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Innovation & Technology

IVECO BUS Wins Record Order to Supply 409 Natural Gas Buses to Paris, France

IVECO BUS has won a record order to supply 409 Urbanway Natural Power (NP) buses to the Parisian Transport Authority, Ile-de-France Mobilités

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Mars Ranks in Top 25 World’s Best Workplaces for Eighth Consecutive Year

Today, Mars was once again named on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place To Work. Eric Minvielle, Vice President, People & Organization, thanked Associates for their hard work, dedication and commitment

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Helps Replay Education Bring STEM Education to Young People

Scotiabank is the Youth Programs Sponsor, helping Relay Education reach over 18,000 young people.

Innovation & Technology

Innovation in Everything: VMware’s Story, According to its Founders

Like all great stories, the company we now know as VMware began with a single idea. That single idea launched a company that, 20 years later, is now a global enterprise technology leader. With a motto of “innovation in everything,” the original founders share the VMware story and how the original culture of innovation drives the company’s success to this day.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Practical Guide to Capturing CRA Service Credits

You may be doing all the right things to support CRA, but are you getting all the credit you deserve? Identifying and tracking CRA service credits are often largely untapped opportunities for banks.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

3M and Discovery Education Announce ‘Improving Lives Award’: Nominate Your Favorite 3M Young Scientist Challenge Finalist

3M and Discovery Education, today announced the opening of its inaugural Improving Lives Award as part of the annual 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist).

Diversity & Inclusion

Stepping Up the Fight Against Discrimination

The Equality Michigan Fall Reception honored Whirlpool Corp. employees Laura Goos and Greg Fulmer, who were instrumental in expanding the city of St. Joseph’s non-discrimination ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity protections.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sysco Helps Feed the Hungry While Reducing Seafood Waste

Trinity Seafood, a Sysco specialty seafood company based in New Jersey, recently partnered with local food banks and fishermen to pilot the New Jersey Seafood Gleaning program.

Education

LA Galaxy Foundation Hosts Second Annual LA Galaxy High School Girls’ Summit Presented by Southern New Hampshire University

AEG’s LA Galaxy Foundation recently welcomed 80 high school female athletes to attend the second annual LA Galaxy High School Girls’ Summit presented by Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Education

Leaders and Achievers Scholarships Now Open

Since 2001, Comcast NBCUniversal has awarded more than $33 million in scholarships to approximately 30,000 students to help them pursue higher education.

Media & Communications

Fashion, Style, Brand and Sustainability Are Today’s Coupling Terms Now for a Growing Number of Consumers…

What are you wearing? Is it fashionable? Stylish? And sustainable (as a product you want or need)? Sustainably and responsibly produced?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Receives National Business Group on Health’s Top Honor for Best Employer: Excellence in Health and Wellbeing

We are honored to receive the National Business Group on Health's (NBGH) Platinum award for 2019 Best Employer: Excellence in Health and Wellbeing. NBGH's Best Employers list includes 50 companies that have the best workforce and employee wellbeing organizational initiatives in the nation; Merck is one of 19 Platinum-rated companies.

Environment

Slow and Steady Wins the Contractor Safety Race

Read our blog to see where your organization stands on contractor safety and how you can implement a strong program despite obstacles you may face.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation Launches Annual Poverty Is Unnecessary Project

This October, Whole Planet Foundation celebrates its global impact on poverty and the partners who further its mission.

Innovation & Technology

Information Technology (IT) Industry Benchmark Infographic

Understanding how peer Information Technology companies are performing or managing their CSR programs can be useful to ensure you are on the right path for success.

Education

Vending Machines That Dispense Books: A Creative Solution to the 'Summer Slide'

This summer, JetBlue placed free book vending machines in areas identified as “book deserts” in every New York City borough including two in Queens.

Diversity & Inclusion

Supporting Rural Communities on International Day of Rural Women and Beyond

Today on International Day of Rural Women, Pfizer is reflecting on its work with partners – including CARE, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children and World Vision – to strengthen health systems and empower women in rural areas.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Clean Slates Inspire Comebacks

For the nearly 20 million Americans convicted of a felony, moving forward in life – securing housing, going to school, getting a job – can seem impossible.

Research, Reports & Publications

WBCSD Commends CLP on Sustainability Governance

The CLP Group demonstrated good sustainability governance practices in its most recent Sustainability Report, according to this year’s edition of Reporting matters – WBCSD’s annual review of member company sustainability reports.

Research, Reports & Publications

RMI and GRI Launch Responsible Mineral Reporting Toolkit

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), an Initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), have launched a toolkit to advance reporting on sourcing minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

Energy

There Are Vampires Among Us

Ghouls, goblins and other scary creatures roam our neighborhoods on Halloween. But there are other scary creatures – vampire devices – secretly sucking energy from our homes.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 32: Rachel Hutchisson, Blackbaud

In celebration of bbcon 2019 this week, the Pro Bono Perspectives podcast is revisiting host Danielle Holly's conversation with Blackbaud Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy Rachel Hutchisson.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Receives The Executive Leadership Council’s 2019 Corporate Award for Support of Black Executives and Diversity & Inclusion

UPS has been recognized with the 2019 Corporate Award by The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the preeminent membership organization focused on the development of global black leaders.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Day of the Girl Partnership Aims to Empower 10 Million Students and Teachers

To mark today’s International Day of the Girl, HP and the nonprofit Girl Rising announced a new initiative leveraging the tech giant’s technology solutions for schools and Girl Rising’s youth empowerment curriculum.

Diversity & Inclusion

“It Was Important for Me to Not Hide This Part of My Identity.”

When I came to work at Intel, the company was offering insurance to same-sex couples for the first time. It was empowering, it was revolutionary, and it helped me make the decision to be open and honest from that point forward.

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