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Innovation & Technology

Siemens USA: Ingenuity for Life

Environment

Tim Dickinson: Sunshine State In The Dark

Think about the sunniest states in the U.S. Florida, the place that calls itself “the sunshine state” is sure to come to mind. Indeed, the solar industry considers Florida to be the state with the third greatest rooftop solar potential in the country. So the place must be almost totally off the grid at this point, right? Well, no.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

First Novartis Access Treatments Delivered to Kenya

We are pleased to announce that the first Novartis Access shipment has just been delivered to Kenya. This shipment includes medicines against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory conditions and breast cancer. The medicines are currently stored in the MEDS warehouse (Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies) in Nairobi.

Diversity & Inclusion

Atlas Copco Delivers Shareholder Value by Integrating Diversity and Sustainability Into Its Business Strategy

A diversified workforce is the cornerstone of any good business, and diverse perspectives and experiences help strengthen the competence of a team.

Diversity & Inclusion

Time Warner Cable Named Top Company for People of Color by NAMIC

For the second consecutive time, Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) was named a 2015 Top Company for People of Color by the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), an organization that educates, advocates and empowers for multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. The results are from the 2015 NAMIC/WICT Cable Telecommunications Industry Workforce Diversity Survey.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg and NY Tech Meetup Spotlight Female-Led Startups at ‘Winter 2016 Women’s Demo Night’

Bloomberg Chief Technology Officer Shawn Edwards kicked off NY Tech Meetup’s (NYTM) “Winter 2016 Women’s Demo Night” – our second collaboration with NYTM, the world’s largest Meetup group with over 48,000 members.

Social Impact & Volunteering

If It’s in Your Life, It’s Probably on Our Trains

The joys of everyday life are often experienced in the moment, with little, if any, thought put towards how they were made possible. That’s the logic behind CSX’s latest digital partnership.

Social Impact & Volunteering

SiMPACT Strategy Group CEO & Founder, Stephanie Robertson, in Financial Post Magazine

SiMPACT Strategy Group Founder & CEO, Stephanie Robertson, was featured in the February issue of Financial Post Magazine and spoke to the importance of the three questions all companies should be asking before diving into community investment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Dutch Approach to the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation

The “Dutch Approach,” is a multi-stakeholder partnership approach that would facilitate a platform for cooperation between EU governments, third party compliance firms and civil societies. Susanne continued to outline that the PPP would be an institution built for knowledge, leadership, downstream customer networking, traceability and compliance reporting, and a platform to accurately identify conflict-affected and high risk regions.

Diversity & Inclusion

Life in the Data Center: Recognizing Common Hazards for Data Center Workers

Data centers contain critical company infrastructure and private customer information. These assets must be kept secure and functional 24/7 to maintain and enhance company business and brand reputation.

But it is not just the data and equipment that is essential to data center functionality—how do companies put worker safety and well-being, along with environmental health and safety (EHS) compliance as a top priority, while meeting the rigorous demands of business objectives?

Environment

The Recycling Partnership adds Kimberly-Clark as a Sponsor

The Recycling Partnership, Falls Church, Virginia, has announced that Kimberly-Clark is its newest sponsoring member. The organization says Kimberly-Clark relies on a steady stream of recycled and recyclable materials to support the packaging associated with its well-known global brands.

Environment

Bard CEP to Host Webinar on Public Health Impacts of the Clean Power Plan

On February 24th, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy hosts the National Climate Webinar featuring Kathy Fallon Lambert, Science & Policy Integration Director of Harvard Forest at Harvard University. Kathy will join us to discuss public health impacts of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.

Environment

Environment -- Innovating Our World

Close the Gap, a Brussels-based nonprofit, helps Arrow Electronics bridge the digital divide in developing nations by distributing refurbished computers and other equipment to schools, clinics and micro-finance organizations, as well as establishing environmentally responsible e-waste facilities.

Environment

UPS Completes Clean Diesel Projects Supported by EPA Grant Awarded to Leonardo Academy

United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) recently completed the diesel emissions reduction improvements of six trucks supported by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2014-2015 Region 6 Grant. The grant was facilitated by Leonardo Academy, a Wisconsin nonprofit organization that supports Clean Diesel improvement projects, among other sustainability initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Thomson Reuters Understands CR&I is Key to Performance

Thomson Reuters wants investors to know that corporate responsibility, sustainability, diversity, and inclusion are drivers that support strong financial performance. Combining these function areas into one global department has allowed the team to strengthen its purpose and work closer with business units to achieve measurable objectives and drive financial growth.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sanofi - Good Morning Sanofi - Meet Jeff from Taiwan

Sanofi – Good Morning Sanofi - Meet Jeff, Y generation Taiwanese

Education

CITGO and Harris County Sheriff’s Office Unite to Promote Attendance in County’s Schools

Nearly 10 percent of Houston Independent School District (ISD) students missed 18 or more days of school during the 2014 through 2015 school year, according to the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation – a problem compounded by the direct correlation between chronic absenteeism and low academic performance. To motivate students to stay in school, CITGO Petroleum Corporation and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), as part of the “Kindling Young Minds” program, provided students from seven Houston-area schools with Kindle Fire tablets to recognize their outstanding attendance records and encourage them to continue their educations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Talbots and The Oprah Magazine Join Forces to Support Dress for Success in Effort to Empower More Women in the Workforce

There is growing importance that corporations and nonprofits align strategically, work to identify mutually beneficial goals, and work in partnership to deliver transformational experiences [i.e. to employees, customers, other stakeholders] while meeting real nonprofit needs (Source:America’s Charities Snapshot 2015 – The Corporate DNA).

Innovation & Technology

Lockheed Martin's Hybrid Airship: No Roads, No Problem

Innovation & Technology

Announcing Data for Good Exchange 2016 (#D4GX): Better Governance

On Sunday September 25th 2016, we will once again convene our growing community around the topic of “Data for Social Good” at our Data for Good Exchange 2016. The overall theme for this year’s event will be “better governance” – how data science can be applied to solve public interest problems.

Events, Media & Communications

FOX Sports, National Geographic Channels Nominated for Cynopsis Social Good Awards

FOX Sports and the National Geographic Channels are among the nominees for the Second Annual Cynopsis Social Good Awards, which honor the entertainment industry's outstanding social responsibility initiatives. Nominees include FOX Sports Supports "We Are BGCA" spot, Nat Geo WILD's "Big Cat Week," and National Geographic Channel's "Warlords of Ivory" Explorer special.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Four Inspiring Innovations Which Help Reduce Child Deaths in Developing Countries Share $1 Million Prize from GSK and Save the Children

GSK and Save the Children today revealed the winners of their third annual US$1 million Healthcare Innovation Award, which recognises innovations from developing countries that are helping to reduce deaths among children under five. A paperless immunisation records system in Vietnam won the largest share of the award, followed by a foil pouch for accurately giving HIV medicines to newborns in Ecuador; an integrated care package for mothers and newborns in Kenya; and a tool for better understanding child deaths in South Africa.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  2. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  3. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. Kids to College Powered by Entergy
    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...
  7. Financial health
    At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...
  8. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  9. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  11. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  12. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  13. Arbor Day Foundation News
    Stay up to date on the latest news and events from the Arbor Day Foundation. Subscribe to the Arbor Day e-news arborday.org/accounts/optin.cfm
  14. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  15. 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...