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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Diversity & Inclusion

Helping Garment Workers Get Paid More Reliably and Safely

For more than a century factories have been an entry point for women’s formal employment, particularly garment factories.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IVECO Joins the Fight Against Breast Cancer With the “With You We Face It” Campaign

IVECO, the CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNHI / MI:CNHI) commercial vehicles brand, showed its support in the fight against breast cancer by collaborating with the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) in its social media campaign.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IOC President Awarded Highest Greek Order

The IOC President has been honoured with the highest distinction of the Hellenic Republic, the grand cross of the order of the Phoenix, by the president of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos,

Innovation & Technology

Spotlight on Lily Colson: 5th Grade Entrepreneur

At just 10 years old, Lily Colson has proved that age does not matter when it comes to fantastic ideas – she was the winner of Stanley Black & Decker’s Sustainability Award at the National Invention Convention.

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Environment

Etsy Makes the Case for C-Suite Buy-In Around Carbon Neutrality

Some companies are taking the reins in their own hands to diminish the environmental impact resulting from transportation and shipping. Many are turning to carbon offsets, as an interim step, and winning over customers as a result.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mid-Course Correction: Lessons for a Circular Economy

It's been nearly 25 years since Interface's Ray Anderson outlined his radical vision of a cyclical enterprise. His lessons learned could not be more relevant today.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Holistic Approach to Keeping Our Employees Safe at Domtar

Thanks to Human Performance Improvement & engaged colleagues, Domtar is making strides in safety performance. We have seen a 57% decrease in recordable safety incidents since 2008, severity is trending lower, and fewer days are lost due to injuries.

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Greener Buildings and the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things is rapidly expanding in the area of building automation. Working with ecosystem partners, Intel is advancing solutions for smart building energy management, predictive maintenance of HVAC and other building systems, facility safety and security, and more.

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Environment

Exploring On-Campus Event Safety with Salesforce

We have event organization and safety tips for large companies that host multiple events a year on their campuses.

Events, Media & Communications

Comerica Bank National Days of Service Reaches Communities Throughout Michigan

30 Days. 25 engagements. 1,500 volunteer hours.

That’s just a snapshot of Comerica Bank’s community engagement throughout the state of Michigan during the bank’s National Days of Service initiative. What that doesn’t include are the many lives positively impacted by the extensive and compassionate outreach.

Environment

Addressing Airline Emissions Through Cost-Effective Self-Regulation

JetBlue recognizes the social impact, international political inevitability of a price on CO2e emissions, and the risks posed by a patchwork of greenhouse gas regulations around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Leading with Perspective at Crayola

Thanks to Kate Matelan, search engine optimization content associate at Crayola, she and her fellow employees look at their “playground” in a new way.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Celebrating a Successful Pro Bono Week

During Pro Bono Week 2019, Common Impact generated over $1,150,000 in pro bono services through its day of skilled service programs. Learn more about the flash consulting events, plus a webinar for nonprofits and insights into the future of pro bono.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hopeworks in Camden Helps Young People Heal

Nearly two-thirds of adults experienced one major stressor during childhood. Camden children experience an average of five. It’s a statistic that Hopeworks, a Camden youth-development organization, knows well.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LG Recognized as Industry Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

LG Electronics has been named “Industry Leader,” the highest designation by the globally recognized Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the second year in a row.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Impact of Pro Bono on Communities Around the Globe

This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits who are making a difference in their communities through pro bono support.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s Address Affordable Housing Shortage One Community at a Time

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s kicked off the annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood program this week as hundreds of volunteers performed critical home repairs and expanded an urban community garden in Seattle’s historic Central District.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tomorrow Rising & Schneider's International Energy Training Program | Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric presents Tomorrow Rising: a web series showcasing our international energy training program for determined people and young entrepreneurs from underprivileged backgrounds.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac CSR Hero: Brian Penn

When Aflac CSR Hero Brian Penn isn’t helping protect the company’s valuable private data, he is giving back with purpose.

Social Impact & Volunteering

PayPal Employee GIVE Team Hosts 6th Annual ‘Girls in Tech’ Day in Chennai, India

Each year, the PayPal employee GIVE Team in Chennai, India hosts a ‘Girls in Tech’ program that teaches useful tech skills and provides mentorship to young girls from disadvantaged backgrounds

Environment

Stopping Global Warming Will Cost $50 Trillion: Morgan Stanley Report

Topline: While estimates vary on the cost of halting global warming and reducing net carbon emissions to zero, a new report from Morgan Stanley analysts finds that to do so by 2050 the world will need to spend $50 trillion in five key areas of zero-carbon technology.

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Media & Communications

How Taproot Foundation Helps Nonprofits Maximize Volunteers Through Pro Bono Services

This week's Business of Giving features Lindsay Firestone Gruber, president & CEO of the Taproot Foundation.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Team Rubicon and CASE: Stepping in After Severe Storm Damage in Northeast Wisconsin

CASE Construction Equipment dealer Miller-Bradford & Risberg supported Team Rubicon’s second wave of response to severe storms that hit the area in July 2019 that caused severe damage across Langlade and Oconto Counties in northeast Wisconsin.

Energy

United Airlines Pledges $40 Million To Further Decarbonize Commercial Air Travel

United Airlines today further strengthened its reputation as an aviation industry leader in environmental sustainability by committing $40 million toward a new investment vehicle focused on accelerating the development of sustainable aviation fuels

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Education

Reaching Kids Early Is the Key to Driving Interest in STEM, Educators Say

Hundreds of JetBlue crewmembers are alumni of Aviation High School, and now they’re paying it forward by regularly volunteering as student mentors and sponsoring field trips to New York airports.

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