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Social Impact & Volunteering

A Shaky Start to a Fantastic Future

I am Emerson Latigay, a proud Children International graduate. Today, I am 24 and work at the CI field office in the Bicol region in a position I love. This is my story of survival amidst the difficult circumstances in life.

Education

Dynamic Buildings: Customizing Structures for Human Comfort and Sustainability

Architecture students at Purdue University are kick-starting a bold new initiative to integrate people into the design and operation of buildings they inhabit. As part of a broader effort to reestablish a relationship with one’s local environment, the students, led by Professor Thanos Tzempelikos, are redefining what it means to inhabit a space: buildings, they say, are not just static structures but dynamic entities that impact our daily lives, whether we realize it or not. And we can change them for the better.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at Harvard University

Harvard University Amgen Scholars will conduct novel biotechnology-focused research with world-leading scientific scholars over the course of a 10-week residential summer research program.

Energy

How SunPower Protects the Environment While Building Solar Power Plants

What does a sheep have to do with a power plant? Find out more in our blog post about how we protect the environment while building solar power plants.

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: Evaluating Ergonomic Risk at a Natural Gas Supplier Facility

A natural gas supplier had completed an analysis of their worker’s compensation claims and realized they were seeing a major increase in ergonomic-related injuries to their field workers. Antea®Group was called in to discuss strategies for evaluating the risk.

Environment

Sanofi – Gilles Lhernould Announces the Beginning of COP21

Sanofi – Gilles Lhernould announces the beginning of COP21.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Global Alliance for Banking on Values Advisor David Korslund and First Green Bank CEO Ken LaRoe Talk About Money & Spirit

The GABV Scorecard emerged as members used their practitioner knowledge to determine how best to provide evidence of their business models focused on a Triple Bottom Line.

Events, Media & Communications

A Night of Inspiration: An Environmental and a Social Visionary Share Their Stories

At the next TSSS event on February 4th you will learn how two relentless visionaries made their dreams a reality.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Method's Saskia van Gendt on Honing Operations

Read an excerpt of the interview on the Bard MBA's Sustainable Business Friday's blog here or listen to the podcast here.

Method is setting the standard for clean manufacturing. On Oct. 2, Bard MBA in Sustainability spoke with Saskia van Gendt, greenskeeping manager for Method Home.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Is Your Company the Most Community Minded in America? Get Recognized by The Civic 50!

The Civic 50 at Points of Light is searching for corporate trailblazers that are improving communities and driving social impact. Is your company engaged in the communities where you do business? Are your purpose-driven employees volunteering? Are your brand values reflecting social commitment? Is your philanthropy aligned with your corporate culture?

Events, Media & Communications

Leaders from Uber, Walmart, EY, and More to Discuss Opportunities for Private Sector in Mexico

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center, along with the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, WEConnect International, and our corporate and nonprofit partners, will convene a two-day event in Mexico City on February 9-10, 2016 focused on promoting women’s entrepreneurship.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Legg Mason Honored for Community Leadership at the Mayor's Business Recognition Awards Ceremony in Baltimore

Legg Mason was among fourteen Baltimore, Maryland, businesses recognized at the 41st Annual Mayor's Business Recognition Awards for their extensive partnership with Boys Hope Girls Hope.

Environment

Blue Legacy Selects Widen Media Collective to Help Mission of Saving Earth's Water Resources

Blue Legacy, an international organization founded by Alexandra Cousteau (granddaughter of Jacques Cousteau) to protect the Earth's oceans and fresh water sources, has selected the Widen Media Collective for its digital asset management (DAM) needs.

Environment

Algae Systems and Other Miracles: John Perry Barlow

Alex Wise sat down with John Perry Barlow and Matthew Atwood to discuss the Algae System's technology which turns waste water into fuel, and the current Indiegogo campaign to raise new capital for the company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Yum! China Raises Nearly $3 Million for World Hunger Relief

Innovation & Technology

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015 UK launch

November 2015, saw Barclays play host to the successful launch of the world’s largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015 had its UK launch at Rise in Manchester, part of Barclays’ physical sites for innovative companies.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at Columbia University/Barnard College

Through the generous support of the Amgen Foundation, Columbia University and Barnard College offer a summer research program to a select group of motivated undergraduate students who will benefit from the opportunity of hands-on laboratory research.

Education

AT&T Employees Mentor 1 Million Hours, Surpassing Goal

In less than 4 years, AT&T* employees have provided 1 million hours of mentoring to students who need it the most. Announced in the fall of 2012, the objective was to impact the lives of students through 1 million hours of mentoring by the end of 2016. Employee mentors participate in the Aspire Mentoring Academy, a part of AT&T Aspire, the company’s signature philanthropic initiative to promote student success in school and beyond.

Social Impact & Volunteering

NetSuite Volunteer Spotlight: Donna Criswell Helping Women Inmates Change Their Lives

In this post, Donna Criswell, a Presales Solutions Consultant with NetSuite, shares the experience of seeing women living in prisons transform thanks to the love and support of volunteers.

Innovation & Technology

Former Senator Creates Enterprise to Support Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainopreneurship, a term that blends sustainability and entrepreneurship, refers to the creation of a business that aims to solve problems related to environmental and social sustainability.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Antea Group Case Study: EHS Support for a Manufacturing Facility Closure

Case study: Antea Group was retained to provide Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) management services for an audio equipment manufacturer in support of closure of a large manufacturing facility in the Southeastern US.

Innovation & Technology

Let Your Geek Flag Fly

“I created this app in a weekend.” “I used several of AT&T’s APIs.” “I coded in C++.” “I used Linux.”

Along with tables filled with empty Red Bull cans and people in pink onesies, those are just parts of conversations we heard this past weekend at the 2016 AT&T Developers Summit and Hackathon held in Las Vegas prior to International CES. To those who are not hackers (like us), the experience was definitely intriguing.

Environment

Wynn Las Vegas' Golf Course Provides Wildlife Sanctuary

Wynn Las Vegas and Encore have incorporated more than five acres of artificial turf across the resort, saving 15 million gallons of water annually. Non-potable water is used for landscaping and the drip irrigation system is computerized to forecast temperature, wind and humidity levels to deliver the minimum amount of water needed

Health & Healthcare

Mindfulness and Engaged Creativity: A Best in Integrative Medicine

Caroline Peterson, a Board-Certified Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, looks beyond the commodification of mindfulness and discusses the deep relationship between art therapy and mindfulness practice. Citing history, research, and evidence-based outcomes in areas like mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT), she identifies the combination of the two approaches as a "powerful compass" that can lead to personal growth and understanding.

Events, Media & Communications

Want to Achieve Corporate Citizenship Progress? Include Your Supply Chain

The Center’s January webinar, titled Supply Chain: Managing and Communicating for Corporate Citizenship Success, will feature experts sharing insights and experiences that can help you secure a sustainable supply chain.

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  1. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  2. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  3. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  6. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  7. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  8. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  9. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  10. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  11. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  12. 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...
  13. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  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. 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...