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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | T-Mobile

Rediscovering Real Connection in a Digital World

At T-Mobile, we’ve made it our mission to be the best in the world at connecting customers to their world. But during the holidays, I think a lot about a different kind of connection — the kind you can’t get from technology alone.
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Environment

From Concept to Collaboration: Navigating the Road to Higg FEM 4.0

As an organization that has committed to continually evolve its tools to meet the needs of members and users, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is eagerly awaiting the Higg FEM 4.0 launch on November 2.

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Energy

United Rentals Outlines How Hybrid Power Solutions Reduce Emissions, Fuel Consumption

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, outlined ways companies can create more efficient and sustainable worksites using hybrid power solutions.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainability Is More Than Recycling: The Importance of Understanding Product Lifecycle

Looking for sustainable packaging when shopping is an important step for reducing your environmental footprint. For many people, this means seeking packaging that is recyclable. While that's an important element of sustainable packaging, it's only one part.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Henkel Recognized as One of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes

Henkel focuses on building a culture of trust and belonging, so all employees feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Operation Surprise 2023: The Home Depot Foundation Is Bringing It Home for Veterans

Giving back to veterans is personal to The Home Depot, as more than 35,000 of the company’s associates are veterans or military spouses. The Home Depot Foundation’s annual Operation Surprise initiative aims to provide life-changing moments of surprise through service.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Amanda Miranda, Employee Relations Senior Director at Walgreens

Saludos! My name is Amanda Miranda, and I'm the employee relations senior director in human resources at Walgreens, based in Deerfield, Illinois. I was born and raised in Puerto Rico and came to the U.S. when I was 19 years old to attend University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Innovation & Technology

A Drive for Energy Innovation

As the Baker Hughes team celebrates the 15th anniversary since the opening of the oilfield services R&D center, join the conversation with Darren Bane, Completions and Well Intervention (CWI) Engineering and Technology Director and Eddie Kossa, Senior Engineering Manager.

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Energy

Q & A With Dan Bakal, Ceres’ Senior Program Director, Climate and Energy

This is the second in a series of Q & As with the Ceres experts who are engaging with companies to decarbonize six of the highest-emitting sectors of the economy. Read the first Q & A here.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Micah Greene: An Air National Guard Member Finds Support and Community at Principal®

When Micah Greene interviewed in 2020 for a position as an information security engineer with Principal®, he was outfitted in his military dress blues. He was also finishing an Active Duty deployment with the Iowa Air National Guard.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Reflections on UNGA 2023: The Time for Action Is Now

We are now at the midpoint of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) timeline, and a key takeaway of UN General Assembly (UNGA) 2023 discussions is that there is still much work to be done. The latest UN data illustrates that progress on 80% of the SDGs is lacking.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Unpacking SMASH Packaging 2.0, MilliporeSigma’s Newest Plan To Reduce the Impact of Packaging

SMASH Packaging 2.0, a program from MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, will help drive improvements to the company's packaging without sacrificing safety, quality or performance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Award-Winning My Special Aflac Duck® Soars Into the Windy City To Provide Comfort and Joy to Chicago Children Facing Cancer and Blood Disorders

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance products in the U.S. and a proud supporter of families of children with cancer and blood disorders such as sickle cell disease, yesterday delivered its acclaimed My Special Aflac Ducks to children at Lurie Children’s.

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Education

Frito-Lay® Provides Critical Support to Families in Need in Year Two of Partnership With LULAC National Educational Service Centers

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Frito-Lay announced its continued partnership with LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. (LNESC) for a second year.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Partners With ROC USA® To Expand Affordable Housing and Homeownership in Manufactured Home Communities

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MAC Cosmetics: Changing Lives One Lipstick at a Time

As M·A·C embarks on its 40th anniversary in 2024, it plans to elevate VIVA GLAM to become the brand’s all-encompassing purpose platform centered around equality for everyone – while continuing its longstanding support for people impacted by HIV/AIDS.

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Health & Healthcare

The Ad Council, CDC, National Council for Mental Wellbeing and Shatterproof Launch Joint Effort To Inspire Millions Living With or at Risk for Substance Use Disorders To Begin Their Recovery Journeys

The Ad Council, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Council for Mental Wellbeing and Shatterproof, is inspiring millions to "Start With Hope” in a national public service advertisement (PSA) campaign.

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Events, Media & Communications

Unveiling the Dark Side of ESG Communication This Scorpio Season

As environmental, social, governance (ESG) continues to become more and more politicized, companies are facing the heat when it comes to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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Education

CNH Industrial Continues to Expand Agro-Industry Horizons in Somalia

CNH Industrial is committed to promoting inclusive and sustainable sector development, particularly in technical and vocational skills.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Episode 4 • Leadership in Sustainability Joins the C-Suite • the Sustainable Finance Podcast

This is the third instalment in a series of episodes sponsored by Acre.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

BuzzHouse: Insight Into the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson are joined by David Gasson, Executive Director of the Housing Authority Advisory Group.

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Green Infrastructure

Fort Moore EV charging project provides another example of EVSE solution

Fort Moore and Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary, recently entered into a contract to install 63 electric vehicle chargers at 23 locations across the base, allowing up to 126 vehicles to be plugged in on the base simultaneously.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Operating and Growing Responsibly at Alkermes

We recognize that our stakeholders – including employees, healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, investors, policy makers, members of the communities where we live and work, and others – are part of a single global community and affect one another.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Albany Black Chamber of Commerce Awarded $200,000 Grant from KeyBank Foundation

The Albany Black Chamber of Commerce announced an award of $200,000 in grant funding from the KeyBank Foundation. The grant will support capacity-building initiatives that help grow and serve the Capital Region community, and support ABCC’s mission of facilitating economic.

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Health & Healthcare

Promoting Employee Well-Being and Safety at IP

Our approach to fostering healthy people and communities covers internal imperatives — employee well-being; diversity and inclusion; and recruitment, development and retention — as well investing in the communities in which we live and work.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tapestry Launches Women’s Employee Business Resource Group, Creating Space for the Intersectionality of Those Who Identify as Women and Their Allies

Tapestry was proud to announce Women of Tapestry, the first global employee business resource group (EBRG) with leadership from around the world, representing women and their allies.

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