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Diversity & Inclusion

Sensi Graves – Making a Splash in the Swimwear Industry

Sensi Graves has made a splash in the swimwear industry, not just for her innovative swimwear but for her commitment to empowering women to embrace their own journey of self-belief. Sensi Graves Swim sells sustainable swimwear that women can actually be active in.

Diversity & Inclusion

Lenovo Achieves Record-High Workplace Pride Global Benchmark Score, Demonstrating Commitment to LGBTIQ+ Inclusion

Lenovo announced it has received its highest score in the annual Workplace Pride Global Benchmark, a comprehensive assessment of international employers’ LGBTIQ+ policies and practices. Lenovo scored 51.55%, marking a Year-on-Year improvement of 7.5%.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Episode 6: Ownership Works & PE Join Forces for Employee Opportunities | The Sustainable Finance Podcast

​The latest episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast is now live.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A ‘Beautiful Building for Beautiful People’

Enbridge was proud to support this BSCS capital campaign with a $500,000 Fueling Futures grant.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Snowball Express Brightens the Holiday Season for Families of Fallen Heroes

This month, American Airlines partnered with the Gary Sinise Foundation for the annual Snowball Express event that honors those who have lost a loved one while serving in our nation’s military.

Events, Media & Communications

World Environment Center and Wildlife Habitat Council To Explore Combining Organizations Into New NGO

Two of the leading NGOs working with business on sustainability and nature programming, the World Environment Center (WEC) and the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) have entered into a memorandum of intent (MOI) to combine the two organizations.

Events, Media & Communications

World Environment Center and Wildlife Habitat Council To Explore Combining Organizations Into New NGO

Two of the leading NGOs working with business on sustainability and nature programming, the World Environment Center (WEC) and the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) have entered into a memorandum of intent (MOI) to combine the two organizations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Predicting Purpose in 2024

In the ever-evolving business landscape, the state of purpose has faced significant challenges over the past year, many that have led to troubling ramifications.

Innovation & Technology

4 EV Technologies To Watch at CES 2024

Keysight will be showcasing groundbreaking emulation technology that is aiding automakers in bringing the next generation of electric vehicles to market.

Responsible Production & Consumption

10 New Year’s Resolutions for a Greener 2024

Southern California Edison encourages customers to help reduce carbon emissions for a cleaner new year.

Diversity & Inclusion

HGA Releases Boosting Equity in the Workplace Report

National interdisciplinary design firm HGA releases new research in the report “Boosting Equity in the Workplace” that offers actionable insights and solutions to enhancing equity in the workplace.

Environment

COP28: Moving From Promises to Progress

At the global climate summit, Edison International urges dramatic action and reform to speed construction of emissions-reducing infrastructure.

Events, Media & Communications

Project UP Summit: The Power of Community, Partners, and Mentors

Recently, Comcast brought together hundreds of nonprofit and local leaders from across the nation for our Project UP Summit – leaders who are empowering communities to leverage technology to shape their lives.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Spotlight on Sustainability’s ROI

This ESG Talk mini-series highlights two episodes featuring Tensie Whelan, director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. Part one introduces CSB’s innovative Return on Sustainability Investment—or ROSI—model.

Events, Media & Communications

EPRI and Southern Company Announce Speakers for Electrification 2024

EPRI and Southern Company recently announced the plenary speakers for the Electrification International Conference & Exposition, scheduled for March 12-14, 2024, in Savannah, Ga.

Innovation & Technology

How AMD Is Advancing the 30x25 Energy Efficiency Goal in High-Performance Computing and AI

In today’s modern world, we have an insatiable appetite for data. As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates and compute-intensive industries seek higher performance, energy demands continue to grow.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Behind the Apron: How Customer Order Specialist Maureen Leaves a Lasting Impact

Maureen Caine was looking for a fresh start after losing her husband. Now, more than 10 years later, she’s found a sense of belonging helping customers with her fellow associates at The Home Depot in Columbia, South Carolina.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Disaster Preparedness Exercises Bring Big Wins to Small Communities

New no-cost trainings are bolstering disaster management capabilities within at-risk communities and providing them the ability to plan for future crises on their own.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nasdaq Governance Solutions and Clients Well-Represented at Corporate Governance Awards

On November 8, Nasdaq attended the Corporate Governance Awards by Governance Intelligence, formerly known as Corporate Secretary Magazine.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Serving Veteran Business Owners Through Care and Connection

U.S. Bank and the Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Dakotas are coming together to support veteran business owners, most recently through their first first U.S. Bank-sponsored event in Fargo, North Dakota.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Invests $1,000,000 to Support Several Non-Profit Organizations in Central New York

The KeyBank Foundation is investing a total of $1 million in several non-profit organizations in Central New York to support workforce development and community initiatives.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Unveils the Launch of Its 2024 Corporate Inclusion Index™ (CII) Survey

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) is thrilled to announce the commencement of its annual Corporate Inclusion Index™ (CII) survey for 2024. Beginning January 8, 2024, the survey window extends until March 29, 2024.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Northern Trust’s Culture of Shared Values

Since our founding in 1889, Northern Trust has actively advanced a culture of caring and a commitment to invest responsibly in the communities we serve worldwide.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rayonier Provides Grants to 53 Nonprofit Organizations Supporting Nassau County

Rayonier announced the award of $178,700 to 53 area organizations serving Nassau County. The company hosted its annual special awards breakfast on December 1st at the FSCJ Betty P. Cook Nassau Center to recognize the recipients.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Innovating To Lift Up Communities

The Regions Community Development Corporation, or RCDC, launched with great success three years ago and quickly began fulfilling their mission to create inclusive prosperity in the communities that Regions Bank serves.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  2. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  3. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  4. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  5. 2025 Beat the Heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  6. 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...
  7. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  8. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. 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...
  11. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...
  15. Approach: Our Recipe For Good Growth
    At Yum!, being a good corporate steward is a fundamental commitment and an important part of our success. Our Global Citizenship & Sustainability...