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Diversity & Inclusion | Expedia Group

Inclusive Travel Principles for Vacation Rental Hosts

Travel unites people across cultures, fostering a global sense of community. Yet systemic barriers and discriminatory practices continue to tarnish these experiences for many underserved travelers.
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Research, Reports & Publications

KeyBank Survey Finds Signs of Confidence With Small Business Owners Coupled With Concerns About Inflation, Fraud and Political Noise

KeyBank’s 2024 Small Business Survey found that 65% of small business owners feel confident they could fund their operating expenses for one month with their cash reserves, if an unexpected need arose.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi Recognized by Hermes Creative Awards for Power of Trees Campaign

Sappi North America Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today announces a notable win from the Hermes Creative Awards for its Power of Trees campaign, receiving a Gold Award in the Video TV Ad category.

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Diversity & Inclusion

T-Mobile Is a Top Military Employer — Here’s Why!

Leaders at partner organizations Hiring Our Heroes and Blue Star Families share why it’s critical for companies to double down on creating inclusive work environments and career opportunities, and what they see as most important for the success of military families.

Diversity & Inclusion

Advancing Leaders Through Innovation: Recognizing Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

As we recognize Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Island (AANHPI) Heritage Month, we celebrate the richness and dynamism of the Asian and Pacific Island community.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Joins Fashion Professionals at the 2024 Sustainable Fashion Forum

The Sustainable Fashion Forum 2024 took place April 17 to 19 in Austin, Texas, convening a number of sustainable fashion professionals.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

MilliporeSigma Partners With Sterilis Solutions and Pure Strategies To Provide Customers a Way To Reduce the Volume and Environmental Impact of Plastics

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Sterilis Solutions, and Pure Strategies have collaborated to address the life science industry's approach to single-use plastic waste.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Webster Bank Celebrates Opening of YWCA Hartford Region Finance Lab

In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, Webster Bank and YWCA Hartford Region recently celebrated the opening of the Webster/YWCA Hartford Region Finance Lab in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

From the SEE Impact Report: Comprehensive Approach to Sustainability

By prioritizing environmental responsibility across the value chain, we design; develop; and deploy integrated automated, digital, and sustainable solutions that have positive impacts on our customers, their customers, and society.

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Innovation & Technology

Women-Led Tech Start-Ups Help Fashion Stay at the Leading Edge of Innovation

In March, Tapestry joined the celebration of the launch of the New York Fashion Tech Lab’s 2024 Cohort, featuring six women-led B2B retail tech start-ups.

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Events, Media & Communications

Schneider Electric Announces Farrukh Shad As the New Head of Sustainability Business for APMEA Region

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation announced the appointment of Farrukh Shad as Head of Sustainability Business for the Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Diverse Workforce

Entergy’s performance report integrates a comprehensive overview of our 2023 achievements, including financial results with economic, environmental, governance, and social performance and impacts. Learn how we power life for all our stakeholders at performancereport.entergy.com.

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Health & Healthcare

Quest Supports Expansion of Community Center and Provides No-Cost Wellness Testing to Newark Faith Community

Quest worked with St. James Health in Newark to provide no-cost Blueprint for Wellness® screenings during a Choose Healthy Life event to celebrate expansion of Newark, NJ-based Metropolitan Baptist Church’s The Willing Heart Community Care Center.

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Health & Healthcare

Kenvue Advances Its Healthy Lives Mission and Climate Action Commitment With Science-Based Targets Validation

Kenvue Inc. (NYSE: KVUE) (“Kenvue” or the “Company”), the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue, today announced that its near-term greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Direct Relief Announces $3 Million Grant to Jamaica, Renewed Partnership As Hurricane Season Approaches

Direct Relief Announces $3 Million Grant to Jamaica, Renewed Partnership as Hurricane Season Approaches

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Viatris Expands Its Wellbeing Program With the Launch of Unmind, a Leading Workplace Resource Focused on Mental Health

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS), a global healthcare company, recently launched Unmind as part of its global wellbeing program, Elevate.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gaza Conflict Leaves Tens of Thousands Displaced, Creates Food Shortages in Lebanon

The conflict in Gaza is leading to a crisis in Lebanon.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Baker Tilly’s Insights: Does Your Not-for-Profit Organization Need an Audit Committee?

A key responsibility of the board of directors is fiduciary oversight, including overseeing financial performance, accounting functions and the engagement and retention of independent auditors.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Celebrating the Importance That Recycling Plays in Securing Our Planet’s Future

As we continue to pave the way towards a more sustainable future, we need to embrace the circular economy in everything we do, helping to reduce waste and emissions.

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Education

Otis Furthers STEM Education in China with 160 Scholarships for Female Students

Otis Worldwide Corporation recently awarded scholarships to 160 outstanding female students at top Chinese universities in collaboration with the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (CSCLF), a non-governmental organization with a 40-year history of supporting women and youth.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Henkel, Kraton and Dow Jointly Drive Sustainability in North American Consumer Goods Industry

TECHNOMELT® SUPRA 100 LE and TECHNOMELT® SUPRA 106M LE formulas designed with biobased alternatives reduce the adhesives’ cradle-to-gate carbon footprint by 25%1 compared to the legacy products.

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Events, Media & Communications

Position Statement: The AA1000 Assurance Standard in the Evolving Sustainability Landscape

AccountAbility, a global ESG Consulting and Standards firm with a three-decade history in guiding leaders to build better companies, announces their 'Position Statement: The AA1000 Assurance Standard in the Evolving Sustainability Landscape'

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Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Bath & Body Works is spotlighting senior perfumer Linda Song and Bath & Body Works designers Michiyo Nelson and Kenneth Chiem and offering an exclusive candle collection they brought to life.

Diversity & Inclusion

News is Out, Word In Black, and Comcast NBCUniversal Welcome 16 Journalism Fellows to Cover Black and LGBTQ+ Communities

Today, News is Out and Word In Black, together announced the 16 fellows selected for The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab, a new initiative powered by Comcast NBCUniversal to place journalists at 16 Black and LGBTQ+ serving news publications across the country.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Beyond Sustainability: Get Ready for the Regenerative Food Movement

Whether with startups or growers, consumer packaged-goods firms, and suppliers, such as Tetra Pak, have a responsibility to smartly partner with challenger brands to help scale more sustainable offerings.

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Education

PROPEL, Southern Company Launch HBCU-Focused Cybersecurity Consortium

PROPEL, a first-of-its-kind innovation hub for 2-year and 4-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), announces the launch of a pioneering cybersecurity consortium.

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