HUD invests millions to modernize affordable senior housing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2024
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing millions of dollars to support energy efficiency and climate resilience improvements in affordable senior housing.
Companies committed to DEI but may talk about it differently: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2024
Social impact is a growing corporate strategy, even if it isn’t talked about, according to the results of a survey by the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals and YourCause from Blackbaud.
SEC boosts requirements for climate-related disclosures
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 08, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission has laid out a revised rule meant to standardize climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings
New bill would overhaul nation’s workforce training and development system
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 12, 2023
Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), chair and ranking member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, respectively, recently introduced legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s...
Federal ESG investment rule withstands legal challenge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2023
A federal judge has upheld a Biden administration rule that lifts barriers to considering environmental, social and governance factors when employers are selecting 401(k) plans. The decision came after...
RN training would receive $1.2 billion boost under Senate bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 18, 2023
Community colleges and universities would receive $1.2 billion in grants to boost the number of students enrolled in accredited, two-year registered nursing programs if a bill introduced into the Senate...
Younger investors support ESG, take chances on returns
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2023
Young investors for the most part place more emphasis on investing in companies that align with environment, social and governance initiatives than on returns. That’s according to the results of a recent...
‘ESG controller’ emerges as new role, while some firms keep silent about initiatives
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 25, 2023
Even as organizations work toward compliance with environmental, social and governance disclosure requirements, fewer than half (45.7%) of professionals are confident that their company is where it should...
Welltower makes ‘transformational strides’ in ESG initiatives: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 21, 2023
Toledo, OH-based Welltower experienced a year of “significant achievement” across many environmental, social and governance categories, according to the real estate investment trust’s annual ESG...