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Artists rendering: Silos Apartments, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment | KeyBank

KeyBank Provides $64.7 Million of Financing for New Affordable Housing in Salt Lake City

Jul 22, 2024 1:40 PM ET

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $16.6 million in low income housing tax credit equity (state and federal), a $21.3 million construction loan and $6.3 million taxable equity bridge for the construction of Silos Apartments.

Sustainable Development Goals

Paris 2024: Setting New Standards in Sustainable and Inclusive Sport Events

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Production & Consumption

Human Rights Across Hershey’s Value Chain

The Hershey Company

Research, Reports & Publications

Logitech Reports Carbon Reduction Progress in FY24 Impact Report

Logitech

Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works' Women's Inclusion Network Hosts Well-Being & Success Summit

Mar 30, 2023 2:15 PM ET

Earlier this month we experienced a meaningful point of #GinghamPride as our Women’s Inclusion Network hosted the company’s first-ever Well-Being and Success Summit.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Diversity and Inclusion—an Investor's Handbook

Mar 30, 2023 2:00 PM ET

Companies are beefing up their DEI initiatives to attract and retain employees amid increasing regulatory requirements. DEI can contribute to an inclusive corporate culture and provide firms with a distinct edge over less-proactive competitors.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kate Spade New York Adds Two Global Change-Makers to Its Social Impact Council

Mar 30, 2023 1:45 PM ET

Kate Spade has enlisted actress and entertainer Sofia Wylie and founding principal of Showa Women’s University Career College Mika Kumahira to its Social Impact Council.

Health & Healthcare

Peloton Hosts GirlTrek Harriet House Parties

Mar 30, 2023 1:30 PM ET

This year, as part of our Peloton Pledge partnership with GirlTrek, we were honored to host Harriet House Parties for GirlTrek members and Peloton Members at our Peloton showrooms across the U.S.

Diversity & Inclusion

Why Our Work Matters: CRB’s Mary Carroll Shares Her Story as a Female Leader

Mar 30, 2023 1:10 PM ET

In this episode of Why Our Work Matters, Mary shares what she feels is her duty as a female leader in a male-dominated industry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Foundation Invests $1 Million to Expand Innovative Workforce Development Program for Underserved Communities at the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology

Mar 30, 2023 1:05 PM ET

The KeyBank Foundation is investing $1 million to support and expand an innovative workforce development program for underserved communities at the Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (BCAT). This grant is part of KeyBank’s commitment to invest $40 billion in the communities it

Education

Free Resources From Discovery Education Support Financial Capability Month

Mar 30, 2023 12:55 PM ET

Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—is providing an array of free digital resources to support National Financial Capability Month.

Energy

Dow and X-Energy Advance Efforts To Deploy First Advanced Small Modular Nuclear Reactor at Industrial Site Under DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program

Mar 30, 2023 12:40 PM ET

Dow (NYSE: DOW), the world’s leading materials science company, and X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy”), a leading developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, announced today their entry into a joint development agreement.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albany Community Together, Inc. Receives $1 Million Grant from Truist Foundation

Mar 30, 2023 12:00 PM ET

Albany Community Together, Inc., a leading network for Community Development Financial Institutions, announced it has received a $1 million grant from Truist Foundation.

Sustainable Development Goals

3M and the Washington Post Creative Group Highlight Solutions to Changing Climate Through New Multilingual Global Education Program

Mar 30, 2023 12:00 PM ET

3M and The Washington Post Creative Group are partnering to highlight innovative solutions that address the world’s most pressing climate issues. The year-long collaboration will feature content exploring the areas of circular economy, construction, energy and infrastructure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Achieves Milestone $256 Million in Total Donations Following 2022 Subaru Share the Love® Event

Mar 30, 2023 11:25 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the Subaru Share the Love® Event has donated $256 million to national and local charities following its fifteenth year, surpassing its $250 million donation goal.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Franklin Templeton Has Been Recognized for the First Time as One of Barron’s Most Sustainable US Companies

Mar 30, 2023 11:20 AM ET

Franklin Templeton has been recognized for the first time as one of Barron’s Most Sustainable US Companies. Franklin Templeton placed #73 on the 2023 list.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Group Honors Entergy’s Commitment to Women-Owned Businesses

Mar 30, 2023 10:00 AM ET

Entergy has received a prestigious national award from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council recognizing companies that have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to including women-owned businesses in their supply chains.

