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Events, Media & Communications

[WEBINAR] Reimagining Community Health Systems: Join SAP, Medtronic Foundation, and Leading Nonprofits in Community Health (Thurs, 10/15, 12 - 1 EDT)

Join SAP, Medtronic, National Association of Community Health Centers, Iowa Primary Care Association, and PYXERA Global on October 15, 12pm-1pm EDT.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Honored With Two 2020 Manufacturing Leadership Awards

CNH Industrial N.V. has received two 2020 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for outstanding achievement in the following categories: Collaborative Innovation and Operational Excellence.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

24 Years on eBay: Transforming a Love of Hot Wheels Into Enduring Friendships, Connections

In celebration of eBay’s 25th anniversary, we’re spotlighting a seller every week from our global community in our Mini Stories column.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg to Offer MSCI ESG Research Data on the Bloomberg Terminal

Bloomberg announced today that MSCI ESG Ratings by MSCI ESG Research LLC is now available via the Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg Terminal users can access this MSCI data and use it alongside Bloomberg’s broader functionality across the Terminal, complementing Bloomberg’s existing ESG data sets.

Sustainable Development Goals

Accenture Sets Industry-Leading Net-Zero, Waste and Water Goals

WE ACT FOR IMPACT: Announcing Accenture’s next-level commitments to Responsible Business and Sustainability

Research, Reports & Publications

Medtronic 2020 Integrated Performance Report Shares Goal of Carbon Neutrality by FY30, Achievement of 100% Gender Pay Equity in the U.S., and Progress on COVID-19 Response

Every year, Medtronic shares its Integrated Performance Report to show its impact and progress from an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standpoint. Here's how Medtronic is "Putting Purpose Into Action".

Social Impact & Volunteering

Herbalife Nutrition Employees Support the Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis

Herbalife Nutrition employee at their Distribution Center hosted a food drive donating non-perishable food items for their “Labor Day of Love” initiative to support Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis. They were able to donate more 400...

Social Impact & Volunteering

826 LA and 826 National Students Use Poetry to Demand Social Justice

In 2015, 826LA and in 2016, 826 National were Ideas that Matter grant recipients. 826 is the largest youth writing network in the country with nine chapters that serve nearly 40,000 under-resourced students ages 6-18 each year.

Energy

How Duke Energy Will Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

By 2050, Duke Energy plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. It’s ambitious, but since 2005, the company has reduced its emissions by 39 percent. To reach net-zero, Duke Energy will explore new technologies, expand renewable energy...

Sustainable Development Goals

Bayer Future of Farming Dialogue Focuses on Importance of Sustainability in Agriculture

As part of the company’s Future of Farming Dialogue virtual event series, Liam Condon, President of the Crop Science division of Bayer, emphasized the importance of the company’s sustainability commitments it set in 2019. Condon addressed how...

Diversity & Inclusion

Unmute Yourself!

There has never been a more important time for corporate America to have the broadest, most enlightened possible view of its role in society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Awarded 2020 NSC Green Cross Safety Innovation Award

Dow received the NSC Green Cross for Safety® Innovation Award for its Aerial Lift Safety Project, for approaching a lasting challenge and developing a transformative response to the problem.

Research, Reports & Publications

FedEx Delivering for Good: 2019-2020 Humanitarian Relief Snapshot

2019 and 2020 brought numerous, intense natural disasters and a global pandemic. FedEx Delivering For Good was created to help with global relief for crises like these – and we were prepared.

Diversity & Inclusion

Partnering With the Latino Hispanic American Community Center to Help Children Achieve Their Brightest Future

At Hershey, we consciously work to ensure our employees feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work each day, and that our workforce mirrors the diversity of our consumers around the world. One of the ways we do this is through our eight, diverse, employee-led Business Resource Groups, including the Latino Business Resource Group (LBRG).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding Our Way: Signs and Symbols Point to a Safe Return to Public Life

Today, public space is full of unfamiliar features: plastic partitions, mask requirements, and rules that dictate how far apart to stand, how many people can be in a space, and even in what direction we can walk down an aisle or hallway

Education

Connecting Students to the Real World Through Project-Based Learning

A project-based learning approach to teaching means connecting students to the real-world through thought-provoking activities designed to challenge and inspire by doing.

Events, Media & Communications

Register for the Qualcomm 5G Summit

Qualcomm’s premium hosted event is bringing the ecosystem together to showcase 5G technologies that are on the forefront of innovation for today’s needs and tomorrow’s future.

Innovation & Technology

Detecting Hardware Trojans with Machine Learning

As the complexity of our devices continues to increase, the software tools used to evaluate them need to keep pace.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel on 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies

This recognition underscores Intel’s longstanding commitment to sustainability and transparency.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CornerSquare Community Capital Supports Ethnically, Racially Diverse and Women-Owned Small Businesses

A $40 million initial donation from Truist Financial Corporation* has established CornerSquare Community Capital. This new national nonprofit fund will help select community development financial institutions (CDFIs) increase their lending...

Environment

How Future Food Packaging Can Help Solve the People-planet Dilemma

The COVID-19 pandemic has stress tested the global food supply chain like never before, putting a spotlight on the importance of food safety and availability.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E22: Wendy John, Fidelity Investments

Wendy John, Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion at Fidelity Investments, joins Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly to discuss the rapid growth in corporate DEI positions in recent years and the added urgency these programs have taken on in 2020.

Innovation & Technology

Walmart, Quest Diagnostics and DroneUp Pilot COVID-19 AT-Home Self-Collection Kit Delivery in Cheektowaga, New York

Walmart, Quest Diagnostics, and DroneUp today announced a pilot program to provide drone delivery of COVID-19 at-home self-collection kits to single-family homes in the Cheektowaga-area.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Successfully Recruit, Engage, and Retain Volunteers During a Pandemic: Learn More & Register Today

COVID-19’s impact on volunteering challenges nonprofits, individuals, and companies to find ways to continue to serve communities in need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Economics of Impact

If you are serious about ESG, read this succinct blog on shared value thinking, how purpose should inform capital allocation, and the economics of impact.

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