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Environment | Medtronic

Healing People and Planet: 3 Things You Need to Know About This Shared Innovation Challenge

When you think about healthcare technology, you may imagine the pacemaker assisting your dad’s ailing heart or the pulse oximeter placed on your finger during your annual physical exam. You probably don’t think about the energy or resources required to manufacture those products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report: Giving Waste New Life

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Research, Reports & Publications

American Workforce Burnout Reaches Tipping Point

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Events, Media & Communications

An Actionable Roadmap To Streamline Your Sustainability Strategy Webinar Series

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

When 'Women Shine', Communities Prosper

CARE’s Women Shine economic empowerment project, developed with support from Tiffany & Co., has reached over 5,000 people. Receiving entrepreneurship and financial literacy training through this project has transformed the lives of women like Mabinty Thullah.

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Education

A Winning Formula: The University Partnership Driving the Next Generation of Motorsport Engineers

The choice of what to study at college often comes to students during a conversation with their tutor, or after conducting an in-depth web search of the ‘most fun university towns’.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Gin Distillery Recognized by Wildlife Habitat Council for Excellence in Corporate Conservation

The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) has recognized family-owned spirits company Bacardi with an award for its work to protect the river running through its BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin distillery.

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Innovation & Technology

Innovating Battery Testing With Keysight at The Battery Show Europe

At The Battery Show Europe 2024 in Stuttgart, Keysight will present our latest test and emulation solutions advancing battery innovations at Booth 10-D40, Hall 10. In preparation for the Show, we asked a few team members what they are most looking forward to sharing.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Grady Crosby on Driving Change Through Sustainability and Impact

The Northwestern Mutual Hometown HBCU Connection is an impactful initiative that Crosby champions.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GoDaddy 2023 Sustainability Report: Our Employees | Employee Experience

Everything we do rests upon GoDaddy’s incredible people who devote their time, talent, and energy to working here. That’s why we take a human-centered approach that focuses on individual needs.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AEG’s Lee Zeidman Awarded the Environmental Leadership Award by the Green Sports Alliance

AEG’s Lee Zeidman, President of Crypto.com Arena, Peacock Theater and L.A. LIVE, received the Environmental Leadership Award from the Green Sports Alliance during the 14th annual Green Sports Alliance Summit on Monday, June 12, 2024.

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Environment

Wesco 2024 Sustainability Report: We Are Committed To Operating Responsibly

Wesco is recognized as a premier distribution and supply chain services company with a history of success in meeting our customer needs and integrating sustainability into our operations. For over a decade, we have been committed to operating responsibly.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It Is Officially Summer Intern Season at Northern Trust

Our 2024 interns are joining multiple Northern Trust offices across North America including Chicago, Naperville, Boston, LA, Dallas, Miami, Coral Gables, Jersey City, New York, Tempe, and Phoenix.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

This Invention Could Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Old Buildings Without Displacing Residents

A new modular panel from Hydronic Shell Technologies, winner of the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, could effectively modernize aging buildings’ HVAC systems without disruptive renovation projects that displace residents.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Voices: Corruption Risk at a Global Scale: Dissecting the Corruption Perceptions Index

KPMG professionals from the Financial Services Forensic Team at KPMG in the UK explore Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index, a global ranking which scores 180 countries and territories according to their perceived levels of corruption.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Eastman Launches Naia™ Renew for Denim

Eastman is on a mission to make sustainable fashion more accessible through the availability of Naia™ Renew at scale, offering versatility for a broad range of fashion segments.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Saint-Gobain Reveals the 5 Winners of the Global Architecture Student Contest

More than 224 universities from 29 countries participated in the 19th edition of the Architecture Student Contest. Students from all over the world imagined projects to transform a district of Helsinki in Finland.

Research, Reports & Publications

Electric Vehicle Sales Headed for Record Year but Growth Slowdown Puts Climate Targets at Risk, According to BloombergNEF Report

BloombergNEF’s Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO) shows that EV adoption is still growing, despite the mixed near-term outlook.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Supporting Women’s and Families’ Financial Health: 2024 Women United Power of the Purse Presented by KeyBank and Key4Women

On June 6th, the Connecticut Convention Center was abuzz for the United Way Women United’s 13th Annual Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction presented by KeyBank and Key4Women.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Southwire Named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces 2024 for Mental Wellbeing

Southwire is proud to announce its recognition as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.

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Diversity & Inclusion

This Incredible Journey Paved the Way for Thomas Doan’s Career

Thomas Doan is on a team that’s expanding Duke Energy’s smart-thinking grid, automated technology that helped avoid more than 1.5 million customer outages across six states in 2023.

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Innovation & Technology

CNH Expands Network Connectivity With Intelsat Collaboration

World class equipment and services company, CNH and Intelsat, have joined up to be the first to provide farmers with access from wherever they are to the internet via a ruggedized satellite communications (SATCOM) service.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Marathon Petroleum Earns CCO Gold Employer Recognition Award for Workplace Safety

For the second year in a row, Marathon Petroleum has been honored by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) with the Gold Employer Award for unwavering commitment to safety through the certification of its employees.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Long Journey Home

In Uganda, a young mother learns how breastfeeding can save lives.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Contribute to the Future of Responsible Labor Practices: GRI Invites Public Feedback on Revised Labor Topic Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is calling on all stakeholders in North America to participate in a crucial initiative: revising and strengthening its Labor Topic Standards.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

T-Mobile Pays It Forward With $50,000 to Colorado Nonprofits

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced donations totaling $50,000 to five nonprofit organizations in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo. that are making a difference in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foundation Forward: The Latest Truist Foundation News | Q2 2024

This quarterly newsletter showcases how Truist Foundation supports Truist Financial Corporation’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities through strategic investments in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations centered around two focus areas

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Awards More Than $230,000 to 10 Small Businesses

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) unveiled the recipients of the 12th annual FedEx Small Business Grants Program. Ten U.S.-based businesses were chosen this year out of over 3,900 applications.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The SSCI Engages European Retailers on Sustainability at EMD Member Meeting in Amsterdam

The SSCI engaged European retailers at the EMD member meeting in Amsterdam, discussing sustainability standards and practices. Highlights included SSCI benchmarking, supplier recognition, and the upcoming environmental benchmark.

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