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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Contribute to the Future of Responsible Labor Practices: GRI Invites Public Feedback on Revised Labor Topic Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is calling on all stakeholders in North America to participate in a crucial initiative: revising and strengthening its Labor Topic Standards.

Social Impact & Volunteering

T-Mobile Pays It Forward With $50,000 to Colorado Nonprofits

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced donations totaling $50,000 to five nonprofit organizations in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo. that are making a difference in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foundation Forward: The Latest Truist Foundation News | Q2 2024

This quarterly newsletter showcases how Truist Foundation supports Truist Financial Corporation’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities through strategic investments in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations centered around two focus areas

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Awards More Than $230,000 to 10 Small Businesses

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) unveiled the recipients of the 12th annual FedEx Small Business Grants Program. Ten U.S.-based businesses were chosen this year out of over 3,900 applications.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The SSCI Engages European Retailers on Sustainability at EMD Member Meeting in Amsterdam

The SSCI engaged European retailers at the EMD member meeting in Amsterdam, discussing sustainability standards and practices. Highlights included SSCI benchmarking, supplier recognition, and the upcoming environmental benchmark.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Philanthropic Solutions: Leaving a Legacy

We all want to be remembered for our time on this Earth. Creating a lasting legacy gives us the ability to continue to make an impact even after we are gone.

Environment

ESG Voices: Safeguarding Nature and Biodiversity Through Women and Indigenous Communities

Sarah Nelson, Global Lead, Nature & Biodiversity at KPMG International, and Camilla Fontenelle, Supervising Consultant, KPMG in Brazil, and Chair of Leaders 2050, discuss the role that women, and local and indigenous communities, have to play.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Northern Trust Wins GOLD in Small Employers Category at the 2024 Australian Workplace Equality Index Awards

Northern Trust wins GOLD in Small Employers Category at the 2024 Australian Workplace Equality Index awards with Pride in Diversity

Innovation & Technology

Harnessing AI in Dealmaking and Corporate Tasks

Many PE firms are waiting for pure-play AI companies—those where AI is ultimately the end product—to mature before investing.

Environment

Celebrating Success: Covia's Conservation Efforts Recognized at 2024 WHC Conference

Covia is committed to protecting biodiversity by preserving intact forests, reclaiming land with over 50% native species, managing avian and migratory bird habitats, protecting endangered species and their habitats

Environment

Delivering Progress on Carbon Neutrality

Laura Lane, chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer at UPS, joins Workiva’s Andie Wood to explore how one of the world’s largest package delivery companies is tackling emissions reduction.

Education

Empowering Educators Through the Know Your Power Program

In the summer of 2023, Entergy New Orleans launched the Know Your Power pilot program, in collaboration with YouthForce NOLA. The innovative internship program exposes high school students to a variety of career paths within the energy sector.

Energy

Ceres Applauds Bipartisan Senate Confirmation of FERC Commissioners To Oversee Energy Reliability and Affordability Work

Ceres Director of Federal Policy Zach Friedman issued the following statement today, after the U.S. Senate approved three new commissioners to ensure a full slate at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission:

Research, Reports & Publications

Mondelēz 2023 Snacking Made Right Report: Letter from Chief Impact & Sustainability Officer

With 2030 on the horizon and 2025 quickly approaching, I’m genuinely inspired by the progress the Mondelēz International team has made over the past year to drive our upcoming goals and have a clear plan to achieve our longterm ambitions.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Begins A Sustainable Year Series With a Focus on AI

World class equipment and services company, CNH, has launched its A Sustainable Year magazine. The annual publication promotes the company’s innovation and sustainability initiatives.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic LABS Documentary: Better Health for Everyone, Everywhere

Join us as we shadow Jane in her daily life in Kenya, where she educates her community on living with conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community During Pride

This June, Bath & Body Works welcomes Pride Month – a time of celebration and self-acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, and a time for reflection on the progress made and the work still needed to achieve equality for all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kimberly-Clark Awards Bright Futures Scholarships to 47 College-Bound Students

Kimberly-Clark today announced it has awarded Bright Futures college scholarships to 47 children of Kimberly-Clark employees across North America. The high school seniors were selected based on academic achievement, leadership, work experience and extracurricular activities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

She’s All That - Episode 1: Balancing Acts

Tune in to the first episode of "She’s All That," Lenovo Middle East & Africa’s Women in Lenovo Podcast Series, hosted by Celeste Gibbens, MEA Marketing Director.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Leading Nonprofits Join Albertsons Companies Foundation in a First-of-Its-Kind Initiative To Tackle Summer Hunger Among Children in the U.S.

The Albertsons Companies Foundation today announced the launch of a new collective effort focused on addressing childhood hunger this summer.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Five Dow Products Secure Six 2024 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards

Dow (NYSE: DOW) has been honored with six prestigious 2024 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards. This recognition from The SEAL Awards demonstrates Dow's commitment to drive innovation in sustainability and environmental stewardship.

Innovation & Technology

T-Mobile Selected by U.S. Navy for $2.67 Billion 10-year Contract

T-Mobile announced today that it was chosen as a wireless solutions provider by the U.S. Department of the Navy as part of the $2.67 billion Spiral 4 contract. This new contract will give all Department of Defense agencies the ability to place orders for wireless services

Diversity & Inclusion

Kohler Design Center Showcases Woody De Othello's Art in Celebration of 'African Americans and the Arts'

In celebration of this year’s Black History Month theme “African Americans and the Arts,” our BLK Catalyst business resource group sponsored a new display at the Kohler Design Center in Kohler, Wisconsin, from Oakland-based artist Woody De Othello.

Education

Keysight Joins Forces With STEM Education Allies To Fuel Student Inspiration: Part Three

Keysight employees often engage with the company’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education partners to help encourage young students.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Expert To Support EFRAG in Shaping Effective Sustainability Disclosure Regulations

Cascale is proud to announce that Adrián Branco, senior manager for Higg Index Brand & Retail, has secured a part-time secondment with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).

Latest Campaigns

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    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  3. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  4. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  5. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  6. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  7. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  8. 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...
  9. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  10. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  11. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  12. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  13. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  14. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  15. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.