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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Honored with National Business Group on Health's Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being Platinum Award

The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of more than 440 large U.S. employers, has honored Aramark for providing one of the best workforce health and employee well-being organizational initiatives in the nation.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Swimming Upstream: The Venetian Resort Las Vegas Navigates Sustainable Seafood with New Partner FishWise

Since partnering at the beginning of the year, FishWise and The Venetian Resort Las Vegas have assessed more than $2 million in seafood spend and identified 53 unique species used in The Venetian’s assortment from 18 different source countries.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Natalie Lau

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) highlights their members' beverage industry sustainability insights and ideas in their BIER Member Spotlight series on a monthly basis.

Environment

Subaru of America Achieves Second Major Recycling Milestone In Less Than Six-Months

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that in less than 6 months it has doubled the recycling milestone it celebrated in February through the automaker's environmentally-focused philanthropic initiative, Subaru Loves the Earth

Sustainable Development Goals

Acting Locally to Help Achieve Global Sustainable Development Goals

Friday, September 20, kicked off the 2019 Global Goals Week, which brings together governments, businesses, international organizations and others during the UN General Assembly to help accelerate action around the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comerica Committed to Financial Education

Financial education continues to be a cornerstone of Comerica's efforts in helping to build and support stronger communities.

Education

Republic Services Launches Recycling Simplified Education Program For Grades Pre-K Through 12

Republic Services (NYSE: RSG), an industry leader in U.S. recycling, has introduced a free, downloadable curriculum designed to incorporate recycling education in schools and support students' real-world learning about sustainability and how to recycle properly.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Symantec Protects People and Data at Nonprofit Partners

Product donation is Symantec’s largest mechanism to support the nonprofit community and help nonprofits fulfill their missions.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Companies Can Tackle Poverty Through Inclusive Employment Strategies

BSR and the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition (GISC) are pleased to launch the Reducing Poverty through Employment Toolkit.

Social Impact & Volunteering

VMA Intern Correspondent Joelle Park on Social Issues, Red Carpet Chaos and Her Love for Lizzo

When Viacom’s Corporate Social Responsibility team put out calls for video submissions to help them choose this year’s MTV VMA correspondent, intern Joelle Park saw an opportunity to chase an unfulfilled aspiration

Environment

Mars Accelerates Action to Tackle Climate Change With New #PledgeForPlanet Initiative

As part of the initiative, Mars is committing to further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its direct operations in line with the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement – to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hear Her Story: Q&A With Caterina Nardi, Accounting Clerk

Caterina, Account Clerk for Gildan in Montreal, Canada was diagnosed with cancer in December 2018. Shortly after she went on leave, underwent two surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy, but none of it has gotten her down.

Environment

Site Closure Through Research of Historical Documents

Antea Group obtains closure on a Leaking UST incident by proving that the off-site groundwater plume was actually originating from an adjacent site.

Environment

Bibb Schools Install Hydroponic Gardens for Students to Grow Produce Indoors

Kinsey says they received the indoor garden units from a joint-partnership grant between a company, called Miracle Gro and the No Kid Hungry charity organization.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Promoting Sustainable Forest Management for Small Landowners

Locally-sourced wood is the lifeblood of our pulp and paper mills. We have an economic interest in keeping the forests near our mills as forests and promoting sustainable forestry practices – everywhere we operate.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mohawk Raises $107,000 for Gordon County Habitat for Humanity

Mohawk has partnered for the past six years with Habitat for Humanity to host a golf tournament that raises money through entry fees, sponsorships, donations and Mohawk’s corporate gift to help the local chapter create safe and comfortable housing.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Albertsons Companies, The Kroger Co., and Williams-Sonoma Announce Major Commitments to Fair Trade Certified Coffee as Part of Sustainable Coffee Challenge

Fair Trade USA announces another round of historic commitments made by leading retailers Albertsons, Kroger, and Williams Sonoma in support of sustainable coffee sourcing and improved farmer livelihoods. Coffee farmers around the world have been struggling with record low C-Market prices for the last year, and the Sustainable Coffee Challenge is one way that the coffee industry is taking action to bring about positive change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Named to 2019 Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being List

Sodexo announced today that it has been named by The National Business Group on Health’s 2019 Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being list as a gold level award winner.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Domestic Violence Survivors Step Forward to Spur Public Action

Terera[i] was two months pregnant before she realized she was being financially abused.

Education

Freeport-McMoRan Grants $20,000 for Boys and Girls Club Robotics Program

Freeport-McMoRan awarded The Boys and Girls Club of the Gila Valley a $20,000 grant for its Robotics Team named the Nerdy Newbs to compete at the Arizona North Regional Robotics Competition held at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Events, Media & Communications

3BL Media to Hold Oct. 10 Lunch-and-Learn Session on Purpose-Driven Communications

Today’s stakeholders expect authenticity and purpose from the companies they choose to align themselves with.

Diversity & Inclusion

Where Do We Go From Here? Reflections From the Equity, Talent, and Tech Community

Over the last year, the CECP Systemic Investment in Equity, Talent, and Tech (ETT) Accelerate Community has grappled with issues at the heart of diversity and inclusion in the tech sector.

Media & Communications

Watch 'Moments of Joy' During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

The documentary spotlights the emotional challenges and inspirational stories of children facing cancer, as well as the impact on families, health care providers and others who support them.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Engaging Millennials for Good

T-Mobile's Beret Kline & Teresa Towey share how they engaged their millennial employees, customers and potential customers through two creative initiatives & helped the company achieve a 77% year-over-year increase in their CSR program participation.

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