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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.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Responsible Content and Advertising at Paramount

What ends up on the screen – and how it gets there – is an important ESG consideration for our company. We adhere to standards and procedures to ensure accuracy of our content and creative independence, safeguard vulnerable groups, and handle challenging issues responsibly.

Events, Media & Communications

As We Await SEC’s Final Climate Risk Disclosure Rule…Any Hints?

Can you read tea leaves? No doubt that is what both corporate sector and capital markets leaders are doing as they peruse the possible meanings of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s recent comments at the FSOC (Financial Stability Oversight Council) regarding the pending "Final Rule"

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Climate Action KC Adds Black & Veatch Expertise to Governing Board

Black & Veatch Chief Client Officer Patrick Hogan, who helps guide the global critical infrastructure leader’s alignment of its full portfolio of integrated solutions and services with clients’ needs, has been named to the executive board of regional nonprofit Climate Action KC

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Diversity & Inclusion

Bank Gives Students Time With Junior Achievement as Part of Innovation Award

At the Junior Achievement BizTown simulated city in St. Paul, Minnesota, 80 middle schoolers from Hope Academy were recently given the opportunity to be bankers, relationship managers and even CEO for a day.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Clorox Company Foundation Promotes Community Well-Being With 27 New Grants

The Clorox Company Foundation is continuing its longstanding tradition of promoting well-being and inclusivity within communities, awarding 27 grants to organizations focusing on literacy, racial justice, STEM education and youth development.

Innovation & Technology

Meet 2023's Top 10 Nature-Inspired Startups Solving Crucial Environmental and Social Problems

The Biomimicry Institute is proud to announce the top 10 finalists selected to participate in this year's Ray of Hope Prize, a transformational program designed to help startups cross a critical threshold in scaling their sustainable solutions.

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Education

3 Trends Driving Digital Learning

Digital learning also plays a central role at Henkel. The goal is to make employees fit for the challenges of the future. In the process, employees are learning in an increasingly self-determined manner, often independent of time and place.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Donates $50,000 to Nonprofit Organizations in Puerto Rico and the USVI

T-Mobile is committed to Puerto Rico and the Un-carrier announced a donation of $50,000 to selected nonprofits in their territory.

Education

IOC Marks Safe Sport Day With Two New Athlete Safeguarding Courses

To mark Safe Sport Day on 8 August, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched two new online courses aimed at protecting the safety and well-being of athletes.

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Health & Healthcare

Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Diversity in Clinical Trials

Here’s a statistic to stop you in your tracks: 75 percent of all participants in the FDA’s 2020 clinical trials identified as white. Compare this to the fact that the highest prevalence rates of health disparities are observed in racial and ethnic minority groups.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Kids Foundation Grows 500 Edible Gardens With $1.5M Investment In Schools and Nonprofits

Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit focused on children’s nutrition and wellness, announced today that 500 new garden grants will be awarded to schools and nonprofit organizations to start or expand edible learning spaces.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Cisco’s Commitment to DEI Helped It Keep One of Its Best Employees for 23 Years (and Counting!)

To build on its purpose of Powering an Inclusive Future for All, Cisco offers nearly 20 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and events. Last fiscal year, more than 2,500 Cisconians accumulated almost 34,000 hours of structured DEI learning.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Equips Florida Communities With Storm Kits, Essential Tools and More Thanks to $300,000 in Emergency Preparedness Grants

As Duke Energy stands ready to respond to another active storm season in Florida, the company is investing $300,000 in grants to support emergency operation centers and nonprofits dedicated to helping residents prepare for and recover from severe weather events.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A New Space for Creating Community Opens in Dickinson

A repurposed area of downtown Dickinson, North Dakota, is providing the community with a central gathering space for outdoor movies, concerts, recreation and educational programs.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AccountAbility Recognized for a Second Time Among Forbes World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2023

AccountAbility is pleased to announce that for a second consecutive year it has been recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms, this time for 2023.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Antea Group Receives Avetta's Operational Excellence Leader Award

Antea Group is honored to have been awarded the Operational Excellence Leader award from Avetta!

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Environment

Eaton Wins $6M Contract To Supply and Build Electrical Infrastructure for New South Lake Water Treatment Plant in Georgetown, Texas

Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced a contract valued at approximately $6M to provide the city of Georgetown, Texas, with turnkey electrical engineering services, power distribution, control and protection equipmen.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Changing the Face of a City

For thousands who worked on the London Games (and, I suspect, any Olympic Games), our experiences – challenging, exhausting and euphoric – are seared forever into our DNA, life-changing, career-defining, and deeply engrained with the physical space of the Olympic Park.

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Education

Virginia Early Childhood Foundation President Joins PNC Grow Up Great Advisory Council

Virginia early childhood education leader Kathy Glazer has joined the PNC Grow Up Great Advisory Council.

Diversity & Inclusion

Disrupting the Genre: An Unexpected Artist at Truist Headquarters

Justin Ellis remembers creating art with his dad and brother, the three of them sitting on his grandmother’s floor. His dad illustrated hyper-realistic cars while his brother drew comics. Justin just wanted to become as good as both of them.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings and SoCal Gas Partner With North East Trees to Beautify the Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park in South Los Angeles

Once the site of a cement storage yard, the Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park is a dense space filled with walking trails, rolling hills, wildflowers, and trees. 

Responsible Production & Consumption

Focus on Reducing Food Waste, Carbon Emissions in New Farm Bill

When Congress returns from recess, lawmakers are aiming to craft a new farm bill that reauthorizes billions of dollars in federal spending and sets priorities for national agriculture, nutrition, conservation and forestry policies.

Events, Media & Communications

World Environment Center Names Dr. Neil C. Hawkins as Interim President & CEO

The World Environment Center (WEC) announced today that Dr. Neil Hawkins, President of Michigan Sustainability Associates and Research Advisor/Instructor at Harvard, has been appointed interim president and CEO of WEC.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Operational Management: Safeguarding Asset Integrity and Reliability at Enbridge

Enbridge continues to uphold safety as a core value and topmost priority across our business. In our training, management and internal communications practices we aim to foster a culture of safety and reliability.

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Innovation & Technology

In Regenerative Agriculture, One Size Does Not Fit All

Technology is at the heart of specialized, precision agriculture that enables farmers to make the right decisions resulting in higher yields at lower costs at longer term.

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