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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merck Commits Additional $10 Million to COVID-19 Relief Efforts to Help Disparately Impacted Patients and Communities

Merck and the Merck Foundation announced the company will make an additional commitment of $10 million in support of COVID-19 relief efforts to help address health disparities and inequality among patients and communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

7 Ways to Optimize It Team Productivity During Difficult Times

Rich Gilbert, senior vice president and chief digital information officer at insurance provider Aflac, says the current crisis forced him to reinvent the way his agile teams work.

Responsible Production & Consumption

National Grid Warns Customers of Latest Payment Phone Scam

National Grid is warning customers to beware of a new phone scam where imposters are demanding immediate bill payment and threatening service disconnection

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cox Joins Local Organizations to Support Georgia Gives Day

Cox Enterprises is sponsoring Georgia Gives Day, an event organized by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN) on Giving Tuesday Now, the global day of giving developed in emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bechtel Group Foundation Establishes Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund in Partnership with GlobalGiving

The newly established Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund will support local nonprofit organizations that provide vital services to people in areas where Bechtel Corporation maintains offices and project sites.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

NAIHC Collaborates With Wells Fargo Foundation to Award Home Repair Grants to Tribal Communities

The National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) and Wells Fargo Foundation are pleased to announce over $600,000 in grants to tribal housing programs to carry out housing repairs for senior homeowners in tribal communities.

Media & Communications

Confluence: Coronavirus Crisis, Climate Change, Global Warming, Sustainable Investing, Corporate Sustainability & Citizenship…Shaping These Times

Over the past several weeks we have been witnessing an important confluence of events, something we might call a critical inflection point for the sustainability and well-being of our planet, people, plants, and yes, profits going forward.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust Launches Enhanced ESG Analytics

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has enhanced its analytical capabilities to provide pension funds and other global institutional investors with heightened insights and transparency over their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk exposures.

Health & Healthcare

American Express, Hilton and World Central Kitchen Partner to Support Frontline Healthcare Workers with Daily Meals

American Express (NYSE:AXP) and Hilton (NYSE:HLT) recently teamed up to donate up to 1 million hotel room nights to medical professionals on the frontlines fighting COVID-19.

Health & Healthcare

Safe at Work: COVID-19 Healthcare Toolkit from Tork

As new and former healthcare workers are entering the workforce to meet increased demand, it's more important than ever to reinforce proper hand hygiene to control the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CDP Recognizes Comprehensive Sustainability Program at NRG

Achieving an A- rating in Climate Change, Water Security, and Supplier Engagement, this designation affirms that our continued dedication to our sustainability program is signaling change across our sector and places NRG at the forefront of what is possible for our industry.

Events, Media & Communications

The Role of Managed Access in a Time of Crisis: A Case Study on How Novartis is Making Critical Impact – Webinar 5/20 at 11am ET

Paul Aliu, Global Head of Medical Governance, Chief Medical Office at Novartis, will share how Novartis was able to quickly mobilize their managed access program to effectively respond to the COVID-19 crisis, managing high volumes of both individual

Environment

Global Environmental Expert Ma Jun: “Market-based Solutions Are the Best Way to Balance Economic Recovery and Climate Action.”

As the globalization of manufacturing has accelerated over the past decade, it has become clear that the greatest share of a company’s environmental footprint is in its global supply chain.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

United Airlines Launches #GivingTuesdayNow Campaigns to Support Charities That Rely on Travel

United Airlines today launched new, Giving Tuesday Now campaigns aimed at helping non-profits that rely on travel during the COVID-19 crisis.

Environment

HP Announces the World’s Most Sustainable PC Portfolio

As a business community and as a society, we are at our best when we come together to solve tough problems and enable social progress. That’s exactly what we’re seeing right now during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E10: Nick Savarese, Flutie Foundation

In early March, before COVID-19 transformed daily life here in the U.S., host Danielle Holly sat down with Nick Savarese, Executive Director of the Flutie Foundation, to discuss autism, nonprofit leadership, cross-sector partnerships, talent retention and purpose.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SC Johnson doa mais de R$ 11 milhões (USD 2 milhões) em produtos e recursos para organizações na América Latina para combater a COVID-19

As doações na América Latina fazem parte do compromisso de USD 10 milhões da empresa até o momento para ajudar a mitigar o impacto do surto da COVID-19 e a combater a propagação do vírus em todo o mundo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SC Johnson dona más de USD 2 millones en productos y recursos financieros a organizaciones de toda América Latina para combatir COVID-19

Las donaciones en América Latina forman parte de un total de USD 10 millones destinados por la compañía a la fecha para ayudar a mitigar el impacto del brote de COVID-19 y combatir la propagación del virus en todo el mundo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SC Johnson Donates More Than $2 Million in Product and Financial Resources to Organizations Across Latin America to Combat COVID-19

The donations in Latin America are part of the company’s $10 million commitment to date to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and to fight the spread of the virus around the world.

Health & Healthcare

Expanding Our COVID-19 Relief Response for #GivingTuesdayNow

The Coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on people, businesses, and charities around the world, from individuals caring for sick family members, to hospital workers on the front lines, to local small businesses struggling to stay afloat.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

#GivingTuesdayNow Is Here – How Will You Support It?

This crisis, like many others before it, is bringing out the best in people. Many of those efforts are on a small scale yet are making a difference in important ways.

Research, Reports & Publications

Moody’s CSR Report Highlights 2019 Milestones, COVID-19 Efforts

Moody’s Corporation’s newly published annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report highlights the company’s global partnerships and programs that exemplify its purpose of bringing clarity, knowledge and fairness to an interconnected world.

Environment

UPS Longitudes | Why Sustainable Business Matters During a Pandemic

Right now, sustainably minded business is good business. The global coronavirus pandemic has jeopardized the health of our communities, impeded our ability to support local business — causing a historical spike in unemployment — and prevented us from connecting with friends and families.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Benevity Releases Special 2020 COVID-19 Relief Report as Part of #GivingTuesdayNow

Benevity examined the trends in how purpose-driven companies are collectively responding to COVID-19, while empowering their people with a personal sense of purpose, meaning and efficacy — and the mighty impact they’re seeing as a result.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bechtel Annual Report Shows Strong Performance for 2019

Bechtel Corporation today released its Annual Report showing the company closed 2019 in a strong financial position.

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