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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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Sustainable Development Goals

Understanding Triple-Bottom-Line Value

The late eighties and early nineties were a watershed period for our global society.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Tech Wins 2021 SAME Large Business Award

The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) selected Tetra Tech as the recipient of its 2021 SAME Large Business Award.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Named to JUST Capital's 2022 JUST 100 List

Trane Technologies has been named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the fifth consecutive year, and a member of the JUST 100 by JUST Capital.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Grid Wins Two EEI Awards for Emergency Response

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has announced National Grid as a recipient of EEI’s Emergency Response Award and Emergency Recovery Award.

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Research, Reports & Publications

MENTOR Launches a New, Free Resource During National Mentoring Month

MENTOR, the unifying champion for the mentoring movement, has released a new, free resource for mentors: Becoming a Becoming a Better Mentor: Strategies to be There for Young People.

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Innovation & Technology

Illumina Announces New Innovative Partnerships, Along With New Groundbreaking Technologies at 2022 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) Chief Executive Officer, Francis deSouza, discussed the company's strong growth trajectory, including 2021 results and 2022 guidance. deSouza also announced new partnerships and technologies that will advance the company's mission of improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Invenergy Announces Approximately $3 Billion Investment From Blackstone Infrastructure Partners to Accelerate Renewable Development Activities

Blackstone Inc. announced that funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners have entered into a definitive agreement with CDPQ and Invenergy for an approximately $3 billion equity investment in Invenergy Renewables Holdings LLC.

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Environment

Energy Transfer and the Arbor Day Foundation Partner to Plant 25,000 Trees

Dallas-based Energy Transfer is partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 25,000 trees this year in three domestic forests.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Developing Future Social Justice Leaders at Tougaloo College

As the ninth of 13 children, Dr. Carmen J. Walters grew up in New Orleans, where her father built houses during the day and worked at the railroad at night, and her mother did a variety of jobs, such as cooking for local schools.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Grupo Modelo Partners With WestRock and Grupo Gondi in Transition to CanCollar® Eco Packaging, Eliminating Over 100 Tons of Plastic Waste

In a partnership with WestRock and Grupo Gondi, Grupo Modelo is investing roughly 4 million dollars in the sustainable, fiber-based CanCollar® Eco solution in Quintana Roo, a Mexican state on the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Named One of America's Most Just Companies for 2022

Whirlpool Corp. has been recognized as one of America's Most JUST Companies in the annual rankings published today by CNBC and JUST Capital.

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Health & Healthcare

Swimming With the mRNA Current

Bill Jarvis, our Senior Process Engineer, Sr. Associate, shares, "Those of us at CRB feel like we have grown up with the RNA industry; we’ve watched this technology space go from niche to one of the hottest areas of biopharma development."

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Environment

One Year Under President Biden: What's Changed for EHS&S?

It’s been a busy year for the Biden administration and there’s been a lot of progress on his environmental policy since the start of his term. Let’s run through the most significant EHS&S initiatives of his first year and what lies ahead.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Boston Scientific Leads Industry As a Most JUST Company

CNBC and Just Capital released the 2021 list of America’s top 100 JUST companies: Boston Scientific ranked 50 out of 1,000 companies, first among health care equipment and services industry, first for workers and the environment in our industry.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People-First Automation: How Koch Is Building the Plant of the Future

“Helping our employees transform and using fewer resources – those are fundamental to any plant of the future,” he says.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Microaggressions, Bias and More

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round-Up. We are talking about an encyclopaedia of microaggressions, how to interrupt bias in the workplace, gender pay gaps in medicine, and more.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named One of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC for Sustainable Business Leadership

Announced by JUST Capital and its media partner CNBC, the JUST 100 list recognizes companies that outperform on the issues that matter most to the American public – including meeting the needs of employees, customers, communities and the environment.

Innovation & Technology

Global Innovation for Global Nutrition

Bayer scientists are hungry to create new, exciting solutions that support farmers and strengthen food security. We transcend borders and boundaries to bring new thinking to how we can improve the nutrition, health and wellness.

Energy

Mind the Gap: Bridging the Distance Between Short-and Long-Term Solutions Is Key to Reaching Net Zero in the Oil and Gas Sector

In the global push towards a net-zero-carbon future, the oil and gas industry is sometimes perceived, perhaps unfairly, as part of the problem. Because this industry produces the fuels that result in emissions from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle tailpipes, chimneys and industrial flues, and aircraft engines, it can be hard to decarbonize an industry whose principal byproduct is carbon.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nielsen Named One of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and Media Partner CNBC

Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) was named one of America's most JUST Companies in 2022 by JUST Capital, along with its media partner CNBC, making this the fifth year in a row Nielsen has been recognized as part of the JUST 100 list for its commitment to serving its employees, clients, communities, environment and shareholders.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PSEG Named One of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and Media Partner CNBC

JUST Capital, along with its media partner CNBC, today released the annual JUST 100, a wide-ranging ranking of ESG and stakeholder performance. PSEG was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies and was recognized for its commitment to serving its customers, workforce, communities, the environment and shareholders.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Creating Windows and Mirrors: Hershey's Amber Murayi on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the 'World's Top Female-Friendly Company'

My position affords me a unique view of DEI practices at a Fortune 500 company. I lead a team of strategists who are always investigating how to better meet the snacking needs of our diverse consumers around the world.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Team Up With Children's Hospital Los Angeles to Host Blood Drives in Celebration of National Blood Donor Month

In celebration of National Blood Donor Month AEG’s LA Kings and the Kings Care Foundation recently kicked off its blood drive series in conjunction with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) at Crypto.com Arena (formerly STAPLES Center).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vistra Named One of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and Media Partner CNBC

Vistra was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for its commitment to serving its workers, customers, communities, the environment, and shareholders.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Keysight Leadership Model Promotes A Culture of Learning and Innovation

The Keysight Leadership Model is the company's blueprint for how it delivers value to customers and one of the foundational pieces of its leadership development programs.

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