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Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Responsible Production & Consumption

Doing More to Waste Less

General Mills is a part of coalition of leading food makers, retailers and foodservice operators that have committed to minimize food waste within their own operations and also help society cut food waste levels in half by the year 2030.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Both Consumers and Investors Expect Companies to Give to Charity, Survey Shows

Forty nine percent of American consumers believe it is more important for a company to make the world a better place than to make money for its shareholders, according to a new report.

Environment

Amazon Update With Christian Poirier

Over the past fifty years, around 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed, according to the World Wildlife Fund, but as this week’s guest on Sea Change Radio explains, with fires and deforestation out of control, the situation could get even worse before we see any significant improvement.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sally McCrady Honored with American Banker Community Impact Award

PNC has always believed our company will thrive when our communities thrive. Sally McCrady leads the charge to bring our commitment to our communities to life – and American Banker recently honored her efforts with its 2019 Community Impact Award.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Provide "A Different Kind of Healing" to Seriously Ill Children and Their Families

At nine years old, Jaxson was an avid fisher who loved to ride his bike. Then his world was turned upside down when he was diagnosed with Leukemia

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact and Fidelity Investments Scale Impact Week to 9 Cities

Common Impact is collaborating with Fidelity Investments® to expand Impact Week, its 4th annual wide-scale flash consulting event where Fidelity Investments volunteers utilize their business expertise to support local nonprofit organizations in building capacity to serve their communities

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tap Into Pro Bono Support at Your Nonprofit This Pro Bono Week

If you work at a nonprofit, you may find yourself putting off projects & plans due to shortages in budget or in-house expertise. With the support of Taproot volunteers donating their professional skills, you can make those blue-sky plans a reality

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Powering the Future World of Work Through Digital Skills Education

The World Bank estimates that 60% of the world’s populations remains excluded from the digital economy. Corporations are in a unique position to contribute to the solution. Learn how SAP is helping.

Diversity & Inclusion

National Diversity Council to Kick Off Legal Diversity Week, Recognizing Top 50 Women Lawyers

The National Diversity Council (NDC) will kick off Legal Diversity Week, announcing the 2019 Top 50 Women Lawyers on Tuesday, October 29 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Marriott Marquis Houston.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Practical Reasons to Build More Inclusive IT Organizations

Diversity and inclusion—how diversity is embraced and leveraged—are just as good for IT as it is for businesses and employees.

Environment

Bison Released Onto Land in Badlands National Park That They Have Not Touched Since 1877

Just last week, Bison were released onto land in Badlands National Park that they have not touched since 1877.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Black & Veatch Celebrates 20 Years of Employee Ownership

Thousands of Black & Veatch professionals across the company’s global operations are marking the 20th anniversary of its shift to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Diversity & Inclusion

Getting the Best From a Diverse Background at Domtar

As the generational transition in our workforce continues, Domtar embraces those who can bring their diverse background, experiences and skills to the table.

Green Infrastructure

Sustainability in Detroit, Part 4: The Dirt

Detroit Dirt makes waste into a commodity. It takes food waste, green waste, spent grains and herbivore manure and uses an aerobic process to make it into high-quality compost for local urban farmers and gardeners.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

United Way Launches Food Security Initiative in Peel Region

Funded through a $1-million investment from General Mills, United Way will launch six Community Food System Grants in Mississauga and promote community education in a two-year food security initiative.

Diversity & Inclusion

JetBlue Program Aims to Inspire Girls to Pursue Aviation Careers

It was women wielding the wrenches, fixing airplane engines and sitting in the captain’s chair in the cockpit of the 190-seat airplane inside JetBlue’s hangar at Logan International Airport on Saturday — a rare sight in an industry dominated by men.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: A New World Record

This was a country with 30% forest cover in 1900, but only 4% today. They will benefit tremendously from restoring their natural ecosystems, and we all benefit from the carbon dioxide that these trees will sequester.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Can Indonesia Secure Progress in SDG Reporting?

GRI has signed a collaboration agreement with the Indonesian Government that commits to support and provide the reporting frameworks for the country’s commitments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Events, Media & Communications

Time + Talent Podcast: A Podcast for Leaders of Volunteers

VolunteerPro and VolunteerMatch have teamed up to bring a new podcast into the field of volunteer administration: Time + Talent. Subscribe now on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher and listen to the first two episodes of Season 1 at any time.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Mandate for Companies Looking to Electrify Fleets: Start Planning Now

As regulators and consumers appeal for enterprises to adopt fleets that cut emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change and make our world more breathable, those pressed to do so grapple with whether the considerable investment makes financial sense or inflicts the least financial pains.

Health & Healthcare

Helping Kids Stay Healthy

Education

Qualcomm's Connect to Learn Program

The Connect To Learn program is a public-private partnership that brings mobile technology and 3G/4G-based Internet access to underserved schools in Myanmar, offering students the opportunity to leapfrog to a 21st century education.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Looking Beyond ESG Integration With the Matthews Asia ESG Fund

In Asia, ESG investing encompasses large, transformational changes. It focuses on companies that can potentially deliver profits and growth from improving the quality of life across the region. Within this context, Matthews Asia launched the ESG Fund more than four years ago. The Fund seeks to capitalize on the growth of the region by investing with an ESG lens.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Stop Cancer Before It Starts! Your Dollars Make it Happen.

Your workplace giving donation gives us the opportunity to share important information about how to Stop Cancer Before It Starts!® with new audiences.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Working at This Freezer Plant Is One ‘Cool’ Job

In the peaceful Midwestern town of Ottawa, Ohio lies a Whirlpool Corporation plant where freezers have been manufactured since the early 90's. More than 400 employees produce products there. Read about them and watch their video here.

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