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Environment | Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Pacific Mammal Research Uses Grants To Study Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea

A young girl with a dream to work with dolphins grew up and is now leading research to support conservation efforts of harbor porpoises and harbor seals in the Salish Sea of the Pacific Northwest.
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Education

New “Tech Trends for Teachers” Education Series Keeps Teachers and Students Current on Emerging Tech

A new teacher education series from Tata Consultancy Services’ Ignite My Future program is giving K-12 educators the information they need to prepare students for the careers of tomorrow.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Northwest Ohio Market President Receives 20 Under 40 Award

KeyBank Market President for Northwest Ohio, Dan Dower, has received the 20 Under 40 Award for his leadership and work throughout the community.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Otis Commits to Setting Science-Based Targets To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Otis Worldwide Corporation today announced its commitment to setting near-term science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, which have been formally submitted to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) for evaluation.

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Diversity & Inclusion

3M Works With AbilityOne To Help Empower People With Vision Loss

Imagine a roll of tape as big as a car – that’s how 3M products arrive on the manufacturing floor at the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or CABVI, a nonprofit that employs people with vision loss.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Life Science Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Wins Sustainability Excellence Award

The Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany was named a World Sustainability Awards 2023 winner at the World Sustainability Awards 2023.

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Green Infrastructure

Baker Hughes Druck Sensor Technology To Play Critical Role in Collaboration for Aircraft Hydrogen Fuel Control System Development

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced its participation in a groundbreaking hydrogen project, the Future Engine Technology for the Control of Hydrogen (FETCH).

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Diversity & Inclusion

AllianceBernstein Hosts Our Fifth Annual Global Day of Understanding

AllianceBernstein hosted our fifth annual Global Day of Understanding with over 700 AB employees joining live events across each region, in partnership with our commitment to CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion.

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Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Research Scholars Program Scientists Advancing HIV Research

Dr. Shringar Rao’s inquisitive nature and dedication to addressing health inequities drive her eagerness to help advance innovative scientific breakthroughs.

Diversity & Inclusion

Team Member Resource Groups: “Where Everyone Feels Their Voice Is Heard and Their Individuality Is Recognized and Supported”

In 2023, the EmpowHER Team Member resource group for women and their allies, as well as the Uni+ed Team Member resource group for LGBTQ+ community members and their allies, have accomplished several initiatives.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

College Students Get Scholarships and More To Reach Their Dreams

Duke Energy’s decision to invest money, time and talent in HHSF and its people shows its commitment to improving the communities it serves.

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Environment

Cisco’s Our Corporate Purpose Blog: The complexity of the web of life

The loss of biodiversity is one of the greatest threats facing humanity. By destroying habitats and threatening the survival of species, we are pulling out threads from the web of life that sustains us, and supplies us with food, oxygen, and clean water.

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Environment

Chemours Chief Sustainability Officer’s Takeaways From Financial Times’ Event on Navigating the Complexities of Scope 3 Reporting

At Chemours, we’ve put this advice into action, pushing ourselves to achieve more when it comes to sustainability. Our dedicated team works continually to strengthen our climate goals, improve our processes, and set an example for the broader industry.

Education

Professional Development 'Pushed My Career in Ways I Never Imagined'

As a Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Coach, and current instructional facilitator, Gray helps BTW teachers integrate new technology into their classrooms in order to improve academics.

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Health & Healthcare

SAP Success Stories: Underway in the Amazon With the Hospital Boat

Khouri was a member of the 2023 expedition of Doutores das Águas (Doctors of the Waters), a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Brazil that provides medical and dental care alongside essential socioenvironmental education, to the isolated communities of the Amazon River Basin.

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SCS Global Services Mourns the Loss of Founder and CEO Dr. Stanley P. Rhodes

SCS Global Services (SCS) announced that its founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Stanley Rhodes, passed away late last week.

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Education

Shifting the Face of Science Worldwide, Mary Kay Inspires the Next Generation of Young Women in STEM

Mary Kay STEM grant recipients blaze trails around the world to help solve some of humanity’s most complex problems through science and innovation.

Energy

Accelerating Vehicle-to-Grid Research

Jordan Smith tests the future. As a consulting engineer at Southern California Edison’s Grid Technology Innovation Lab, he is part of an SCE team — with multiple industry stakeholders — currently testing emerging uses of electric vehicles.

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Environment

Navigating Methamphetamine Contamination and Remediation Challenges: Regulations, Costs, and Best Practices

Join us on November 28th at 2pm ET as our experts share their experiences and insights related to Navigating Methamphetamine Contamination and Remediation Challenges: Regulations, Costs, and Best Practices.

Health & Healthcare

Bridging the Hearing Care Gap in Bhutan

Untreated hearing loss significantly and permanently impairs speech and language acquisition in children and can have lifelong impact on their quality of life.

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Health & Healthcare

Participants in Abbott’s Food as Medicine Program Showed Clinically Significant Improvements in Managing Diabetes

A study of Abbott's (NYSE: ABT) Healthy Food Rx, a food as medicine program that provides home-delivered medical prescriptions of healthy food to help address diabetes, showed clinically important benefits for people with diabetes.

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Events, Media & Communications

Dream It Real, the Coach Foundation’s Young Scholar Mentorship Program, Hold’s It’s “China Dream Week” in Partnership With the China Youth Development Fund

At the Coach Foundation's recent "China Dream Week” event, students from five universities gathered in Shanghai for a series of diverse experiential activities and career training, exchanged ideas and learned from each other.

Energy

The Path to Net Zero: Progressive Topics, Workable Solutions

Enbridge is committed to lowering emissions while meeting growing energy demand; supporting our customers today while anticipating their needs tomorrow; and developing new energy sources while keeping energy costs in check.

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Green Infrastructure

Port of Rotterdam: Five Hydrogen Startups Leading the Way in Corporate Collaboration

The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, is poised to become a world-class industrial hub as the world shifts away from fossil fuels to focus on a cleaner economy.

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Sustainable Development Goals

The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Addresses The Renewable Energy Transition | Part 2

The health of the planet and human health are inextricably linked. In 2021, the World Health Organization stated that climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity. The healthcare industry is responsible for nearly 5% of global emissions.

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Health & Healthcare

Environmental Health and Safety at Alkermes

Alkermes is committed to operating in a manner that protects our employees, our environment and our communities.

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