Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How We're Responding to COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Cox’s people, customers and the communities we serve continue to feel the negative impacts from COVID-19. We want you to know that we’re here to help.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

TD Bank: "The Most Vulnerable in Our Communities Require Immediate Support"

Mar 30, 2020 10:00 AM ET

The spread of COVID-19 is creating additional burden on some of our most vulnerable members of society.

Health & Healthcare

COVID-19 Emergency Management Services

Mar 30, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of emergency management and community resilience services across the entire continuum of devastating impacts of man-made and natural events. We are providing support to our clients to prepare for and respond to COVID-19 impacts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ventec Life Systems and GM Partner to Mass Produce Critical Care Ventilators in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020 8:55 PM ET

Ventec Life Systems announced today General Motors will build VOCSN critical care ventilators at GM’s Kokomo, Indiana manufacturing facility with FDA-cleared ventilators scheduled to ship as soon as next month.

Environment

Earth Hour 2020 Emphasizes the Power of a Collective Pause

Mar 27, 2020 5:50 PM ET

On Saturday, March 28, Earth Hour, one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment, will once again inspire individuals, businesses and organizations in over 180 countries and territories to renew their commitment to the planet.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

BTS, The 1975, Charli XCX, and More Will Pack Twitch Stream Aid's Epic Fundraiser

Mar 27, 2020 4:45 PM ET

On Saturday (March 28), you can catch some of the biggest musicians and celebrities around the globe on a 12-hour livestream and help people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic at the same time.

Innovation & Technology

Meet the Reinventor: Qian Lin Is Teaching Computers to “See”

Mar 27, 2020 4:45 PM ET

Qian Lin can predict the future. Or, at least she can teach computers to see it.

Environment

Schneider Electric is Supporting #EarthHour

Mar 27, 2020 4:20 PM ET

A short note on Earth Hour like this: In 2019, millions of people came together to support #EarthHour.

Education

Sesame Workshop Launches 'Caring for Each Other' Initiative to Help Parents and Children During Coronavirus Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020 4:05 PM ET

In response to the unprecedented uncertainty facing young children and families, Sesame Workshop is offering a broad variety of free resources to help children and families during the coronavirus pandemic

Environment

Coronavirus, Climate Change, and Our Community

Mar 27, 2020 3:30 PM ET

As the world struggles to contain a rapidly spreading pandemic, hundreds of thousands of people are fighting for their lives and the global economy is in danger of lurching to a halt — putting billions of livelihoods in danger.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Feeding America Releases First Round of COVID-19 Fund Grants to Food Banks

Mar 27, 2020 3:15 PM ET

Feeding America announced they have released the first round of COVID-19 Fund grants to food banks—an initial allocation of $4 million.

Innovation & Technology

IVECO Contributes to the Fight Against COVID-19 by Manufacturing Protective Face Screens on Its 3D Printers

Mar 27, 2020 3:00 PM ET

IVECO, the commercial vehicles brand of CNH Industrial N.V., factories in Madrid and Valladolid in Spain will manufacture protective face screens that will be donated to the health system in the cities of Madrid and Valladolid.

Health & Healthcare

Now More Than Ever, the Importance of Second Chances at Life

Mar 27, 2020 2:15 PM ET

Every day, DKMS provides 20 lifesaving blood stem cell transplants for blood cancer and blood disorder patients all around the world. Even in the current situation that we are facing with COVID-19, these patients still urgently need our help.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Supports Communities During COVID-19 Response With More Than $3 Million in Donations and Launch of “Good Food Challenge”

Mar 27, 2020 1:50 PM ET

Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced more than $3 million in cash and in-kind donations, including four million servings of protein, to support communities across America during the country’s response to COVID-19 (coronavirus).

Innovation & Technology

School Mindfulness Program Now Available in Free App

Mar 27, 2020 12:15 PM ET

An app from Inner Explorer offers the non-profit’s audio-guided mindfulness program – an extension of a program used in more than 30,000 classrooms – to families everywhere for free for the first time.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Buy-Backs: Pitchforks, Then a Rethink

Mar 27, 2020 12:00 PM ET

We’re going to want to reach for the pitchforks as we watch baggage-charging, space-squeezing airlines get a chunk of taxpayers’ money as part of the Covid-19 stimulus package, with very few strings attached.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Technologies Celebrates Amy Niu, China District Manager for Semiconductor Solutions for Women's History Month

Mar 27, 2020 11:40 AM ET

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.

Education

Resources From Discovery Education and Its Partners Available to Help Families and Students Promote Happiness During the COVID-19 Crisis

Mar 27, 2020 11:10 AM ET

Dynamic digital content from Discovery Education and its partners is available to help families and students worldwide promote happiness on the first ever International Social and Emotional Learning Day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How to Future-Proof a Career in Sustainability

Mar 27, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Expands Coronavirus-related Relief Actions; 1 Million Meals for School Children Included in New Programs

Mar 27, 2020 9:20 AM ET

As previously communicated to the company’s employees from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Mike Manley, the company is in the process of converting its first plant to produce face masks for donation to first responders and health care workers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Different Shades of Cocoa

Mar 27, 2020 9:05 AM ET

How to effectively tackle deforestation in cocoa supply chains? By providing solutions cocoa farming communities endorse because they benefit them. Darrell High, Nestlé Cocoa Plan Manager, discusses shade trees, cookstoves, financial inclusion – and more.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech Is Committed to Being Safe by Choice

Mar 27, 2020 9:00 AM ET

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

Mar 27, 2020 9:00 AM ET

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

Mar 26, 2020 6:30 PM ET

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

Mar 26, 2020 6:25 PM ET

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.