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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

Franklin Templeton Earns Top Score in 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Franklin Templeton takes great pride in maintaining and evolving our policies and practices to promote workplace equality for LGBTQ+ employees, which has allowed us to continue to receive the highest marks in the Human Right Campaign’s survey, year after year.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Grid Named Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality

National Grid US has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Media & Communications

“Sustainable Fashion” - Hot Button Issue in 2022

With the global COVID-19 pandemic still disrupting our lives and dominating the headlines, it is understandable that important news about sustainability can sometimes slip through the cracks.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Matches Donations to Slice Out Hunger Through Giving Season Fundraising Campaign

Hormel Foods Corporation matched $10,000 in donations made to Slice Out Hunger through the nonprofit organization’s giving season fundraising campaign.

Environment

Overview of the 5 Types of Hazards Defined by Industrial Hygiene

The study and practice of industrial hygiene plays a vital role in the health and safety of workers across the globe. Governments and industries have developed standards over time that are meant to contribute to the welfare of those doing the work.

Diversity & Inclusion

Applied Materials is Paving the Way to Inclusion for Women Engineers

As the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world, Applied Materials knows that having a workforce representing different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences is essential to delivering innovations that Make Possible a Better Future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

American Airlines Earns Perfect Score on Corporate Equality Index Over the Last Two Decades

American Airlines has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) with the highest possible rating in the prestigious 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation Again Named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, announced that for the sixth consecutive year it has earned a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index

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Diversity & Inclusion

Not the Science Type Spotlights STEM Equity at Brand Storytelling 2022

3M’s Not the Science Type is a documentary film that addresses negative stereotypes and the need for greater diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM.

Environment

Sustainability: How Nokia Is Helping Broadband Meet the 1.5°C Target

The need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels was reaffirmed by the recent meeting of COP26, an event that highlighted how crucial it is that everyone acts immediately to avert an environmental catastrophe.

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Innovation & Technology

Rockwell Automation's CIO Explains Why Sustainability Needs to Be Part of a CIO's Strategy

Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are in the best position to help organizations broaden sustainability efforts to address environment, social and governance (ESG) impacts according to Chris Nardecchia

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Kimberly-Clark announced that it once again received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality. Kimberly-Clark met all of the CEI’s criteria, earning the designation as one of the ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality.’

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Energy

Cummins Adopts New Strategy to Reach Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

The global power leader’s Destination Zero strategy unveiled Jan. 25 calls for changes to Cummins’ products and the energy sources that power them as well as collaboration with and leadership from governments, utilities and other industries.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

#ThankYouForward: Regions Bank Initiative Celebrates Efforts to Help LGBTQ+ Neighbors in Houston Live Healthier More Fulfilling Lives

Goodwill initiative gives The Montrose Center’s Law Harrington Senior Living Center residents and Youth Rapid Rehousing program participants the power of giving to foster inclusiveness.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nielsen Included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the Fourth Consecutive Year

We’re proud to be included in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), a modified market capitalization-weighted index that aims to track the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data reporting, for the fourth consecutive year.

Environment

Truist Announces Goal of Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050

Truist Financial Corporation announced plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, furthering the company’s aspiration to support the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Del Monte Foods Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Del Monte Foods, Inc. proudly announced today that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

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Innovation & Technology

Cisco Networking Academy Partner NIIT Foundation Creatively Addresses Inclusivity

While the International Monetary Fund predicts India’s economy will bounce back from the pandemic — with GDP predicted to grow 12.5 percent in 2021, after an eight percent decline in 2020 — a big challenge is ensuring that the growth is inclusive.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Earns Perfect Score in LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Index

Qurate Retail Group, which includes retail brands QVC®, HSN®, Zulily®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill®, and Grandin Road®, has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SC Johnson Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

SC Johnson, the maker of household brands such as Windex®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day® and Scrubbing Bubbles®, today announced it has received a perfect score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) survey and report.

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Education

Discovery Education and TrueSport Partner to Present a Unique, Virtual Town Hall Exploring the Life Skills Students Need for Success in Sports and Beyond

TrueSport and Discovery Education announce a partnership providing powerful educational tools to equip students with resources that help build life skills and core values for success on and off the field of play.

Events, Media & Communications

Evolving Your Sustainable Procurement Program From a Rated to Requesting Organization

In this panel featuring Qosina/Qosmedix, Greif, and W.R. Grace, we look at how and why organizations who began their sustainable procurement journey as an assessed supplier evolved into a requesting organization themselves

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Diversity & Inclusion

AEG Earns Top Score in 2022 Corporate Equality Index

AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, proudly announced today that the company has received a perfect score of 100 on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru of America, Inc. Named 2022 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality for Sixth Consecutive Year

Subaru of America, Inc. announced today it was named a 2022 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

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Environment

Chemours Supplies Lower Global Warming Potential Refrigerant to Three Ice Rink Venues in Beijing

This February, while the eyes of the world will be on the best-of-the-best performances of athletes on the ice in Beijing, the minds of Chemours and the HVACR industry will be on what lies beneath the surface — ice made possible by Chemours’ Opteon™ XP40.

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