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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Facebook – Another Moral Dilemma

Facebook is loath to make judgments about the nature of certain political content (key difference between being an outlet and a platform), which is what leads to there being no or few filters applied to lies and deception, a continual problem for them.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$150,000 in Grants Available for Newark-led Organizations to Improve Community Health and Fresh Food Access; Applications Being Accepted Now

Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit that works alongside community-based organizations to improve neighborhood health by broadening access to fresh food and nutrition education, announces Newark organizations can apply now for $150,000 in grants.

Education

Amgen Foundation’s Science Education Programs Have Reached Over 7,000,000 Students With Hands-on & Virtual Experiences in Science

The LabXchange launch, ABE Program Office expansion, new Amgen Scholars cohorts, and more—is anyone as excited for what 2020 means for STEM as Amgen Foundation is?

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: More Than a Drop in the Bucket

As this bucket fills, it shows humanity “using up” its carbon budget. Most striking is how fast the rate of change has accelerated in the last few decades.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Ways to Study Individual Corporations’ Supply Chains

In choosing where to invest, what products to develop and push, and what environmental and labor standards to uphold, corporations continually shape the global economy’s geography and its effects.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo and Enterprise Community Partners Launch the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge

Wells Fargo and Enterprise Community Partners opened the application process for the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, a nationwide search for the most innovative, scalable and viable ideas to increase housing affordability solutions.

Energy

PepsiCo to Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity in the U.S.

PepsiCo’s efforts in the U.S. build upon its global progress in switching to renewable electricity around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

Register Now to Learn How to Turn Shoppers Into Superfans

At UPS, we have a front row seat to returns, so we know how much they can impact your relationship with your customers—and your bottom line.

Events, Media & Communications

Attendee List Revealed – Reuters Responsible Business Summit New York

We have just 10 years left to tackle the climate crisis, according to the UN.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Impacts Community Through Corporate Giving Program

ON Semiconductor, through its Corporate Giving Program, provided a grant to purchase robot sets for the team and donated over two dozen laptops to schools in Idaho specifically for robot programming.

Environment

BlackRock CEO Letter on Sustainable Investing Is a Game Changer for the Global Investor and Corporate Community

CEO Larry Fink’s annual letter released today announcing that sustainability is at the center of BlackRock’s investment practices is a major turning point for the world’s largest asset manager, representing nearly $7 trillion AUM.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kick off 2020 by Tapping Into Taproot's Marketing, HR, and IT Support

Join Taproot Foundation’s free webinar for nonprofits on Tuesday, January 28 for all the tools you’ll need to tap into valuable marketing, IT, HR, and strategy support.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Future of Corporate Foundations

In CECP’s 2019 Giving in Numbers survey, roughly 80% of companies reported having a corporate foundation, and of those companies, the average number of foundations a company operated was 3. It is clear that companies view having their own corporate

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

We Are Citizen Philanthropists

Every waterfall begins with a single drop of water. That’s the idea behind VMware’s Citizen Philanthropy approach to giving—that VMware’s waterfall of impact is the result of the collective actions of VMware people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Science ATL Receives International Paper Foundation Grant

Funds will support Science ATL’s programs to strengthen youth engagement and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SCE Gives Nonprofit’s Kitchen Remodeling Plan a Boost

Southern California Edison’s Foodservice Technology Center recently gave the ranch’s kitchen remodel plan a boost, donating a Hobart combi oven and rack.

Health & Healthcare

IALD Launches New Guidelines for Manufacturers Working with WELL

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the leading global association of lighting designers, in collaboration with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), has launched guidelines for lighting manufacturers to help...

Innovation & Technology

Sustainability Trends in 3D Printing You Need to Know

HP released its list of predictions for 3D printing and digital manufacturing in 2020. Informed by extensive interviews with a team of experts, this year’s research identifies top trends that will have a major impact on advancing Industry 4.0

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust's Global Sustainable Investing Team

Northern Trust has developed in-house, specialized expertise through our longterm commitment to social, environmental and fnancial integrity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Domtar's EarthChoice Ambassadors: 2019 Year-End Review

Domtar celebrated the 8th anniversary of their EarthChoice Ambassador program. They know that the impact of the program is stronger than ever as they look back on the year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Transitioning New Employees Into Keysight's Social Impact Culture -- One Site's Volunteerism Journey

At Keysight, diverse community opportunities along with more formalized local engagements by global site management teams have been key in maintaining our commitment to supporting local communities throughout the company’s growth.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Foundation Raises Nearly $1 Million for Los Angeles Community in 2019

AEG’s LA Galaxy Foundation concluded the 2019 calendar year by raising nearly $1,000,000 to benefit the Los Angeles community through numerous events, programming and initiatives in conjunction with the LA Galaxy Champions Project

Media & Communications

Hello to Year 2020 & the Start of the Third Decade of the 21st Century – Climate! Climate! Climate! is the Dominant Theme of News & Commentary!

It is a favorite pursuit of journalists and commentators at each year-end and the start of the new calendar year to look back and look forward to identify “top stories” and significant trends of the year past.

Education

Tech is Helping Transform Advancement at Higher Ed Institutions

Reverend Whittaker's decision to purchase Blackbaud’s fundraising technology in 1996 will be part of his legacy at Claflin. Now, he's focusing on another historic fundraising campaign - providing scholarships for high-achieving scholars.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Brands Elevates the Stage for a Regenerative Economy

The Sustainable Brands community today launches its flagship event, SB’20 Long Beach, with a call to action for igniting more sustainable systems through regenerative business practices. June 1-4, 2020 | Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  2. 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...
  3. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  4. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  5. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  6. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  7. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  8. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  9. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. Purposeful Innovation
    We invent breakthrough technologies that enable life-changing products and experiences. We’re building on our legacy of technology leadership with 5G...
  12. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  13. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...
  14. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  15. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...