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Eaton Leadership Insights: Want Better Business Results? Try Ethics.

“How do we make speaking up the norm and not the exception?” As Eaton’s Senior Vice President of Ethics and Compliance, I believe we should all be asking that same question every day.

Be Proactive About PFAS with This PFAS Action Plan Guide

Environment

We’ve put together some information to help you understand the risks associated with PFAS contamination and an action plan guide to aid your organization’s risk assessment, mitigation, and remediation efforts.

Principal® Releases First Sustainable Financing Report Announcing Allocations of $600M Sustainability Bond

Principal Financial Group® has released its first Principal Sustainable Financing Report to highlight the proceeds allocated to eligible green and social assets from the issuance of the company’s $600 million sustainability bond in August 2021.

Beyond On-Screen: Off-Camera Diversity Attracts New Audiences

Diversity & Inclusion

While most conversations on representation in media are centered around what audiences see on screen, of growing importance to viewers—and growing influence in attracting new audiences—is diversity and inclusion behind the cameras.

Franklin Templeton Celebrates UK Black History Month 2022

Diversity & Inclusion

On October 18, the Ethnicity and Black Empowerment Network (BEN) business resource groups at Franklin Templeton and Western Asset’s Black Heritage Network organized a webinar with John Amaechi

From the Fifth Third 2021 ESG Report: Empowering Black Women Business Owners

Diversity & Inclusion

When the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council identified a key issue facing Black women business owners, Fifth Third’s chief inclusion and diversity officer Stephanie Smith stepped in to help.

Project Ybá Conserves Biological Diversity Through Sustainable Extraction

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Project Ybá has the power to drive social transformation through collaborative partnerships with Natura &Co, The Nature Conservancy and Peabiru Institute that focus on development combined with sustainability.

Clinics Across Florida, New Jersey & California Advancing Mental Health in Underserved Communities - Awarded Funding From Teva Pharmaceuticals, Direct Relief and NAFC

Health & Healthcare

Teva Pharmaceuticals, the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) and Direct Relief announced today the awarding of $825,000 in grant funding for 11 free and charitable clinics addressing mental health

Discovery Education and Dollar General Literacy Foundation Partner on New Initiative Promoting Literacy

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Discovery Education announced today the launch of a new education initiative – Discover Literacy – created in partnership with the Dollar General Literacy Foundation promoting literacy nationwide.

Going Green & Still Pumping Oil? The Challenges of Climate Change for Fossil Fuel Producers

Events, Media & Communications

We were thinking the other day about the enormous challenges posed by climate change to our society

Greyston Bakery Joins Groundbreaking Walmart-Funded Employment Program As It Announces Locations and Partners

Diversity & Inclusion

Joseph Kenner, CEO of Greyston Bakery, will take the stage at 3BL Media’s Brands Taking Stands Summit to announce Greyston’s participation in Unlock Potential, a Walmart-funded intentional hiring program that is designed to prevent incarceration.

1.8 Million Acres of North American Great Plains Destroyed in 2020

Environment

A new Plowprint report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reveals that 1.8 million acres of grassland habitat in the Great Plains of U.S., Canada, and Mexico were plowed up in 2020, primarily for row crop agriculture.

As Much as $2.6 Billion of Corn and Soy Never Leaves US Farms

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

A first-of-its-kind study from WWF indicates that on-farm losses of corn and soy crops in the US are much higher than industry-accepted estimates, with a potential national loss of 507 million bushels of corn and 53 million bushels of soy annually

Working Trees: How a Startup Helps Farmers Get Paid for Carbon Stored in Their Trees

Energy

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2022 winners have been officially announced, you’ll want to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

Rayonier 2021 Sustainability Report: Biodiversity

Environment

Our forests are healthy and diverse ecosystems that we manage with a long-term mindset. We recognize the importance of maintaining biodiversity both for the health of our forests and the broader ecosystems in which they exist.

Wells Fargo Foundation Awards New Philadelphia Collaborative $7.5 Million To Boost Homeownership

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

U.S. Congressman Dwight Evans and members of Philadelphia City Council joined the Urban League of Philadelphia, or ULP, to announce the launch of “Philly 5 by 25,” a new initiative to expand homeownership opportunities for people of color.

How IBM SkillsBuild Supercharged a Community College Student's Career Path

Education

In honor of National Online Learning Day, which recognizes the advantages and vast potential of online learning, we are fortunate to have contributor Bria Whitehead publish the first-person account here of her career readiness journey.

ESG Governance at Paramount

A dedicated team, supported by our senior executives, oversees and implements Paramount’s ESG efforts.

The Forest Positive Coalition of Action Leads the Fight Against Deforestation in the CPG Industry

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has a significant impact on global forests. The industry relies heavily upon key commodities such as soy, palm oil and paper.

Booster Helps Make the Trip to School Cleaner and Greener

Energy

The traditional yellow school bus is getting a makeover as fleet owners/operators hunt for cost savings and decreased carbon emissions, and increasingly consider “green fuel technologies” in their quests to make the trip to school cleaner and greener

Camden Celebrates Its 'Remarkable Grads'

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The “Remarkable Grads” of 2022 more than lived up to the name.

Bacardi Cuts Plastic in Packaging

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bacardi, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, is cutting approximately 140 tons of single-use plastic annually, by removing plastic pourers from its bottles in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Spain and Portugal.

Westwood Hills Nature Center: Certified Net Zero Energy in a Cold Climate

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Westwood Hills Nature Center is one of the first net zero energy buildings certified by the International Living Future Institute in Minnesota, demonstrating net zero energy design is possible even in cold Minnesota winters.

Land Betterment Discusses Progress at ekō Village of Pike, Kentucky

Innovation & Technology

Land Betterment’s ekō Solutions delivers 14 eko homes to the Village of Pike, Kentucky with plans to deliver 10 additional units due to increased demand.

Wells Fargo Foundation Awards $7.5 Million to LISC Virginia To Expand Homeownership for Families of Color

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas, local and State elected officials joined LISC Virginia and the RVA WORTH Homeownership Collaborative to announce the launch of a new initiative