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Visa Foundation commits $2 million to aid communities affected by the Los Angeles wildfires as part of the FireAid benefit concert

Tickets on Sale Friday, November 22 at Noon  "… nothing short of spectacular." – Forbes“The entire night was a joyful singalong" – Variety“A joyous, hits-filled musical celebration” – Detroit Free Press

On November 14th, 2024, the Indigenomics NOW forum is convening Indigenous business leadership, entrepreneurs, and allies from around the world in a virtual gathering that asks: How can we build economy with life at the center? Hosted by the Global Centre of Indigenomics, this inaugural 24-hour online global forum invites participants to join a transformative conversation that upholds Indigenous economic knowledge systems embedded in cultural values and Indigenous worldview.As human and ecologic

First Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report enhances transparency and accountabilityCompany advances sustainability across its products, operations and value chain as part of its Healthy Lives MissionProgress includes reducing Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions1, 2, 3 by 26% since 2020 and increasing renewable electricity4 usage to 65% of its electricity usage

More Than 22,000 Takeda Employees Selected the FY2024 New Partners: Population Services International, Bulungula Incubator, Reach Out Cameroon, Seed Global Health and VillageReachTakeda’s Five New Partnerships Boost Total Global CSR Program Contributions to JPY 28.8 Billion (Approx. USD 199.1 million) Across 34 Diverse Partnerships Worldwide and extend our reach to an additional 2 million direct beneficiariesTakeda’s Global CSR Program Expects to Reach 27 Million People in 93 Countries by 2030

Among the highlights is a water-recycling project in drought-stricken South Africa

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) proudly announces a monumental achievement in its mission to provide cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay – 2 million lives in AHF’s care worldwide.“We are immensely proud to reach this historic milestone. When we launched our global programs more than 20 years ago in two African countries with 100 patients in each, we never imagined we'd one day be serving 2 million lives under our care around the world,” said AHF President Michael Wei

HERITΛGE announces the recipients of a second round of small grants for African heritage projects, generously supported by the Mellon Foundation...

Survey reveals consumer willingness and barriers to adopt reusable products, highlighting market opportunities

Artist Hyland Mather to create a large-scale art piece entirely with recyclable plastics in Atlanta’s Colony Square

Prize program awards Aftrak the $1 million Grand Prize to advance green energy in Africa;OMNIVAT awarded runner-up prize of $250,000The organizations also launch a new FinTech Award in the next installation of the Prize program; winners will be selected in May 2025

Convinced of the urgency to advance the cause of sustainable construction in the face of climate challenges, demographic changes, and the need to protect resources, Saint-Gobain launched the Sustainable Construction Observatory in 2023. Today, this Observatory has released the second edition of its Sustainable Construction Barometer1, a study conducted by the CSA research institute, to better understand the perceptions of key stakeholders and the levers to be activated to accelerate the developm

The extended partnership is part of Kraft Heinz’s aspiration to help alleviate global hunger

Survey Highlights Growing Demand for Eco-Friendly Options, Presenting Opportunity for Brands

Seventh annual ranking of companies selected by Calvert on a variety of sustainability measures featured in Barron’s

Chairman and CEO Stanley M. Bergman Named Executive of the Year for Diversity and Inclusion; Global Practice Green™ Initiative Recognized

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) published today the Company’s fifth annual Human Rights and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) report. The report includes enhanced disclosures related to our Board oversight of human rights and ESG matters, employee diversity and training programs, corporate governance, and environmental sustainability, including updated metrics and statistics for the calendar year 2022, in accordance with the Universal Standards of the Global Repor

Semifinalists for the third annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge have been announced as 38 teams will now vie for a part of $1M.

Efforts further Bobcat’s commitment to community, sustainability and its Environmental, Social and Governance strategy

Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with Scout Clean Energy will produce the equivalent of 100% of the Company’s electricity needs for operations in the U.S.

Celebrating 23 years of giving, program supports seven social impact projects

Pangea Commits to Becoming World’s Most Sustainable Auto Supplier

All three of Sappi’s manufacturing regions once again achieved the highest possible rating, platinum, in the annual EcoVadis CSR ratings.

