Strong communities aren’t built overnight. They grow through steady investments in people, partnerships and systems that help neighborhoods weather economic uncertainty and evolving social needs.
Nutrient-rich berries are bountiful in the summer months. High in powerful antioxidants (polyphenols), berries support brain health, disease prevention, and even improved mental health. They’re also a great source of fiber (a cup of raspberries, for example, offers 8 grams).
Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation are providing $1.2 million in North Dakota to support affordable senior housing and accessible financial education.
With so much information in the news and online about nutrition, it’s easy for caregivers to feel confused and overwhelmed about making the best choices for their kids.
“It's so cool to imagine the countless lives that I'm helping to improve through my internship,” she said. “It's a very powerful feeling and it's one that I'm very grateful to have the opportunity for.”
Materials are at the center of the technology that keeps people, businesses, and communities connected. Every hardware product depends on a complex mix of inputs, including metals, plastics, packaging, and the minerals used in electronic components.
Wells Fargo today announced a $1 million grant to Wyoming Housing Network to support the Goodwill Landing Housing Innovation Project, a pioneering affordable housing development designed to expand housing supply, strengthen workforce development, and create a scalable model
idealist.org, the website behind nonprofit Idealist, launched thirty years ago today. To celebrate three decades of helping people move from intention to action, Idealist is reflecting on their history and the way forward.
A $1 million grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation will expand access to construction education, increase student scholarships and strengthen affordable housing partnerships with Metropolitan Community College (MCC).
Wells Fargo announced today at the Iowa State Fair that it is making a $1.5 million investment to Habitat for Humanity to focus on innovative and affordable housing options in towns and rural communities across the country.
Nominations are now being accepted for the World Environment Center’s (WEC) 2019 Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility Report, detailing the company’s annual progress in its environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus areas.
Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today announced the European launch of its initiative to help tackle youth unemployment.
The company’s $30,000 contribution will enable GRASP to provide students with free, confidential, one-on-one college-access advising that assists students and families in obtaining funding for post-secondary education.
Companies in Italy supported to disclose their impacts using the world’s leading sustainability reporting framework - following Italian becoming latest translation of the GRI Standards.
History has revealed again and again that living beyond our ecological means proves disastrous. The Mayans; the Norsemen; the people of Easter Island: the collapse of these civilizations is in large part attributed to their overexploitation of natural resources.
“Domtar’s commitment to growing responsible forest management with the small private woodland owners of the Southern and Central Appalachian region is impressive."
Children living in poverty face many barriers to education, but the stakes are especially high for girls. Globally, there are 130 million girls who are notcurrently enrolled in school. Investing in their futures has the potential to uplift their families and the world.
For many, the infinite ways that these three elements intersect — from where we live to the items we purchase to how we interact with one another — either goes largely unnoticed or, if one does stop to consider the sum effects of such dynamics, seems almost too complex to take on. But these are exactly the sort of questions that Chicago artist Amanda Williams has been asking — and answering — her entire life.
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced the acceleration of its sector-leading science-based GHG emissions reduction goals to align with new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidance, which calls for limiting global warming to a 1.5˚ Celsius increase. Under its new GHG emissions reduction timeline, NRG expects to reach its 50% reduction target five years early and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, surpassing its original goal of a 90% reduction. Achievement of the goals announced today would avoid approximately 1 billion tons of CO2 emissions by 2050.
The United Nations Global Compact has launched the first network for Chief Financial Officers focused on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals through corporate strategy and investments.
Looking back on 2018, I am struck by the degree to which sustainability-driven values, ideas, and strategies were an integral part of Sappi North America’s business success.
Timberland announces a partnership with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate to support the Great Green Wall as a nature-based solution to fight the global climate crisis.
The Climate Finance Leadership Initiative and the Association of European Development Finance Institutions announced a partnership that will advance the public-private collaboration vital to closing the climate finance gap in emerging markets.
ON Semiconductor was awarded the Award of Distinction by Arizona Forward, an organization devoted to sustainability progress for Arizona, for their outstanding contributions towards sustainability.
JetBlue is constantly looking for more efficient technologies and sustainable fuel options. The new eGSE equipment will help reduce noise, improve energy efficiency and lessen JetBlue’s environmental footprint.
CBRE's Crystal Lawson, a Health Safety & Environment (HS&E) Senior Associate with its Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) segment, has been selected as one of the Rising Stars of Safety by the National Safety Council (NSC).
The awards recognize Smithfield’s Operation 4000! hiring initiative — aimed at employing 4,000 veterans or 10% of the company’s U.S. workforce — and the company’s efforts to support veterans and military families in Virginia and across the country.
Financial stability for individuals and families is a key factor underpinning achievement of many of the Sustainable Development Goals including SDGs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10.
Overcoming global challenges such as poverty and climate change demand a collective effort – no longer can tackling these issues be considered just the domain of development actors.
The development of renewable energy is one of the most important goals of sustainability partnerships. In fact, it has prompted a global corporate leadership initiative called RE100.
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