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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech Is Committed to Being Safe by Choice

As part of Tetra Tech’s ongoing commitment to safety, we provide ongoing trainings, employee education through our FOCUS 4 Injury Prevention Program (FOCUS 4), and recognize Safety Month each June.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Food Banks Get Donation Boost During COVID-19 Emergency Restrictions

When Tammy Tran and her three sisters were growing up in Santa Ana, she recalls the food boxes they regularly received from the Orange County Food Bank filled with cheeses, cereal boxes and canned food.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Private Foundation to Award Special Grants Supporting COVID-19 Efforts in Venezuela

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc. (SBF), the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is launching a special round of its small grants program to help alleviate the damaging effects of the COVID-19 crisis in Venezuela.

Green Infrastructure

Electric Service Remains Safe and Reliable During COVID-19 Emergency Restrictions

As communities throughout California continue to practice physical distancing amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order, the utility is reassuring its customers that electric service will not be impacted.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Purpose-Driven Leadership During a Crisis

While each company is addressing its urgent needs in different ways – from health and safety precautions to tech platforms to the balance sheet – several encouraging trends are emerging

Social Impact & Volunteering

Republic Services General Manager Gives Back to the Community He Loves

Across the nation, our team members are doing their part each and every day to continue to provide service to our customers and keep communities clean. In Great Falls, Montana, General Manager Mike C. is purchasing meals from local businesses

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merck to Donate 300,000 Masks to New Jersey for COVID-19 Emergency Response

In response to calls for personal protective equipment for health care workers and other front-line responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Merck & Co., Inc. announced that it is donating 300,000 masks to New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security

Health & Healthcare

Listen: Coronavirus: Businesses Move To Fill Gaps In The Medical Supply Chain

Matt Hall, chief communications officer at HanesBrands, was featured on NPR to discuss the company’s ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Habitat Build: Together, We Are Mohawk

“Together, We are Mohawk” was written across the backs of over 50 Mohawk employees that volunteered for this year’s Clark Howard Build for Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta at the end of February.

Innovation & Technology

ON Semiconductor: Wi-Fi is Essential to Many During the COVID-19 Crisis

The global COVID-19 pandemic has led us into uncharted territory. With hopes of flattening the curve of the coronavirus spread, schools, companies and businesses have closed; events and gatherings are canceled or postponed.

Health & Healthcare

Unite Behind Science!

As I write this, the world holds its breath. The global COVID 19 pandemic, the coronavirus, affects many infected and worried people around the globe. Countless doctors, nurses and medical workers are tirelessly helping on the ground.

Social Impact & Volunteering

March 2020 Social Value Insider

Check out the March Social Value Insider for upcoming events, information on the re-launch of the Canadian social value network and more!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pandemics and Perpetuity

What if foundations were to open up their endowments entirely and put a time stamp on their payout? To do that, many foundations will need to have tough conversations about whether or not they exist in perpetuity.

Health & Healthcare

New York Times Magazine Explores Lab’s Work With Gene Drives

CRB-designed facility supports work to remap mosquito genes in fight against infectious disease.

Media & Communications

PYXERA Global Announces Multi-Action Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

As part of its response to the global pandemic, PYXERA Global is launching a new multi-action campaign that helps corporations respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nestlé Steps up Global Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, Joins Forces With the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

At Nestlé, we care deeply for people and for the communities in which we operate, and we have an essential role to play during the COVID-19 crisis. Food and beverages help keep people healthy and enhance their quality of life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Intel Allocates $6 Million for Coronavirus Relief, Builds on Previous Efforts

The Intel Foundation is committed to improving lives around the world and supporting communities during global crises and natural disasters.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cox Commits up to $5M for COVID-19 Testing

The James M. Cox Foundation announced its commitment to provide up to $5 million to Emory Healthcare for purchasing COVID-19 testing equipment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CSRHub & FactSet On-Demand Webcast

CSRHub® co-founders Cynthia Figge CEO and Bahar Gidwani CTO gave a webcast presentation Integrating ESG Consensus Ratings to Create Actionable Signals Business Intelligence in partnership with FactSet.

Events, Media & Communications

Extended! Renewable Energy Markets™ 2020 Call for Abstracts Open Through April 15

Apply to speak, moderate a panel, or lead a table at REM™ 2020. The Call for Abstracts will not be extended again!

Events, Media & Communications

Places Matter: Prevention and Preparedness, Resilience and Recovery

With the gravity of the situation regarding COVID-19, today, more than ever, places matter to the future of protecting our families, our businesses and the public at large.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis and Life Sciences Companies Commit Expertise and Assets to the Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic Alongside Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Today, Novartis and a consortium of life sciences companies announced an important collaboration to accelerate the development, manufacture and delivery of vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments for COVID-19 in response to the pandemic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Invests $1M in SaverLife and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners to Disperse Financial Aid to Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19

SaverLife and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners today announced they have teamed up with the Wells Fargo Foundation to help disperse $1M in financial aid to vulnerable entrepreneurs and their employees who have been financially affected by the impact of COVID-19.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rihanna's Foundation Just Gave $5 Million to Frontline Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has announced new funding of $5 million to support the global efforts to respond to coronavirus.

Events, Media & Communications

VolunteerMatch Launches COVID-19 Virtual Opportunity Portal to Mobilize Volunteers and Support the Nonprofit Sector During Coronavirus

VolunteerMatch, the world’s largest volunteer engagement network, has launched a volunteering portal specific to promoting virtual opportunities with nonprofits around the country to aid communities impacted by COVID-19.

Latest Campaigns

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  6. Policy and Advocacy
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    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
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    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
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