Toshiba's Eco Efforts Include Recycling Nearly 59 Tons of E-Waste While Replanting 26,134 Trees Across the Globe in 2022

Initial Deployment Across South Africa to Support Self-testers with Medical Diagnostech’s COVID-19 Antigen Test

2023: sustained like-for-like growth and new margin gainsRecord results in line with the targets recently raised: +12.5%(1) like-for-like growth in revenue and a 15.5% operating margin, up +40 basis pointsOutlook for 2023: sustained strong like-for-like growth of around +10%(1); further improvement in operating margin (up +20 basis points)2025 targets confirmed, at more than €10 billion in revenue and a 16% operating marginA strong, enduring CSR commitment, reaffirmed in 2022 with new advances

Company raised USD$3 billion in funding, began development of four campuses and opened 13 new data centers during the year

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) today announced that it has pledged $500,000 to 50 global charitable organizations in honor of the company’s 50th anniversary. Through the company and its non-profit foundation, RGA will distribute funds to organizations nominated by employees from its global offices, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to the communities in which it operates.“This year, we celebrate 50 years since our founding,” said Anna Manning, President and C

New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations

CRDC Global Limited (CRDC Global), today confirmed that it is actively working with PA Consulting (PA), the global innovation and transformation consultancy that’s bringing ingenuity to life, to support the commercialization of its new patent pending RESIN8 Carbon Capture aggregate. The announcement comes after 18 months of initial collaboration. As part of the agreement, PA will help CRDC accelerate the scale up of its disruptive RESIN8 Carbon Capture technology, which has been formulated speci

World’s leading cloud provider announces new replenishment projects in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States to bring much needed clean water to communities around the world

Orphanage seeks support from additional partners in order to serve the critical needs of the local community

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) published today the company’s fourth annual Human Rights and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) report. The report includes enhanced disclosures related to our Board oversight of human rights and ESG matters, employee diversity and training programs, corporate governance, and environmental sustainability, including updated metrics and statistics for the calendar year 2021, in accordance with the new Universal Standards of the Global

Krach and Turkel Cite Urgency to Confront CCP’s Use of Technology to Enable Human Rights Abuses

Global WE Communications Research Finds Only Half of Companies Are Delivering on Their Values-led Commitments

Santander US announces multimillion-dollar contribution to City Year to support educational programming nationally

Around three-quarters of nicotine consumers want policymakers to consider their views when deliberating on tobacco and nicotine regulations

Professional, cyclist and athlete, Grant Lottering reports on his first day

The endurance cyclist will attempt a 700 mile non-stop traverse, climbing 63,000ft through Southern California in aid of charity

World Property and Casualty Insurance Report 2022: research suggests that only 8% of insurers are resilience champions; 73% of policyholders rank climate change among their top concerns

CSR Report Outlines Achievements and Expands Sustainability Disclosures

Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire

Free Professional Bartender Training Programme to Empower Unemployed Young Adults

More than 200 suppliers committed to using only clean power; will help bring on nearly 16 gigawatts

World-Leading Tennis Sponsor to Activate a Number of Environmental and Social Equity Initiatives

Record growth in 2021: growth in revenue of +25.7% like-for-like(1) and in net profit of +71.9%2017-2022 plan revenue target achieved one year ahead of schedule: more than €7 billionOutlook for 2022: continued solid like-for-like growth that outperforms the market, and improvement in operating marginNew medium-term objective (2025) above €10 billion in revenue

Xylem announced today that almost 80 percent of its 16,000 employees volunteered their time to help solve urgent water challenges in 2021.

Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC), a leading global media and marketing technology company, and Children’s Miracle Network® announced today that together they successfully raised over $2.1 million in the 14th Annual Radiothon event. The Radiothon with the theme “Un Millón Para Los Niños” (One Million for the Children) ran from December 9th through December 11th and was promoted across 34 of Entravision’s owned and operated broadcast stations.This press release features multimedi

Bacardi toasts to being part of Forbes’ list of 'World’s Best Employers' in 2021

Competition seeks novel solutions for affordable internet access, since nearly half of the world’s population is currently unconnected