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Education | Discovery Education

Discovery Education Sends Teachers and Students Nationwide Back to School With a Host of Free New Resources

Global edtech leader Discovery Education and a selection of partners are sending students across the country back to school with a host of new, free dynamic digital resources that nurture student curiosity and support student achievement.
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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Board of Directors Oversight on Corporate Responsibility and ESG

The Board of Directors has aligned its activities to oversee the organization from an ESG perspective. Different committees of the Board and, in some cases the full Board itself, oversee various areas.

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Innovation & Technology

Berkshire Grey and FedEx Expand Their Robotic Automation Solutions Relationship

FedEx Embraces AI-Robotic Automation to Streamline Operations and Drive Long-Term Efficiencies, Signs Warrant Agreement with Berkshire Grey

Energy

Comcast to Source Clean, Renewable Electricity for Half of Michigan Operations

This agreement will allow us to support Michigan’s clean energy economy while advancing toward Comcast’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2035.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

WaterAid Launches Advocacy Program To Deliver Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services to African Healthcare Facilities

WaterAid announced the launch of a one-year program to advocate & inform policy change for improved access to clean water, sanitation & hygiene services (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Africa through a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteers Provide Supplies and Support to Students Going Back to School

Aramark’s strong and growing network of employee resource groups (ERGs) highlights the diversity of its workforce and creates a more inclusive workplace.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Water Solutions - A New Frontier for 5G, IoT and BSS

5G, along with IoT and BSS platforms, enables several smart water solutions which can be deployed by water utilities to proactively manage water, monitor the distribution network, and monetize the value across the service chain.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Southern Company Launches New Website Detailing Equity Work

‘Boldly Forward’ will build on company’s work to advance education equity and other efforts

Social Impact & Volunteering

Deckers Brands Logs Over 5,000 Volunteer Hours for Its August 2022 Art of Kindness Event

Deckers Brands recently held its fifth biannual Art of Kindness (AOK) week of volunteering where employees across the globe united to make a collective impact on their local communities.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

The Big Plastic Crisis - UK Households Discard 100bn Pieces of Plastic Packaging Annually, Report Shows

​The Big Plastic Crisis: UK households are throwing away around 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year, with just 12% being recycled in the country, according to a shocking new report. Read more from @Acre: https://bit.ly/3Ps1Jed

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Responsible Production & Consumption

responsAbility Investments and Avenue Capital Group Invest in Founder-Led Agrovision as It Continues Its Rapid Global Expansion

Agro Vision Corp., one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing producers and year-round suppliers of superfruits, has closed an initial round of additional growth capital led by responsAbility Investments, and the Avenue Capital Group.

Environment

ESG. Three Little Letters That Might Save the Planet.

Long-standing Board member of Inogen Alliance and recently appointed as Lucion Group’s Group Managing Director (which includes Associate Delta-Simons), Alex Ferguson delivers a strong rebuttal to the Economist's latest publication on ESG.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cadence Named as One of the 2022 PEOPLE Companies that Care

Cadence is honored to have been named by Great Place to Work and PEOPLE magazine as one of the 2022 PEOPLE Companies that Care.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HP and the YMCA Team Up To Bridge the Digital Divide

The goal of the HP-YMCA initiative: to narrow the digital divide by helping people — in particular, younger generations — acquire new skills, secure employment opportunities, and build a fulfilling future.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Americans Are Starting Microbusinesses To Overcome Economic Struggles

The pandemic has been particularly punishing for the 42% of Americans who live at or near the poverty line, according to United for ALICE, an arm of United Way that studies this demographic group.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qualcomm and Invent Together Champion Patent Diversity

At Qualcomm, we believe that the U.S. patent system should reflect the diversity of this country, and if we can diversify who is inventing and patenting, we can create jobs, boost the U.S. economy, close wage and wealth gaps.

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Events, Media & Communications

MAC Sponsors Trans Pride Seattle

M·A·C was proud to sponsor Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, September 2nd at Volunteer Park.

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Education

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Cube® Engages Students Across the United States

The Curiosity Cube® is travelling across the United States to interest kids in pursing careers in STEM. Through 14 cities and 58 events, 11,667 students across the country have been able to learn about their microbiome.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Assent Announces Complete ESG Workflow Solution for Complex Manufacturers to Streamline Supply Chain Sustainability Reporting and Improve Ratings

Assent announces unmatched solution to deliver corrective actions, regulatory expertise and supplier engagement to enable complex manufacturers to stay ahead of evolving ESG standards and regulations

Innovation & Technology

Driving Meaningful Digital Impact at AMD

Computing is ubiquitous and more powerful than ever.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Thanks to the Regions Foundation, This Small Business Owner Has Designs on the Future

The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative primarily funded by Regions Bank, is a supporter of PeopleFund, most recently backing PeopleFund’s Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Small Business Accelerator.

Diversity & Inclusion

Aflac and Be The Match Partner To Help Diversify the National Blood Stem Cell Donor Registry and Improve Health Equity

NBA player Marcus Smart joins partnership to advocate for patients battling blood cancers and blood diseases

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Take: Rivers Running Low Threaten Commerce

Drought conditions in much of North America and Europe are resulting in water restrictions and extremely low water levels in many rivers threaten transportation of supplies.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cisco Refresh Empowers Businesses to Work Toward a More Sustainable Future

Today, while sustainability is top of mind for IT decision makers, only 17.4 percent of e-waste is known to be collected and properly recycled. As the world gravitates to more sustainable business practices, that is not going to cut it.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Whirlpool Corp. Honors Former Mayor Emma Jean Hull With Naming of New Benton Harbor Multi-family Housing Development

“A successful community needs diverse housing options for those who come to work and live in our city.”

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Research, Reports & Publications

Chemours Details ESG Progress in 2021 Corporate Responsibility Commitment Report

Chemours recently released its fifth annual Corporate Responsibility Commitment (CRC) Report, including updates on the company’s ESG targets.

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