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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Five Cities in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas Offer Free Financial Counseling to Residents in Need

Mar 25, 2021 10:35 AM ET

NEW YORK -- The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) announced the selection of five additional local governments to replicate the proven Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) model under its nationwide FEC Public platform. Selected municipalities will work to launch free, professional one-on-one financial counseling as a free public service for low-income residents, including as they deal with the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Stepping in Together To Help the Children of Lebanon

Mar 25, 2021 10:30 AM ET

A workplace’s volunteering culture has always been my number one factor when evaluating different job offers–and for that, I could not have made a better decision than to join Cisco.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in Technology Accept the Challenge

Mar 25, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Choose to challenge is this year’s International Women’s Day theme. Women in the technology industry have been doing this for decades.

Diversity & Inclusion

Watch Energea's Sustainability Spotlight Series: Gypsy Hill Supply a Vintage Clothing Shop

Mar 25, 2021 10:25 AM ET

When Alyce and Taylor went to Paris, in 2017, they recognized the lack of quality secondhand fashion retailers here in the United States and thus launched their shop. The business combines their love of quality clothes with their interest in sustainable fashion. They find quality pieces of clothing that will last a lifetime and ship it to their customers in a repurposed box.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

SFDR Looks Beyond the Balance Sheet, Through Greenwashing. Data Strategies Must Change.

Mar 25, 2021 10:10 AM ET

When the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) came into force on March 10, it might well have been news that passed many businesses by, writes Bart van Praag, General Manager, EMEA, Workiva.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Land Betterment Corporation Applauds Cureate for Being Selected as a Recipient of the Life Works Here Talent Initiative

Mar 25, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Kim Bryden, Independent Director of Land Betterment, Founder and CEO of Cureate is expanding Cureate’s footprint to the Midwest to connect local food suppliers to institutional purchasers

Health & Healthcare

How We're Tracking COVID-19 Variants

Mar 25, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Now, as COVID-19 variants emerge across the globe, Abbott scientists — Virus Hunters to us — are helping the global effort to track known variants and identify new ones.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Living? It's All About Simplicity

Mar 25, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Smart living is all the rage. Find out how smart meters are quietly transforming homes in Hong Kong and opening up more energy-saving possibilities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Veteran, YouTube-Taught Math Student, Physicist: Josh Carroll's Journey to Booz Allen

Mar 25, 2021 9:00 AM ET

In the 1997 movie “Good Will Hunting,” a genius janitor taught himself advanced mathematics from equations left on a professor’s chalkboard.

Environment

Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) Positively Impacting 6 Million Lives Through Improved Clean Water Access, Sanitation Across Continent

Mar 25, 2021 8:55 AM ET

Water security is critical to building resilient communities and economic empowerment across Africa.

Diversity & Inclusion

Can Technology Help Bring Women Back to the Workforce?

Mar 24, 2021 5:35 PM ET

Visual artist Ashley Cecil’s professional life was upended when schools closed. The 39-year-old mother of two, who earns less than her husband, says it was clear she’d be the one to scale back.

Environment

International Paper Celebrates World Water Day

Mar 24, 2021 5:15 PM ET

We're celebrating United Nations' World Water Day, a day to recognize water's vital role in supporting economic, social and human development.

Innovation & Technology

KEEN Creates Open-source Process for PFC-free Footwear As Part of Its Detox the Planet Initiative; Challenges Outdoor Footwear Industry to Be PFC-free by 2025

Mar 24, 2021 5:10 PM ET

KEEN Creates Open-Source Process For PFC-free Footwear As Part Of Its Detox The Planet Initiative; Challenges Outdoor Footwear Industry To Be PFC-Free By 2025

Health & Healthcare

Herbalife Nutrition Explains What Is Hidden Hunger and Why Good Nutrition Is Essential to Fight It

Mar 24, 2021 4:45 PM ET

When you are deficient in a specific micronutrient, say vitamin D or magnesium, your brain does not get a clear signal. This form of hunger–known as hidden hunger or micronutrient deficiency–is often ignored or overshadowed.

Green Infrastructure

WRI & FedEx Collaborate to Create Safe, Reliable and Green Transit

Mar 24, 2021 3:25 PM ET

Over the last decade, WRI Ross Cities and FedEx have worked to catalyze sustainable, resilient urban transport solutions to improve the quality of life for communities across the globe.

Environment

Safe Drinking Water is Fundamental to Living a Life in Dignity and Health

Mar 24, 2021 3:20 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

Lessons Learned

Mar 24, 2021 3:15 PM ET

Medtronic is applying the lessons learned during the pandemic to find new ways to support patients and providers around the world.

Green Infrastructure

Sustainable Business Travel at Clarivate

Mar 24, 2021 3:00 PM ET

At the Trip Actions hosted the Destinations Europe Conference, Marilyn Johnson, Sr. Director of Global Sustainability at Clarivate spoke about sustainable business travel.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Smarter Farming With Ravensdown and ThinkPads in the (Literal) Field

Mar 24, 2021 2:50 PM ET

Agritech and the adoption of smart tech on farms around New Zealand is helping farmers achieve a host of benefits: higher crop yield, fewer pesticides, less nutrient run-off and greater sustainability – to name a few.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray Announces Collaboration to Drive Transportation Innovation in Central Texas

Mar 24, 2021 2:30 PM ET

The Ray is taking its proven record of innovation and sustainability to Central Texas through separate signed charters with the Texas Department of Transportation Austin District, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the City of Austin.

Green Infrastructure

Enbridge Innovation in Action: Environmental Highlights

Mar 24, 2021 2:30 PM ET

Natural resources and green spaces are precious to every community, and we know that the way we care for the air, land and water matters to everyone. At Enbridge, we take responsibility to the environment seriously.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ASPCA Commits Additional $2 Million to Animal Welfare Organizations Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis

Mar 24, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Earlier this year, Subaru of America, Inc. partnered with the ASPCA to distribute nearly $700,000 in grant funding to support virtual adoption events hosted by animal welfare organizations and local Subaru retailers across the country.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vistra's TXU Energy Launches New Plan With Automatic Savings for Electric Vehicle Owners

Mar 24, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Vistra's flagship retail electricity brand, TXU Energy, today announced the launch of TXU Energy EV PassSM. The company’s first plan designed specifically for electric vehicle owners gives customers 50% off all energy charges every weeknight and all weekend long

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

23 Companies Incentivize Us to Power Women Entrepreneurs During Women's History Month

Mar 24, 2021 1:45 PM ET

The Whole Planet Foundation International Women’s Day virtual event had 500+ participants come together during March 7-8 to expand women’s opportunities through access to entrepreneurship.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Hershey: Responsible Sourcing

Mar 24, 2021 1:35 PM ET

Our Responsible Sourcing strategy guides how we positively contribute to the sustainability and livelihoods of the communities and ecosystems we depend on to source ingredients, manufacture and deliver our products.