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Environment

ECOncrete® Wins $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize®

The Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson Foundation are proud to announce that this year’s Ray of Hope Prize® has been awarded to ECOncrete Tech LTD., a science-based company that develops high performance, environmentally-sensitive concrete products for coastal and marine infrastructure projects.

Energy

Ørsted's U.S. Offshore Wind Projects: Block Island Wind Farm

In the U.S., we have the potential to deliver clean energy to the seven states on the East Coast that have committed to build more than 15GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Beyond Gourmet Sandwiches and Into Full-Scale Community Support: GD Bro Burger

As the owner of GD Bro Burger, Hue has expanded his operation over the past few months — far beyond gourmet sandwiches and into full-scale community support — with the help of nonprofits, like-minded businesses, and digital technology.

Diversity & Inclusion

Working As One Team: My Never Stand Still Conversation with Diana Taurasi

For many, Diana Taurasi is a household name. She’s a forward for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and one of the most important female athletes in the past 20 years according to ESPN.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and MetLife Foundation Partner With Leading Pro Bono Expert Taproot Foundation to Support Small Businesses

Taproot Plus, Taproot’s open-access online platform, launched in 2015 and has since directed over $35 million worth of pro bono services to organizations in need.

Education

Showing Up for Arizona Students, Families and Teachers

National PTA president Leslie Boggs describes how NortonLifeLock pivoted existing funding and made an additional contribution to provide COVID-19 relief grants to all the eligible PTAs that applied in the state of Arizona.

Education

Hormel Foods to Provide Free College Education to the Children of its Employees

The program comes at a time when paying for college has become a hardship for many people, and as community colleges, the foundation of so many communities in the United States, struggle with enrollment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Recognition, Rewards and Incentives

Recognition, incentives and rewards can be used in your Corporate Citizenship program to motivate your employees' prosocial activities, even when they are experiencing competing priorities.

Health & Healthcare

Fighting Food Scarcity Amidst the Pandemic

Thanks to local and corporate partners, including ScottsMiracle-Gro, who awarded us the 2017 and 2019 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, the Drew Horticulture Program has become the largest farm to school program in the country and continues to grow every year.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CSRHub and Craft Launch Supply Chain Partnership

CSRHub, a leader in consensus ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) ratings and information, announced today a partnership with Craft, the enterprise intelligence provider, to integrate data from CSRHub into Craft’s offerings.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Watch Land Betterment Corporation's Impact Minute Episode 12

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”) is proud to release Episode 12 of its Impact Minute video blog.

Green Infrastructure

Bakers Island Light Station celebrates new solar array and battery system

Solar panels are becoming an increasingly popular choice for nonprofit organizations looking to reduce their carbon footprint.

Environment

Conserving the Environment: A Look at Gildan's 2019 Sustainability Highlights

With the announcement of Gildan’s 2019 ESG report, the Company looks back on the progress it has made towards its goal of Conserving the Environment.

Research, Reports & Publications

How Family and Private Forests Can Help Companies Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a national conservation organization, has released a new white paper Family-owned Forests: How to Unlock the Carbon Potential in America’s Backyard aimed at the corporate community interested in enacting natural climate solutions as part of their comprehensive climate strategy.

Green Infrastructure

Rooftop Solar Array at Global Links Headquarters Funded by Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Goes Live August 27

Pittsburgh-based medical relief and international development nonprofit Global Links and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club will flip the switch on a 63.2 kilowatt (kW) solar array to celebrate Global Links’ 30th anniversary.

Responsible Production & Consumption

UPS Infographic | Sustainability by the Numbers

This infographic is from UPS's 2019 Interactive Sustainability Report: Accelerating Sustainable Solutions.

Innovation & Technology

Meet Some Participants in the Qualcomm Small Business Accelerator Program

This global crisis is having an unprecedented effect on communities and small businesses, and as creators of wireless communication technologies, we know we’re in a unique position to help.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why Women Start New Businesses: Reasons, Challenges, and Opportunities

More women are turning to entrepreneurship, and according to Herbalife Nutrition’s second annual Global Entrepreneurship survey, 72 percent of women want to open their own business. Women entrepreneurs create a source of income for themselves...

Responsible Production & Consumption

So, You Want to Build a Soil Carbon Market for Agriculture?

If I were to write a memoir, it would definitely be entitled, I Didn’t Intend to Be Here. When I look back over my career, it’s taken unintentional twists and turns. Entering university, I was going to be a heart surgeon, until I wasn’t.

Environment

Keep Lee County Beautiful Aids in Mangrove Restoration

Following a maintenance error that resulted in the unpermitted removal of local mangroves, a Florida municipality partnered with Keep Lee County Beautiful (KLCB) to restore the affected area. One year ago, the municipality’s staff was approved to remove mangroves that were impeding a local waterway but unfortunately went beyond the permitted section resulting in a mandate to restore the area.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura: Information for T‑Mobile and Metro by T‑Mobile Customers

If you are in an area that could potentially be impacted, we encourage you to follow any evacuation orders that may be issued by local authorities and hope that you stay safe over the coming days.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VIDEO | Mohawk “Crashes” Atlanta-Area School with New Carpeting for Learning Spaces

Last year, Mohawk and Georgia United Foundation’s School Crashers® program transformed learning and administrative environments at seven schools across the Peach State.

Innovation & Technology

Technology leader Irvin Bishop Jr. Named CIO of Black & Veatch

With an increasing focus on digital transformation, analytics, robust customer experience programs, and the acceleration of distributed projects, assets and workforces, Black & Veatch today announced Irvin Bishop Jr. as Chief Information Officer (CIO).

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