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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How the Energy Industry Is Using Data to Decarbonize Itself

Emmanuel Lagarrigue, chief innovation officer at the French multinational Schneider Electric, speaking at Fortune’s Global Sustainability Forum in Yunnan, China on Friday, outlined his company’s plan to use big data to improve EV charging

Environment

The Risk of Oversimplifying Water

The World Resources Institute has developed a global, online resource, Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, to help companies better understand water risk by providing a high-level screening of potential risks in watersheds where they operate.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Billy Porter Joins PayPal in Celebration of GivingTuesday

PayPal and Billy Porter invite you to support the causes your care about on #GivingTuesday. PayPal will match donations made with PayPal Giving Fund by 10% up to $600,000 (in the US only).

Health & Healthcare

Walgreens Boots Alliance Signs UNAIDS Business Alliance Pledge to End HIV/AIDS by 2030; Expands HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Efforts

Walgreens Boots Alliance Signs UNAIDS Business Alliance Pledge to End HIV/AIDS by 2030; Expands HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Efforts

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar's Focus on Customer Safety

Caterpillar’s safety culture extends beyond internal operations to include promoting the safe operation of products in the field, as well as the safety and health of all individuals who come into contact with Cat® products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Coca-Cola Foundation, Keep America Beautiful Public Spaces Recycling Bin Grant Application Opens

The Coca-Cola Foundation and national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful® today announced the application period for the 2020 Keep America Beautiful/Coca-Cola Public Spaces Recycling Bin Grant Program is open through Dec. 30 (11:59 p.m. EST), 2019.

Education

Mentoring New Collar Students

Danille Jager is IBM’s full-time liaison to the school, where she pairs students with IBM mentors, arranges workplace and STEM experiences, and collaborates with teachers, administrators and the local school district and community college.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Drucker Institute 2019 Management Top 250 Rankings Includes CSRHub Metrics

CSRHub is honored to once again have our metrics included in the Drucker Institute Management Top 250 Rankings this year.

Environment

Pass the Poutine: The 2019 NAEM EHS&S Management Forum in Toronto

Read about what NAEM members accomplished in Toronto, from motivating discussions to beach cleanup and donating to the local food bank.

Environment

Practitioner Spotlight--Katelyn Foster

Antea Group blogs about Katelyn Foster, an Antea Group environmental remediation practitioner in Valhalla, New York.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

eBay Celebrates Giving Tuesday With an Incredible Selection of Items and Experiences

Beginning today through December 12th, eBay for Charity’s Giving Tuesday campaign kicks off with exclusive, one-of-a-kind fashion, sporting and music items plus VIP experiences. Only available on eBay, all proceeds will benefit a number of charitable organizations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hydroponic School Garden Feeds Sumter County Elementary Students

Students at Sumter County Elementary School in Americus, Georgia are learning how plants grow and where food comes from, thanks to a new hydroponic school garden.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Collective Impact on Our Communities: Table Talk With Whirlpool Corp

Join Whirlpool Corporation's leaders as they discuss the importance of having a collective impact on the communities we live and work in.

Health & Healthcare

How ‘MTV Shuga’ Made Viewers Twice as Likely to Get an HIV Test

According to a study completed by the World Bank between 2014 and 2019, viewers of the show’s third season were twice as likely to get tested for HIV as non-viewers and half as likely to report concurrent sexual partners.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mobility Helps Develop a Successful Long-term Career

In an era of energy transition and digital disruption, a mobile workforce is more important than ever to CLP. Working in different countries or roles helps build the capability and adaptability of the staff and supports their career development.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Message From the Arbor Day Foundation Chair of the Board of Trustees

Ten years of service on the board of trustees has taught me that, just like trees, no two years at such a dynamic organization as the Arbor Day Foundation are ever the same.

Environment

Decarbonization: The Race to Zero Emissions

In a new BluePaper, analysts and strategists estimates that reducing energy-related carbon emissions is indeed possible utilizing five decarbonization technologies: renewables, electric vehicles, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and biofuels.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Urology Care Foundation: Educating Patients and Funding Answers for One of the Most Misunderstood Fields of Medicine

Did you know that bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancer are among the most common cancers in the United States? Millions of American men, women, and children struggle with urologic cancer and disease each year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNIB Foundation Receives $700,000 Gift from Scotiabank on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day to celebrate the vast contributions and achievements of people with disabilities, the CNIB Foundation received a gift of $700,000 from Scotiabank to create a brighter future for youth.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mohawk Provides New Flooring to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga

Mohawk recently partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Greater Chattanooga (RMHC of Greater Chattanooga) to help provide warmth and a renewed sense of home for the families and guests that enter its doors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Makers of the Hormel® Cure 81® Brand Donate Hams for Thanksgiving Meals to Help Others

Hormel Foods announced today that it has donated 900 boneless half hams to Conscious Alliance to help others in need. Conscious Alliance recently distributed the hams in meal boxes for members of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sappi Continues to Sustainably Manage Water in Accordance with Comprehensive Environmental Permits

Our North American mills draw water from surface sources (rivers and lakes) and return treated water to the same primary sources.

Innovation & Technology

BSR Conference 2019: Kevin Roose, Technology Columnist, The New York Times

At the BSR Conference 2019, Kevin Roose, technology columnist at The New York Times, discussed the upcoming technology revolution.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrate Giving Tuesday By Giving Back to the Planet with BACARDI and LONELY WHALE

Tapping into our on-premise network, we are collecting used plastic straws from partner bars across New York, Chicago and Miami and upcycling them into limited-edition vinyl records – transforming something that sucks into something that slaps.

Education

Qualcomm SVP of Engineering: What Needs to Be Done to Fix the Gender Imbalance in STEM

Qualcomm SVP of Engineering discusses what needs to be done to get more women in STEM.

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    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
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    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  6. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  7. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  8. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  9. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  10. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  11. 2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...
  12. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  13. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  14. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  15. Whirlpool Corporation Diversity and Inclusion
    Celebrating D&I events, stories and wins