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To B or Not to B (Lab)

Today, the idea that business can be a force for good is mainstream…but it wasn’t always that way.

NBCUniversal Partners with The Alliance For Media Arts + Culture to Advance Access and Equity in Creative Careers

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NBCUniversal announced a new partnership with The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture that builds on the company’s commitment to expand career pathways and promote apprenticeship for underrepresented communities in the creative industry.

MetLife Named One of America’s Most Just Companies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has been named one of America’s 100 Most JUST Companies for the third year in a row by JUST Capital.

Ethisphere Names Kimberly-Clark as One of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies®

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark was recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies. Kimberly-Clark has received this recognition for five consecutive years

Duke Energy To Mobilize First-of-Its-Kind Microgrid-Integrated Fleet Electrification Center

Innovation & Technology

Duke Energy has announced it will build a first-of-its-kind performance center that will model and accelerate the development, testing and deployment of zero-emissions light-, medium- and heavy-duty commercial electric vehicle (EV) fleets.

25 Volunteering Ideas for National Volunteer Week and Beyond

Social Impact & Volunteering

Looking for inspiration for National Volunteer Week? Here are 25 volunteering ideas that will inspire your employees to participate and help to build a purpose-driven company culture people want to be part of.

Niro Ceramic Group Announces Environmental Product Declaration for Its Porcelain Tiles

Environment

Niro Ceramic Group (NCG) announces publication of a verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its Niro Granite and Portino porcelain tiles, illustrating the environmental impacts of its products.

Applied Materials Makes the Clean200™ List

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Applied Materials is humbled to receive recognition from Corporate Knights and As You Sow  for making their 2023 Clean200™ list.

AMD Rises in America's Most Responsible Companies Ranking

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AMD is ranked again as one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek. Moving up in the 2023 ranking, the company is now listed in 20th place overall, including a 94 out of 100 score in environmental concerns.

For Aflac’s Mountain Market Team, It’s Not Just Business — It’s Purpose

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

When Ashleigh George, Aflac regional sales coordinator and Aflac Childhood Cancer ambassador, learned the Beads of Courage program at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children’s Healthcare in Atlanta needed funding, she and Aflac’s Mountain Market team stepped up.

ImpactAssets’ Twelfth IA 50 Impact Fund List Showcases 163 Fund Managers and $122 Billion in Assets Under Management

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ImpactAssets announced today that it has released the ImpactAssets 50 2023 (IA 50), a free publicly available, searchable database of impact investment fund managers for impact investors, family offices, corporations, foundations and institutional investors.

Showtime and Paramount Global Donate $300,000 to ‘Boys in Blue’ Minneapolis High School (Exclusive Video)

Education

As part of their Content for Change initiative, Showtime and Paramount Global have donated $300,000 to North Community High School, home of the student football team featured in the new Peter Berg-directed docuseries “Boys in Blue.”

Arbor Day Foundation CEO Names Nonprofit’s New President

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Chief Operating Officer Katie Loos was recently promoted to president of the organization.

Human Rights Coalition Hosts Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop With Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Malaysian Palm Oil Suppliers

In collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Plantation and Commodities, The Consumer Goods Forum Human Rights Coalition hosted a practical workshop for Malaysian palm oil companies on best practices for implementing a pragmatic business approach to human rights due diligence

Sealed Air’s “Better Together” Podcast: Honoring International Women's Day

Diversity & Inclusion

On Episode 8 of Sealed Air's "Better Together" corporate podcast, employees discuss embracing equity in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.

INOVUES Announces Its First Higher-Education Energy Efficiency Retrofit

Innovation & Technology

INOVUES, provider of the only upfit technology that enables building facades and windows to be upgraded without replacement or disruption, will demonstrate its patented retrofit solution at University of Minnesota’s Saint Paul campus. The project is the first of its kind.

The Rise of Participatory Grantmaking

Traditional philanthropy has a problem. The top-down, hierarchical power structure often undercuts efforts to make lasting change.

Southern Company Celebrates Community Through Volunteering, Giving, and Economic Development Initiatives

Social Impact & Volunteering

Southern Company is committed to being “A Citizen Wherever We Serve,” meaning our employees are inextricably woven into the communities we are privileged to serve.

Stuart Weitzman’s Edmundo Castillo Honored for His Empowerment of Indigenous Women Artisans

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Congratulations to Stuart Weitzman’s Head of Design Edmundo Castillo, who was honored at Mercado Global’s Fashion Forward Gala.

Owens Corning Named One of 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced that it has been recognized by Ethisphere as one of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This marks the sixth consecutive year the company has been recognized with this honor.

Sappi Increases the Percentage of Women in Senior Management Roles in 2021

Research, Reports & Publications

As part of a global objective to enhance the diversity of its workforce, Sappi created this new goal in 2021, which also directly aligns with UNSDG 8, which
promotes economic growth and decent work.

Defining Women in STEM: Angela Dodd

Diversity & Inclusion

For Angela Dodd, finding a career as a female senior scientist meant navigating the STEM world without many women mentors.

Digital-First Entrepreneurs Lead the Charge This International Women’s Day

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in emerging markets are leveraging the digital economy to become entrepreneurs, recent graduates of a training program created by Alibaba Group shared.

Medtronic Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic , a global leader in healthcare technology, has been recognized by Ethisphere, a leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2023 World's Most Ethical Companies.

Rockwell Automation Named Among World’s Most Ethical Companies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, has recognized Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK: NYSE) as one of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies.