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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

WSP Announces NEPA Nerd Campaign

As a celebration of Engineers Week and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, we're excited to launch our NEPA Nerd campaign.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight's Collaborative, Supportive Culture Accelerates Innovation

Respect for all individuals is part of Keysight’s DNA. Watch our Inclusion & Diversity strategy video to see how we create a collaborative and supportive culture that values all ideas, especially bold ones that accelerate innovation.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Momentum Toward Carbon Pricing as a Solution for Climate Change

Avoiding the worst impacts of climate change will require us to decarbonize the electric sector and electrify large portions of our economy. The most cost-effective approach is a framework that leverages reductions across all sectors, including energy, transportation, manufacturing, housing and agriculture.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

National Grid Supports Passage of the Equality Act

National Grid today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Equality Act (H.R.5) and urged the Senate to act.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HBCU Associate Spotlight: Charles W.

Although originally from Brooklyn, New York, Charles Wilson, Home Depot’s regional vice president of the southeast region, has strong family ties to Virginia.

Events, Media & Communications

20 CEO Quotes During 2020

During this past year out of the 75 CEOs I have interviewed since the pandemic started, here are 20 concepts CEOs told me, including the date they did to keep context. Hope these inspire you as we move our way into 2021.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Celebrating Women in Leadership

This Women’s History Month, Common Impact is proud to put the spotlight on women in leadership who are strengthening their communities, breaking barriers, and making strides for gender equality.

Energy

Winery Harvests Sun Energy for Grapes, Solar Panels

Joyce Neely wants you to know that it’s no longer cool to be a wine snob.

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - February 2021

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has published its quarterly newsletter. Ray Anderson always said, "Brighten the Corner Where You Are."

Research, Reports & Publications

Railroads Stake Out Positions on Addressing Climate Change

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) outlined today policy proposals aimed at safely and effectively combatting climate change.

Environment

Webinar / A Model of Industry Collaboration: An Inside Look at the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER)

Antea Group is pleased to host BIER's webinar, A Model of Industry Collaboration: An Inside Look at the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable. Get an inside look at what has made BIER a successful and sustained model for industry collaboration.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ecolab Contributes More Than $23 Million to Communities in 2020

In 2020, Ecolab continued its commitment to supporting communities through more than $23 million in contributions, including $11 million of product donations and $2 million to support pandemic relief and racial and social justice initiatives.

Energy

Bringing Sunshine to Young Lives Worldwide

Solar energy can be a power for good in many ways. At one Hong Kong college, it’s not only helping the environment but also lighting up the lives of bright youngsters from Lebanon and Slovakia to Madagascar and Cambodia.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

This Nonprofit Helps Parents and Teachers Overcome Language Barriers to Make Distance Learning Doable

The U.S. education system has a persistent achievement gap along racial and ethnic lines — and the coronavirus pandemic is making matters even worse.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi South Africa Raises the Bar With Top Employer® Certification

The certification cements the commitment that Bacardi has made to creating a work environment that is nurturing, entrepreneurial, empowering, and embedded in fun.

Environment

CNH Industrial Supports the Growing Hemp Industry in North America

Did you know that hemp can be used as a sustainable alternative to textiles, wood and even concrete? That it was once so valued as a commodity it was accepted as payment for taxes in the state of Pennsylvania in the USA?

Diversity & Inclusion

Brands Share #StopAsianHate in Solidarity, But Posting Isn't Enough

This week, we examine the brands that are going beyond external communications to make long-lasting change in the fight against racism and Xenophobia.

Diversity & Inclusion

Truist Signs The Hispanic Promise

We're proud to join more than 190 companies that signed The Hispanic Promise, pledging to prepare, hire, promote, retain and celebrate Hispanics in the workplace.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Will SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Mandate New ESG Disclosures?

These days in Washington, every policy announcement and appointment is dissected as hugely significant if not revolutionary. It’s just a fact of life in this seemingly endless pandemic, in this hammered economy, after this presidential election.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HP People Talk About Creating A Sustainable Impact

At HP, how we do things is just as important as what we do. Sustainable impact is our commitment to creating positive, lasting change for the planet, its people, and our communities.

Green Infrastructure

American Airlines and Deloitte Pioneer Market-based Solution to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Air Travel

American Airlines and Deloitte today announced an innovative collaboration to advance the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to reduce emissions from aviation.

Health & Healthcare

Alcohol's Effects on the Heart

February is American Heart Month, an important time to learn about how heart health is impacted by alcohol consumption.

Environment

Scotts and MLB Launch 2021 Field Refurbishment Grant Program

Beginning today, the Scotts Company LLC (Scotts) and Major League Baseball will begin accepting submissions for the 2021 Scotts® Field Refurbishment Grant Program, which awards modern, playable youth baseball and softball field refurbishments to four communities in need within the United States

Social Impact & Volunteering

On-Demand Support for Your Small Business

Get valuable support for your small business from Taproot's virtual volunteers. Learn how at Taproot Foundation's free Thursday, March 11 webinar at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  2. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  3. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  4. Goals That Inspire: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  5. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  6. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  7. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  8. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  9. Kids to College Powered by Entergy
    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...
  10. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  11. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  12. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  13. CARE News & Stories
    CARE News & Stories is where to find out what's happening around the world through vibrant, engaging stories that put humanity at the center. 👉 https...
  14. Nasdaq Awards & Recognition
    At Nasdaq, we are proud that our continued commitment to advancing our ESG objectives and initiatives has earned us recognition from leading ESG...
  15. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...