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Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Professor Noreena Hertz, global economist and author, has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors effective March 29, 2023, and will serve on its Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO of Mattel, said: “Noreena is a highly influential economist and a global thought leader on ESG. We look forward to the benefit of her expert insights and perspectives as we continue to execute our strategy to grow Matt
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National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and RWE Renewables (RWE) today announced the signing of a partnership agreement to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the coastal region of the Northeast U.S.
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May 20, 2021 8:20 AM ET - National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and RWE Renewables (RWE) today announced the signing of a partnership agreement to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the coastal region of the Northeast U.S.
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The joint project “SmartQuart” by innogy, the Co-Innovation Center Cisco openBerlin and eight other partners was selected by the Federal Ministry of Economics as one of 20 winners of the “Reallabore der Energiewende” competition.
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Ellen Green signed up for her high school robotics team because she’s competitive and likes to be involved – not because she was looking for a career.\r\rBut Green fell in love with industrial engineering while leading Notre Dame (Pontiac) Prep’s team to success and championships in FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competitions.\r\rWe support FIRST Robotics—which held its national championship in Detroit in 2018 in the first year of a three-year contract—
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We are proud to announce that Cisco won three 2019 Climate Leadership Awards from The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR), two for excellence in greenhouse gas (GHG) management and one for supply chain leadership.\r\rWe believe more than ever that what’s good for the world is good for business.
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Climate change is indisputable, as well as its impact on our planet’s invaluable but finite resources. Indeed, this is one of the most pressing paradoxes of our time: How do we strive for industrial growth while also being mindful of the traditional environmental impact of productivity?\r\rWe must find the right balance. Everyone feels this urgency. The world is on a fast track to consume four Earths’ worth of resources by 2050. A recent United Nations report also warned that CO2 emissions must b
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At Symantec, we know that corporate responsibility is not only the right thing to do, it is directly linked to employee retention, productivity, and overall engagement.A recent study conducted by Glassdoor found that 75 percent of employees and job seekers expect their employer to support the communities in which they do business through donations and/or volunteer efforts.\r\rWe work hard to attract and retain talented employees and we’re committed to building a culture that enables our people to
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A 2016 McKinsey study suggested that 90 percent of air, soil, and land impacts associated with consumer goods are supply chain-related. Meanwhile, organizations such as Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) are highlighting dynamics such as the competition among supply chains for limited water supplies, alongside other key sustainability challenges such as climate change and population growth.\r\rWe have an opportunity for real impact here, and focus on addressing both our direct water use, as
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When the commercial division of the world’s largest flooring manufacturer switches its focus from “footprinting” to “handprinting” — or leaving the world in better shape than when we found it — it is not a small endeavor or one taken lightly.\r\rWe at Mohawk Group quickly realized that if we truly intended to pursue sustainability, it would require a sea change in our way of doing business, our manufacturing processes, our attitude from plant floor to boardroom, and our products. It would require
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With its high-energy lasers and high-power microwaves, directed energy is like the phasers of Star Trek or heat-rays of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds come to life. Dr. David Stoudt has been guiding the evolution of the field and the development of directed energy technologies to support warfighters in combat since the 1990s. He recently became president of the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS), which held its annual Directed Energy Systems Symposium September 24-27 in Portsmouth, Virgin
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This year, on September 25th, it is the GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION where we’ll mark the 3rd anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs - Sustainable Development Goals.\r\rWe track our sustainability commitments and goals through the Schneider Sustainability Impact. It shows our commitments translated into 21 goals to be achieved by 2020, but also our contribution to 10 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations.\r\rThe Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) mobilizes our stakeholders
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In 2017, General Motors announced plans to reveal 20 new all-electric vehicles by 2023, a key element of our vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.\r\rWe know it’s an ambitious goal, and we’re helping to put the foundation in place to ensure the EV market thrives. This means working to shape industry standards and policies that will propel EV technology, supporting sustained investment in charging infrastructure and partnering with state and local stakeholders to
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We work aggressively to reduce the environmental footprint of our India facilities by developing solutions that address the country’s unique challenges to air and water quality.\r\rWe are continually looking for ways to minimize the amount of natural resources used to create and deliver Dell products and services.
