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Social Impact & Volunteering

GoodWorks Program Advances BIPOC-Owned Businesses

This program gave General Mills employees an opportunity to use their knowledge and skills to provide consulting services to help local BIPOC-owned small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the recent civil unrest as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Healthcare

Aflac Study: Men's Health Often in Women's Hands Women Are Key to Unraveling Men's Personal Health Perceptions, Education Is Needed to Address Root Reasons Why Men Avoid the Doctor and Promote Overall Wellness

In connection with June's Men's Health Month, created to bring awareness of male-specific health issues, Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance products in the U.S., released findings of its new 2021 Men's Health Issues Survey.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

No Experience Necessary: New Koch Collaboration with Catalyte Removes Barriers to Transformative Careers

he goal is to identify potential and create access and opportunity for nontraditional recruits to leverage their innate abilities and drive transformation, for themselves and Koch. It’s connected to the company’s Market-Based Management® (MBM®) philosophy.

Health & Healthcare

Owens Corning’s Social Handprint: Safety and Company Culture

Over the past two decades, Owens Corning has worked to become one of the world’s safest companies. In National Safety Month, we share some reflections from our enterprise safety director.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating KeyBank's Commitment to the Community

From the teammates they hire and the clients they serve, to the suppliers they use and the communities that welcome them, KeyBank has a long-standing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in Buffalo and all of the communities they serve.

Education

Is Now the Right Time to Refresh Your EE Teaching Lab?

A professor asked me the other day why he should refresh his undergraduate electrical teaching laboratory. My immediate thought was, why not? Electrical engineering, after all, is at the heart of just about every technology revolution

Sustainable Development Goals

Carnival Corporation Announces Initial 2030 Sustainability Goals

World’s largest cruise company reaffirms commitment to sustainability with new 2030 targets and 2050 aspirations incorporating six focus areas to further strengthen environmental, social and governance performance



Newly announced goals and aspirations build on company’s achievement of 2020 sustainability goals a year ahead of schedule, with additional progress details expected to be released in its annual Sustainability Report later this summer

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Learning and Development as a Catalyst for Change at Clarivate

Clarivate empowers each colleague to be their best self every day and provides a wide range of skills development opportunities applicable now and for the future.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Meet Crystal - Who Makes a Difference Every Day for the Children in Rural Tennessee

Crystal Chambers is just one example of how P&G is enabling people to Lead with Love. In her role as a Community Engagement Coordinator for Save the Children, she brings to life their mission to provide children with health, education, and safety.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Vermont Creamery Named to Top 20 Leading Purposeful Brands by 2021 Purpose Power Index

Vermont Creamery, known for its consciously created line of fresh and aged goat cheeses, cultured butter, and culinary creams, today announced it was ranked in the top 10% of most purposeful brands, according to the 2021 Purpose Power Index.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Supports Rockefeller Foundation with Global Pathogen Sequencing Collaboration

The Rockefeller Foundation said on Wednesday that it has committed over $20 million in research funding and formed a number of collaborations to boost pathogen sequencing capabilities and data sharing worldwide to combat future pandemics.

Diversity & Inclusion

Paramount+ Celebrates Pride Month with Donations to the Point Foundation

In June, for every person that tweets the hashtag #ParamountPlusPride, Paramount+ will donate $1 to the Point Foundation, the nation’s largest LGBTQ scholarship granting organization for more than 20 years.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E12: The Trevor Project & Google.org

Hear from The Trevor Project's Lena Ballantine and Google.org's Jen Carter on how they leveraged long-term pro bono and cutting-edge AI technology to support the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth.

Events, Media & Communications

Youth Ag Summit: Empowering the Next Generation

We believe that, as the agricultural leaders of tomorrow, young people should be at the forefront of these efforts. The Youth Ag Summit is their platform.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills-Based Volunteers Strengthen Racial Equity Nonprofits

On June 23, Allstate Foundation professionals across the country will collaborate with nonprofits dedicated to building a more equitable society for The Allstate Foundation Day of Service to Advance Racial Equity.

Environment

Helping Regreen Australia – One Tree at a Time

This is a guest post provided by John Stanton, Sr Manager – Australasia, FedEx Express. Thanks to John, we get a local perspective on the devastating fires that raged through Australia…as well as the hope that can be provided in the form of trees.

Environment

Ban Ki Moon Teams up With Global Citizen to Advocate for Climate Resilience in Agriculture

Climate change is already transforming humanity’s relationship with nature, and nowhere is this shift more apparent than in the field of agriculture.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Swiss Government Renews GRI Partnership to Spread Sustainability Reporting Globally

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is pleased to announce the continuation of a successful partnership with the Swiss Confederation’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Environment

Two GP Recycled Paper Mills Open Opportunities for Paper Cup Recycling

Georgia-Pacific announced that it is now accepting mixed paper bales that contain single-use polyethylene (PE)-coated paper cups at its recycled paper mills in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation Strengthens Relationships With Diverse Suppliers

In 2020, Rockwell Automation spent $255 million with diverse suppliers, including small, veteran, minority, women and LGBTQ-owned U.S. enterprises. In support of the company’s supplier diversity strategy of Acquire

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Betterment Corporation Appoints Food Safety Entrepreneur, Jennifer Crandall to Board of Directors

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Crandall to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director.

Energy

Black & Veatch Further Expands Power Transmission Team to Support Southeast Asia's Sustainability Goals

Appointment of business director Jerin Raj will help to advance the region’s renewable energy integration, grid reliability targets

Research, Reports & Publications

BCE Commits to Reduce Absolute GHG Emissions in 28th Year of ESG Reporting

BCE Inc. ("Bell Canada” or “Bell”) has released its 2020 Purpose and Corporate Responsibility Report.

Health & Healthcare

A Delicate Work-Life Balancing Act

Successful businesses have happy, healthy employees. Find out how a corporate can join hands with its employees to boost workplace wellness.

Diversity & Inclusion

Modern Strategies to Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Today's Workplace

In today's episode, we discuss strategies to promote and address diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace. We explore the benefits of DE&I both for the business and employees and the role of leadership in promoting and addressing DE&I.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...
  2. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  3. Communities and People
    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...
  4. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  8. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  9. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  10. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  11. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  12. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  13. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  14. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  15. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...