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In Alberta, These Watershed Protectors’ Passion Runs Deep

With the support of a $20,000 Fueling Futures grant from Enbridge, NSWA established the first youth council, designed to give members educational opportunities about conservation as well as a platform to protect the watershed.
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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SF6-Free MV Switchgear Using Pure Air Nominated for Top Awards

Schneider Electric’s innovative new SF6-free switchgear technology using pure air has been nominated for the world’s most important industrial prize, the HERMES Award.

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Environment

New Analysis Shows Momentum Building to Decarbonize the Power Sector

The U.S. power sector made significant progress in the transition away from coal in 2019, driving substantial reductions in pollution from the power sector, according to a new analysis released today.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Shining the Global Spotlight on Women-Led Startups

After using different forms of contraception for a decade, Marina Pavlovic Rivas was fed up with the various side effects and looking for a better option. She wanted something non-invasive, without hormones but still reliable. Her search came up empty.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Interview With Chris Wellise: Chief Sustainability Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

There is steadily growing consensus that corporate sustainability is a business imperative. Audrey Choi of Morgan Stanley tells us: “In one meta-analysis, 88% of studies found that companies that adhered to social or environmental standards showed better operational performance, and 80% of studies showed a positive effect on stock price performance.”

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Partners with Taproot Foundation to Launch Online Volunteering Platform

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is partnering with Taproot Foundation to launch the state’s first dedicated virtual pro bono platform.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Sponsors the University of Idaho's Virtual Engineering Design EXPO

As we all have experienced within these past few months, the year 2020 has been one of uncertainty and change. Despite the challenges facing business and society, ON Semiconductor has steadfastly continued in its commitment to corporate social responsibility and giving back to communities through grant making.

Research, Reports & Publications

Mohawk: 100 Years of Believing in Better

The story of Mohawk Industries is one of innovation, adaptability and a can-do spirit.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Joins With Customers to Deliver Acts of Caring to Communities

CIT Group Inc. (CIT) today announced that it has joined together with its customers on its Acts of Caring program to support critical needs in communities across the country.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Back in Over 50,000 Miles and 3 Continents

Eleven years ago, I received a phone call that changed my life. A childhood friend called asking if I would like to join her newly formed nonprofit as they traveled to Nepal on their first medical mission to perform total joint reconstruction...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IOC Receives Green Building Leadership Award

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received another distinction for Olympic House. The IOC’s new headquarters in Lausanne has been awarded the European 2020 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership Award.

Social Impact & Volunteering

We Are Citizen Philanthropists - Learning Through Service in Bangalore

We Are Your Voice is an initiative that connects employers and people with disabilities looking to begin their careers. Each year, We Are Your Voice hosts a job fair exclusively for people with disabilities seeking new opportunities.

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG Corporate Tracker Launched: A Platform to Measure Private Sector Contribution to the SDGs

The COVID-19 emergency has made it clear that the world needs to work comprehensively to build an inclusive and sustainable future. For this reason, the National Planning Department (DNP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with...

Innovation & Technology

Mobile App Promotes Safe Blood Donation in Brazil During COVID-19 Pandemic

Qualcomm, in collaboration with MTM Tecnologia and ClearTech launched a free mobile app supporting the Green & Yellow Blood Project in Brazil, designed to promote and facilitate safe blood donation throughout the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Research, Reports & Publications

HP Delivers on a Promise for a More Sustainable Future

From building a groundbreaking recycling supply chain that has kept over 60 million plastic bottles out of the ocean, to achieving 100 percent renewable electricity in the United States.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Republic Services Donates 100,000 Masks to Essential Service Providers

Republic Services, Inc. today announced the donation of 100,000 N95 masks to assist essential service providers in Atlanta and in Rutherford County, Tenn., amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation will provide much-needed support to healthcare...

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How TD and a Critical PPP Loan Helped This Self-Made Small Business Owner and Army Veteran

Jenny Kim defines the word tenacity.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alliant Energy Employee Gets National Recognition for Customer Affordability Work

Haben Goitom’s journey to her role as Alliant Energy’s Director of Business Transformation began in the legal department seven years ago. Today, she’s been recognized by one of the utility industry’s leading publications for her accomplishments.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third's Marsha Thornton, Supplier Diversity Experts Share Critical Lessons

Fifth Third Bank’s Director of Supplier Diversity Marsha Thornton was recently featured in Women’s Enterprise USA, the United States' foremost quarterly print and digital publication supporting Women's Business Enterprises.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ecolab Recognized as a Best Company to Sell For by Selling Power Magazine for Fifth Consecutive Year

For the fifth consecutive year, Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, has been named to Selling Power magazine’s list of the 50 Best Companies to Sell For.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keep America Beautiful Launches Community Improvement Grant Program to Help Beautify MLK Corridors Across the Nation

Keep America Beautiful® in partnership with Diageo North America and its Diageo Community Activity and Relief Efforts program, today announced the creation of the Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grant program

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Research, Reports & Publications

New Black & Veatch eBook Navigates the Global Shift to 'One Digital World'

Advanced communication networks are changing the way people interact with data, technology and one another.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

'Global Goal: Unite for Our Future,' Global Citizen and the European Commission Mobilize $1.5 Billion in Cash Grants, and $5.4 Billion in Loans and Guarantees to Combat the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Communities

Combining policy and entertainment, Global Goal: Unite for Our Future – The Summit and The Concert aired in more than 180 countries, and streamed globally across Youtube, Facebook and Twitter. Raising $1.5 billion in cash grants and $5.4 billion in loans – a total of $6.9 billion – from governments, the private sector and foundations,

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Fashion Designer Helping Stitch Together Face Masks, New Opportunities

Stella Hankins, an up-and-coming designer currently making face masks for the public out of her small studio space in Wichita, Kansas, is not shy to share her personal life.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Award Roseland Montessori School in Louisiana With $10,000 to Spark the Future of STEM

Tangipahou Parish School System’s Roseland Montessori School in Roseland, Louisiana has been awarded a $10,000 STEM education grant as part of 2020 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Transparency on Oil and Gas Sector Impacts

A proposed sustainability reporting standard for oil and gas companies identifies climate change as the single biggest challenge facing the sector.

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