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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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Innovation & Technology

Carol Cone ON PURPOSE Supports Innovative Partnership To Close the ‘Global Washing Divide’

Learn about the innovative Divya washing machine, a partnership between the Whirlpool Foundation and The Washing Machine Project to reduce the burden of manual hand washing labor on women and girls around the world.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Illumina Ranks 5th Overall in TIME’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2024 List

Illumina ranks 5th overall and is the top-ranking company in the U.S. and the biotechnology industry in TIME’s ‘World's Most Sustainable Companies 2024’ list. The list ranks the top 500 companies out of more than 3,000 reviewed.

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Environment

Wesco 2024 Sustainability Report: Ensuring Continuous Improvement

Wesco is dedicated to improving our environmental management through setting, achieving, and striving toward new goals. Strong environmental management is an advantage for our business as we implement new practices to reduce our impacts, benefiting our customers and communities.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Towards Net Zero Buildings: Decarbonizing Buildings to the Benefits of Consumers and System Operators

Buildings are today responsible for 37% of emissions when considering both direct and indirect emissions (United Nations Environment Programme, 2022), and should be at the core of decarbonization policies worldwide.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keysight Named by Forbes as One of the Best Employers for Diversity in 2024

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for Diversity in 2024. Keysight was listed for the second consecutive year, earning the 8th ranking out of 500 U.S.-based companies.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

U.S. Bank Foundation Delivers $11.75 Million in Community Possible Grants

The U.S. Bank Foundation* recently invested $11.75 million in funding to nonprofit organizations focused on strengthening communities across the country. More than 350 grants will help nonprofits provide access to affordable housing options, cultural enrichment and recreation.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Adventure Subaru Gives $156,500 to Single Parent Scholarship Fund, Ronald McDonald House

Both the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma received a total of $156,500 from Adventure Subaru on April 19.

Black & Veatch

Environment

Black & Veatch 2024 Water Report: Sustainability and Decarbonization

Sustainability programs are embracing a spectrum of topics — from conservation and resilience to reuse, better efficiencies and new technologies — all integral to water stewardship.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Europe in 2024 Rewards Excellent Research in the Field of AI and Cybersecurity

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., announced the winners of the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (QIF) Europe program, now in its 15th year.

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Diversity & Inclusion

2024 Nielsen Diverse Intelligence Series: Reaching Asian American Audiences

The Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) are a valuable group for marketers to engage. Understanding their media preferences is critical to resonating in the long term with this diverse community.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Maximus Foundation Announces Over $2 Million in Grants for Nonprofits Nationwide

We've announced the Maximus Foundation will award over $2 million in grants to 209 nonprofit organizations across the United States. This year, each grantee will receive $10,000 to further their work across community development, youth programs, and healthcare services.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Working With Community Corporate to Reskill Refugees Through Cisco Networking Academy

Around the world Cisco has numerous programs to support refugees. Many of these initiatives are designed to provide immediate assistance to displaced persons in need. Cisco Networking Academy’s focus on transforming the lives of learners, educators, and communities.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

KeyBank’s Buffalo Teammates Build Beds for Children on 2024 Neighbors Make the Difference Day

It’s not just a catch phrase, it’s the mission at Sleep in Heavenly Peace in Buffalo where dozens of KeyBank teammates came together to help build beds on 2024 Neighbors Make the Difference Day, held on June 6th.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Education

MilliporeSigma Launches Curiosity Cube App To Increase Access to Science Education

The Curiosity Cube app from MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, brings interactive mobile science experiments to students, increasing excitement and access to STEM education across the United States.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Henkel and Habitat for Humanity International Expand Partnership

Henkel, a global company, marketing a wide range of well-known consumer and industrial brands, announced that it is expanding its national partnership with Habitat for Humanity International.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Engineers Nominated for the SWE 2024 Individual Awards

Whirlpool Corporation is proud to celebrate a remarkable group of its own engineers that have been nominated for the SWE 2024 Individual Awards by their colleagues and Whirlpool SWE chapter members in the US, Brazil and India.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Georgia-Pacific: Putting the Power in Our People’s Hands

At Georgia-Pacific, we believe the best solutions in business come from the bottom up. Our cellulose mill system proved that principle this year, with a solution that started on a whiteboard in a break room just a few months earlier.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Atlantic City Electric: Empowering Our Communities

Atlantic City Electric is powering local communities beyond reliable energy service including through environmental stewardship and resiliency grants for South Jersey municipalities. Our Sustainable Communities Grant Program has provided $310,000 in grants

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Research, Reports & Publications

Cascale Executives Pick Their Highlights From 2023 Annual Report

In this latest blog by Kaley Roshitsh, Editorial Director at Cascale, Cascale team members reflect on our 2023 Annual Report.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Giving Back, Looking Forward: Trane Technologies and the ROC

At Trane Technologies, our vision of a sustainable future also includes having an uplifting and positive impact on people and society. We’re committed to developing the next generation of leaders who can transform our way of life and our world.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Supercharging Young People to Meet Global Challenges

Gen has launched a new partnership with Social Shifters, a nonprofit empowering young leaders to develop solutions to pressing social and environmental issues. Gen members will serve as judges for the Global Innovation Challenge, which provides up to $10,000 in funding.

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Environment

Net Impact Announces Winners of the 2024 Circular Plastics Challenge

A team from Boise State University was selected as winner of the with its forward-thinking solution regarding the circular economy, presented during the virtual showcase of the Circular Plastics Challenge at NPE2024.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

CNH’s ‘A Sustainable Year’ Series Spotlights Sustainable Production in Lecce

World class equipment, technology and services company, CNH, has released the third installment of its ‘A Sustainable Year’ series.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

What Is Climate Smart Agriculture – and Why Should Your Business Care?

U.S. soy producers – like all farmers – are at the vanguard of a critical movement.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Our Culture of Inclusivity: Pride Month at HARMAN

In honor of Pride Month this June, HARMAN celebrated with a vibrant series of events, sponsored by our Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG), in support of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Philanthropy
    The Verizon Foundation serves as an incubator for exploring how our technical and human resources can be applied in new ways to the practical concerns...

  2. Business
    At Illumina, the faster we can innovate, the more lives we can help save. As a genomics pioneer, we have proven through focused and continued...

  3. Purpose: Moving for Good and Making a Difference
    Through our global cause initiative, HARMAN Inspired, employees are empowered to participate in meaningful activities that directly impact the...

  4. ESG Talk: Season Three
    The ESG Talk podcast features candid conversations with business leaders from around the world. In season three, co-hosts Mandi McReynolds, Steve...

  5. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...

  6. Housing affordability
    We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

  7. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

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

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

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

  11. IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance
    IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

  12. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH Industrial’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying...

  13. Women's Economic Justice
    CARE Women’s Economic Justice works to increase women’s wealth by changing the system.

  14. Subaru Share the Love® Event
    Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...

  15. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...