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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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Innovation & Technology

Meet Vishakha: Motovlogger and Gamer Inspiring Women to Break Down Barriers

I remember the first time I rode on the back of my father’s motorbike as if it was yesterday. I loved feeling the wind on my face as we cruised through the streets – it’s a vivid memory I will have forever.

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Energy

CIT Serves As Lead Arranger of $50.5 Million Financing for New York State Solar Portfolio

CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Power and Energy business served as lead arranger of $50.5 million in financing for construction of Amp's NY3 assets

Diversity & Inclusion

A Conversation With Calvin Hilton and Mike Schmidt: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions, Mike Schmidt sat down with Calvin Hilton, on the importance of Dr. King’s legacy and Alliance Data’s commitment to promoting inclusion, equality and respect for all.

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Environment

Helping Purps the Penguin Heal

Purps is an endangered African Penguin living at Mystic Aquarium, not far from Henkel North America’s headquarters. After injuring her ankle, Purps was in need of support to enhance her mobility & ensure she could carry on as a happy, active penguin.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

My Battle With a Fixed Mindset

What do I even mean when I say, ‘fixed mindset?’ That’s the question I started asking myself about 6 months ago. Prior to that, if someone asked me whether I had a growth mindset, I’d have said a big “YES!” Sure, I’ve got a growth mindset.

Media & Communications

Brunton, Ozkurt Join Northeast Water Leadership Team at WSP USA

Jennifer Brunton and Ozlen Ozkurt have assumed key leadership positions in the Water business line at WSP USA, a premier engineering and professional services consultancy.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours Washington Works Nature Trail Achieves “Certified Gold” Status by the Wildlife Habitat Council

Chemours’ Washington Works manufacturing site located in Wood County, West Virginia has been recognized for environmental excellence by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Clocks 113,000 Volunteer Hours in 2021, Doubling Time Donated to Help Tackle Water Challenges in 55 Countries

The commitment of volunteer hours doubled from 2020 to 2021, despite the challenges of COVID-19. Xylem employees stepped up both in person, in their own communities, and virtually, finding new ways to make a difference.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Griffith Foods US Supports Local Worth Township During Holiday Season

To celebrate the holiday season and support our local communities, the Griffith Foods US team donated over 150 new toys to the Worth Township for their Christmas Care program!

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

47-year-old Dolphin Is Happy Go “Lucky” at Brookfield Zoo

Lucky, a playful 47-year-old dolphin currently residing at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a common type of skin and oral cancer.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Benevity Releases Its Top 10 Charitable Causes Supported by Companies and Their People in 2021

Benevity announced its annual top 10 causes and giving trends data for 2021, demonstrating that global events and crises continued to impact giving behaviors.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Marketplace Is No Longer Overlooking Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples have been historically overlooked and exploited. As we enter the new year, we call for more organizations to look within Indigenous communities, at the people and cultural heritage left underserved, and task you with the responsibility to uplift these voices and their autonomy. Will you answer this call?

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lifting Up Communities on the National Day of Service

ViacomCBS has empowered employees to support nonprofit organizations and champion their favorite causes from anywhere in the world.

Energy

Tackling the Hot Topic of Global Energy Consumption for Mobile Networks

Global energy consumption for mobile networks is a hot topic. Carbon footprint and costs generated by energy use is one of our industry’s greatest challenges.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Land Betterment Impact Minute #31: The Importance of a Sustainable Agbioscience Economy With Mitch Frazier of AgriNovus Indiana

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

3 Things to Know About Engaging Employees in Sustainability

As the Great Resignation continues, employers are seeking more ways to help employees feel fulfilled in their careers.

Health & Healthcare

Surprise Medical Bill Law: What the No Surprises Act Means for You

Employees have had a win on Capitol Hill, even if they don’t know about it.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Competing by Connecting

At CooperCompanies, our mission of improving lives one person at a time is grounded in enhancing health and wellness worldwide. For us, it’s not just business. It’s deeply personal.

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Research, Reports & Publications

ACCP Releases 3rd Annual Making the Case for Socially Responsible Business Toolkit

The Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP) today released its third annual Making the Case for Socially Responsible Business

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Health & Healthcare

Illumina Collaborates With Nashville Biosciences to Accelerate Medicines Development

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Nashville Biosciences, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), today announced a multi-year agreement to accelerate medicines development through large-scale genomics and the establishment of a preeminent clinico-genomic resource. Using Illumina's next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, scientists and researchers will be able to better identify disease associations and targets for intervention by analyzing data derived from VUMC's extensive, high-quality biobank of approximately 250,000 de-identified human DNA samples and associated longitudinal, structured medical data.

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How You Can Help Accelerate the Sustainable Transition in the New Year

With the breadth of challenges facing humanity, each new year gives us the collective opportunity to reflect on the progress we’ve made toward creating a more sustainable future for all.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Next Generation ESG Strategy: Q&A With Peter Iliopoulos, SVP, Taxation, Sustainability, and Governmental Affairs at Gildan

As 2022 begins, Gildan, a leading vertically integrated apparel manufacturing company, has started the new year strongly by announcing its Next Generation ESG strategy and future targets.

Sustainable Development Goals

Welcome Progess on SDGs Reporting - Thanks to GRI Standards

A new study has revealed that four-in-five companies assessed now include a commitment in their sustainability reports to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Social Impact & Volunteering

A Virtuous Circle of Giving - Cisco Meraki Employees Pay It Forward to 826 Valencia

Founded in 2002, 826 Valencia supports students ages 6-18 from under-resourced communities with their creative and expository writing skills, and helps educators inspire their students to write.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Humanity-Centric Innovation: Redefining the Meaning of Billionaire

In a recent TEDxOshkosh talk, Kimberly-Clark’s chief scientist Pete Dulcamara discussed how a new focus on humanity-centric innovation can help solve the most significant problems facing society and the environment.

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