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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | Verizon

Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Health & Healthcare

The WELL Equity Rating: A Rating To Meet the Moment

We had been on a listening and learning tour. We were soaking up information, knowledge and insight from hundreds of subject matter experts on health equity, diversity, equity, inclusion, community building and belonging, and accessible design.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore Receives Over 13,000 Pounds of Food at Franklin Location

Each year, employees with International Paper compete with each other to see who can donate the most.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

500 #NourishingNeighbors Disaster Relief Bags Are Packed and Ready To Go to Neighbors Who Need It Most

Despite multiple tornadoes in the area, nearly 60 team members volunteered at our Plano, Texas campus to pack 500 Nourishing Neighbors disaster relief bags to support communities impacted by disasters.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Advocates Raise $211,500 for Whole Planet Foundation's Poverty Is Unnecessary Project

Whole Planet Foundation is grateful for the outpouring of support for its 2022 Poverty Is Unnecessary Project. Suppliers to Whole Foods Market contributed $150,000 and the Annual Benefit & Auction celebrated the Foundation’s impact and raised $61,500

Social Impact & Volunteering

Inspirational Refugee Athletes Celebrate Receiving Host Country Citizenships in 2022

Four members of the International Olympic Committee's Refugee Olympic Team have received citizenship from their host countries in 2022, marking the next chapter in their inspirational journeys as they continue to send a message of hope and inclusion.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott's Freestyle Libre® Is Named Best Medical Technology in Last 50 Years by the Galien Foundation

The Galien Foundation named Abbott's FreeStyle Libre® continuous glucose monitoring technology as the "Best Medical Technology" of the last 50 years during its Prix Galien Golden Jubilee Awards ceremony on Oct. 27 in New York City.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial's 'Solidarity at Christmas' Campaign Delivers Joy and Gifts in Brazil

Throughout November and December CNH Industrial brought together, in the name of solidarity, the employees of its four Brazilian plants as part of our traditional end of year campaign ‘Natal Solidário’ (Solidarity at Christmas).

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Green Infrastructure

Morgan Richie, Project Manager of the Month, on Supporting Resilient, Sustainable, and Energy Efficient Facilities

Tetra Tech congratulates our Project Manager of the Month for August 2022, Morgan Richie.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

A Heartwarming Project Action Grant Recipient, Noel, Created “Thank You” Baskets for Local Veterans

With help from a Heartwarming Project Action Grant, Noel and other student volunteers created "thank you" baskets for local veterans. Teens can receive a $250 grant to help strengthen and support their community. Apply now.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Boston Scientific Celebrates the Spirit of Giving All Year Round

The months of November and December, with all their holidays and celebrations, have come to be known as a season of giving around the world.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

2023 Social Impact, CSR and Sustainability Conferences Guide

Explore this comprehensive list of CSR, Social Impact and Sustainability Conferences at the link below to start planning your 2023 calendar. The guide is updated regularly with new events and registration details, so you'll want to bookmark it!

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Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Hosts Sustainability Session at Tech Day 2022

At its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, CNH Industrial outlined its commitment to sustainably advancing the noble work of agriculture and construction workers.

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Innovation & Technology

Lenovo Celebrates 10 Years of Industry-Leading Lenovo Neptune™ Cooling Technology by Delivering a Broader Range of Sustainable Computing Solutions to Customers Around the World

Designed for the circular economy, Lenovo’s enhanced portfolio delivers advancements in services, packaging and product design geared toward helping customers reach their sustainability goals.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Bath & Body Works Holiday

This holiday, Bath & Body Works associates stacked hands across our home offices, stores and distribution centers donating more than 5,000 gifts to organizations who serve families in need in underserved and underrepresented communities.

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Education

With Help From Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, an Entrepreneur Moves From Grief to Growth

When Donna Oti’s business partner, Jared Critchefield, passed away in 2021, she was bereft. The two had been friends since college and together they launched 3C Communication and Culture

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Education

A Heartwarming Project Action Grant Helped Tae Purchase Books for Students in Need of Academic Support

Tae founded a non-profit to provide free lessons to students in need of academic support. A Heartwarming Project Action Grant helped Tae purchase books for the program.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Poverty Is Unnecessary $25,000 Fund Donors Are Creating Economic Opportunities for Low-Income Entrepreneurs

Suppliers of Whole Foods Market are empowering microentrepreneurs, primarily women, with economic opportunity. These generous brands fund microloans for entrepreneurs living in poverty so they can start or expand a small business, often home-based.

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Events, Media & Communications

Battle Lines Drawn for ESG / G&Sustainable Investment Fights in 2023

As 2022 comes to a close, certain events are shaping up in the U.S. capital markets and corporate sectors for what promises to be a titanic battle in 2023.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Road to Digital Equity: Where We've Been and Where We're Going

The pandemic which began in 2020 drew immediate increased public interest in the digital divide. But this wasn’t a new issue to those of us working day in and day out to achieve digital equity together with partners

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Do You Cultivate an Innovative Mindset? Invest in Education.

We see an opportunity to continue to imagine better with our Global Citizenship partners by promoting innovation, creativity and problem-solving.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Salmon Farming and the Future of Digital Procurement

It’s no exaggeration to say that the people at Evonik Industries are committed to innovation, whether it involves sustainable salmon farming, helping to develop COVID-19 vaccines at record speed, or making tires more fuel efficient.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Meaning of Quiet Quitting

The quiet quitting debate provides us with an opportunity to talk about purpose and meaning. About well-being, work life balance, about the future of work, job-crafting and so much more. This is the first post in a series that will explore those subjects and Ericsson as a workplace from different individual perspectives.

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Environment

Opinion: Treated Mine Water Release Essential to Oilsands Reclamation

Current global unrest and ongoing impacts from the pandemic have brought the security of supply of energy and resource products into sharp focus, not just for Canadians but our allies around the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Surprises Atlanta's Mary Hall Freedom Village With $100,000 To Support Homeless Veterans

This holiday season, The Home Depot Foundation surprised Atlanta-based nonprofit partner, Mary Hall Freedom Village (MHFV), with $100,000 to support local women veterans transitioning out of homelessness.

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Diversity & Inclusion

GD Employee + Entrepreneur: Meet Tayler Chambers, Handmade Earring Artist

I recently relocated from Gilbert, Arizona to Wichita, Kansas. I have been with GoDaddy for 7 years and am currently work on the Circuit Breaker team. In my free time, you can find me creating new products for my side hustle.

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