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Environment | Medtronic

Healing People and Planet: 3 Things You Need to Know About This Shared Innovation Challenge

When you think about healthcare technology, you may imagine the pacemaker assisting your dad’s ailing heart or the pulse oximeter placed on your finger during your annual physical exam. You probably don’t think about the energy or resources required to manufacture those products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report: Giving Waste New Life

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Research, Reports & Publications

American Workforce Burnout Reaches Tipping Point

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Events, Media & Communications

An Actionable Roadmap To Streamline Your Sustainability Strategy Webinar Series

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Events, Media & Communications

How Aflac's Duck Was Created

In early 2000 when insurance company Aflac (AFL) was attempting to increase its brand recognition, which at the time was hovering around 11%, longtime CEO Dan Amos decided to take a risk.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco is a Great Place to Work

Wesco International (NYSE:WCC), a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, has certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S.

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Events, Media & Communications

DP World Appoints Joel Werner as Chief Operating Officer in Canada

DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, announces the appointment of Joel Werner as Chief Operating Officer for its operations in Canada.

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Energy

Women and Energy: Moving Towards a Gender Balanced Energy Sector

In this episode Wafa Jafri, Partner, Energy Deal Advisory, KPMG in the UK, and Charlotte Dorrington, Manager, Transformation and Sustainability Advisory, KPMG in Denmark, and Chair of Leaders 2050, discuss a ’just energy transition’ and explore some of the impacts of energy.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Harrison Cochran Found Line Work After the Navy, Feels ‘Really Lucky’

Cochran got a job at Duke Energy after graduating from CFCC’s electrical lineworker training program in June 2023. Today, he works on a team of experienced lineworkers, learning how to troubleshoot power outages and make necessary repairs to keep the lights on for customers.

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Environment

AAA – The Auto Club Group, Arbor Day Foundation Announce Partnership To Support Multifaceted Tree Planting Efforts

AAA - The Auto Club Group and the Arbor Day Foundation partner to support a variety of tree planting projects across the country, including both large-scale reforestation and community-focused work.

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Energy

Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia & Spark+ Africa Closes US$3.75M Series A Investment in ATEC for Global South Expansions

Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia (SEEAA), an impact fund managed by Schneider Electric, along with Spark+ Africa Fund closes US$3.75M Series A in ATEC to support global expansion across Asia & African markets of its market-leading IoT electric stoves.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Entergy’s Powering a Brighter Future Through Resilience

With a longstanding commitment to customer affordability, sustainability and social responsibility, Entergy is leading the industry toward a more sustainable and inclusive future.

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Research, Reports & Publications

GoDaddy Venture Forward Quarterly Newsletter Q2, 2024

Welcome to the third quarterly issue of the GoDaddy Venture Forward newsletter! Here we share our latest exclusive data, insights and news about small and microbusinesses.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Motorola Solutions Publishes 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report

Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today released its annual Corporate Responsibility Report, highlighting the company’s environmental, social and governance programs and performance in 2023.

Events, Media & Communications

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Appoints Nic Hunt to Executive Committee

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council is pleased to announce that Nic Hunt, Global Head of Sustainability at Nelipak Healthcare Packaging has been appointed to its Executive Committee.

Green Infrastructure

Church in Compton Champions Clean Air and Community Resilience by Going Solar

Watts-Willowbrook Church of Christ, known as “The Brook (13204 Mona Blvd. Compton CA 90221),” in collaboration with RE-volv and California Interfaith Power & Light (CIPL), celebrated the commissioning of their new 12-kW rooftop solar and upcoming battery storage installation.

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Energy

Combining Molecular Recycling With Groundbreaking Clean Energy

Already a leader in building a circular economy, Eastman took another step forward when it announced a second molecular recycling facility will be built in Longview, Texas. The project will now put Eastman out in front in the search for alternative, clean energy sources.

Environment

Event Recap: AWS Forum 2024 - Water Stewardship in a Converging World

On the 5th to the 6th of June, over 250 delegates gathered at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, Scotland to discuss water stewardship at the 2024 Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Forum. Here are some of our key takeaways.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Infinite Rainbows: How Pride Celebrations Can Last Through the Year, With Action

When the calendar flips to June 1, many of us notice a change on our social media platforms; corporate logos swap from traditional branding to that sporting technicolor rainbows.

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Education

Dow and Teach for All Expand STEM Education Collaboration To Support Underserved Youth

Dow (NYSE: DOW) and Teach For All expand collaboration to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teacher recruitment, professional development and placement.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comcast NBCUniversal Named One of the Most Community-Minded Companies by Points of Light for 11th Year

For the 11th year, Points of Light has named Comcast NBCUniversal to The Civic 50, which recognizes the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Step Inside American’s IOC Unit, Where Customer Journeys Are Saved

Like the conductor of an orchestra, Ron Erdmann leads a closely coordinated team of professionals. But instead of music, Ron is conducting American’s Boeing 777 operation on a recent afternoon.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Fifth Third Surpasses Commitments to Communities, Environment in 2023

In pursuit of its goal to be the one bank people most value and trust, Fifth Third surpassed its commitments to the communities it serves and to the environment last year, according to its recently-published 2023 Sustainability Report.

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Events, Media & Communications

Antea Group UK Appoints Alex Ferguson as Chief Executive Officer

Antea Group UK, a leading environment, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) consulting firm, today announced the appointment of Alex Ferguson as Chief Executive Officer.

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Innovation & Technology

Keysight and SmartViser Enable Testing for EU Energy Efficiency Index Labeling Regulation

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and SmartViser have teamed up to provide device makers with a solution to test the Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) of smartphones and tablets to meet the European Union’s energy labeling mandate.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Maximus Named a Top Washington-Area Workplace by The Washington Post

We've announced that we have been named one of The Washington Post’s 2024 Top Workplaces in the Washington, D.C. area. The company was named to the list as a first-time participant based solely on anonymous, third-party survey data of employees conducted by Energage, LLC.

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Education

Franchise U Is in Session: Yum! Brands and the University of Louisville Collaborate To Change Lives

Summer Worful was 15 when she landed her first job as a crew member at McDonald’s. Despite being painfully shy, she came out of her shell as she fell in love with her weekend side hustle.

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Research, Reports & Publications

How Nasdaq Is Embracing the Era of Impact

On June 14, 2024, Nasdaq published its 2023 Sustainability Report which details how the Company is delivering on its core purpose to advance economic progress for all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler Supports First Annual “Whole in One” Mental Health Awareness Golf Outing

The first annual “Whole in One” mental health awareness golf outing was a smashing success thanks to a partnership between our HeadsUP business resource group and Mental Health America Lakeshore.

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    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

  10. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

  11. KPMG at COP29
    Accelerating the transformation. COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, will once again draw together world leaders, policymakers, industry innovators, and...

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    Clorox’s environmental, social and governance goals are integrated into our IGNITE strategy because we believe they create value for our company...

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