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Voting extended for special categories in the Best Places To Work Awards
GamesIndustry.biz has extended the nomination deadline for the Special Awards categories of its Best Places To Work Awards until September 7th. These awards recognize excellence in areas such as education, training, environmental sustainability, diversity, and corporate social responsibility for UK businesses in the games industry.
Issues and Activism
Humble Bundle announced a significant reforestation partnership with One Tree Planted, contributing $1.7 million to environmental initiatives. This collaboration highlights the company's commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton Offered Employees Massive Baby Bonuses, And It Paid Off
Krafton, the publisher of Subnautica 2 and PUBG, has seen a significant increase in employee childbirths after implementing a generous bonus program offering up to 100 Million Won (approximately $67,000) per child. The initiative, which also includes extended parental leave, aims to combat South Korea's low birth rate and foster a better work-life balance. This program comes as Subnautica 2 experiences a successful early access launch on PC and Xbox Series X|S.
Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton Offered Employees Massive Baby Bonuses, And It Paid Off
Subnautica 2 and PUBG publisher Krafton has seen a significant increase in employee childbirths after implementing a generous bonus program offering up to 100 Million Won (approximately $67,000) per child. The company also extended parental leave to two years as part of its efforts to combat South Korea's low birth rate and foster a better work-life balance.
"More charities than ever are looking at games": Meet Cause+Select, the platform linking the games industry to top charities
Ctrl+Impact founder Wayne Emanuel has launched Cause+Select, a platform designed to connect charities with the video games industry for mutually beneficial partnerships. The platform aims to streamline collaborations, offering charities a way to navigate the gaming space and for developers and publishers to find strategic charitable initiatives. Cause+Select is currently in beta and free for game companies, with charities paying a nominal fee.
Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change
Google has pledged at least $50 million through 2030 to eliminate superpollutants as part of the new Superpollutant Action Initiative, which has garnered $100 million in total commitments from companies like Amazon and Salesforce. This initiative aims to reduce methane, black carbon, and refrigerant gases, which contribute significantly to planetary warming. The pledge represents approximately three hours of Alphabet's 2025 net income, while the company also plans substantial investments in AI data centers.