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Volunteering & Community

Nestlé Steps up Global Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, Joins Forces With the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

At Nestlé, we care deeply for people and for the communities in which we operate, and we have an essential role to play during the COVID-19 crisis. Food and beverages help keep people healthy and enhance their quality of life.

Philanthropy

Intel Allocates $6 Million for Coronavirus Relief, Builds on Previous Efforts

The Intel Foundation is committed to improving lives around the world and supporting communities during global crises and natural disasters.

Philanthropy

Cox Commits up to $5M for COVID-19 Testing

The James M. Cox Foundation announced its commitment to provide up to $5 million to Emory Healthcare for purchasing COVID-19 testing equipment.

Awards & Rankings

CSRHub & FactSet On-Demand Webcast

CSRHub® co-founders Cynthia Figge CEO and Bahar Gidwani CTO gave a webcast presentation Integrating ESG Consensus Ratings to Create Actionable Signals Business Intelligence in partnership with FactSet.

Events

Extended! Renewable Energy Markets™ 2020 Call for Abstracts Open Through April 15

Apply to speak, moderate a panel, or lead a table at REM™ 2020. The Call for Abstracts will not be extended again!

Events

Places Matter: Prevention and Preparedness, Resilience and Recovery

With the gravity of the situation regarding COVID-19, today, more than ever, places matter to the future of protecting our families, our businesses and the public at large.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis and Life Sciences Companies Commit Expertise and Assets to the Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic Alongside Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Today, Novartis and a consortium of life sciences companies announced an important collaboration to accelerate the development, manufacture and delivery of vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments for COVID-19 in response to the pandemic.

Philanthropy

Wells Fargo Invests $1M in SaverLife and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners to Disperse Financial Aid to Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19

SaverLife and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners today announced they have teamed up with the Wells Fargo Foundation to help disperse $1M in financial aid to vulnerable entrepreneurs and their employees who have been financially affected by the impact of COVID-19.

Philanthropy

Rihanna's Foundation Just Gave $5 Million to Frontline Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has announced new funding of $5 million to support the global efforts to respond to coronavirus.

Events

VolunteerMatch Launches COVID-19 Virtual Opportunity Portal to Mobilize Volunteers and Support the Nonprofit Sector During Coronavirus

VolunteerMatch, the world’s largest volunteer engagement network, has launched a volunteering portal specific to promoting virtual opportunities with nonprofits around the country to aid communities impacted by COVID-19.

Volunteering & Community

5 Reasons That Goodness Matters in a Post-COVID World

At Goodness Matters, Benevity told the over 400 passionate CSR leaders in attendance that they are the most important people in their companies right now. And they believe that’s more true today than it’s ever been.

Research & Reports

Supply Chain Sustainability Is a Core Strategy for Driving Impact on Growth, Valuation, Brand, and Society

Pressure is mounting for companies to add value to society.

Education & Workforce Development

Navajo Women Entrepreneurs Graduate From Freeport-McMoRan’s Free Online Business Training Program

Project DreamCatcher, Freeport-McMoRan’s free online business training program designed to create economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs, recently graduated 16 Navajo women from the Navajo Nation in New Mexico.

Energy & Infrastructure

U.S. Energy Efficiency Rebates & Incentives Update 2020 From Schneider Electric

Approximately 25 state and provincial governments across North America enacted climate programs in 2019, introducing carbon-pricing mechanisms and financing or incentivizing wind and battery storage technology.

Corporate Responsibility

Se anuncia asistencia para los clientes y las comunidades afectados por la COVID-19

Wells Fargo anunció pasos integrales adicionales para ayudar a los clientes y las comunidades que lidian con el impacto de la COVID-19. Para ayudar a los clientes, la compañía ha suspendido las ventas mediante ejecución hipotecaria de propiedades residenciales, los desalojos y las recuperaciones de automóviles involuntarias. Además, Wells Fargo Foundation aumentará sus donaciones de caridad a $175 millones para ayudar a abordar las necesidades de alimentos, refugio, pequeñas empresas y estabilidad de la vivienda, así como para proporcionar ayuda a las organizaciones de salud pública.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences Statement on Ensuring Continued Supply of HIV Medicine Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

For those with potentially immunosuppressing conditions, such as HIV, the uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic can be particularly challenging.

Corporate Responsibility

Leading and Learning in a Time of Crisis: Free Webinar on the Corporate Response to COVID-19

FSG Co-CEO Greg Hills is joined by leaders from Walmart, 3M, and Truist Foundation to learn how they are approaching their companies’ responses, the challenges they are facing, and what they are learning.

Corporate Responsibility

Thoughts on the Coronavirus Pandemic: These are Extraordinary Times

The coronavirus pandemic is top of mind for much of the world, including our customers, employees and community. Our priority is the safety and well-being of our team and customers.

Corporate Responsibility

Pandemic Response Exemplifies Strength of Keysight’s Women Leaders

What Hamish Gray, Senior Vice President at Keysight finds inspiring about the work of their GCMT in these difficult times is the fact that it is primarily led by women leaders, and the coincidence that it's Women's History Month is not lost on him.

Health & Healthcare

Help Your Family De-Stress During Coronavirus Uncertainty

With so much uncertainty over the last couple weeks, lots of families are feeling stressed out.

Awards & Rankings

CCLA’s Helen Wildsmith Awarded 2020 Joan Bavaria Award for Her Leadership on Sustainability

Pioneering advocate for responsible investment and climate action Helen Wildsmith has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Joan Bavaria Award for Building Sustainability into the Capital Markets, the sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres and the investment firm Trillium Asset Management, announced today.

Philanthropy

From USA to France and From UK to Mexico, Bacardi Diverts Global Production to Increase Hand Sanitizer Supply for Local Communities

Family-owned Bacardi has expanded its commitment across countries and brands to help produce more than 267,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of hand sanitizers, as worldwide demand continues to exceed supply in efforts to reduce the risk of COVID-19.

Philanthropy

Truist Commits $2 Million to Support Small Businesses Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced a commitment of $1 million each to LiftFund and Natural Capital Investment Fund, community development financial institutions (CDFIs), to support small businesses affected

Education & Workforce Development

Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids Pledge Challenge Opens to Inspire Virtual Collaboration Between Teachers, Students, and Parents

Jackson Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit with the mission to advance financial knowledge on a national scale, and Discovery Education today opened the 4th annual Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids Pledge Challenge.

Volunteering & Community

Domtar Employees Give Back Through 1K Your Way Giving Campaign

Our 1K Your Way giving campaign enabled 20 employees from coast to coast to direct $1,000 Domtar grants to important causes in their areas like literacy and learning, health and wellness, and sustainability in the areas where we operate.

Latest Campaigns

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Sustainable Operations

As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...

GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

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...