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Research, Reports & Publications | Care USA

Beyond Financial Inclusion: What Drives Financial Health for Women Entrepreneurs?

CARE’s new Strive Women report finds digital divide, financial stress and household responsibilities limit business success in emerging markets.

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Tapestry Career Spotlight: Eric Chavous, Senior Manager, Counsel

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Innovation & Technology

Innovating for Impact: Trane Technologies Helps Geely Bring Efficiency to Their Electric Car Manufacturing

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Bank Announces Chicago-based Decennial Group as Partner for $30 Million Investment in Opportunity Zones

The $100 million investment by Fifth Third Bank represents one of the largest made by an institution with a social impact investment strategy in Opportunity Zones.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Retailers Get Some Love in Latest Commercial

That feeling is love, an emotion that has been a recurring theme in the Japanese automaker's U.S. marketing since 2008, evolving and growing, just like the once-niche brand.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Global Leaders Should Think About Solving Our Biggest Problems

A new guide from FSG outlines concrete and actionable steps for companies to build shared value ecosystems, based on insights from 12 companies across industries from around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comerica Bank Named Among World's Most Sustainable Companies with Global 100 Ranking

For the second consecutive year, Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) has been named one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights.

Education

Free “LabXchange” Science Education Accelerator Launched by Amgen Foundation and Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Amgen Foundation and the Harvard FAS today announced the global launch of LabXchange™, a free online science education platform that provides users with access to personalized instruction, virtual lab experiences and networking opportunities.

Events, Media & Communications

Marc Pritchard Welcomes #WEF20 Delegation to DAVOS

This year at World Economic Forum we’re calling for global collaboration & coordinated actions to make positive change for good. Our Chief Brand Officer & head of the P&G delegation at Davos, Marc S. Pritchard, shared his message.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VMware Received 100% Score in 2020 Corporate Equality Index, PRIDE Leader Shares Insights on What it’s Like to Work at VMware

I recently was appointed as a global co-lead of PRIDE@VMware after five years serving as the co-founder and co-lead of PRIDE@VMware Austin. I’m excited to be developing and executing strategies on a global scale, which is something new for our...

Environment

Recycling and Waste Management Advocates Commend Senate Passage of Save Our Seas Bill

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and Keep America Beautiful® (KAB) commend and fully support the Senate passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act

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Energy

National Grid Recognized for Innovative Solar Marketplace

National Grid has been recognized for its innovative online marketplace that simplifies the process of installing solar energy for its customers by the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC).

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Health & Healthcare

FedEx Pledges Transportation Support to Aid in Coronavirus Emergency

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) is committing transportation and logistics support to humanitarian relief agencies as they respond to the coronavirus outbreak.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comedy Central's ‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens’ Writers on the Power of a Mostly Female Writers’ Room

Day one in the writers’ room for the upcoming series 'Awkwafina is Nora From Queens' was an emotional experience. For many of the women in the nearly all-female room, it was their first time being in the majority when writing for a series.

Innovation & Technology

Detroit-Hamtramck to be GM’s First Assembly Plant 100 Percent Devoted to Electric Vehicles

GM's vision of an all-electric future is coming into clearer focus and gaining momentum with a $2.2 billion investment at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs.

Health & Healthcare

Alzheimer’s Disease: Why One Company Refuses to Give Up the Search for a Cure

It's the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, with no existing cure. But these researchers are committed to finding better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent the debilitating disease

Environment

Timberland Launches Season Two of Nature Needs Heroes Campaign

For the spring 2020 season, Timberland builds upon the brand’s Nature Needs Heroes campaign, celebrating six eco-heroes from around the globe who are making positive change for the planet, and calling on the global community to join the movement.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

A Multifaceted Approach Is the Key to Mentoring the Engineers of the Future

Kin Chan, Keysight Laboratories Director of ASIC Technology, has led a university mentorship program that regularly engages university students on their studies and career approach for the last 4 years.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Bank Announces $100 Million Investment in Opportunity Zones

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, announced today that it would invest $100 million in projects that support community development through four Opportunity Zone fund partners.

Responsible Production & Consumption

General Mills Launches Multi-Year Regenerative Agriculture Pilot with Wheat Growers in Central Kansas

The 3-year pilot is comprised of 24 wheat growers in and around the 650,000-acre Cheney Reservoir watershed where more than ninety-nine percent of the land is used for agricultural purposes.

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Media & Communications

Points of Light Welcomes Three New Leaders to Board of Directors

Points of Light is pleased to announce the addition of 3 leaders to its board of directors. Each individual shares Points of Light’s vision of creating healthy communities in vibrant, participatory societies, & provides a complement to the board

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rachel Hutchisson is Helping Power an Ecosystem of Good® at Blackbaud

Rachel Hutchisson works every day to ensure that her and her coworkers are not only powering an Ecosystem of Good at Blackbaud, but also actively participating in that ecosystem.

Environment

Mohawk to Unveil “Plastic Wave” Art Installation Created From Recycled Bottles at Surfaces 2020

This year at The International Surface Event (TISE), Mohawk will be unveiling an interactive art installation by Brooklyn-based artist Basia Goszczynska to help attendees visualize the true impact of plastic in the world’s waterways.

Education

Food Safety Training Scholarships for the Last Prisoner Project

SCS Global Services (SCS) and the Last Prisoner Project (LPP) are pleased to announce a joint partnership to provide food safety training scholarships for formerly incarcerated individuals affected by the criminalization of cannabis.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Grid Modernization Goes Mainstream, Reliability Is Primary Goal

New Black & Veatch report finds that grid mod efforts are maturing as utilities double down on distribution investments to boost resilience. What was once a “nice to have” has quickly transformed into a “must” in today’s evolving utility landscape.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Fighting Domestic Food Waste: A Comparison of Action Plans

Whirlpool has launched the 4th edition of the educational project “Moments Not to Be Wasted”, which aims to educate over 2 million people in Europe about the issue of food waste.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Call It Saturday School for Dogs: Pasco County Partners With Nonprofit to Prepare Canines for Service Jobs

"Puppy raisers are people with very big hearts and a lot of patience who are willing to put the time in to raise these puppies," said Holtkamp.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E2: Bea Boccalandro, VeraWorks

Bea Boccalandro, President & Founder of VeraWorks, shares about the high-impact management practice she's coined “job purposing,” which offers employees the opportunity to do societal good through their everyday jobs.

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    GoDaddy's ESG reporting shows our progress in building a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive society and outlines areas for future growth.