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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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Education

Sesame Workshop Launches New Resources To Help Children and Families Prepare for School and Life With Support From PNC Foundation

New resources created to help parents, caregivers, and educators enhance learning opportunities for children by celebrating their uniqueness, exploring how we’re all connected, and building awareness of community.

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Environment

Clayton® Extends Its Partnership With the Arbor Day Foundation To Restore, Reforest Critical US Ecosystems

For the second year in a row, Clayton, a national builder of attainable housing, is partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant over 1 million trees in strategic reforestation projects that span 11 states.

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Education

Showcasing Hands-On Engineering at Community Science Events

At Keysight, our work to build a better planet involves investing in our communities and the future of science and engineering education. We support science events because they help students develop critical thinking skills and promote curiosity about how things work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation To Fund More Than 750 New Housing Units for Veterans Facing Homelessness

The Home Depot Foundation will add more than 750 units of supportive housing for veterans facing homelessness through $10.4 million in grants to its nonprofit partners.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Nielsen Receives MRC Accreditation for Its National TV Audience Measurement Service

Nielsen, a leader in audience measurement, data and analytics, announced that it has met the Media Rating Council (MRC) accreditation standards for its National TV Audience Measurement service, once again becoming the only TV audience measurement provider to be accredited.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Inspiring Conversations: Truist Foundation Supports NCGrowth in Creating Sustainable and Equitable Opportunities

On a recent episode of Inspiring Conversations, Truist Foundation’s audio series with nonprofit leaders doing the work, Truist Foundation President Lynette Bell and Mark discuss and envision an economy that has opportunities for everyone to prosper.

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Research, Reports & Publications

STMicroelectronics Publishes 2023 Sustainability Report

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today releases its annual sustainability report detailing 2022 performance, strategy, and ongoing action plans.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building a Just and Regenerative Tomorrow With Forum for the Future

What does a sustainable future look like? Leading international sustainability nonprofit Forum for the Future works to tackle this very question.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

What National Volunteer Month Means to Cisco Habitat Champions

Cisco employees have been supporting Habitat for Humanity since the 1990s. When it became clear that this would be a valued relationship for years to come, Cisco began tracking employee volunteerism in Habitat builds in 1998.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Arkansas Donates $50,000 to Red Cross for Tornado Relief

Entergy Arkansas is working with its longtime partner, the American Red Cross of Arkansas, to support tornado recovery efforts with a $50,000 donation, following the March 31 tornadoes that left a trail of devastation in parts of the state.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Gilead Sciences Releases Inaugural ESG Impact Report

Gilead Sciences recently released its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Impact Report.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Raising the Bar: How Women Mixologists Are Stirring Up India’s Alco-Bev Industry

Women trade ambassadors for Bacardi in India share their experiences as top mixologists in the country, while advocating for greater gender diversity in the workforce and explore ways to create a more inclusive environment for women to thrive in.

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Events, Media & Communications

Ready for Our Close-Up: Production and Event Safety Starts at the Site Selection EHS Review Process

You’re invited to join our Health & Safety experts for our webinar, Ready for our Close-Up: Production and Event Safety Starts at the Site Selection EHS Review Process, on Thursday, May 4th, at 2:00pm EDT.

Green Infrastructure

Satisfy Your EV Curiosity During Earth Month

Recognizing that the Earth deserves more than just one day of celebration, Edison International is sponsoring three events as part of Drive Electric Earth Day. Which, contrary to the name, is a month-long campaign.

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Health & Healthcare

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Selects T-Mobile As Primary Wireless Provider Through 2032

As the VA’s primary wireless provider, T-Mobile will be the link between VA healthcare providers and veterans — enabling critical medical support like telehealth visits and remote patient monitoring.

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Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Invited To Ring Iconic New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell

The Arbor Day Foundation rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange Monday.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sequencing at Sea – Unlocking the Power of the Genome With eDNA and NextSeq™ 2000

In 2022, Illumina and Minderoo Foundation announced a $40M AUD partnership to leverage the power of genomics to accelerate scientific understanding of marine systems and help marine conservationists make informed decisions.

Environment

IBM To Help Build New Climate Action Center in New York City

IBM is proud to be selected jointly with Stony Brook University by the City of New York to anchor “The New York Climate Exchange”, a world-class climate solutions center on Governors Island in New York City’s harbor.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gaurdie Banister Named One of the Top 25 Black Board Members in the U.S.

Enbridge Board member Gaurdie E. Banister Jr. has been named one of the Top 25 Black Board Members in the U.S. by BoardProspects.com.

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Green Infrastructure

WATCH: An AquaTower in India Comes to Life

Volunteers from Gen’s office in India celebrated World Water Day on March 23 by bringing safe drinking water to more than 1,800 people in Tamil Nadu.

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Environment

Arbor Day Foundation and Vita Coco Launch #ArborDay Campaign To Plant 100,000 Trees, and You Can Help

Throughout the week leading up to National Arbor Day the Arbor Day Foundation, together with its partner Vita Coco, will plant a tree in a U.S. forest of need every time “#ArborDay” is used on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, up to 100,000 in total.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

AI Scientists, Nurses Among 27 Occupations That Will Get Bonus Points for Employment Pass Approvals • With Commentary From Acre’s Paddy Balfour

Artificial intelligence scientists, nurses, carbon traders and top-tier financial advisers are on a list of 27 occupations that will get bonus points to help them qualify for passes to work in Singapore.

Diversity & Inclusion

My Ericsson Story of PRIDE

As a leader at Ericsson, I know how important authenticity is. I’ve traveled all over the United States to meet with teams, and I constantly challenge people to make authentic connections.

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Environment

Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai Launches a Social Music Project To Celebrate World Earth Day

To observe World Earth Day on April 22, 2023, Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai partnered with AETHER, a Shanghai local handpan group, to launch a special social music project that celebrates the planet.

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

Energy

MilliporeSigma Ranks on EPA’s National Top 100 List of Green Power Users

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, announced it placed No. 64 on the EPA's National Top 100 List for largest green power users within the EPA's Green Power Partnership program.

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