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Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™, is opening applications for the fifth cohort of its Tech for an Equitable Future product grant program and announcing its first-ever partnership for the program with BET+, a premium streaming entertainment service. Applications are being accepted for the Tech for an Equitable Future product grant program now through Jan. 17, 2025.The Tech for an Equitable Future program offers 20 compa

Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™, today released its third annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report. Highlights include the company’s first Virtual Power Purchase Agreement, the expansion of the Tech for an Equitable Future product grant program, and inclusion in the Human Rights Campaign (“HRC”) 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index, which recognizes the company's strong commitment to promoting equality

New guidance enables manufacturers to navigate upcoming regulations of “forever chemicals” and forced labor across their supply chains

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, today announced it has been recognized as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for 2023 by Newsweek for its overall workplace culture.“Our workplace culture centers on building an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered,” said Brad Hicks, president of Highway Services and executive vice president of People at J.B. Hunt. “It enables us to develop better strategic solutions for our

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Kinaxis becomes the first vendor to occupy the furthest positions on both axes in the report, which it believes reinforces its continued delivery of proven business value for supply chain resiliency and agility

Lenovo is in the first group of companies to receive net-zero validation from Science Based Targets initiative, making it the first PC and smartphone maker and one of only 139 companies around the world with targets validated by the Net-Zero Standard.

Shortage of Talent Identified as the Top External Challenge Among Most CSOs

Kinaxis announced a partnership with Google Cloud to make their supply chain management solution, Kinaxis RapidResponse®, available on Google Cloud.

Kintsugi, a Bay Area startup developing voice biomarker technology to detect signs of depression and anxiety from short clips of speech, has been named a 2022 Gartner Cool Vendor in AI Governance and Responsible AI – an annual award recognizing startups that are innovative, impactful, and intriguing.Kintsugi is developing machine learning algorithms that analyze short clips of free-form speech for vocal features that correlate with clinical depression and anxiety. Their API platform Kintsugi Voi

Global master data management (MDM) leader Stibo Systems announces strategic initiatives and innovation roadmap to bring its customers closer to their sustainability goals and prepare for a wide range of global standards and imminent compliance due in US and Europe in 2025.Sustainability is an inherent value at Stibo Systems and is core to the company’s mission of better data, better business and a better world.Customer, CEO and investor priorities now increasingly include sustainable business a

- Press Ganey’s Annual Community Day returns in 2022 for its eighth year- More than 3,000 global team members supporting local communities through volunteer activities, educational programs and positive environmental impact- Employees completed 9,000+ volunteer hours at 30+ nonprofits

David Meredith wins Best CEOs for Diversity award for second consecutive year; joins other top 2022 CEO honorees from Microsoft and AdobeThe awards follow a $4 billion transaction to become a standalone company, and recent leadership appointments as part of a global focus on hiring several hundred new Boomi team members to support the company’s rapid customer growth

Fluree’s Web 3.0-enabled blockchain technology ensures donations reach their desired destination nearly instantly as opposed to quarterly or bi-annuallyOne Donation platform connects to more than 1.7 million nonprofitsInstant, agile transactions provide greater transparency into giving process

Bitglass Joins Forces with Thousands of Companies around the World, Helping the Global Marketplace to be More Socially and Economically Inclusive

Global Customer Service Provider Recognized for Driving Positive Culture Change Based on Employee Feedback

Ryder recognizes 17-year partnership with a gift to Howard’s Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) today announced a partnership with the National Urban League and new company goals to increase diversity in leadership by 2025.AvalonBay will make a $150,000 commitment in 2021 to the National Urban League, an historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment, equality, and social justice. “We’re excited to launch this multi-year partnership which will be led by our Black Associate Coalition, one of several AvalonBay employee resource gr

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2020.Operating cash flow increased 56% to $55.3 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $35.3 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2019.Free cash flow increased to $29.5 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $23.5 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2019.Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and

Simplify Healthcare is proud to support its not-for-profit affiliate, Maker’s Merci, in donating $10k towards COVID-19 relief efforts. Partnering with Loaves & Fishes Community Services, Maker’s Merci aims to provide food and other necessities to those who are most impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, including hourly workers, the homeless, and the elderly.Backed by Simplify Healthcare, Maker’s Merci is a non-profit organization that primarily focuses on food assistance, education support and t

Simplify Healthcare is proud to announce our partnership with Maker’s Merci – a new non-profit focused on empowering communities and helping those in need. It is an initiative by Mohammed Vaid (CEO and Chief Architect, Simplify Healthcare) to create a better and more sustainable world with the art of giving.We are pleased to provide a significant contribution, enabling Maker’s Merci to launch the organization and its website – makersmerci.org today.Maker’s Merci is a non-profit organization with

Intel Charts a New Course in Shared Responsibility

NGOs, government entities, research laboratories and media eligible for free access to the Digimind platform to help them monitor social media, analyze and report during the Coronavirus pandemic.

NGOs, government entities, research laboratories and media eligible for free access to the Digimind platform to help them monitor social media, analyze and report during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Collaboration on Wildlife Protection Project will leverage AI and IoT technologies

Boulder’s annual aquatic commute expected to be bigger than ever