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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keeping 6,000 Families in Homes During Hard Times

Bechtel Group Foundation is supporting dozens of nonprofits with a $50,000 gift to the Neighbor to Neighbor Disaster Relief Fund at East Tennessee Foundation.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: What 2020 & Beyond Holds for Energy & Sustainability

Progress on energy and sustainability was at an all-time high in 2019, but how will that momentum fare in a new decade—and under radical new circumstances? To find out, we partnered with GreenBiz to survey global energy and sustainability professionals.

Innovation & Technology

How College Students Can Still Prepare for Their Future, Virtually

Social Impact & Volunteering

2 Falcon Chicks Reunited With Parents In SFO Airport Hangar

“Thanks to the vigilance and concern from United Airlines and airport staff and our skilled wildlife rehabilitation team, these two peregrine falcon chicks are back where they belong: with their parents,”

Diversity & Inclusion

ON Semiconductor Celebrates Pride Month

In January 2020, ON Semiconductor launched its newest Affinity Network Group (ANG), Continua, a global source of advocacy, networking and education for all employees on LGBTQ+ topics.

Social Impact & Volunteering

ViacomCBS Gives Back With Virtual Community Day

This week and in the weeks ahead, ViacomCBS employees around the world will pour their talents and their energy and their hearts into helping individuals and organizations in need.

Health & Healthcare

Diaper Need: A Growing Problem During a Global Pandemic

Low-income families and parents who have lost jobs due to the pandemic are struggling to afford diapers for their babies. Diminished diaper supplies and concerns about going to the store have put added pressure on families.

Environment

Pushing Progress Together, Accelerating the Return of Hemp as a Commodity Crop in North America

New Holland Agriculture, a global agriculture brand of CNH Industrial, recently planted 15 acres of industrial hemp for education and testing at its site in New Holland, Pennsylvania.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Celebrates International Women in Engineering Day With Company's First Global KSWEEP Day

Now in its seventh year, INWED is celebrated on June 23rd because it was on that date in 1919 (yes, 101 years ago) that the Women's Engineering Society was founded in Birmingham, England.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Climate Action 100+ Investor Signatories Achieve Major Gains During 2020 U.S. Proxy Season

Proposals filed by Climate Action 100+ investor signatories calling on major oil and electric power companies to disclose lobbying activities and improve governance on climate change garnered record levels of support at this year’s U.S. Proxy Season.

Diversity & Inclusion

We Are Stronger Together

Health & Healthcare

LIXIL Introduces the SATO Tap, a Novel Handwashing Station that Aims to Improve Hygiene for Millions in Developing Economies

In light of the global spread of COVID-19, LIXIL’s goal is to provide a rapid response to the populations in need of improved hygiene, while also supporting longer-term solutions for handwashing behavior change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper Makes Top 10 in 100 Best Places to Work Survey by IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld

IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld announce International Paper as a 2020 Best Places to Work in IT, one of 100 top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits and compensation.

Health & Healthcare

VF to Help COVID-19 Healthcare Workers Relieve Stress

Record numbers of healthcare workers are experiencing distress, anxiety and depression as they work to battle COVID-19. The VF Foundation will match your donations for HERO RECHARGE, an outdoor adventure program specifically designed to bring a welcome, healing break to frontline workers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ekō Included in NACCED's Membership Newsletter

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites has been included in NACCED’s membership newsletter.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Winter Is Coming. Is Your CEO Prepared?

Last week, I spoke on a NIRI Webinar, Leveraging the Power of Retail Investors: Your Company’s Invested Ambassadors.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Prudential Financial: Going Above and Beyond Through Pro Bono Service

What can corporate pro bono service look like? Prudential began to develop their pro bono consulting program in earnest in 2017; just a few years in, Prudential employees have provided more than 8,000 hours of service to more than 70 organizations.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Note From Moody's CEO and Leadership: Our Commitment to Supporting Equal Justice

Like so many across the country, we are angered and saddened by the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others. Our Black community is hurting.

Diversity & Inclusion

Honoring Our Intersectional Pride

We know that we have a lot more to learn and we are committed to doing so with the goal of ensuring that Biogen is a truly inclusive workplace in all our locations. Together, our voices and actions carry weight and hope for meaningful change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

3M Young Scientist Challenge Announces 2020 National Finalists

3M and Discovery Education today announced the top 10 finalists in the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge. As the nation’s premier middle school science competition, these young scientists submitted outstanding projects utilizing the power of STEM to improve the world.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Need for Speed: Scaling up Participation in a Sustainable Economy

Over the past few years, as better data has made the risks and opportunities associated with climate change more apparent, investors and businesses have begun to invest in sustainable activities and rethink investment in fossil fuels.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keep Ghana Beautiful Becomes First African Community Improvement Nonprofit to Affiliate with Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, today announced the certification of Keep Ghana Beautiful, which becomes Africa’s first affiliated organization with Keep America Beautiful.

Energy

Edison International 2019 Sustainability Report: Clean Energy

Our Energy Supply SCE is a national leader in clean energy. An estimated 48% of the power we delivered to customers in 2019 came from carbonfree sources.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E14: Lacy Caruthers, Google.org

Google.org Director of Global Employee Programs Lacy Caruthers joins host Danielle Holly to share how her organization is leveraging funding, technology, products and expertise to support racial justice organizations and provide COVID-19 relief.

Latest Campaigns

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  7. 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...
  8. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
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    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  10. 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...
  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...
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    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
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    Fifth Third believes that small businesses form the foundation of our communities – and when they succeed, we all succeed. Supporting them through...
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