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Awards & Rankings

EPA Recognizes CBRE with 2017 Energy Star® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) with a 2017 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award for its continued leadership in protecting our environment through superior energy efficiency. This marks the tenth consecutive year that CBRE has been recognized for ENERGY STAR performance.

Corporate Responsibility

Sands Academy takes Team Members on Sustainability Tour through The Venetian and The Palazzo

In January, Sands Academy and Sands ECO360 Global Sustainability hosted a sustainability tour of The Venetian and The Palazzo, continuing Las Vegas Sands’ efforts in our commitment to providing Team Members with a wide range of educational partnerships. The tour emphasized the efforts that the sustainability department and the properties put into making sure the properties and its Team Members are efficient and always focused on sustainability efforts.

Events

Announcing the Publication of 21st Century Corporate Citizenship, by Dave Stangis and Katherine Valvoda Smith

This essential new book is a comprehensive blueprint for corporate citizenship professionals' success.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

WIFIA: Long-Term Low-Cost Loans for Water Infrastructure

Helping to accelerate investments and bring the public and private sectors together to deliver critical water projects across the country

Health & Healthcare

Why is Global Health Day Important to Amway Corporation?

Today, Amway joins the world in recognizing Global Health Day. Established in 1950 to mark the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations World Health Organization, Global Health Day raises awareness and mobilizes partners to address key global health issues.

Awards & Rankings

Cone Communications Honored for Fifth Year on PR News CSR A-List

Cone Communications, a public relations and marketing agency, is pleased to announce it has once again been named to the PR News CSR A-List, which recognizes the top 11 CSR agencies in the country.

Events

Crisis Expert Mike Lawrence Joins Panel at the International Crisis Management Conference

Mike Lawrence, Chief Reputation Officer and Executive Vice President of CSR Strategy at Cone Communications, will join a panel of crisis experts at the International Crisis Management Conference on April 5.

Volunteering & Community

National Rebuilding Month: Impact of Poor Housing Conditions on Children

Poor housing conditions can negatively impact the health of those inside – especially children. Get involved during National Rebuilding Month.

Volunteering & Community

National Rebuilding Month: Impact of Poor Housing on Children

Poor housing conditions can negatively impact the health of those inside – especially children.

Awards & Rankings

Scotiabank's Maria Theofilaktidis & Mike Henry Accept a Gender Equality 2017 Award

Scotiabank's Maria Theofilaktidis & Mike Henry Accept a Gender Equality 2017 Award for advancing 1 of the 7 Women’s Empowerment Principles.

AI & Technology

3D Printing Gets Fashionable

Today’s shopper expects seamlessness and efficiency — and new technologies are helping retailers deliver on these expectations in new ways.

Environment

Why Manatees Love Lounging in Florida

Tourists come to Crystal River, Fla., for the manatees, and the manatees come for the springs. Florida’s natural springs average 72 degrees year-round. The clear, cool water, which would be chilly for human swimming, is like a snuggly blanket for the giant marine mammals. The manatees float about the springs and eat copious amounts of sea grasses as if it were a lazy Sunday morning.

Philanthropy

Video: Eric Paslay Joins Habitat's Home is the Key

Country singer and songwriter, Eric Paslay, shares his experiences with Habitat for Humanity and why he's excited to be a part of Home is the Key.

Research & Reports

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Report Finds Link Between A Population’s Health And A Growing Economy, Higher Incomes And Lower Unemployment

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) today released the second edition of a Moody’s Analytics report that finds a direct link between a population’s health and a growing economy, higher incomes and lower unemployment.

Environment

Cox Enterprises Amplifies The Trust for Public Land’s Mission to Create Parks and Protect Land for People

Cox Enterprises will provide $500,000 of in-kind public service announcements (PSAs) to amplify The Trust for Public Land’s (TPL) mission to create parks and protect land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.

Awards & Rankings

De Beers’ Big Hole Museum Bids for More Tourist Awards

De Beers’ Big Hole Mine museum is seeking to add to its trophy cabinet by entering South Africa’s premier travel and tourism awards this year.

Volunteering & Community

Digging into Social Sector Tech Challenges at Taproot's U.S. Pro Bono Summit

In 2017, Taproot Foundation set out to deepen the impact of pro bono service. With the launch of our Campaigns, we’re now forging new directions in how to use pro bono service to address our most pressing global challenges, to purposefully develop our nonprofit and for-profit leaders, and to flexibly respond to the ever-changing needs of nonprofit organizations.

On April 26, as part of our annual U.S. Pro Bono Summit, we’re hosting Bridging the Technology Divide: Using Human Capital to Drive Nonprofit Technology Fluency, Adoption, and Use. Together we’ll dig into the complexity and nuances of technology challenges among social change organizations and co-design how we can better utilize technology expertise moving forward.

Corporate Responsibility

What's the Secret to a Fun, Successful Workplace Giving Campaign? A Kick-off Party!

One of the first rules when it comes to holding a successful workplace giving campaign or fundraiser is to make it fun. How do you do that? Host a kick-off party, charity fair, or similar type of networking event.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Equal Pay Day: 50 Years in the Making

Back in June, 1963 when President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, there was a clear goal: Make it illegal to pay a woman less than a man for doing the same job, under the same conditions, with the same level of experience, requiring the same skill, effort, and responsibility. Despite its good intentions, the law still hasn’t solved the problem—even after 54 years.

Education & Workforce Development

MilliporeSigma Announces First Stops in National Curiosity Cube™ Tour

MilliporeSigma today announced nine stops for the first half of its national, year-long Curiosity Cube™ tour. Built on the company’s successful Curiosity Labs™ program, the Curiosity Cube™—a 22x10-foot, retrofitted shipping container that has been transformed into a mobile science lab—is sparking scientific curiosity through interactive, hands-on science experiments.

Education & Workforce Development

In South Carolina, Duke Energy, Reading Is Fundamental Renew Partnership to Boost Childhood Reading Skills

Following last year's successful pilot program, Duke Energy and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation's largest children's literacy organization, are partnering for a second consecutive year to minimize the summer slide and improve the reading proficiency of more than 3,000 current second graders in South Carolina.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Message from our Chief Executive Officer Bill Demchak: Together, We Prosper

The competitive landscape is changing. The regulatory environment is evolving. Confidence in the direction of the economy appears to be growing. Business leaders are cautiously optimistic about talk of pro-growth policies that may be advanced by the new administration in Washington. Yet each week seems to be defined by the dissent and demonstrations of citizens in communities all across our country who fear for our future.

Events

The Importance of UN Sustainable Goals in Corporate Strategies and Reporting

The importance of UN Sustainable Goals in Corporate Strategies and Reporting (CSE Certified Sustainability Practitioner Program)

Latest Campaigns

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Sustainable Operations

As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...

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...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

Subaru Share the Love® Event

Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...

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...