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Editors Pick

Forbes 2025 Top Companies for Women logo over a group photo
Bacardi Recognized by Forbes for Championing Women

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Group picture in front of the delivery van that Baker Hughes has donated to Kids' Meals
Baker Hughes Foundation Donates New Delivery Van to Kids’ Meals

Baker Hughes Energy Services LLC

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Research, Reports & Publications

Investing Locally To Create A Healthier Massachusetts

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is again demonstrating its commitment to building healthy communities through two local events with The Trustees, Massachusetts' largest non-profit conservation and preservation organization.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nomination Deadline Extended for Central Florida’s Cox Conserves Heroes Program

WFTV Channel 9, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is extending the nominations deadline for Central Florida’s 2016 Cox Conserves Heroes program. The awards program celebrates volunteers who create, preserve or enhance shared outdoor spaces in the community.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Forest City Shares Highlights From Community Day 2016

Energy

National Grid on How Big is the Bridge

Innovation & Technology

The Future of the Diesel Engine

The new four-cylinder diesel unit OM 654 marks the debut of a ground-breaking family of engines from Mercedes-Benz. Exemplary efficiency and emissions ensure that the premium diesel is future-proof while underlining the key role to be played by the diesel engine in achieving the challenging global climate targets.

Energy

Siemens and Gamesa to Merge Wind Businesses to Create a Leading Wind Power Player

Siemens and Gamesa have signed binding agreements to merge Siemens' wind power business, including wind services, with Gamesa to create a leading global wind power player.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Official UN Global Compact 2016 #GCLeadersSummit Video

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

New Fortune Ranking: Nominate a Company That's Changing the World

Now seeking nominations: The Fortune "Change the World" List spotlights the top 50 companies who address major social problems as a core part of their business strategy and innovation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

« Prix Hermès de l'innovation » for Novartis Access

Novartis Access is the 2016 winner of the "Prix Hermès de l'innovation" in the category “Improvement of the human condition”. Jürgen Brokatzky-Geiger, Head of Novartis Access, collected the award during the official ceremony in Paris on June 14.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Carnival Cruise Line Brings Its Signature Brand of Fun to the FedEx St. Jude Classic Golf Tournament

Carnival Cruise Line’s partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® extended to the links with the line’s sponsorship of the FedEx St. Jude Classic, an annual PGA-sanctioned golf tournament held in at the TPC Southwind course in Memphis, Tenn., the hospital’s hometown.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Honoring the Troops in a Very Sodexo Way

This weekend, we’ll be celebrating America by saluting the flag and honoring the troops. At Sodexo, we provide food service at many U.S. military installations, and for the past ten years, we’ve been honoring troops in a different way: with a culinary medal.

Diversity & Inclusion

Work is a Beautiful Thing

Diversity & Inclusion

MGM Resorts Offers Career Fair for Veterans and Their Families

Research, Reports & Publications

Principles in Action: Mars Shares Results on Far-Reaching Health & Sustainability Commitments in New Report

Mars, Incorporated released its sixth annual Principles in Action Summary, spotlighting progress the company has made on commitments in the areas of sustainability, health and wellbeing, food safety, responsible marketing, and workplace engagement. The company’s ‘report card’ reflects the cumulative efforts of its diverse business segments, including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks and Symbioscience.

Health & Healthcare

Have a Safe Independence Day and Canada Day

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Our Journey to 2030 Is Underway

Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact reflects upon the outcomes of last week's Leaders Summit and calls for action on the SDGs. "We need an energetic and positive approach to reaching the SDGs. We need to roll up our sleeves and get to work. We need to stop focusing on risks, and instead find the opportunities that lie behind the global goals."

Diversity & Inclusion

How I became a techie: Janet Tisnado

“I think anybody can get into tech if you have the drive and the passion. If this is what you want and you put the time into it, you can do it.” — Janet Tisnado

Innovation & Technology

Using Agricultural Waste to Generate Electricity and Reduce Carbon Emissions in Uganda

Pamoja Cleantech, a Uganda-based social enterprise specializing in biomass technologies for off-grid applications, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by 150,000 tons each year and increase access to energy for more than 30,000 rural households by 2020.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Holland America Line Partners with Seattle Mariners to Honor US Military Service Through ‘Salute to Those Who Serve’ and to Help Strike Out Cancer with ‘K’s for Kids’

Through an expanded partnership with the Seattle Mariners, Seattle’s hometown cruise line is now the presenting sponsor of the “Salute to Those Who Serve” on-field recognition program honoring some of the men and women of the United States Military. And for the third season in a row, each strikeout thrown by a Seattle Mariners pitcher during a home game earns a donation from the cruise line to Seattle Children’s Hospital under the “Holland America Line K’s for Kids” program.

Innovation & Technology

Local Content Policies & Programs: An Enabler for Development & Growth in Africa

As governments look for ways to elevate local capacity and bolster economic development, right-sizing local content policies and programs can incentivize financial investment, and technical and technological transfers that will benefit countries competing to attract the best companies, as well as companies searching for the most attractive markets to maximize efficiencies and manage costs.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Announces Winners of 2016 Great American Cleanup - Gwinnett Challenge

On the heels of its three-month-long Great American Cleanup campaign, North Georgia-based Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful is delighted to celebrate some stellar results from thousands of outstanding environmental stewards.

Health & Healthcare

10 Ways People-Centric Workplaces Can Make Wellbeing Accessible for Everyone.

“What does the future of workplace look like?” While there is no one answer to this question, at CBRE we have been exploring our own “future” workplace for nearly three years. The program we call Workplace360 is a dynamic and holistic approach to workplace strategy that allows us to iterate on past successes and experiment with different overlays such as service, wellbeing and technology.

Innovation & Technology

ASSET360™ Smart Water Analytics Applications Available in FATHOM Store

Black & Veatch has partnered with FATHOM Water Management, Inc., to offer ASSET360™ data analytics applications on their recently launched online marketplace. The FATHOM Store allows water utilities to purchase and quickly adopt smart analytics services, risk-free.

Latest Campaigns

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