Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Black Experience on Xfinity To Offer $1 Million in Grants To Emerging Black Filmmakers in Celebration of Its One-year Anniversary

Mar 15, 2022 12:00 AM ET

Comcast NBCUniversal celebrates the one-year anniversary of Black Experience on Xfinity by announcing plans to offer $1M in the form of ten $100K grants to emerging Black filmmakers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Water For People Announces New Co-CEOs

Mar 14, 2022 4:00 PM ET

Water For People, a global nonprofit working to help develop lasting quality water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, is pleased to welcome Samson Hailu Bekele and Mark Duey as Co-CEOs.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Interview with Shennel Fuller of Miles and Milan

Mar 14, 2022 3:35 PM ET

Energy

Philadelphia Union Joins Forces With Green Mountain Energy

Mar 14, 2022 3:00 PM ET

Philadelphia Union today announced a new multi-year agreement with Green Mountain Energy (GME), the nation’s longest-serving renewable energy provider.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Shareholders Escalate Campaign Pressing Companies to 'Walk Their Talk' on Climate Lobbying

Mar 14, 2022 2:30 PM ET

With the stakes posed by the climate crisis higher than ever and public policy solutions clearly needed, investors have filed a record 46 shareholder resolutions for 2022 corporate proxies seeking info about companies’ climate lobbying practices.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Atlanta's Low-income and Homeless Residents a Step Up

Mar 14, 2022 2:00 PM ET

First Step Staffing is on a mission to end the cycle of poverty and homelessness by removing barriers to employment in Atlanta.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrate International Women's Day With MAC VIVA GLAM

Mar 14, 2022 1:20 PM ET

#MACVIVAGLAM partners with local organizations to fight for equal rights and healthy futures for women and girls, including around reproductive and sexual health education.

Diversity & Inclusion

Blazing Trails for Success and Achievement

Mar 14, 2022 1:05 PM ET

March is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month, celebrating women's accomplishments as part of American history.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

T. Rowe Price Named to Fortune Magazine's “World's Most Admired” List for the Twelfth Consecutive Year

Mar 14, 2022 1:05 PM ET

T. Rowe Price has again been named to Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired” list. Its inclusion in the 2022 list marks the twelfth consecutive year that the firm has received this recognition.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

World Environment Center to Award 2022 Gold Medal for Corporate Sustainability to AB InBev

Mar 14, 2022 1:00 PM ET

The World Environment Center is pleased to announce that its 38th Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development will be awarded to Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s leading brewer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Celebrates Black History Month With Events Focused on Health and Wellness

Mar 14, 2022 1:00 PM ET

Franklin Templeton’s Black Empowerment Network (BEN) business resource group (BRG), and partners at several of its specialist investment managers, hosted 18 virtual events in honor of Black History Month, celebrated in North America each February.

Diversity & Inclusion

Shifting Power Through Authentic Corporate Community Engagement

Mar 14, 2022 1:00 PM ET

5 lessons for how corporations can shift power as they navigate relationships with communities in order to create sustainable social change and to move us to a world where life outcomes are not predicted by an individual’s or group’s identity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keisha Greaves Follows Her Dreams as Owner of Girls Chronically Rock

Mar 14, 2022 12:30 PM ET

For as long as she can remember, Cambridge, MA native Keisha Greaves has had a “passion for fashion” and wanted to be her own boss.

Education

Financial Literacy Challenge From Jackson Charitable Foundation and Discovery Education Empowering Communities to Win $10,000 for Their Schools Now Open

Mar 14, 2022 12:10 PM ET

Jackson Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit with the mission to advance financial knowledge on a national scale, and Discovery Education today opened the 6th annual Cha-Ching™ Money Smart Kids Contest.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Interconnection of CSR and M&A

Mar 14, 2022 12:00 PM ET

From stakeholder engagement and across phases of an M&A implementation, examination of ESG elements is critical to the process for both corporate buyers and sellers.

Diversity & Inclusion

On the Rise: Investing in the Black Leaders of Tomorrow.

Mar 14, 2022 12:00 PM ET

The aim of RISE is to support racially and ethnically diverse students as they discover their passions, learn about our business, explore emerging technologies, pursue potential STEM career opportunities and hone their leadership skills.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ICIC Opens Nominations and Applications for 2022 Inner City 100

Mar 14, 2022 12:00 PM ET

ICIC opens nominations and applications for 2022 Inner City 100 awards

Environment

3 Steps to Find and Fix Household Leaks

Mar 14, 2022 12:00 PM ET

On average, American households waste nearly 10,000 gallons each year as a result of minor water leaks like dripping faucets and poorly sealed plumbing fixtures—that’s enough water to wash 300 loads of laundry.

Health & Healthcare

American Heart Association Seeks to Reduce Health Inequities; Increase Health Worker Diversity

Mar 14, 2022 11:35 AM ET

The American Heart Association (AHA), the leading public health nonprofit devoted to a world of healthier lives for all -- through a significant commitment from Quest Diagnostics -- has announced an aggressive expansion of several key initiatives

Environment

ITA Appoints a New CEO to Deliver a Future Vision for the Tin Industry

Mar 14, 2022 11:35 AM ET

After supporting the International Tin Association (ITA) with this critical hire - both for the organisation and for the tin industry as a whole - we're delighted to share that the ITA has appointed Helen Prins as its new CEO.

Environment

Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: Keeping the Future Wild

Mar 14, 2022 11:30 AM ET

In 2022, the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and Enbridge are celebrating the third of a three-year partnership to support the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s new Wildlife Conservation Centre, and sustain wildlife and wild places.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Education, Youth and the Economy: Marathon Petroleum Grant Serves All Three in North Dakota

Mar 14, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is helping a non-profit science center introduce more youth across North Dakota to the knowledge and skills needed in the state’s growing career fields.

Research, Reports & Publications

Synopsys' 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Creating a Smart Future Together

Mar 14, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Synopsys released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report highlighting environment, social, and governance performance.

Energy

Cummins Has Big Plans to Let the Sunshine In

Mar 14, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Cummins is committed to leading on the world’s climate challenges. See how the global power leader is putting solar to work to power its plants and facilities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson Named a 2022 Fortune World's Most Admired Company and Ranked #1 on the Pharmaceutical Industry List

Mar 14, 2022 10:45 AM ET

Johnson & Johnson’s unwavering commitment to addressing some of the world's toughest health challenges hasn't gone unnoticed.