In the landscape of kidney disease management, from chronic kidney disease (CKD) to end stage kidney disease (ESKD), dietitians stand as essential figures.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the launch of an enterprise-wide AI Education and Literacy program, which includes personalized, roles-based trainings for team members around the world.
Some Christmas stories start with a sleigh. This one starts with a screen. For 17 years, Cisco’s Connected Santa program has been delivering holiday magic to children in hospitals across the U.K. and Ireland.
Federal Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, has helped inspire environmental awareness among children from care homes in the Greater Tokyo Area.
Storms, fires and floods hit communities every year. When they do, staying connected becomes a lifeline. In just the first half of 2025, the U.S. saw 14 separate billion-dollar disasters — with several more since.
Many people today feel disconnected; from institutions, from their neighbors, and from a sense of meaning in their work. Corporate volunteering is a practical, human-centered response to this challenge.
Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, has completed a series of employee-led community cleanups, collectively removing approximately 360 kilograms of litter.
My friend and fellow Guiding Stars blogging colleague, Allison Stowell, and I recently returned from the world’s largest dietitian conference, the annual conference of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Women running small businesses are changing their approach to digital technology. Instead of expensive transformations, they’re choosing concrete step-by-step actions, supported by other women and well-chosen tools.
Barclays has published its annual Citizenship performance in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2015. Fully integrated with Barclays’ Balanced Scorecard, the Citizenship Plan included 11 targets to deliver by the end of 2015.
We all have a huge stake in education, as parents, as community members and as learners ourselves. The only way we can collectively move education forward is if we start trading lenses and begin building a better understanding of how other communities see teaching and learning. EdSurge has spent months researching the predominant edtech trends, exploring data and engaging many voices including educators, administrators, entrepreneurs, investors, parents and policy-makers. We wanted to share the perspectives, hopes and, at times, frustrations of others as we all move forward to shape the future of teaching and learning.
North Las Vegas Division General Manager, Jim Rankin recently supported the Urban Chamber of Commerce while visiting popular radio station - KCEP FM 88.1 with Ken Evans of the Urban Chamber on the “Commerce First” program for a live on-air interview.
Eleven General Motors facilities have earned ENERGY STAR® certification for superior energy efficiency from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These buildings, which include seven parts distribution centers, a global headquarters office and three IT innovation office centers, have optimized their buildings to leave a smaller carbon footprint.
On February 26th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and parent company 21st Century Fox sponsored a special 25th anniversary screening and Q&A for the iconic 1991 film "The Five Heartbeats," hosted by the Writers Guild of America, West's Committee of Black Writers. The event was held in celebration of Black History Month, bringing together people of color from across the industry, including 50 current students at Ghetto Film School Los Angeles, of which 21st Century Fox is a co-founder.
UN Global Compact Executive Director Lise Kingo announces the search for local business leaders and change-makers in every region of the world who are demonstrating how business can be a force for good.
In celebration of Women's History Month, three of Cox's women leaders took a few moments to share their insights and help others.
Great companies never change who they are - their soul or their core values. Cox businesses lean on our values and have created environments where different perspectives and ideas are allowed to flourish. This
Sustainable Brands® recently opened submissions for its internationally recognized startup business competition Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO). Presented and sponsored for a fifth year by Target, the competition culminates at SB’16 San Diego, June 6-9, with venture finalists presenting their early operational plans to business leaders and investors in the Sustainable Brands community. Mission-driven entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply before March 25.
Bound by their common lack of opportunity and struggles to get a quality education and job training, seventy YouthBuild students from Arizona, Mexico and El Salvador met in San Luis today for the program’s first transnational event. YouthBuild students and graduates joined together to build walls for two green homes that will be owned by low-income families.
Teachers at Whaley Middle School in Los Angeles were starting an online campaign to raise significant funds for necessary supplies when Chevrolet and Jimmy Kimmel Live! surprised them by stepping in.
Versaic, a leading provider of grant and donation management solutions, has designed and deployed systems for healthcare and pharmaceutical companies to streamline processes in Medical Affairs including Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS) and Continuing Medical Education (CME) grants.
Joining the second Action Team conference call of the 2015-2016 school year, Trevor Plouffe stressed the importance of inspiring others to take active roles in their communities.
Recently, a few Southern California Edison engineers met with the Charging Champions, a team of middle and high school students building a robot to compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition this spring.
On March 2nd, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy will be speaking with Rachel Cleetus, Lead Economist at the Union of Concerned Scientists about Renewables, Efficiency and Carbon Pricing.
Fact is, organizations like TransCanada in the energy sector have been operating in a socially responsible way for decades. We just haven’t been very good at telling people about it.
Astellas today announced the promotion of Catherine Wertjes to Head of Ethics & Compliance, with responsibility for ethics and compliance, anti-bribery and anti-corruption initiatives worldwide, effective April 1, 2016. She will be based at Astellas' headquarters for the Americas in Northbrook, Illinois and report to Yoshirou Miyokawa, Chief Compliance Officer.
As Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues continue to grow in importance for mainstream investors, KKR’s pioneering environmental initiative provides the resources and tools necessary for its participating private equity portfolio companies to determine materiality and the means to measure it.
During GreenBiz’s 2016 conference in Scottsdale last week, Stewart Whitney, president of Timberland and Letitia Webster, senior director of sustainability at VF Corporation, shared how a collaborative effort led to strengthened sustainability practices after VF’s acquisition of Timberland in 2011.
In its second year, The Backyard Project has scaled production nearly 15x, tapped new partners across the U.S.A. and evolved production to bring eco-preferred fashion to more consumers
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