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Taking On the Challenge: Meet Greg Farley

Diversity & Inclusion

I joined GoDaddy in February 2021, I was moving to Nottingham and saw a job advertised for the company. I have previously worked in contact centers and had worked sales focused roles as well as having a big personal interest in technology and computing.

Texas City Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Robotics Center

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

With a ceremonial flip of the dirt, the future home to Texas City Independent School District’s (TCISD) award-winning robotics club is underway. The groundbreaking event, held on April 10, gave way to the much-anticipated center.

Aramark Named to DiversityInc’s 2023 Top 50 Companies for Diversity and Top Companies for Supplier Diversity Lists

Diversity & Inclusion

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global provider of hospitality, facilities, and uniform services in 19 countries, today announced it was ranked number 40 on DiversityInc’s 2023 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, up five spots from last year’s ranking.

Q&A: How a New U.S. Bank Lending Program Is Helping Diverse Business Owners

Diversity & Inclusion

U.S. Bank has launched a new Business Diversity Lending Program that provides credit and financing to help women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses grow and thrive.

KeyBank Names Seth Keirns Market President in Northern Indiana

KeyBank announced Seth Keirns has been named Market President in Northern Indiana. In this role, he will help grow KeyBank’s community and business presence in the region while continuing to serve as Commercial Banking Leader in Northern Indiana.

McDonald’s Canada Chief Technology Officer Is Breaking Barriers for Women in Technology

Diversity & Inclusion

Since joining McDonald’s Canada, Lara has used her platform to support women in the tech industry.

Chemours' Louisville Works Site Establishes ChemFEST Partnership With Farnsley Middle School

Education

The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company, and Louisville-based Farnsley Middle School today announced a partnership through the company’s Chemours Future of Engineering, Science, Trades, and Technology (ChemFEST) program.

Leading Environmentalist and Founder Director of Forum for the Future, Jonathon Porritt, Steps Down After Almost 30 Years of Service

Environment

International sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future has today announced that its Founder Director, Jonathon Porritt, is stepping down after almost 30 years of service.

Duke Energy Providing $145,000 in Grants To Support Communities Affected by Storm Devastation

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Duke Energy Foundation is giving $120,000 in grants to Indiana non-profit organizations that have responded to the severe damage from the March 31-April 1 violent storm and tornadoes.

Cority Acquires Sustainability & ESG Reporting Software Provider, Greenstone

Innovation & Technology

Leading global enterprise Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) software provider Cority, announced today the acquisition of Greenstone, a UK-headquartered software company with a suite of sustainability solutions for enterprises and asset managers.

Sipping Sustainably: A Look Inside Bombay Sapphire’s Stunning UK Distillery

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bombay Sapphire is known for its smooth gin and iconic blue bottle. But the popular spirit has also made a name for itself on the sustainability front, with a mission to become the world’s most sustainable global gin.

Merck: Supporting Colleagues Working With Cancer

At Merck, we’re dedicated to supporting people living and working with cancer around the world.

SCS Standards Publishes New Recycled Content Certification Annex for Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SCS Standards is pleased to announce publication of the new Annex A to the existing SCS-103 Certification Standard for Recycled Content. Annex A focuses on the electrical and electronic equipment sectors.

Fifth Third Day To Provide 10 Million Meals To Fight Food Insecurity

Social Impact & Volunteering

Fifth Third Bank, National Association’s nearly 20,000 employees will celebrate Fifth Third Day XXXII by fighting food insecurity in the communities where they live and work.

Expect an Increase in ESG Hires at Financial Firms

​Sustainability skills are needed in positions far beyond the C-suite. ESG concerns are impacting how consumers, investors and executives make decisions in business and their everyday lives.

7 Elements for Designing a Food Processing Plant

Automation, employee amenities, and sustainability are just a few considerations for achieving longevity and efficiency from your food processing plant design.

Medtronic Jumps to No. 2 in DiversityInc Top 50 Companies List

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

A commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) accelerates innovation, improves the wellbeing of our employees, and creates more opportunities to bring our life-saving technologies to more patients around the world.

Earth Day 2023

Environment

Each year, April 22nd marks an important day for our planet – Earth Day – a day dedicated to honoring the achievements of the environmental movement and raising awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations.

Black & Veatch-Designed ‘Digital Equity Bus’ for Evergreen Goodwill Wins Top Edison Award for Social, Cultural Impact

Diversity & Inclusion

The “Digital Equity Bus” designed by Black & Veatch for Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington as a mobile classroom for workforce development has won the top Edison Awards prize in the “Social and Cultural Impact: Bridging the Gap” category.

KFC Transforms Its Stores Into Schools for Underprivileged Children

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Each morning, the restaurants will be transformed into classrooms where the children can enhance their skills in various areas, such as basic literacy, mathematics, arts, vocational skills, social etiquette, and hygiene.

Workiva Strengthens Its Business Reporting Platform by Integrating With CDP To Advance Customers’ ESG Programs

Research, Reports & Publications

Workiva, the world’s leading cloud platform for assured integrated reporting, today announced that CDP, widely regarded as the leading disclosure system for measuring environmental impacts, has been incorporated into the Workiva platform to advance customers’ ESG.

Extending the Fashion Runway

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

As part of Regions Bank’s Earth Day celebration, Doing More Today is highlighting ways Regions associates, customers and community partners are making life better by helping protect our environment.

Rockwell Automation Helps Provide Sustainable and Traceable Raw Materials for EV Industry

Responsible Production & Consumption

Electra Battery Materials, a processor of low-carbon, ethically sourced battery materials, is expanding its Ontario, Canada refinery to develop North America’s first integrated electric vehicle (EV) Battery Materials Park.

What Happens During a Timber Harvest?

Environment

We put decades of work into each stand of trees, all leading to this day. Join us “behind the scenes” as we harvest them and turn them into logs destined to become all kinds of products

Mastercard: For Everyone To Win, You Have To Keep Score

Research, Reports & Publications

The Mastercard Newsroom spoke to Franco to learn how the Inclusive Growth Score has evolved, how the new report can help leaders better understand the factors that drive equity and what’s next.