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Consumer shopping preferences have changed greatly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago. A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and National Retail...

How Automakers Can Close the Gap to help Advance Sustainable Mobility Mobility and transportation consume 20 percent of the world’s energy - most of which is powered by fossil fuels. With the...

The public and private sectors must work together to speed innovation and fix supply chains for critical technologies. There is an old saying: "If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to...

IBM has made 21 voluntary environmental commitments that address a range of pressing sustainability issues. These pledges support or complement IBM’s recent announcement that it would reach...

Smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers use IBM Food Trust blockchain technology and powerful AI in IBM Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture to improve farm-level decision-making and speed up transactions.

IBM, Merck and the broader Employer coalition within OneTen are committed to place participants in full-time family sustaining careers that do not require a 4 year degree.

IBM announced the availability of Reigniting Small Business from IBM, a program aiming to provide no-cost, education and coaching designed to help small businesses run their companies more effectively as the COVID-19 pandemic eases.

This supports IBM's goal of helping to skill 500,000 people by the end of 2021 through the IBM SkillsBuild program.

Build Change deploys machine learning solution to evaluate construction quality

Despite a year of intense global focus on social justice issues, nearly half of lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans recently surveyed by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value (IBV) stated they believed that their employer discriminates against people of their sexual orientation.

Insights from an IBM-hosted World Ocean Day panel on how emerging technologies will drive sustainable aquaculture

IBM announced it has selected six school districts to receive its IBM Education Security Preparedness Grant, which totals $3 million.

A year after George Floyd’s killing racial inequity and justice have become a key focus for society and the...

As companies plan for a post-pandemic future, there is a significant focus on “Where do we work?” But, every company should simultaneously be asking “How do we design a future of work that...

2020 brought unscripted challenges to businesses around the world. It amplified the stark need for organizations to rapidly redefine what would set them apart and lead to growth. The power of...

In 2020, the convergence of racial injustice and the global pandemic amplified the stark need for swift and greater progress in the quest for equality and equity from society and businesses....

In Augusta, Georgia, on April 6, 2021, IBM's Senior State Executive in Georgia, Kitty Chaney Reed (far left below), helped the Community Foundation for The Central Savannah River Area break ground...

IBM is proud to be expanding what is usually recognized as World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, to the entire month of April, where we will celebrate and recognize ALL neurological differences,...

“IBM believes that fair and equal access to voting is critical to our democracy. We urge elected officials nationwide to pursue policies that promote voter participation and build confidence in...

This week, with more than a quarter of its residents vaccinated, New York State announced the availability of its digital health pass designed in partnership with IBM. The intent is to help give...

I posted the following blog today inside IBM to detail for IBMers our approach for equal pay. In the spirit of transparency, and participating in the conversation about equal pay today, I wanted...

IBM Introduces $3 Million in Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools in United States as Attacks on Education Grow

IBM has been a global leader in creating education and pathways to help develop economic opportunities, and we have seen how education and training that leads to gainful...

Adoption of P-TECH and multilingual support of free IBM Open P-TECH online curricula strengthens education-to-career pathway for underserved communities globally

IBM (NYSE: IBM) is partnering with the NSW Department of Education’s STEM Industry School Partnerships Program and the NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node to bolster school students and teachers cybersecurity and cloud computing knowledge to prepare them for the jobs of the future.

The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life, which began the year by urging the ethical development and application of artificial intelligence (AI), has announced an effort to use technology to...

In celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month through September and October, IBM wants to recognize the profound importance of the U.S. Hispanic community; the challenges the community is facing...