Education

More Spots Available at Scotiabank MacDonald Island Summer Camps

Jun 16, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

ArcelorMittal Publishes Its First Annual 2015 United States Integrated Report

Jun 16, 2016 9:00 AM ET

ArcelorMittal is proud to announce the publication of its first annual 2015 United States Integrated Report. Since 2009, ArcelorMittal has reported its corporate responsibility (CR) and sustainability outcomes in the United States in an annual CR report. In 2012, ArcelorMittal began producing a separate fact book to review opportunities and challenges facing the USA business and steel industry.

Research, Reports & Publications

LafargeHolcim Publishes First Sustainability Report for Merged Group

Jun 16, 2016 5:00 AM ET

LafargeHolcim this week released its Sustainability Report 2015 that outlines the Group’s economic, environmental and social performance and presents LafargeHolcim’s ambitious objectives as part of its new sustainability strategy, The 2030 Plan.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Starlight Children's Foundation and Astellas USA Foundation Bring VGo Robots to The Children's Center Rehabilitation Hospital

Jun 15, 2016 6:40 PM ET

Starlight Children's Foundation and Astellas USA Foundation are partnering to advance children's health and education through technology with the placement of two VGo robots at The Children's Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany, Oklahoma.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Antea Group Reports 2015 Financial Results

Jun 15, 2016 5:05 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

MetLife Foundation | Applying Behavioral Science to Improve Financial Outcomes

Jun 15, 2016 5:00 PM ET

Nonprofits and donors working in financial inclusion have devoted great attention to the issue of access: that is, to ensuring that more of the 2 billion people currently excluded from the financial sector gain access to financial services.

Research, Reports & Publications

Pfizer’s Progress on 2020 Reduced Water Use Goals

Jun 15, 2016 4:45 PM ET

Pfizer believes in the importance of reducing human impact on the environment. As part of this, we have pledged to reduce water use by 5 percent by 2020.

Innovation & Technology

ICT4D 2016: Everyone Must Be Counted to Close the Digital Divide

Jun 15, 2016 4:15 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sodexo Employee Volunteers Lend Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing Expertise During Pride Month

Jun 15, 2016 3:30 PM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, today announced that its employee business resource group, PRIDE (People Respecting Individuality, Diversity and Equality), will again leverage its members’ professional skills and expertise in a week of volunteer service to those in the LGBT community.

Education

Modern Day Slavery: The Repercussions of Globalized Supply Chains

Jun 15, 2016 3:15 PM ET

Globalized business practices have opened opportunities for unprecedented economic growth. This globalization has, however, increased the complexity of supply chains for multi-national companies. Supply chain complexity has increased the risk of modern day slavery happening somewhere in the supply chains of global companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FCA US Shifts Gears, Rolls Out New Bikes for 350 Detroit Students

Jun 15, 2016 2:35 PM ET

FCA US, a company better known for helping to put the Motor City on wheels, shifted gears and rolled out shiny, new bicycles and stacks of books for 350 students in Detroit who have demonstrated improvement in one or more of the ABC's (Attendance, Behavior and Course Performance) through Communities in Schools of Metropolitan Detroit (CIS), an an academic enrichment program which provides education and community resources to help students successfully learn, stay in school and continue on the path to graduation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Donates $300,000 to OneOrlando Fund

Jun 15, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today a $300,000 donation to the OneOrlando fund, set up by the City of Orlando to address the needs of victims and the community in the wake of the Pulse nightclub tragedy.

Environment

Come Fly With Me: Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber

Jun 15, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Cities Are ‘Smartening Up’ for the Future with IoT

Jun 15, 2016 1:40 PM ET

The Internet of Things (IoT) – the concept that all devices that can be connected will be connected – is starting to take root in cities in various parts of the globe. IoT is being used to better manage energy, water, transportation and safety – but what exactly does this look like in first-adopter cities?

Environment

Reveal: Transforming Building Transparency

Jun 15, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Reveal, a transparency label by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), aims to make known the energy use of commercial buildings for the purpose of broadening people’s access to information in the corporate sphere.

Events, Media & Communications

Deirdre White, PYXERA Global, Discusses Taking a Partnership Approach to M&E at the International Grantmaking Symposium

Jun 15, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Expands Partnership with Medicines for Malaria Venture to Develop Next-Generation Antimalarial Treatment

Jun 15, 2016 12:20 PM ET

Novartis announced today that it will further expand its long-standing partnership with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV).

Events, Media & Communications

Annual BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival Unites Local & International Participants

Jun 15, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Xylem Shares Progress and Highlights Sustainability Initiatives in Its 2015 Sustainability Report

Jun 15, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Education

Building a Connection with the Next Generation

Jun 15, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Learn how the Glocal team at the Ingersoll Rand Compression Technologies and Services manufacturing site in the Czech Republic is building a connection with local youth and encouraging students to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sappi North America Opens 2016 ‘Ideas that Matter' Call for Entries

Jun 15, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, today announced its call for 2016 Ideas that Matter grant proposals, inviting designers to show the world how design, specifically print, can play an important role in changing lives for the better.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Hotel Association of Canada/Green Key Global Presenting at the International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference in Montreal

Jun 15, 2016 11:15 AM ET

The Hotel Association of Canada/Green Key Global presented at the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) Conference of Montreal Tuesday June 14 alongside other prominent Canadians including the Honourable Bill Morneau Minister of Finance, the Honourable Marc Garneau Minister of Transport and Paul Demarais Jr., Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Director, Power Corporation of Canada

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AT&T Gives $10 Million to Organizations that Help Students Graduate from High School

Jun 15, 2016 11:05 AM ET

DALLAS, Texas. June 15, 2016 — AT&T selected 18 non-profits to share in $10 million through the Aspire Connect to Success Competition.

Health & Healthcare

Holland America Line’s ms Veendam Receives Perfect Scores of 100 on United States Public Health and Health Canada Inspections

Jun 15, 2016 11:05 AM ET

Holland America Line’s ms Veendam earned its second consecutive perfect score of 100 on a recent routine United States Public Health inspection conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ship also earned a perfect score of 100 on an inspection conducted by Health Canada.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Big Business Created the Politics of Anger

Jun 15, 2016 10:20 AM ET

“Companies are not squarely to blame for the anger and frustration that have so warped this presidential primary season. Nor are they entirely innocent. The growing economic inequality that polarizes U.S. politics is not merely the inevitable result of our free-market system; it is also a consequence of the choices our business leaders make. And those choices have contributed to the anti-business attitude that both parties have embraced."