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Innovation & Technology | Keysight Technologies

Collaborative Synergy: The Key to Unlocking 6G’s Potential

As we stand on the brink of the next phase in wireless technology evolution, 6G promises to transform how we connect the digital and physical worlds.

Research, Reports & Publications

Momentum Builds Towards Historic Dakar 2026 YOG

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Toxic Release Inventory Reporting: A Q&A With Kara and Friends

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beets, Basketball and Mid-Bore Engines

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Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Sports and Entertainment Sector Scales Health and Safety Approaches to Protect Talent, Staff and Fans”

When it shuttered live event venues, COVID-19 extinguished some of our greatest sources of communal celebration.

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Sustainable Development Goals

A Word From Sappi North America's Director of Sustainability, Sandy Taft

The words that first come to my mind when I reflect on the past year would be ‘interconnectedness’ and ‘adaptability.’ The profound impact of the pandemic has touched so many different aspects of our lives—the ways we live, work, and connect with each other seemed to change overnight—all with the single goal of mitigating unnecessary damage and suffering.

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Education

New Holland Supports Rural School in the Argentine Province of Salta

During the Month of Children in Argentina, New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, delivered donations to the Ernesto Rodríguez Pérez School in Chicoana, a town in the Argentine province of Salta.

Media & Communications

What Next After COP26? Be the Ball.

Before, during, and after COP26, I could not stop thinking about the final scene in the movie Caddyshack. In the film, young Danny Noonan vies to win a golf match to fund his college tuition.

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Events, Media & Communications

AEG's ASCSC Foundation, National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment (NABFEME) and Women Helping Women in Entertainment Host Eighth Annual Women in Entertainment Luncheon

The sold-out eighth annual Women in Entertainment Luncheon (Film, TV, Music, Sports, and Fashion), Winter Wonderland, presented by Coca-Cola, Los Angeles Lakers, City National Bank and One Hope Wine welcomed 200 top female executives in the entertainment industry for an empowering afternoon of networking and discussion on Dec. 2 at Dignity Health Sports Park.

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Energy

Global Power Leader Cummins Explains the Hydrogen Rainbow

Perhaps you’ve heard of blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, or even pink hydrogen, but what do these multi-hued descriptors actually mean? Here's a quick look into what the different colors mean.

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Education

SLAM Miami Student - and Aspiring Rapper - Uses Innovative Lab to Create Magic

Fabian Tercero dreams big: He hopes to pursue his love of music and become a professional rapper. With the help of the Verizon Innovative Learning Lab at his school, he’s inching his aspirations closer to reality.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Land Betterment Corporation's Impact Minute #29: The Importance of Using Social Media with Marissa Rosen of Climate Social

Land Betterment Corporation released Episode 29 of its Impact Minute video blog series. In this episode, Climate Social, LLC Founder Marissa Rosen discusses the importance of using social media.

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Energy

Antea Group Provides Expertise in Environmental Analyst's Carbon Offset Report

As a member of Inogen Alliance, Charlie Quann, Energy & Carbon Services lead at Antea Group USA, shared his insights into the push for net-zero and how the challenge of hard-to-abate emissions is driving demand for emissions offsets.

Diversity & Inclusion

Upskilling Is the Answer to Closing Tech's Gender Gap

While there is a large pool of talent in India, the career pipeline is leakier than it should be—in fact, 50% of women fall out of the workforce within eight years of university graduation and never return.

Energy

As Mobile Networks and 5G are Rapidly Implemented, Limiting Energy Use Remains a Focus

Mobile networks and 5G use are exploding, but providers are working toward making sure that growth doesn’t result in a similar expansion in energy use.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Yum! Brands Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for Fifth Consecutive Year

For the fifth consecutive year, Yum! Brands was named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for its commitment to citizenship and sustainability throughout its restaurant business.

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Energy

CIT Leads Refinancing of $69 Million Strata Clean Energy Portfolio

CIT Group announced that its Power and Energy business led the refinancing of a $69 million portfolio of solar facilities owned and operated by Strata Clean Energy LLC, a leading integrated solar and storage energy service provider based in North Carolina.

Green Infrastructure

3Degrees Announces First Oregon Clean Fuels Program Credits From Hydrogen and New Advancements in Green Hydrogen

3Degrees, a firm that helps organizations achieve renewable energy and decarbonization goals, announced today several notable advancements in the use of hydrogen as a lower carbon alternative to traditional fossil fuels.

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Energy

Ceres Applauds Latest Action From Biden Administration to Leverage Government Leadership to Accelerate the Clean Energy Economy

President Biden’s new executive order catalyzing the U.S. government toward net zero emissions by utilizing the federal government’s purchasing power is “yet another important signal that this administration is committed to using it’s full authority and influence toward building a more competitive economy and strengthening U.S. leadership in the technology markets of today and tomorrow,” said Anne Kelly, vice president of government relations, at Ceres.

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Environment

THINC30 Youthquake to Young People: Your Future Is Climate

The recent COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow saw young people from around the world convene to protest and assume their role as activists.

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Diversity & Inclusion

AEG Teams up With Diversify the Stage to Promote Inclusivity in Live Entertainment Industry

AEG, the world’s leading live entertainment company, has teamed up with Diversify The Stage (DTS), an organization formed to promote inclusivity in the live entertainment and touring industry, and recently signed the DTS Inclusion Initiative pledge, which launched Nov. 30.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mandela 100: Meet a Recipient of the Cisco Networking Academy Using Technology to Help Her Community

South Africa is currently in the midst of an unemployment crisis and the country's unemployment rate is currently the highest on a global list of 82 countries, according to Bloomberg.

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Energy

International Paper Receives SBTi Approval for Its Science-Based Carbon Reduction Target

International Paper (NYSE: IP) today announced our 35% Greenhouse Gas reduction target has been approved by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Diversity & Inclusion

When Called to Serve, Comcast Has Their Backs

Military employees and their leadership rely on Comcast's unique Military Concierge Service to ensure a seamless experience as they transition to and from military duty.

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Innovation & Technology

Benevity Expands Global Footprint With Acquisition of Alaya

Benevity Expands Global Footprint with Acquisition of Alaya

Research, Reports & Publications

Return on Sustainability, Spotlight 2: Improved Procurement Metrics

This ebook looks at different ways companies realize gains from sustainability investment, and particularly how sustainability criteria can be used for procurement operational cost savings through supply base consolidation.

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Innovation & Technology

abillTy Cisco Academy Graduates Solve IT Issues for New York City's Department of Social Services

In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, learn how alumni from Cisco Networking Academy's abiliTy program are helping solve IT issues for the NYC Department of Social Services so people get the services they need.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Principal® Joins Coalition for Equity in Wholesaling

In a joint effort to increase the number of diverse professionals in the role of insurance wholesaler, 15 leading financial services firms along with several leading industry resource groups have teamed up to create the Coalition for Equity in Wholesaling (the Coalition).

Green Infrastructure

Financing Urban Forests for Environmental and Social Benefits

Learn how Trees As Infrastructure, an open source platform by UK-based Dark Matter Labs, is working to establish nature as a critical part of urban infrastructure, alongside bridges, roads and rail, enabling investment, profitability and sustainability.

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