Environment

How Foresters Restore Salmon Habitat in the Pacific Northwest

Mar 30, 2023 10:00 AM ET

In addition to replacing insufficient culverts and bridges to improve salmon habitat, Rayonier also improves forest roads to reduce the amount of sediment making its way into streams and, when possible, closes nonessential forest roads altogether.

Environment

AEG Presents Teams Up With the Alabama Coastal Foundation To Organize Coastal Clean-Up Initiative Ahead of Hangout Festival

Mar 30, 2023 10:00 AM ET

Leveraging the power of music to inspire environmental activism, AEG Presents partnered with the Alabama Coastal Foundation to organize a beach cleanup for employees and fans in the Gulf Shores area ahead of its Hangout Festival.

Events, Media & Communications

BlackRock’s Larry Fink Addresses Key Issues for All Stakeholders in 2023 Letter to Investors

Mar 30, 2023 10:00 AM ET

In recent years, the media has focused a great deal of attention on the annual letter that Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock, writes to CEOs of publicly-traded companies on behalf of its clients.

Health & Healthcare

Employees Deeply Value Health and Well-Being, Finds IWBI’s 2023 State of Workforce Well-Being Poll

Mar 30, 2023 10:00 AM ET

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) released findings today from IWBI’s 2023 State of Workforce Well-Being Poll, showing almost everyone (96%) agrees that a healthy work environment is necessary for employee productivity.

Education

How to Talk to Your Kids About Money and Banking

Mar 30, 2023 10:00 AM ET

Parents want what’s best for their kids – at every age and stage – and a financially healthy future is part of that.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Logitech Recognized for Addressing Climate Change Within the Supply Chain

Mar 30, 2023 9:30 AM ET

Logitech International announced today that it has been recognized as a Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP, a global nonprofit that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Key Corporate Partnership Helps This Nonprofit Nature Center Thrive

Mar 30, 2023 9:30 AM ET

Half a mile down the road from Henkel North America’s research and development facility in Trumbull, Connecticut, is the Trumbull Nature and Arts Center, a small nonprofit with a mission to provide nature-rich experiences to all members of its community.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Oportun Named “Best Consumer Lending Company” in 2023 FinTech Breakthrough Awards Program

Mar 30, 2023 9:30 AM ET

FinTech Breakthrough announced that it has selected Oportun, a mission-driven fintech and digital banking platform, as winner of the “Best Consumer Lending Company” in the 7th annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program.

Diversity & Inclusion

VIDEO: Building a Career at The Home Depot - Ferdi’s Story of Perseverance, Hard Work and Determination

Mar 30, 2023 9:30 AM ET

Ferdi Mongo is the definition of starting with little to nothing and working your way up. Although he was born into Cameroonian royalty, his family was poor. He traveled to America at 24 years old with less than five dollars to his name, embarking on a life-changing journey.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Next Frontier of Social Impact: How CSR Professionals Are Shaping the Future

Mar 30, 2023 9:20 AM ET

Learn how the corporate social responsibility profession has changed and what's shaping its future. In this episode of the Social Impact Show, we discuss its history, what the profession looks like today and how the role will continue to evolve in the the future.

Responsible Production & Consumption

KOCH INVESTS: As Demand Accelerates, Boosting Lithium Brine Development in North America

Mar 30, 2023 9:15 AM ET

Koch Minerals & Trading, a diverse global trading, logistics and investment company, is making a $252 million investment in Compass Minerals to support phase-one development of the company’s Great Salt Lake resource.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Covestro Expands Its Circular Economy Portfolio to All Major Regions

Mar 30, 2023 9:05 AM ET

With the ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) PLUS certification of its production site in Baytown, Texas (USA), Covestro is significantly expanding the reach of its product portfolio for the circular economy.

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Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The vision of Paris 2024Paris 2024 will see a new vision of Olympism in action, delivered in a unique spirit of international celebration.We will...
AEG Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion

AEG embraces the diversity of the communities where we do business and appreciates our differences in ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age...
Key Supports Affordable Housing

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...
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