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Environment

PepsiCo Recycling Increases Sustainability Funding to Colleges and Universities

PepsiCo Recycling is expanding its second year of the Zero Impact Fund, which offers eligible* colleges and universities an opportunity to bring campus eco-innovations to life. Through the Zero Impact Fund, schools can submit ideas to accomplish their environmental goals, with winning applications receiving up to $10,000 each from PepsiCo Recycling. In its first year, the Zero Impact Fund received applications from more than 40 different campuses and awarded grants to eight schools.

Diversity & Inclusion

Dell VIDEO | The Power of One Mentor

Education

De Beers and BIUST Sign Deal on Skills

They have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at meeting the skills demands of a changing world.

Health & Healthcare

A Day in Thailand

At PANDORA’s modern crafting facilities in Thailand, 13,200 people are bringing their skills, hearts and minds to work every day. This is why we are committed to ensuring a positive and inspiring workplace through a holistic approach - emphasizing not only professional but also personal opportunities.

Sustainable Development Goals

Understanding Urban Consumption Will Be Critical in Transforming Food Systems

Social Impact & Volunteering

Arrow’s Dutch Employees Foster Volunteer Tradition

For the second year in a row, employees from Arrow Electronics’ Venlo office volunteered with the Maria Auxiliatrix Run (M.A.-Run), a weekend of festivities supporting individuals with disabilities.

Energy

Smarter Investments: Integrating Women Into the Energy Value Chain

Tetra Tech’s Sandra Chavez, a senior clean energy associate, discusses her experience examining the role of gender in her work in Mexico’s clean energy industry. This blog was both inspired by and prepared with input from Graciela Calvo, gender specialist for Tetra Tech’s clean energy work in Mexico.

Events, Media & Communications

VIDEO: Tupperware Brands | Cultivating Confidence

Tupperware Brands welcomed panelists on stage for an enlightening discussion. Watch the video and join the conversation using #CultivateConfidence on social media.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Youth Build a Healthier East Durham Community With EDCI and GSK

Over the next two years, with the support of a $600,000 grant from GSK, 120 young people will join the YLC and improve their health by focusing on nutrition and physical activity, emotional well-being, community safety and sexual health.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VIDEO | FedEx Delivers Relief Supplies to Puerto Rico

FedEx has committed an additional $1 million in cash and transportation support to deliver critical medical aid and supplies to help communities recover after the devastating hurricane season, as well as the earthquake in Mexico.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Whirlpool Family

Three generations of one Michigan family have worked at Whirlpool Corporation, collectively spending more than a century at the company.

Education

PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Grants Scholarships to Papua High Achievers

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), in collaboration with the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF), is continuing a Community College Initiative scholarship program for students of Papua and West Papua. To date, PTFI and AMINEF have awarded scholarships to dozens of young women and men from Papua and West Papua to study at a number of universities in the United States.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sanofi Pasteur and VaxServe’s Lackawanna County Community Fundraiser Marks 10 Years and Surpasses $1 Million Raised for Local Children and Families

Tonight, hundreds of community supporters gathered to celebrate a 10-year commitment to helping local Northeast Pennsylvania children and families in need. The Lackawanna County Community Fundraiser is hosted by Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, and VaxServe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi Pasteur.

Environment

Newmont's Commitment to Creating a More Sustainable World

In 2015, more than 130 heads of state at the United Nations (UN) Summit on Sustainable Development adopted 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) that aim to end poverty, protect the environment and promote prosperity by 2030.

Events, Media & Communications

UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Increase Impact of Community Investment, November 2-3, 2017, at Inside Out

Companies are increasing their impact on community through program design that reflects the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Christine Foster, Tata Consultancy Services, will share her recent experience strategizing through an SDG lens, with colleagues from IBM, IMPACT2030, the Taproot Foundation, and Imagine Canada. This knowledge-sharing will occur November 2-3, 2017, at the upcoming Toronto conference Inside Out: A Transformative Approach to Community Investment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Corporation Raises Record $335,000 for American Cancer Society

Carnival Foundation, the charitable arm of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, held its second Relay For Life fundraiser Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, for American Cancer Society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

After Hurricane Harvey, Houston Wedding Planner Coordinates Recovery Effort Powered by Volunteers

As Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico face the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, Points of Light is honoring everyday citizens who stepped up to serve their communities during the immediate response and to embark on the long road to recovery.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Employees Are Changing — and so Are Their Attitudes About Workplace Giving and Volunteering

With the massive Baby Boomer generation retiring and giving way to Generation X, Millennials, and now Centennials (also known as Gen Z or iGen) — America’s Charities has conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of U.S. workers that gauges attitudes toward giving and volunteering in the workplace.

Diversity & Inclusion

Scholarships Level the Field for People With Disabilities

Erika Rebstock and 37 other students are attending college this year with help from the Wells Fargo Scholarship Program for People with Disabilities. In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October, Wells Fargo has announced it is accepting online applications for its scholarship program for the 2018-19 academic year through Nov. 28, 2017, or until 700 applications have been submitted.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Cruise Line, Brees Dream Foundation Team up for Fun Sweepstakes Awarding Free Cruise Each Game Saints Throw for 300 Yards This Season

Carnival Cruise Line – the Official Cruise Line of the New Orleans Saints – and the Brees Dream Foundation have teamed up for a fun sweepstakes awarding a different lucky fan a free cruise each time the Saints pass for more than 300 yards in a game during the 2017 season.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Major Leaguer Hector Santiago Shares His Passion for Volunteering with Action Team Captains

As the baseball season nears its end, the Action Team national youth volunteer program's season is just getting underway. With the new school year beginning, the Action Team program hosted its first nationwide conference call for Captains and Ambassadors on October 12.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Changing the Conversation From Short-Term to Long-Term Value

In his article “The False Prophet of Long Term Investing” James Mackintosh makes a nuanced argument about long-term investing versus short term trading. While he agrees that short-termism can lead to the wrong incentives for corporate management, a state of affairs he acknowledges large investors are working to correct, Mr. Mackintosh warns against blaming short-termism for meager capital spending.

Diversity & Inclusion

Preparing Blind and Low-Vision Children to ‘Live the Lives They Want’

As we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Carlton Anne Cook Walker from the National Federation of the Blind shares the importance of providing educational resources for blind and low-vision children as a path to a stronger adult workforce.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Shakira’s Fundación “Pies Descalzos” and Costa Cruises Together for the Construction of a School in Colombia

In Barcelona Shakira and Neil Palomba, President of Costa Cruises, announced the official start of the project with a symbolic "First brick" delivery ceremony. The school will be built in Cartagena (Colombia), with scheduled delivery in June 2019, providing education and support to 1,300 local students and the entire close communities involved.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Quality of Lifehacks to Creating a Comfortable Space for Seniors

The world’s senior population is continuing to grow fast. The United Nations projects that by 2030 the global senior population will grow to 1.4 billion. With this growing population, the number of people impacted by an age-related disease or health condition will significantly increase. For example, more than 90 percent of adults have a deficit in at least one of their five senses, according to the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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