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Innovation & Technology

T‑Mobile Completes STIR/SHAKEN with ALL Major Carriers to Help Protect Customers from Scams and Spam

T-Mobile is the first US wireless provider to work with all other major networks to implement STIR/SHAKEN to fight number spoofing and further protect customers from scammers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Transforming Business for Resilience

Christine Diamente, Managing Director of Business Transformation at BSR, shares three insights on how business can be more resilient.

Events, Media & Communications

Changing Our World and ONE HUNDRED Launch Forging Forward Virtual Summit

As part of Changing Our World and ONE HUNDRED’s ongoing commitment to empower the nonprofit and corporate purpose communities to accomplish more through collaboration, April 14 – 16 the agencies will welcome prominent leaders from across the healthcare, higher education, technology, foundation, nonprofit and corporate spheres to the Forging Forward Virtual Summit.

Environment

Paris 2024 Commits to Staging Climate-Positive Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Paris 2024 Board of Directors has approved the Games’ climate strategy, which commits Paris 2024 to organising the world’s first Olympic and Paralympic Games with a positive contribution to the climate.

Environment

Duke Energy Foundation Gives $100,000 to New 'Story of Florida Water' Exhibit at Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville

Duke Energy Foundation Gives $100,000 as the Florida Museum of Natural History looks to the past, present and future as it tells “The Story of Florida Water.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

'To Fight Poverty, We Must Have Civil Legal Aid'

“Our lawyers and advocates know firsthand how housing, or a lack thereof, impacts every facet of a person’s life — from a child’s education, to access to fresh food, to the necessity of safety and shelter.”
— Steve Gottlieb, executive director of Atlanta Legal Aid Society

Diversity & Inclusion

United Airlines: A Shared History

As we take time to reflect this month on the robust accomplishments of the Black community, we are also reminded of how far our country still needs to go.

Environment

7 Steps to Develop and Implement an ESG Strategy

Now more than ever, investors, employees, and customers are shining a bright light on companies’ ESG strategies, practices, and performance when deciding where and with whom to partner with or invest in. Will your ESG plan pass the test?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New and Revised Human Rights Standards to be Explored

A survey has launched to seek views on the priority human rights issues that could be included in future in revised or new GRI Standards.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Kimberly-Clark Professional Supports Essential Heroes During the Pandemic

Starting any new job at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge, but for Susan Gambardella–the president of Kimberly-Clark Professional North America...

Diversity & Inclusion

Aramark Celebrates Female Leadership, Presents First EMPOWER Awards

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Aramark (NYSE:ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, is recognizing the commitment and contributions of women in its workplace, with the inaugural EMPOWER Awards.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG's Emerging Leading Role in Capital Markets

Company management teams and boards are embracing positive environmental and social impact as an opportunity to drive growth and higher public-market valuations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ON Semiconductor Included in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index in 2021

ON Semiconductor is celebrating to be one of the 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) – our company’s second consecutive year as part of the index.

Green Infrastructure

Keysight Launches Test Solution for Electric Vehicle Charging and Grid-Edge Applications

Energy infrastructures are changing, and the electrification of vehicles is expected to create significant charging demands on the grid, while expanding the opportunity for energy storage through vehicle-to-grid power applications.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Powerful Kick-off To Black History Month

An acceleration in digital technology was key to the month’s success, and made live-streaming to thousands of homebound employees easy. But perhaps most remarkably, the backbone of these events was the work of volunteers.

Events, Media & Communications

HRH The Prince of Wales Confirms Reuters Events Responsible Business 2021 Opening Keynote

Ahead of this year’s critically important COP26 meeting, HRH The Prince of Wales will urge CEOs and organisations around the globe to support action and international agreements and commit to taking bold action on climate and biodiversity.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in Leadership Spotlight: Caroline Kim Oh, CKO Coaching & Consulting

In honor of Women's History Month, executive & leadership coach Caroline Kim Oh shares her experiences as a woman and Asian immigrant in #leadership, plus valuable lessons for leaders of all backgrounds.

Environment

Three Tips That You Might Not Know for Saving Water in Your Yard

In celebration of World Water Day and spring greenup, we’re sharing tips and insights to help you understand ways to maximize lawn water use efficiency all season long.

Education

Qualcomm's #DigitalGiveBack Campaign

During Qualcomm’s #DigitalGiveBack campaign, more than 770 computing devices (desktops, laptops, and tablets), 170 monitors or screens, and more than 4,000 pounds of other hardware were donated by Qualcomm employees and San Diego community members.

Events, Media & Communications

LIVE WEBCAST: International WELL Building Institute to Lead Live Webcast Focusing on Climate Change, Human Health and the Built Environment

LIVE WEBCAST: Climate change has been defined both in context of the planetary and human health, but all too often building scale issues such as energy efficiency and air quality are pitted against each other.

Education

Professional Learning Resource Creating a Trauma-Informed Educational Environment

Each day, educators find that many of their students are struggling with self-esteem, relationship issues, anxiety, and general stress. COVID-19 has interrupted students’ continuity of learning, left them missing friends and school, deprived them of the normalcy and connections of sports and activities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

La Red de Innovación e Impacto Initiative - Join us!

If your organization promotes economic, social and environmental development at the regional level, we invite you to be a member of the Innovation and Impact Network.

Diversity & Inclusion

Alkermes Celebrates Female Oncology Pioneer in Honor of Women’s History Month

During Womens History Month we honor Dr. Mary-Claire King, who forever changed oncology by discovering mutations to BRCA could cause genetically inherited breast cancer.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Five Cities in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas Offer Free Financial Counseling to Residents in Need

NEW YORK -- The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) announced the selection of five additional local governments to replicate the proven Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) model under its nationwide FEC Public platform. Selected municipalities will work to launch free, professional one-on-one financial counseling as a free public service for low-income residents, including as they deal with the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  3. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  4. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. Business Strategy and Operations
    Keysight’s strategy is to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, supported by our Keysight Leadership Model (KLM) and corporate value...
  7. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  10. Awards and Recognition
    This captures all of Action Against Hunger's awards and recognition.
  11. 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...
  12. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  13. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  14. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  15. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...