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Social Impact & Volunteering

Hundreds of Univision Employees Volunteer During First-Ever Week of Service, Break Ground on Five New Univision Media Centers at Middle Schools Across the Country

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media Company serving Hispanic America, today broke ground on five new Univision Media Centers at middle schools in Austin, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and Oakland to culminate its Yo Soy Univision Contigo (I Am Univision Contigo) national employee week of service. Univision Network’s hit morning show “Despierta América” capped- off the week with a special coast-to-coast LIVE broadcast from all five schools in celebration of el Dia de Los Niños (Children’s Day).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cientos de Empleados de Univision Trabajaron Durante la Primera Semana de Voluntariado Iniciando la Construcción de Cinco Centros de Medios de Univision Nuevos en Escuelas Intermedias de Todo el País

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), la principal empresa de medios de comunicación al servicio de la comunidad hispana en los Estados Unidos, inició hoy la construcción de cinco nuevos Centros de Medios de Univision en escuelas intermedias de Austin, Chicago, Miami, Los Ángeles y Oakland para culminar su semana nacional de voluntariado de empleados denominada Yo Soy Univision Contigo. “Despierta América”, el programa matutino más popular de Univision, cerró la semana con broche de oro con la trasmisión de costa a costa de un especial EN VIVO desde las cinco escuelas a fin de celebrar el Día de los Niños.

Research, Reports & Publications

One Step Further to a More Sustainable Business

In 2015, Scentre Group has been focusing on ways to create a Sustainable Business in alignment with its business purpose to create extraordinary places connecting and enriching communities. Scentre Group has continued to embed sustainable business practices more deeply into its operations. Scentre Group’s Digital Report illustrates environmental, community and staff initiatives that have delivered on a more sustainable business and the creation of shared value for all.

Environment

SCS Global Services Approves eco-INSTITUT as Testing Partner for VOC Emissions

SCS Global Services (SCS), a trusted leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, has partnered with eco-INSTITUT, a leading provider of product emissions and chemical testing based in Cologne, Germany. eco-INSTITUT will conduct volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions testing for the SCS Indoor Advantage™, SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold, and FloorScore® certification programs in conformance with industry-recognized sustainability and environmental claims standards, such as CA Specification 01350 and ANSI/BIFMA M1.1 and X7.1.

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: Underground Bunker C Fuel Distribution System Investigation

A railroad transportation company tasked Antea Group with researching Underground Bunker C Fuel Distribution Systems at eighty railroad stations of a formerly acquired rail transportation company. The scope of work involved extensive research of both rail companies’ historical records and archives at railroad museums.

Diversity & Inclusion

Military Appreciation Month: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

May is National Military Appreciation Month, and Chevrolet is joining the National Navy SEAL Museum to honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. military, particularly its special forces.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Domtar's Kingsport Mill Celebrates 100 Years by Planting 100 Trees

As Domtar celebrated EarthWeek, colleagues and the Kingsport community also celebrated the mill's 100th year of operations. Throughout 2016, Kingsport Mill is commemorating this milestone anniversary with local activities and events.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Michael Bloomberg Believes In Knocking Down Walls

As part of The Huffington Post’s parent-child interview series Talk To Me, the business leader and former New York City mayor opened up about fatherhood, family traditions and the importance of knocking down walls in an honest conversation with his eldest daughter Emma.

Diversity & Inclusion

How I became a techie: Priya Goverdhan

“I always tell kids: Don’t fear technology, embrace it. And when in doubt, ask.” —Priya Goverdhan

Environment

Big Companies Turn Trash to Treasure in the Circular Economy

To understand the circular economy, think of the old saying: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Only imagine that idea scaled up – way up – to apply to big businesses.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Republic Services Nominated for Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce Awards

The Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce recently held their annual Best of Citrus Heights Chamber Awards. The competition celebrates the best business members in a number of categories and sectors.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Wendy’s Franchise Owner Plans “Tour de Adoption”

Wendy’s Franchisee Ed Anderson is training day in and day out for a bike ride across America. He tells the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption exactly what is driving him to raise awareness about foster care adoption and how you can help.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Final Days to Nominate Volunteers for Arizona’s 5th Annual Cox Conserves Heroes Awards Program

Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is seeking nominations for Arizona’s 5th annual Cox Conserves Heroes awards program. A total of $20,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits on behalf of the winner and finalists.

