QVC® and the Housewares Charity Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the home and housewares industry, are teaming up for the 5th year to present ‘Living for Giving’, a cross-platform shopping event that provides customers a meaningful opportunity to give back.
The LG x ShowerUp Program started from a simple yet powerful idea: outfit a truck with laundry services, mobile showers, and toiletries to provide critical relief to unhoused populations in Huntsville, Alabama, where LG has been leading corporate citizen since the 1970s.
The scholarship is a core part of Medtronic Spark, a global 10-year initiative to propel 1 million students from low-income households into health tech careers. By 2030, the global shortfall of health workers is predicted to reach 11 million.
“Bridges don’t hold unless they are supported.” This quote from Bob Dickerson, Executive Director of the Birmingham Business Resource Center, reflected many of the themes explored at the sixth Mastercard Strive USA Summit, convened in Alabama.
Winter can offer candy canes and hot chocolate, the holiday season, cozy coats and crackling fires, but it can also mean cold, gray days where it feels like the sun just doesn’t come out.
Yum! Brands’ lead sustainability executive, Jon Hixson, grew up on a Kansas farm and cultivated a career in agriculture before pivoting to 10 years on Capitol Hill then leaping to a private-sector role in public affairs at Cargill in 2005.
Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), the world’s largest express transportation company, continues to collaborate with The Akshaya Patra Foundation, reinforcing its commitment to enabling access to nutritious mid-day meals
About one in ten individuals in the US lives with diabetes. That’s more than 38 million Americans. Most have type 2 diabetes, likely diagnosed in middle age or older (though increasingly in younger adults as well).
Across Latin America, Cisco Networking Academy is forging partnerships that are unlocking opportunities and preparing the generation for a digital future.
In collaboration with bestselling children's book Author Sheri Fink and Research Astronaut Kellie Gerardi, Aflac Incorporated released today a new children's book highlighting the power of empathy, kindness and compassion for loved ones, especially children
As one recent Fortune 500 client said in describing their one-off volunteer events, “How much engagement can you expect to build through a once-a-year volunteer event?”
The Plan is already embedding into the business. Since its launch in August 2015, we have grown strong partnerships to drive it forward and implemented key initiatives. The case studies that follow demonstrate the tangible positive impacts that we have made to date.
As the recipient of BNY Mellon’s Social Finance Global Innovation Award, Rorus is moving forward with its mission to enable affordable, safe drinking water throughout the world.
KeyBank announced it will provide a total of $16.2MM to help develop 50 units of permanent supportive housing for veterans and homeless individuals at Devoe II Housing. Living options will be provided for individuals making at or below between 30 and 50 percent of the area median income. The $16.2MM total is comprised of a $6.9MM construction loan and a $9.3MM equity investment. Aubre Dickson and Jennifer Seamons of Key’s Community Development Lending & Investing (CDLI) team arranged the financing.
Through the passenger-side window, 83-year-old Ferne Fabis points with excitement at the new bakery set to open soon near her home in Rockville, Maryland. New people and places have always been Ferne’s passion – even after a leg injury forced her to give up her driver’s license.
This week TD released its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report, Adapting to be the bank you need, showcasing the bank's commitment to serving the changing needs of its customers, employees, communities and shareholders.
As part of the Amgen Foundation’s commitment to inspire the next generation of scientists, we partnered with Change the Equation to conduct a survey to better understand what motivates U.S. high school students to pursue a science education.
Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) is pleased to announce that collection drivers David Bedford and Efren “Fernando” Lopez have received prestigious Driver of the Year awards in the large industrial and residential categories, respectively.
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, announced today that its second consecutive year of supporting The Nature Conservancy helped the organization continue its momentum in protecting the world’s oceans and seas. As part of achieving its 2020 sustainability goals, Carnival Corporation is providing through the Carnival Foundation a $2.5 million gift over a five-year period to The Nature Conservancy, which began in 2014.
This year marks the centennial of the National Park Service, and record numbers of visitors are expected to celebrate by exploring the system’s incomparable natural, historical, and cultural resources. All those adventure seekers impact parks. But there’s a respectful way to go about it.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, today announced the launch of the Health Means Business Champions Network. This first-of-its-kind initiative provides businesses and community stakeholders the tools they need to take action and become leaders in a movement for a healthier America.
Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, and Tapingo, the leading mobile commerce application for campus dining, today announced a partnership to bring mobile ordering to Sodexo university campuses across North America.
Improving food production for small-hold farmers. Ensuring access to healthcare systems for newborns. Broadening the democratic process. Safeguarding access to clean drinking water. These are just four of the vital issues being addressed by winners of the proposal phase of the Living Progress Challenge.
Every day, I see incidents and injuries around me waiting to happen. Maybe I’m clairvoyant. Or perhaps I have a heightened sense of awareness because I lead the North American Safety team for a global organization.
“We believe this technology will drive transformative change in our communities as nonprofits address social issues more efficiently and powerfully,” said Tina Weinfurther, president and chief executive officer at CNM Connect.
BSR and Forum for the Future have launched the Net Positive Project, a cross-sector coalition that aims to expand the number of companies that go beyond reducing their negative sustainability impacts to contribute in a “net positive” way to society, the environment, and the global economy.
3BL Media, the corporate communications platform for CSR and sustainability content, has released a new automated analytics module that gauges stakeholder engagement and helps brands optimize their messaging, the company announced today.
The Tri Marine Western and Central Pacific skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery has achieved MSC certification for free school tuna caught using its purse seine vessels. Independent assessors and expert staff from SCS Global Services, who produced the fishery’s 350-page assessment report, found that the fishery meets the MSC’s requirements for healthy stocks, minimizing environmental impacts, and promoting good management.
Meet some of the farmers behind the world's sweetest mangoes! Launched in 2010, the Haiti Hope Project was a five-year public-private partnership between TechnoServe, Coca-Cola and a coalition of business, government and civil society partners to create sustainable economic opportunities for Haitian mango farmers and their families.
What is Green Procurement? It’s where you, and your organization (whether you are a meeting planning firm, or work for a corporation or association) have the greatest influence over the amount of waste generated and diverted from your event. This can be done through smart purchasing: products and services from companies and manufacturers that have demonstrated their commitment to both you, the industry and the environment.
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