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PNC Volunteers Bring Basic Financial Knowledge to New Volunteer Opportunity

For about two years now, the PNC Center for Financial Education (CFE), an effort led by Community Development Banking, has been collaborating with community-based nonprofits to offer financial education to individuals, first-time homebuyers and small businesses.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Maximizing Your Social Impact Through Cause Alignment

Corporations are evolving their general philanthropy approaches towards supporting causes more tightly aligned with other company initiatives. This reflects a desire to be strategically consistent, purpose driven, and to concentrate giving that produces the most impact. We see this first-hand with our progressive CyberGrants clients. But don’t just take our word for it. There are several industry studies that validate this trend.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg Joins Global Campaign Driving Disability Inclusion in the Workplace

At its 2nd annual Equality Summit in New York in March 2019, Bloomberg announced it is the latest company to commit to The Valuable 500, a global campaign which strives to ensure businesses recognise the importance of the world’s one billion people living with disabilities.

Events, Media & Communications

Video | Timberland Creative Director Christopher Raeburn Speaks at the Condé Nast Luxury Conference 2019

Watch Christopher Raeburn and other panelists explore what actions should the luxury and fashion industry shpuld take to reduce its environmental impact and show how can business growth can be reconciled with sustainability.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bristol-Myers Squibb Receives 2019 ENERGYSTAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) with an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for its outstanding contributions and leadership to improve the energy efficiency of facilities worldwide. Bristol-Myers Squibb has earned the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year award for the past five consecutive years.

Diversity & Inclusion

Star-Studded Spring Lineup Highlights Comerica Bank Women’s Business Symposium

Comerica Bank and its national Women’s Business Symposium has released the lineup of powerful speakers for events in Southern California and Detroit this spring. Featured speakers include philanthropist, entrepreneur and best-selling author Cookie Johnson and Academy Award winner Geena Davis.

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Education

Video | HP's Sustainable Impact: Bringing EdTech To Learners In Uganda

HP believes education is a human right, and technology can be the great equalizer. We are partnering with Education Cannot Wait, UNHCR and Learning Equality to bring tech-enabled learning to students in Uganda, including refugee learners, through a pilot initiative using HP School Cloud. HP School Cloud is a learning management system preloaded with content and curriculum, and a wireless router all built into one that students can access from any wifi-enabled device--without an Internet connection.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Rebuilding Together to Revitalize Underserved Communities Nationwide

Rebuilding Together, a leading national nonprofit dedicated to repairing homes and revitalizing communities, is celebrating National Rebuilding Month this April by serving approximately 3,000 neighbors in need of critical home repairs throughout the country.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lockheed Martin Earns 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was recognized as a 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy. The annual award recognizes organizations with an exemplary commitment and dedication to leadership in energy efficiency and the ENERGY STAR program.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cisco Receives Three Climate Leadership Awards for Tackling Climate Change

We are proud to announce that Cisco won three 2019 Climate Leadership Awards from The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR), two for excellence in greenhouse gas (GHG) management and one for supply chain leadership.

We believe more than ever that what’s good for the world is good for business.

FSG Reimagining Social Change

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Research on How Companies Can Advance Racial Equity and Create Business Growth

Actions that can help companies prosper by addressing the distinctive needs of customers of color.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Astellas Employees Give Back During National Volunteer Week

At Astellas, we’re committed to giving back and making a difference. For National Volunteer Week, we’re celebrating the thousands of Astellas employees who donated more than 22,000 hours of their time in 2018 through our Changing Tomorrow Day and Take A Day initiatives. Our employees supported our community partners by knitting scarves for heart disease patients, preparing meals, assembling cancer care packages, and so much more.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pilita’s Story: How ScottsMiracle-Gro Associates Help Each Other in Times of Need

A phone call from Pilita’s son changed both their lives in 2015. He was serving in the U.S. Air Force overseas and was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was rushed back to the States to his home base in Idaho in order to begin cancer treatments immediately.

