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Social Impact & Volunteering

Alexion's Employees in Japan Give Back to Senior Citizens

The current global pandemic has had a profound impact on many communities around the world, arguably the most profound being on the senior citizen community. During a recent day off, three of Alexion’s employees in Japan volunteered their time...

Events, Media & Communications

Comerica Bank and Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women Host Virtual Business $ense Boot Camp Series

Comerica Bank has joined forces with Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women (GROW) to host a three-part virtual Business $ense Boot Camp, including three events aiming to provide resources and support to small west Michigan businesses as they recover and reopen amid COVID-19.

Media & Communications

GRI & SASB 2020 Collaborate To Better Understand The Use Of The Two Standards Together In Corporate ESG Reporting

Two heavyweights in the corporate reporting frameworks/standards arena have announced intentions to move closer to help promote “clarity and comparability in the sustainability landscape” – GRI and SASB.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Powering Ethics in HR Recruiting

Two years ago when I began my job search I wanted to make sure I chose to work for a company that I could see myself at for the long-term.

Health & Healthcare

United Airlines to Maximize Ventilation System During Boarding and Deplaning

United Airlines today announced that the carrier will now maximize air flow volume for all mainline aircraft HEPA filtration systems during the entire boarding and deplaning process, helping further reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Innovation & Technology

The Power of IoT in the New Normal

The world was not prepared for the pandemic. Never before has the entire world experienced such strange times. Working and studying from home has now become the new norm. The world is desperate to find a cure for this pandemic.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Poo, Worms and the Fight Against Climate Change

In the first episode of The Tomorrow Farm, we look at some of humanity’s most historically innovative industries, and where they could be going. Available everywhere you stream your favorite podcasts.

Diversity & Inclusion

Honoring Long Time Support for the National Civil Rights Museum

FedEx In a recent letter to all team members, Chairman & CEO Frederick W. Smith and FedEx Corporation President and COO Raj Subramaniam stated “we are proud of our long-standing history of supporting and fostering relationships with organizations that are working to make our society more equitable and just.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bloomberg Has Contributed Two Million Meals Globally to COVID-19 Frontline Workers and Communities in Need

Bloomberg LP’s corporate philanthropy has funded distribution of one million meals around the world, building on Mike Bloomberg’s $6 million in support for World Central Kitchen, which brought over one million meals to frontline workers at 16 New York City public hospital facilities

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Florida Teen Fighting Hunger Gets a Cereal Surprise

Kennedy McCormick asks for the same thing for her birthday every year: Boxes of cereal. She was motivated to start collecting cereal at the age of seven after seeing a commercial about childhood hunger.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Employee Volunteer Programs are Changing in 2020

How will socially responsible business leaders move forward in 2020 with plans to give back?

Innovation & Technology

Have You Set Tech Ground Rules For Your Kids?

Together, NortonLifeLock and National PTA created the The Smart Talk, a free, fun, interactive resource that brings caregivers and kids together to create tech ground rules.

Health & Healthcare

Global Leaders in Technology and Design Compete to Bring Telehealth to Underserved Areas

Some of the world’s top technology innovators are volunteering their time to competing for a chance to make telehealth services more widely available in disadvantaged communities in the U.S., through a corporate challenge that seeks to break down healthcare barriers intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Innovation & Technology

Molbio: Solving Healthcare Challenges With Bits and Bytes

We recently caught up with Sundeep Subbarau from SMART Wireless Computing to learn how SMART Wireless worked with India-based Molbio Diagnostics to help them use IoT technologies to create a solution designed to improve access to healthcare.

Events, Media & Communications

Meet the Moment and Build the Future at the BSR20 Virtual Conference

Registration for the BSR20 Virtual Conference is now open.

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Tech's Tim Michael Discusses Quality Assurance Oversight for International Development Projects

With more than 35 years of experience in project management, engineering, and infrastructure development, Tim Michael is a director in Tetra Tech’s international infrastructure sector. Tim has led projects through all phases of feasibility, facility, and infrastructure development for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan and for the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Tunisia.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

First Textiles Dye to Earn Both SCS Recycled Content and Recycling Program Certification Awarded to MKS DevO Chemicals

SCS Global Services announces that it awarded dual certifications to MKS DevO Chemicals (MKS DevO), leading organic chemicals producer in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) region, after undergoing an assessment. MKS DevO achieved Recycled Content Certification for its patented product Sultan Black Recycle® and Certified Recycling Program for its production facility Bandirma Chemical Complex® (BCC).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How an IYF Program Team in Mexico Learned and Innovated to Serve High School Students During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges for IYF’s program teams, but also the opportunity for learning and innovation. A good example of this can be seen in our Jóvenes con Entrega program, funded by FedEx, which prepares Mexican high school students for careers in logistics.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Impossible Foods and Colin Kaepernick Fight Food Insecurity and Racial Injustice

As COVID-19 tears throughout the U.S., the coronavirus may not be the deadliest part of the pandemic. CNN reports that the resulting hunger crisis could kill more people than the disease itself, especially minorities. In fact, triple the amount of Black households report not having enough to eat during COVID-19, compared with white households. Further, the disparities of hunger all ladder up to broader racial injustice in the United States. To fight disproportionate hunger in communities of color, an interesting duo has joined forces.

Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife Receives Top Score on Disability Equality Index

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has received a top score on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI), making the company a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the fourth year in a row.

Innovation & Technology

IoT and the Future of Transportation

Imagine a world where your car monitors your daily morning commute while safely parked in your driveway. On one particular morning, it detects a major collision along your intended route. Simultaneously, it checks your calendar and sees you have...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Disability Equality Index Gives Intel a Score of 100 for Third Year in a Row

Disability Equality Index, which provides a comprehensive benchmarking tool for corporations to self-report on their disability policies and practices, gave Intel a score of 100 for the third year in a row.

Events, Media & Communications

FWD SPEAK: Love + Regeneration

Gain exclusive industry insights into the intersection of sustainability and design from visionary Jason F. McLennan.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Wins Industrial Energy Efficiency Award at Hannover Messe for SF6-Free Medium Voltage Switchgear

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has won the Industrial Energy Efficiency Award category “Energy Economy” for its new SM AirSeT switchgear, a green and digital medium voltage technology.

Energy

INFOGRAPHIC: Sunny Days Ahead with Renewable Energy, Solar 101 for Consumers

Solar energy can power a home throughout the day and may greatly reduce how much a family spends on electricity each year. Those who don’t take advantage of the natural energy of the sun will almost always pay for their electricity; those who use solar can put their home to work for them.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  3. 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...
  4. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  5. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  6. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  13. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  14. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  15. 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...