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Social Impact & Volunteering

IMPACT 2030 Rallies Global Corporations to Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Through Corporate Volunteer Efforts

In advance of the United Nation’s adoption of the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), fourteen global companies founded IMPACT 2030, a business-led coalition that aligns companies and their employee volunteer efforts with the newly-launched Sustainable Development Goals to address the needs of our rapidly changing world and create real and sustainable change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in NetSuite Promoting Positive Change with New U.S. Maternity Policy

Companies everywhere are recognizing the essential and unique role of women in business and technology, and at NetSuite we’re thrilled to be championing changes that will support more roles for women in leadership at our company. As a part of this effort, we’ve recently created the Women in NetSuite (WIN) program with a mission to advance the professional development of women at NetSuite through recruitment, sponsorship, networking, education and advocacy.

Innovation & Technology

Five Stars for @Emerging_Green

I live at the intersection of Sustainability and Electronics. From the moment I learned that the Green Electronics Council (GEC) was producing its first conference, I was excited.

Education

Teens Steer the Conversation to Promote Safe Driving

Today’s teens are digital natives who, on average, send over 100 textsiand watch 1.15 hours of online videos a day.ii That’s why Toyota TeenDrive365 is launching two defensive driving campaigns that harness teens’ love of texting and online videos

Energy

Richard Heinberg: After the Burn

Events, Media & Communications

Washington Post Live Convenes Oct. 8 Forum: “Bridging the Digital Divide”

On Thursday, Oct. 8, Washington Post Live will bring together public and private sector leaders to discuss bridging the digital divide in America. Speakers include U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Comcast Corporation Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen.

Education

Sandra’s Story: Volunteer ESL Tutor

Sandra always thought about volunteering. But she also thought she didn’t have the time.

Events, Media & Communications

Join the #BeFair Twitter Party

Health & Healthcare

Creating a Life Without Limits for People With Disabilities

Education

MFA Design For Social Innovation Open House

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MetLife Delivers on Commitments

At MetLife, we strive to be world class in every aspect of our business. As a publicly traded company, we are focused on delivering strong returns to our shareholders. At the same time, it is also our mission to create value for all our stakeholders—customers, employees and communities alike.

Education

Capacitación de Docentes en Métodos Actuales de Minería

El pasado veintitrés de agosto docentes del sur de Ontario vistieron cascos, botas de seguridad, y lámparas mineras durante un recorrido subterráneo por las Minas de Oro de Goldcorp en Porcupine (conocido como PGM, por sus siglas en inglés), en un intento por descubrir la verdadera historia tras la minería. La visita fue parte del “Recorrido Minero para Docentes”, un programa de desarrollo profesional para pedagogos auspiciado por el Centro Canadiense de Ecología.

Education

Educating Teachers about Modern Mining Methods

Twenty-three southern Ontario teachers donned hard hats, mucker boots and cap lamps this August for an underground tour of Goldcorp’s Porcupine Gold Mines (PGM) Dome mine, in an effort to unearth the real story behind mining. Their visit was part of the Teachers' Mining Tour, an educator professional development program hosted by the Canadian Ecology Centre.

Education

Informer les enseignants au sujet des méthodes modernes d’exploitation minière

Au mois d’août, 23 enseignants du sud de l’Ontario ont porté des casques de protection, des bottes et des lampes frontales pour une visite souterraine des mines d’or Porcupine de Goldcorp afin d’apprendre la véritable histoire derrière l’exploitation minière. Leur visite faisait partie du programme de développement d’éducateurs Teachers’ Mining Tour organisée par le Centre écologique du Canada.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Take a Bite Out of the Best-Tasting Apples from BJ's Wholesale Club

Health & Healthcare

Eradicating Malaria Through Innovation: Where Next After 2015?

To mark the inception of the "European Year of Development" earlier this year, and explore a renewed global health agenda for malaria post-2015, Novartis organized a debate in the European Parliament on eradicating malaria through innovation. Other speakers included representatives from the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Kenya Medical Research Institute and Medicines for Malaria Venture.

Education

Students Step Up For Sustainability

What happens when you ask four 9th graders to create a solution for increasing healthy food availability or encouraging healthy behaviors within their community?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pampers’ “1 Pack = 1 Vaccine” Celebrates 10 Years of Impact

Pampers is commemorating a decade of working with UNICEF in the fight to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) in 17 countries. The partnership comes to life and into consumers' hearts through the "1 Pack = 1 Vaccine" campaign, a small call to action where the purchase of one pack of Pampers triggers a donation of one MNT vaccine dose.

Education

Graduation! Congrats Aspire Accelerator 2015 Class

They may not be collecting a diploma or posing for photos in their cap and gown, but I feel like a proud parent on graduation day as we celebrate the five ed-tech organizations from our inaugural Aspire Accelerator class. The program, which kicked off in May, is coming to a close this week and we’re gathering in the San Francisco Bay Area for a few final days of hard work – and a little bit of merriment, too!

Social Impact & Volunteering

Decomissioned Nuclear Plant Takes Story on the Road

The table display at the Laguna Hills Community Center looked harmless enough — a couple of old alarm clocks, a smoke detector and a bright red Fiesta dinnerware cup and saucer.

Social Impact & Volunteering

INFOGRAPHIC: Why Manufacturing Matters

On Oct. 2nd Whirlpool Corporation celebrated Manufacturing Day with its employees, and opened the doors of its manufacturing facilities to students and visitors. Manufacturing jobs are vital to a strong U.S. economy. For every dollar spent in manufacturing, an additional $1.37 is returned to our economy. There is a need, however, to show that manufacturing provides great career opportunities for young talent – changing the perception of the industry as dark and dangerous to one providing job opportunities that are innovative, advanced and secure.

Health & Healthcare

About the Novartis Malaria Initiative

Latest Campaigns

  1. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  2. 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...
  3. Technology & Engineering Education
    We aim to inspire and cultivate the next generation of engineers and inventors by supporting organizations that foster innovation in education...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. 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...
  6. People
    Empowering Team Members, focusing on safety, and strengthening our communities.
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Special Economic Zones
    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...