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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.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis: The Home Depot Foundation Forms a Multi-Organization Partnership for Skilled Trades Training and Home Construction

Since 2018, The Home Depot Foundation and Home Builders Institute (HBI) have partnered to provide free skilled trades training and certification to separating service members on or near 10 military bases, including Fort Cavazos, through the Path to Pro program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Win-Win-Win of Skills-Based Volunteering

At work, no one wants to feel like a cog in a machine. People are more engaged and inspired when they can leverage their unique talents and skills to do their job. Though it’s a different type of work, the same is true for volunteering.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Public Affairs Spotlit at AAFA Traceability and Sustainability Conference

Elisabeth von Reitzenstein, SAC Senior Director of Public Affairs, was a key speaker in a critical discussion on due diligence at the AAFA Traceability & Sustainability Conference on July 26th in Boston, MA.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Otis Continues Longstanding Special Olympics Support

Continuing a more than 30-year global tradition of giving back through the Special Olympics, Otis proudly sponsored the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.

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Innovation & Technology

ESG Considerations for Data Centers: Leading the Way to a Sustainable Digital Future

In this blog, we will break it down and show you how to improve the “E,” the “S,” and the “G” of your data center for greater performance and improved resiliency.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

LyondellBasell Completes Acquisition of Mepol Group

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) has completed the acquisition of Mepol Group, a manufacturer of recycled, high-performing technical compounds located in Italy and Poland.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HARMAN Automotive Celebrates More Than 10 Award Wins From the Past Year

We are thrilled to announce that HARMAN has received multiple prestigious awards in recognition of our unwavering commitment to manufacturing and quality excellence within the automotive industry. These accolades serve as a testament to the hard work, dedication, and innovation.

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Environment

Foresters Protect Rare Salamander Found Only in Alabama

The extremely rare Red Hills Salamander is so elusive, no one knew it existed until 1960.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Championing Cross-Sector Partnerships

By leveraging our collective expertise, cross-sector partnerships can accelerate solutions to our most pressing social challenges. Maintaining successful nonprofit-corporate partnerships requires ongoing effort and attention.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank Opens New Branch and Distributes Grants in Colorado Springs

KeyBank celebrated its new full-service branch in Colorado Springs’ Northgate neighborhood July 28-29 with a celebration that included a ribbon cutting ceremony, family-friendly activities with prize giveaways and the distribution of $20,000 in grants to two local nonprofits.

Environment

Medtronic: How Lake Geneva Helps Heat and Cool a European Manufacturing Site

By eliminating dependence on fossil fuels, ENERLAC reduced and stabilized energy costs at the site for the next 30 years while also drastically decreasing CO2 emissions by more than 80% — from 820 tons per year to approximately 150 tons per year.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SEE and ExxonMobil Embark on First-of-Its-Kind Food Packaging Tray Circularity Initiative in Australia

Global packaging solutions provider SEE (formerly Sealed Air) and ExxonMobil are collaborating to advance the circularity of SEE's CRYOVAC® brand food packaging trays in Australia.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Baker Hughes Corporate Sustainability Report 2022: A Letter From Our Chief Executive Officer

In 2022, we continued to accelerate our business strategy to fully capitalize on the opportunities that lie ahead, drive increased shareholder value, and build a world-class energy technology company.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IBM Named a Leader in ESG Reporting and Data Management Software by Independent Research Firm

Independent research firm Verdantix recently identified IBM as a leader in their report, “Green Quadrant: ESG Reporting and Data Management Software” (July 17, 2023), which evaluated and provided a detailed assessment of solution providers and their product offerings.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Neurodivergent Employees Are Thriving at Bloomberg

At Bloomberg, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture that enables everyone to thrive, including neurodiverse employees.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Georgia-Pacific Safety Employees Travel Country Sharing Experience With Life-Saving Technology

Keeping employees safe while working is the number one priority at Georgia-Pacific. We believe that no matter how we are performing today, we can always do better to create long-term success and improve society overall.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kimberly-Clark Foundation Distributes Three $150,000 Philanthropic Grants

As part of our 150th anniversary last year, the Kimberly-Clark Foundation distributed three $150,000 philanthropic grants to nonprofits working in our key focus areas: empowering women and girls, maternal and child health and access to water and sanitation.

Environment

Bayer Collaborates in Value-Chain Partnerships

As no one can overcome every challenge alone, we establish crop value-chain partnerships to provide smallholder farmers with high-quality inputs, agronomic knowledge, cost-effective financing and risk mitigation solutions, as well as market access to sell their products.

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Research, Reports & Publications

The State of Corporate Purpose 2023 Trend 3: Companies Are Becoming Communities

In a hybrid world where more companies have more people in more places they need ways to connect everyone across remote and in-person contexts. More companies will use their corporate purpose programs to bring people together and strengthen culture with volunteering as key lever.

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Environment

Crown Holdings Embraces World Environment Day

To celebrate World Environment Day and raise awareness for the protection of the environment within our Company, our European division initiated a variety of environmental activities to bring our employees together and create important impact on a regional level.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Cisco Celebrates Compassion and Courage this World Refugee Day

June 20 is World Refugee Day. Launched in 2000 by the United Nations General Assembly, it is celebrated around the world to raise awareness about the plight of refugees and celebrate their strength and courage.

Innovation & Technology

Alibaba Cloud Contributes to Singapore’s Green Plan

In 2022, Alibaba Cloud launched Energy Expert, a Software-as-a-service platform that measures and analyzes carbon emissions and provides reduction suggestions to companies and organizations.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Awarded for Excellence in Sustainability

Recently, CNH Industrial was awarded at an event in Geneva hosted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Exploring New Deployment Tools for Accelerating Equitable Solar Access

Community solar projects serving low to moderate-income (LMI) households are among the fastest-growing segments of the solar industry, yet the models and best practices needed to build and finance a successful community solar project serving this group are still being explored

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

WEC y sus socios seleccionan a la Primera Cohorte del “Empower Innovation Challenge” (EIC) Inspira y diseña el futuro

Representantes del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, el World Environment Center (WEC) y sus socios el Núcleo de Biotecnología de Curauma (NBC) y Baastel, realizaron la ceremonia de premiación de la primera edición del concurso "Empower Innovation Challenge" (EIC).

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