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Marathon's Martinez Renewable Fuels Provides Support for Homeless People in California

Social Impact & Volunteering

Marathon’s Martinez Renewable Fuels facility provided nearly $30,000 in grants recently for multiple shelters and homeless outreach programs in Contra Costa County in California.

BIER Member Spotlight: Andy Battjes

Environment

My current role is Director of Environment Health & Safety, and I am responsible for leading the team of EHS experts who ensure that our Supply Chain sites around the world are keeping our people safe and protecting our environment.

10 Innovation Areas for 5G Advanced and Beyond [Video]

Innovation & Technology

This week kicks off one of the most important events of the year for the mobile industry — Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC22).

DraftKings and Kindbridge Research Institute Advance Veterans-Focused Responsible Gaming Research

Diversity & Inclusion

DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) announced a multi-year financial commitment to Kindbridge Research Institute (KRI) for a new research program to study the nexus of veterans and responsible gaming

St. Philip's College Community Garden Grows With Retool Your School Grant

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

St. Philip’s College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in San Antonio, Texas, was awarded $20,000 as a recipient of the Retool Your School 2021 campus improvement grant program.

Disparity Or Despair?

Research, Reports & Publications

In 2016 CSRHub published an article about the low correlation and disparity between MSCI and Sustainalytics ratings, and the research has now been compared and analyzed to the 2021 data and ratings: https://bit.ly/3waOLvq

VMware Joins the Green Software Foundation

Responsible Production & Consumption

Droughts. Heat waves. Rising sea levels. Melting glaciers. Extinction of entire animal species. These global catastrophes are already underway and will only get worse…unless we make some drastic and immediate changes to the ways we live and work.

Impact on Carbon: How the EcoVadis Network Supports Companies in Tackling Emissions

Research, Reports & Publications

Carbon emissions have, in the years following the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement (2015), been established as the predominant issue in corporate sustainability discourse and strategy.

Las Vegas Sands Earns Sixth Straight Appearance on Fortune's “World's Most Admired Companies” List

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Las Vegas Sands has again been named one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” in Fortune’s annual list of the most respected and reputable businesses. Sands’ 2022 appearance on the list is its sixth straight and ninth in the past decade.

HP Study: Women Seeking Out Promotions, Despite Pandemic Work Shifts

Diversity & Inclusion

Before the headlines about the Great Resignation, there was a mass-exit from the workplace. In spring 2020, approximately 3.5 million mothers with school-age children lost jobs or left the workforce in the US.

Land Betterment's ekō Villages of Hope Featured on WBTV Charlotte Newscast

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

WBTV highlights the continued need for sustainable housing solutions months after tornados devastated communities of western Kentucky.

Teck Reports 2021 Sustainability Performance

Research, Reports & Publications

Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) ("Teck”) announced today the release of our 21st annual Sustainability Report, highlighting our sustainability and ESG performance in 2021 and progress on our sustainability strategy goals.

Cority Adds Sustainability to Its Core Values to Reflect Organizational Commitment

Cority, a leading global enterprise EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) software provider announced today that it has reinforced its commitment to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) by formally adding “Sustainability” as a core value.

Eaton Once Again Ranks Among the World's Most Ethical Companies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Power management company Eaton announced it has once again been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2022.

Honey Mama's Is Funding Women Entrepreneurs During Women's History Month

During Women’s History Month, Whole Planet Foundation and sponsors like Honey Mama's are helping to alleviate global poverty, celebrate the achievements of women entrepreneurs and collectively raise $50,000 to support them with microcredit.

Transmission Upgrades are Integral to Asia's Clean Energy Transition

Energy

Wind and solar may be the generation staples of our clean energy future, but they cannot exist successfully without flexible transmission infrastructure.

Illumina Unveils Groundbreaking Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Test for Cancer in Europe

Health & Healthcare

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the launch of TruSight™ Oncology (TSO) Comprehensive (EU), a single test that assesses multiple tumor genes and biomarkers to reveal the specific molecular profile of a patient's cancer.

U Mobile Awarded Qualcomm Wireless Reach Grant to Provide Telemedicine Services to B40 Community

Health & Healthcare

U Mobile, the data-centric and award-winning telco, recently received a grant from the Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ initiative, which aims to bring advanced wireless technologies to people and communities who need it most.

Norton Brightens SXSW 2022 as Lead Sponsor of Tech Industry Track

Innovation & Technology

Leading into SXSW, we made a $25,000 donation to Girls Who Code, furthering their mission to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.

New Report: Carbon Pricing is Essential for Achieving a Clean, Reliable Energy Grid

Energy

An economy-wide carbon price is key to ensuring all Americans have access to affordable and reliable electricity.

Home Depot's Women Who Code Are Creating Opportunities in Technology

Diversity & Inclusion

The Home Depot depends on technology associates. Whether they’re building innovative solutions to problems or laboring to expand business capabilities, their hard work is a big part of the company’s success.

Ethisphere Announces Fifth Third Bank as One of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Today’s announcement marks the third time Fifth Third has been recognized by Ethisphere in the “banks” category. In 2022, 136 honorees were recognized, spanning 22 countries and 45 industries.

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Releases Third Report in Series Analyzing How the Coronavirus Recession and Recovery Have Affected Businesses and Jobs in the Nation's 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas

Research, Reports & Publications

New ICIC report tracking COVID-19 recession recovery in top 100 U.S. metro areas finds business and job losses in the final quarter of 2021 reversed gains from earlier in the year

FigBytes Ranked Among Top 14 Sustainability Management Vendors

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FigBytes recently announced their ESG platform has been recognized among the top 14 providers in The Forrester New Wave™: Sustainability Management Software, Q1 2022. The report is an evaluation of the most significant vendors in the emerging market.

Ørsted and Eversource Joint Venture Takes Final Investment Decision on New York's South Fork Wind Offshore Windfarm

Green Infrastructure

South Fork Wind, a 50-50 joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource, has taken final investment decision (FID) on the project that will be New York’s first offshore wind farm.