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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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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Futerra Is First Agency/Advisory Firm Officially Named a ‘Climate Solutions Provider’ Under the Un-Backed Race to Zero.

During Climate Week, Futerra becomes the first agency/advisory firm officially named a 'Climate Solutions Provider' under the UN-backed Race to Zero.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Honoring the 2022 HNF Global & Regional Humanitarians

Since 2007, the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF) has awarded global and regional humanitarian awards to five Herbalife Nutrition Independent Distributors who embody the mission of our foundation.

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Environment

Trees Can Help "Get it Done"

With Climate Week 2022 kicking off this week, the Arbor Day Foundation is excited jump into conversations focused on meaningful action and lean into this year’s theme: “Get it Done,”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

WEC Opens Call for Nominations for the 2023 Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Sustainability

As the world moves to rebuild our economies and to tackle climate change and systemic injustices, corporate leadership on sustainable development is more important than ever.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Reduce Food Waste With Processing and Packaging Solutions

It’s not hard to make the case for why tackling food loss and food waste is important to sustainability. About one-third of food produced globally never gets consumed. And food waste accounts for about 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tractor Supply and Carhartt Launch Exclusive Collection Supporting Skilled Trade Jobs

For every item sold, a portion of the proceeds are donated to SkillsUSA, a nonprofit that serves middle-school, high-school and college/postsecondary students preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.

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Energy

Time to Tackle the Demand-Side of the Energy Transition, Schneider Electric Says

Schneider Electric founded its own Sustainability Research Institute in 2020 to reinforce its contributions to the climate and energy debate.

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Environment

How Industry Networks Are Sharing Emissions Data To Tackle Climate Change

The availability and management of accurate, verifiable data are essential to achieving corporate ESG metrics and shared global goals.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper and Global FoodBanking Network Continues to Improve Food Security Across the Globe

International Paper and The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) continues its partnership for a multi-year investment to support capacity-building efforts among food banks in Europe and Latin America.

Education

Taking Up the Torch, Going on the Road

Over the past year, Northwood Tech has been designing a welding program on wheels. Enbridge, a longtime partner of Northwood Tech, awarded the college a $40,000 Fueling Futures grant to purchase the commercial generator that will power the unit.

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Green Infrastructure

FedEx Office Pilots Ford E-Transit Vans for FedEx SameDay® City Service

FedEx Office, in collaboration with Ford Pro, announced it is piloting ten Ford E-Transit vans across its FedEx SameDay City network as part of the goal to transition its entire pickup and delivery fleet to zero tailpipe emission vehicles by 2040.

Environment

Are You Ready To Change the Way You Think About Climate Action?

Our industry may only account for about 1.4 percent of global CO2 emissions, but we are seeing strong collaboration across technology providers and network operators taking firm climate action – a conversation also strongly promoted by GSMA.

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Environment

Yum! Brands Is Driving Change to Build A Sustainable Future

Yum! Brands is committed to growing sustainably by addressing climate change, making progress on renewable energy and emissions reduction in our restaurants and investing in circularity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Announcing Round 2 of the TaroWorks Enterprise Grant

We are excited to announce the launch of the second round of TaroWorks Enterprise Grant, ​​​​where we will award $20,000 to a social enterprise with last mile distribution needs, with funding from Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Funding a More Sustainable Future

A generation ago, assessing a company’s potential was often confined to a review of its balance sheet. Today, however, a company’s impact on the climate is often evaluated alongside profit—especially for institutions, organizations, and individuals making choices about where to s

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Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Looks To Fill Cancer Treatment Gaps With New Immune Pathways

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Southern Company Named One of Forbes Best Employers for Women 2022

We are honored to be named one of Forbes Best Employers for Women 2022. This recognition speaks to our continued commitment to creating an equitable work environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued, supported, respected and heard.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Expanding COVID-19 Testing Access at Historically Black Colleges And Universities

To enable Clark Atlanta University to safely welcome students back to campus in the spring of 2021, Q4HE worked with university officials to implement a COVID-19 testing program.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Home Depot and the United Negro College Fund Work to Advance Education Through Scholarships for HBCU Students

Since 1992, The Home Depot has been partnering with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), an organization that works to build a robust pipeline of highly qualified college graduates from under-represented populations.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Project Umbra Proves out Scalable Process To Combat Child Sexual Exploitation

The Knoble™ Network, a non-profit network of financial crime and fintech professionals that assists vulnerable people around the world, today announced results from its first phase of Project Umbra

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Are Fund Management Teams Operating Under SFDR? - Ian Povey-Hall Featured in Sustainable Investment

SFDR has had more of an impact than any other regulatory-driven change asset managers have seen in recent years. Now that over a year has passed since its first implementation in March 2021, we are in a position to assess the regulation's impact.

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Energy

Transformation: Why Flint Hills Resources' Pine Bend Refinery Is Looking to Solar

Flint Hills Resources is building the largest single user solar project in the United States at its Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Acer Releases 2021 Sustainability Report and Shares Milestones on Acer Green Day

Acer has released its 2021 Sustainability Report which includes the strategies, actions, and outcomes of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank Introduces New Key Coverage Zone℠ for Clients to Avoid Overdraft Fees

KeyBank is committed to helping clients move forward on their financial journey, and today announces changes to overdraft and NSF fees. Initially previewed earlier this year, new terms have gone into effect for Consumer and Small Business checking and savings accounts beginning September 16, 2022.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Inogen Alliance Ranks in Environment Analyst's Top 100 Environmental & Sustainability Consultancy Firms 2022 Report

Inogen Alliance is pleased to share we have been ranked 11th in Environment Analyst’s Top 100 Environmental & Sustainability Consultancy Firms for 2022.

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