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Social Impact & Volunteering | Motorola Solutions

Youth Encouragement Services and Motorola Solutions Foundation Renovate Nashville Youth Centers

Youth Encouragement Services (YES), together with the Motorola Solutions Foundation and volunteers from the Motorola Solutions Galvin Masters sales organization, refreshed YES’ Nashville-based youth centers.
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Education

SAP, UNICEF and GenU Extend and Expand Partnership To Help Young People Gain Skills for Employment

Multinational software corporation SAP SE (SAP) has today committed to continuing its partnership with UNICEF in support of Generation Unlimited (GenU) for an additional three years to help prepare young people for the workforce.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

17 Examples of Core Values in Small Businesses

Core values help guide the decisions, actions, and behaviors of a company. As workplaces have gone remote, hybrid, or remained in-person, a company’s core values have served as a North Star for employees and executives faced with tough decisions.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Younger Employees Want: The Chance To Do Good in the World

The opportunity to do good — with their employer’s support and even on company time — has become a benefit on par with flexible work schedules or a generous vacation policy, and may do as much to keep them happy in their roles.

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Innovation & Technology

KOCH INVESTS: Building a Conflict-Free Electric Vehicle 'Super Cell'

Koch Strategic Platforms is leading a $90 million Series D investment round in Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a company using its own high throughput methods to rapidly develop new battery materials.

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Energy

To Help Customers Address Increasing Energy Supply Prices, National Grid Launches the Winter Customer Savings Initiative To Provide Options To Manage Costs and Secure Assistance

National Grid recognizes that our customers are facing challenging economic times and that no one wants to see their energy bill rise.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cummins Grants to Help Create Mobile Grocery Markets to Counter Food Deserts

Global power leader Cummins Inc. has committed $800,000 in grant funding to develop and launch mobile grocery markets to combat the impact of food deserts in six cities with a significant company presence.

Environment

Reducing Emissions, Improving Waste Management & Enhancing Biodiversity

Climate week provides a terrific opportunity to reflect on how we all impact the environment, and at PSE&G we have consistently made environmental stewardship one of our highest priorities. In fact, PSEG’s Powering Progress vision sees a future in which people use less energy, and it’s cleaner and more reliable than ever.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Del Monte Foods, Inc. Commits $5 Million To Nourish the Wellness of Youth and Communities Across the United States Over Next Ten Years

Del Monte Foods, Inc. is committing $5 million over the next ten years to nourish the physical, mental and social-emotional wellbeing of youth and communities across the U.S. This commitment is in support of the company’s Growers of Good™ purpose to grow a healthier and more hopeful tomorrow by making nutritious foods more accessible to all.

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Innovation & Technology

Securing Smart Cities From the Ground Up

While the full value of a connected city evolves – one that leverages innovations powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning – cybersecurity stands as one of its greatest challenges.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Donates $300,000 in Support of Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico

Wells Fargo is donating $300,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support three organizations providing urgent relief in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona. The funding to the Hispanic Federation, SBP, and World Central Kitchen will focus on necessities like meals and supplies as well as resources for rebuilding efforts.

Diversity & Inclusion

T. Rowe Price Participates in MLT Hispanic Equity at Work Launch

T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) proudly announces its participation in the Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) Hispanic Equity at Work Certification.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank: Responsible and Inclusive Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. KeyBank makes intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range of products, services, programs, and initiatives.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Climate Change: A Growing Source of Investment Risk and Opportunity

Climate change represents a growing source of long-term investment risk and opportunity. In the following report, our sustainable investing team explains what you should know about climate change

Green Infrastructure

Comcast Announces Plan To Power a Greener Internet, Double Network Energy Efficiency by 2030

Comcast announced at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2022 that Comcast Cable plans to double its network energy efficiency by 2030, cutting the electricity per consumed terabyte of data in half.

Responsible Production & Consumption

How Brands Can Support Sustainable Consumption in Asia

Consumers in Asia-Pacific are among the most ESG-driven in the world, creating demand that has left brands scrambling to catch up.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Accountability on Human Rights: GRI Labor Standards up for Review

Human rights reporting will be further integrated in the GRI Standards, following the launch of a project to update labor Topic Standards – including the creation of new disclosures or standards.

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Energy

Gas Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Integration Vital to Accelerating Asia's Energy Transition: Black & Veatch

AsAsia races to expand its variable renewable energy generation, more integration of generation, transmission and distribution technologies will be required to balance electric grids, enhance energy security and reach decarbonization goals.

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Events, Media & Communications

A Look Into Gildan's Fight Against Climate Change With Nello Masciarelli, Director of Regional Energy

As part of the new Gildan Respects™ campaign, the Company today unveils its second documentary video to show viewers one of the ways Gildan tackles a very important world issue: climate change.

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Energy

Using Carbon Markets To Fuel the Energy Transition

Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how carbon finance options can help cut greenhouse gas reduction costs.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Parker's Fiscal Year 2022 Sustainability Report Highlights the Impact of Clean Technologies, Environmental Actions and Community Support

Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, has released its fiscal year 2022 Sustainability Report.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Biogen-Funded Collaboration with Americares and Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative

To address climate-related risks to operations and patient health at community health centers, Biogen is collaborating with Americares and Harvard Chan C-CHANGE.

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Environment

New Report From Field to Market Signals Growth in Climate Action Across Agriculture Value Chain

Today, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture™ released the third edition of its annual report, Climate Action in U.S. Agriculture: A Compendium of Field to Market Member Climate Commitments,

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Education

CASE Construction Names Winner of 2022 Kickstart Business Development Contest

Earlier in September, CASE Construction, a CNH Industrial brand, named Terry McNair and his landscaping company Real Turf Solutions, based in Fort Valley, Georgia, USA, as the recipient of the CASE Kickstart business development program for 2022.

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Education

Oprah Winfrey Congratulates Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng on Winning New Africa Education Medal

Oprah Winfrey has congratulated Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng on winning the new Africa Education Medal.

Events, Media & Communications

Northern Trust Names First Chief Sustainability Officer

Jamie brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to the position, having worked with a variety of teams across the organization.

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