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Businesses with major operations in Virginia today called for state lawmakers to pass the Savings Achieved Via Efficiency (SAVE) Act (HB 746 / SB 565), to ensure the Commonwealth’s utilities achieve robust energy efficiency targets.
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Life is better as an entrepreneur– a trend revealed via our research of more than 6,000 entrepreneurs.
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Business Email Compromise – known simply as BEC – often looks like an innocuous email. Yet it’s one of the most financially damaging online crimes.
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Verizon announced that new grant funding opportunities for small businesses, totaling $500,000, are available via Verizon Small Business Digital Ready.
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Subaru Drives Support for Shelter Pets Nationwide This October Fri, 09/29/2023 - 09:00 Subheader During Subaru Loves Pets® Month, Automaker Aims to Connect Shelter Animals with Caring Homes at Retailer Pet Adoption Events Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body CAMDEN, N.J., September 29, 2023 /3BL/ - Subaru of America today announced the return of Subaru Loves Pets®, the automaker’s annual initiative to help shelter pets find homes each October. Subaru will also celebrate the fifth
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GoDaddy Venture Forward and UCLA Anderson Forecast economists developed a way to capture microbusiness activity since 2019 via the Microbusiness Activity Index (“MAI”), which is comprised of three sub-indices:
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Subaru of America Shares Appreciation for Cooper University Health Care Essential Workers and Provides Support for Camden-Based Patients "" title="Subaru of America, Inc., as part of its Subaru Loves to Care® initiative, donated $30,000 to The Cooper Foundation in its ongoing support of Camden-based patients receiving treatment at Cooper University Health Care. Pictured from left to right: Dina Mathews-Laurendeau, Director of Development, The Cooper Foundation, Shira Haaz, Head of Corporate Resp
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Driving a DEI Engine: Q With Applied Materials’ Culture of Inclusion VP "" title="Michelle Mapp Cooper, Vice President, Culture of Inclusion" typeof="foaf:Image" />Tue, 08/01/2023 - 09:00 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Applied Materials’ latest Sustainability Report includes updates to Applied’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals, strategies and accomplishments. We sat down with Michelle Mapp Cooper, culture of inclusion vice president, to get an inside look at what
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TCS Empowers: Five Facts About Tata Consultancy Services’ CSR Efforts in North America Mon, 07/17/2023 - 11:45 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Employee volunteers from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in North America gave company-led Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs and nonprofits a lot of time during the company’s last fiscal year, ending March 31. In fact: In North America alone, about 22,500 TCS employees spent 42,425 hours volunteering and supporting social goo
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CSRD EU Climate Regulations: What Companies Need To Know About the Revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards What Companies Need To Know About the Revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards"" typeof="foaf:Image" />Fri, 07/14/2023 - 09:55 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body Nasdaq As of July 7, 2023, the European Commission has closed the comment period of the standards developed for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Soon, the European
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Sustainable Operations Improving Our Climate Impact Wed, 09/27/2023 - 12:00 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body Originally published in International Paper's 2022 Sustainability Report As a manufacturer of sustainable fiber products, we’re committed not only to relying on a renewable resource, but also to minimizing climate impact in our manufacturing process. This includes reducing energy and water consumption both within our facilities and across our value chain. Our progress t
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Prioritizing Structure, Responsibility, Sustainability at International Paper In 2023 International Paper was recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies."" typeof="foaf:Image" />Wed, 07/12/2023 - 11:40 Subheader Responsible Governance Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body Originally published in International Paper's 2022 Sustainability Report At International Paper, we prioritize and structure responsibility and sustainability. We rely on the daily actions and pers
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Moving From Sustainability Talk to Action: Managing Air Quality, Permitting Risks for Carbon-Free and Low-Carbon Fuels Manufacturing Tue, 07/11/2023 - 09:00 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Originally published on Black Veatch Insights This is the third in a series of insights called “Moving from Sustainability Talk to Action.” As the market moves toward net-zero, carbon-free and low-carbon fuels infrastructure projects (fueled by the promise of tax credits) are key for realizing
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Bloomberg Expands D Dealer Initiative Tue, 06/20/2023 - 11:30 Subheader New US Treasury offering bolsters Bloomberg’s support of diverse broker-dealers Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body Originally published on bloomberg.com Bloomberg today announced that it has introduced a solution for US Treasuries that enables diverse broker-dealers to provide their clients liquidity using Bloomberg’s technology. The offering adds new minority-owned broker-dealers for US Treasuries, includin
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Black Veatch Launches Front-End Engineering Study for DG Fuels Tue, 06/20/2023 - 10:00 Subheader Report involves possible Louisiana production site of sustainable, carbon-reducing aviation fuel Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and WASHINGTON, June 20, 2023 /3BL Media/ - Critical human infrastructure solutions leader Black Veatch and DG Fuels LLC – an emerging leader in cellulosic drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – today announced they signed an
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International Paper (IP) and Via Separations Inc. (Via) are pleased to announce a collaboration aimed at reducing the energy intensity and carbon emissions of the kraft pulping process.
