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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.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Calavo Way: Waste and Water

Calavo seeks to minimize pollution to land, water and air because we understand that responsibly managing our waste streams is important to our business and to the communities in which we operate.

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Research, Reports & Publications

New Ceres Report Analyzes Unaddressed Climate Risks in the Derivatives Market

Ceres, today released a new first-of-its-kind report, Derivatives & Bank Climate Risk: Financing a Net Zero Economy, on the $600 trillion global derivatives market.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Boeing Takes New Role To Help Cut Aviation Emissions Faster

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will represent the aviation sector in a global alliance, jointly established by the US Government and World Economic Forum to accelerate clean technologies and reduce carbon emissions.

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Diversity & Inclusion

How GoDaddy Inspires Its Employees To Be a Force of Good

This year, GoDaddy is proud to announce the launch of You Empower, GoDaddy’s new 12-week rotational program supporting Empower by GoDaddy, the company’s signature social impact program that partners with nonprofits around the world to provide resources, tools and networks aimed at accelerating participating entrepreneurs’ business journeys, with an emphasis on entrepreneurs in underserved communities.

Innovation & Technology

Juno is an Innovative Recycling Technology

Juno is a new innovative waste diversion and recycling process that captures recyclable material previously destined for landfill or incineration because of coatings or food contamination.

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Education

Impact of Achieving Global Access to Science for All in New Season of Science Will Tell Podcast by the Life Science Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

The Science Will Tell podcast series from the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada, explores myriad solutions to sustainability and community impact.

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Education

21st Century Skills for a 21st Century Workforce

When it comes to the age-old question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” part of the hurdle for students is understanding their options.

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Diversity & Inclusion

How Booster’s Ron Storn Uses Technology To Win the War for Talent

Booster is experiencing explosive growth—just as the Great Resignation is making the war for talent more intense than it’s been in years. But Ron Storn, chief people officer, has created a plan of action to keep the company growing, combining AI, candidate experience and diversifying candidate pools.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy, 4-H Team Up To Teach About Electricity, Leadership

To many people, 4-H brings to mind farms and agriculture. Today’s 4-H is just as likely to be involved with renewable energy, science, engineering and technology programs. Duke Energy’s commitment to 4-H goes back to the Great Depression.

Diversity & Inclusion

HACR Partnership Helps Medtronic Develop Hispanic Talent

In September, HACR recognized Medtronic as a company advancing the inclusion of Hispanics in Corporate America.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility’s Annual Corporate Inclusion Index™ Report Is Out Today

Hispanic inclusion in Corporate America stalled or reversed course during 2021, according to the 2022 HACR Corporate Inclusion Index™ (CII) released today.

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Health & Healthcare

Going Beyond Disaster Relief To Disaster Resilience

Resilience. It’s often defined as the ability to recover quickly from challenges and difficulties. It requires adaptability and is a skill that is especially important for families and communities facing extreme weather.

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Energy

Long Island is Becoming a Clean Energy Hub to Replicate Across the Northeast and Beyond

This week, thousands of leaders are in New York for Climate Week 2022. While the presentations and networking are happening in New York City, the action is taking place to the east on Long Island.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cadence Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight

September 15 through October 15 is Latinx Heritage Month! This month began in 1968 as a US recognition and celebration of Hispanic Heritage, and it has expanded to recognize the achievements and contributions of Latinx people around the world.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CACI Receives DoD Nunn-Perry Awards for Mentor-Protégé Excellence With CDIT

CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that the Department of Defense has selected the company to receive a prestigious Nunn-Perry Award for excellence in the DoD Mentor Protégé Program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tractor Supply Foundation Donates $100,000 To Support American Red Cross Disaster Relief

Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, and its foundation are taking action to support customers and communities in the path of Hurricane Ian, recent wildfires and record flooding.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Alkermes Releases 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

We released our 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Research, Reports & Publications

O-I Glass Takes Leadership in Building Recycling Ecosystems for Glass Packaging

O-I Glass, Inc. today released its 2022 Sustainability Report detailing its sustainable advancement in transforming process, products, and interconnected relationships with key stakeholders.

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Innovation & Technology

A Very NICE Solution To Keep Toothpaste Tubes Out of Landfills

Evolving packaging used in a well-established industry such as oral hygiene is a journey that takes close collaboration and a commitment to scalable solutions.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Sophie Beckham, International Paper CSO, on the Vision 2030 Goals

We are working to advance sustainability throughout our value chain. IP and its products are essential to bigger, broader sustainability outcomes in collaboration with our customers, and ultimately, the end consumer.

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Green Infrastructure

Southern Company and PGA TOUR Partner for the First-Ever Net Zero Energy TOUR Championship

Southern Company announced that it is delivered the first-ever net zero energy TOUR Championship.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Abstra Tile Collection by Kohler WasteLAB Receives Business Intelligence Group's Sustainability Product of the Year Award

The Business Intelligence Group named the Abstra Collection™ by Kohler WasteLAB® a Sustainability Product of the Year in the in the 2022 Sustainability Awards program.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Hispanic Heritage Month: Paying It Back, Paying It Forward

Events and employee resources help Hispanic and Latino Principal employees find community and bring their true selves to work.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Black & Veatch's Contributions to Leading Pediatric Medical Center Near $5 Million

Black & Veatch announced today that its support of Children’s Mercy Kansas City, including proceeds from its 24th Charity Golf Tournament this week, have exceeded $4.8 million over the past 26 years.

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Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: WHO Expands Recommendation for Veklury® (Remdesivir) to Patients With Severe Disease in Latest Update to COVID-19 Guideline

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced updates to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline.

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