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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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Events, Media & Communications

IWBI Announces the Works with WELL Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today unveiled the Works with WELL offering, a new product licensing program designed to help product manufacturers validate and showcase how their products align with WELL strategies based on IWBI licensing criteria.

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Innovation & Technology

The Mindset of Progress Over Perfection: Kimberly-Clark's Jeannette Chantalat Offers Insights in Sustainable Innovation

Global Head of Innovation and Sustainability Accelerator, Jeannette Chantalat, recently joined the Tech Transformation Podcast hosted by Lisa Johnston, editor of Consumer Goods Technology, where she discussed leveraging consumer insights in product development.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Future of Cancer Research: Insights From Women in the Field

Since 1996, the Mary Kay Ash Foundation and Mary Kay Inc. have contributed more than $36 million to cancer research, support programs and services.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Lenovo Joins UN Global Compact Forward Faster Initiative To Accelerate Private Sector Action To Reach SDGs

Lenovo joined a new initiative to accelerate private sector action at the pace and scale needed to deliver on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and meet the 2030 Agenda.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tapestry China Town Hall Celebrates Achievements and Looks Ahead

Spotlighting our teams around the world: we recently hosted a Tapestry China Town Hall in Shanghai, where 460 team members gathered to recognize FY23 achievements and discuss strategy for the year ahead.

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Environment

How SAP-Funded Trees Help Reforestation Programs

It’s estimated that Earth is home to 3 trillion trees, storing an amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent to nearly a century’s worth of our current annual fossil fuel emissions. But this natural CO2 buffer is in jeopardy as we continue to lose forests at alarming rates.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $46 Million of Financing for Affordable Housing Community in Utah

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment provided a $8.6 million equity bridge loan and $13.1 million in 4% federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for the acquisition and rehabilitation of an affordable housing community in Layton, Utah. \

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Encouraging Young Families To Shoot for the ‘Stars’

Enbridge promotes the concept of vibrant communities, and recognizes the significance of supporting physical literacy in our communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Food Systems

By providing aseptic processing and packaging technology that protects the quality and safety of perishable foods and extends their shelf life, we can help reduce food loss and waste and improve access to safe, nutritious food, even in remote areas or countries.

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Sustainable Development Goals

US Business Leaders Convene at SDG Summit USA for Collective Action on Global Goals

SDG Summit USA highlighted opportunities for US businesses to amplify their impact and establish leadership in propelling the SDGs forward.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Speaking of Sustainability: Gina Thompson, Analytics Leader, People Science Team

Owens Corning’s inclusion and diversity journey has evolved considerably over the years, and Gina Thompson has been there nearly every step of the way.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Reflections on NY Climate Week: Three Key Takeaways for a Sustainable Future

New York Climate Week brought together delegates to explore solutions for a sustainable future.

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Innovation & Technology

Cincinnati Student Wins Digital Innovation Challenge With "Sani-Buddy," a Tool for Identifying and Finding Clean Water Sources

Young people are stepping up efforts to help achieve the United Nation’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) after the U.N. announced that the world is not on track to meet these critical objectives in time.

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Diversity & Inclusion

From Field to Faraway Adventures: Meet Arpan Gupta

Working as a Senior Software Engineer, I am an individual fueled by curiosity and driven by a passion for Software Development. My journey to this point has been one marked by a relentless pursuit of knowledge and personal growth.

Events, Media & Communications

Asset Managers Increase Spending for ESG Data While Opponents Push Back on ESG Practices

Such is the state of the anti-ESG movement as we enter Fall 2023: The State of Florida’s legislature recently passed, and Governor DeSantis signed, an “anti-ESG” law that they hope will ensure Florida’s position as the “standard bearer” for the anti-ESG crowd.

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Education

Public Voting Now Open for the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge Improving Lives Award

3M and Discovery Education today announced public voting is now open for the Improving Lives Award, a special recognition award that is a part of the annual 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist).

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Sustainable Development Goals

See How Yum! Brands and KFC Are Leaning Into Sustainability on EARTH With John Holden

Discover how KFC US is leaning into sustainability on “EARTH with John Holden.”

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Health & Healthcare

Helping the Healthcare Industry Achieve Its Mission of Improving People’s Lives

After being raised by a mother who was a hospice nurse and a father who was a middle school counselor, Joe Kight might have seemed like an unlikely candidate for a career in banking, but that’s exactly what he’s had.

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Innovation & Technology

HARMAN Automotive Launches New Video Series on Its Partnership With Scuderia Ferrari To Showcase a Drive Like No Other

Pushing the boundaries of innovation has never been more important. Today, with technology at our fingertips, almost anything is possible – if you can unlock the right inspiration.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Webster Bank Corporate Responsibility Report: Ethics and Risk Management

Webster believes that directors, managers and colleagues should possess the highest personal and professional ethics. We have comprehensive corporate governance policies and structures in place to foster accountability and transparency.

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Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank’s Key4Women Celebrates Annual Capital Region Forum With Best-Selling Author

KeyBank’s Key4Women program celebrated its annual networking forum in the Capital Region earlier this month. Best-selling author Fran Hauser served as the event’s keynote speaker, sharing insight with attendees on how to build a career you love while remaining true to yourself.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Leveraging Employee Volunteerism To Increase Access to Science Education for Nearly 60,000 Students Across 27 Countries

SPARK™, an employee volunteer program from MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, engages the next generation of scientists through Curiosity Labs™ - which educates and inspires students through interactive science lessons.

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Innovation & Technology

Meet Proto Blister, Sappi’s New Paperboard Product

After Sappi completed the comprehensive rebuild of Paper Machine 1 at Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine, in 2018, we launched a broad range of high quality paperboard products to meet customer demand for renewable paper-based packaging.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Wins Silver, Bronze Awards for Film Spotlighting Employee Innovation at the 44th Annual Telly Awards

Trane Technologies is pleased to announce its Cooling Cart Origin Film documentary received two awards at the 44th Annual Telly Awards.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Announces Two CEOs in Annual CEO Roundtable

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) announces that Martine Ferland, President and CEO at Mercer, and Christopher Swift, Chairman and CEO at The Hartford will take part in the annual HACR CEO Roundtable.

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