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Direct Relief CEO Byron Scott (left) receives the Seoul Peace Prize from Jaeho Yeom, Chairman of the Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, at an awards ceremony in Seoul on April 28, 2025.

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Direct Relief Accepts 2025 Seoul Peace Prize for Global Humanitarian Impact

Direct Relief today formally accepted the 2025 Seoul Peace Prize, one of the world’s most distinguished honors for humanitarian achievement, in recognition of the organization’s unwavering commitment to aiding people affected by poverty, disasters, and conflict.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Two Months Without Aid

Action Against Hunger

Events, Media & Communications

AB, EMIA and Societe Generale Host the Impact and Blended Finance Conference

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Innovation & Technology

Ready for Anything: T‑Mobile Strengthens Powerful Technology Arsenal for Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Expanding Access to PFA Training for First Responders

With the support of FedEx, International Medical Corps developed an interactive online training program called “Principles of Psychological First Aid.”

Environment

Maritime Infrastructure Decision-Making Amid Changing Wave Climates

In light of ongoing climate change, maritime infrastructure decision-making must be informed by climate science rather than driven solely by historical data.

Education

Back to School With Path to Pro: SkillPointe Scholars Share Why They're Choosing a Career in the Skilled Trades

As students head back to school, so do our skilled trades scholars. In partnership with The Home Depot Foundation and SkillPointe Foundation, these aspiring and dedicated tradespeople were able to participate in our Path to Pro scholarship program.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Automakers Steer Toward Sustainable Supply Chains

Electric vehicle (EV) aficionados can take heart from the latest Global EV Outlook that reported brisk sales worldwide into 2022; two million EVs sold in the first quarter of this year for a 75% increase compared to 2021.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Message to Stakeholders From Northern Trust's Kim Evans and Mike O'Grady

At Northern Trust, we believe building a sustainable world means striving to meet the needs of the current generation while also ensuring the ability of subsequent generations to follow suit.

Diversity & Inclusion

Leading Supplier Diversity Into the Future

What does inclusive procurement mean? For Regions, it’s a commitment to increase the number of small businesses, as well as diverse-owned businesses, into its supply chain.

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Innovation & Technology

11 Enterprise AI Trends to Know

AI adoption continues to expand across the globe, with Gartner predicting that organizations will soon “adopt cutting-edge techniques for smarter, reliable, responsible and environmentally sustainable artificial intelligence applications.”

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Research, Reports & Publications

Expedia Group 2021 Inclusion & Diversity Key Priority - Build Skill Sets

We have fully integrated Ally Skills into the onboarding process to ensure all new employees complete the program and build foundational awareness of allyship into Expedia Group’s culture.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Receives Dual Recognition As Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas and Top Hispano-Latino EBRG

Not only are we recognized by LATINA Style 50 Awards as one of the Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to work in the United States, our Employee Business Resource Group, Alianza, has been named a top Hispano-Latino EBRG!

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Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences Announces Collaboration With Morehouse School of Medicine and Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy To Address Inequities in HIV Care

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced a new health equity collaboration with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine and the Center for

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Diversity & Inclusion

Making Research Look More Like Its Patients

From the outset of their careers, physicians pledge not to treat "a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being."

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How The Braid Chick Is Rising by Lifting Others | Icons of Cincinnati

Rebecca Gibson, a.k.a The Braid Chick, owner of Empire Beauty Bar, a Black-owned braiding hair salon in Cincinnati, discovered a love of braids at a young age as she watched her grandmother do hair.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Melissa Hackmeier of MilliporeSigma Talks How To Build an Effective Volunteer Program on the sgENGAGE Podcast

Melissa Hackmeier, head of employee & community engagement at MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, discusses strategies to build an effective volunteer program on the sgENGAGE Podcast.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: ECB Tilts Toward Climate, but Investors Can Go Further

Climate issues are complex. We see four main areas where climate-aware investors need better data, expert insights and a more nuanced approach in order to create an effective decision framework.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Paychex Denver Office Received the Caring Spirit Award

Our Denver Office received the Caring Spirit Award in recognition of their local community involvement, contributions to the United Way and local fundraising.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KKR Forms Strategic Alliance With Loop Capital To Offer Equity Research and Distribution Capabilities

KKR has worked with Loop Capital on ECM transactions since 2011 when Loop Capital was part of the underwriting syndicate for the IPO of Nielsen, a former KKR portfolio company.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Booster™ Gains New CTO, Tech Veteran Andrew Hamel

Technology leader Andrew Hamel joins Booster as the mobile energy delivery company's first Chief Technology Officer.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Retention Through Relationships, Understanding and Fun

In the midst of the Great Resignation, people are seeking work that is flexible, meaningful and makes a positive impact in the world. Your corporate purpose program can be one of your best levers to attract and retain top talent.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corp. Recognized for Sixth Straight Year as a “Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion” for 2022

Whirlpool Corporation has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” after being awarded a 100 percent score on the 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI), making this the sixth straight year of receiving a high score.

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Diversity & Inclusion

How Hybrid Can Make Work More Accessible for People With Disabilities

The impact of remote work is undeniable: Software like Zoom and Microsoft Teams has become a de facto conference room, employees have traded business suits for loungewear, and commuting time has shrunk to the few minutes it takes to boot up.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chemours Is Committed to Making Chemistry As Responsible as It Is Essential

When Chemours began its corporate responsibility journey in 2017, we were driven by a collective determination to be better and do better for our customers, communities, employees

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Events, Media & Communications

3BL Media's Guide to Telling Your ESG Story to the Press

Batman and Robin. Thelma and Louise. Shrek and Donkey. We all know the hero and lovable sidekick trope. But, have you ever thought about your environmental, social, governance (ESG) communications strategy this way?

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Business Can Drive SDGs Collaboration

What is the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals? Top experts from the field of corporate sustainability get beneath the surface of this issue, in the final two installments of SDGs: The Rising Tide.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Udemy Certified for Equitable Pay Practices by Fair Pay Workplace

Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a company dedicated to improving lives through learning, today announced it has been certified by Fair Pay Workplace (FPW), a trusted symbol of pay equity around the world.

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Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation and CONEXPO-CON/AGG, IFPE Partner to Support Vital Forest Ecosystems Through Tree Planting

The Arbor Day Foundation announced today a partnership with CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE), the largest construction trade show in North America.

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