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The purchase of the 423-unit Midpointe Apartments also marks the fifth investment by Turner Multifamily Impact Fund III to address the housing affordability crisis while generating strong returns for investors
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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has been named to 3BL’s annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking for the sixth consecutive year. CBRE advanced 24 spots to rank No. 45 overall and was the only real estate services company to earn a place among the top 100.The 100 Best Corporate Citizens recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies. The ranking is based on more than 200 factors in seven pillars: climate
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Turner Multifamily Impact Fund III has acquired its first two communities as it plans to invest over $2.3 billion to preserve or develop affordable workforce housing nationwide, all while delivering strong risk-adjusted returns for investors
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Since its founding in 1948, the Fifth Third Foundation has made education programs a key priority. In 2005, Fifth Third established its Scholarship Program to award one-time, $2,500 scholarships annually to children of Fifth Third employees for study at a college or university. This year’s scholarships total $62,500. More than 450 students have merited scholarships since 2005.Chosen and administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corp., the Fifth Third Scholarship Program recognizes the acade
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Five Students and Five Sodexo Employees Recognized for Fighting Hunger in their Communities
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The New Expanded Partnership Will Aim to Support the Dismantling of Systemic Barriers to Equity and Help Strengthen the Health Workforce in MassachusettsThe Existing Global Partnership Has Provided Screening and Diagnostic Services to Over 8 Million People in Community Settings
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The inaugural YF Innovators Cohort of grantees includes diverse approaches to foster youth belonging and community
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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has been named to Forbes’ Net Zero Leaders list for the second consecutive year. CBRE is the highest-ranked commercial real estate services company.Forbes ranked 100 U.S. companies that are best positioning themselves to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions and achieve a net zero future. The analysis looked at each company’s work to reduce its own carbon emissions as well as the emissions generated by their power suppliers, vendors and customers. The ranking conside
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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has received the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition from Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. This is the 11th consecutive year CBRE has earned this distinction.To receive the recognition, companies are evaluated on more than 240 proof points related to culture, environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, ethics and compliance activities, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and i
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Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) today announced the participants for the third iteration of its WBD Access x Canadian Academy Writers Program. The program, in partnership with the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy), will support 10 experienced Canadian writers from underrepresented communities seeking to advance their careers in episodic television. The Program will provide participants with the ability to develop a specific project, as well as mentorship and com
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Innovative New Dental School Focused on Serving Rural & Underserved Communities to be First in Nation to Offer Students Three Years of Full-time Immersive Training at Community Health Centers in Tacoma, Tri-Cities and Yakima
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***11:30 a.m to 1.30 p.m. Thursday, October 12, New Hope Housing Savoy, 6315 Savoy Drive, Houston, TX 77036 ***
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***11:30 a.m to 1.30 p.m. Thursday, October 12, New Hope Housing Savoy, 6315 Savoy Drive, Houston, TX 77036 ***
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12 honorees nominated by blood centers across U.S. for commitment to blood donation programs
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Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards More Than $2 Million During 30th Anniversary
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The annual event raises funds for the Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund in support of the Wills Group’s Community Engagement Signature Programs: Nourishing Children and Families and Reimagining Outdoor Spaces
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Algbra, the global ethical and Sharia-compliant technology platform with its UK finance app, has been awarded B Corp status after demonstrating its credentials of the highest ESG standards.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230830789985/en/Algbra's new B Corp status is further testament of their commitment to their global ESG mission. (Graphic: Business Wire)This makes Algbra one of the few financial institutions in the UK
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New list from PEOPLE magazine ranks the firm at No. 14 of 100
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GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS), a leading North American specialty building products distributor, today published its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report, outlining the many ways in which the Company is committed to supporting the communities and customers it serves, along with its suppliers and employees, through responsible environmental, social, and governance practices.Highlights from the report include:Reducing GMS’s total recordable incident rate over the last two years;Establishing and
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Foundation’s Grants Impact More Than 300,000 Students During its 30th Anniversary
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CBRE has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) and earned a top score in 2023.The DEI is a comprehensive global benchmark that measures disability inclusion and equality in the workplace. Companies can demonstrate shared value for stakeholders through the DEI and identify areas for improvement across the workplace, as well as broader engagement in the community and supply chain.In 2023, 485 companies benchmarked their disabilit
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The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Award is proud to announce Sharmain Matlock-Turner as the recipient of its esteemed Philadelphia Award for 2022. A tireless champion for underserved communities, Matlock-Turner has served as CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in and around Philadelphia, since 1999.The award ceremony will take place on June 6, 2023, at The Market at the Comcast Technology Center at 5:30 pm.“Sharmai
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The Church Pension Group (CPG), a financial services organization that serves The Episcopal Church, announced that it will host a virtual conversation, Turning the Tide on Health Disparities: A Discussion on Social Determinants of Health, on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET. The conversation will include industry leaders who have developed strategies that make grants or investments directly addressing the social determinants of health, with the aim of improving health outcomes
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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) rose to #4 on the Barron’s list of the 100 most sustainable U.S.-based companies for 2023 – up from #11 last year.The independent analysis by Barron’s and Calvert Research and Management scored companies on more than 230 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) performance metrics. The 1,000 largest U.S.-based publicly traded companies are evaluated under the Barron’s program and 2023 is the sixth consecutive year that CBRE has made the prestigious list.“CBRE is work
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CBRE Group, Inc.’s (NYSE:CBRE) continued focus on diversity, equity and inclusion earned the company a place in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fourth year in a row.The Bloomberg GEI measures the performance of public companies in reporting gender-related data across five pillars: female leadership & talent pipeline, equal pay & gender pay parity, inclusive culture, anti-sexual harassment policies and pro-women brand. The GEI includes companies in 45 countries and regions.
