Wells Fargo Foundation has upped its initial $2 million in grants to relief organizations to $5 million, broadening support to homeowners and the small business community.
Many people today feel disconnected; from institutions, from their neighbors, and from a sense of meaning in their work. Corporate volunteering is a practical, human-centered response to this challenge.
Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, has completed a series of employee-led community cleanups, collectively removing approximately 360 kilograms of litter.
My friend and fellow Guiding Stars blogging colleague, Allison Stowell, and I recently returned from the world’s largest dietitian conference, the annual conference of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Women running small businesses are changing their approach to digital technology. Instead of expensive transformations, they’re choosing concrete step-by-step actions, supported by other women and well-chosen tools.
Your child’s latest birthday photo, that cute dance video. Share them on social media and they add to your family’s digital footprint. And depending on the settings you’ve chosen, AI could use them.
When words aren’t enough, actions speak louder. That’s the heart of “Beyond Words,” a new children’s book from Aflac that teaches empathy and the power of showing up for others. Written by bestselling author Sheri Fink, the story follows Buddy the bear cub on a heartfelt mission.
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients. With up to $50,000 awarded per town to help fund local projects, T-Mobile has invested more than $20 million in grants to 450 small towns and rural communities.
Robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is an advanced form of minimally invasive surgery. It’s gained acceptance over the last two decades as a preferred method for prostate removal (prostatectomy), because of the benefits to patients and surgeons compared to traditional approaches.
Bechtel’s Alberta Brown has transitioned her 140-mile round-trip commute into crafting sessions for those in need at her home. She has been sewing masks and crafting cards continuously in her basement for family members, nursing homes, and others.
Investing in promising new pharmaceutical platforms like oligonucleotide therapies could reduce the gap between first detection and total eradication in future pandemics.
Social Value is of private, public and social-sector importance. Social Value Canada is a network bringing social value skills and knowledge to our work.
We’re all navigating this fast-changing environment, doing our best to adjust to the rapid shift to remote working and online learning. This can feel even more uncertain for our military and veteran community as they transition to civilian careers.
Conscious of its social responsibility as one of the world’s largest producers of trucks and buses, IVECO is supporting various local initiatives across Europe to address the challenges raised by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wells Fargo & Company today announced additional efforts to help people stay in their homes with funding for more than 500 nonprofits across the U.S., as part of the Wells Fargo Foundation’s $175 million commitment to assist people and communities in response to COVID-19.
It has been two months since the first case of coronavirus was reported in Nigeria. From the onset, the government put measures in place to slow the pandemic, including 5-week lockdowns in Lagos and Abuja.
Today, we’re releasing our 2019 Impact Report, which encompasses our environmental, social and governance work throughout the past year and explores our progress to-date on our impact goals.
The publication, entitled The Olympic Games: A Springboard for Young Professionals, offers suggestions for future and potential Olympic Games organisers on how to put in place even greater youth employment and development opportunities.
On May 12, 14 and 18, following regional contests, 25 teams from across the country compete virtually in the semi-final round of the annual Euro Challenge competition for American high-school students.
Toyota and Discovery Education announced the winners of the TeenDrive365 Video Challenge, a national safe-driving public service announcement competition for high school students.
As there is plenty of information on each step of the entrepreneurial journey, the idea is not to repeat these teachings, but rather, to establish parallels and show how the adoption of impact management tools and techniques can be crucial
More than ever, customers count on power to get things done today. That’s why it is so important that we continue keep the lights on and the natural gas flowing.
Two years ago, Alexion employees in Ireland began exploring fun and engaging ways to provide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education to local primary school children, and the STEAM Program-in-a-Box was created.
Nielsen has released its third Global Responsibility Report today, covering its performance and progress on the long-term, ESG-focused (environmental, social, and governance) initiatives that drive continuous value for its business and stakeholders.
Fondazione Maurizio Fragiacomo, in the person of its President, Enzo Pesce, has expressed its willingness to take concrete action to support the health emergency caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus, by launching a project involving some major world-leading electronics companies.
As parents and teachers, we have an opportunity to model and teach environmentally responsible behavior like recycling to our children early on. To help with this, we’ve created some fun and engaging resources to support your efforts to teach your kids how and why to recycle. Check out these free resources to help your kids become A+ recyclers.
As we claw out of the rubble from the pandemic, it is increasingly clear that we will not suddenly resume our pre-COVID ways of life. Though some of the changes made in response to the pandemic may ultimately revert back to normal, in other areas our understanding of what is “normal” has been irreversibly altered. One such case is our understanding of the role of the corporation in society, and the real drivers of enterprise value.
I hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy as we strive to adapt to these challenging circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a heavy burden on all of us in many ways -- including our mental health.
New on SSIR: Foundations can help ensure that the opportunities for innovative solutions created by a crisis today become the building blocks of a more just world tomorrow.
Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
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...
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...