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In 2012, we pledged to hire 2,000 veterans by 2015, and in 2015, we pledged to hire 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. We surpassed both goals, and since 2010 we’ve added more than 15,000 veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses to the Comcast NBCUniversal family. Our success has led us to expand our hiring and outreach efforts.\r\rWe know that supporting our military community takes more than employment alone. We’re using our resources and reac
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It would be difficult to think of a field that is more old-power than the arts.\r\rClosely connected with this old-power/new-power dynamic is the way that technology has been embraced in these organizations (or not). Traditional performing arts institutions are lagging behind other kinds of groups when it comes to embracing interactive technology in their performances, particularly methods that empower their audiences.\r\rWe tried a new-power approach to philanthropy at American Express with our
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Comcast NBCUniversal has some of the world’s most vibrant and far-reaching storytelling platforms across television, film, digital, and mobile. Our entertainment divisions produce award-winning content that delights, educates, and sparks important conversations. Millions of viewers trust our news organizations each day to provide timely, accurate information about current events.\r\rWe understand the responsibility these platforms afford — and we use them every day to shed light on the critical i
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Because we’re in the food business, it only makes sense for us to address hunger relief. For nearly two decades Tyson has had formal programs in place to aid hunger relief organizations and disaster relief efforts through product donations, volunteer efforts, grants and more.\r\rWe are now testing social enterprise initiatives that include connecting our K-12 Foodservice and Poultry group with hunger relief organizations to pilot programs aimed at solving hunger insecurity for children.
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Cocoa is far from the only ingredient in Betty Crocker baked goods, but when you long for a brownie, it’s likely chocolate that you’re craving.\r\rWe use high-quality cocoa in everything from baked goods to cereal to snacks. Making sure that cocoa is grown in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner is a priority for General Mills.
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Congratulations to Victor Caro (VP, Nickelodeon Ad Sales) and Flora Huang (VP, Paramount Pictures Finance & Planning), our 2017 Viacommunity Award winners!\r\rWe recognize them for making a positive impact in the lives of others — Victor for helping hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico with the Warrior Angels Rescue organization, and Flora for mentoring youth in Watts, CA with the nonprofit Red Eye.\r\rViacom will donate $10,000 to each of the causes they champion. Hear about their volunteer w
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TransCanada has earned global recognition for our efforts to create a gender equal work environment.\r\rWe are one of 104 companies from 10 sectors to be named in Bloomberg’s inaugural Gender-Equality Index (GEI), released January 22, 2018 – and one of only two energy companies to make the cut.
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General Mills teamed up with Taste of the NFL on Saturday night to raise awareness and money to kick hunger during the busy “Big Game” weekend.\r\rWe were the event’s presenting sponsor. The annual gathering is a super-sized fundraiser that brings together restaurant chefs and former professional football players representing the 32 cities with pro football teams in the U.S., for a night designed to raise money for designated Feeding America affiliated food banks in those cities, as well as other
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To say that producing honey has changed the lives of female farmers, particularly in the West African country of Sierra Leone, would be an incredible understatement.\r\rWe talked to three women who, through the profits from their beekeeping and honey crop, educate their children, provide stable income for their families and are unburdened with farm loans.
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Domtar’s three-part approach to improving the sustainability of our energy consumption is yielding results.\rWe have converted most of our carbon-intensive coal power boilers to cleaner burning and less carbon-intensive natural gas.
