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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Case Study: Recycling Pilot for Non-Hazardous Medical Plastic Waste

The goal of the pilot was to identify barriers to increasing nonhazardous medical plastic recycling rates at health care providers by instituting a collection and processing program aligned with the quality requirements of an advanced plastics recycler in the region.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

‘Nature Will Come to You’: Native Plants Take Root in Suburban Chicago

Since the spring of 2022, we’ve awarded the Nature Foundation and its sister organization, the Forest Preserve District of Will County, Fueling Futures grants totaling $37,500 in support of both native plant initiatives and community programming.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Enhesa Partners With CSRHub for Global Sustainability Compliance Solution

Enhesa and CSRHub join forces to enhance sustainability compliance solutions worldwide. The partnership merges Enhesa’s market-leading sustainability content with CSRHub’s corporate sustainability consensus ratings to give clients a comprehensive performance assessment.

Innovation & Technology

Keysight and ETAS Enhance Automotive Security

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and ETAS are partnering to provide automakers and automotive suppliers with a comprehensive automotive cybersecurity solution to ensure vehicles are protected when they hit the road.

Diversity & Inclusion

Customers Inspiring us with their Appreciation: Meet Michaela Krasteva

Hi! My name is Michaela, and I am part of the Global Quality Assurance (QA) Team at GoDaddy. I’ve been with GoDaddy for over three years now and recently joined the QA Team, which mainly focuses on Contact Analytics, Quality Assurance, and Compliance Enablement.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Supports Local Youth Through Colorado Rockies Sponsorship

Arrow Electronics has teamed with the Colorado Rockies to support Denver-area youth to open the 2024 Major League Baseball season.

Sustainable Development Goals

deSter Partners With Eastman To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Waste in the Airline Industry

deSter, a leading global provider of innovative service ware and food packaging concepts for the travel and food service industries, and Eastman, a global specialty materials company, are collaborating to bring innovation to the airline industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Betty Diaz of Paramount Global Named 2024 Bush Institute Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program Scholar

Betty Diaz, Director of Programs & Operations, Paramount Veterans Network has been named one of 34 Scholars who will form the George W. Bush Institute's Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program’s sixth annual class.

Energy

Fleet Profile: PepsiCo Drives Toward Net-zero Emissions by 2040

To say that the potential for reducing fleet carbon emissions within PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay and Pepsi Beverage operations is considerable would be an understatement.

Education

Increasing Cybersecurity Awareness and Skills Training Across India

This blog features Cisco’s partnership with the NIIT Foundation, highlighting its impactful work around cybersecurity education and awareness.

Diversity & Inclusion

Taco Bell's Arab Heritage Month Spotlight - Mohammad S.

April also marks Mohammad’s 14-month work anniversary doing marketing for Taco Bell Foundation!

Diversity & Inclusion

A 24-year Career of Supporting Women

My journey to Walgreens traces back to a pivotal moment in my childhood—a chance encounter at my local pharmacy that sparked a lifelong passion for healthcare.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Texas Capital Foundation Announces Second Annual Honors Awards Grant Recipients

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), the parent company of Texas Capital, today announced the recipients of the Texas Capital Foundation’s second annual Honors Awards.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins’ Rocky Mount Engine Plant Announces $580M Project for Jobs and Economic Growth

Global power technology leader Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced a $580 million project to drive economic and job growth in the Nash County community.

Energy

Surging Electricity Demand Across UK Cities Makes a Strong Case for Investing in Rooftop Solar

The UK transition to net zero relies on increasing the use of renewably generated electricity. But with electricity demand predicted to double the in UK by 2050, renewable energy generation and power infrastructure will have to scale up rapidly.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third’s Financial Empowerment Mobile Begins New Season of Supporting Communities With SpringFour’s Financial Health Resources and Reimagined Experience

Fifth Third’s Financial Empowerment Mobile, commonly known as the eBus, brings financial access and education directly into communities, especially underserved areas.

Education

Students Innovate to Improve Access to Urban Green Space

Four student teams from around the world are regional winners in Otis’ Made to Move Communities student challenge.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Honored at Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's Annual Celebration of Music Education

KeyBank was recently recognized by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) with its 2024 Leadership in Music Education Award during the annual Celebration of Music Education. KeyBank and First Niagara Bank, which was acquired by KeyCorp in 2016.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Pioneers in Organic Winemaking: From Frey Vineyards Forward

Frey Vineyards started as a commitment to organic agriculture and winemaking when there was none. In 1980, young sweethearts Katrina and Jonathan Frey made their first barrel of wine.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Four Ways To Reduce Your Scope 3 Emissions From Within

Christopher Famolare, Head of Sustainable Operations at MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany offers four ways companies can contribute to reduced Scope 3 emissions.

Health & Healthcare

Merck Expands Access to High-Quality Maternal Care for More Than 30 Million Women Worldwide Through Merck for Mothers

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that Merck for Mothers, the company’s global maternal health initiative, has reached more than 30 million women.

Responsible Production & Consumption

ALTR Becomes World’s First SCS-007 Certified Lab Grown Diamond Producer With a Sustainability Rating Score of 100

ALTR Created Diamonds, the world's leading lab-grown diamond company, has announced that its lab-grown diamond producing division has achieved SCS-007 Sustainability Rated Diamonds Certification from third-party certifier, SCS Global Services.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Crown Holdings Celebrates Recycling Day

On Global Recycling Day, we're cheering on Every Can Counts (ECC) and its recent on-the-ground work to advance ambitious beverage can recycling rates all around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Regency Centers Ranks 6th on America’s Most Responsible Companies List by Newsweek

For the fifth consecutive year, Regency Centers Corporation (“Regency Centers” or the “Company”) has earned a coveted spot on Newsweek’s prestigious list of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Innovation & Technology

Trane Technologies and the U.S. Department of Energy Partner To Advance Building Decarbonization in New Heat Pump Technology Challenge

Trane Technologies is participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Commercial Building Heat Pump Technology Challenge. This new initiative is designed to advance the adoption of cost-effective, next-generation heat pump rooftop units and cut carbon emissions.

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