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Victoria’s Secret & Co. Releases First Annual Women’s Impact Report Detailing Progress in Supporting Women All Over the World

Today, VS&Co published its first annual Women’s Impact Report demonstrating the progress we’ve made in supporting women and sharing our aspiration to be the most beloved and trusted brand for women around the world.

Research, Reports & Publications

New CARE Report Reveals 9x Return on Women’s Economic Investments

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How This Clorox Teammate Champions Mental Health

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Addressing Workplace Burnout Amidst the War for Talent

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Energy

A New Vision for Net-zero, 20 Years Ahead of Schedule

PSEG’s aggressive net-zero vision for 2030 reflects our recognition that the energy sector needs to get as clean as we can, as quickly as possible, if we’re to make progress against the rapidly intensifying impacts of climate change.

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Health & Healthcare

FedEx Delivers 1.35 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Mexico

FedEx Express recently announced that it has safely delivered 1.35 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses to Toluca, Mexico, in coordination with Direct Relief and the United States and Mexican governments.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Partners With Georgia Smart City To Test Out Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Technology

Qualcomm has announced a new deal with the government of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, and Jacobs that will see the three organizations roll out a variety of technology related to Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything technology.

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Environment

How Businesses Get Started With Sustainability

As concern over climate rises, companies are stepping up at unprecedented rates and taking measurable action to reduce carbon emissions.

Energy

Decarbonization Series Part 3: The Pros and Cons of Carbon Offsets

Here is the third and final post in the Decarbonization series by Inogen Alliance. This article focuses on carbon offsets and how they can be used as a tool in decarbonization strategies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Announcing the 2021 Top 10 Global Champions for Supplier Diversity & Inclusion

Intel has been recognized as one of the 2021 Top 10 Global Champions for Supplier Diversity & Inclusion by WEConnect International, with support from the National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce and Disability:IN.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Betterment's Sustainable Housing Division, ekō, Delivers 1st Container Homes to The Village of Pike, Kentucky

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company, announced that its sustainable housing division, ekō, has delivered its 1st six container homes to its sustainable housing community, The Village of Pike, located in Pike County, Kentucky.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bloomberg's Commitment to SDG 12: Responsible Production & Consumption

Most of the products we consume daily are produced in a non-sustainable way. They require fossil fuels, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions and chemicals that create waste, posing biohazard.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Nine Start-Ups Leading the Circular Economy

What goes around definitely comes around as far as the circular economy is concerned. The aim is to eradicate waste by utilizing what we already have on the planet and keep items in working order to help close the loop.​

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Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Celebrates Pride Month

To celebrate Pride Month, Franklin Templeton’s Pride business resource group (BRG) partnered with the specialist investment managers to bring employees a range of events to celebrate including insights into LGBTQ+ culture, intersectionality, LGBTQ+ families, and personal experiences.

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Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: The Bank's Approach to ESG

Fifth Third is focused on generating long-term sustainable value for our stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, employees, communities and regulators.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Clarivate Report Identifies Battery Capacity and Charging Technologies as Key to Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption

Despite impressive strides in innovation in the last two decades, vehicle charge time and battery capacity are unsolved, critical design issues and overcoming them is vital to unlocking the market potential for electric vehicles.

Diversity & Inclusion

Corporate America's Racial Awakening: One Year Later

It was Sharon Chuter, founder and CEO of Uoma Beauty, who called out brands for posting black squares on Instagram without actually putting effort into their corporate strategy to enact real change at a systemic level.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

P&G: From Transparency to Resilience

Procter & Gamble’s Vice President Purchasing Strategy, Jan Geisler, believes the markets will remain volatile for some time to come and intends to invest into transparency and partnerships within the supply chain to build resilience.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Lawyer by Day, Children's Book Author by Night: How Susan Do Uses Her Voice and Vietnamese Culture in More Ways Than One

Susan Do wears many hats. At work, she is legal counsel for Pizza Hut Digital Ventures. At home, she is a wife and a mother to two Vietnamese-Honduran boys. And now, she is also the author of “The Phở Team,” a children’s book Do authored, illustrated, and published in the summer of 2020.

Innovation & Technology

Preparing for Disaster Season With Canter Power Systems

Established as Canter Electric Company in 1948, Canter Power Systems is the largest residential generator installer in the U.S. The company is also one of The Home Depot’s trusted service providers, supporting more than 500 stores across 10 states.

Environment

Ninety One Becomes First Investment Manager Founded in South Africa to Sign Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative

Ninety One, an active global investment manager, is proud to announce that it has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, which supports investing aligned with the global goal of net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. This commitment underlines Ninety One’s support for the objectives of the Paris Agreement and global efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C and aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Health & Healthcare

PAXXUS Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council is pleased to welcome PAXXUS, a manufacturer of flexible packaging materials, as the newest member. PAXXUS is a leading supplier of engineered flexible materials for the global healthcare market and is dedicated to supporting the complex regulatory requirements of the medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation Addresses Long-Held Biases in Technical Language

This month, Rockwell Automation unveiled its Adopting Inclusive Terminology initiative, an effort to create a unified guidance to identify, replace, and avoid offensive and racially biased language in Rockwell’s products and content.

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Events, Media & Communications

KeyBank Names Jennifer Eastes as Head of Environmental, Social, Governance

KeyBank today announced that Jennifer Eastes has joined as Head of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Skincare on the RISE in SW Portland

Lani Doser came with her family from Korea to the U.S. when she was two-and-a-half, settling on a ranch in a tiny town way outside of La Grande, Or.

Health & Healthcare

Consider Families With Kids During Benefits Enrollment

It is easy to think of benefits as a decision one makes for themselves. However, if one has children, insurance options are not only about the individual.

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Green Infrastructure

Conservation Is in Bloom at Franklin Park Zoo

Zoo New England’s Franklin Park Zoo is taking sustainability to the next level thanks to a $123,000 grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. The project features two golf carts with active solar charging systems and two ground-mounted Smartflowers, which generate up to 40 percent more electricity, about 8,000+ kWh annually, compared to traditional solar panels.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Power of Women: How We've Become One of the Most Gender Balanced C-Suite on the CAC40, and Why We Won't Stop Here

All of us need to be champions of change and equity. To challenge mindsets and stereotypes. To speak up when you see bias. It takes all diversities to help create a more equitable world together.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

How Estella Tse Uses VR Art to Help the Earth and #StopAsianHate

Estella Tse is a big deal in the VR art world, standing at the intersection of augmented and virtual reality tech with traditional studio culture.

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