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Wyatt Taubman is the Co-Founder of Vive Organic, the first donor to Whole Planet Foundation via the Whole Foods Market Donor Advised Fund in December 2022.
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New HPC Cluster Enables Lenovo Al Hathboor Bikal.ai To Drive Citizen Safety Health From Sustainable Data Center Mon, 07/03/2023 - 10:35 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body HPC and AI as a service available to public and private organizations of any size as part of new agreement UAE to become home to one of the regions first sustainable data centers powered by Lenovo Neptune™ Liquid Cooling Servers HPC Cluster at SRTI to drive transformational change in citizen welfare and s
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As leaders we are not only responsible for delivering business outcomes but ensuring that our team culture supports and accelerates them. As the leader of Cisco Innovation Labs, diversity of thought, inclusion, and belonging all unlock my team’s potential.
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Issuance of NMG’s 2022 ESG Report demonstrating advancement on climate action, biodiversity management, Indigenous relations, governance, and stakeholder engagement.
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Recent announcements via Canada’s and Québec’s budgets provide new fiscal measures and levers for investment that strengthen NMG’s Phase-2 financing structure in complement to ongoing activities with export credit agencies and governmental branches.
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Signature of definitive agreements with Caterpillar that frame the deployment of technology, testing collaboration, as well as procurement of zero-exhaust emission fleet and infrastructure at the Matawinie Mine.
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Nomination of Stéphane Imbeault as Vice President, Bécancour Project, to lead the engineering, construction, and commissioning of the Bécancour Battery Material Plant as part of the Company’s active preparation for the launch of construction of its Phase-2 facilities.
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Advancement of technical and commercial parameters definition for a multi-year offtake agreement with Panasonic Energy and simultaneous engagement with other tier-1 potential customers in the EV and battery sector through product qualification and commercial discussions.
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Offtake MoU signed to explore opportunities for NMG to supply carbon-neutral graphite materials to Caterpillar for the development of its secure, resilient, and sustainable battery supply chain.
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Upcoming participation to major commercial and investment events to elevate NMG’s visibility in the market and engage with potential customers and investors; The Europe Battery Show, TD Cowen Sustainability Week and Batteries Gigafactories USA.
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Securing of financial levers via underwritten public financing generating approximately US$22 million and R&D grants of up to CA$3.6 million.
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Battery and EV markets continue their expansion pushed by consumer demand and environmental legislation; 2023 is set to see battery production reach 1 TWh on a global basis for the first time (Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Q1-2023).
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NMG’s Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 19, 2023, via webcast.
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Continued focus on safe conduct of activities with a year-to-date OSHA rate of 0 at the Company’s facilities and 0 for contractors’ work, with no major environmental incident.
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Period-end cash position of CA$48.8 million.
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The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, and the Seeding The Future Foundation are proud to announce the return of the annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge. The Challenges invites scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and multidisciplinary teams from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits, social enterprises, universities, r
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STEER Technologies Inc. (“STEER” or the “Company”) (TSXV: STER), (OTCQX: STEEF), an integrated ESG technology platform, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Food HWY Canada Inc. has been issued a licence to operate liquor delivery services by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (“AGCO”). STEER’s customers are now able to place liquor orders with their favorite restaurants and vendors via the STEER mobile app. One of the AGCO's primary goals is to promote responsible alcohol consum
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This new in-platform feature provides private markets stakeholders with a comprehensive resource of case studies that have generated positive impact, both financial and ESG-related
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IBM and Texas A AgriLife Provide Data, Technology and Expertise to Farmers in Need Mon, 05/08/2023 - 16:20 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Originally published on the IBM Blog By Sherry Wynn In Texas, 2022 was one of the driest years on record. With failed crops, low yields for farmers and diminished grazing for cattle, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply. Smallholder farmers, particularly those in arid a
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LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII) which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc. ("Lippert"), supplies a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") in the recreation and transportation product markets, and the related aftermarkets of those industries, today issued its second annual corporate sustainability report (“CSR Report”). The report provides an update on Lippert’s initiatives on environmental, social and governance
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Grants enable recipient organizations to bring the power of project management to an additional 2.1 million youth this year
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Companies Plan to Provide New Books to Elementary Schools to Celebrate New DG Store Openings
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Launch of a new year-round effort to meet the unique needs of travel nurses and allied professionals timed with National Nurses Week, May 6-12
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Sinclair Broadcast Group today published its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) report, detailing the Company’s ESG achievements in 2022 and progress toward its longstanding ESG goals and commitments. “At Sinclair, our mission to create, innovate and lead; deliver must-have content across all platforms and devices; and attract and retain the best employees, goes hand-in-hand with our commitment to sustainability, diversity, community outreach, journalistic integrity and good gover
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Created in collaboration between Prairie "Mr. Koo" Koo and Casey Bannerman
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New research published in The Lancet reinforces the idea that handwashing outside of pandemic times is vital in order to reduce the burden of common colds and flu in low- and middle-income countries.
