Wells Fargo announced today at the Iowa State Fair that it is making a $1.5 million investment to Habitat for Humanity to focus on innovative and affordable housing options in towns and rural communities across the country.
In the initial hours and days of a humanitarian response, accurate information is critical and potentially lifesaving. Relief organizations must move fast to get assistance to people in need, but before they can act, they need to understand.
From Filtrete™ Filters and Command™ Strips to 3M™ Acoustic Thinsulate™ and 3M™ Glass Bubbles, 3M’s Clinton, Tennessee, plant plays an important role in making products that reach homes, vehicles and industries across the country.
I grew up in the West Texas oil fields, in a part of the country that always felt overlooked. You never forget what it feels like to come from a place that’s treated as an afterthought. It shapes the work I do every day.
Emily Elswick, President of Pelvic Health at Medtronic, and Dr. Tope Rude, a reconstructive urologist, explore what patients are really experiencing, why care is often delayed, and how new awareness — and new technology — are transforming the future of pelvic health.
Comcast announced $55,000 in grants supporting six community organizations that are advancing digital opportunity initiatives in Lake, La Porte, and Porter Counties.
This World Ocean Day, I chatted with ocean conservation nonprofit Blue Ventures about…people. Seems unusual, right? When I think of the ocean, I picture a chatty coral reef, bubbling with colorful parrotfish and angelfish.
This year’s top-10 trusted brands – President’s Choice and Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) tied for first – includes mass-market firms, such as Band-Aid and Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as more niche players, such as MEC, David’s Tea and Columbia Sportswear. Tesla fell just outside the GBTI’s top 10, ranking 11th over all.
The diminishing supply of farm labor is one of the most threatening issues affecting our nation’s fresh produce industry, a sector largely dependent on labor for the harvest and packing of delicate fruit and vegetables. As of last year, an estimated $3.1 billion had been lost in farm income due to labor shortages according to a 2015 report by the Partnership for a New American Economy.
Dennis Gibson, Chief Technical Officer for mining at Black & Veatch, pointed to the Pilbara mine as just one example of how a quiet revolution in mining company culture is leading to a much greater emphasis on sustainability and creative thinking in the industry.
Formed in 1909, by a multiracial group of progressive thinkers, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a non-profit organization established with the objective of ensuring the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority groups.
Carlsberg Circular Community, an innovative partnership with key partners, rethinks the design and production of packaging material to eliminate waste and optimize materials for high quality reuse and recycling; often referred to as ‘upcyling’.
A new initiative from the Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation is looking to build a kinder and more positive world. The Foundation recently launched Channel Kindness, a platform dedicated to amplifying kindness and bravery.
Today, more than 600 Astellas employees on two continents will get out of their offices, roll up their sleeves and helped their communities. This will be done in support of Changing Tomorrow Day (#CTDay16) — a global effort to contribute time and resources to building stronger and more vibrant communities.
At VM Summit 16, Danielle Holly of Common Impact will lead a panel session focused on developing meaningful partnerships between the corporate and nonprofit sector. The idea? Bring the concepts of what makes a great, balanced partnership to life.
Today at the Bloomberg Philanthropies U.S.-Africa Business Forum, the foundation announced it will invest an additional $10 million to expand the organization’s women’s economic development program in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Working Group for U.S. RMB Trading and Clearing today applauded the announcement by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to designate Bank of China’s New York branch to provide RMB clearing and settlement services in the United States.
The robust, scalable SaaS platform for supply chain management solutions earned Source Intelligence® “Company of the Year” honors in a 2016 international competition for information technology software.
The Best Commitment to Education Program Corporate Citizenship Award recognizes strategic work to improve educational outcomes for students around the world. Read on to learn more about the significant, positive impacts these businesses have had in communities, locally and globally.
To demonstrate the beverage sector’s continued pursuit of advancing water stewardship, today the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) released a refreshed framework definition for World Class Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry.
During New York Advertising Week, Bill Todd, executive vice president of Conversant, an Alliance Data company, spoke on a panel that examined the good coming from the ad and marketing tech community.
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