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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Seventh Generation Is Funding Microbusinesses Through Whole Planet Foundation

Seventh Generation donates to Whole Planet Foundation to fund microloans for the world’s poorest people - mostly women - living in communities where Whole Foods Market sources products.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pfizer and The Pfizer Foundation Donate $40 Million in Charitable Grants, Expand Product Access and Mobilize Colleagues to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and The Pfizer Foundation today announced the commitment of $40 million in medical and charitable cash grants to help combat the global health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and around the world.

Innovation & Technology

A Dignified Approach to Digital Credit

Whether you’re in Boise, Idaho or Mombasa, Kenya, digital and mobile technologies have made it easier for the traditionally excluded to access financial services, including credit services.

Health & Healthcare

Public Calls for Governments to Close Southeast Asia’s Wildlife Markets in Response to COVID-19, WWF Survey Finds

Over 90 percent of respondents surveyed in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong support a government-led closure of illegal and unregulated wildlife markets, according to new research for World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Local Mohawk Industries Team Makes Gowns Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

They’re a team filling a void amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“These ladies and the guys, they’re used to sewing and putting things together, but there’s no project that they can’t do."

Health & Healthcare

World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Citizen Announce: ‘One World: Together at Home’ Global Special to Celebrate and Support Healthcare Workers in the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic

nternational advocacy organization Global Citizen and the World Health Organization today announced the One World: Together At Home -- a globally televised and streamed special in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hilton and American Express to Donate Up to 1 Million Rooms to Frontline Medical Professionals During COVID-19 Crisis

Hilton and American Express announced that the companies, in partnership with Hilton’s ownership community, will donate up to 1 million hotel room nights across the United States to frontline medical professionals leading the fight against COVID-19.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Students to Build Empathy and Overcome Hate Through the Power of Story

Across the United States, hate is on the rise: hate groups are increasing and hate crimes are up by over 10%

Media & Communications

Meeting the Needs of Gen Z During COVID-19

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, hospitalizing thousands and compelling governments to issue stay-at-home and social-distancing mandates, MTV News is tailoring content to meet the special concerns of its young audiences.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Remote Togetherness. It’s Possible.

Working “remote” does not need to be distant, isolated or unrelated. In today’s hyper-connected world, we have more tools than ever to enable remoted togetherness––the ability for us to stay connected while working remote.

Education

The New York Times Company and Verizon Offer 14M Students Free Access to NYTimes.com

The New York Times Company and Verizon today joined forces to offer all students and teachers in high schools within the U.S. free digital access to NYTimes.com.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Gender Lens As a Winning Strategy in Impact Investing

Within the impact investing community, the value of gender diversity as an investment evaluation screen is rarely questioned because we know a secret that mainstream private equity & venture capital investors have failed to identify. We discovered...

Health & Healthcare

New York State Judge Meets Lifesaving Bone Marrow Donor for the First Time

Bone marrow donor Anna Moritz traveled to New York City from Germany to meet Paul Feinman, a judge on the New York State Court of Appeals, who received her bone marrow to treat his leukemia in 2016.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third's Tim Spence Outlines the Bank's Ongoing COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Tim Spence, Fifth Third's EVP and head of Consumer Bank, met with the Cincinnati Business Courier alongside representatives from First Financial Bank and LCNB National Bank to discuss how the bank is responding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Statement on Domtar’s Response to COVID-19

As Domtar continues to make essential products, they are taking steps and following health guidelines to ensure the safety of their employees and families as they sustain their local communities.

Energy

SCE Crews Insulate Power Lines to Prepare for Active Wildfire Season

Along The Old Road in Valencia, Willie Rios and his crews are installing insulated power lines, work by Southern California Edison that is considered critical during the COVID-19 pandemic- Opens in new window. They are working amid a challenging health crisis while practicing physical distancing.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper's Team in Georgia Donated to Their Local Food Bank Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia With Nearly 2,000 Boxes for Meal Distributions

With news of school closures and other community concerns due to COVID-19, the International Paper team in Savannah, Georgia reached out to local food bank Second Harvest to see how they could help.

Environment

CLP Steps Up Decarbonisation Efforts for Climate Vision 2050

To accelerate efforts to address climate change, the CLP Group has strengthened its decarbonisation actions to fulfil its Climate Vision 2050 and made climate-related disclosures more transparent in its latest Sustainability Report.
In the 2019 Report, CLP has highlighted commitments to phase out its coal-based assets by 2050 at the latest, and not to invest in any additional coal-fired generation assets, under the updated Climate Vision 2050.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation Donates $100,000 to Rhode Island Community Food Bank to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus

MetLife Foundation announced today that it is donating $100,000 to Rhode Island Community Food Bank to help deal with increased demand for their services as a result of coronavirus.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

#SERESResponsables, A More Human Enterprise

A health emergency such as the one we are experiencing will surely leave us with a different world from the one we know, which will strip away what is accessory (as crises usually do) and offer us an environment with new opportunities to innovate, improve and work to impact society in a positive way.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In It Together: Protecting Small Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis

With “stay at home” and “shelter in place” orders increasing across the U.S. due to the continued spread of coronavirus, small businesses and their employees are particularly vulnerable today. Now, we’re seeing major brands step up to help smaller businesses get by, because after all, we’re all in this together.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

eBay Launches Up & Running To Immediately Bring Small Businesses Online

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, brick-and-mortar retailers are closing their physical doors, and economic data shows that half have only enough cash to survive for 27 days without new money coming in.

Media & Communications

Changing Operations to Meet Coronavirus Demands

Here, we’ve rounded up examples of how companies are changing their business operations to provide products and services to help during this growing crisis.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Brands Leverage Marketing Budgets to Share COVID-19 Messages

As many brands shift operations, make major donations and activate employees to help, there is one other major resource brands have to offer: marketing spend. Here we’ve seen a number of brands step up to spread public awareness messages in the time of COVID-19.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

America's Charities Coronavirus Response Fund

With a single donation to America's Charities Coronavirus Response Fund, you can simultaneously help meet immediate needs of individuals affected by the coronavirus, along with long-term measures designed to combat COVID-19

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