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Socially Responsible Investing

Saving Main Street in the Wake of COVID-19

As Americans are bracing for the health fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak, the nation’s Main Street businesses are fighting for their survival. Salon owners, event planners, shopkeepers and restaurants are being...

Socially Responsible Investing

Coronavirus is the Latest Dire Challenge Facing Poor Entrepreneurs in Ghana

This is a photo of a loan group called Unity Group made up of microentrepreneurs in the poor, northern Accra suburb of Pokuase served by Whole Planet Foundation’s Ghanaian microfinance partner ID Ghana.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

HP Receives First Recycled Content Validation for Ocean-Bound Plastics from UL

UL today announces HP, a leading provider of personal systems, printers and 3D printing solutions, has achieved recycled content validations from UL for five of their resins, which contain between 5 to 99% recycled content from ocean-bound plastic.

Volunteering & Community

Cultivating a Positive Remote Work Culture

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, many organizations are fully transitioned to remote work. Such a rapid shift has the potential to be highly disruptive to the wellbeing of employees and the productivity of organizations.

Volunteering & Community

Rayuwa: A Team Response to COVID-19 in Nigeria

The Rayuwa team began 2020 in high spirits. They were finishing their first year of program implementation in a remote cluster of communities in northern Nigeria, confident they would achieve even more than they had in the previous year.

Corporate Responsibility

Sysco President and CEO Kevin Hourican Named to Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups

These groups of respected leaders will work together with the White House to help the U.S. economy recover from the coronavirus outbreak and chart the path forward for America.

Volunteering & Community

Leading With the Needs and Challenges: FAQs on Adapting Your Global Pro Bono Practice

Transitioning to a completely virtual work life has been a challenge for many of us, PYXERA Global included. It’s now been one month since we made the organizational decision to take our office in DC remote, followed rapidly by our global offices in India, West Africa, and Latin America.

Corporate Responsibility

Who Made My PPE? Behind-the-Scenes of Gildan’s Mask and Gown Production During COVID-19

Every year on the same week, Fashion Revolution invites brands and consumers around the world to join a global conversation about supply chain transparency through their recognizable #whomademyclothes? campaign.

Volunteering & Community

In Baltimore, One Month in to #StopTheSpread, There's Many Ways You Can Take Action

Across America and around the world, we are witnessing the true spirit of caring for others as our colleagues, friends, and neighbors align to ensure all are safe and secure and have access to basic necessities during the COVID-19 outbreak/pandemic.

Philanthropy

Merck Partners With the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Others to Launch the Save Small Business Fund

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affects patients and communities, but it also has had a troubling impact on the small business community. To help offset that impact, Merck has partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation...

AI & Technology

Huggies Supports Hand to Hold's Virtual NICU Support Groups Amidst Social Distancing

Parents and caregivers of NICU babies are facing escalating mental health challenges due to virus infection fears, additional financial concerns, limitations on when they can visit their baby in the NICU, and being socially isolated from...

Philanthropy

General Mills Announces “Manufacture to Donate” Initiative to Address Urgent Hunger Needs

With urgent need for both food donations and volunteers stemming from COVID-19, General Mills – in partnership with Feeding America – is announcing two new initiatives to help address these challenges.

Events

Scrap Culture: Sustainable Design Practices in a World of Waste

Today we live in a world that creates more waste than it does reduce, reuse, or recycle.

Energy & Infrastructure

National Grid, CEG Help Cohoes-Based PVA Repurpose its Business to Manufacture Critical COVID-19 Equipment

As manufacturers around the world look for ways to make products that support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, National Grid has found a way to support companies across New York who are joining those efforts.

Corporate Responsibility

“I’m a Scientist Working on a Potential Covid-19 Vaccine”: Meet a Researcher Who's Studying a Promising Candidate

Weeks before many people had even heard of the novel coronavirus, Roland Zahn, Ph.D., was already studying the disease—specifically, how it could be stopped.​

Philanthropy

A Pound Of Flour To Go? Restaurants Are Selling Groceries Now

With their sit-down dining rooms shut down, a growing number of restaurants are expanding into groceries as a source of much-needed cash in this crisis.

Education & Workforce Development

Empowering Educators and Families With the Resources to Help Students Achieve Successful Financial Futures

Young people have the power to build successful futures by learning the importance of financial literacy early. There’s no time like the present Financial Literacy Month of April for students to dive into the world of economic education.

Philanthropy

LA Galaxy Unveil “Support Local” Campaign in Conjunction With TOGETHER AT HOME

In conjunction with TOGETHER AT HOME, AEG’s LA Galaxy recently launched the Support Local campaign, encouraging all LA Galaxy fans and Angelenos to support various local businesses throughout Los Angeles during the Stay at Home orders due to COVID-19 throughout the United States.

Corporate Responsibility

Empowering Employees to Help Each Other Through COVID-19

Benevity shares how employee relief funds and employee giving can work together to empower people to do good together (and for each other) to provide a sense of belonging and connectedness in a time of uncertainty.

Philanthropy

Edison International Donates $1 Million to Support Those Impacted by COVID-19

Edison International pledged $1 million on March 13 to local nonprofits whose focus is on providing critical services, food and necessities to vulnerable communities in response to COVID-19.

Events

Learn from Home: Stakeholder Engagement During a Time of Crisis, April 28

Brand reputations are made or lost during times of crisis.

Philanthropy

Rimrock Subaru Stays Open and Gives Back to Family Services in Billings

Auto-repair shops are considered to be a necessary industry, as we go down the list of what can and can’t stay open during Montana Gov. Steve Bullock's COVID-19-related stay-at-home order, and Rimrock Subaru in Billings is alive and kicking.

Corporate Responsibility

We Need a Green Transition After COVID-19

The ‘bold leadership’ shown by the EU in re-committing to the European Green Deal, even as the coronavirus pandemic is being tackled, has been recognized by GRI chief executive Tim Mohin.

Philanthropy

30 Winners of $1.2 Million in Edison Scholars Program Announced by Edison International

Thirty high school seniors in Southern California Edison’s service area have been named 2020 Edison Scholars and will be awarded $1.2 million in scholarships by Edison International to pursue science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) studies.

Philanthropy

Scotiabank Earmarks $2.5 Million for COVID-19 Community Response Efforts

A small group of University of Ottawa faculty and students are making a big impact in the fight against COVID-19 by using their engineering know-how and 3D printers to produce much-needed face shields for frontline healthcare workers in the city.

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Cascale Governance

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People

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Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...

2025 Performance Report

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License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

LATAM Growth

DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...

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...