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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

When the Easy Answer Isn't the Right One...

When you have a job like mine, you get used to seeing your company’s name in the news a lot. Usually it’s good news. Sometimes it’s not. Right now Wendy’s is the target of a campaign led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an activist group that represents tomato harvesters in the Immokalee region of Florida. Their signature program is called the Fair Food Program and for several years, they have pressured Wendy’s to sign the Fair Food Agreement and join their program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Get to Know Morgan Stanley, Finalist for 2016 Employee Volunteer Program of the Year

Morgan Stanley cites Giving Back as a core value. They embody this value through volunteer work in their communities: A Global Month of Service, frequent pro bono work, and more. They also just launched a new internal social platform for employees to share their volunteer experiences.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Nutrilite™ Power of 5 Commits to Serving 500K Children by 2019

With your support, the Nutrilite Power of 5 Campaign exceeded our goal of providing nutrition to more than 30,000 malnourished children by distributing more than 5 million servings of Nutrilite™ Little Bits. Thank you!

Environment

AkzoNobel Provides Essential Ingredient for Cities to Embrace Urban Gardens

The power of urban gardens to revitalize cities and make people's lives more liveable and inspiring is being showcased by AkzoNobel at the Habitat III Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, which starts today in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

Research, Reports & Publications

CBRE: “We Empower People to Grow”

At CBRE, we’ve been developing a truly global learning and development platform – a direct reflection of the company’s culture of inclusion and the role CBRE plays as a leader in the business community.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Commits $20 Million to Revitalize Neighborhoods in Five U.S. Cities

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $20 million for five community development organizations working to create economic opportunity in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech’s DNA | Passion and Collaboration

Celebrating the role of our employees’ passion for their projects as an enduring part of our company culture

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards: The Future of Reporting

Social Impact & Volunteering

Norfolk Southern Safety Train and Website Educate First Responders

In keeping with a strong tradition of safety, Norfolk Southern has rolled out an educational train and website to help first responders across its network respond to potential rail-related incidents.

Events, Media & Communications

A Familiar Voice: Q&A with Charlie Pellett, Bloomberg Radio News Anchor

Charlie Pellett is a veteran news anchor and reporter for Bloomberg Radio.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

First Global Sustainability Reporting Standards Set to Transform Business

Today, GRI launched the world’s first global standards for sustainability reporting, giving companies a common language for disclosing non-financial information. The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards will enable companies around the world to be more transparent about their impacts on the economy, the environment and society. They will also help organizations make better decisions and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Diversity & Inclusion

STAR Plus Kicks Off 'Nayi Soch' Campaign to Salute Star Cricket Players' Mothers, Push Agenda for Indian Women

STAR India has long been an example of a company that embeds purpose in what it does, in particular when it comes to advancing the societal roles of women and girls. In its latest campaign, STAR India's No.1 Hindi general entertainment channel, STAR Plus, has recruited three of India's biggest cricket stars for a series of television promos to combat stereotypes and push the agenda for the country's half-billion women. The campaign is part of a brand partnership with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) called "Nayi Sochi" ("New Thinking").

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why This Comcast VP Gives Back

Learn what inspires Andrea Agnew, a Comcast Spotlight employee from Michigan, to give back through Comcast NBCUniversal's annual Employee Giving Campaign in support of United Way.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pfizer Launches “Individual Voices” Site, Showcasing the Many Individuals Driving and Impacted by Pfizer’s CR Programs

Pfizer is proud to announce its new Individual Voices site, which showcases the stories of Pfizer partners, patients, caregivers, colleagues and others who inspire us with their efforts to change lives and make the world a healthier place.

Environment

Conservationists, Citizen-Scientists, Kleenex® Tissues and Timberlands Team Up to Help Save Vulnerable Kãrearea as Nesting Season Begins

Wingspan* has successfully rescued the first vulnerable Kãrearea eggs of the new nesting season. Earlier in September forest workers in collaboration with Wingspan, had sighted courtship activity of a Kãrearea pair thought to be making a nest (scrape) in a newly replanted area of Whakarewarewa Forest** next to a busy recreational area.

Health & Healthcare

Shire Increases Access to Medicine through Shire Cares Initiative

We believe that the costs associated with medical treatments should not be a barrier to patient access. Today, only a few countries have a dedicated process to review and fund medicines for rare diseases.

Innovation & Technology

World Food Program USA and Cargill Partner to Strengthen Local Food Security

More than 100,000 schoolchildren in three countries will be served school meals sourced from local farmers over the next two years as part of a new joint program from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), World Food Program USA and Cargill.

Education

T. Rowe Price Celebrates National Retirement Security Week with Launch of 'Women on Retirement' Video Series

Women often experience competing priorities and barriers when it comes to their financial future, including lower wages, a longer life expectancy, and fewer years in the workforce compared to their male counterparts. Research from T. Rowe Price supports the idea that there is a retirement savings gap between men and women. The firm is celebrating National Retirement Security Week through the release of "Women on Retirement: Stories to Empower," a seven-part, documentary-style video series created to help women navigate the unique challenges they face when saving for retirement.

Environment

JetBlue’s Sustainability Grant Program Sends Two Students to the ‘OUR OCEAN’ Conference

The 'Our Ocean' conference, hosted in Washington D.C. last month, focused on the key ocean issues of our time including marine pollution and climate-related impacts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Q&A with Carmen Perez, Director, Data Insights, CECP

As CECP's Data Insights Director, Carmen leads the high-performing team that achieves CECP's mission by equipping companies to make data-driven decision in their societal investment strategies. This includes the publicly available pieces Giving in Numbers and Giving Around the Globe as well as custom and exclusive insights and benchmarking products for companies in CECP's coalition. Known for strong facilitation skills, Carmen presents publicly on CECP trends on a variety of topics, with a passion for benchmarking and evaluation of results. She has been quoted in Wall Street Journal and other major media outlets.

Research, Reports & Publications

Microsoft Releases 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Microsoft releases 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility report

Innovation & Technology

2018 Mercedes-Benz S550e Will Offer Wireless EV Charging Technology Built Using Qualcomm Halo Breakthroughs

See that practical family car sitting in your driveway? It has competition oozing through its electrical and fluid-filled veins. How? Much of the modern driving technology we enjoy in the cars we drive daily was developed in the unforgiving arena of auto racing — everything from disc brakes and seatbelts to clutch-less transmissions and adaptive suspensions.

Health & Healthcare

Major Leaguers & Our Children’s Vision Give the Gift of Sight

On a beautiful fall day in Gary, IN, a pair of former Major League baseball players returned to their roots bearing the gift of vision.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Future of Corporate Real Estate: Quality of Life Matters

The corporate real estate (CRE) industry plays an increasingly important role in helping businesses enhance their workplace strategy. This profession is instrumental in designing workplaces that impact employee engagement, performance and wellness. These factors not only impact business results but also affect employee Quality of Life.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Novata News
    Communicating key news and updates about Novata.
  2. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  3. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  4. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  5. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  6. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  7. Subaru Love Promise: Pets
    Subaru believes all pets deserve a loving home and we are the largest corporate donor to the ASPCA®. Subaru is proud to help make the world a better...
  8. Supply Chain Dive AI Playbook 2025
    Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept – it’s already transforming supply chains end to end. In a new Playbook developed by DP...
  9. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  10. People
    As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...
  11. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  12. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  13. Climate Stabilization
    SCS is working to advance climate accounting and reporting based on the latest climate science to help stabilize climate below temperature thresholds...
  14. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  15. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...