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Webcasts Focus on Role of Buildings, Communities and Organizations to Respond to Today's Global Health Challenges

Events, Media & Communications

With the gravity of the situation regarding COVID-19, today, more than ever, the spaces where we spend our time play a role in the future of protecting our families, our businesses and the public at large. Join IWBI and the WELL community...

Bacardi First in Fight Against Plastic Pollution With 100% Biodegradable Spirits Bottle

Environment

The new 100% biodegradable bottle will replace 80 million plastic bottles – 3,000 tons of plastic – currently produced by Bacardi across its portfolio of brands every year.

First Mine Audited Against World's Most Rigorous Mining Standard

Research, Reports & Publications

Today the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) took a bold step toward increasing transparency in the mining sector.

PepsiCo Provides Update on US$1 Billion Green Bond

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) released its 2020 Green Bond Report which provides an update on the allocation of the use of net proceeds from its first ever Green Bond, issued in October 2019 for $1 billion. As disclosed at issuance, the Green Bond's net proceeds are to be allocated to investments where PepsiCo believes it can make a lasting impact on priorities within its sustainability agenda, including packaging, decarbonization and water, while advancing several of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

National Urban League Launches Black Restaurant Accelerator Program Powered by $10 Million Grant from PepsiCo Foundation

Diversity & Inclusion

The National Urban League and PepsiCo joined forces to create the Black Restaurant Accelerator, which will boost approximately 500 Black-owned businesses over the next five years. The PepsiCo Foundation is providing a $10 million grant to fund the program, which will provide current and aspiring Black restaurateurs with access to capital, training, mentorship and other support services that are necessary for business success.

EarthX Celebrates Half-Earth Day with Speaker Series and Gala

Events, Media & Communications

EarthX will celebrate Half-Earth Day on October 22, marking both the half-way point to the 51st Earth Day and a day to recognize our responsibility to conserve the Earth’s land and sea and thus protect future generations.

A Wider Circle: Working to End Poverty

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Support A Wider Circle through your employee giving program.

Keeping Texans Healthy by Removing Barriers to Preventative Healthcare

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Caring Foundation of Texas has been committed to keeping Texans healthy by removing barriers to preventive healthcare since 1991. Many families in Texas cannot access various healthcare services because of financial restrictions, geographical obstacles, time limitations, and more.

Melwood Employees on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Creating Safe Federal Workplaces and Providing Job Training for People of Differing Abilities

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Melwood’s tagline is “your path awaits” because we strive to give the power of choice to people of differing abilities and injured veterans. Our goal is to help them choose their own path and provide them with the assistance necessary to make their journey successful.

CASE Supports Team Rubicon in Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta Cleanup Operations

Social Impact & Volunteering

CASE Construction Equipment has provided equipment, service and support to Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster relief organization in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Laura, which struck southwest Louisiana in August.

Driving Inclusive Education Through Blended Learning

Education

Quality education is a fundamental human right and holds the power to create a more equitable society. That’s why we’re committed to enabling better learning outcomes for 100 million people by 2025.

Mobilizing Our Resources: Partnering With Arbor Day Foundation for Community Resilience

Green Infrastructure

See how our support of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery Program is making a difference in the lives of disaster victims in Orange, Texas.

Celebrating G&A's Sustainability Highlights Issue #500 - And Unveiling a New Design

Media & Communications

Welcome to Highlights issue #500 – a landmark, we will say, in this, the tenth anniversary year of publishing the G&A Institute’s weekly newsletter.

5 Tips for a Green Halloween

Media & Communications

We know Halloween can be a sweet holiday, as well as a frightfully wasteful one with all of the disposable decorations, packaging, and costumes that come with the season. But at Keep America Beautiful®, we know it doesn’t have to be that way!

Medtronic: Saving Energy, Protecting the Planet

Energy

Medtronic has set a goal to become carbon neutral by 2030, using tools like virtual power purchase agreements to buy long-term supplies of clean energy to further reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

IBM Call for Code Names Winner of 2020 Global Challenge and Announces New Initiative to Combat Racial Injustice

Diversity & Inclusion

Where most people see challenges, developers see possibilities. That's certainly been the case in 2020. Today, Call for Code founding partner IBM (NYSE: IBM) and its creator, David Clark Cause, announced the winner of the 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge.

Democratizing Digital Literacy: Adobe Unveils Readability Research Partnerships at MAX

Education

From Adobe’s invention of the PDF, to its status as an open standard today, the whole world relies on the ubiquitous PDF to communicate, connect, and absorb information.

New Public Opinion Research on Climate, COVID and Equity

Environment

Global warming is very important to 54% of Georgians, and two-thirds of Georgians are more likely to buy products from Georgia companies that actively support key issues including community solar, forest protection and reducing food waste.

Atlanta Creative Scene Thriving at Cam Kirk Studios, With a Little Help From PayPal

The Atlanta art scene wouldn’t be the same without Cam Kirk Studios. Named after owner and professional photographer Cameron “Cam Kirk” Kirkland, the studio opened three years ago as a space for creatives of all levels to sharpen their skills and conduct business.

Driving Organizational Alignment Around a New Growth Strategy

Our culture highly values social responsibility and that is showcased by our tremendous employee volunteerism; science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) support; and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) efforts.

From the Joy of Collecting to the Joy of Selling

Canadian sellers Craig Dawson and Rick Belanger are successful entrepreneurs who spread goodwill and create community through toys and collectibles.

Edison Chouest Offshore Affiliate Executes Long-Term Charter Agreement With Ørsted and Eversource for Provision of the First U.S. Jones Act Compliant Wind Farm Service Operation Vessel

Energy

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Ørsted and Eversource announced today the execution of a long-term charter agreement for the provision of the first-ever U.S. flagged “Jones Act” compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV).

Responsibly Achieving a Food Secure World With Mosaic

Responsible Production & Consumption

Did you know fertilizer accounts for up to 60% of crop yields? Together, we can responsibly achieve a food secure world.

Cox Enterprises Initiative Targets Total Employee Experience

Cox Enterprises drew on the knowledge and experience of its 55,000 employees worldwide when it decided to overhaul its employment experience.