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Events, Media & Communications

Actress Pam Grier to Attend Dining Out For Life® Hosted by Subaru® on April 27

Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Actress Pam Grier will participate in the 27th Annual Dining Out For Life hosted by Subaru. The delicious fundraiser, that’s expected to raise more than $4 million to help fund essential HIV/AIDS services, will be held on April 27, 2017, when over 3,000 restaurants in 62 cities across North America will donate a generous portion of the day’s proceeds to their local HIV/AIDS Service organizations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Is Your Company Adoption Friendly? There’s Still Time to Make Our Top 100 List.

Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM ET

For 11 years, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has ranked the Top 100 Best Adoption Friendly Workplaces. Companies like Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Citizens Bank, Wendy’s, Snapchat, Zappos and others have made the list for financial reimbursement of adoption costs and time off for employees who adopt.

Education

UK to Equip 6,000 Underprivileged with Digital Skills, for Free

Apr 18, 2017 9:25 AM ET

It’s 2017, so you might imagine that in the United Kingdom, all citizens have access to technology. Sadly, that’s not the case, but the government is working to change that with a five-year plan.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Andrew Tremblay and the WWF-Canada’s CN Tower Climb for Nature

Apr 18, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Ten years ago, Domtar Difference Maker Andrew Tremblay sized up up the CN Tower’s 147 stories and 1,776 stairs before taking his first try at the CN Tower Climb for Nature, a fundraiser put on by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada to help ensure a healthy, thriving planet. Find out why.

Green Infrastructure

Mohawk Group Video | Light Lab: A Model for the Sustainable Workplace

Apr 18, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Togo Becomes First Country in Africa to Validate the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis as a Public Health Problem

Apr 18, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

5 Nutrition Innovations You Didn’t Expect to Come From Nestlé

Apr 18, 2017 9:00 AM ET

For more than 150 years, Nestlé has been providing safe, quality nutrition across a broad range of products worldwide.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Q&A with Dan Hesse Board Member of PNC Financial Services Group

Apr 18, 2017 8:40 AM ET

We must make lending decisions in which we effectively balance the needs of our customers and prospective customers with the interests of our other stakeholders. Determining which industries or companies within a particular industry we should lend to isn’t always easy. Another challenge is balancing the long-term payback of CSR with Wall Street’s focus on the next quarter.

Environment

Illegal Wildlife Trafficking Occurs in Nearly 30 Percent of World’s Most Protected Areas

Apr 18, 2017 7:00 AM ET

A new WWF report published today urges for additional and immediate measures to halt the worrying trend in illegal trafficking for international trade of CITES-listed species in the world’s most ecologically important places, including World Heritage Sites.

Social Impact & Volunteering

LA Galaxy and StubHub Center Implement Full Week of Community Programming to Precede Protect the Pitch Day on Sunday, April 23 vs. Seattle Sounders FC

Apr 17, 2017 8:45 PM ET

AEG’s LA Galaxy and StubHub Center implement full week of community programming in accordance with Earth Day on April 22 and to precede Protect the Pitch Day on Sunday, April 23 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Events to showcase efforts to increase sustainability and reduce carbon footprint in the local community.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Seafood Joins Fair Trade Revolution, a Scallop at a Time

Apr 17, 2017 5:30 PM ET

Certification of seafood products, including tuna and shrimp, began in 2014, and the volume of imports of such products grew more than 350 percent last year to more than 1.2 million pounds (500,000 kilograms), said Fair Trade USA, a California-based nonprofit group. The first company to offer fair trade seafood harvested from U.S. waters will have scallops on the market this month.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bringing Out the Best from Each Generation

Apr 17, 2017 5:15 PM ET

With generation Z poised to enter the workforce and baby boomers beginning to leave it, workplace demographics are changing. To anticipate the shift, companies need to make sure all employees feel valued for their contributions and encouraged to bring their unique sets of experiences and perspectives to the workplace.

