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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives | Aflac Incorporated

Aflac Voices — Kathelen Amos: Building a Bridge to a Brighter Future

It all started nearly three decades ago with a $3 million pledge to establish the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center — the first step in a long-standing commitment to supporting the treatment and cure of childhood cancer and blood disorders.
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Diversity & Inclusion

Crypto.com Arena Partners With KultureCity to Bring Sensory Inclusivity to the Arena

AEG’s Crypto.com Arena has partnered with KultureCity to ensure that every program and event hosted at the venue is sensory inclusive for all fans and guests.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Pushing Through the Pain: Harp Vision's Handcrafted Wellness Products Prove That Self-Care Isn't Selfish

Baltimore residents, husband and wife duo, and Empower by GoDaddy graduates Tyron and April Harper are the founders of Harp Vision, a wellness brand creating all-natural products that help to relieve pain and improve quality of life.

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Essity: How a Holistic Approach to Sustainability Is Driving a Healthier World

Essity is part of news agency Reuters VISION 2045 campaign, celebrating the United Nations (UN) turning 100-year in 2045. A groundbreaking documentary series from companies around the world is released this year.

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Events, Media & Communications

Recap of 2022 Sustainable Retail Summit - Day 3

The third and final day of the Sustainable Retail Summit 2022 in Amsterdam began with a discussion around a hugely important element of sustainability strategies: plastics and package are making pledges to ensure products are recyclable by 2030.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CGF Announces New Members for October 2022

The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SFO's Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Becomes the First Airport Terminal in the World to Achieve Full WELL Certification

Platinum level achievement recognizes Boarding Area B facility for enhancing human health and well-being.

Energy

Our Horizonte Site in Portugal Shines With a Solar Energy Installation

In November 2021, Nokia announced its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by moving to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2025.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

QVC UK Named a Finalist in World's First Menopause Friendly Employer Awards

October 28, 2022: QVC® UK, a world leader in video commerce, has been named a finalist in two categories in the world’s first Menopause Friendly Employer Awards.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Qurate Retail Group Brands Recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month

As a longtime advocate for women’s health, Qurate Retail GroupSM is bringing attention to Breast Cancer Awareness this October.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Superstorm Learning Curve

I began my career at PSEG on Oct. 1, 2012. Little did I know that less than a month later, I would live through an experience that would change the company, the state and the industry.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering the Disability Community at Illumina

“The Spoon Theory,” a personal story by patient advocate Christine Miserandino, imagines “spoons” as a measurement of one’s daily energy to illustrate what it’s like to ration that energy. For those living with a disability (visible or not), the number of spoons they must use for a given activity can vary greatly from day to day—for everything from getting out of bed to socializing—and those without a disability may not realize what a luxury it is to need fewer spoons for the same activities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Foundation Awards $7.5 Million to LISC NY to Expand Homeownership for Families of Color

THE BRONX, NY – A new effort to help more people of color in New York City become homeowners is launching today with the support of a $7.5 million grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The grant was awarded to a new collaborative led by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) NY, in partnership with the Center for NYC Neighborhoods and Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City (NHSNYC).

Diversity & Inclusion

Coalition for Gender Fair Procurement Launches Global Event Calling for Action on Gender Equity

Like-minded organizations Logitech, Andela, and Zoetis have formed The Coalition for Gender Fair Procurement to advance gender equity by leveraging the untapped power of trillions of dollars in corporate procurement.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Built With Heart

Devoted to causes as diverse as they are, Henkel employees across North America volunteer their time and talents to make their communities better places to live, work, and play.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

New Research Forecasts the State of U.S. Supply Chains in 2023

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced a new survey that found senior business decision-makers expect that the unprecedented supply chain issues and disruptions that U.S. companies have been grappling with for years are not over yet.

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Events, Media & Communications

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, Tata Consultancy Services, and PYXERA Global: Building Food Security

Food insecurity – a complex, multi-faceted issue – threatens over 2 billion people around the world.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Rayonier 2021 Sustainability Report: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Rayonier embraces DE&I because it leads to a more enriching work experience for everyone, a higher functioning team, and a greater impact on the communities in which we operate.

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Green Infrastructure

Vogtle Unit 3 Completes Nuclear Fuel Load

Georgia Power on Oct. 17 announced that fuel load into the Vogtle Unit 3 reactor core has been completed at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Ga.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alkermes Named Awardee of NEEBC's Best Practices Award 2021

We are honored to be recognized as an awardee of New England Employee Benefits Council (NEEBC)’s Best Practices Award for 2022!

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Sustainable Development Goals

DuPont Personal Protection - Innovating for Sustainability

We are proud of our role in protecting people at work and we believe that advancing sustainability is an important extension of that role.

Environment

Paramount Consumer Products and Nickelodeon Announce Launch of Global Ocean Conservation and Sustainability Initiative SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Sea Change

Paramount Consumer Products and Nickelodeon announced the launch of SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Sea Change, a brand-new global ocean conservation and sustainability initiative.

Diversity & Inclusion

Championing Digital Equity: A Story of Partnership

At the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia, I had the pleasure of spending time connecting with and listening to hundreds of Comcast’s digital equity allies at the inaugural Project UP Partner Summit.

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Environment

This Campaign Aims To Fight Climate Change With Cold Water Washing

The #TurnToCold campaign is successfully convincing consumers that doing all of their laundry in cold water can save them money, help their clothes last longer and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Loretta E. Reynolds Joins U.S. Bancorp Board of Directors

U.S. Bancorp announced today that its board of directors elected Loretta E. Reynolds as a director of the company, effective immediately.

Research, Reports & Publications

City of Aspiration: 150 Ideas for Building a More Equitable NYC

There is growing consensus that NYC leaders needs to take new action to build a more equitable city. This report provides a roadmap for how NYC can get there, featuring 150 NY-based leaders sharing how to make progress toward a more equitable NYC.

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