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Launch of the latest Finance Lab with Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester.

Education | Webster Bank

Webster Bank Celebrates Opening of Dorchester Finance Lab

In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, Webster Bank, together with Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Massachusetts, (BGCD) celebrated the opening of the Webster Bank Finance Lab, a program created to provide local students the skills needed for financial empowerment.
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Energy

GSK, in Partnership With Schneider Electric, Agrees Virtual PPA With IGNIS To Power Operations Across Europe With Solar Energy

Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) between global biopharma company GSK and IGNIS, a Spanish integrated renewable energy group.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kohler China Marks 150th Anniversary With Commitment To Enhance Rural Bathrooms

In honor of Kohler Co.’s 150th anniversary in 2023, our Kohler China team announced a five-year commitment to supporting 150 bathroom improvements across rural China.

Education

Building Skills in Afterschool: STEM Next and Qualcomm, Inc. Lead the Way for Future Innovators

In a rural town in New York, a 6th-grade boy has just finished working through the Engineering Design Process and reflects, “When I thought about engineering, I thought it was just building things, but I learned what a mechanical engineer did and now that’s what I want to be.”

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Introducing Cascale, a New Era for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition

The SAC has entered a new chapter marked by a new name, new look, and more. Though the world and our industries have transformed significantly, our purpose remains paramount.

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Innovation & Technology

HARMAN Highlights Connectivity Innovation with Latest Road-Ready Products Showcased at MWC 2024

HARMAN, a global leader in connected vehicle solutions, is demonstrating its latest road-ready products designed to democratize automotive connectivity at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024.

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Innovation & Technology

Marketing Predictions in the AI Era

As 2023 wraps up, no one can dispute that AI has dominated and disrupted every facet of our lives, and this trend shows no sign of abating in 2024.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Kahlil Byrd of Shur Is Focusing on Helping Graduates Move From Student Debt to Wealth

We’re proud to be investing in Shur through the Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator® in collaboration with NM Future Ventures.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Receives $175,000 Grant from KeyBank to Support Homebuyer Education Program

KeyBank awarded a $175,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver (Habitat Metro Denver) to create a more robust and impactful homebuyer education program for low- and moderate-income families.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) Announces $1 Million Grant by Comcast To Support Black Entrepreneurs

The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), the largest center in the world dedicated to growing, scaling, and developing Black Entrepreneurs, proudly announces a $1 million grant by Comcast NBCUniversal to help advance RICE initiatives.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Her Family Was Active in the Civil Rights Movement. Now She Aims To Lift Up Black History

Benita Harrington is a wife, a mother and a grandmother. She is also a veteran of the U.S. Army and National Guard (1987 to 1999), and someone who loves to hit the open road on her Hayabusa 1300 sport bike.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Foundation Supports Curious Kids’ Museum Traveling Exhibit

The Curious Kids’ Museum in St. Joseph, Michigan revealed a new exhibit at the Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone this week with an intriguing connection to Whirlpool.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Exploring the 2024 JUST 100 Rankings

How do we identify the companies that are truly "good?” We might look through their sustainability reports or tally up the awards they've received, but finding an answer is rarely simple—and it can depend on a range of factors.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Georgia-Pacific Makes Forbes America’s Best Large Employers 2024 List

Georgia-Pacific has been recognized on the Forbes list as one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2024.

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Environment

Ceres Welcomes New Roadmap From Colorado Gov. Jared Polis To Help State Achieve Ambitious Climate Goals

Alli Gold Roberts, senior director, state policy, at Ceres, welcomed the release of the Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap 2.0. Gov. Jared Polis rolled out the updated plan, which lays out an all-of-government approach to meet the state’s climate goals.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Earns Top Score in 2023-2024 LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Index

Qurate Retail Group, which includes retail brands QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill®, and Grandin Road®, today announced it has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index

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Events, Media & Communications

Panel Discussion Unveils Key Insights on Thriving in the New ESG Disclosure Landscape

Earlier this month GRI was involved in the thought-provoking panel discussion "Thriving in the New ESG Disclosure Landscape," during GreenBiz’24.

Events, Media & Communications

El World Environment Center Y Sus Socios Premian a Organizaciones Innovadoras Y Sin Fines De Lucro a Través Del “Empower Innovation Challenge” (EIC)

Más de un millón de dólares están siendo entregados por el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos entre las organizaciones ganadoras cuyos proyectos son a beneficio de micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas lideradas por mujeres en Latinoamérica.

Events, Media & Communications

The World Environment Center and Its Partners Reward Innovative Nonprofit Organizations Through the Empower Innovation Challenge

More than US $1 million is awarded by the U.S. Department of State to organizations that manage projects benefiting micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) enterprises led by women in Latin America.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Helping Children SEE LOVE

Orbis is focused on saving the sight of children worldwide – and we are providing an opportunity for people around the world to send a letter of support to a child awaiting surgery.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Six Dow Products Win 2024 BIG Innovation Awards

Dow (NYSE: DOW) has won six BIG Innovation Awards from the Business Intelligence Group™ in 2024, the most BIG awards Dow has ever received in a single year.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Walgreens Boots Alliance Is Taking Action To Reduce Business Environmental Impact

Walgreens Boots Alliance remains committed and focused to the ambitious but very necessary targets set in the areas of carbon emissions reduction, plastic reduction and food waste reduction.

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Sustainable Development Goals

COP28 Takes On ESG Complexity

The SAP Sustainability Control Tower is a software-as-a-service solution that helps businesses oversee their sustainability performance.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Baker Hughes’ Chief Culture & DEI Officer Champions Diversity in Energy

Tune in to the latest episode of the ‘DE&I in Energy Podcast’ featuring our Chief Culture & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Officer, Nicole M. Durham to hear her share her journey, successes, and challenges in creating an inclusive culture in the energy sector.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy CEO Advocates for ALICE Households at United Way Summit

The United Way of Northern New Jersey invited Entergy's CEO Drew Marsh to be a keynote panelist at the National ALICE Summit that was held last month in New Orleans.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Paving the Way for Sustainable Landscape Management: Lessons From CLIF in Ghana

CLIF’s aims to make a significant impact by training over 100,000 farmers and community members, bringing over 200,000 hectares of land under sustainable management and avoiding the release of 100,000 tonnes of carbon over five years.

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