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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

U.S. Cities Increase Number of Summer Jobs for Young Adults, but Demand Still Higher Than Supply, New JPMorgan Chase & Co. Report Reveals

Feb 25, 2016 8:00 AM ET

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today released a report illustrating how a lack of summer jobs is impacting youth unemployment and creating roadblocks to economic mobility for many young people in the United States.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Successful IT Volunteer Management

Feb 24, 2016 4:45 PM ET

How valuable are volunteers to your organization’s technology infrastructure? Believe it or not, this question actually sparks some controversy. Not all nonprofits are comfortable engaging volunteers as a key technology resource because it’s often hard to know how skilled the volunteer is or whether the person will see a project through to completion.

Those are real concerns, but with smart management, there is more opportunity than ever to engage skilled technology volunteers—individuals want to do meaningful work and companies are learning that they truly can do well by doing good. A successful IT volunteer program can open up incredible opportunities to increase your operating capacity.

Education

Honoring Philadelphia's Future Leaders

Feb 24, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Boeing's Composite Byproducts May Have a Role in Cleaning Stormwater

Feb 24, 2016 4:25 PM ET

The same light-weight carbon fiber that is boosting the efficiency of Boeing aircraft may also help clean the groundwater back on earth.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ingersoll Rand Places Top 10 in Community Responsibility Category Among FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies

Feb 24, 2016 4:05 PM ET

Ingersoll Rand was recognized on FORTUNE Magazine’s 2016 World’s Most Admired Companies for the fourth consecutive year in the Industrial Machinery category. The company also ranked No. 9 in the Community Responsibility category among all list companies, joining Starbucks, Unilever, Walt Disney and Whole Foods Market in this prestigious key attribute ranking.

Energy

World’s Most Energy Efficient Countries

Feb 24, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Energy efficiency is defined as "using less energy to provide the same service."

Events, Media & Communications

#FightHunger Twitter Chat Recap: Working to Solve Hunger with BJ’s Wholesale, Meals on Wheels, and Feeding America

Feb 24, 2016 3:55 PM ET

On February 18th BJ’s Wholesale Club, Meals on Wheels, and Feeding America joined up for a twitter chat “#FightHunger: Working to Solve Hunger”. The chat was a huge success with over 700,000 accounts reached with over 10,000,000 impressions.

Energy

National Grid's Smart Energy Solutions Program in Worcester, Mass. Achieves Strong First-Year Results in Customer Satisfaction and Savings

Feb 24, 2016 3:45 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The James M. Cox Foundation Announces $175,000 Grant to Reconcile New Orleans

Feb 24, 2016 3:30 PM ET

The James M. Cox Foundation announced a $175,000 grant to Reconcile New Orleans to help finish construction of a 17,000 square-foot training facility at the non-profit. Cox is also donating surplus kitchen equipment from its corporate headquarters in Atlanta to help Reconcile train at-risk youth how to build careers in hospitality, one of the city’s top industries.

Environment

The Electronics Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Circular Economy

Feb 24, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Pamela Gordon blogs over at EBN about her experiences with the Circular Economy Executive Education Course.

Health & Healthcare

Not All Dogs Become Service Dogs

Feb 24, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Not all dogs who start their training in Susquehanna Service Dogs' program become service dogs. Forty to fifty percent of the dogs end up in a different career, but that doesn't mean they don't change lives.

Responsible Production & Consumption

BC Salmon Farmers Association 2016 Sea Lice Report

Feb 24, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Named to Fortune’s Most Admired Companies List

Feb 24, 2016 12:40 PM ET

Arrow Electronics, Inc., (NYSE:ARW) today announced that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” for the 16th consecutive year.

