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Innovation & Technology | U.S. Soy

New Documentary Sheds Light on the Surprising Scope of Soy’s Sustainability Benefits

From food to fuel to plastic, soy is making the Earth more sustainable in thousands of surprising ways. In the years ahead, it might even do the same on Mars.
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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UNFCU Foundation Names 2022 Grant Recipients Expands Support to 19 Resilient Partners Empowering Women and Youth

UNFCU Foundation today announced that 19 organizations are the recipients of its 2022 grants.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Entergy Partners With Diverse Firms, Spends $1.3B for Goods and Services in 2021

In an achievement that elevates Entergy to elite status nationally in an important category, we have spent $1.3 billion with diverse companies in 2021.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Beijing 2022 Builds on 2008 Legacy

The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are being staged in the first city to host both the Summer and Winter editions of the Olympic Games

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chemours' Chief Sustainability Officer, Sheryl Telford, on What It Takes to Reach Their Net Zero Goals

Jim Giles, Carbon Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Sheryl Telford, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Envir. Health and Safety at Chemours on the company’s 2030 commitment to achieving a 60% reduction in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People Behind CSR at Cisco: Volunteering With AppD Cares Fulfills a Passion for Giving Back

We have created a new blog series that will focus on the people behind Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Cisco. Each blog in this series will highlight a different Cisco employee who works closely with CSR initiatives across the company.

Environment

Headlines of the Future: The Future of Agriculture and Climate Change

All around the world, we see and feel the effects of climate change on our lives. While it impacts everyone, agriculture is one of the sectors that is at the forefront of climate change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific Industrial Gypsum Donates $5,500 of Equipment and Training to Camden, New Jersey Fire Department

Georgia-Pacific Industrial Gypsum ended the 2021 season of giving with the Camden City Fire Department in New Jersey.

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Environment

New CEO of National Conservation Organization Sets Course for Scaling Nature Based Solutions With High Profile Leadership Team

The American Forest Foundation, the national conservation organization making a meaningful conservation impact by supporting America’s family forest owners, today announced its growing leadership team

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Donates $20 Million to Strengthen Small Businesses in Los Angeles

Wells Fargo today announced a $20 million donation to help Los Angeles small business owners own more of their businesses’ assets, including property and equipment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Scotiabank's Efforts to Prioritize Gender and LGBT+ Equality Recognized

For the fifth consecutive year, Scotiabank has been included in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), a reference index that aims to track the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data reporting and gender equality.

Research, Reports & Publications

EcoVadis and the German Supply Chain Act

For companies who sell into Germany, there are new expectations for sustainability: How will the recent German Supply Chain act impact your relationships?

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Environment

Soil Health Institute Receives Grant From Wells Fargo to Develop DNA Sequence Based Indicators of Soil Health

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, announced funding today from Wells Fargo to identify microbial indicators of optimal carbon cycling and storage in soil.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Campaigns With Heart Honored As 2022 Halo Award Finalists

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Engage for Good celebrates companies and causes that truly ‘get it’ – companies with heart – with the announcement of this year’s Halo Award finalists.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Novartis Highlights Focus on Creating Value for Stakeholders and Society in New Integrated Report

At Novartis, we work to build trust with society and deliver long-term value to our stakeholders by embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics into the core of our business strategy and operations.

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Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation and PlayStation Partner to Plant Trees Via New Video Game, Horizon Forbidden West

The Arbor Day Foundation and PlayStation partner to plant up to 288,000 trees in the spring of 2022, to help complete three major reforestation projects across the U.S.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard Advances Commitment to Black Women-Owned Businesses Across the U.S. With Yearlong Programming, Support and Funding

Nearing the anniversary of the launch of the Strivers Initiative, Mastercard is reaffirming its commitment to Black women small business owners through an expanded partnership with Fearless Fund in its joint mission to fund and support Black women-owned businesses

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How to Find the Sweet Spot Between Economic Development and Conservation Outcomes

Musim Mas Group, the top-ranked Swiss university Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, and IPB University in Indonesia, are delighted to announce a research collaboration for five years.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

For the fourth consecutive year, Arrow Electronics earned a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Media & Communications

WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett Interview With Peter Schnurrenberger, Chief SHE Officer at Roche

WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett spoke with Peter Schnurrenberger, Chief SHE Officer at Roche, on the eve of his retirement to discuss his work at Roche and his vision for the future.

Education

FIRST ® & Qualcomm: A Pioneering Partnership to Inspire Young Innovators

It’s a future understood by two like-minded organizations: Today’s students will be the drivers of tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Together, FIRST ® and Qualcomm Incorporated™ are working to engage and empower those future innovators.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Climate Finance Advisors Acquisition Expands WSP Sustainability Services

WSP, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy and a global leader in sustainability and ESG services, has acquired Climate Finance Advisors (CFA), a prominent climate and finance consultancy based in Washington, D.C.

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Health & Healthcare

The Dynamic Future of Life-Saving Medicine

For the five and a half billion people around the world who have so far received a COVID-19 vaccine, the FDA’s 2021 approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s offering may not seem like a big deal.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Citizen Promotes Liza Henshaw to President; Caralene Robinson Joins Executive Team as Chief Growth Officer; Lee Rolontz Elevated to Global Head of Broadcast & Original Content

Global Citizen has made some key governance and leadership changes to support their mission of protecting the planet, defeating poverty and demanding equity.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Learn What Black History Month Means to Bola Oshin, FMA

Learn what Black History Month means to our Team Dow colleague and Global African Affinity Network member, Bola Oshin , FMA. GAAN Voices

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Health & Healthcare

Raising the Bar on Autonomous Vehicle Safety

The fully autonomous vehicles of the not-so-distant future promise tremendous gains in automotive safety and transportation efficiency. But to fulfill this promise, automotive OEMs must move beyond contemporary levels of vehicle autonomy.

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