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Health & Healthcare

International Medical Corps Prepares for COVID-19 Surge

As part of its global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, International Medical Corps is deploying two medical shelters and equipment to Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH), which serves an area of high medical need in South Los Angeles

Environment

A Commitment That’s About More Than Chocolate -- It’s About Saving Our Forests

The world loves chocolate. But the world needs trees – now more than ever. The challenge is that trees are disappearing at alarming rates and sometimes that is due to the production of cocoa to make chocolate.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper's Kentucky Mill Donates to the Mason County Food Bank to Help Support Its Increased Need Due to COVID-19

The International Paper mill in Maysville, Kentucky has donated 2,500 corrugated boxes to the Mason County Food Bank to help the nonprofit address increased need due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Healthcare

Johnson & Johnson Announces a Lead Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19; Landmark New Partnership with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; and Commitment to Supply One Billion Vaccines Worldwide for Emergency Pandemic Use

Johnson & Johnson today announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate from constructs it has been working on since January 2020

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fair Trade USA Awarded $1.4 Million Grant From the Walmart Foundation to Deepen Impact for Farmers

Fair Trade USA®, the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America, has received a grant from the Walmart Foundation to strengthen support for producer-led community development projects along fair trade supply chains.

Innovation & Technology

CLP’s Sustainable Path to Build a Utility of the Future

The CLP Group’s latest Sustainability Report highlights the Company’s strategies to navigate transformative global megatrends and chart a sustainable path to build a Utility of the Future.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation Donates $100,000 to North Carolina Food Bank to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus

MetLife Foundation announced today that it is donating $100,000 to Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina to help deal with increased demand for their services as a result of coronavirus.

Innovation & Technology

How TalkingPoints Is Helping Teachers and Parents Stay Connected to Enhance Student Success and Well-Being

With more students learning from home, it is even more crucial for teachers and parents to stay connected to each other. TalkingPoints has received cash grant support from the Cisco Foundation to develop its mobile platform that automatically...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IWBI Membership Program Welcomes New Organizations

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is pleased to announce the continued growth of its membership program, and with it, a growing impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe.

Education

T. Rowe Price Offers Engaging Activities for Parents and Kids at Home With Its Money Confident Kids Program

T. Rowe Price offers fun and informative in-home learning with its Money Confident Kids® program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact Announces Four New Board Members as Organization Expands Its National Presence and Models

Common Impact, a national nonprofit leader for corporate skills-based volunteerism, has announced the appointment of four new executives to its Board of Directors: Janelle Woods-McNish, Anne Ames, Rachel Hutchisson and Lauren Banks.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Join Us to #InspireACTION

In the period of a few short weeks, the way we live and work has been upended. The length of time this “new normal” will last is not yet clear.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator Awards $20 Million in Initial Grants to Fund Clinical Trials

The partners in the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator have announced grants of $20 million to three institutions—the University of Washington, University of Oxford, and La Jolla Institute for Immunology—to fund clinical trials

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Technologies Celebrates Patti Key, Vice President of Network Applications and Security Sales for Women's History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month, Keysight Technologies celebrates its women leaders who do so much for our technology, our business, and our culture.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Quakes and Tremors: What Foundations Can Do to Safeguard Childhood Wellbeing in the Wake of a Pandemic

Research shows that childhood wellbeing can be severely impacted by traumatic events like those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read FSG's latest blog by managing director Ursula Wright for ideas on how foundations can help.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Offers 7 Financial Tips during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fifth Third Bank is offering seven financial tips during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tetra Laval Group Is Donating € 10 Million Towards COVID-19 Relief Effort

Tetra Laval Group is donating € 10 million towards COVID-19 relief effort.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made an unprecedented impact on communities worldwide. Our thoughts and concern are with all those whose lives have been affected.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Group, Inc. Earns ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized CBRE with a 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Motors Earns 2020 Energy Star® Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award

General Motors is proud to announce that it has received the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.

Health & Healthcare

Donating Was a “No Brainer” For Me

If someone you loved needed bone marrow to live, you would go to the ends of the earth to find the one person that could give it to them. Be that one person for someone else.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pentair Earns 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award

Pentair is proud to announce it received the 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women's History Month - A Time to Reflect and Be Inspired

In celebration of women’s history month, we highlight some of the women whose hard work and tenacity have inspired us and made an impact on our past, present and future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Names LG Electronics 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year

LG Electronics has been named 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Health & Healthcare

With #AloneTogether, the Media Industry Unites to Drive Awareness

Even in isolation, we’re not alone. That’s the message that’s at the core of the #AloneTogether campaign, which calls on audiences around the world to stay at home amid the coronavirus crisis.

Latest Campaigns

  1. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  2. Protecting our planet
    We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet. That’s why we reduce our environmental footprint by finding...
  3. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  4. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  5. Aflac in the Community
    Learn more about Aflac’s culture of care and how it sits at the heart of all we do.
  6. Policy and Advocacy
    Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute
  7. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  8. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  9. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  10. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  11. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  12. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  13. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  14. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  15. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...