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Health & Healthcare

Babak’s Story: Working to Provide Access for ‘Cultures of Need’

Babak immerses himself in his work. As a physician serving patients around the world, he learned more than just how to live and work in remote areas.

Environment

Infographic: Arrow Electronics and the Environment

Arrow Electronics continues to focus on the environment in both established policy and practice.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Revolutionary Forest Management Model Continues to Grow FSC® Certification in U.S. South

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Paula Reynolds Appointed to CBRE Group, Inc. Board of Directors

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox Enterprises Awarded Prestigious LEED® Gold Certification

Cox Enterprises announced today that it has been awarded LEED® Gold certification for its 578,000 square foot office building that is located in Sandy Springs, Ga. The new building is the second facility on Cox Enterprises’ corporate campus to achieve LEED Gold certification.

Innovation & Technology

Lyft and GM Launch Express Drive Program

Lyft and General Motors today announced the launch of their Express Drive short-term rental program exclusive to the Lyft platform. The program will make cars available to Lyft drivers at affordable rates with insurance and maintenance included.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast Employees Partner with Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint to Make an Impact

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The UPS Foundation Commits $14 Million to Support Community Safety Programs

With the world refugee crisis growing and the risk of other humanitarian tragedy increasing, The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS (NYSE: UPS), will award the highest amount of grant funding and in-kind support ever to advance humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery programs. In addition, it will expand its support and expertise to help make roads safer around the world for drivers, passengers and pedestrians. The combination of grants and in-kind services will go to more than 30 NGOs, non-profit organizations and United Nations (UN) agencies for a total of $14 million.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Westlake Action Team Spruces up Disc Golf Course

Environment

Major Companies Weigh in on Proposition 1 Water Storage Investment Plan

As the California Water Commission readies for a March 16 public hearing on implementation of California’s Proposition 1 Water Bond, six major businesses—General Mills, Symantec, Fetzer Vineyards, The North Face, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and Dignity Health—urged the Commission to adopt regulations that would allow for the widest range of projects to strengthen California’s water system, including groundwater recharge projects, and initiatives of all sizes.

Health & Healthcare

Easy Steps to Tackling Your Nutrition and Fitness After a Cancer Diagnosis

Athan Schindler has been a health and wellness expert for over 10 years. He’s an Army Ranger, U.S. Army Master Fitness Trainer, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), Licensed Master Social Worker, and Owner and Head Coach of Fortitude Fitness – CrossFit 78702 in Austin, TX. His first education in cancer came the hard way in 2005 when his father was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiform (brain cancer). Athan spent several years working as a LIVESTRONG Emotional Support Counselor for people affected by cancer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Pledge to Empower More Women

In today’s installment of our multi-part Get To Know Us Better series, we share with you the Face of Leadership CEO Pledge, one of Goldcorp’s latest initiates in efforts to help increase gender diversity in the workplace.

Diversity & Inclusion

Compromiso para Empoderar a Más Mujeres

En éste capítulo de nuestra serie de varias partes, compartiremos el Compromiso de los Directores Ejecutivos "el Rostro del Liderazgo", una de las más recientes iniciativas de Goldcorp para ayudar a aumentar la diversidad de género en los lugares de trabajo.

Diversity & Inclusion

S’engager à aider plus de femmes à prendre leur place

Dans l’épisode d’aujourd’hui de notre série d’articles, nous vous présentons Face of Leadership, l’engagement du chef de la direction et la plus récente initiative de Goldcorp s’inscrivant dans les efforts à augmenter la diversité des genres en milieu de travail.

Environment

Talk with Green Guy Show - 3/13/2016 - Mayors Climate Summit Series - Mayor of Birmingham, AL

Talk with Green Guy weekly radio show features sustainability focused conversations, at home, in your business in the community.

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: Scenario Modeling For Responsible Sourcing

A client has a significant portion of a key raw material purchased on the open market, leaving the farm source unknown to the company. As a result, current labor and growing practices associated with most of the material purchased is also unknown. A leading competitor was recently exposed for promoting poor labor and pesticide management practices leading to the potential for NGOs to turn their attention to other similar companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Allstate Named as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute for the Second Year

Allstate Insurance Company has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company®.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Turning Corporate Goals into a Movement: Impact 2030 Gains Momentum

With the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in place, the call to action is to harness the collective action of the public and private sector to fully realize this potential.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bloomberg Sponsors FIRST Robotics: Meet Some of The Teams

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Huggies Brand Answers President Obama's Call to Help Fight Diaper Need

Today, Huggies is announcing the donation of 22 million free Huggies diapers to the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) in response to President Obama's call for companies to bring even more attention to diaper need in America.

Environment

The Challenge to Camp and Make No Trash

We live in a culture of throw-away this, throw-away that, and our initiative to live nearly trash-free on this quest will be a huge challenge.

Events, Media & Communications

Advancing CSR Leadership: G&A Institute Teams with Rutgers’ Institute for Ethical Leadership In New 2 Day Certificate Program -Classes Begin in April

The esteemed business teacher and author Peter Drucker had specific views on ethical leadership: He thought the ethics of personal responsibility stemmed from the advice of the ancient healer, Hippocrates: Primum Non Nocere – First Do No Harm. Today’s healthcare professionals live by the rule. And explains commentator William Cohen, PhD for us: Drucker thought the mirror test was a good test: look in the mirror and ask, what kind of person do I want to see this morning?

Education

The American Art Therapy Association Impacts School-Based Prevention and Intervention Services

Art Therapy Today provides readers with the most up-to-date information about The American Art Therapy Association's (AATA) activities, current news related to the art therapy profession, and announcements pertaining to events or opportunities provided by the AATA.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  2. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  3. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  4. Sustainability Insights
    General sustainability insights.
  5. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  6. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  7. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...
  8. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  9. Environmental Sustainability
    Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...
  10. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  11. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  12. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
  13. 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...
  14. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  15. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.