Innovation & Technology

Jeremy Rifkin on the Next Industrial Revolution

Feb 24, 2016 12:00 PM ET

You probably know a little bit about the Industrial Revolution or even the Second Industrial Revolution.
But what if I told you we’re now on the cusp of another industrial revolution, a Third Industrial Revolution, to be exact?
This era will usher in a fundamental reordering of human relationships, changing the way we conduct business, govern society, educate our children and engage in civic life.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

James C. Kennedy Inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia

Feb 24, 2016 12:00 PM ET

PwC US today announced that James C. (Jim) Kennedy, chairman of privately-held Cox Enterprises, will be inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia at the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) 2016 Georgia Technology Summit on March 17, 2016.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CSX Again Named One Of World's Most Admired Companies

Feb 24, 2016 12:00 PM ET

For the sixth consecutive year, CSX Corporation (Nasdaq: CSX) has been named one of FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies.
The FORTUNE ranking highlighted key attributes of CSX’s reputation, including quality of management, people management, and long-term investment value. CSX was ranked second place within the trucking, transportation and logistics industry.

Education

Using STEM to Make a Difference in Their Communities, 15 Public Schools are Named National Finalists in the $2 million* Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Feb 24, 2016 11:05 AM ET

When their teacher asked them to take a hard look at issues affecting people in their community, one group of students in Missouri noticed that some of their peers with disabilities had trouble staying upright in their wheelchairs. And so, the students got to work with compressed cardboard, cutting and shaping various components to find which ones would create classroom furniture that would make their friends most comfortable

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Brown-Forman Announces $1 Million Contribution to Speed Art Museum

Feb 24, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Brown-Forman Corporation announced today that it is giving the Speed Art Museum $1 million dollars as part of the Speed’s multi-million dollar capital campaign. The announcement was made today by Brown-Forman Vice Chairman James S. Welch, Jr. during a news conference at the Speed Art Museum.

Environment

Republic Services Participates in #RecycleNow Super Recycle Day Las Vegas

Feb 24, 2016 10:45 AM ET

Southern Nevada team sponsored the 8 News Now annual Super Recycle Day event at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack arena in partnership with Shred-It for document shredding, the Blind Center for electronics recycling, Goodwill of Southern Nevada accepted gently used household goods,

Health & Healthcare

Carnival Breeze Earns Perfect 100 U.S.P.H. Inspection Score

Feb 24, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Carnival Breeze scored 100 during its recent United States Public Health (U.S.P.H.) inspection which took place in Miami earlier this month.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Population Health Management: A New Business Model for a Healthier Workforce

Feb 24, 2016 9:45 AM ET

This is the first in a continuing blog series based on insights and findings from the Sodexo 2016 Workplace Trends Report. The Report examines nine key trends impacting business outcomes and affecting the quality of life of employees and consumers in the workplace. To learn more, access the full article Population Health Management: A New Business Model for a Healthier Workforce.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CITGO, Nature Conservancy, Grand Isle State Park & Grand Isle School Help Restore Critical Barrier Island in Southeast Louisiana

Feb 24, 2016 9:25 AM ET

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina seriously damaged the dune ridges of Grand Isle, a barrier island located in Jefferson Parish, and 10 years later, the damage caused by Katrina continues to jeopardize the beach. Recently, volunteers from the Nature Conservancy, Grand Isle State Park and Grand Isle School planted beach vegetation in order to stabilize the dune ridges of the Grand Isle shoreline, create habitats for migratory birds and make Grand Isle and its residents more resistant to storm surge.

Environment

Financial Markets and the Making of Climate Resilience

Feb 24, 2016 9:20 AM ET

The year I turned 26, scientists measured atmospheric concentrations of Carbon at 400 ppm for the first time in recorded history. According to former NASA scientist James Hansen, “If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on earth is adapted…CO2 will need to be reduced [to] at most 350 ppm.” So the story translates: the arctic is melting. Seas are rising. Disease. Drought. Wildfires. Resource Wars. All while our human family is projected to expand to 9 billion over the next couple of decades.

Innovation & Technology

Lockheed Martin’s Airship Needs No Airport to Deliver Hundreds of Tonnes in Africa

Feb 24, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Siemens USA: Ingenuity for Life

Feb 24, 2016 9:10 AM ET