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Social Impact & Volunteering

Goldcorp et L’étoffe du succès de Vancouver - Les femmes du secteur minier unissent leurs forces en soutien à la cause

Le 27 janvier 2016, Goldcorp a été le fier commanditaire de la soirée casino préparée par l’organisme L’étoffe du succès, un événement réservé exclusivement aux femmes, qui s’est tenu à l’Hôtel Fairmont de Vancouver. Pour sa deuxième année, l’événement a réuni 120 femmes travaillant dans l’exploitation minière et les secteurs connexes et a permis d’amasser plus de 48 000 $ à l’appui de l’organisme L’étoffe du succès de Vancouver (Dress for Success). Le produit net de l’événement permettra à environ 600 femmes de la région de participer à des programmes qui aident les femmes à atteindre l’indépendance économique en leur fournissant des vêtements professionnels, des services d’orientation de carrière et des programmes de perfectionnement professionnel pour se tailler une place avec success.

Environment

The Missing Voice on Climate Post-Paris: Students

In a surprising move, the Supreme Court last week delayed U.S. climate action for a year. Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing following that ruling only complicates matters.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MGM Resorts International Named a FORTUNE 'World's Most Admired Company'

MGM Resorts International has been named among FORTUNE's 2016 list of the World's Most Admired Companies, available online at www.FORTUNE.com.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Make-A-Wish® America Sends Four Teens to GRAMMYs

Four teens wished for a trip to the GRAMMYs and got a star-studded weekend full of pampering, backstage access and celebrities.

Innovation & Technology

Cox Supports Atlanta Press Club's Tech Startup Event

Cox Enterprises is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Atlanta Press Club's upcoming event: Atlanta’s New Frontier: High Growth Tech Startups. Cox recently launched Techstars Atlanta to broaden Atlanta’s vibrant startup community and empower entrepreneurs to build great businesses.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Another Way to Give Back to the Cancer Community

The LIVESTRONG Leader program is a unique way to volunteer and represent both LIVESTRONG and cancer survivors in your area. Leaders are backed by a full-time staff member, as well as a Senior Leader in your area for guidance along the way. Senior Leaders are long-time volunteers that can assist you in bringing your ideas to life that make an impact in your community.

Education

Teaching Good Money Habits to Children

Money was a topic that my dad made sure we talked about when I was a child. I learned a lot from him, and while he is no long here, I believe a lot of my good money habits came from him. However, not everyone gets talked to about money.

Innovation & Technology

Atlas Copco’s Innovations for Sustainable Productivity Enhance Quality of Life

Since the start in 1873, Atlas Copco has innovated to help our customers increase the quality of life for people all over the world. Our equipment is not always that visible but the results can been seen everywhere.

Health & Healthcare

How to Truly Meet the Needs of People with Disabilities and Families

When people show us that what we are giving them is not meeting their needs, we need to bend, change, listen, and do something different. Listen, observe, learn, respond.

Environment

How to Keep Your Forests and Have Your Paper, Too

Innovation & Technology

Microgrids in the American Power Network

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Delos™ Announces Strategic Alliance with CBRE Group, Inc.

Health & Healthcare

Using Trusted Members of Community to Reduce Fear of Lung Cancer Screening

Once a week for four weeks last summer, Kita Mitcham gathered 25 of her friends, family and other members of the Good Hope Mission Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, to talk about lung cancer prevention and the benefits of early screening for the disease. Ms. Mitcham is one of about 45 community health workers who are educating nearly 500 people in 12 minority and underserved communities in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) about lung cancer prevention and screening.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainability & the IRO

Why this subject? Why now? Erika Karp, Cornerstone Capital Group founder & CEO and a former Wall Street research chief, counts off asset owners, asset managers, investment banks, social media, NGOs, regulators, accountants, exchanges.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Human Rights Becoming Integral to Sustainable Finance

Following the 2008 global financial meltdown, financial experts have increasingly highlighted the need to incorporate sustainability, ethics and human rights into the financial system for long-term stability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Announces 2015 Donations Topped $270 Million and Thanks Customers for Helping Those in Need

Albertsons Companies today announced that it contributed more than $270 million in food and financial support in 2015 to the communities it serves, helping people in 35 states and the District of Columbia live better lives.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UN Global Compact Launches “Pioneers” Programme as Part of SDG Roll Out Strategy

United Nations Global Compact headquarters announced today the launch of a multi-year Local Network SDG Action Plan - the centerpiece being a “Pioneers” programme aimed to spur action and inspire business to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in countries around the world.

Environment

Three Tips to Make Your Technology Workplace Safer

Infographic by Antea Group, a leading provider of environment, health and safety (EHS) services, reminds technology companies of common dangers in the workplace and how to make it safer.

Research, Reports & Publications

U.S. Chamber Foundation Issues New Report on the Business Value of Circular Economy

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center today issued a new report detailing the value businesses can find in viewing waste as a resource and engaging in the circular economy.

Education

Five Good Reasons Why it's Time to Apply

DESIGN FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION at SVA is the first MFA program in the rapidly growing field of social impact design.

Research, Reports & Publications

Next Generation Sustainability Goals Focus on Material Issues, Value Chain Improvements, System Changes

As corporate sustainability leaders start work on their latest set of goals, they are increasingly seeking solutions to systems-level challenges, according to the latest research by the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM).

Health & Healthcare

Paintbrushes at the Ready Children...It's "Time to Talk"

On behalf of our friends at The British Association of Art Therapists, we are delighted to direct our readers to a special online issue of the Huffington Post UK, edited by Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge, for the UK's Children's Mental Health Week. As part of this issue, Mary Rose Brady, BAAT Director of Operations, authored an article on art therapy and children's mental health.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainability Insights
    General sustainability insights.
  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  3. 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...
  4. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...
  5. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  6. Environmental Sustainability
    Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...
  7. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  8. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  9. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
  10. 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...
  11. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  12. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  13. LATAM Growth
    DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...