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Environment | Medtronic

Healing People and Planet: 3 Things You Need to Know About This Shared Innovation Challenge

When you think about healthcare technology, you may imagine the pacemaker assisting your dad’s ailing heart or the pulse oximeter placed on your finger during your annual physical exam. You probably don’t think about the energy or resources required to manufacture those products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report: Giving Waste New Life

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Research, Reports & Publications

American Workforce Burnout Reaches Tipping Point

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Events, Media & Communications

An Actionable Roadmap To Streamline Your Sustainability Strategy Webinar Series

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Events, Media & Communications

Arrow Electronics Partners With Resideo Technologies To Help Habitat for Humanity Build Pioneering Smart Home Community

Arrow Electronics is collaborating with Resideo Technologies to bring the benefits of smart home technology to a community being built by Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bold Style of New Quadtrac Flagship Wins International Design Award

The bold new look of the next-generation Axial-Flow combine from Case IH, a brand of CNH, caught the eye of judges taking a Red Dot Design Award for product design.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Professional™ Announces Greenovation Awards for Sustainability Leadership and Waste Reduction

Kimberly-Clark Professional™ announced the 2024 Greenovation Awards to recognize 56 companies for demonstrating sustainability leadership and reducing environmental impact by participating in a landfill diversion program.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Priority With Clarity: Meet Ashwini Siddhi

Beyond my professional endeavors, I'm deeply committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within the cybersecurity community. Actively engaging in various security forums, I serve as a mentor, particularly for women, championing their growth and advancement in the field.

Education

Qualcomm Wireless Reach and Instituto Crescer Announce the Opening of Mobile Virtual Reality Laboratories and Expansion of the Student Always Connected Program in Goiânia

Qualcomm Incorporated, through its Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ initiative, and Instituto Crescer announced today the opening of mobile virtual reality laboratories and an expansion of phase 2 of the ASCON Program – Student Always Connected, in four schools in Goiânia (GO).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tapestry Named One of America’s 50 Most Community-Minded Companies by Points of Light

Tapestry, a global house of brand consisting of Coach, kate spade new york and Stuart Weitzman, for the second year in a row, has been recognized as one of America’s 50 most community-minded companies by Points of Light.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Q&A: Sustainability, Asphalt, and Meeting Our 2030 Goals

With a background in polymer chemistry, Ozma Lane could have pursued a career in academia. Luckily for us, though, she brought her talents to Owens Corning nearly six years ago, first developing improvements to our shingle materials and more recently as part of our Asphalt team.

Education

Fueling the Appetite To Feed the World

For the past three years, Enbridge has awarded Fueling Futures grants to the Nebraska FFA Foundation as part of our commitment to building vibrant communities near our operations.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TCS Names Toronto Student Its 2023–2024 goIT Global Innovator of the Year

With nearly 80,000 submissions from students in 47 countries, TCS’ 2023-2024 goIT Global Innovator of the Year competition closed with finalists hailing from Canada and Mexico.

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Diversity & Inclusion

How Clorox’s Costa Rica Plant Embraces Inclusion With Sign Language Education

In our manufacturing plant in San José, Costa Rica, a quiet shift in best practices is taking place — one that speaks to the power of inclusion in the workplace.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

O-I Glass Completes Full Allocation for Second Round of Green Bond Offerings

O-I Glass, Inc. announced that the Company has completed full allocation of the proceeds from its second round of Green Bond offerings to advance the company’s climate-change strategy.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Net Zero Readiness Report

The last two years have seen many countries taking steps in the right direction towards net zero, even if most have a long way to go.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Dow Announces Targets To Conserve Water and Nature

Dow (NYSE: DOW) today announced it will expand its Protect the Climate targets by setting distinct milestones for climate change mitigation that focus on water and nature conservation.

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Events, Media & Communications

Pink Lipsticks and Green Thumbs: Mary Kay Inc. Celebrates 60 Years of Sustainable Beauty With Special Tree Planting Event in Lewisville

On May 10, Mary Kay Inc. partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation and Keep Lewisville Beautiful to host a tree planting event at Railroad Park to celebrate Mother Nature and Mother’s Day.

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Events, Media & Communications

CSAA Insurance Group Strengthens Purchasing Strategy To Support Communities and the Environment

Refocusing its strategy to increase purchasing from diverse and sustainable suppliers, CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, has launched a redesigned supplier program that adds sustainability goals while strengthening supplier diversity targets.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hershey Named to the Civic 50, Receives the Volunteer Leader Award and Named Consumer Staples Leader for Commitment to Community Well-Being

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) has been named a 2024 honoree of The Civic 50, a recognition of the top community-minded companies in the United States according to an annual survey by Points of Light, the world's largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Engage for Good Announces 2024 Halo Awards Winners

Engage for Good announces the 2024 Halo Award Winners, recognizing the best corporate social impact campaigns in the country.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Home Depot Launches Military Moving Hub To Support Military Relocations

In honor of Armed Forces Day, The Home Depot launched a new Military Moving hub designed to offer information tailored to military families to learn how to save time and money on their next Personally Procured Move (PPM), including a downloadable permanent change of station (PCS)

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Verizon’s Small Business Digital Ready Program Reaches 300K Businesses With Free, Online Resources

Verizon’s Small Business Digital Ready Program, a free resource for small businesses to access over 50 courses, expert-led workshops, in-person and virtual networking and incentives, such as grants, celebrates today having reached 300,000 businesses across the US.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Qurate Retail Group Celebrates 10 Years of Working With World Vision Through Product Donations

At Qurate Retail Group, we are committed to giving back to the communities we serve, through corporate philanthropy, product donations, team member giving, and volunteerism.

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Energy

Harnessing the Energy-Generating Potential of Underground Mine Winders

For mining companies, enhancing sustainability can mean undertaking net-new projects. But more often, it means rethinking existing processes.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Eastman Collaborates With Debrand To Recycle Apparel Waste From Top Brands

Teaming up with Debrand for collection of the waste, Eastman is using its cutting-edge molecular recycling technology to recycle 5,000 pounds of pre- and post-consumer apparel waste.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How a Women-Led Textile Business Is Weaving a Lasting Legacy in Peru

“I would tell all women not to be afraid. That sixth sense that women have never fails us. Women on their own face many obstacles. However, if we build a community of the people who inspire us and support us, we can achieve so much."

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Research, Reports & Publications

HanesBrands Announces Substantial Progress Toward Reaching Sustainability Goals Around People, Planet and Product

HanesBrands announces progress toward sustainability goals in its 2023 Sustainability Summary Report. The report highlights significant strides toward reaching 2025/2030 goals around the pillars of People, Planet and Product, encompassing its brands.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Making Money From Manure

The farmers leased land to Vanguard that builds and operates the digester system while providing another revenue stream for the dairy.

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