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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chevron Announces $100,000 for California Fire Relief Efforts

Chevron today announced a contribution of $100,000 from the Chevron Global Community Fund to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts for wildfires in California.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Brands Attracts Global Finance Leaders Exploring Next-Generation Goals & Reporting

The Sustainable Brands community gathers today in Philadelphia to kick off the annual New Metrics conference. Over 250 global executives, sustainability strategists and finance leaders are gathering to share advancements in next-generation metrics.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Dining Out For Life® Hosted by Subaru Achieves Record $4.2 Million in Donations

With support from Subaru of America, more than $4.2 million dollars was raised for HIV/AIDS services from a single day of dining in cities across North America this year, the most funds raised since Dining Out For Life® began in 1991.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Catholic Charities is Helping People Recognize Their Abilities, Develop Self-sufficiency, and Maintain Dignity

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social service agency offering services in 21 counties and seven independent cities in northern and central Virginia that comprise the Diocese of Arlington.

Energy

Here Comes the Sun

The sun is rising over a new era at Hormel Foods — in more ways than one. That’s because the company is increasingly relying on solar power as an environmentally friendly, renewable energy source.

Health & Healthcare

A Harvest to Help End Hunger in Detroit

In the metro Detroit area, food insecurity is a major issue. It’s a problem that impacts nearly 1.4 million people across Michigan, with children accounting for approximately 350,000 of that figure, and roughly 700,000 residing in Southeast Michigan.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics Fosters Next Generation of Inventors

A technology to reduce the infection risks associated with kidney dialysis has won an annual innovation prize sponsored by Arrow Electronics and the Collegiate Inventors Competition.®

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CLP India Supports New Kitchen to Serve Midday Meals to 20,000 Children

Children’s faces light up when they hear the words “midday meals”, and they run to line up for the delicious food at the ring of the school bell. CLP India has been spreading smiles by providing midday meals to 5,000 children in Hubli in the southwestern state of Karnataka over the last two years.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Evaluation and Impact Measurement in the Social Economy

This webinar will give an overview of a three year project conducted by TIESS and its partners on evaluation and impact measurement for the social economy (2016-2019).

Events, Media & Communications

Community Investment Meeting November 28th | Impact in a Time of Change

The community investment field is changing rapidly. Discussions of purpose, climate, technology and social innovation are opportunities for community investment strategies to eveolve, deepen impact and offer meaningful results to the business.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Thinking About the Value of Purpose

As the founder of SiMPACT Strategy Group and Chair of Social Value Canada (SVC), I've simply always been fascinated by the challenge of valuing social things.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Corporation Signs Agreement With the Bahamas to Fund and Support Restoration of Rand Memorial Hospital Following Hurricane Dorian

Carnival Corporation & plc signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Bahamas to fund and support flood damage repairs and basic restoration efforts at Rand Memorial Hospital which sustained significant damage in Sept from Hurricane Dorian.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Lisa Pfenning of Bacardí Talks About the Brand’s Heritage and History

This fall, BACARDÍ launched the newest component of our partnership with Lonely Whale, the Straw Vinyl program, through which we are collecting single-use plastic straws from bars across the country to upcycle them into limited-edition vinyl records.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

10K Turkey Trekkers and $10,000 Fund Partners are Moving for Microcredit

Whole Planet Foundation’s mission to alleviate global poverty through microcredit. The Turkey Trek 10K is presented by Whole Planet Foundation’s $10,000 Fund partners. Each of these brands has pledged $10k to fund microcredit through the Foundation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Schneider Electric Tomorrow Rising Web Series: Pierre

Schneider Electric presents Tomorrow Rising: a web series showcasing our international energy training program for determined people and young entrepreneurs from underprivileged backgrounds.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Soil-to-Shelf Tech Platform Helping Build Sustainable Food Supply Chains Around the World

eKutir’s mobile app Blooom is giving smallholder farmers access to information, finance, sustainable inputs, services and markets, helping them increase productivity.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Reusing and Recovering Waste: The Human Power Behind Our Progress

Kathleen Fiehrer has held a variety of environmentally-focused roles in the two decades she’s worked at Intel and is vehement about helping us reduce our impact, specifically around manufacturing waste.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Medico Industries Supports Team Rubicon in Flood Mitigation Project in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

CASE Construction Equipment dealer Medico Industries supported veteran-led disaster response organization Team Rubicon with equipment

Green Infrastructure

$300,000 in Grants From Duke Energy Will Aid Triangle to Transition to More Electric Buses

A pair of grants totaling $300,000 from Duke Energy Corp. will help two transit agencies in the Triangle area fund electric bus-charging stations that are being incorporated into their fleets.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The American-Italian Cancer Foundation Honors Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance

The American-Italian Cancer Foundation has presented Stefano Pessina, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding career in health care

Green Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER | Sustainable Building = Building Health 3 Ways

Sustainable building is expanding way beyond LEED-certified residences and commercial venues, how particular products are manufactured, recycling, and electric vehicle charging stations.

Health & Healthcare

Proactive Safety Engages Employees at Our Kamloops Mill

Improving employee safety in 21st-century manufacturing environments is a continual journey and one that’s becoming more and more personal at our Kamloops Mill. Our proactive safety measures involve each of our colleagues.

Diversity & Inclusion

Morgan Stanley Joins Over 50 Companies Across Hong Kong for #PinkFridayPride

#WeAreProud to join over 50 companies across Hong Kong for hashtag#PinkFridayPride, a citywide initiative to celebrate diversity in the workplace. Check out the collaborative artwork our colleagues created in support of LGBT+ inclusion.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful Celebrates 2019 America Recycles Day

A week of national recycling initiatives demonstrating the collaborative effort of government, industry, and nonprofit sectors to address the challenges in the United States recycling system, concludes today – America Recycles Day®, a Keep America Beautiful® program, with the 2019 America Recycles Summit.

Energy

Just Released: Accelerating Corporate Renewable Energy Engagement in China

In the last decade, multinational corporations have rapidly increased purchases of renewable electricity throughout their global operations in order to access competitive electricity prices & distinguish their brands through environmental leadership.

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