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Philanthropy

T-Mobile Donates Half a Million Medical Masks and Invites Customers and Employees to Join in Thanking COVID-19 Heroes for #GivingTuesdayNow

T-Mobile goes big every year on Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to doing good deeds that is typically held right after Thanksgiving. But today, in the midst of these unprecedented times where brave frontline workers are stepping up every day to take big risks to protect us ALL, the world needs a Giving Tuesday NOW.

AI & Technology

Black & Veatch, Outside Collaborators at Work Developing Coronavirus Solutions

Pressing to expedite solutions that soften COVID-19’s impact on communities, Black & Veatch is at work collaborating with companies, entrepreneurs and a university to find pioneering ways to mitigate the coronavirus outbreak.

Philanthropy

Keep America Beautiful Takes the Great American Cleanup Virtual in 2020

National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful® is bringing America’s leading volunteer-driven community improvement program, the Great American Cleanup®, directly to people’s homes with today’s kickoff of the Great American Cleanup Virtual Experience.

Events

Ideagen® TV UK Global Goals 2030 Digital Summit - Monday, May 4, 2020

Ideagen TV “Powered By Azure” is dedicated to providing a global platform to foster cross-sector collaboration by the world’s leading Brands, Companies, NGOs and Public Sector to create innovative solutions via collaboration at scale while creating awareness of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Corporate Responsibility

Shifting Gears: Helping Furloughed Employees Find New Opportunities

The number of job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of staggering – with another 3.8 million people losing their jobs in the U.S. last week. While many companies have had to make the difficult decision to furlough employees, other industries are ramping up efforts to deal with increased need. Now, one collaborative effort has created a technology platform to connect companies with talent, and ultimately help more individuals find new roles.

Health & Healthcare

Statement from Alkermes on Response to COVID-19

As we work together to navigate the rapidly evolving environment due to COVID-19, our priority continues to be protecting the health of our employees and that of the communities in which we live and work.

Health & Healthcare

United: Continuing to Serve Our Communities

Leveraging the full power of our airline to make every action count, click here to see just a few examples of how we’re continuing to contribute in the fight against COVID-19.

AI & Technology

HP Life: How to Make Yourself More Valuable while Social Distancing

What HP offers isn’t a degree, although you do get a certificate of completion. It is a breadth of basic courses, so you understand how the various parts of any company work.

Volunteering & Community

Service at a Distance: How Virtual Pro Bono Can Help Others Now

Just because your programs will look a little different during social distancing doesn’t mean that you can’t provide top-quality pro bono service. As long as you’re thinking critically and being a little creative with design, you can have a real impact on the organizations you serve in their greatest time of need.

Philanthropy

Fifth Third Bank Provides 1.6 Million Meals to Fight Hunger Across Bank’s Footprint

The meals are being donated to various food organizations in honor of the Bank’s annual companywide community celebration in May, centered on May 3. The date, 5/3 on the calendar, is recognized as Fifth Third Day.

Philanthropy

Kohler Co. Utilizes Manufacturing Capabilities to Produce Critically Needed Personal Protective Equipment

Kohler Co., a global leader in kitchen and bath products, has pivoted design resources and manufacturing capabilities to produce and donate face shields for medical personnel battling the COVID-19 pandemic

Philanthropy

Sysco Launches New “Foodservice Doesn’t Brake for Adversity” Campaign to Support Restaurant Customers

Sysco Corporation announced today the launch of a new “Foodservice Doesn’t Brake for Adversity” campaign designed to help small foodservice businesses stay in business.

AI & Technology

UPS Flight Forward, CVS to Launch Residential Drone Delivery Service in Florida Retirement Community to Assist in Coronavirus Response

UPS (NYSE:UPS) and CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS.N) today said UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward will use drones to deliver prescription medicines from a CVS pharmacy to The Villages, Florida for the largest U.S. retirement community, home to more than 135,000 residents. The service will use Matternet’s M2 drone system.

Environment

Kelley Blue Book Names Best New and Used Eco-Friendly Vehicles for Earth Day 2020

Hybrid and electric vehicles have come a long way, and if you’re considering an alternative fuel model, your options have never been greater.

AI & Technology

Using Tech for Good Where it Matters Most in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas

Using technology such as AI and cloud, as well as techniques including agile and Design Thinking, we can help create meaningful societal progress by co-creating with internal and external stakeholders early and often.

Corporate Responsibility

Leveraging the Private Sector to Support Students and Educators During COVID-19

The global COVID-19 pandemic illuminates the importance of STEM careers worldwide.

AI & Technology

Medtronic: Virtual Training, Remote Monitoring Solutions Provide Safety and Support

Medtronic presents a solution that can help healthcare professionals help us during this pandemic, virtual ventilator training.

Socially Responsible Investing

Fifth Third’s Jeff Korzenik Makes Remarks about Possible COVID-19 Treatment and the Market

Fifth Third's Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Korzenik joins Neil Cavuto on Fox Business News to provide some context for news of potential antiviral treatments for COVID-19.

Health & Healthcare

International Paper Supports Infectious Diseases Hospitals in Poland with Essential Paper

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is taking action to address critical needs in the communities in which its employee live and work during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Healthcare

International Paper dumnie wspiera szpitale zakaźne w Polsce przekazując im niezbędny papier

International Paper, będąca globalnym liderem w produkcji odnawialnych i opartych na włóknach opakowań, celulozy i papieru, odpowiada na krytyczne potrzeby społeczności, w których żyją i pracują pracownicy firmy.

Socially Responsible Investing

Watch How Land Betterment Corporation is Transforming Rural America by Creating Sustainable Businesses while Repairing the Environment

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation.

Education & Workforce Development

Climax Molybdenum, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Provides Funding for Teacher Training

Climax Molybdenum recently awarded a grant through the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation's Climax-Area Community Investment Fund for teaching social emotional development to the youth of Eagle County Colorado.

Research & Reports

What to Expect in Schneider Electric's 2020 Energy & Sustainability Progress Report

Its purpose is to provide high-level insightsinto global energy and sustainability trends with the goal of supporting organizations on their journey to Active Energy Management.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Alexion: Working with Our Suppliers

Alexion partners with a wide variety of third parties to deliver the goods and services required to support the discovery, development and commercialization of life-changing therapies.

Latest Campaigns

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

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...

Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility