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Spring Cleaning Your Budget: A Fresh Start for Your Finances

If spring cleaning your closet feels satisfying, scrubbing your budget might feel downright transformative. Just like clutter tends to accumulate in the corners of your home, unused subscriptions, autopay traps and shifting expenses gather quietly in your financial life.

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Spring Cleaning Your Budget: A Fresh Start for Your Finances

Aflac Incorporated

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Meet ISO 22716, the Gold Standard in Global Manufacturing: Mary Kay Certified for Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices

Mary Kay

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What Small Businesses Tell Us About the Economy That Wall Street Can’t

GoDaddy

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INFOGRAPHIC: Environmental Stewardship at Smithfield Foods

Learn more about Smithfield’s ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its progress toward its 2020 environmental targets in its 2017 Sustainability Report at smithfieldfoods.com/environment.

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Smithfield Foods’ Report Recaps Significant Progress, New Initiatives in Environmental Efforts

Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced the release of the Environment section of its 17th sustainability report. This section, the second installment in the report, highlights the company’s ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its progress toward its 2020 environmental targets.

“In 2017, we made meaningful progress toward our goal to reduce our environmental impact while meeting the growing global demand for pork,” said Stewart Leeth, vice president of regulatory affairs and chief sustainability officer for Smithfield Foods. “We continue to address environmental concerns through innovation and ongoing improvement which creates value for our stakeholders and supports the communities where our employees live and work.”

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Valvoline Releases 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, ‘Voices of Valvoline’

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, today released its 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report (CSR). The foundational pillars of corporate social responsibility at Valvoline™ continue to center on its “People, Product and Planet” approach with a strategic focus on achieving greater impact in the areas of citizenship, sustainability, and diversity and inclusion.

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Better Risk Management: It’s About Survival

For many risks, like those related to operations or marketing strategies, companies are adept at predicting, understanding and managing their exposure. But for other risks, like emerging risks related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, companies are less equipped - which is becoming a serious problem worldwide.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Join the GRI Standards Governance: Help Shape the Future of Sustainability Reporting

Two of GRI's governance bodies closely linked to the standard-setting activities are looking for new members. Find out more and submit your nomination before deadline!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Why You Should Be Using Cause Marketing

Like other CSR elements, Cause Marketing efforts can directly influence your bottom line. Consumers are asking companies to support social and environmental issues, taking action towards areas that may not be relevant to everyday business operations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation Named One of America’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest leisure travel company, was today named one of the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2018 by Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR Magazine). The company ranked No. 35 in CR Magazine’s 19th annual survey that recognizes exceptional environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of U.S. public companies.

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Consumers Energy Releases 2018 Sustainability Report

Consumers Energy has released its 2018 Sustainability Report, an annual snapshot of the energy provider’s commitment to the triple bottom line of people, planet and prosperity.

Environment

Protecting Eagles While Generating Carbon-Free Energy

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Strengthening Communities: Vancity Publishes 8th Integrated Annual Report

Vancity’s latest integrated Annual Report, Strengthening Communities, shows how Vancity exists solely for the benefit of our members and the communities in which they live and work. It can be viewed at annualreport.vancity.com.

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