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New IWBI Report Underscores the Powerful Business Case for Health in Buildings and Organizations

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Research, Reports & Publications

3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025
3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025

3BL

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport
Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport

Trane Technologies

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Goodyear Blimp Returns For Tiger-Phil Charity Golf Event, With Message Of Thanks For Healthcare Workers

It isn’t just Tiger and Phil who are returning to action this weekend in the Champions for Charity golf match at Medalist Golf Club. After two months on the sidelines, the Goodyear Blimp GT is also back at a televised sporting event.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Secretary-General Appoints Sanda Ojiambo as Next Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Sanda Ojiambo of Kenya as Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Memorial Day and Beyond: How ScottsMiracle-Gro Honors Our Military Veterans

Next week, Americans all over the country will honor our nation’s fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. And while this holiday is dedicated to those we have lost, it’s also a reminder of the sacrifices made by members of the U.S. military.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Verizon and NCMEC Team up to Fight Child Exploitation

Verizon donates over $1M in online advertising to help rescue missing children.

Health & Healthcare

The Critical Role of Community Health: Bringing Necessary Services to Key Demographics

In the fight against COVID-19, the Biogen Foundation is proud to support organizations like Fenway Health and NCAFCC, which are working on the frontlines to provide ongoing services with the ultimate goal of everyone having the healthcare they need.

Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing Belonging at Alexion

Alexion encourages diversity of backgrounds and ideas. We genuinely care for and respect each other, working together as a high-performing team to deliver extraordinary results while embracing different perspectives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Navicore Solutions Receives Grant From Wells Fargo Foundation to Support Nationwide Counseling Program for Renters and Homeowners Affected By COVID-19

Navicore Solutions announced a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation in support of their COVID-19 Financial Recovery Program, providing key services and connecting families to critical resources and guidance to ensure they maintain housing stability during these challenging times.

Health & Healthcare

ViacomCBS Employees in Asia on Fostering Creativity in Quarantine

One positive outcome of the extended lockdowns: an explosion of creativity.

Education

Curiosity Labs™ at Home: Lava Lamp

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. We typically work to accomplish this through a variety of programs including SPARK, Curiosity Labs™ and the Curiosity Cube®.

Research, Reports & Publications

Porter Novelli COVID-19 Tracker, Wave IV: Leadership During the Virus Crisis

The changing landscape of the COVID-19 crisis calls for in-the-moment data and insights, so today, we are fortunate to share the fourth wave of the Porter Novelli COVID-19 Tracker: Leadership During the Virus Crisis.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Golden Harvest Rises to COVID-19 Challenges

Bechtel Group Foundation is supporting Golden Harvest Food Bank with a $50,000 gift from the new Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund. The donation will help the nonprofit provide 182,000 meals.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

4 Common COVID-19 Pandemic Scams to Avoid

It’s easier to avoid becoming the target of a scam when you know what to be on the lookout for. The following are some of the common ways that scammers have been trying to deceive the public regarding COVID-19.

Events, Media & Communications

Investing in Natural Climate Solutions

Companies, asset owners and asset managers are intrigued by natural climate solutions--the conservation, restoration and management of forests to mitigate climate change.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Watch: Land Betterment Corporation’s Impact Minute Episode 2

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is proud to release Episode 2 of its Impact Minute video blog.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Olympic Refuge Foundation: Sport Can Offer Hope to Displaced Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The ORF Chair and IOC President, Thomas Bach, and the Vice-Chair, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, warned of the growing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of refugees and others uprooted by war, violence and persecution around the world, compounding already very challenging circumstances.

Health & Healthcare

Tetra Tech Renovates Medical Facility to Receive Non-Acute COVID-19 Patients

Tetra Tech provided engineering design and construction oversight services on a quick-response project managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District, to convert a closed and partially abandoned hospital into a 250-bed facility to receive non-acute COVID-19 patients in East Orange, New Jersey.

Research, Reports & Publications

Moving Forward Sustainably – Verizon Publishes 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) announced the publication of its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which provides information on how Verizon is addressing the ESG matters that the company and its stakeholders view as the most important to its business.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arconic Foundation and Discovery Education Receive Prestigious CODiE Award for Best STEM Instructional Solution for Grades 6-12

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) – the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries – recently announced the winners of the 2020 CODiE Awards in education technology. Arconic Foundation and Discovery Education was named Best STEM Instructional Solution in the Grades 6-12 category for their Manufacture Your Future initiative. Through a suite of no-cost digital resources, Manufacture Your Future cultivates the next generation of manufacturing leaders and innovators.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons and Safeway in Colorado Helped the Salvation Army Give 3,000 Boxes of Food to Those in Need

Albertsons Companies’ Denver Division partnered with The Salvation Army in Aurora, Colorado to help get food to those in need during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Environment

Faurecia Partners with Schneider Electric on Carbon Neutrality

Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive technology companies, has selected Schneider Electric as a preferred partner to support the Group in its commitment to reach CO2 neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 by 2025.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Diamond Equipment Supports Team Rubicon Tornado Clean up in Tennessee

CASE Construction Equipment dealer Diamond Equipment is currently supporting Team Rubicon in numerous operations throughout the state of Tennessee after a series of tornadoes and heavy storms moved through the region in March and April.

Research, Reports & Publications

Keysight Technologies Releases 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report — Surpasses Social Impact Goals

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has released its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report detailing the company's environmental, social and governance initiatives worldwide.

Diversity & Inclusion

WBA Celebrates World Day for Cultural Diversity: When We’re Different, It Pays Dividends

He previously worked in leadership roles in the healthcare, financial services and insurance industries, developing ways to improve diversity and inclusion that also had positive business results.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CITGO Private Foundation Announces Almost $500,000 in COVID-19 Donations for Venezuela

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc. (Simón Bolívar Foundation), the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $278,380 from its COVID-19 Small Grants Program to ten 501(c)(3) charitable organizations for the ongoing development of health-focused projects in Venezuela.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  5. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  6. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  7. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  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. 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. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...
  11. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  12. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  13. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  14. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  15. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...