Social Impact & Volunteering

National Volunteer Week Twitter Chat: Activating Civic Engagement through Skills-Based Volunteering

Apr 17, 2017 5:00 PM ET

In honor of National Volunteer Week, Common Impact is hosting a Twitter chat on Tuesday, April 25th at 12 pm EDT to explore how corporate skills-based volunteer programs activate civic engagement in employee volunteers. Skills-based volunteerism gives employees a chance to roll up their sleeves and truly understand the challenges facing nonprofit organizations and the social sector.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Habitat House Leads to Personal Successes

Apr 17, 2017 3:40 PM ET

The smell of fresh paint always takes Boris Henderson back. Back to the day he walked through the door of his family’s new Habitat house for the first time.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cradles to Crayons for Volunteer Month

Apr 17, 2017 3:35 PM ET

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, nearly 130,000 children live in poverty and lack access to basic needs, including clothing. Kohler's U.S. East Region Wholesale Management team volunteered for the nonprofit, Cradles to Crayons, to help make a positive impact on the lives of local children.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Keybank Finances Latest Affordable Housing Acquisition by Non-Profit, Harmony Housing

Apr 17, 2017 3:15 PM ET

KeyBank has provided a $6.5 million bridge loan to Harmony Housing, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing safe, clean and comfortable affordable rental housing throughout the United States. Key has provided financing solutions to Harmony Housing since 2014, financing 25 of its last 28 transactions.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Walmart’s “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” Campaign Calls on the Public to Join the Fight Against Hunger and Make a Difference in their Local Communities

Apr 17, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Today, Walmart launches its “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign, a nationwide initiative that encourages the public to join the fight against hunger. Working with Discover card and five suppliers, which represent some of the nation’s leading food companies – Campbell Soup Company, General Mills, Kellogg Company, The Kraft Heinz Company and PepsiCo – Walmart is offering three easy ways to take action against hunger and help a local Feeding America food bank through social, online and in-store participation.

Environment

HanesBrands Releases 2016 Environmental Performance Data

Apr 17, 2017 2:55 PM ET

Hanes continues making progress toward 2020 goals for energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, water use, renewable energy and landfill diversion

Social Impact & Volunteering

Making Change Happen on Comcast Cares Day

Apr 17, 2017 2:55 PM ET

This Saturday, April 22, marks the 16th annual Comcast Cares Day, where more than 100,000 volunteers in 21 countries will leave a lasting impact in the communities where they live and work.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rhode Island School of Design and Loyola Marymount University Named RecycleMania 2017 Champions

Apr 17, 2017 2:30 PM ET

Loyola Marymount University and Rhode Island School of Design have been crowned the winners of the 2017 RecycleMania competition. With a recycling rate of more than 83.9 percent, Loyola Marymount University is the top school in the Diversion category, while the Rhode Island School of Design is first in the Per Capita Classic category. RecycleMania is the nation’s premier waste reduction and recycling competition among colleges and universities, managed by Keep America Beautiful.

Education

Scotiabank Impact Story: Education and Empowerment: the Bank of Tomorrow

Apr 17, 2017 2:20 PM ET

Whether you accessed this website via computer, tablet, or phone, you probably already have some inkling of how much technology has come to shape our day to day lives. Most of us rely on technology as an integral part of our routine, from getting directions to streaming favorite music to managing our finances.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Making the Match, Part 1: Differentiating Technical and Strategic Support in Pro Bono Programming

Apr 17, 2017 1:35 PM ET

At the Taproot Foundation, we see two distinct kinds of pro bono support: technical and strategic. Understanding which type nonprofits need is essential, both to ensure nonprofits receive the right support and that corporate talent has a positive experience.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Out On the Trail: 50 Years of Volunteerism

Apr 17, 2017 1:25 PM ET

I’ve spent some of the best days of my life out on a hiking trail, clearing brush, field checking maps and leading crews that rehabilitate trails and build new ones. You might see me carrying a clipboard and counting deer droppings, cutting brush with loppers or clearing blown down trees with a chain saw. Or perhaps you might find me building a bridge, swinging a sledge hammer or moving big rocks to build stepping stones or stairs. It’s not a high-paying job; it’s not even a paying job, actually. Money isn’t the point. I volunteer because it’s infinitely rewarding. I get to work with a great group of likeminded folks to ensure future generations can enjoy the hiking trails I have loved for so long.

Education

KFC's Reach High with GEDworks Program Invests in Employee Education

Apr 17, 2017 1:15 PM ET

According to ‘Advancing Your Frontline Workforce With Employer-Sponsored Education Benefits,’ a white paper recently published by GED Testing Service, almost 40 million working adults in the U.S. lack a high school diploma: “for millions of Americans, especially those who fill entry-level and frontline jobs, the lack of a high school diploma is an insurmountable barrier to taking advantage of these popular reimbursement programs. Thankfully, workers who have not completed high school are not without hope.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How DC Habitat is Empowering Families to Thrive Through Stability, Equity, and Self-Reliance

Apr 17, 2017 12:55 PM ET

Washington, D.C. is in the midst of a serious affordable housing shortage. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) considers housing to be affordable if a person spends no more than 30% of his or her income towards rent or a mortgage.