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Company celebrates milestone store in Joplin, Missouri with community celebration and local school donation
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Smaller Footprint, Global Impact
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Customers of seven CDFIs in Regions’ footprint will gain access to the bank’s ATM network free of charge.
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MassChallenge, the global network for innovators, and MITRE, an operator of federally funded R&D centers, are partnering to launch a new mentorship program designed to lower barriers for underrepresented founders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Applicants must have at least one founder from historically underrepresented identities including Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), non-binary, and/or women.Startups with solutions in advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), BlueT
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Wells Fargo and FHLB Dallas Provided $750K for the Development in the Historic Second Ward
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Creating a market for upcycled food is key to reducing food waste and building a more sustainable ecosystem
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The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund) today announced the recipients of its 2022 grants. The projects funded this year will help conserve more than 3,000 acres and protect ecologically sensitive bottomland hardwood forests in the Virginia-North Carolina coastal plains.Including those announced today, the Fund has awarded 29 projects totaling more than $3,100,000 in grants over the past seven years. An estimated 33,000 acres will be protected when these projects reach completion. The for
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Nearly 800 schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations receive youth literacy grants
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Progress on environmental, social and governance initiatives detailed in 2021 Annual Review & ESG Report and Regions’ latest Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report.
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MONAT Gratitude, Inc., the philanthropic movement behind MONAT Global Corp (MONAT), is empowering five South Florida college-bound seniors from William H. Turner Technical Arts High School with four-year Florida pre-paid scholarships of more than $25,000 each in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami (BBBSM). The students were selected through MONAT’s participation in BBBSM’s School to Work mentoring program, which pairs at-risk youth (Littles) with adult mentors (Bigs) at corporate
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Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) ("PAC" or the "Company") today announced that it has published its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. While ESG values have long been core to the Company’s business practices, this publication provides a comprehensive overview of PAC’s ESG efforts, both for the Company’s core operations and for PAC’s broader real estate portfolio.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswir
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AT&T Inc.* (NYSE:T) has released its March 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Summary and supporting materials, including 22 issue briefs outlining its approach to leading ESG topics identified as most important by our stakeholders.AT&T’s March 2022 ESG Summary builds upon more than 15 years of detailed disclosure aligning to leading ESG reporting standards and frameworks, such as the Global Reporting Initiative, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, Task Force on Climate-relat
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Regions earns honor for eighth year in a row.
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WarnerMedia is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Supplier Diversity Program, designed to develop meaningful contributions and foster strategic supplier relationships with companies owned by diverse communities. Since 2002, WarnerMedia has spent over $8 Billion in their supply chain practices with diverse suppliers of historically marginalized communities, while at the same time capitalizing on the opportunity for competitive advantage and community engagement that comes from working more c
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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has been recognized as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. This is the ninth year in a row CBRE has achieved this recognition, and it is one of only four 2022 honorees in the real estate industry.“CBRE’s RISE values play an essential role in our drive to help businesses, people and communities to thrive,” said Elizabeth Atlee, CBRE’s Chief Ethics & Complia
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Indeed’s $3 Million Investment will Finance Rising Voices Season 2 and New Filmmaker Residency Program to Further Showcase the Meaning of WorkThe Short Films are Set to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2022
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Partnership will bring arts and crafts to children who require long-term hospital staysKits provide joy and happiness during the healing process
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Financial commitment supporting over 270 organizations spanning 13 states.
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Energy Corridor District hosts its Inaugural Tree Lighting event powered by Shell Energy
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Company demonstrates its mission of Serving Others by celebrating with a community donation
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The Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) will celebrate 52 years of driving change in the Philadelphia region, from working to improve quality of life to building wealth and solving emerging issues, with a series of events that kicks off on November 19 with a virtual event, highlighted by the announcement of its 2021 service award honorees.“For more than half a century, partnership has been at the core of who we are and our ability to continue our mission to ensure that organizations both large and sma
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Youth Literacy Grants and New DonorsChoose Partnership Will Support Teachers and Nonprofit Programs Working to Promote and Improve Childhood Literacy
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As Houston continues to battle COVID-19, $5 million effort will help residents with $15,000 home down payment assistance
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9/11 Day 2021 PSA campaign State of Unitedness calls upon all Americans to join together in unity for the 20-year remembrance of 9/11.
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Clark Construction Group is proud to announce the company’s participation as a founding member of Construction Inclusion Week, an initiative to build awareness, celebrate diversity and equity, and foster inclusion across the construction industry.In 2020, Clark joined fellow general contractors DPR, Turner, Gilbane, Mortenson, and McCarthy, to form the “Time for Change” consortium to identify ways to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within the construction industry. Through this effort,