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DICK'S Sporting Goods Announces Plans for 200+ SidelineSwap Trade-In Events in First Half of 2023

DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) and SidelineSwap, the world's largest online marketplace for new and used sporting goods, are building on the success of the 60 trade-in events they executed in 2022.

Applications Open for the 2023 IC100 Awards

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Representing 25 industries in 57 cities nationwide and more than 7,000 employees in 2022, the 25th Annual IC100 Awards celebrates small businesses' power, resiliency, and commitment in under-resourced communities.

How We Design Our Way Out of Our Plastic Problem

Responsible Production & Consumption

Our relationship with plastic needs to change, and fast. The urgency around the plastics issue has been felt even more keenly since negotiations for a legally binding global plastic treaty began last month.

Whole Planet Foundation Announces Top 2023 Supplier Donors

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation’s is proud to announce 2023 top supplier donors! These brands are creating income-generating opportunities to alleviate global poverty through the Foundation's microlending programs.

Eaton Partners With IES To Help Building Owners Make Energy Transition Plans

Green Infrastructure

Eaton, the intelligent power management company, has signed an agreement with IES to develop approaches that will help building owners boost the sustainability of their buildings and prepare them for the energy transition.

Booster’s Mobile Fuel Delivery Lowers Last-Mile Fleet Emissions

Energy

For last-mile fleets, decarbonized solutions must be simple and practical to implement into existing operations. As the last-mile delivery market grows, fleet managers can combine mobile fuel delivery, data analytics and renewable fuels, to work toward a carbon-neutral fleets.

Sustainability at the 2023 Super Bowl: How This Focus Showed Up at the Game and in Ads

Environment

Sustainability at the Super Bowl isn’t just about running out the clock. Learn how the NFL helped create a culture of sustainability and brought it center-stage at Super Bowl LVII.

How ESG Impacts Board Members

Not only do a growing number of investors demand a well-defined ESG role responsibility for board members, but legal and regulatory trends are beginning to specify ESG oversight as part of a board’s fiduciary duty.

Indigenous Languages Preserved and Promoted by Lenovo Foundation, Motorola and UNESCO

Diversity & Inclusion

Lenovo Foundation and Motorola are collaborating with UNESCO to digitize, preserve and promote indigenous languages, in honor of UNESCO’s International Decade of Indigenous Languages

SAP Supports Utilities Across the EU To Enable Energy Transition

Energy

The energy crisis has two faces: the need for decarbonization in order to limit global temperature increase and rising highly volatile energy prices due to energy market turbulence caused by the war in Ukraine.

ESG Next: An Interview With IBM’s Justina Nixon-Saintil

NationSwell interviewed Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President and Chief Impact Officer at IBM, about why passion and partnership are paramount to an ESG leader’s success, why engineering and CSR work go hand-in-hand, and why the future of ESG might just be its “S.”

New WWF Analysis: Greenhouse Gas Accounting Efforts Undermined by Disparate Tools & Frameworks

Environment

Variability in product-level greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting standards and methodologies can prevent companies from understanding both their true emissions and their progress in reducing them, according to a new analysis from World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

PyeongChang 2018: New Horizons for Winter Sports

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Five years after the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the Games are helping more young people in the Republic of Korea to get involved in winter sports.

New Fair Trade USA™ Consumer Report – Conscious Consumerism Goes Mainstream

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fair Trade USA™ has released its new 2022 Consumer Insights Report: An Investment in Trust: Conscious Consumerism Goes Mainstream Despite Economic Headwinds. The report examines the continuing drive of today’s consumers in their ethical quest to purchase fair trade products.

Live Art Space at L.A. Festival Honors Black, Latina and Indigenous Women

Diversity & Inclusion

The LA3C festival in Downtown Los Angeles recently brought together thousands of people who took in a diverse array of experiences that included live music from Lil Baby, Snoop Dogg, Maluma and many others, as well as a special live art space sponsored by U.S. Bank.

Making Room for Indigenous Voices at COP27

Diversity & Inclusion

“I was blown away by the international Indigenous presence at COP27,” he says. “It was heartwarming to see the organization and representation of Indigenous People compared to the first COP I attended 22 years ago."

Merchant Q&A: The Home Depot’s Sr. Director of Merchandising Highlights the Environmental Benefits of Tool Rental

Responsible Production & Consumption

At The Home Depot, we know that the most sustainable tool isn’t necessarily the new one on the shelf; often, it’s the one that is rented, serviced and shared. One person who knows about the impact of tool rental is Tony English.

Georgia-Pacific Equips all Corrigan Police Patrol Cars with Life-Saving Technology

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific donated $16,000 to the City of Corrigan to purchase the medical devices.

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer K-12 Teachers and Families Nationwide Digital Resources To Engage Students in Engineers Week

Education

Discovery Education and its social impact partners present teachers and families nationwide a curated collection of engaging, no-cost digital learning resources designed to engage today’s students in Engineers Week.

Whirlpool Corporation Named One of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for Thirteenth Consecutive Year

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation has been recognized by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies for the thirteenth consecutive year.

Bayer: Better Is Smart Crops Helping Farmers Weather Climate Change

Environment

Climate change is a significant concern for farmers, as it impacts the crops they grow, and ultimately our food security.

Wesco International Inc. Earns ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Responsible Production & Consumption

Wesco International’s (NYSE:WCC) Pittsburgh headquarters is proud to announce that it has successfully registered its Quality Management System to ISO 9001:2015.

KeyBank and Parachute Credit Counseling to Offer Free Tax Preparation Services in Niagara County, N.Y.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank is partnering with Parachute Credit Counseling (formerly Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Buffalo) to provide free tax preparation services in Niagara County, helping low- to moderate-income individuals and families determine their eligibility for the Earned Income.

Franklin Templeton Employees Get Involved to Support Local Communities

Social Impact & Volunteering

On November 15, 2022, Franklin Templeton held the last meeting of the fall session for Rock the Street, Wall Street (RTSWS) in New Jersey.

Strengthening Relationships With Diverse Suppliers, Farmers, and Partners

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Committed to continuously developing an innovative and inclusive supply chain, Aramark proudly partners with a broad network of small organizations owned and operated by minorities, women, and other diverse populations.