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Environment | Medtronic

Healing People and Planet: 3 Things You Need to Know About This Shared Innovation Challenge

When you think about healthcare technology, you may imagine the pacemaker assisting your dad’s ailing heart or the pulse oximeter placed on your finger during your annual physical exam. You probably don’t think about the energy or resources required to manufacture those products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report: Giving Waste New Life

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Research, Reports & Publications

American Workforce Burnout Reaches Tipping Point

Aflac Incorporated

Events, Media & Communications

An Actionable Roadmap To Streamline Your Sustainability Strategy Webinar Series

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Social Impact & Volunteering

MetLife 2023 Sustainability Report: Making an Impact Through Volunteerism

MetLife encourages a culture of year-round volunteering. MetLife colleagues across all regions and departments lend their time, talent and passion for their communities to educational, environmental, mentoring, coaching, skills-based and pro-bono initiatives.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Powers Up Friday Night Lights To Give One Small Town a $2 Million High School Football Field Makeover

This coming football season, the competition won't just be on the field. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) will transform Friday night lights forever for one deserving small town — just like it’s done for rural wireless service — with a grand prize football field technology makeover.

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Innovation & Technology

2023–2024 Cummins Sustainability Progress Report: Innovation

For the last 100 years, Cummins has built on and improved diesel technology while advancing a broader product portfolio to meet the needs of its diverse customers amidst a critical energy transition in the commercial and industrial vehicle industry.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Complimentary Webinar: How To Conduct Effective Root Cause Analysis, Corrective & Preventive Actions

Join SCS Global Services for a complimentary webinar on the common misconceptions and missteps when conducting Root Cause Analysis and the factors that will help your team improve the decision making processes. August 6, 2024 at 9 am PT

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

SCORE Charlotte Competition Helps Take Small Businesses to the Next Level

Lubika and his brothers’ business was good enough to win among 10 small business finalists from North and South Carolina in the first-ever “Shark Tank”-style event held by SCORE Charlotte.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enhancing Workforce Management With Data Analytics

Data analytics is a powerful tool in human resources decision-making, however, leveraging the appropriate metrics can often be overlooked until a problem arises that necessitates its application.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Beryl’s Bite, Jorge’s Balm: FedEx Hero Delivers for Jamaica

Miles away, in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee, the FedEx Global Citizenship team faced a daunting challenge: getting critical supplies to those affected as quickly as possible.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Employees Make a Difference at Illumina

What if one thing could change everything for the better? That’s genomics. At Illumina, our vision for the future includes accessibility to genome sequencing, personalized medicine, and more positive outcomes for those facing disease.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PotlatchDeltic Team Member Hiring and Turnover

PotlatchDeltic works to attract and develop talent for our existing and future workforce. Recruiting can be challenging due to limited supply of qualified and experienced talent at some of our locations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Decoding Deutsche Bank’s Sustainable Finance Framework

The first installment of a two-part series, this episode explores sustainable finance from the perspective of Germany's leading bank.

Energy

EV Sales Growth Cools but Some Markets Still Run Hot

This year has been a mixed bag for electric vehicles. After EV sales hit new highs in 2023, some automakers have now revised down their near-term targets, citing falling demand.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bath & Body Works Paves the Way for Pelotonia

On August 3 and 4, hundreds of Bath & Body Works associates will take to the roads in support of Pelotonia. Founded in 2008, Pelotonia has raised $283 million for innovative, breakthrough research to end cancer.

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Events, Media & Communications

Is Your Brand Communicating Enough About Sustainability?

With the recent announcement of climate action themes and goals for this year’s COP29 summit, and the UN's intense initiatives to achieve the 1.5°C goal set by the Paris Agreement, many companies are still grappling with how to communicate progress.

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Events, Media & Communications

Chhavi Maggu, Global Sustainability Strategist, Announced As Governing Board President of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)

With expertise in the energy transition and sustainability, Maggu strengthens ISSP with her knowledge of private sector and international organizations across various industries.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Entergy Secures Naming Rights to STEM Center at Girl Scout DreamLab

Girl Scouts Louisiana East is excited to announce that Entergy will have the naming rights to the STEM Center at the Girl Scout DreamLab for the next five years.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Insights From Women at the Forefront of Crises in Burundi

Judith Nijimbere and her family of twelve face multiple challenges, including flooding that has destroyed her house.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Mondelēz 2023 Snacking Made Right Report: Carbon Footprint

We’ve been applying the principles of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol to our business for more than a decade. Drawing on the input of functions throughout the business – including Manufacturing and Logistics, Finance and Procurement – and working with external partners.

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Innovation & Technology

New Holland Unveil Flagship CR10 Combine Harvester

New Holland, a brand of CNH, has unveiled the new flagship CR10 combine harvester.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

National Grid Announces Sally Librera To Lead New York Business

National Grid today announced that Sally Librera will join National Grid as President of its New York business, and sit on the Group Executive Committee, further strengthening National Grid’s leadership team and reinforcing its credentials as a leader in the energy transition.

Sustainable Development Goals

Comprehensive ESG Strategy Drives Progress on Key Issues and Positions American Airlines for Long-Term Success

Sustainability at American includes protecting the safety of our team members and customers, attracting and developing the talent we need, providing our customers with a world-class travel experience and positioning American to compete in a low-carbon economy.

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Energy

The Promise and Challenges of Ammonia in the Global Energy Transition

Amid the global shift towards sustainable energy sources, ammonia has emerged as a compelling candidate for hydrogen production, but this potential comes with critical considerations for safe production, storage, and utilization practices.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Key Strategies for Building a Positive Safety Culture in Your Workplace

A workplace culture that treats safety as a shared commitment by every member of the organization, from top leadership on down, benefits both individual well-being and organizational success. 

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Bronze Medalist to Employee-Partner: How Passion Richardson Applies Her Winning Skills to Cintas

Passion Richardson waited anxiously, sitting in the middle of a sea of red, white and blue. She listened to the faint chants of thousands of people calling out their country’s names until it was her turn.

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Events, Media & Communications

Sustainability Communications in 2024, So Far: Trends, Numbers & Narratives

The first half of 2024 has been a whirlwind of activity and growth, especially in corporate sustainability and social impact communication.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Experiencing the Magic of the ‘Gooooal’ With the Patients of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

In June, Aflac spent an entire afternoon at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami with Adamari López, the renowned TV personality who, as a breast cancer survivor, understands the importance of smiling during challenging moments.

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    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

  9. KPMG at COP29
    Accelerating the transformation. COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, will once again draw together world leaders, policymakers, industry innovators, and...

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    Clorox’s environmental, social and governance goals are integrated into our IGNITE strategy because we believe they create value for our company...

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  12. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH Industrial’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying...

  13. Women's Economic Justice
    CARE Women’s Economic Justice works to increase women’s wealth by changing the system.

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    Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...

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    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...