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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Donates $300,000 to Greater Orlando for Revitalization Efforts

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced $300,000 in donations to four local nonprofits that will help revitalize Orlando neighborhoods through the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® program.

Health & Healthcare

Are Hospitals Prepared for the Changing Demographics of Patients? New Sodexo Report Highlights Industry Challenges and Offers a 5-part Action Plan for Advancing Hispanic Leadership in Healthcare

Numerous challenges lie ahead for healthcare leaders over the next decade. CEOs and healthcare administrators will wrestle with healthcare costs, regulatory issues, medicinal/technological advancements and ethics.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Greta

She does not speak for herself. She speaks for millions of young people who see the climate crisis as the issue of their generation. She speaks for billions more who have not yet been born unto this world, but who most certainly will be.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ladies, Meet The P&G Executive Who Wants to Accelerate Your Startup

The world's foremost consumer marketer is shopping for new innovations. And at the top of the must-have list is high potential startups led by women.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Advancing Sustainability Reporting in Greater China Region

In a strategic move to best meet the diverse needs of companies and stakeholders in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, GRI’s regional base has relocated from Beijing to Hong Kong.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Brands Spotlights New Tools and Practices for Measuring Stakeholder Value

Sustainable Brands® recently unveiled program details for New Metrics’19: Next-Generation Goals & Reporting, scheduled for November 18-20 in Philadelphia, PA.

Social Impact & Volunteering

MetLife Gulf Partners With Special Olympics in the UAE to Give Back to the Community

As part of MetLife’s Community Week; an initiative funded by MetLife Foundation, the philanthropic arm of global insurer MetLife, 33 MetLife volunteers joined 25 Young Athletes, for a day filled with activities at Dubai Sports World.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Arbor Day Foundation Announces Call for Nominations for 2020 Awards

The Arbor Day Foundation announced a call for nominations for their 2020 Arbor Day Awards, honoring businesses, individuals and organizations that have led exemplary tree planting and environmental practices or programs.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Money Shapes the Story of Your Life

My money story began in a middle-class neighborhood in the suburbs of Seattle. My father was a teacher and worked evenings selling financial products to bring in additional income. My mom stayed home and raised three children. My parents modeled frugality in their money choices: reusing and getting the maximum life out of everything from clothes to tools.

Research, Reports & Publications

SC Johnson on Track to Meet Goals in Tackling Plastic Waste Crisis, Announces Results in New Sustainability Report

SC Johnson, an industry-leading manufacturer of household consumer brands, is on track to meet its 2025 commitments to help reduce plastic waste and boost recycling.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Here's to 30 Years!

We welcome you to join Ceres as we mark our 30th anniversary on Monday, October 21 in New York City with a special celebration and sustainably-sourced dinner at Pier Sixty.

Energy

Schneider Electric: Climate Change is Our Generation’s Biggest Challenge

With an expanding global economy, along with the addition of nearly two billion people to the global population within the next 30 years, our energy needs are bound to increase by more than 40% by 2040.

Energy

Mohawk Group Brings smartflower Solar Energy to Griffin Region College and Career Academy in Georgia

As part of its sustainability efforts to leave more handprints than footprints, Mohawk Group has partnered with the Griffin-Spalding County School System and SUNCATCH ENERGY to install a smartflower™ solar energy unit in Griffin, Ga.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sappi Grant Publishes Children's Book on Diversity and Inclusion for Westbrook, Maine Schools

Through the Employee Ideas that Matter program, Sappi employees bring their charitable ideas to life.

Environment

2019 U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael Bloomberg Answers Secretary General António Guterres’ Call to End New Coal by 2020

At the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael R. Bloomberg announced his support for U.N. Secretary General António Guterres’ initiative to stop the development of new coal-fired power plants after 2020

Environment

Chris Martenson: Dow Obsession Syndrome

The Dow Jones Industrial Average. What does this omnipresent ticker in the corner of our TV screens really mean?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Honors Intel for Sustained Excellence in Green Power

Intel received a 2019 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The awards recognize the leading actions of organizations, programs, and individuals that significantly advance the development of green power sources.

Events, Media & Communications

Film Featuring the Courageous Journeys of Children Facing Cancer Debuting at The Atlantic Festival During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Aflac, a committed corporate ally to families facing childhood cancer, and Chispa House, a purpose-driven film and content production company will debut a 35-minute documentary film, "Moments of Joy," Sept. 25 during The Atlantic Festival in D.C.

Education

UN Women Strengthens Partnership With HP to Expand Digital Learning Opportunities for Women and Girls

As the world wakes up to the power of women, HP is partnering with UN Women to embrace the power of education and job training to reinvent mindsets, promote careers in technology, and drive systemic change.

Events, Media & Communications

Introducing TriplePundit’s 3BL Forum Series

As the October 29-30 3BL Forum: Brands Taking Stands—What’s Next draws closer, the editors at TriplePundit are excited to announce the launch of an editorial series that will showcase several of the speakers, partners and sponsors that will be onstage

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Supports Military Members and Their Families with Help A Hero Event

Employees at Arrow’s office in Orange County, Calif. hosted a bowling fundraiser to support American military members and their families.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Clean Energy Promise eBook: Extreme Weather’s Less-than-Extreme Solutions

More than a third of Americans say they don’t worry much or at all about global warming and a third say it’s exaggerated in the news. More than half say it won’t pose a serious threat in their lifetimes, and 12 percent say it will never be a threat.

Diversity & Inclusion

Donna Brazile and Michael Steele Discuss Diversity, Inclusion, and Gumbo During Viacom’s Inclusion Week

Donna Brazile, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, likens successful workplace diversity and inclusion to making a good gumbo.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Still Riding High for the Giretto d’Italia

For a fifth consecutive year, CNH Industrial extended its commitment as Main Sponsor of the "urban cycling championship" promoted by Legambiente (an Italian non-profit environmentalist association) under the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Astellas Ranks in Top 10 of Working Mother Best Companies List

Astellas was ranked in the Top 10 of the 2019 Working Mother "100 Best Companies" list for its leadership in the areas of women's career advancement, paid parental leave, childcare assistance, benefits and flextime.

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