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Events, Media & Communications

Forward-Thinking Women Show What It Takes to Be a Leader at Chicago Bacardi Spirit Forward Women Empowerment Event

The second annual Bacardi Spirit Forward Women Empowerment Series started out strong in Chicago earlier this month. A diverse crowd of attendees—from all walks of the hospitality trade and bar community— were treated to inspiring stories, engaging workshops, networking opportunities and in-depth discussions. Spirit Forward was created by the Bacardi Women in Leadership initiative, in partnership with PUNCH, to champion the outstanding individuals that make up the hospitality community, and to elevate them to their highest potential.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MDOT and Law Enforcement shed light on National Work Zone Awareness Week

Consumers Energy is raising awareness about National Work Zone Awareness Week alongside MDOT and law enforcement in Traverse City, Michigan. This week, the company also participated in "Go Orange" Day. Road safety workers are asked to wear orange to bring the issues of hazardous conditions from speeding and distracted drivers to the forefront.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Names Nestlé Waters North America as 2019 Design for Recycling Award Winner

In recognition of its innovative use of recycled plastic, and its product design centered on recycling, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) names Nestlé Waters North America as its 2019 Design for Recycling® (DFR) Award winner. The DFR Award is ISRI’s most prestigious award given annually to the most innovative contribution to products designed with recycling in mind. Nestlé Waters has received the award specifically for the design of its Nestlé® Pure Life® 700ml bottle made from 100 percent recycled PET plastic (rPET).

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Health & Healthcare

Merck & Jhpiego: Helping Moms Deliver Their Babies Safely

Our company provides support to many women’s health initiatives around the world. Through Merck for Mothers, we support programs that reduce maternal mortality and improve access to quality health care for women. In addition, through our Merck Fellowship program, employees share their unique skills to advance health care around the world.

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Environment

Want to Sell EHS to Your Employees? Then It’s Time to Put Your Marketing Hat on

For an optimal EHS environment, you should entice your employees into taking an active interest in EHS. Read how at Antea Group’s blog.

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Energy

Arrow Electronics and We Care Solar Cooperate on Innovative Solar Suitcase Technology

Arrow Electronics and nonprofit We Care Solar won the 2019 Edison Award for Social Innovation for its joint development of Solar Suitcase 3.0, a portable and durable power system that provides sustainable energy for around-the-clock, effective obstetric care in remote and off-grid maternal health facilities around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson Named a LinkedIn Top Company for 2019

Johnson & Johnson not only strives to provide its employees with industry-leading benefits—such as global parental leave and military leave—but it's also working to have the world's healthiest workforce by offering its employees access to programs and services that support personal well-being.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan Receives Top Arizona Honor for Volunteer Service

Freeport-McMoRan recently received the State of Arizona’s highest honor for volunteerism as a recipient of the 2018 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards in the Stewardship category.

These annual awards recognize individual and organizational volunteer efforts that strengthen Arizona communities and improve quality of life.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sustainability Reporting Helps Build Community Ties

Giving back to the community has become anchored in the values of both staff and service users at Bangladeshi financial institution IDLC.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Students Top Off Energy-Efficient Experience With Pizzas

Students from Chino High School and Chino Hills High School may not have felt like they were in a classroom, especially since they got to make their own pizzas and eat them afterward. But that’s exactly what they got: a lesson in energy-efficiency and maximizing the space in your kitchen.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Video | Capitalizing on Change: Novelis’ Enterprise Efficiency Story

Sustainability creates increasing business opportunities, but to deliver on targets and sustain results is not an easy task. Learn from Novelis, the world ‘s leader in rolled aluminum, on how to embrace change and succeed on an enterprise efficiency program.

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Research, Reports & Publications

A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%, Avoids Using More Than 1 Million Metric Tonnes of CO2 Emissions

Bloomberg LP’s sustainable business practices have improved the company’s energy efficiency by 45% since 2008, avoiding more than 1 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions, according to the company’s 10th annual Impact Report released today. Bloomberg is on target to reach 35% renewable energy use in 2020, continuing on its path of 100% renewable energy by 2025.

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Green Infrastructure

5 Tips for Planting and Caring for Trees This Arbor Day

Trees are not only beautiful to look at; they also serve important purposes in our communities and all over the world. They provide the oxygen we breathe, regulate the temperature of our neighborhoods, provide food and shelter for wildlife and add value to our homes. If you’ve ever wanted to plant trees in your own yard, or if you want to join a community tree planting project, Arbor Day is a great time to get started.

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