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Baltimore Entrepreneurs Gear Up for a Brighter Future | Made in America, Season 4, Ep 4

Diversity & Inclusion

Made in America is a GoDaddy YouTube docuseries made in partnership with our social impact program, Empower by GoDaddy. As part of our commitment to fostering opportunity for all, Made in America’s purpose is to further GoDaddy’s mission by showcasing the stories of everyday entrepreneurs.

Alibaba: Nike Recycles Shoes Into Sports Fields via Alipay

Environment

Sports apparel company Nike is helping Chinese consumers up their recycling game with its “Recycle-A-Shoe” mini-program unveiled last week on Ant Group’s mobile payment platform Alipay.

Whirlpool Corporation Named to Forbes' List of 'World's Best Employers' in Back-to-Back Years

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation has been named to Forbes’ 2022 list of the “World’s Best Employers.” The list includes companies worldwide and acknowledges each company’s dedication to make every individual feel at home within the four walls of the business.

Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Forms Collaborative To Preserve and Create 6,000 Homeowners of Color

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In an unprecedented partnership of business, civic, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta amassed a coalition of support to preserve and create 6,000 homeowners of color in Atlanta.

WSJ Pro Cybersecurity Forum

Events, Media & Communications

Are you ahead of potential new disclosures around your board’s cyber expertise? Are you ready to handle a hack?

Recap: Sustainable Retail Summit 2002 - Day 2

Events, Media & Communications

We kicked off an exciting start to our first full day of sessions with a warm welcome from moderator Isabelle Kumar and Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director at The Consumer Goods Forum.

Combatting Food Loss While Improving Street Vendors’ Livelihood: Trane Technologies Debuts Employee-Powered Social Innovation at VERGE22

Social Impact & Volunteering

Operation Possible started as a challenge and an idea: to help street vendors reduce the food they lose each day and enhance their quality of life. Now, that spark of a concept has blossomed

Operation Grain Harvest Assist Linking Former Defense Force Personnel with Labor-starved Agriculture Industry

Education

Labor shortages have long been an issue in the agriculture industry. But an initiative is aiming to increase the staffing pool and boost the employment opportunities for a very deserving group of Australians.

Climate Change Solutions Should Prioritize Our Nation’s Most Vulnerable

Diversity & Inclusion

Climate change is not solely an environmental issue. Its effects have shown detrimental impacts to every continent and ocean across the globe, however, its hazardous events and trends have disproportionately impacted vulnerable populations.

Marathon Petroleum Grant Helps Rebuilding Together Transform Lives in El Paso

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A $50,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum, along with teams of employee volunteers, will help enable Rebuilding Together El Paso to reach more homeowners and better meet the demand for services.

Why Community Matters for ESG Leaders Doing the Work

Beyond Workiva, a new community is emerging for ESG leaders and practitioners. The SEC Professionals Group is spinning off a new ESG Professionals Group open to anyone involved in ESG work.

With Winter Heating Season Nearing, PSE&G Helps Customers Save Energy and Money

Energy

As winter heating season approaches, PSE&G recognizes that many households are facing challenging times and wants to remind its customers that programs exist to help people struggling with utility bills.

Four Tips To Keep Up With Retail Consumer Expectations on ESG and Sustainability

Responsible Production & Consumption

Consumer demand for corporate responsibility, transparency, and accountability is rising to new heights — especially when it comes to sustainable business practices, ESG strategies, and combating climate change.

'Shifting the Narrative' Around People With Disabilities

Diversity & Inclusion

About one in four adult Americans live with a disability. While some disabilities are physical, others, like learning disabilities, autoimmune disorders or conditions impacting an individual’s daily life, are invisible.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Create Opportunity at FedEx

Diversity & Inclusion

As a global company, we see exceptional business and community value in the diversity of perspectives and experiences that our team members bring to work every day. We are committed to embracing DEI so everyone feels appreciated and valued.

BIER Member Spotlight: Erich Yaeger

Environment

I am a senior project manager at Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP). I've been with KDP for almost two years. In my role, I work on the climate and environment team, where I wear a couple of different hats.

Tapestry Announces Launch of Latinx Employee Resource Group

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re excited to celebrate the launch of our Latinx Employee Resource Group, Latinx & Hispanic Alliance.

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Inclusive Hiring, Well-Being and More

Diversity & Inclusion

Today we are talking about Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the midway results from UK’s four-day work week experiment, why D&I initiatives should focus on changing systems and not people, and a new campaign to remove barriers for workers.

Medtronic Podcast: Why We Need To Stop Ignoring the Equivalent of 747s Crashing Daily and Expand Lung Cancer Screening

Health & Healthcare

This episode shines a light on lung cancer, a deadly killer that isn’t getting the attention it deserves.

COP27: A Local Egypt Perspective With Environment Analyst

Environment

Environment Analyst interviewed our local Associate Amr Abdel-Aziz from Integral in Egypt ahead of COP27 for local perspective and expectations.

Reducing Barriers to Health Care: A Public-Private Solution

Health & Healthcare

Rutgers University is teaming up with Quest Diagnostics to provide no-cost laboratory tests over the next year to diagnose and manage acute and chronic diseases for uninsured and underinsured patients of the university’s H.O.P.E. Clinic.

Carnival Corporation Expands Installation of Innovative Air Lubrication Systems

Environment

Carnival Corporation announced plans to expand the program for installation of Air Lubrication Systems to a majority of the cruise line brands, which is expected to generate significant savings in fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

Consumer Goods Companies Release Practical Guidance on Repayment of Worker-Paid Recruitment Fees

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Consumer Goods Forum Human Rights Coalition has released new “Guidance on the Repayment of Worker-paid Recruitment Fees and Related Costs” to support corporate action around the topic of remediating worker-paid recruitment fees.

From Human to Planet: Why Innovation Is Key to a Sustainable Future

Innovation & Technology

Around the world, Lenovo is harnessing new ideas in everything from biofuels to energy-efficient liquid cooling systems for data centres, and paving the way for a future of more sustainable manufacturing.

Groundbreaking Study Finds WELL Certification Boosts Occupant Satisfaction and Perceived Health, Well-being and Productivity

Research, Reports & Publications

A new study in the Journal of Building and Environment found that WELL Certification drives significant benefits across occupant satisfaction, perceived health, well-being and productivity.