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Grade 8 Students from Greater Toronto Win February North America goIT Monthly Challenge

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FeedSecure, an app concept with the potential to help reduce food waste and expand food availability, is the winner of the Tata Consultancy Services’ February 2023 goIT Monthly Challenge for North America.

Yum China Releases 2022 Sustainability Report

Research, Reports & Publications

Yum China Holdings, Inc. has published its 2022 Sustainability Report.

Suncor Expressing Support for New Moms at Base Plant Operations

The recent creation of a lactation room at Millennium Mine has made collecting valuable breastmilk a lot easier for women returning to the workplace after parental leave.

Business Leaders Call for Arizona To Capitalize on the Economic Opportunities of the Clean Energy Boom

Energy

Leaders of businesses, trade groups, and institutions in Arizona are gathering today in front of the Arizona State Capitol to highlight their efforts to incorporate innovative clean energy and clean transportation solutions into their operations.

Sustainability in Action: Derby College

Green Infrastructure

An award-winning project at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall campus replaced fossil-fueled boilers with a thermal system of air- and water-source cascading heat pumps, reducing both energy expenses and carbon emissions.

Verizon Brings the Small Business Digital Ready Experience To Live Event in San Diego

Verizon announced it will host the inaugural Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Summit, an all-day experience for small business owners to network and participate in live events designed to help them grow their businesses, in San Diego on April 13, 2023, at the FEMX Quarters.

Marsh McLennan Issues 2022 ESG Report Succeeding Together

Research, Reports & Publications

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, recently released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report: Succeeding Together.

Trevor Noah, Melinda French Gates, Samantha Power Among Featured Speakers for the 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit

Events, Media & Communications

There is still time to register for the 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit livestream on April 13!

AccountAbility CEO Sunny Misser Leading the Charge in a Changing ESG Universe

AccountAbility is featured in the just published Spring 2023 issue of CFI.co and includes the firm’s comprehensive perspective on ESG matters.

PNC Foundation Flash Funds Nearly $2 Million in Preschool Teacher Requests Through DonorsChoose

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The PNC Foundation today continued its longtime alliance with DonorsChoose by flash funding every pre-K and Head Start teacher request in PNC’s markets.

Cadence ESG Report—Sustainable by Design

Research, Reports & Publications

Cadence has released the Cadence® 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report where we go in-depth on our strategy and impact across topics of environmental sustainability, social impact and ethical governance initiatives worldwide.

Peloton Community in Conversation With Sporting Equals: Embracing Equity in Sport

Diversity & Inclusion

On March 8th, 2023, International Women’s Day, we were delighted to welcome our valued Pledge partner, Sporting Equals, to our London office and engage in conversation with our team members on the theme of embracing equity in sport.

Podcast: What Is the ‘S’ in ESG, and How Do You Measure It?

Events, Media & Communications

Carmen digs into how to build these frameworks, exploring the nuances of outputs versus outcomes, how CSR and ESG terminology is evolving, and the standardization of social impact data.

T-Mobile 5G Delivers STEM Learning Opportunities With Virtual Reality

Education

T-Mobile is teaming up with Prisms of Reality (Prisms VR) to easily connect virtual reality (VR) headsets to the Un-carrier's leading 5G network, enabling students and teachers across the country with interactive math and science lessons designed to close the opportunity gap.

Duke Energy Supports First Responders With $500,000 in Grant Opportunities for Emergency Preparedness in South Carolina

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Duke Energy Foundation is kicking off the second year of its $500,000 microgrant program to invest in emergency preparedness organizations across South Carolina to increase their resiliency to major weather events

North American Students Aged 6 Through 18 Invited To Submit Digital Innovations That Support Gender Equality

Innovation & Technology

In partnership with the Jaguar TCS Racing Team, Tata Consultancy Services’ goIT Monthly Challenge for March is honoring and supporting women through a focus on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

JetBlue Brings “Fly Like a Girl” Event to Fort Lauderdale as Part of Commitment to South Florida

Diversity & Inclusion

On Saturday, April 1, JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) brought its signature Fly Like a Girl event to Fort Lauderdale, one of the airline’s six focus cities, for the first time.

Why Our Work Matters: CRB's Baaba Jack-Kuofie Empowers Others to Live Healthier

As a business development coordinator supporting our Food+Beverage team, Baaba Jack-Kuofie is committed to helping CRB grow as a business.

Global Citizen and the PepsiCo Foundation Announce Partnership To Advance Food Security and Improve the Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, today announced a year-long partnership and campaign focused on alleviating world hunger and promoting economic empowerment

IWBI Welcomes New Organizations to Membership Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) welcomes new member organizations.

Need Sustainability Advice? This Company Has Used External Experts for 30 Years

Environment

Today, Dow’s SEAC has seven members plus chair Andre Argenton, the company’s vice president of environment, health and safety, and chief sustainability officer — a longtime leader at Dow who has just completed his first year in the role.

Bloomberg Launches FOSS Fund To Support Free and Open Source Projects

Modern digital infrastructure relies on innumerable open source dependencies developed and maintained primarily by volunteers: The open source community is what makes the web work.

Varennes Carbon Recycling Selects Accelera by Cummins to Manufacture, Supply Electrolyzer System

Energy

Accelera™ by Cummins, a business segment of Cummins Inc., will supply a 90-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system for Varennes Carbon Recycling’s plant in Quebec, Canada – a key step in advancing North America’s green hydrogen economy.

“A Bold Step Forward.” Regions Foundation, Jefferson State Community College Unveil Student Success Center

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Regions Foundation and Jefferson State Community College unveiled a transformational resource connecting Jefferson State students with no-cost services ranging from emergency grants to food pantry access, mental healthcare, and more.

Meet the First Woman To Work in Maintenance at U.S. Bank

Diversity & Inclusion

Cheri Kay Getz’s career at U.S. Bank began in September 1980 as a safe deposit attendant at the Lake Street branch in south Minneapolis. While she liked the bank, she quickly found the job itself – literally, manning the safe deposit vault all day – to be less than stimulating.