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AI in 2025

Events, Media & Communications | Gen Digital Inc.

AI in 2025: Gen's Policy Recommendations for U.S. Leadership

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration has taken significant steps to strengthen U.S. leadership in AI. Efforts have been focused on accelerating AI innovation while curbing the flow of advanced technologies to geopolitical rivals.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tractor Supply Releases 2021 Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Report

Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, today released its 2021 Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) report.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Zero-Emission Trucks Have Arrived; Mobile Energy Hubs Can Drive Adoption

While medium- and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers like Nikola, Hyundai, Peterbilt continue to develop decarbonization solutions, Booster works to support the rapidly evolving zero-emissions trucking landscape with mobile clean energy solutions.

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Research, Reports & Publications

An Insider's Perspective on Improving Your Score

ESG ratings play an important role in helping to benchmark companies on their ESG performance. How can your company engage with raters and rankers to ensure they have a thorough understanding of your company's ESG performance?

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Innovation & Technology

National Twin Day is 12/18: TCS Infographic Shows What Your Digital Twin Will Do For You

With National Twin Day approaching on December 18th, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is celebrating a different type of twin, one that is going to change, and save, countless lives in the coming years.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HanesBrands: Creating Opportunities for At-Risk Children in Sports

Since 2014, HBI has partnered with Foundation for Educating a Salvadoran (FESA) to provide opportunities for at-risk children to participate in sports while continuing their education with the administration of two soccer schools.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Northern Trust Hosts Charity Trading Day To Support Habitat for Humanity International

Northern Trust announced its first global Charity Trading Day, benefiting global housing nonprofit Habitat for Humanity International, as part of the company’s global philanthropy strategy.

Environment

The Kohler Hammam: A Sustainable Path to Well-Being

Revisit an inspiring discussion on creativity and sustainability in the world of design, featuring global artist Nada Debs and Kohler Co. Chief Sustainability and DEI Officer Laura Kohler, moderated by Design Miami/ curatorial director MC Didero.

Environment

BIER: Spreading the Spirit of Sustainability This Holiday Season

As we reflect on 2022 and embrace the holidays before us, we at BIER are wondering if there is a way to spread the spirit of sustainability this holiday season.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gildan Included on the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index (DJSI) and CDP’s Leadership Band in Their 2022 Climate Change Report

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) is pleased to announce that it has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ North America Index for its leading ESG practices.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Considering Plant-Based Pet Food Manufacturing? Keep These 3 Factors Top of Mind

These two worlds—premium, values-driven pet food and plant-based proteins for human consumption—are heading for what may be the meat-cute of the century, and innovative manufacturers are getting in on it.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CAA Foundation's 2022 “Young Party” Event Series Raises Over $315,000 for Nonprofit Partners

CAA Foundation, in partnership with the CAA Task Force, hosted the in-person return of the annual Young Party fundraisers in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, and London.

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Health & Healthcare

Take Your Medical Grantmaking Process From Fractured to Functional

At CyberGrants, we’ve partnered with leading life sciences organizations to build a technology platform with embedded compliance and streamlined workflows to accelerate funding, improve efficiency, and provide visibility across the full suite of funding programs.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew Applies for SSCI Benchmarking

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has received a benchmarking application from the Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew,

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Focus on Supply Chain: Third-Party Certification and Engagement With Family Forest Owners

Following a growing customer demand for certified products, we formed Certified Forest Management LLC in 2012. CFM is our own FSC forest management group, which provides a cost-effective option for small, private landowners to become FSC certified.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins Named to Prestigious World ESG Index For Second Year In A Row

Cummins Inc. has been named to the prestigious S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for a second consecutive year, scoring in the 98th percentile in the 2022 review.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Names Bacardi Among “World's Top Female Friendly Companies”

Bacardi, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, is toasting to being recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies.

Education

Career Path Learning: How Reskilling & Upskilling Drives Business Outcomes

IBM’s Justina Nixon-Saintil talks about how trends in skilling have changed over the past two years, how diversity is driving innovation, and the latest on IBM’s journey to skill 30 million people globally by 2030.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Melissa Kilby Receives UNFCU Foundation's 2022 Women's Empowerment Award for Leading Global Advocacy Movement Girl Up

UNFCU Foundation recently honored Melissa Kilby, executive director of Girl Up, with its 2022 Women’s Empowerment Award.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Named a Best Place To Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments

Principal Asset Management SM, the investment unit of Principal Financial Group®, announced it has been named a Best Place to Work in Money Management among the largest employers by Pensions & Investments.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

American Airlines' Safety Management System

The safety of our customers and team members is guided by our Safety Management System (SMS), an organizationwide approach to identifying and managing risk. American was the first U.S. carrier to pioneer SMS in 2009.

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Environment

Putting 'Emissions First': Meta Leads New Joint Approach to Electricity Greenhouse Gas Accounting To Accelerate Climate Action

Meta is increasingly focused on maximizing emissions reductions across the electricity system, which means we need new tools and accounting frameworks to better understand the emissions impacts of our facilities and the projects we support.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Six Reasons to #GiveTime This Holiday Season With Volunteering

The theme of this year’s #GiveTime campaign is “we shine brighter together” and, in keeping in that spirit, here are six reasons why it’s a gift not just to our communities but ourselves to take time to invest our hearts and minds in helping others.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Says a Third of Hires Will Be Disadvantaged Youth by 2030

KFC said the programme, developed with the charity UK Youth, is intended to help tackle unemployment among young people.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes® Teams up with Albertsons Foundation to Bring Mission Tiger™ to the 2022 Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl

Tony the Tiger® and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes® are back in El Paso, Texas at this year's Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl along with Albertsons Foundation to announce a game-changing donation to kids at Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School through education nonprofit DonorsChoose.

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Environment

A Plan To Help Protect Pacific Marine Habitats

As the saying goes, if you’re planning effectively, you’ll always be changing your plans. So, what happens when your business plan, and the world around us, changes?

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