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Nielsen: Engaging Black Audiences

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SPOTLIGHT: Nielsen Study Connects Culture With the Bottom Line

A Nielsen study, which arrives just in time for Black History Month, serves as a reminder that Black history is being made every day. That’s increasingly true in the economic landscape, where Black America wields an outsized impact thanks to audiences that lead media engagement.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sands Hires Its First Corporate Team Member Through the Hiring Our Heroes Program

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Research, Reports & Publications

Shareholder Activism: 2024 Year in Review

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PotlatchDeltic Contributes to Heyburn Elementary Playground

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation To Award $700,000 in Natural Disaster Preparedness Grants to North Carolina Nonprofits: Application Now Open

The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant applications to award $700,000 in total funding to help North Carolina communities increase their resiliency against major weather events and other natural disasters.

Innovation & Technology

Introducing Workiva Carbon

Workiva announced the launch of Workiva Carbon. The new offering advances its ESG & Sustainability Platform for organizations to support the requirements of global climate regulations, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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Health & Healthcare

Creating a Recovery-Friendly Workplace

In the professional environment, there is a steady increase in employers recognizing the need for programs to provide support for employees with or in recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs).

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Diversity & Inclusion

How One Phrase Inspired This Associate To Be a Voice for LGBTQ+ Inclusion

“I will never, ever forget the shirts,” Tamara Sheffield says. The message broadcast on the front was simple and powerful: It’s okay to be gay at Frito-Lay!

Innovation & Technology

Building a Movement

Today, the urgent need for clean technologies in addressing climate change is increasingly clear. And so is Trane Technologies' purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. For more than a decade, sustainability has been our strategy.

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Environment

Tapestry Recognized by USA Today As a 2024 Climate Leader

Tapestry is honored to announce its inclusion in the USA Today 2024 America’s Climate Leaders list. This recognition underscores our commitment to building a better made future and the impactful strides we have made in our climate action journey.

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Events, Media & Communications

Raven Industries Showcases Its Latest Ag Tech Innovations and Proven Technology at Agrishow 2024

Raven Industries, a brand of CNH and leader in precision ag technology, showcased its latest automation technology at Agrishow 2024.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Dow Releases 2023 INtersections Report, Outlining Progress Toward Its Sustainability Commitments

Dow (NYSE: DOW) released its 2023 INtersections Report today, highlighting how the Company is advancing its ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world.

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Events, Media & Communications

Join Mastercard at London Climate Action Week

Join Mastercard at London Climate Action Week on Tuesday, June 25th, as leading organizations come together to share how to close the say/do gap in support of London’s climate action path.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hawaii Energy Earns ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year

For 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the Hawaii Energy program with an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Energy Efficiency Program Delivery.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Gildan Celebrates Two Decades of Sustainability Reporting With the Release of Its 2023 ESG Report

Montreal, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – Gildan is pleased to announce the publication of its 20th Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, marking a significant milestone in the Company’s long history of public ESG disclosures.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Watch: National Leadership Conference for Young Women Returns to Robinson, Illinois

The live event series, Young Women LEAD (YWL), returned to Robinson, Illinois, for a third year in a row this March.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Hershey Updates Science-Based Targets As It Advances Efforts To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Hershey (NYSE: HSY) announced today that it has updated its 2030 science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets against the latest standards.

Education

Welding Students’ Career Arcs Get a Boost at ‘Kish’

In 2015, we established the Enbridge Energy Company Pipeline Industry Awareness Scholarship across the Midwest, which the Kish Foundation awards to five to 10 welding students each year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

100 Black Men of America and Wells Fargo Expand Junior Investment Club With $600,000 Grant

Today the 100 Black Men of America and Wells Fargo announced the expansion of the Junior Investment Club, a curriculum‑based simulation game that introduces young people to investing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Meet Our 2024 Safety Champions

At American Airlines, there is nothing more important than safety — it’s engrained in every flight, every job, every day. American’s Safety Champion Award recognizes team members who go above and beyond in the name of safety.

Events, Media & Communications

Less, Better and for Longer: Five Ways Paris 2024 Is Delivering More Sustainable Games

Paris 2024, with the first Olympic Games fully aligned with Olympic Agenda 2020, promises to deliver spectacular Games that are more responsible, more sustainable and more inclusive.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Motorola Solutions Foundation and Calculated Genius Announce Recipients of 2024 Bright Minds, Bold Futures Scholarship

Today the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), together with Calculated Genius, awarded approximately $100,000 in scholarships to 40 deserving students from underserved and underrepresented Chicagoland communities.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale, Worldly Webinar Explores Links Between Higg BRM, CSRD, and CS3D

On June 12, Cascale and Worldly co-hosted “Navigating Legislation & the Higg Index: Higg BRM with CSRD & More,” a webinar where industry experts discussed the importance of legislative frameworks.

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Events, Media & Communications

Antea Group USA with Inogen Alliance launches a global EHS podcast Rethinking EHS: Global Goals. Local Delivery.

Antea Group USA is proud to announce the launch of a global podcast, Rethinking EHS: Global Goals, Local Delivery, together as a sponsor through Inogen Alliance.

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Environment

World Oceans Day 2024: Sands Pursues a Variety of Initiatives to Protect Ocean Health

On June 8, the United Nations observes World Oceans Day 2024, which aims to raise global awareness of the benefits humankind derives from the ocean and individual and collective responsibility to use its resources wisely.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Names CBRE a Net Zero Leader for Second Consecutive Year

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has been named to Forbes’ Net Zero Leaders list for the second consecutive year. CBRE is the highest-ranked commercial real estate services company.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Chemours Reaches Important Milestone in Its Sustainability Journey; Receives Approval of Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets

The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company, recently announced that the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) has approved Chemours’ near-term science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SSCI Publishes Environmental Benchmark Criteria Consultation Summary

Discover the latest in environmental sustainability standards with SSCI's Environmental Benchmark Criteria Consultation Summary. Explore key findings from the public consultation, which shaped comprehensive, credible criteria cross three industry scopes.

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Events, Media & Communications

Electrification 101: How Fleets and Utilities Can Work Together To Unlock Electrified Transportation

More and more companies are committing to electrify their vehicle fleets to help drive urgently needed decarbonization of the transportation sector. But to deliver on transportation electrification targets, fleet operators must consider bringing on a new partner: utilities.

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