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Social Impact & Volunteering

Arrow Employees Build Community with Bikes

Nearly 100 members of Arrow Electronics’ Denver-based global business-operations team joined forces with the nonprofit organization Wish for Wheels last month to build 25 bikes for low-income children, just in time for the start of the new school year.

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch: Renewables, Distributed Energy Resources Driving Investments in Power Transmission Assets

Reliability and resilience are the critical centerpieces of today’s power industry. Even as utilities balance new, advanced technologies and changing regulatory mandates, organizational leaders remain focused on meeting evolving customer demand while delivering reliable, uninterruptable power flows. Black & Veatch’s new 2017 Strategic Directions: Electric Industry Report demonstrates the range of ways in which power providers — from generation to delivery — are broadening their views and adopting more flexible financial, planning and technology initiatives to meet these demands.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar's Operational Impact

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $10.3 Million for Construction of Affordable Housing in Port Angeles, WA

Environment

Boeing's Mesa, AZ, site says 'environmental stewardship is fundamental'

Kim Smith is vice president of Attack Helicopter Programs and leads the Boeing site in Mesa, Arizona, which produces the AH-64 Apache and AH-6i Little Bird helicopters for the U.S. Army and allied defense forces around the globe.

Health & Healthcare

A Holistic Approach to Empowering Health Entrepreneurs

Around the world, health entrepreneurs and social enterprises are pioneering innovative, locally driven solutions that have the potential to transform healthcare for underserved communities. These young organizations are starting small but thinking big, and private sector companies like Pfizer can play an important role in helping them grow. However, we must also realize that, in today’s complex health landscape, successful collaboration requires more than financial support.

Environment

Trump Won't Stop Americans Hitting the Paris Climate Targets. Here's How We Do It

Last week, the Trump administration formally notified the UN of its intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement. It was an empty gesture, because no party can actually withdraw until November 2020 (right after the next US presidential election). What matters is this: the US is on pace to reach the commitment we made under the agreement – and there is nothing Washington can do to stop us.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sanofi Publishes Its First Integrated Report

Education

Science WoRx™ Encourages Futures in STEM through Support of Summer Science Camps

Through its Science WoRx program, Astellas USA Foundation has proudly supported PS Science and iBIO for several years to encourage young learners to take interest in science fields. By providing engaging curriculum and activities, students are building important scientific reasoning and critical thinking skills – two learnings that will benefit their careers no matter what path they choose to take.

Environment

4 Solutions for Your Global EHS Needs

Antea Group can help you meet your global EHS needs in 4 ways: understanding the local EHS culture, planning global expansion, answering a specific EHS query, or arranging for an EHS expert to visit your facility located in any continent.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Video International Youth Day: Scotiabank is Dedicated to Helping Young People Reach Their Infinite Potential

We're dedicated to helping young people reach their infinite potential and make meaningful impact where they live.

Social Impact & Volunteering

La Banque Scotia Video La Journée Internationale de la Jeunesse : Fiers de soutenir bien-être et potentiel infini des jeunes dans le monde et de les aider à atteindre

Fiers de soutenir bien-être des jeunes dans le monde et de les aider à atteindre potentiel infini.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Scotiabank Video El Día Internacional de la Juventud: Orgullosos de apoyar el bienestar y el potencial infinito de los jóvenes en todo el mundo

Orgullosos de apoyar el bienestar y el potencial infinito de los jóvenes en todo el mundo.

Diversity & Inclusion

VIDEO | Hackster.io Launches Project to Promote Gender Diversity in Hardware

In a 2016 survey of people from 104 countries, Hackster.io discovered that fewer than six percent of hardware developers are women. In an effort to encourage more women of all ages to pursue careers in hardware, Adafruit and Hackster.io have collaborated to create the Women in Hardware (WiH): Interview Series.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Do Sports, Safety and Sustainability Have in Common?

Known for a commitment to safety and sustainability, associates at Kohler Co.'s vitreous plant in Jhagadia, India proved recently that their recognized success is due, in large part, to working, and having fun together.

Research, Reports & Publications

MilliporeSigma Launches First Green Chemistry Rating System

We often think of chemicals as highly toxic materials that could even prove lethal. But chemistry is everywhere and we rely on it for everything we need in daily life, from the ink in our pens to the actual food we eat. It is an integral part of our routines and industrial processes. As such, chemicals also need a green overhaul as they can be aggressive to the planet and animal lives, and must be replaced with safer alternatives.

Environment

T. Rowe Price Associates Raise Oysters in Baltimore to Improve Harbor Health

Since 2013, T. Rowe Price has joined neighboring companies to participate in The Great Baltimore Oyster Partnership in an effort to improve the water quality and increase the local oyster population.

Health & Healthcare

Shire’s Rare in Kendall Square Event Brings Together Innovators in Rare Disease

Did you know of 7,000 rare diseases, only 5% have treatments available?

On July 18th, Shire invited professionals local to Cambridge, MA to participate in Rare in Kendall Square: Collaborating to Advance Innovation in Rare Disease. Over 200 attendees gathered to network and weigh in on a panel discussion centered around the idea that partnerships can advance treatment options.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Story Celebrates a Life Dedicated to Fighting Malaria

In Kenya, about three-quarters of the population is at risk for malaria, and all four species of the malaria parasite that infect humans occur in the country. Although there has been substantial progress, malaria remains the leading cause of mortality in Kenya, killing an estimated 30,000 people every year, most of them children under 5 years old.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Final Days to Nominate Environmental Volunteers for Atlanta’s 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Awards Program

Channel 2 WSB-TV, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is accepting nominations for Atlanta’s 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes program at CoxConservesHeroes.com through 5 p.m. EST on August 21. Nominees are individuals who volunteer their time and resources to creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

After Nearly Five Years in Foster Care, Sibling Group Has Their Forever Family

Most children in foster care will spent at least a year away from their family. Many of the 425,000 children in foster care will return to their biological family, but more than 100,000 children are waiting to be adopted right now.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Taste of General Mills Podcast: 3 Organizations Leading the Way on Food Rescue

As a global food company, General Mills is deeply committed to ensuring that food systems are sustainable. So with billions of pounds of food wasted every year around the world, we partner with organizations who are working to rescue food from being wasted or tossed into landfills. In this episode, we spotlight the outstanding programs of FareShare, Feeding America and The Campus Kitchens Project. For more information, visit us at blog.generalmills.com.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Nestle’s Parent Support Spotlight on Meghan: Finding a Culture of Care

Shortly after accepting a job with Nestlé, I learned about the Nestlé Parental Support Policy and the fertility benefits. A major portion of our infertility costs was covered, and we got pregnant on our first round of IVF.

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