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AI in 2025

Events, Media & Communications | Gen Digital Inc.

AI in 2025: Gen's Policy Recommendations for U.S. Leadership

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration has taken significant steps to strengthen U.S. leadership in AI. Efforts have been focused on accelerating AI innovation while curbing the flow of advanced technologies to geopolitical rivals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Major Leaguer Jon Jay Connects with Action Team Captains

The first Action Team conference call of the 2016-17 school-year was held on Wednesday, October 26. Jon Jay, center fielder for the San Diego Padres, joined Action Team Captains for a conversation about inspiring change in communities across the United States through community service.

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Education

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Offers Course on Employee Engagement

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is offering a two-day interactive course designed to help organizations better connect their sustainability and corporate citizenship programs to their employees. “Employee Engagement with Corporate Citizenship Purpose” will be held at the JW Marriott New Orleans on February 8-9, 2017 in New Orleans, LA.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainable Business After the 2016 U.S. Election

BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer responds to the U.S. election and its implications for sustainable business.

Diversity & Inclusion

Remembering Our Veterans

I recently had the opportunity to visit the site in Maryland of the U.S. Civil War’s heaviest one-day battle. The Battle of Antietam was a turning point in so many ways for our, at the time, young nation. The visit was timely in the context of this election year, and the transfer of power that is now under way following this week’s election.

The Battle of Antietam was significant for the Union. With its victory, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Today, Antietam is a place of solemn reflection for the 1.1 million wounded and the loss of 620,000 in the Civil War.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How You Can Help Greenlight a Vet

Last year, many of us turned on a green light to honor and recognize those who sacrificed so much for America. With Veterans Day upon us, let’s reignite them once again.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Named 2017 Military Friendly Employer for Its Recruitment, Hiring and Development of Veterans

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, announced recognition by Victory Media as one of its 2017 Military Friendly® Employers. The annual list recognizes companies with leading programs for veterans, members of the Armed Forces leaving military service and military spouses.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Thank You to Veterans from Walmart Associates

An officer with years of experience, Michael had no shortage of job prospects in the private sector and it wasn’t long before he had a decision to make. But after a series of interviews with Walmart, Michael knew he had found the perfect place.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alliance Data Awarded First Place in PR Daily’s 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards for CR Report

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions has been selected as the first-place recipient of Ragan’s PR Daily 2016 Social Corporate Responsibility Awards in the report category. The award recognized Alliance Data’s annual corporate responsibility report, which encompasses activities across the corporation, including its headquarters and three lines of business – Alliance Data’s card services business, Epsilon and LoyaltyOne. Download a copy of the full report.

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Diversity & Inclusion

5 Tips for Building Your Company's EHS Culture in a Low-Risk Environment

Environment, health and safety (EHS) programs can do more for your company than simply checking off compliance boxes. EHS can also be an integral part of your company’s culture, demonstrating to employees that their happiness, health and safety is a priority—leading to more productivity and a more proactive approach to minimizing risk. Even in low risk environments, like offices or retail settings, environment, health and safety considerations are important to a successful organization. After all, low risk doesn’t mean no risk.

Innovation & Technology

Our Veterans: Supporting the Next Generation of STEM Leaders

The U.S. military has long understood the importance of how science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) play in any successful mission. Members of the military are skilled in STEM, and companies are taking note by recognizing the invaluable skills that military veterans bring to these professions.

Social Impact & Volunteering

‘Every Day is Veterans Day’ for LongHorn Steakhouse Cook

Veteran Albert St. Clair III in Florissant, MO, created a nonprofit to help homeless veterans. He’s grateful for the support of his restaurant and Darden, which has hired many veterans.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Speed, Mass and “Firepower” – What Veterans Bring to the Workforce

I’m one of more than 21 million veterans in the U.S. today. After serving more than 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, I was ready to transition to the civilian workforce back in 2005. At first, I questioned how my military skillset would translate to a civilian job. However, after spending the last 11 years in the civilian workforce, I have found that my military experience has helped me thrive and actually create an entire career path.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Helping Illinois Residents Prepare and Protect Against Home Fires with Chicago Red Cross

