Yum Brands’ Tracy Skeans: ‘Reducing Inequality Is the Biggest Body of Work We Can Do To Change the World’

As the company’s chief operating officer and chief people officer, Tracy Skeans oversees many parts of the global restaurant company. But when it comes to what she’s most passionate about, it’s gender parity.

Yum Brands’ Underrepresented Franchisees Are Part of a New $50M Financing Program

Investment firm Lafayette Square has signed an agreement with Yum Brands to lend up to $50 million to new and existing underrepresented franchisees in the restaurant company’s system. The deal is part of a new financing program called Franchise Fast Start.

The It Gets Better Project Premieres New Web-Series "The Assignment," With Support From Taco Bell Foundation

The It Gets Better Project announces the release of a new original web-series “The Assignment,” a career and skill-readiness series pairing queer youth with LGBTQ+ professionals in the culinary industry.

ACEGID and Illumina to Increase Africa’s Genomics Capacity through Establishment of a Joint Training Academy

The African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer's University, announced that it will collaborate with Illumina on a joint workforce development training academy, with the objective of increasing Africa’s genomics capacity.

It’s Gopher Tortoise Day — National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s and International Paper’s Forestland Stewards Partnership Helps The Longleaf Alliance Give Gopher Tortoises a Head Start

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast.

May 3-5: Living Future '23 in Washington, D.C.

Living Future '23 unites a community of deep-green thought leaders, practitioners, and healthy materials providers focused on the built environment. 850 leaders to address opportunities related to climate, health, and justice.

ACCP Opens RFP for Speakers for 2023 Annual Conference

ACCP is accepting speaker RFPs for our Annual Conference 2023.

Vogtle 3 & 4 Nuclear Units Take Significant Steps Toward Operations

Georgia Power announced it has achieved another important milestone for the new nuclear units under construction at its Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Ga.

Putting Solid Ground Under Financial Instability

No matter how you get your news these days, you’re likely seeing and hearing these words: inflation, recession and economic downturn. Costs are rising, and consumers are feeling the weight of it at every turn in life.

Yum! Brands’ New Packaging Policy Has the Potential To Make a Global Impact

In collaboration with parent company Yum!, each brand is shifting its existing packaging to more sustainable options.

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