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Leidos team members helped plant 100 trees in Peoria, IL in partnership with Trees Forever, the City of Peoria, and the Peoria Park District.

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Earth Month at Leidos: Focusing Our Sustainability Lens on the Environment

“The greatest contribution Leidos makes to sustainability is through the work we do for our customers,” Chris Goodman, climate portfolio manager at Leidos, says. “Our teams develop innovative strategies and technologies to help our customers mitigate and adapt to climate change.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $152,000 in Support of Earth Day, Climate Education

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Environment

International Paper Partners With the Arbor Day Foundation To Plant Breaths of Fresh Air

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Earth Month With Team Gen

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Green Infrastructure

Trane Technologies Delivers All-Electric, Zero Direct Emission Thermo King® Solutions in Every Segment of the Cold Chain in EMEA

Trane Technologies today announced at Solutrans 2023 that it has fulfilled its August 2021 commitment to deliver fully electric, zero direct emission Thermo King® refrigeration solutions for every segment of the cold chain in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region by 2023.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Earns 2024 Military Friendly® Employer Designation

Principal Financial Group® announced today that it has earned the 2024 Military Friendly® Employer designation, honoring the company’s commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable and meaningful opportunities for the military community.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Transactional Carbon Accounting: Financial-Grade Precision Across the Value Chain

As businesses and organizations tackle the reduction of their carbon footprint to achieve net-zero emissions, they are scrutinizing the accuracy and availability of their carbon emissions data, especially for scope 3 emissions.

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Education

KFC Thailand Joins Forces With the Equal Education Fund (EEF) in Support of Out-of-School Children

KFC Thailand announces its pledge to join forces with the EEF (Equal Education Fund) in its mission to spotlight the learning and earning potential of out-of-school Thai Youth.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Novelis' Commitment to Product Sustainability

At Novelis, we are committed to supplying our customers with high-quality, responsibly sourced, and lowest-carbon products possible.

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Sustainable Development Goals

LyondellBasell To Build Industrial-Scale Advanced Recycling Plant in Germany

LyondellBasell (LYB) today announced it has made the final investment decision to build the company's first industrial-scale catalytic advanced recycling demonstration plant at its Wesseling, Germany, site.

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Environment

Ceres Applauds Farm Bill Extension, Urges Expansion of Climate-Smart Investments in 2024

Ceres today pledged to continue working with leading food, apparel, and agriculture companies in the coming months to pass a five-year Farm Bill reauthorization that equitably invests in U.S. farmers and rural communities.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Albertsons Companies’ Jewel-Osco Division Packed More Than 52,000 Thanksgiving Meals at Annual Holiday Food Packing Event

Nearly 100 of Albertsons Companies Jewel-Osco associates came together as one team at the Northern Illinois Food Bank for our annual Jewel-Osco Holiday Food Packing event!

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Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Celebrates #Movember for Men’s Health Awareness Month

This month we recognize Movember, a time for us to shine a light on issues affecting men’s health. Excessive drinking may affect men’s mental, sexual and physical health.

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Health & Healthcare

Minto Communities Joins IWBI’s WELL for Residential Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities, and Minto Communities announced today that the Canadian-owned developer became an early adopter

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Global Insights Series • Social Impact

​Welcome to Acre’s Sustainable Finance Insights Series, where we’ll be highlighting key sustainability topics for the financial sector. This month, we’ll be focusing on social impact.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Learn How T-Mobile Empowers Employees and Customers To Give Back

See how the team at T-Mobile’s newest Customer Experience Center in Rochester, N.Y. were ready to give back from the get-go, using some of the many benefits the company offers to employees wanting to support their communities.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Collaborating for the Planet: How One Unlikely Material Enabled a Sustainable Luxury Golf Bag

On a mission to reimagine a more sustainable golf bag for a world-class golf event, VESSEL and Dow turned to a novel and versatile material solution: LuxSense™ Silicone Leather.

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Energy

How Chemours’ Chemistries Are Helping To Sustainably Scale the Hydrogen Economy

One of the hydrogen industry’s biggest challenges is the need to quickly and exponentially scale a new supply chain that can support rapid advancement toward a global Hydrogen Economy, especially in the face of geopolitical challenges.

Diversity & Inclusion

NBCUniversal and IllumiNative Partner To Increase Indigenous Representation in Media

To kick-off Native American Heritage Month, NBCUniversal and IllumiNative, the Native women-led organization focused on amplifying contemporary Native voices, stories, and issues to advance justice, equity, and self-determination, announced a new partnership.

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Research, Reports & Publications

TENWEST Streetfest and Startup Tucson Creates a Place for Entrepreneurs To Learn and Grow

GoDaddy’s Sr. Director of Venture Forward, Alexandra Rosen, kicked off Innovation Day at TENWEST this year with a presentation on the power of entrepreneurship, including the growth, journey and impact of the local microbusiness owner in Tucson and surrounding Arizona.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Like Pizza, Opportunity Is Better Shared

At Pizza Hut, we believe that everyone deserves equal opportunity. That’s why we created the Equal Slice program, which provides education, mentorship, and $20,000 grants to business owners in underrepresented communities to help them succeed.

Energy

Ramping Up RNG Potential in the Pacific Northwest

Renewable energy, including RNG, is an important and growing business for Enbridge, which has been investing in renewables and lower-carbon infrastructure for more than 20 years.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Texas Partners With Montgomery County Food Bank To Provide Healthy Meals to the Community

No one should have to question where their next meal will come from, but unfortunately, that’s the reality for many families in Texas.

Energy

Santa Barbara Unveils New Electric Buses

Santa Barbara’s Metropolitan Transit District is two stops closer to a zero-emission fleet. The agency recently added two new 40-foot, battery-electric buses and charging infrastructure to its operations.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Doing Good by Giving Back: Honoring National Philanthropy Day

As a global company committed to developing solutions that improve people’s daily experiences, HARMAN has always believed in pursuing ideas, technologies and partnerships that have a profound impact on people, communities and the broader society.

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Health & Healthcare

Essity Hygiene and Health Report 2023–2024: Prevention for Preparedness in Hygiene and Health

Prevention helps save lives and facilitates equity and equality. Prevention measures including access to basic hygiene services are as essential for health systems and societies as they are for individuals.

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Diversity & Inclusion

High School Internship Program Helps Students Grow Careers in Banking

For Jorge Estudillo-Castillo, thinking about a future career in banking started while attending Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities and interning at a U.S. Bank branch in Minneapolis.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Insight From Nielsen: New Research Shows That Disability-Inclusive Content Is Smart Business

It’s the classic fashion catalog pose. Two fetching models, a man and a woman who look like they’re about to go yachting, peer into the camera with a look that borders on smoldering.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fortune and Great Place to Work® Name Cadence One of the World’s Best Workplaces™ in 2023, Ranking 9th

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that Fortune magazine and Great Place To Work® have honored the company as one of the 2023 World’s Best Workplaces™ for the eighth time, ranking Cadence #9.

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