Fortune publishes the Change the World List to celebrate companies and leaders that embrace corporate purpose and recognize how it can add value to business and society.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Henkel Develops Industry's First Bio-Based PUR Hot Melt Adhesive for Consumer Electronics Assembly

In keeping with the company’s sustainability priorities, Henkel announces the development and commercial availability of LOCTITE® HHD 3544F, the industry’s first bio-based polyurethane reactive hot melt designed for consumer electronics assembly.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

United Health Foundation Support Fuels Medical School Charter Graduation

The first cohort of students of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will be graduating on May 7, 2021.

Energy

Turning the Tide

How do we turn the tide on the mining sector’s “dirty” image and reveal how the mining supply chain and renewables can combine to limit global warming to at or below 2°C?

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Media & Communications

Essential Talks Podcast Launches Season 2 by Showcasing Essity's Tork Circularity Innovation

Melting glaciers, more droughts and wilder weather have increased public awareness that we are all equally responsible for climate change. But are we running out of time?

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Black & Veatch's Julie Eiter Selected for Society of American Military Engineers' Leadership Development Program

Black & Veatch proudly announces that licensed mechanical engineer Julie Eiter of the company’s federal business has been accepted to the Society of American Military Engineers’ (SAME) inaugural national leadership development program.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Opens Benchmark for Social Compliance Schemes in Fishing, Agriculture and Aquaculture Sectors

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has today opened its social benchmark to the fishing, agriculture and land-based aquaculture sectors with the launch of benchmark requirements for its new At-Sea Operations and Primary Production scopes.

Education

AAUW: 2020 Summary Report Tech Trek Wearable Tech STEM Camp

In partnership with Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) offered a virtual Wearable Tech Trek.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Named Top 50 Most Innovative Company by Boston Consulting Group - Inside Our Innovation-Led Strategy for Transformation

Becoming an innovative company doesn’t just happen. It’s the product of carefully and thoughtfully-designed strategy, creating operational systems and processes that support it, and establishing a culture that fosters challenging the status quo.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Beyond the Field with Tua Tagovailoa

As an official retail bank of @NFL, @TruistNews partnered with @Tua to break it all down -- from his game day routine, to his Samoan heritage, to the Tua Foundation and beyond. #BeyondTheField.

Environment

Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers Boost Sustainability and the Bottom Line

Today’s yield demands and sustainability initiatives have required a shift in how growers use fertilizer products and technologies. Nutrient stewardship is the starting point for improving crop productivity while protecting the environment.

Health & Healthcare

Supporting India Through the COVID Crisis

The spike in coronavirus cases in India is the worst in the world right now. Currently, the country is battling more than 412,000 active cases of COVID-19, with states like Maharashtra, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh getting hit the hardest.

Education

Box Tops for Education Partners With Black Men Teach

Over the next 4 years, Box Tops will provide $500,000 to fund scholarships, loan forgiveness & programming to help the organization’s mission of increasing the number of Black male teachers in their 8 Minneapolis-area partner schools to 20% by 2025.

Diversity & Inclusion

Being Asian in the Time of COVID-19

Open, candid conversations about diversity and inclusion in our society and workplace must continue in order to support the fight for equality. Thankfully, these conversations continue to take place across Bloomberg, in various forms and forums.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Transparency and Accountability Are Critical to Drive Meaningful Climate Action

Climate change is one of the most far reaching and critical challenges of our time, and this coming decade will prove decisive. HP supports the move by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to consider climate change disclosure rules as part of its integrated disclosure system.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Named One of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2021

FedEx, with close to 700 aircraft, benefited from the lockdown home-delivery bump with record quarterly earnings, partly by picking up slack from canceled flights. In December, the company also delivered the first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CGF End-to-End Value Chain Newsletter - Q1 2021

Check out the latest updates from our End-to-End Value Chain initiative at The Consumer Goods Forum.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Supports No Barriers Global Impact Challenge to Inspire Student Innovation

Arrow Electronics is supporting the No Barriers Global Impact Challenge, an annual competition that challenges middle and high school students worldwide to address a critical barrier that matters to them.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Bloomberg Continues Progress Towards Net Zero Emissions by 2025, According to Annual Impact Report

Bloomberg LP continues to make progress towards its commitment to net-zero emissions by 2025, according to the company’s 2020 Impact Report.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Active-duty Military Spouse Shares Her Home Depot Story

During Military Appreciation Month, we’re honored to spotlight the brave service members and military family members who bring their expertise, knowledge and dedication into our workplace.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

LG Experience Happiness Celebrated National Teachers' Day

In recognition of National Teachers' Day, LG Experience Happiness and "The Happiness League" honors superhero teachers across the US delivering sustainable happiness skills to America's youth.

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Sustainable Development Goals

ESG Ratings: Naive Hubris or a Practical Solution for Investors Seeking Responsible Outcomes?

It may come as some surprise that sustainable investing turned a corner as the Covid-19 pandemic upturned the world and played havoc with financial markets.

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