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Beyond Investor Relations: The Evolving Role of IR Professionals in ESG and Sustainability

Investor Relations (IR) professionals are quickly becoming the dynamic multitaskers of today's corporate world.

Solar Tops 50% of New U.S. Power Generation for the First Time in 2023; Southern Company Subsidiaries Help Lead the Way

Energy

In the Southeast, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the way in this solar expansion. As we work across the company to enable a net-zero transition, our renewables portfolio continues to grow.

Baker Tilly Case Study: Printing and Distribution Company Looks To Boost EcoVadis Score With Assurance

Responsible Production & Consumption

The company wanted to ensure both internal and external stakeholders had confidence in their data and EcoVadis submission, and as a result, engaged Baker Tilly to provide limited assurance over its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

UN Plastics Treaty: Good for Business and the Planet

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Last week the UN Plastics Treaty reached its final stages of negotiations at INC-4 in Ottawa, Canada, to develop a legally binding, international agreement to tackle plastic pollution across the entire plastics life cycle.

Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Social Impact: Strengthening Our Culture of Belonging

Our culture is a unique driver of Northwestern Mutual’s long-term success. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive environment is a growth strategy critical to relevance, competitiveness and long-term policyowner value.

CSAA Insurance Group Releases Impact Report Detailing Its Significant Initiatives and Contributions in 2023

Research, Reports & Publications

CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, today released its 2023 Impact Report, assessing its collective progress toward its goals for planet, people and practice and highlighting its accomplishments in these areas.

You Need Gen Z at the Table With Ziad Ahmed

Gen Z is an important stakeholder for companies: they're powerful consumers, passionate activists, and many are already part of the workforce.

Mastercard: 12 takeaways from the Global Inclusive Growth Summit

Events, Media & Communications

From digitization and AI to climate change and collaboration, here are a dozen insights into today’s pressing challenges and potential solutions from the world leaders, CEOs, academics, activists and others who gathered in Washington, D.C.

Battery-Powered Big Rigs Could Haul the Future of Trucking

Energy

In Modesto, California, a Dorito is born.

Empowering Voices: Inspiring Session on Self-Advocacy and Allyship Hosted at Kohler

Diversity & Inclusion

In partnership with the Kohler Foundation, our business resource groups hosted Alex and Caroline at our global headquarters last week for three days of insights and discussion on building self-confidence, the power of allyship, and embracing opportunity.

Capital Power Selects Black & Veatch to Remotely Monitor Power Generation Facilities

Energy

Black & Veatch has been selected by Capital Power to remotely monitor seven of the Canada-based wholesale power producer’s generation facilities across the United States and Canada over the course of three years.

Aiding Acapulco: The Home Depot Foundation Supports Long Term Hurricane Otis Recovery Efforts

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Last October, Hurricane Otis made landfall in Acapulco, Mexico, as a Category 5 with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “Otis was the strongest hurricane in the Eastern Pacific to make landfall.

Gilead Helps Put African Nation on Path To Eliminate Hepatitis C

Health & Healthcare

James had been free from using drugs for a decade when a routine test at his local health center revealed he had hepatitis C (HCV).

Activating Allyship at Clorox

Diversity & Inclusion

Allyship is the newest part of our inclusion, diversity, equity and allyship efforts (what we refer to as IDEA), which fuels our IGNITE strategy. It helps create a more inclusive workplace where teammates can do their best work.

Sysco Corporation Giving Back Food Drive

If all you know about Sysco is those ubiquitous food trucks outside your favorite restaurant, then you really don’t know much about the world’s largest broadline food distributor.

Bloomberg Launches Customizable and Transparent Sustainable Investment Screening Tool

Bloomberg today announced the launch of a new tool that helps investors assess portfolios, funds and indices based on sustainability criteria and thresholds customized by the user.

Eaton Advances More Resilient, Sustainable Electricity in New York City With Energy Storage Projects Valued at More Than $7 Million

Energy

Intelligent power management company Eaton is helping Endurant Energy deploy 10 battery storage projects in New York City.

Navigating the Future: The Strategic Impact of Integrated Logistics Solutions

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

In an era where the complexity of global supply chains continues to escalate, the need for integrated logistics solutions has become more apparent than ever.

Cascale Moderates PUMA Sustainability Stakeholder Dialogue

Jeremy Lardeau, senior vice president of Higg Index at Cascale, moderated a sustainability stakeholder dialogue at PUMA HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany, part of a two-day event in which stakeholders converged to discuss the Sustainability Vision 2030 platform for PUMA.

Urban League of Greater Hartford Is Awarded $150,000 Grant From KeyBank Foundation

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Urban League of Greater Hartford has received a $150,000 charitable grant from KeyBank Foundation payable over two years to support the agency’s Project Ready program, a signature national youth development direct service.

2023 Maximus Foundation Annual Report: A Year of Equitable Impact

Research, Reports & Publications

The Maximus Foundation is excited to present the 2023 Annual Report. In this year's report, we dive into a year of impact in our communities through stories about our employees and grantee partners demonstrating a path toward positive change.

Georgia-Pacific’s Katie Hindman Named a 2024 Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) Change Maker!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Congrats to Katie Hindman, senior director of Georgia-Pacific LLC’s foodservice national accounts, for being named a 2024 Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) Change Maker!

AllianceBernstein’s Women’s Employee Resource Group Creats the #SheInspires Campaign To Highlight Inspiring Women Within the Firm

Diversity & Inclusion

Synergy - our Women's Employee Resource Group, created the #SheInspires campaign to highlight inspiring women within the firm who embody AB's values.

Valvoline™ Global Operations and Cummins Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Partnership

Valvoline Global, a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, and Cummins Inc., a global power leader, announced a major milestone of their longstanding partnership.

Atlantic City Electric Brings Kid-Designed Playground to Life With Hundreds of Local Volunteers

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteers from Atlantic City Electric, KABOOM!, Gateway Community Action Partnership, the Borough of Paulsboro and community members came together to bring a children-designed and community-built playground to life at the West Buck Street Park in Paulsboro, N.J.