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Featured this week: Kyra Whitten, Flex; Nikita T. Mitchell, Cisco; Crowe; Erie Insurance; Kyndryl; Onsemi; Prudential; RGA Reinsurance Company; Tanger Outlets; Blackbaud; Dana Beckman, Bread Financial; Liberty Mutual; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana; Dominion Energy; Franklin Templeton; 狈别蝉迟濒茅; T. Rowe Price; SAIC
The member community convened by the 涩里番下载 Center for Corporate Citizenship is one of a kind. The 500+ companies we serve each year around the globe are leaders in environmental, social, and governance action, and the thousands of individuals who make up this network are some of the best in the field!
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, strategy director of Cisco鈥檚 People, Policy and Purpose organization, shared in an interview on the company , and how this impacts her career at Cisco. "Part of my ability to be authentic has come with my growth, development, and understanding of how I want to show up at work. I can say pretty confidently now that I'm the most authentic version of myself that I鈥檝e ever been at work," says Mitchell. "And that shapes my experience鈥攂ecause by default it means that I do better work. I'm not bogged down by the heaviness, the burdens, and the baggage of just navigating a workplace that doesn't feel safe for me."
, vice president, sustainability, and president, Flex Foundation, penned a blog post on the Flex website called for its blog series. 鈥淵ou want some assurances the data that has come from all corners of the organization is sound and trustworthy,鈥 said Whitten, who recommended internal and third party audits in addition to auditing suppliers. 鈥淲hether internal or external, audits are critical to instilling confidence in the reliability of your ESG information.鈥
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Crowe
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Erie Insurance
Erie, PA
Kyndryl
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Onsemi (JUST ADDED!)
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Prudential
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Tanger Outlets
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Congratulations to the 涩里番下载CCC members that released annual corporate responsibility reports recently. Please join us in celebrating their achievements:
路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Blackbaud released its , celebrating environmental impact milestones and new community partnerships. The company achieved carbon neutrality across its business operations and data centers through a combination of becoming a remote-first workforce, continuing energy efficiency initiatives in its LEED Gold certified headquarters building, and investing in carbon offset projects. The report announced new multi-year, six-figure gifts to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry to build greater equity, social capital, and a stronger, more diverse workforce, as well as to Project Drawdown to help reach educators, students, professionals, and individual change agents interested in climate change globally.
路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Bread Financial, formerly Alliance Data, published its ninth annual covering the 2021 fiscal year. The report outlines a new ESG strategy providing a more detailed and enhanced framework for its sustainability and corporate responsibility objectives. Milestones included creating a new head of sustainability position, filled by , to oversee and lead the development of the company鈥檚 ESG strategy and execution. 鈥淲hile our transformation to Bread Financial marks a new era for our business, the progress documented in our report is borne out of Bread Financials鈥 decades-long commitment to responsible business practices,鈥 said Beckman. 鈥淢anaging our business responsibly is core to delivering sustainable financial performance as well as value to our stockholders, clients, associates and communities.鈥
路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Liberty Mutual published its , which highlights philanthropy and employee volunteering through the company鈥檚 Torchbearers program in three key areas: accessibility, education, and homelessness. Employee donations totaled $8,922,487 for a range of important causes, including relief efforts for communities affected by natural disasters and the ongoing pandemic, such as Haiti, India, Afghanistan, Pan-Asia, and Louisiana in the U.S. Employees received a 50% company match for all of their eligible donations, with no upper limit, and starting in 2022, employees will receive a 100% company match for their eligible donations to nonprofits.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana provided health tips in local Baton Rouge publication with the start of hurricane season just beginning. When making plans for what to do during a storm, 涩里番下载BSLA recommends to consider health needs. For example, in the event that they must evacuate their homes, residents should make sure that health insurance IDs and access to telehealth are readily available.
Dominion Energy donated new equipment to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to assist its . The agency previously owned just one side-scan sonar device for use across the entire state. Dominion Energy donated another system along with a $12,000 grant to the South Carolina Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers Association (SCWLEOA) which was used for additional resources. This support significantly increases SCDNR鈥檚 efficiency and response time during emergencies, provides more options for first responder training, and assists with underwater maintenance work.
Franklin Templeton recently announced its (H涩里番下载UI). The initiative focuses on supporting entrepreneurs at H涩里番下载Us nationwide, providing resources to develop and grow tech-enabled solutions that help to close the racial wealth gap. As one of the founding partners of H涩里番下载UI, Franklin Templeton is dedicated to helping inform the fintech program offerings as well as providing hands-on support to the new entrepreneurs through its employees who will serve as mentors and advisors.
狈别蝉迟濒茅 is from the Netherlands and Switzerland to alleviate the shortage in U.S. supermarkets. After a top U.S. manufacturer recalled dozens of types of formulas, parents have been scrambling to secure baby formula for their children. 鈥淲e prioritized these products because they serve a critical medical purpose as they are for babies with cow鈥檚 milk protein allergies,鈥 the company said. 鈥淏oth products were already being imported but we moved shipments up and rushed via air to help fill immediate needs.鈥
T. Rowe Price partnered with Kiva, a global microloan platform, and a number of other nonprofits to . Equity is at the heart of this collaborative project as T. Rowe Price and partners focus on empowering historically disinvested and underserved groups, such as women and minorities, who struggle with access to most traditional sources of capital. Using assets from the company, T. Rowe Price devised CoLab, which brings its nonprofit partners under one roof to provide instrumental technical resources and mentorship to aspiring entrepreneurs.
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