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Innovation & Technology | Logitech

Logitech’s One-of-a-Kind Accessible Gaming Rig

Two years ago, while awaiting surgery to address a unique medical condition, 12-year-old Daire Gorman desperately needed to find a new way to game.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tragedy to Triumph: How T-Mobile’s Tuition Assistance Program Helped One Employee Regain Confidence and Earn an MBA

Each year, there is a benefits fair at the T-Mobile Customer Experience Center in Nashville that acquaints employees to the benefits the company offers. And one that particularly piqued Qadirah Bridgeman’s interest: the Tuition Assistance program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

IBMers Serving Others: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Earlier this week for MLK Day, IBMers honored the legacy of Martin Luther King by serving together in the first of IBM’s two annual Days of Service.

Social Impact & Volunteering

We Are Citizen Philanthropists – Learning Through Service

Every waterfall begins with a single drop of water. That’s the idea behind VMware’s Citizen Philanthropy approach to giving—VMware’s waterfall of impact is the result of the collective actions of VMware people. Core to our ethos is the belief that...

Social Impact & Volunteering

General Mills Joins HandsOn Twin Cities and the Minnesota Vikings for MLK Day of Service

More than 700 people gathered to volunteer and celebrate the legacy of MLK. 5,000 school supply kits, snack packs, and teacher appreciation cards were assembled and given to Kids In Need Minnesota to support students across the state.

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Events, Media & Communications

Discovery Education Celebrates UNESCO’s International Day of Education

In 2018, the UN proclaimed January 24 as International Day of Education, recognizing that the key to a sustainable future is inclusive and equitable education for all the people of the world, regardless of current affairs or historical context

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Innovation & Technology

A Data Revolution for All

Science has revolutionized medicine and agriculture over the last 100 years, particularly for the poorest of the poor. Achievements ranging from the treatment of hookworm to the green revolution attest to its power.

Health & Healthcare

Cracking the Genetic Code: Why Gene Sequencing May Hold the Key to Intercepting Diseases Before They Start

What if there was a way to figure out exactly who is likely to develop a certain disease, and what drives the development of it, before the disease even manifests? And then, what if we could target treatments to prevent it from ever happening?

Diversity & Inclusion

Adobe Joins the Valuable 500 Movement to Put Disabilities on the Business Leadership Agenda

Disability inclusion is on the agenda at the World Economic Forum this week, and Adobe is honored to highlight our commitment to unlocking the potential of individuals with disabilities by joining The Valuable 500.

Research, Reports & Publications

GM Included in the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

GM has once again been named one of 325 companies across 50 industries in the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. The GEI tracks the financial performance of public companies committed to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation and transparency.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Team Donates Transportation of Earthquake Relief to Puerto Rico

In response to the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico, FedEx is donating transportation of 46 pallets of hygiene kits provided by International Medical Corps and Heart to Heart International.

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Media & Communications

Allstate Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) has released its latest Sustainability Report, highlighting achievements in reducing its environmental footprint, increasing the diversity of its workforce and building strong communities.

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Environment

Leading with Purpose and Action in the Climate Decade

The climate solutions that exist have the potential to be unlocked and scaled by businesses willing to do things differently. My latest blog post captures the direct actions HP is taking to help change the course for the future of our planet and generations to come.

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Diversity & Inclusion

ON Semiconductor Named to Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, has been included on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI). ON Semiconductor was included in this year’s index for scoring above the global threshold established by Bloomberg.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Innovating Incredible: FrontDoor

The vision for FrontDoor was born during the first-ever CyberGrants Nonprofit Council meeting in 2017. When asked what would be the most impactful thing that we could work on together in the next 12 months, those in attendance agreed...

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Again Tops Industry Ranking in FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies List

Arrow Electronics has again been named to FORTUNE’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list, topping the “Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment” category for the seventh consecutive year.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fortune Names Merck One of the 2020 World’s Most Admired Companies

Merck was named one of the 'World’s Most Admired Companies' by Fortune magazine. The publication ​​ranked Merck among its 'All-Star' companies.

Green Infrastructure

Carnival Corporation Joins Ocean Plastics Leadership Network as Charter Member

Carnival Corporation announced it is a charter member of the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network (OPLN)

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HanesBrands Scores a Superior A- Grade for Continued Environmental Stewardship in the CDP 2019 Climate Change Report

Demonstrating continued achievements in environmental stewardship, HanesBrands today announced it earned a leadership level A- score for the second year in the CDP 2019 Climate Change Report.

Events, Media & Communications

New Swiss Data Center Label to Decarbonize Nationwide Digital Infrastructure

Today, at the WEF Meeting, an alliance of academia & industry representatives announced the Swiss Data Center Efficiency Label with the initial goal to decarbonize data centers in Switzerland and significantly reduce their overall energy consumption.

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Environment

Schneider Electric: Containing Global Warming to 1.5C is possible. Here's How.

To limit climate change to 1.5C, there is no other option than a drastic change in our consumption and production mode: in our buildings and cities, in our industries, and across infrastructure.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE #1 Real Estate Company on Fortune’s Most Admired List for Second Consecutive Year

CBRE Group, Inc. announced that it was the top-ranked real estate company on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Company roster for the second year in a row. It is the eighth straight year that CBRE has been named a Fortune Most Admired Company.

Environment

Disney Conservation Fund Celebrates its 2019 Heroes

Each year, the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) supports organizations working around the world to save wildlife, inspire action and protect the planet.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sixth Annual Comerica Bank Dallas Prom Dress Drive Begins February 1

Comerica Bank will host its sixth annual Prom Dress Drive, benefitting Dallas CASA and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas, during the month of February. Six Dallas-area Comerica banking centers, including its newest location in the Snider Plaza area, will serve as drop-off locations for new or gently-used, cleaned formal dresses and accessories.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Do Working Dads Really Want? Johnson & Johnson and Working Mother Worked Together to Find Out

Johnson & Johnson supported just-released research on the office benefits fathers most wish they had. Can you guess what factor influences dads to be 20% more likely to take time off to be with their families?

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Environment

Gildan Reaches Leadership Level in CDP's 2019 Scores for Corporate Transparency and Action on Climate Change

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) is pleased to have been included in the leadership band in CDP’s 2019 scores for corporate transparency and action on climate change.

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