ESG News For The Blackstone Group

A First-of-Its-Kind Program Offering Over $1M in Company-Funded Grants to Support Residents Through Life’s Unexpected Challenges

Blackstone and 16 portfolio companies to join food banks in providing meals to those in need

Highlights initiatives in alignment with customer’s environmental and social priorities

Quinbrook and Primergy’s Gemini project has successfully balanced its large scale with responsible ecosystem management and stakeholder interests to deliver cost-effective, clean, reliable power

Partnering with CSS opens new revenue channels, clients, and opportunities for Legence, enhancing in-house expertise and accelerating efficiency and sustainability in the built environment.

Oxfam’s new research shows that only 10 of top 200 US public companies publicly support a living wage, while four have CEO-worker pay ratios over 1500:1

Company Reports Strong Progress Against Sustainability Targets

Blackstone and 16 real estate portfolio companies to join food banks to provide meals to those in need

SONIC will also thank educators by offering free Buffalo Chicken Dip Bites to Teachers’ Circle members on Aug. 14

Link is the first industrial real estate company to receive this award; recognized for the second consecutive year

Using the game-changing Fair Play system, Home Eq[uity] gives the next generation innovative tools and practical lessons to help address gendered division of household labor

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced that it has committed $5 million over three years to expand LaunchPad, its entrepreneurial skills-building program to help students launch successful companies and careers, at five new colleges, including one Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and three Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). The partnership is part of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s broader $40 million commitment to expand LaunchPad to higher-ed institution

Blackstone to Provide $48 Million of Tax Credit Equity to Support Dominium’s New 372-Unit LIHTC Development in Phoenix, ArizonaDelivers on Blackstone’s Commitment to Improving Communities and Expanding Access to Affordable Housing

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced that it has committed $2 million to expand access to its entrepreneurial skill-building program, Blackstone LaunchPad, to all students at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).Blackstone LaunchPad equips students with skills to better prepare them on their professional journeys, whether they decide to build their own business or work within an organization. Last year, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s announced a $40 m

Blackstone Career Pathways will continue to expand across portfolio companies; builds on success of the Blackstone Veterans Hiring Initiative, with more than 100,000 veterans, veteran spouses and caregivers hired across portfolio since 2013

Link’s commitment aims to conserve more than 200,000 acres of forests and offset approximately 250,000 tons of greenhouse gases over a five-year periodBlackstone Real Estate portfolio company Link is the first real estate firm to participate in the Family Forest Carbon Program, further demonstrating Link’s commitment to achieving carbon neutral operations by 2025

Xpansiv, the premier market-infrastructure platform for environmental commodities, today announced an agreement to acquire Evolution Markets, a leading brokerage firm in global carbon, renewable, and energy markets. The combined entity will benefit from Evolution Markets’ base of more than 2,000 customers, including many of the world’s largest energy firms, corporations, utilities, and financial institutions."We’re excited to further leverage our environmental and energy market infrastructure th

Xpansiv, the premier market-infrastructure platform for global carbon and environmental commodities, today completed its acquisition of APX, the leader in registry infrastructure for energy and environmental markets. The acquisition brings together two innovators with the technologies and capabilities to empower markets to scale with liquidity and efficiency.Xpansiv connects buyers and sellers of environmental commodities and provides market data for voluntary carbon offsets, renewable energy cr

The virtual healthcare platform and Ukrainian humanitarian non-profit will focus on urgent care needs, prescription renewals, and ordering lab tests for thousands of refugees in the U.S.

New partnership provides up to $650 million to fund commercial solar projects

Link is the first industrial real estate company to receive this recognition

Highlights EQ’s efforts to regenerate urban spaces, preserve local culture and bring humanity into workplaces

-- The new program and website are designed to create conversations that will lead to new resources to support diversity, equity, inclusion and allyship within the rare disease community ---- #RAREis webcast conversation with The Akari Foundation, Amigos Múltiplos, Child Neurology Foundation and The Sumaira Foundation to be held on Feb. 28 at 8:55 a.m. CT --

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Maura Pally, formerly Executive Vice President of the Clinton Foundation, is joining the firm as Executive Director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation.Ms. Pally will oversee all Blackstone Charitable Foundation activity, leading strategy and integration efforts for its signature programs to support Blackstone’s goal of creating economic opportunity for under-resourced communities. This includes, among other initiatives, its signature Blackstone Lau

2020 On-site, Boston Public Schools (BPS), the New England College of Optometry (NECO) & Warby Parker continue their partnership with “Vision for Boston,” a program offering BPS students free, comprehensive eye examinations and corrective eyewear.2020 On-site, the leading provider of on-site vision care, is moving forward with Boston Public Schools, the New England College of Optometry, and Warby Parker to provide free vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses to BPS children.The program, called

Blackstone LaunchPad announced today that it is bringing its student entrepreneurship and skill-building program to students at the College of Southern Nevada and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Blackstone LaunchPad’s network will provide students at these institutions with the resources and opportunities to help them build next-generation companies and careers.“Providing our students and business partners with the tools they need to succeed is critical, and this expansion by Blackstone LaunchP

Expects to Provide More than 8,000 Volunteer Hours to Food Banks Across the Country

After successful pilot with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, call for applications opens globally

Blackstone LaunchPad today announced that it has expanded access to its entrepreneurship and skill-building program to students at Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University. Blackstone LaunchPad will provide students at all three historically Black colleges and universities with the resources, networks and opportunities to support their entrepreneurial endeavors and career ambitions.Developed with support from the United Negro College Fund Inc. (UNCF), the largest scholarsh

EagleClaw Midstream Intends To Reach Net Zero GHG Emissions By No Later Than 2050

Top-Ranked Nurse Workforce Management Company Recognizes Front Line Workers and Post-Acute Facilities for Going Above and Beyond for Elderly and Vulnerable Populations Amidst the Pandemic

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that the Blackstone Charitable Foundation will expand its LaunchPad program to support underrepresented students and communities. Going forward, LaunchPad will focus on colleges and universities that have a majority diverse population or are serving under-resourced communities. With a $40 million commitment, LaunchPad will increase its program from 30 to 75 campuses over the next five years. The Foundation will work with UNCF, the largest scholarship provide

Luminary, the global collaboration hub for professional women, announced that it acquired Declare.

‘Yes on 21’ Special Report: ‘Modern-Day Robber Baron: The Sins of Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman’

Leading proptech firm becomes founding member of Qorporate, LGBTQ+ tech’s corporate council

Girls Who Invest has impacted over 700 women across its programs; The number of internship partner firms has grown to approximately 100

Girls Who Invest has impacted over 700 women across its programs; The number of internship partner firms has grown to approximately 100

Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire

Hundreds of volunteers, including Patriots players, built a 3,000-square-foot playground in six hours

2017 Annual Conference and Exposition in Philadelphia

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that its dedicated infrastructure business has adopted a Responsible Contractor Policy that includes an agreement to cooperate with the North America’s Building Trades Unions (“NABTU”) to include “responsible contractors” in the bidding and selection process for its investments. Through this policy, Blackstone will promote fair benefits, wages, working conditions, and training opportunities for construction workers on proje