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Diversity & Inclusion

How Can Pro Bono Counter Inequities in Nonprofit Funding?

Strategic pro bono can make a big difference for nonprofits dealing with systemic inequities. Learn how (and how you can help) at Taproot Foundation's free Pro Bono Week webinar on October 27.

Innovation & Technology

How COVID Accelerated Digital Transformation at Aflac

Before COVID-19 became a reality, Aflac, the $23 billion insurance company, had embarked on a digital transformation. Launched in early 2019, “One Digital Aflac” would use technology to make it easier for customers to buy insurance, for the sales teams to sell into the marketplace, and for employees to deliver.

Environment

The Risks Related to Contracting Fleet Vehicle Services

What are the risks related to contracting fleet vehicle services and how can companies mitigate these risks to ensure a safe working environment for everyone? Antea Group provides some answers in this post.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Growing in Kindness: How ScottsMiracle-Gro Associates GroMoreGood Through the Simple Act of Gardening

A big part of our culture, and who we are at ScottsMiracle-Gro, revolves around the belief that we can all GroMoreGood for the world and our communities––even from the comfort of our own backyards.

Education

Prevention Resources to Keep Kids Substance-Free

Cannabis legalization is on the rise in many states: only in eight states and federally is the substance still fully illegal.

Environment

Renewable Energy Advances Energy Sovereignty in US Tribal Communities

Now in its third year, the Tribal Solar Accelerator fund (TSAF), an initiative of GRID Alternatives, launched with seed funding from Wells Fargo that aims to catalyze the growth of solar energy and expand solar job opportunities

Innovation & Technology

Gildan's Innovation Centre in Action During COVID-19

Earlier this year, Gildan joined international efforts to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the Company’s Innovation Centre, strategically located inside Gildan’s manufacturing complex in Honduras, the Company was able to leverage its state-of-the-art product-development process to help with this important initiative.

Innovation & Technology

ON Semiconductor Innovative Technology is Shaping the Future of Sports

Technology and the sports industry are becoming intertwined like never before! The definition of “fan engagement” has changed over the past decade due to cultural shifts and technology innovations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bacardi Spirit Forward Summit Returns for Free Conversations About Authenticity, Intersectionality, the Workplace and Wellness

The 2020 Spirit Forward Summit, powered by Bacardi, is moving to an online format and, for the first time, is offering its lineup of speakers free of charge.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ecolab Ranks in Top 25 on the Just 100 List of Companies at the Forefront on Responsible Capitalism

Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, ranks #22 overall and #1 in the chemicals industry on the 2021 Just 100 list.

Health & Healthcare

LIXIL Collaborates with USAID, Reckitt-Benckiser, and UNICEF to Improve Sanitation and Hand-Hygiene

To mark Global Handwashing Day, LIXIL Group Corporation announced it will work with three global change-makers to improve sanitation and hand-hygiene in the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

On Rural Women's Day New Holland Celebrates the Crucial Role of Women in Agriculture

On International Rural Women’s Day, New Holland, a global agricultural brand of CNH Industrial, takes the opportunity to celebrate the crucial role of rural women in our society.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife Nutrition Commemorates the Inaugural Year of “Nutrition for Zero Hunger”, the Initiative to End World Hunger

Herbalife Nutrition is commemorating the first year of its Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative and sharing the results in advance of World Food Day. Nutrition for Zero Hunger is a global program that is aligned with the second...

Green Infrastructure

Smart City by Mohawk Group: Product Innovations 2020

Mohawk Group’s Smart City carpet collection reinterprets transit maps into soft surfaces. Contributing editor Sarah Kloepple explores this sustainably created flooring system with Mark Page, Mohawk’s senior director, creative design and development.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why You Should Care More About Single-Use Plastics, From 3 Titans of Marine Conservation

While the pandemic has caused untold devastation around the world, lockdown measures have brought some unexpected environmental benefits: Global emissions have plummeted and in some areas wildlife has flourished — even along some city streets.

Health & Healthcare

Putting Purpose Into Action: A Message From Our CEO

Geoff Martha, the Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic, discusses adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, the power of supporting a global workforce and the importance of environmental stewardship and working responsibly.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bridging Racial Inequities With an HBCU Education

This year has been historic in so many ways – a global pandemic, social unrest, and increased awareness of racial inequities and injustice. Many Americans want to help, but do not know what to do.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel Earns #4 Spot on Forbes and JUST Capital's JUST 100 Ranking

This year, Intel also earned a #1 rank in the Human Rights category, underscoring our commitment to maintaining and improving systems and processes to avoid human rights violations related to our own operations, supply chain, and products.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Receives Excellence in Health & Well-Being Award

Merck is honored to recognized by the Business Group on Health as a Best Employer: Excellence in Health and Well-being for providing one of the best workforce health and employee well-being programs in the nation.

Events, Media & Communications

Join General Mills and Other Food & Agriculture Leaders for the Launch of MBOLD™

Join us on World Food Day to celebrate the launch of MBOLD™, a coalition that leverages Minnesota's unique concentration of food and agriculture leadership in addressing global challenges facing the food and agriculture sectors.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Memories With eBay's First Employee

Chris Agarpao shares 25 years of stories and nostalgia as he’s traveled the company’s path from Pierre’s kitchen table to where we are now.

Health & Healthcare

Meeting the Moment for Healthcare: Q&A With Phil Thomson, President, Global Affairs, GSK

BSR connected with Phil Thomson, President, Global Affairs at GSK, ahead of BSR Conference 2020 on what business, particularly the healthcare industry, should do to meet the current moment and build a more equitable, sustainable future.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Calls on 100 Million Employees to Drive Business Action to Reach the Sustainable Development Goals

To mark United Nations Day on 24 October, the UN Global Compact is calling on 100 million employees around the world to participate in a social media campaign and online survey to demonstrate their support for the UN’s mission and drive business action to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

When Animals Are Suffering or in Crisis, the Humane Society of the United States Is There.

As a donor, you can support the Humane Society of the United States by donating to them through your employer’s workplace giving program.

Green Infrastructure

National Grid Releases Statement on New England Governor's Call for Modernization of Regional Electric System

National Grid today issued a statement following the New England Governors’ call for the modernization of the regional electricity system in order to achieve their states’ respective goals for clean, affordable, and reliable electricity.

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