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Education | Discovery Education

Discovery Education Sends Teachers and Students Nationwide Back to School With a Host of Free New Resources

Global edtech leader Discovery Education and a selection of partners are sending students across the country back to school with a host of new, free dynamic digital resources that nurture student curiosity and support student achievement.
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Diversity & Inclusion

AEG's Tamala Lewis to Be Honored by Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce As Catalyst Award Recipient in 2021 Diversity Awards

Tamala Lewis, senior director of community affairs and Foundation at AEG’s Dignity Health Sports Park (DHSP) in Carson, Calif. will be honored as the first Catalyst Award recipient of the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Diversity Awards on Wednesday, May 19.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E10: Caroline Barlerin, Platypus Advisors

What is the tech sector’s role in society, democracy, and philanthropy? Platypus Advisors' Caroline Barlerin and Common Impact's Danielle Holly discuss just that through the lens of systemic inequity, diversity, and the pandemic.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking for the Second Year in a Row

This is Stanley Black & Decker’s second year being named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, coming in at #69 overall and #8 in the Capital Goods Industry.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Food Industry Faces Uncharted Territory in Scaling to Meet Accelerating Demand for Alternative Proteins

While global demand for sustainable protein grows in an increasingly food-insecure world, ramping up production is relatively uncharted territory. A groundbreaking new report from CRB probes the rewards/risks of traversing this new market.

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Environment

First-of-its-kind Engagement Tool Released for Investors on Natural Climate Solutions

As net-zero commitments become the new standard for investors and companies, Ceres and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) today released a new first-of-its-kind engagement tool for investors

Research, Reports & Publications

Creating a Collaborative Ecosystem with Domains for Good

Non-profits, B Corporations and other mission-driven organizations face unique challenges on the internet, and every minute and every dollar spent addressing these challenges takes away from the focus and success of their mission.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Public and Private Investment Will Significantly Improve US Residential Recycling and Catalyze a Circular Economy, Says New Report

Significant federal and corporate investment could improve the U.S. curbside recycling rate to nearly 70% and deliver more than $30 billion in economic benefits and nearly 200,000 new jobs within 10 years according to a

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Rockwell Automation Named to Forbes Best Employers for Diversity 2021 List

Rockwell Automation announced today it was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2021. Rockwell ranked 356 out of 500 companies to earn this prestigious award.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving Back Through Virtual Pro Bono

Dive into pro bono service to make a difference volunteering your professional skills to nonprofits in need. Learn how you can lend your skills to a good cause by registering for Taproot’s free one-hour webinar on Tuesday, May 25 at 1 PM/10 AM PT.

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Education

Innovative Hybrid Learning Tools Put STEM Students in the Action

From a career-focused chat with a digital animator to a hip hop-driven data science trip, these Verizon Innovative Learning apps immerse students in STEM with new ways of learning.

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Wells Fargo Launches Banking Inclusion Initiative to Accelerate Unbanked Households' Access to Affordable Transactional Accounts

Wells Fargo today announced the Banking Inclusion Initiative, a 10-year commitment to help unbanked individuals gain access to affordable, mainstream, digitally-enabled transactional accounts – a meaningful entry point to fully participating in the economy and achieving financial stability. The initiative will focus on reaching unbanked communities and, in particular, helping remove barriers to financial inclusion for Black and African American, Hispanic, and Native American/Alaska Native families, which account for more than half of America’s 7 million unbanked households1. It also will assist those who are underbanked or underserved – individuals who may have a bank account yet continue to use high cost, non-bank services and have similar needs.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Entergy Corporation Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking

3BL Media has named Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) one of the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest, U.S. public companies.

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Research, Reports & Publications

FedEx Publishes 2021 ESG Report

The FedEx 2021 ESG Report outlines the company’s commitment to connecting communities in responsible ways — in good times and during periods of great need. As part of our longstanding mission, FedEx has set a new goal to achieve carbon neutral operations globally by 2040.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ecolab Ranks Eighth on 2021 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

Ecolab is ranked within the top 10 on Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, which recognizes leading U.S. public companies for their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

Environment

Biodiversity: Cultivating Life on and Beyond the Farm

Our long-term success as a company lies in providing farmers with the best tools and solutions so they can grow enough with less environmental impact.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity of Thought Is an Important Way We As Security Pros Are Going to Get to Greater Resilience.

Angela Weinman of VMware and Jimmy Sanders of Netflix DVD discuss this and other insights in their Keynote Conversation for RSA Conference 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kids In Need Foundation Receives Donation From Georgia-Pacific

Over the past year, our teachers have been adaptive, innovative, and creative. As a proud partner of Kids In Need Foundation, we donated over 5,000 soap bottles to their resource centers.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People Behind CSR at Cisco: Hoa Tran Makes a Difference Through Community Impact Programs

Hoa Tran manages Cisco’s San Francisco Bay Area Community Impact Grants (CIG) program, and Habitat for Humanity Build Grants program, and other employee-engaged initiatives from the Cisco Foundation and the Public Benefit Investment (PBI) Team.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

COVID-19 Shows Small Businesses the Benefits of Digital Financial Services

Before COVID-19, small merchants globally were gradually beginning to see the power of digital financial services. Transitioning to digital services helps small businesses transact faster, smarter and safer, and opens up credit options and other benefits.

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Health & Healthcare

Sands Supports Global WASH Efforts

Through world events like the COVID-19 pandemic, Las Vegas Sands are able to leverage resources to engage in focused relief efforts, such as contributing to organizations helping at the front lines, and donating life-saving supplies to our frontline workers.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021

Merck was named to the annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking by 3BL. The list recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

3BL Media Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021

3BL Media announced today its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance amongst the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

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Health & Healthcare

Novartis Reaches Milestone Delivery of 1 Billion Courses of Antimalarial Treatment

Novartis announced today that it has delivered one billion courses of antimalarial treatment since 1999. More than 90% of this artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) was supplied without profit to malaria-endemic countries around the globe.

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Innovation & Technology

Unlocking the Covid Code

One day at the New York Genome Center, a researcher named Neville Sanjana told me that he thinks of genetic sequencers not as a typical invention but as a kind of “platform technology.”

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Verizon Deepens Commitment To Help Vulnerable Communities and Bridge Digital Divide

Verizon today announced new programs, initiatives and investments to help underserved communities bridge the digital divide.

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