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Innovation & Technology

4 Ways to Give Safely This Holiday Season

December is a key time for online charitable donations. Kevin Roundy, Technical Director NortonLifeLock Research Group, offers key tips to avoid an online giving scam.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Human Rights: A Year of Challenges, Progress and More Work to Do

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Discovery Education Celebrates Human Rights Day by Offering Educators, Families, and Students No-Cost Digital Resources

Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Human Rights Day observances.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Now Is the Time to Stand Up for Human Rights

As the world marks Human Rights Day, the widening societal inequalities brought into focus by the pandemic are a stark reminder of the action needed to advance human rights.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why ESG Needs to Be on Supply Chain Managers' Radar

This is the first of a series of articles about the connection of supply chain and ESG, written by Sean Harley CEO and co-founder, LUPR Inc., and Bahar Gidwani CTO and co-founder CSRHub.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Longitudes | Women Small Business Owners Look Beyond the Pandemic

In a year unlike any other, with COVID-19 shutdowns disrupting millions of small businesses, the pandemic has proven especially disheartening for women entrepreneurs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Medtronic and the Medtronic Foundation Expand COVID-19 Support to More Than $46 Million USD

Among the nonprofit organizations receiving added support from the Medtronic Foundation through its $1.6 million grant package are those focusing on rapid access to low income communities such as the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa, Americares, Direct Relief, Meals on Wheels, and numerous food banks.

Sustainable Development Goals

New Report Identifies Ten Ways Canadian Businesses Can Better Support Children's Rights

In celebration of Human Rights Day, UNICEF Canada and Global Compact Network Canada today launched the first-ever Child Rights and Business Assessment to help Canadian businesses assess their impact on children’s wellbeing.

Education

Loyola University Chicago Launches New School of Environmental Sustainability

Loyola University Chicago formally announces the launch of its new School of Environmental Sustainability (SES), the first-ever school dedicated to environmental sustainability across Jesuit institutions worldwide.

Research, Reports & Publications

T. Rowe Price: Black Families Prioritize Money Conversations with Kids More Than Other Racial Groups

A new study from T. Rowe Price reveals that, compared with other racial/ethnic groups, Black families put more emphasis on having conversations about saving money, spending wisely, setting financial goals, and family finances.

Health & Healthcare

American Nurse Heroes Public Service Announcement

The American Nurses Association, Al Roker Entertainment, and HealthCom Media have partnered to produce a multi-channel campaign to celebrate the heroic work of nurses and the positive impact they have on our nation in this time of crisis—and beyond.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Commits to Mentoring LBGT+ Refugees With Tent and HRC

Tent Partnership for Refugees and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation held the first North American Business Summit for LGBTQ Refugees, where they announced that multiple organizations including Scotiabank have committed to mentoring LGBT+ refugees over the next 3 years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sands Named to CDP Climate and Water A Lists

Sands has again been recognized by global environmental nonprofit CDP, on its Climate and Water A Lists. This marks the sixth consecutive year the company has appeared on the Climate A List, and the third straight appearance on the Water A List.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability, Resilience, Data Command Top Spots in Black & Veatch's 2021 'Megatrends' Report

Black & Veatch releases its 2021 'Megatrends' report that explores the shared challenges facing critical infrastructure providers and their commercial and industrial (C&I) and manufacturing customers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Trane Technologies Joins OneTen Coalition as Founding Member

Today, Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, announced it will help launch the OneTen Coalition as a founding member to help train, hire and promote one million Black people in the U.S. over the next ten years.

Events, Media & Communications

Purpose 360 Podcast Introduces 75 Insights From Social Impact Leaders

Leading social impact podcast Purpose 360, hosted by purpose pioneer Carol Cone and cause marketing savant Chris Noble, today released the first edition of its eBook series, featuring 75 insights from guests.

Green Infrastructure

3Degrees Helps Support Electrify America's EV Charging Infrastructure, Sells Verified Emissions Reductions to Customers Seeking to Reduce Transportation-Related Emissions

3Degrees announced that it will sell verified emissions reductions (VERs), also known as carbon offsets, from Electrify America, tapping into revenue from its voluntary carbon customers to help fund upkeep of Electrify America’s expansive, ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the U.S.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Arbor Day Foundation's Time for Trees Initiative

In 2020, the Arbor Day Foundation made significant progress towards the Time for Trees initiative's landmark goal

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Major Retailers and Consumer Brands Commit to Eradicate Forced Labour from Global Supply Chains with Launch of New Coalition of Action

Today, on annual Human Rights Day, 20 leading members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announce their collective stance against forced labour with the creation of the CGF’s new Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour

Energy

Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Cummins: A Universe of Possibilities

With hydrogen power, there's a whole universe of possibilities. As the world looks to decarbonize, Cummins is investing in clean forms of energy, including fuel cells and hydrogen production technologies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Getting to Work by Going Remote: How Stacks+Joules Is Empowering Students in 2020

Stacks+Joules bridges the tech opportunity gap with a specialized curriculum that prepares their students for well-paying, meaningful jobs. Pro bono experts have helped them grow their impact and identify opportunities to look out for.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity Achieves Ranking in Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index for 2020

Essity, a global hygiene and health company and manufacturer of the Tork® brand of paper towels, napkins, tissue and toilet paper from recycled fibers, has earned a place in the latest Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index, one of the most prestigious sustainability indices in the world.

Events, Media & Communications

Join CRB for a Biomanufacturing Manufacturing Solutions Webinar

Don't miss a discussion with our top advanced therapy medicinal product subject matter experts on how to assess expansion of production capabilities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Movement That Cannot Wait

For us, immediate action has taken shape via our TLF partnership and collective goal of increasing opportunities for early-career diverse talent in the communications industry.

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