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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

California Diversity Council Announces 2017 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology

The California Diversity Council is proud to announce the 2017 Top 50 Most Powerful Women Technology, a definitive list of female executives, influencers and achievers impacting the technology industry.

Research, Reports & Publications

Coca-Cola HBC AG 2016 Integrated Annual Report, "Entering the Growth Era"

Coca-Cola HBC AG published on March 17, 2017 its fifth integrated annual report, “Entering the growth era”, which demonstrates the progress made on all aspects of business, governance and sustainability performance during 2016.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

21st Century Fox Announces Winners of “Hidden Figures” Free Screening Contest

In celebration of February’s Black History Month and March’s Women’s History Month, 21st Century Fox and AMC Theatres invited schools, community groups, and non-profit organizations to apply for special screenings of Academy Award-nominated Hidden Figures. Over 7,000 groups applied for free screenings, resulting in approximately 3,500 free tickets distributed across the U.S.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ten Ways to Celebrate Keep America Beautiful Month!

Since the 1970s, Keep America Beautiful Month in April has celebrated the work led by our 620 state and community-based affiliates, local partners, businesses, public officials and millions of passionate volunteers to advance our fight to End Littering, Improve Recycling and Beautify America’s Communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Piedmont Natural Gas Honored for Support of Employee Military Roles

Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, announced it has been recognized for its support of employees who are military veterans or serve in the National Guard and Reserve.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Timberland Employees Discuss ‘Delivering Purpose’ at Ethical Corporation’s 5th Responsible Business Summit in New York

Last week, global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland shared insights, best practices, and lessons learned at Ethical Corporation’s 5th Responsible Business Summit in New York. The annual industry-leading summit brings together over 400 senior business leaders to discuss how brands are ‘Delivering Purpose’ for people, the environment and commercial success.

Media & Communications

How to Create Social Impact Through Media

Last week, GOOD partnered with Comcast NBCUniversal’s Social Innovation Team to host a GOOD Lab at 30 Rock.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From Disney World With Love

BENTON HARBOR — Jasper Huff smiled when he was brought into a room where everyone was wearing Mickey Mouse ears.

The 3-year-old and his family were taken to the upstairs cafeteria at Whirlpool Corp.’s Riverview Campus on Thursday, where he was treated to a send-off party courtesy of the home appliance maker and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Health & Healthcare

CVS Health Foundation Awards Over $1 Million in Grants to Improve Americans’ Access to Quality Health Care

The CVS Health Foundation today announced more than $1 million in grants to 33 Free and Charitable Clinics as part of a multi-year grant program with the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC). Over the past four years, the Foundation has donated nearly $5 million to NAFC to increase access to quality care and support the management of chronic disease.

Education

Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow Program Concludes with Awards and Showcase in Miami to Shine Spotlight on STEM Projects

Samsung Electronics America (KRX:005930) (“Samsung”) today unveiled the projects from the Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow program at Lakeview Elementary School in Miami, Fla.

Education

Inspiring Young Women to “Fly Like a Girl”

To conclude Women’s History Month, JetBlue took some time to recognize our JetBlue crewmembers (both male and female!) who help to inspire young women to pursue a career in aviation.

Health & Healthcare

Mission: Not Impossible

Since 2008, Mick Ebeling’s Not Impossible Labs has engineered, programmed, hacked and crowd-solved some of the world’s most vexing problems and provided low-cost solutions for some of the most vulnerable people around the globe.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Breaking Down the Borders of Education

We take our mobile devices for granted. Always on. Always connected. NGO Télécoms Sans Frontières, with support of AT&T Foundation and AT&T, is using this technology to deliver education to young refugees in Syria.

Because when trouble strikes, connectivity can be tricky. And it’s not just natural disasters. For some, their homes, neighborhoods or entire cities may be a war zone – weeks, months or years of conflict reducing the local infrastructure to piles of smoking rubbl

Diversity & Inclusion

Cox Enterprises Announces $25,000 Grant to Support the League of United Latin American Citizens

Cox Enterprises announced a $25,000 grant to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) to expand its Empower Hispanic America with Technology (EHAT) network to Georgia. The program serves to empower the Hispanic community by increasing access to and utilization of key telecommunication technologies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

From Lonely Lunches to Anti-Bullying App, How One Teen Helps Others Create Kindness in Schools

In 7th and 8th grade, Natalie Hampton faced a terrible bullying experience. Every day, she ate lunch by herself and dealt with the pain and isolation that comes from being the outsider. She decided she wanted to give bullied kids an ally – not just in her Sherman Oakes, California, school, but in schools around the country.

Diversity & Inclusion

PayPal's Jayashree Sundaresan Channels Energy Into Positive Work

It's not in her job title, but PayPal's Jayashree Sundaresan is a technology leader as well as a people person. Personal success, she says, is to help others succeed – from guiding her engineers as Director of Global Operations Product Development, to mentoring women re-entering the tech world. It all starts with her relentless energy, which she applies to leading successful projects at work to exercising (she has a mean badminton game), to event planning in her community and even singing.

Responsible Production & Consumption

More Dirt on General Mills’ Sustainable Agriculture Goals

General Mills publicly has stated that climate change has long-term effects on its business: Drought and flood decrease access to raw materials, and changing weather disrupts deliveries. But overall, agriculture still accounts for 9 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and farming is the world’s second-largest industrial emitter.

Environment

Water: Our Shared Challenge, Our Shared Opportunity

Last Wednesday, we took a moment to pause and consider the challenges and opportunities of our greatest natural resource: water.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Chamber Foundation Seeks Nominations to Recognize Top Corporate Citizens

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today began the nomination process for its annual Citizens Awards, which recognize businesses for their positive impact on society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Small Steps Make Vegetables a Healthy Habit

It’s easy to get stuck in a routine—and oftentimes those routines don’t include making sure everyone in your house gets the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables each day.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Another Birdie as the Aflac Duck lands at the Shell Houston Open

In its first ever appearance at a PGA TOUR event, the Aflac Duck attended the Shell Houston Open this past Saturday.

Education

Beyond the Books: Creating a Campus Community

For students, the college experience is a pivotal time of growth. Not only are these individuals learning new concepts and theories through their studies, many are also taking that first initial jump from childhood to adulthood as they navigate life with an increased sense of independence. Whether these students live on campus or commute from home, their experience at college shapes their first impression of life beyond the books. Because of this, providing the foundation for a robust campus community not only enhances the student experience but improves students’ quality of life.

Events, Media & Communications

GreenBiz and WBCSD to Partner on “30 Under 30” Recognition

GreenBiz Group and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will collaborate on the 2017 “GreenBiz 30 Under 30” recognition, honoring emerging leaders in sustainable business, the organizations announced today.

The alliance is conducting a global search, just launched, to identify and honor a diverse group of young men and women “who are tackling some of the toughest sustainability challenges in business, from inside big companies, at the helm of startups or in the nonprofit sector,” according to the online submission page.

Environment

The Value of EHS Consulting & Management Services

Antea Group’s EHS consulting and management services span the automotive, chemical, food and beverage, oil and gas, railroad and technology industry segments. Find out how Antea Group and its global partners can work with you to create custom, fit-for-purpose EHS solutions that will help you manage risk today and drive continuous improvement tomorrow.

Environment

Climate Progress, With or Without Trump

President Trump’s unfortunate and misguided rollback of environmental protections has led to a depressing and widespread belief that the United States can no longer meet its commitment under the Paris climate change agreement. But here’s the good news: It’s wrong.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. 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...
  3. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  4. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  5. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  6. 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...
  7. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  8. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  9. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  12. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  13. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  14. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  15. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...