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Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire
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Tide and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have joined forces to advance the science of eco-behavior change via a new research project – undertaken as part of an ongoing collaborative effort to make washing laundry in cold water the next broadly adopted eco-habit.
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Neurodiversity platform functionality takes second place in credit union banking innovation competition, awarded prize winnings of $2,500
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Using Washing Laundry on Cold as a Model, Tide and WWF Explore How to Advance Eco-Habits with Consumers
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Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL) ("Sterling") has published its 2023 Sustainability Report titled, Leading The Way - The Sterling Way. The report highlights Sterling's ongoing sustainability efforts woven into corporate initiatives and reflects the Company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related activities and business practices. The report can be accessed via The Sterling Way (ESG) section of the Company’s website at https://www.strlco.com/sustainability. CEO Remarks
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Acclaimed global membership and leisure travel company leads the industry with 19 award wins
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Caliber Home Loans, Inc. (“Caliber”), a national mortgage lending and servicing organization; part of the Newrez Family of Companies, is proud to announce that Bryan Bergjans, SVP, National Director Military & Retail Production, has been named to the 2023 Employee Veteran Leadership Awards (EVLA) list by Military Friendly®. The EVLA list recognizes veterans who have made significant contributions to their organizations and communities through their leadership, dedication, and commitment to e
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Sofidel has signed a long-term supply agreement in Spain with ACCIONA Energía, one of the main players in Spain for renewable energy.
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Over $200,000 in scholarships and cash awards were awarded to national winners at this year’s National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
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JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a leading technology solutions provider to the global food and beverage industry, today published its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, “Sustainable Solutions for a Growing World.” The report outlines key accomplishments as a result of JBT’s long tradition of partnering with customers to optimize resources, prioritize health and safety, and create a diverse and inclusive culture. “As the world’s population grows, resources are becoming increasi
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Latest round of funding raises Humana’s total financial commitment for affordable housing to $90 million, increases scope of national program to include additional communities.
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Humana’s affordable housing program is intended to help vulnerable Americans remain stably housed by expanding the supply of low-cost rental units in communities nationwide, including in the states of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
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Humana’s national housing strategy continues to seek to address members’ housing needs through a three-part approach, including interventions and investments that reduce health care costs and improve outcomes for vulnerable members and communities.
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Nonprofit Continues to Gain Traction & Introduce New Industry Partnerships to Make Embodied Carbon Impact Reporting More Efficient
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Culture of service on display as Convergint celebrates recent and upcoming charitable initiatives
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D Weekly News Round Up: Girls Empowerment, LGBTQ+, and More Fri, 06/09/2023 - 12:15 Subheader By Caroline Berns Head of Diversity Inclusion and Talent Acquisition, MMEA Type of Content Newsletter Layout Standard Format Body Originally published by Ericsson Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity Inclusion News Round-Up. Today we are talking about the impact of AI on D, a BBC initiative supporting girls in Afghanistan, gender roles around the world, and Catholics nuns making a stand for tr
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Razom for Ukraine, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to building a more prosperous Ukraine, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Bob Freeman Humanitarian Award. Named for one of MedShare’s founders, the honor is awarded each year by MedShare International, a global humanitarian aid organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people, communities and the planet by reallocating surplus medical supplies and biomedical equipment. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Razom, wh
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Oscar Health, Inc. (“Oscar”) (NYSE: OSCR), the first health insurance company built on a full stack technology platform, today released its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report for 2022. The report outlines the strategies and initiatives that Oscar has developed, and continues to iterate, to help build a more sustainable and equitable future within its organization and communities. “Oscar's mission anchors our work in advancing health equity,” said Oscar CEO, Mark Bertoli
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Life-cycle analysis of aircraft engine bracket demonstrates importance of lightweighting via AM
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Following a record-breaking fundraising year in 2022, Walgreens nationwide are selling Red Noses and accepting in-store donations to support Red Nose Day 2023
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As the world seeks ways to confront our planet’s biggest challenge, climate change, Bermuda is uniquely positioned to be a global leader in providing climate risk strategies and solutions. The second annual Bermuda Climate Summit, presented by the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA), in partnership with KBRA, will showcase not just the seriousness of the threat, but also the attributes and innovative spirit Bermuda can bring to the table to help partners across to world rise to meet this g