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Variety isn’t merely the spice of life — it’s also healthy for our business. Every day across Comcast NBCUniversal, our thousands of suppliers with diverse ethnic, cultural, and experiential backgrounds contribute unique perspectives that help us better serve customers and viewers.\r\rWe continually invest in creating new and greater opportunities for diverse-owned companies to work with us. In 2016, Comcast NBCUniversal’s spending with diverse suppliers topped $3 billion, and we participated in
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Equinix is a US-based company that connects the world’s leading businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the world’s most connected data centers in 44 markets across five continents. They launched an international giving and volunteering program with Benevity in 2016, and the results have been impressive. Their 2016 one-month annual Impact Month campaign saw donations jump by 50%, while participation grew by 62%, and volunteer hours increased by 72% year-over-year versus 2015
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Humans have always had an intimate, complicated relationship with forests.\r\rWe clear away trees to make room for development and agriculture, harvest them for paper, pulp, and palm oil and seek refuge in their remaining intact solitude. Human wellbeing depends on trees.
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General Mills has worked to protect and restore pollinator habitat dating back to 2011 in the U.S., and most recently made a $2 million, five-year commitment to pollinators in partnership with the USDA and Xerces Society, which was matched by the USDA.\r\rWe didn’t stop there.
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The Park City office serves a diverse client base, working within multiple industries and practice areas. Our projects span from traditional environmental liability management support to health and safety consulting.\r\rWe have particular depth of experience within the oil & gas segment, providing support with assessment, remediation, due diligence, emergency response, and compliance services at facilities across the intermountain west. Additionally, we have expertise in occupational health a
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The Antea Group office in Columbia, Maryland provides a strategic location between Balitmore and Washington DC to service Maryland and the surrounding states, including Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia. Our team of environmental professionals include experts with backgrounds in engineering, geology, and environmental sciences, and manage projects ranging from release discovery through assessment, remediation, monitoring and closure, in accordance with each state’s specific requirements. \r\r
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This year we celebrated our 30th anniversary, and as we reflect back on three decades of accomplishments, we know none of it would have been possible without you--readers, partners, clients, and friends.\r \rWe are grateful to you for making our success possible and look forward to many more years of demonstrating our Better Business, Better World® commitment.
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The Bettendorf office provides services within multiple segments and practice areas. Our projects span from traditional ELM support to due diligence and health and safety for global high tech companies. \r\rWe have particular depth of experience within the railroad segment, providing support with assessment and remediation, due diligence, emergency response, and compliance services. Additionally, primary providers of the CAVe data management and visualization team reside in our office and support
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The St. Louis office provides services drawing from several of Antea Group's practice areas to the oil and gas, food and beverage, railroad, technology and insurance industries. In addition to traditional remediation and due diligence services, our team also has the technical expertise to complete energy assessments, process safety management (PSM), environmental compliance audits and compliance support that includes stormwater and bulk gasoline storage for a variety of industries.\r\rWe have a t
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The St Paul office serves a diverse client base, working within multiple segments and practice areas. Our projects span from traditional UST ELM support to retail health and safety for global high tech companies.\r\rWe have a particular depth of experience with petroleum release emergency response, having managed several large pipeline releases, and are well-regarded specialists in litigation support, having helped on diverse cases including brine production facilities, manufactured gas plants an
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For the past couple of summers, our family has watched as construction workers ferried back and forth between Rhode Island’s Point Judith and a wind farm being built off nearby Block Island.\r\rWe knew the turbines would be spinning soon when the main highway traversing the peninsula was gouged to make way for a cable that would bring ashore any surplus electricity not consumed by Block Island residents and businesses.
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Helping Women In the U.S. \rWe have also been working to help U.S. women from low income households improve their employment skills. The Walmart Foundation provided support and training for more than 200,000 since the launch of our Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative. Some of this work has been accomplished through programs aimed at the retail sector, such as our funding of the Chicago Cook County Workforce Partnerships. This work to enhance economic mobility in retail is particularly
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The first week of May is National Travel and Tourism Week - America’s annual salute to travel and tourism.\r\rWe are pleased to welcome Q+A guest Bill Hornbuckle, President of MGM Resorts International. Bill has worked in hospitality and tourism for more than 40 years.