In the United States, seven people are killed each day in a home fire – more than any other natural disaster, according to statistics from the American Red Cross. No matter where or how you live, a home fire can happen to anyone.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Arrow Electronics’ Diversity Day Initiative Spotlighted

More than 90 ethnic minority, first-generation, LGBTQ, veteran and disabled undergraduate and graduate business and engineering students from four metropolitan-area universities attended the event, which was aimed at introducing them to the wealth of career opportunities available at the company and providing an opportunity to network with top Arrow executives.

Research, Reports & Publications

Communicating about Climate Change with Corporate Leaders and Stakeholders

Within the corporate sector, climate change represents an unfolding market shift, one that is driven by policy but also by pressures from a variety of market constituents such as consumers, suppliers, buyers, insurance companies, banks, and others. The shift takes place in both mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to the physical effects of a changing climate.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Liability Assessment of a Refined Products Pipeline

Antea Group was contracted by the client to quantify environmental liabilities associated with the acquisition of a 760-mile refined products pipeline system. Assets that were evaluated included nine impacted sites that were either terminal properties, block valves, or historic pipeline release locations.

Black & Veatch

Energy

Regulators Examining Whether Performance-Based Incentives Could Be the Key to a Modernized Grid

Utility regulators in some U.S. states are considering the adoption of performance-based regulation to replace the traditional cost of service regulation. Under this model, the utility’s revenues would not be based on the total costs of providing service, but rather on a broad economic measure such as the Consumer Price Index in conjunction with a set of specific performance metrics related to the utility’s operations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Daimler Is Building the Future

In future, Kamenz will be further developed into a competence center for battery production. From the middle of 2018, the factory will make the lithium ion batteries for all electrified vehicles of Mercedes-Benz and smart, ranging from the plug-in hybrid to the all-electric models. In addition, the Kamenz factory will also produce batteries for the stationary Mercedes-Benz energy storage unit as well as for 48-volt systems.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ideas that Matter 2016 | The Pain Project: Creating Tools for Shared Decision-Making

Another winner of this year’s Ideas that Matter grant is The Center for Design in the Public Interest (DiPi) at the University of California, Davis.

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Environment

Ceres and the PRI Join Forces to Tackle Tropical Deforestation

Ceres and the PRI announced today a new partnership to tackle widespread, global deforestation driven by escalating production of beef, soy and timber, focusing initially on South America. Through a new, joint investor group, the two organizations will support global institutional investors pressing food and timber companies to eliminate deforestation and other related concerns, including forced labor and land rights disputes from their supply chains.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

8 EnviroThings You Don’t Have to Worry About in Vegas

I recently got a “back of house” tour of the huge Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) property on the Strip, thanks to Jenny Yu-Mattson, Executive Director of Global Sustainability.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Art Therapy for Veterans, Military Service Members, and Their Families

Art therapy helps Veterans and military service members. The evidence is building, and the public is taking notice. The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) dedicates this special report to America’s Veterans, and highlights the ways in which art therapy is improving their lives.

Environment

The Case for Open Space

Attitudes toward open space are changing as a growing body of evidence points toward the economic, social and environmental benefits that it can bring to development projects; the success of the King’s Cross redevelopment including Granary Square and the Camley Street nature reserve are a case in point.

Research, Reports & Publications

NRG's Vision and the Journey Ahead

While this is NRG’s sixth sustainability report, it is my first as CEO. So, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on the profound impact that our industry and our company can have on people’s lives and the central role that sustainability plays in allowing us to achieve that in a meaningful way.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Are Your CSR Goals Aligned with Your Hiring Practices? [Webinar]

At the core of corporate social responsibility (CSR) exists the belief that companies should practice ethical behavior. One indication of ethical behavior is a commitment to diversity. As part of their CSR, companies should ensure that underrepresented groups have not only a voice, but the opportunity to thrive — both in their companies and within their respective communities.

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