Innovation & Technology

Experiential Learning Offers Leaders a Pathway to Shared Value

“Rather than marketing solutions to build the coolest and newest applications, we need to help the telecommunications providers build and manage reliable networks.” In 2013, Matt Berry spent three weeks in Nigeria as part of IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge. For Berry, who was Director of Marketing for IBM Mobile First at the time, he experienced a number of light bulb moments over the course of his assignment. “The company that can guarantee 24/7 coverage,” said Berry, “will blow away the competition.” This critical insight was sparked when he witnessed someone pull four mobile phones from their bag to make a call. All Nigerian network providers, they explained, were unreliable. When one provider went down, they would pick up the next phone.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Supporting the Future of UK Small Businesses

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Colors in our Lives: Changing Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities

In her first blog post, Bindu Sengar, administrative coordinator for Keystone Institute India, addresses the attitudes of society toward people with disabilities. She writes, "It was an emotional moment for me when I met with such beautiful people, families, teachers, and professionals, and realized the poor treatment they have received at the hands of our society. They helped me to feel the pain they were going through – a pain brought on not by disability, but instead by the feeling of shame society lays onto people, and by the limited sorts of help families can find in their communities."

Research, Reports & Publications

Lockheed Martin as a High-Trust Workplace

Research, Reports & Publications

MetLife Foundation | A Message from the President

Anyone who works in financial services comes to understand that financial well-being affects, and is affected by, virtually every other area of life—from health status to educational attainment to family formation and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion

Practitioner Spotlight--Tim Larson

Let's take a closer look at one of Antea Group's most valuable resources--its people! Next up is operational performance and assurance practitioner Tim Larson out of St. Paul, who talks to us about what solutions he's working on for the practice area, the coolest project he's ever worked on, and what TV show character he most identifies with.

Events, Media & Communications

Strength & Stability Focus of AGM

President & CEO Russ Girling presents solid financial results to shareholders at Annual General Meeting in Calgary and details how TransCanada’s low-risk strategy continues to bring stability and strong results.

Environment

Three National Parks Targeted for Zero Landfill Initiative, Subaru Sharing Its Expertise

Subaru, together with the National Park Service and the National Parks Conservation Association, is leveraging their environmental expertise to work toward a goal of significantly reducing waste going into landfills from all national parks.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Tapping Into the Inclusive Business Opportunity in Asia: Can the SDGs Fuel Inclusive Business?

According to a soon-to-be-launched report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on impact investing in Southeast Asia, the base of the economic pyramid (BoP) market in East and Southeast Asia is comprised of 1.3 billion people with a purchasing power of US$4.7 trillion. Inclusive businesses – commercially viable enterprises that provide livelihoods and essential goods and services to people at the BoP – can play a key role in responding to this market’s unmet needs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Best Practice: February-March 2016

The Feb/March 2016 issue of Best Practice includes CSR and sustainability case studies from thought leaders across several industries

Social Impact & Volunteering

Corporate Giving & Engagement: Executive Leadership Support

One of the hallmarks of a strategic corporate giving and engagement program is genuine Executive Leadership Support.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Southwire 2024 Sustainability Report
    Southwire was founded in 1950 with the goal of bringing electric light to people who needed it. In 2025, as we celebrate the 75-year history of our...
  3. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    At Franklin Templeton, we are proud of our commitment to communities where we live and work. Each year, we engage with hundreds of organizations...
  4. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  8. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  9. Innovation Spotlight: Duke Energy
    At Duke Energy, we’re always improving operations and finding smart, safe and innovative ways to power the communities we serve. We’re embracing new...
  10. 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...
  11. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  12. GoDaddy | Customers
    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  13. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  14. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  15. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...