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Events

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Assembly

Education & Workforce Development

Create Your Own Professional Development Road Map

We all arrive in the workplace with our own unique set of skills and strengths. To develop your career, you have to develop those skillsets and add new ones. But because each person’s background is different, there’s no single path for professional development that’s right for everyone. What you need to focus on to get to the next level in your career may not be the same thing your colleague needs. You have to develop a unique strategy that’s right for you.

Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability Incorporated: Embedding Sustainability into a Company’s Core Business Strategies

Integrating sustainability into a company’s core business model enables the business to create more value, manage risk and address today’s global environmental, social and financial challenges.

Health & Healthcare

Lives over Landfills

Destined for the trash heap, unused, unopened and quality medical supplies could prevent millions of deaths. The key is figuring out how to get surplus medical supplies and equipment to communities most in need.

Environment

Can Michael Bloomberg (Finally) Move the Needle on Climate Disclosure?

Former New York City mayor, media mogul and erstwhile presidential contender Michael Bloomberg recently got a new gig: chair of the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) task force on climate-related financial disclosure.

Energy & Infrastructure

5 Oil Myths That Don’t Hold Up

Diluted heavier oil blend is sometimes referred to as diluted bitumen (dilbit), but make no mistake, we are still talking about oil.

Environment

A Walk in the Park with David Vassar

In celebration of the National Park Centennial, the Environmental Film Festival presents a film Retrospective of Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-winning writer and director, David Vassar.

Events

Accelerate Your Shared Value Journey

The Shared Value Initiative believes that business has the power to change the world for the better and we're not alone. Join thought leaders, practitioners and intrapreneurs from around the world for the 2016 Shared Value Leadership Summit at the Conrad New York on May 10-11, 2016 to discuss how global companies are driving and enabling solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems.

Education & Workforce Development

National Geographic Channel and 21st Century Fox Announce Girls Education Initiative Tied to the Exclusive Broadcast Premiere of He Named Me Malala, Monday, Feb. 29

Today, the National Geographic Channel (@NatGeoChannel) and 21st Century Fox (@21CF), in partnership with the Malala Fund (@MalalaFund), announced they would launch a social initiative to raise awareness for girls’ right to education and safe schools for every child. Timed to the exclusive global broadcast television premiere of Academy Award® winner Davis Guggenheim’s feature documentary HE NAMED ME MALALA, the initiative will engage audiences through social platforms and drive a charitable donation to the Malala Fund of up to $50,000 from 21st Century Fox.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Atlas Copco Turkey Announces 2016 Mentorship Program

At Atlas Copco we believe that commitment to gender diversity at the highest level is crucial in order to be an attractive employer.

Inclusion & Opportunity

2016 Yılı Atlas Copco Mentor-Mentee Eşleşmeleri Sonuçlandı

Biz Atlas Copco’da; etkili ve cazip bir işveren olmak için üst seviye pozisyonlarda cinsiyet çeşitliliği olmasının şart olduğuna inanıyoruz. Bunun için; kadın çalışanlara cazip bir işveren olmayı, onları geliştirmeyi, şirkete bağlılıklarını artırmayı, en önemlisi; onlara kendilerini gerçekleştirebilecekleri bir iş ortamı sağlamayı ve farklı vizyonlar kazandırmayı hedefliyoruz.

Environment

The Long, Hard Road to Becoming a Zero-Waste City

AI & Technology

Helping Cities Get Smarter

Health & Healthcare

Asda Launches U.K.'s First Ever 'Wonky Fruit And Veg Box'

Supermarket giant Asda has launched the U.K.'s first ever 'wonky veg box', giving shoppers the chance to buy imperfect vegetables to feed a family of four healthily for a week.

Research & Reports

Understanding Income Volatility and the Role of the Online Platform Economy

The newest report from the JPMorgan Chase Institute, “Paychecks, Paydays, and the Online Platform Economy: Big Data on Income Volatility,” analyzes an anonymized sample of 1 million Chase customers in an effort to determine the key sources of income volatility and provide the most in-depth look to date into the size and growth of the Online Platform Economy. The newest report from the JPMorgan Chase Institute, “Paychecks, Paydays, and the Online Platform Economy: Big Data on Income Volatility,” analyzes an anonymized sample of 1 million Chase customers in an effort to determine the key sources of income volatility and provide the most in-depth look to date into the size and growth of the Online Platform Economy.

Environment

Plastic Bags Being Recycled Right in County

Last year’s pilot study aimed at raising awareness of proper recycling of plastic bags, wraps and films had positive results, according to the city of Vancouver. Under the program, which launched in September, all 12 Safeway stores in Clark County began accepting clean, dry plastic polyethylene wrappers and bags.

Environment

Travel + Leisure Auction to Support Global Water Challenge and WaterHealth International

Travel + Leisure has formed a partnership with GWC to launch a Charitybuzz auction that will ultimately support WaterHealth International.

Volunteering & Community

Honoring Mom at the Austin Marathon

I am always blown away by our phenomenal Team LIVESTRONG participants. This weekend’s team for the Austin Marathon was no exception. A crew of 31 team members raised $22,000 to support LIVESTRONG‘s programs and services. We are so grateful for all their efforts.

Philanthropy

Global Refugee Crisis Support

As a part of its effort to deliver humanitarian relief around the world, The UPS Foundation has partnered with United Nations agencies and NGOs to support Syrian Refugee crisis aid.

AI & Technology

Giving You Time to Do Good Better

Gone are the times that an excel spreadsheet and never ending email chains were the only option for request management. It’s time to eliminate ad-hoc spreadsheets, emails & paper proposals and skip unnecessary steps. Bring your vision to life and get the most out of your grant programs with innovative technology.

Events

Long-term Residential Treatment Provides Freedom from Addiction

“Volunteers of America saved my life.” “Volunteers of America gave me hope.” “Volunteers of America helped me be ‘me’ again.”
“Volunteers of America gave me my mom back.”

Environment

Alex Camacho: Supreme Court Climate

Energy & Infrastructure

Trends to Watch in Alternative Energy

In recent years, there has been much discussion of alternative energy moving into the mainstream. While it hasn’t yet shed the “alternative” label, alternative energy’s shift to the mainstream is largely complete and likely irreversible.

AI & Technology

Technology Incubators -- Innovating Today

Good ideas are everywhere, but innovators are rare. Innovators punch through the status quo to deliver a solution that is both practical and provides exciting new opportunities.

Environment

Republic Services To Roll Out New Recycling Program

Gone are the days of Moapa Valley residents having to carefully separate out their recyclables and place them into way-too-small plastic red, white and blue bins. Gone are the days of second-guessing on which week is recycling pickup in a confusing every-other-week schedule.

Regional trash disposal company Republic Services is now bringing its Enhanced Recycling Program to the Moapa Valley communities.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Subaru Share the Love® Event

Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...