Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful Selects 2019/2020 National Youth Advisory Council

Nov 26, 2019 9:15 AM ET

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, has selected 17 high school students from across the country to serve on its eighth national Youth Advisory Council (YAC) over the course of the 2019/2020 school year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

United Employees Prepare for a Holiday Tradition

Nov 26, 2019 9:05 AM ET

United Airlines employees turned the top of Willis Tower into Santa's Workshop, preparing toys for the holiday season for kids across the country.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Department of Labor Presents Sodexo With Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion

Nov 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Sodexo, a leading food services and facilities management company, announced today that its United States Marine Corps (USMC) East Coast operations earned a Platinum Award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile to Deliver up to 5M Meals for Giving Tuesday by Inviting Everyone to Do Their #GivingOnUs

Nov 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET

This Giving Tuesday, December 3, and throughout the holiday season, T-Mobile is serving up multiple ways for customers, employees and fans to give up to 5 million meals to communities in need.

Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric's Sustainability Progress and 2020 Goals: Climate, Circular Economy, Health & Equity, Ethics, and Development

Nov 26, 2019 8:00 AM ET

The 2018 – 2020 Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) is a collection of the organization’s sustainability goals, grouped under five megatrends. Schneider Electric uses the SSI to share and measure progress toward their sustainability goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 37: Robert Lee, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine

Nov 26, 2019 8:00 AM ET

In celebration of Thanksgiving, this week's episode of Common Impact's Pro Bono Perspectives features Robert Lee, Co-Founder & CEO of food rescue and hunger relief organization Rescuing Leftover Cuisine.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mind the Gap: Business Impact

Nov 26, 2019 8:00 AM ET

For data-lovers, too many metrics is still not enough. That said, no matter how many ways you run the numbers, each day has 24 hours, each week 7 days, each year 12 months.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Big Book of Goodness: Benevity's Holiday Giving Catalog

Nov 26, 2019 7:55 AM ET

The holiday season is the perfect time to harness your people’s generosity and amplify their impact through your corporate purpose initiatives. Get 25 festive ideas to engage your people!

Diversity & Inclusion

ELBA and T. Rowe Price: Opening Doors to a Bright Future in Finance

Nov 26, 2019 7:45 AM ET

Barking and Dagenham, along with Hackney, stand in the top 10 most deprived local authorities in England, meaning working-class young people in those areas are nearly 80 per cent less likely to end up in professional jobs than their well-off peers.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Empowering Women and Boosting Environmental Sustainability

Nov 25, 2019 5:30 PM ET

By working hard today to include more women in our farming supply chain, we can create a brighter future for all of us—and for our planet.

Research, Reports & Publications

What's the Best Technology to Engage Employees in Corporate Citizenship?

Nov 25, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Our survey looked at more than 50 volunteering, giving and grants technology platforms, with Blackbaud, Benevity, CyberGrants, and CauseCast emerging as the most popular choices among practitioner and end-user respondents.

Sustainable Development Goals

VMware Joins the World’s Largest Corporate Sustainability Initiative—the United Nations Global Compact—Furthering Its Commitment to Leading Responsibly

Nov 25, 2019 2:35 PM ET

At VMware, we believe in collaborating and partnering with organizations that are tackling global challenges. From being a founding member of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance to supporting the launch...

Diversity & Inclusion

How Bacardi Aims to Shatter the Glass Ceiling

Nov 25, 2019 2:30 PM ET

Chio Zubiria recently took on the role of Chair of the Bacardi North America Women in Leadership (WIL) Development Committee where she has had an integral role in expanding mentoring for women throughout the organization.

Events, Media & Communications

CNH Industrial Presents the Future of Farming at Futurecom, Brazil

Nov 25, 2019 2:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) participated in the 21st edition of Futurecom which took place in São Paulo, Brazil, and is the largest digital transformation, technology and telecommunications event in Latin America.

Research, Reports & Publications

China's Internet Data Power Usage to Surge Through 2023: Study

Nov 25, 2019 12:50 PM ET

The sector’s CO2 emissions could reach 163 million tonnes by the end of 2023, but that could be cut by 16 million tonnes if its renewable intake is increased from 23% to 30%.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Employees and Stakeholders Volunteer More Than 12,000 Hours During Global Month of Service

Nov 25, 2019 12:45 PM ET

To commemorate Xylem’s anniversary in October, employees and stakeholders around the world came together to provide and protect safe water resources for communities in need and to educate people about water issues during the Global Month of Service.

Diversity & Inclusion

75 FedEx Ground Women Participate in the Linkage Women in Leadership Institute

Nov 25, 2019 12:30 PM ET

75 FedEx Ground women participated in the 20th annual Linkage Women in Leadership Institute, which brought together over 1,100 mid-career women to participate in the week long event in Phoenix.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Need to Step Up Your Game for #GivingTuesday? Challenge Accepted!

Nov 25, 2019 12:00 PM ET

The holiday season is just getting started, so why not help your employees make the most of it? Many companies support their workforce through volunteering opportunities, donation matching, and community action...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Five Aramark NFL Stadiums Rank Among PETA's Top 10 Most Vegan-Friendly List

Nov 25, 2019 11:10 AM ET

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), the award-winning food and beverage partner of 11 NFL teams, is pleased to announce five of the stadiums it serves were named to PETA’s inaugural list of top ten most vegan-friendly NFL venues.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

An eBay for Charity Story: More Than Just a Second Chance

Nov 25, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Through eBay for Charity, Goodwill San Francisco is able to help fund its Job Training Program and give back to those like Patrick, who are looking for a second chance.

Energy

Domtar Pushes Towards a Lower-Carbon Economy

Nov 25, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Thanks to a long history of effectively managing energy, including efforts to optimize our use of carbon-neutral biomass fuels, Domtar is well positioned to meet expectations for a lower-carbon economy.

Research, Reports & Publications

Waste Minimization at Caterpillar

Nov 25, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Minimizing waste in Caterpillar processes not only reduces costs, but also reduces the company's use of materials, energy, water and land

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Blackbaud – 1Mby1M Social Good Startup Challenge Launches

Nov 25, 2019 11:00 AM ET

As part of our commitment to expanding the Ecosystem of Good®, Blackbaud and global virtual accelerator, One Million by One Million, have come together to launch the “Social Good Startup Challenge”.

Education

Watch | Farm-To-Table Adventure Teaches Head Start Preschoolers About Growing Food

Nov 25, 2019 10:45 AM ET

ScottsMiracle-Gro partnered up with the Camp retail store in Manhattan to take preschoolers from Police Action League Head Start on a one-of-a-kind learning adventure.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Welcome to the 2019 Alliant Energy Corporate Sustainability Report from John Larsen

Nov 25, 2019 10:30 AM ET