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Bacardi-Owned BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Announces ‘Electrifying’ Global Partnership With E1 Series

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® is stepping into the world of sports entertainment, announcing a new global partnership with E1 Series – the world’s first all-electric race boat Championship that combines sports, entertainment and a respect for the world’s ‘natural blues.’

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Research, Reports & Publications

Is Waste a Resource in the Wrong Place?

Waste production is a serious problem for all American companies and industries. The largest 5,589 publically traded businesses in the United States sent 342 million metric tons of waste to landfills and incinerators in 2014. That is the equivalent of sending the weight of three Empire State Buildings to a landfill every day.

Environment

Ray C. Anderson Foundation is New Sponsor for “Talk with Green Guy” Show

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation is the new sponsor of “Talk with Green Guy,” a rapidly growing weekly show hosted by Eric Moncrief on WGST 640 AM, which airs locally Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Eastern with podcasts available at www.greenguymedia.com.

Environment

No, Coffee Pods Aren't Killing the Planet

Drowsy German bureaucrats in Hamburg will soon have one less option for a mid-afternoon caffeine jolt, after the city banned single-serve coffee machines such as Nespresso from government buildings.

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Environment

Equity and the Living Building Challenge

An essential part of building living communities isn’t just designing housing units with a low environmental impact, but making those housing units affordable for the communities they’re in.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HP Instant Ink Named as Intelligent Asset in Report from World Economic Forum & Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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Events, Media & Communications

Harry Pastuszek of PYXERA Global to Speak at Responsible Business Summit

Harry Pastuszek, Vice President of Enterprise and Community Development at PYXERA Global will speak at the 2016 Responsible Business Summit this June 7 and 8.For an advanced look at the Summit, Ethical Corporation is hosting a free live webinar with Timberland’s Sustainability Director and Maersk's Head of Responsible Procurement. Tune in Tuesday, March 1 at 10 am ET / 3 pm GMT.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. Is Giving $1.2 Million to the Easter Seals Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services to Support Military Transition Assistance Programming

The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. is giving $1.2 million to the Easter Seals Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services to support military transition assistance programming.

Innovation & Technology

PwC Oscars Purpose Red Carpet

PwC is adding a unique spin to the red carpet this year. We'll ask social entrepreneurs, educators, fashion designers and professional sports players not about what or who they are wearing, but about their purpose.

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Education

Women Building Futures Partners with Transcanada to Attract More Women into the Construction Trades

Women Building Futures partners with TransCanada to attract more women into the construction trades. TransCanada joins CLAC and Mammoet Canada Western as sponsors of the WBF Opportunities for Women in Construction Awareness Campaign (OFWIC).

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Social Impact & Volunteering

The Power of WHY: The Key to Uniting Employees Around Your Company Vision [Webinar]

VolunteerMatch's Best Practice Network free webinar series is back! On March 18th, you’ll have the chance to learn how to unite your employees around your company vision and inspire them to take part in your cause work.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Conversation About Impact

AT&T has long been a City Year champion, investing both in the national organization, as well as the community of Little Rock, Arkansas. As a team sponsor for four years, they have had an impact on many students, including this year’s senior class valedictorian, Hillary.

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Events, Media & Communications

Ritz Carlton, Tata Consultancy Services, and IBM to Take the Stage at International Women's Day 2016

On March 7 - 8 at the United Nations and Microsoft's New York office, The Business of Inclusion: Global Prosperity through Women and Girls Empowerment will convene more than 500 public and private sector leaders to explore inclusive solutions that create opportunities for women and girls around the world.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Linking Corporate Social Responsibility to Business Goals

Social Impact & Volunteering

#GoingToBat Community Spotlight: Cole Hamels

Cole Hamels hasn’t added an inch to his 6-foot-4 frame but his reach through The Hamels Foundation keeps extending its educational mission.

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Events, Media & Communications

Taproot+ Webinar, Mar 2: What's the Best Way to Get Skilled Volunteers for Your Nonprofit?

"I do pro bono because I wanted to find ways to volunteer some of my time and thought that doing pro bono work could be fun and useful to nonprofits. When I do pro bono, I bring with me diverse professional experience working for global companies. I am driven by innovation and appreciate nothing more than bringing a team or organization to its full potential."

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Health & Healthcare

Hershey Partners with Blommer Chocolate and Olam Cocoa to Build Health Center in Cote D’Ivoire

The Hershey Company partnered with cocoa suppliers Blommer Chocolate and Olam Cocoa to fund and build a community health center in Cote d’Ivoire.

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Education

King Philippe Marks 500,000th Computer Donation by Arrow Electronics and Close the Gap

A half-million donated computers is a milestone—momentous enough to warrant a King’s attention.

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Energy

GM Woos Sustainability Execs with Electric Vehicle Test Drives

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Citi Foundation Announces $4.8 Million Investment in Summer Jobs Connect to Jumpstart Career Readiness of More than 2,000 Youth

Today, as part of the announcement of the Summer Opportunity Project and Champions of Change event at the White House, the Citi Foundation announced a $4.8 million grant to Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to provide more than 2,100 low-income youth with summer jobs and access to financial education as part of Summer Jobs Connect. The program, a part of the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative, uses the opportunity of a first-employment experience to instill early career readiness lessons and positive financial behaviors for lifelong success.

Environment

Nestlé Waters North America Appoints Nelson Switzer to Lead Sustainability Efforts

The President and CEO of Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA), Tim Brown, is pleased to announce the appointment of well-known sustainability innovator Nelson Switzer as Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chief Executives Convene with Heads of State at Historic Private Sector Investment Conference in the Africa Great Lakes Region

Marking the third anniversary of the signing of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Africa Great Lakes Region, the first-ever Private Sector Investment Conference brought together over 500 high-level representatives from the private sector, Government, civil society and the United Nations on 24-25 February in Kinshasa. The aim of the Conference was to strengthen economic cooperation, expand trade opportunities, and stimulate job creation in order to bring about long-term stability and peace in the region.

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Environment

Environmental Film Festival Announces 2016 Theme of “Parks: Protecting Wild”

The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, the nation’s largest and longest-running environmental film festival, announces that its 2016 theme is “Parks: Protecting Wild,” and will be presented in partnership with Subaru of America.

Innovation & Technology

How Infrastructure Planning is Being Used by LA as a Blueprint For Sustainable Urban Development

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Health & Healthcare

Bristol-Myers Squibb Studying Impact of Cancer Survivorship

Environment

Three Ways to Protect Our Precious Forests

Forest certification emphasizes qualitative factors like water cleanliness, which is crucial for a forest to support plants and wildlife.

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