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Keep America Beautiful Demonstrates Tri-Sector Partnership With Appointment of Seven New Members to National Board of Directors

Media & Communications

Keep America Beautiful® (KAB) recently elected seven individuals, including affiliate representation, foundation leadership, and senior executives from partner companies, for a three-year term to its 31-member national board of directors.

Internet Society Announces $1M in Grant Funding to Expand Internet Access to Underserved Communities in the Southeastern United States

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Internet Society today announced a new grant program, Expanding Potential in Communities, or Truist EPIC Grant, to support broadband initiatives that help alleviate disparities in education, employment and social welfare in the...

Beyond This Multimedia Campaign Helping Low-Income Families Is the Ideas That Matter Program

Social Impact & Volunteering

Where the rest of the world sees problems, designers see solutions—which is why Sappi created the Ideas that Matter (ITM) grant program 20 years ago.

Benevity Announces Executive Transitions

Exciting executive leadership transitions at Benevity as it enters the next phase of growth!

Announcing the "Share Your Dream" Essay Contest Winners!

Social Impact & Volunteering

In honor of the January 18, 2021 MLK Day of Service, FedEx team members from across the country submitted essays answering the question – “How are you working with a nonprofit to honor Dr. King’s legacy and promote inclusion in your community?”

Porter Novelli Launches Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Advisory Service Offering in Response to Growing Business Imperative

Diversity & Inclusion

Porter Novelli’s Advisory Services consultants help clients across all industries address JEDI with authenticity and intention.

Managing Bird Habitat in Southeastern Working Forests

Responsible Production & Consumption

ABC works with International Paper to develop bird-focused management recommendations for private forest landowners, including special practices landowners can employ to ensure habitat is maintained for at-risk species.

Looking Back At 2020 & Into 2021 - Disruptions, Changes, Consistency in Climate Change Challenges

Media & Communications

Seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the great promise of the 21st Century – the Paris Accord. Can you believe, it is now five years on (260 weeks or so this December) since the meeting in the “City of Lights” of the Conference of Parties

Owens Corning 2030 Goals: Reducing Our Environmental Footprint

Sustainable Development Goals

As a global manufacturer, we know the way we conduct our operations makes a difference. To be a net-positive company, our handprint (the positive impacts of our people and products) must be larger than our footprint (the negative impacts).

WEBINAR: Sustainability in Flooring

Events, Media & Communications

As part of our 2021 planning, we have been building out exciting new educational, training, and informative webinars for the flooring contractor community! The first webinar launches this week.

Eight Informative Discussions With Farmers & Specialists From All Major U.S. Cotton Growing Regions

Sustainable Development Goals

The Soil Health Institute (SHI) invites you to join eight online discussions with U.S. cotton farmers and soil health experts who are improving soil health and evaluating its return on investment.

How Will America's Environmental Initiatives Change Under President Biden?

Sustainable Development Goals

With a new U.S. president taking office after campaigning on climate change as a top priority, what should businesses and EHS&S pros be expecting? Check out this blog by Antea Group USA.

Dow Honors the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Systemic racism has long been woven into the fabric of our society, & acts of racial injustice are not new. Yet, the recent spotlight following the public murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery & Breonna Taylor have activated a movement for change.

Children's Mental Health in the Time of COVID

Health & Healthcare

The pandemic has exacerbated depression and anxiety, especially among children. A new Child Mind Institute survey supported by Morgan Stanley shows the depth and breadth of the problem.

New CAD 1bn CAB 2028 Is the Largest-ever Maple Green Bond

Proceeds from Climate Awareness Bonds are allocated to EIB’s lending to activities contributing substantially to climate change mitigation in line with evolving EU sustainable finance legislation. The so-called EU Taxonomy Regulation, aiming to ‘establish the criteria for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable’, entered into force in July 2020.

VolunteerMatch Launches Art-as-Advocacy Match Studio Collaborative; Issues Call for Artists

Social Impact & Volunteering

VolunteerMatch announces the launch of the Match Studio Collaborative, providing a forum for BIPOC artists to produce work that is then reproduced in highly accessible formats to fundraise towards a meaningful cause of each featured artist’s choice.

PSEG Launches Its First ESG Performance Report

Research, Reports & Publications

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) launched its first-ever PSEG ESG Performance Report today as part of its ongoing efforts to increase disclosures and transparency

AccountAbility Releases Additional Translations of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018) in French and Italian

Research, Reports & Publications

French and Italian translations of the AccountAbility Principles now available for free download

Scientist Discovers New Bee Species on Bayer Partner Farm in Brazil

Environment

A new solitary bee species, known as the Ceratina (Ceratinula) fioreseana, has been discovered on a Bayer ForwardFarm in Água Fria de Goiás, Brazil.

The ABC of Smart Living When You’re WFH

Energy

Millions of us are working from home (WFH) because of the pandemic. Check out seven great ways to make your WFH experience smarter and greener.

Asia Invests in Biotechnology Innovations to Boost Food Safety, Sustainability

Innovation & Technology

Asia is actively investing in biotechnology innovations to meet the needs of its rapidly growing population.

Fifth Third Achieves Carbon Neutrality

Environment

Additionally, Fifth Third continues to make significant progress on its 5 bold sustainability goals, announced in 2017, including already achieving its goal for 100% renewable power, a 20% reduction in water usage and 25% reduction in GHG emissions.

Novartis and GSK Announce Collaboration to Support Scientific Research Into Genetic Diversity in Africa

Health & Healthcare

Novartis and GSK today announced the launch of a collaboration to support high-quality scientific research investigating the link between genetic diversity across different regions in Africa and its potential impact on response to drug therapeutics.

CNH Industrial Mentoring Program for Female Leaders

Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial has recently completed its second edition of its Female Leader Mentoring Program in Brazil.

Scotiabank and Mitacs Launch the Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund

Education

Scotiabank today announced the launch of the Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund in collaboration with Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit organization that operates research and training programs in partnership with academia, private industry and government.