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Hanesbrands Partners With Free The Girls to Support Women Rescued From Human Trafficking

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

More than 200 of the company’s retail outlets are collecting new and gently used bras to assist the nonprofit in helping women in Mozambique, El Salvador and Costa Rica become entrepreneurs in the secondhand apparel market

275 Volunteer Projects Completed During CIT Cares Month

Social Impact & Volunteering

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced the results of its annual employee volunteer initiative, CIT Cares Month. Throughout June, 275 community projects were completed by 1,700 CIT employees who contributed 6,400 volunteer hours nationwide to make a difference.

Embracing Change: Our Associates Video

Diversity & Inclusion

Our associates are the backbone of Alliance Data’s business. As employees increasingly seek a strong, purpose-driven culture, including open communication and fulfillment, we are adopting talent strategies that keep pace with these expectations – engaging associates through data-driven feedback, technology and customization, just as we’re doing for our clients and end-consumers.

Black & Veatch: Insightful Charging Infrastructure Planning Critical to Enabling Cost-Effective Electric Fleets

Research, Reports & Publications

Electric fleets require well-designed power delivery and charging facilities. Planning for charging now – with the understanding that it may take up to a year or two from plan to charge – sets electrification programs up for success. Black & Veatch’s latest free electronic book, Electric Fleets, outlines eight steps to guide the process, inform scheduling and plan for optimal charging facilities.

Dallas Zoo Partners with Kimberly-Clark Professional to Keep Nitrile Gloves out of Landfills

Environment

For staffers at the Dallas Zoo, nitrile gloves from Kimberly-Clark Professional help ensure quality and safety when they care and feed for more than 2,000 animals at the zoo. Through Kimberly-Clark’s RightCycle Program, the zoo also has expanded the overall impact of its sustainability efforts by providing a safe, renewable way to dispose of these gloves.

Green Connections Radio Podcast

Innovation & Technology

How do you innovate with sustainability in mind? Ingersoll Rand’s VP of Product Management Excellence and Innovation, Rasha Hasaneen, explains how on Green Connections Radio podcast with Joan Michelson.

Timberland Unveils Latest Eco-Innovation with Brooklyn EK+ Collection

Responsible Production & Consumption

Today, Timberland unveils the Brooklyn EK+, an Earthkeepers® Edition footwear collection that reflects the brand’s pinnacle expression of eco-innovation.

NXT Exclusive Interview with Damien Dhellemmes, Singapore Country President of Schneider Electric

Green Infrastructure

What does it take to turn an entire office building carbon neutral? We spoke with Damien Dhellemmes, Singapore Country President of Schneider Electric on how they transformed a 25-year old industrial building into their state-of-the-art headquarters...

Kansas City’s Chamber of Commerce Honors Black & Veatch’s Diversity, Inclusion Emphasis

Diversity & Inclusion

With a global footprint as an infrastructure solutions leader, Black & Veatch has committed to workplace diversity and inclusion more reflective of the more than 100 countries on six continents in which the company has offices.

Whirlpool Corporation Scores 100 Percent on 2019 Disability Equality Index

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corp. has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities as part of the 2019 Disability Equality Index (DEI), the nation's most comprehensive annual benchmarking tool.

Solar Power World: Black & Veatch Among Nation’s Top Solar Power Contractors

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

With renewable energy expected to be the fastest-growing source of new U.S. electricity generation for the next several years, Solar Power World has named Black & Veatch among the top U.S. solar contractors, ranking the company sixth of 415 installers on the magazine's 2019 “Top Solar Contractors” list.

Innovation As A Value, Not An Assignment

Innovation & Technology

When innovation is truly adopted as a value everyone in the organization will be encouraged to take ownership and an active interest in its evolution.

Energy Planning Offers Efficiency, Cost Savings, Resilience Down the Road

Research, Reports & Publications

As energy costs continue to rise and more states adopt regulatory incentives and disincentives that drive large-scale sustainability and efficiency efforts, it is expected that utilities will become more aggressive in their approach to managing energy.

HP Talks New Recycled Content Plastics Goal & Sustainability in 3D Printing

Responsible Production & Consumption

HP continues to expand initiatives in recycling as the company recently announced a new commitment to increase recycled content plastics across its print and personal systems portfolio to 30% by 2025.

CASE and Southeastern Equipment Support Team Rubicon Disaster Response to EF4 Tornado in Dayton, Ohio

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CASE Construction Equipment, the global construction equipment brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNHI / MI:CNHI) and Southeastern Equipment supported Team Rubicon in its efforts to help the Dayton, Ohio community recover from the destruction of the EF4 Tornado that caused extensive damage across multiple swaths of the city.

Plan G: How Georgians Are Taking Control of the Climate Conversation

Environment

Local news rarely covers the climate. They're all over the weather, but they generally avoid going beyond. Climate, as a subject, is deemed too toxic, too politicized, too daunting - too depressing. It doesn’t have to be.

2019 Founder’s Award: MilliporeSigma

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

At Positively Instrumental 2019, we presented Founders Awards to honor two companies dedicated to working together to advance global science in the spirit of our founder, Dr.Nina Dudnik.

Creating a Cloud Foundation to Grant Wishes

Innovation & Technology

Wishes can’t wait for children battling critical illnesses. For these kids, a wish can help them feel better and give them the hope and strength they need to fight harder against an illness. This is why Make-A-Wish wants to grant the wish of every eligible child – to ensure they experience the impossible. Currently, Make-A-Wish only has the resources to be able to grant wishes to half of the 27,000 children diagnosed with a critical illness.

Do Work You’re Proud Of: Dan Schulman's "Never Stand Still" Conversation with CNBC Host Jim Cramer

Many of you likely know Jim Cramer as the host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” through his best-selling books, or as Co-Founder of The Street. But Jim has had such a fascinating journey to get to this place in his career.

Key Take Aways from the Social Impact Leadership Conference

Events, Media & Communications

One of the great parts of my role at CyberGrants is the strategic interaction with our clients. I love our clients. The energy and passion for what they do – across grant making and employee programs – is contagious. Our clients quite literally change the world for the better, sometimes on a large scale, and always on an individual scale. At the recent SILC 2019 conference, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with many of our clients about the state of their Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

Can You Imagine Overseeing the Safety of Thousands of Product Ingredients? This Johnson & Johnson Scientist Can

Ever wonder what's in the mouthwash, lotion or shampoo you use? Kurt Reynertson knows everything there is to know about the ingredients in the company's consumer products—and the measures Johnson & Johnson takes to keep you safe.

Advancing the Safety and Efficiency of Autonomous Technology With SARA, the Sikorsky MATRIX Test Helicopter

Innovation & Technology

For the last five decades, Lockheed Martin has developed unmanned and autonomous systems that improve the safety and efficiency of humanitarian aid, first response and other civil, commercial and military operations.

Timberland Engages Volunteers and Consumers at Something in the Water Festival

Events, Media & Communications

Timberland created a 3500-square foot pop-up park at Something In The Water festival with 4,000 attendees pledging to be a hero for nature and live a greener life.

GM Integrates Sustainability Into Every Part of the Business

Energy

To reach a world with zero emissions, General Motors is always hunting for ways to save energy and be more energy efficient in every part of its business.