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Innovation & Technology | Keysight Technologies

V2X Vehicle-to-Everything Communication – the Future of Autonomous Connectivity

As V2X technology becomes more prevalent and the vehicle users begin to depend on it for their daily commute, the reliability of the technology, its associated equipment, and various on-board applications and services becomes increasingly crucial.

Innovation & Technology

What Type of Turbocharger Do Natural Gas Engines Need?

Cummins Inc.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Stay Alert: Protect Yourself from Energy Scams

Delmarva Power

Energy

GM’s Drive Toward Zero Emissions

Workiva

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Environment

Fifth Third Collects Nearly 10,000 Pounds of Electronic Waste for Recycling & Responsible Disposal

Fifth Third Bank recently collected 9,720 pounds of electronic waste materials at two employee-focused e-waste collection events.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$1.5 Million Grant To Help Create Career Pathways in North Dakota

The public and private sectors are teaming up to strengthen career preparation for high school students in the west-central region of North Dakota.

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Innovation & Technology

ZEBRA Consortium Unveils Second Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade, Advances Sustainability in Wind Energy

The ZEBRA consortium today announces the successful completion of the full scale validation testing of the first recyclable blade and production of the second recyclable thermoplastic blade, further advancing the wind industry’s commitment to achieving a circular economy.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Recognized on Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024 List

Qurate Retail Group, which comprises six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – has been recognized on Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Companies Must Be Climate Fighters

Take it from a trainee-electrician-turned-software-engineer-turned-company-CEO: there are ample electrification, digital, automation and other technologies at our disposal today. There’s both a moral and a business case for deploying them at much greater scale and speed.

Diversity & Inclusion

DEI at Cadence: Cadence Women Conference 2023 Recap Around the Globe

I was honored to participate in our very first global Cadence Women Conference (CWC), which took place in sunny San Diego, California, and brought together 250 attendees from 15 different countries.

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Health & Healthcare

A Focus on Continuous Improvement in Safety at Dow

Two key initiatives were launched in 2022 to reduce unplanned events, in particular, Process Safety Containment Events (PSCEs). Both provided global guidance with the flexibility to tailor at the site and plant level.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Alkermes’ Commitment to Integrity and Compliance

Integrity is a core Alkermes value and the foundation of the way we do business. Alkermes is dedicated to upholding legal, regulatory and ethical standards in the markets in which we operate and to maintaining a strong culture of compliance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Program Rooted in Health and Happiness

What started as a “pizza garden” has grown into one of the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area’s signature programs—improving the wellbeing of youth through horticulture, healthy eating and entrepreneurship.

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Innovation & Technology

KTH Breaks New Ground in Science Using AMD EPYC™ CPUs and AMD Instinct™ GPUs

High-performance computing (HPC) is increasingly important for scientific research. The more processing power researchers can deploy, the more discoveries they can potentially make.

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Innovation & Technology

Agricultural Solutions Sweep the 2023 Call for Code Competition

New AI-powered technologies related to agriculture issues ranging from contaminated soil and crop management to food waste were selected as winners of the sixth annual Call for Code contest.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Investor’s Role in Easing the Affordable Housing Crisis

America’s housing affordability has severely deteriorated over the last two years. Mortgage rates reached a 23-year high this October, and the limited supply of homes for sale has kept a floor under home prices.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Empowers 250 Communities Nationwide With $11 Million in Hometown Grants

T-Mobile announced its latest round of Hometown Grant recipients, hitting a whopping 250 communities across 43 states and more than $11 million in funding since the Un-carrier kicked off its five-year commitment to small towns in April 2021.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Frito-Lay Partners With LNESC To Bring Forward the P.U.E.N.T.E.S. Program for Its 2nd Year

In 2022, Frito-Lay partnered with LULAC National Educational Service Centers (LNESC) to expand their groundbreaking initiative, Pathways to Uplift and Empower through Novel Technology and Education Services (P.U.E.N.T.E.S.) Program.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Award-Winning Lenovo International Services Supply Chain Spotlights Commitment to Sustainability That Benefits Customers

Lenovo’s International Services Supply Chain (ISSC) is the winner of the 2023 Award of Excellence for Making an Impact from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM).

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Where Finance Firms Are Finding Sustainability Specialists | Acre’s Ian Povey-Hall for ESGClarity

Progressive financial institutions are looking beyond the sector for talent. The significant increase in reporting requirements driven by fund labelling has created substantial challenges for fund managers launching sustainable and impact investing-focused strategies.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Quest Diagnostics Receives Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for Seventh Consecutive Year

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that for the seventh straight year it has received a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

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Energy

Baker Hughes Unveils Innovative ThermaStim™ Technology for Geothermal Energy to Unlock Full Well Potential

With the unveiling of ThermaStim, Baker Hughes is pioneering a first-of-its-kind approach in the geothermal energy sector.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

’Tis the Season To Donate Toys

Joining in the holiday cheer, Edison International is partnering with the fire agency on its annual Spark of Love Toy Drive, hoping to help reach their goal of collecting 40,000 toys.

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Environment

Field to Market Enters Agreement With USDA To Begin Work on Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant

Today, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® announced that it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin work on Field to Market’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiative (The Initiative)

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entrepreneurs Can Become Masters at E-Commerce With Help From FedEx

Business success is more dependent on e-commerce and online presence than ever before. To help small businesses maximize their online growth, FedEx teamed up with nonprofit partner Accion Opportunity Fund to create the FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting Our Nonprofit Partners in Providing Energy Assistance This Winter Season

In addition to providing funding for energy assistance, the foundation is also providing a donation of $10,000 to Excel Golf for Youth Development.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merry and Bright: Entergy Mississippi Spreads Holiday Cheer Throughout Service Area

This year, we are celebrating Entergy Mississippi’s 100 years of service to our customers and communities. In recognition of that milestone, we are spreading a little extra cheer to support the communities we serve this holiday season.

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Pak U.S. and Canada Sustainability Report FY22: Planet

Tetra Pak hosted a sustainability webinar for our packaging customers focused on our progress in increasing carton recycling access and rates, and other current efforts to grow carton recycling.

Education

5G Smart School With WeSchool and Qualcomm Wireless Reach

Qualcomm is committed to connecting more people around the world and creating a brighter, more interconnected future through Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™.

Latest Campaigns

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    At Franklin Templeton, we are proud of our commitment to communities where we live and work. Each year, we engage with hundreds of organizations...

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  5. Quest For Health Equity
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  7. Our People
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  8. Purposeful Innovation
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  9. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...

  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH Industrial’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying...

  11. Climate Change
    Ceres mobilizes the most influential investors and companies in tackling climate change as a sustainability issue that must be addressed at every...

  12. FedEx | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
    At FedEx, we’re as diverse as the world we serve. From Harlem to Hong Kong, from Sao Paulo to Sydney, the world of FedEx is all about connecting...

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  14. The Ray
    News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

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    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...