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Innovation & Technology

Tapping Into Developing Markets: New Business Call to Action Member Tapp Commerce Oy Brings Financial Inclusion to Southeast Asia

Finland-based e-commerce network Tapp Commerce Oy has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA), with a commitment to integrate 500,000+ micro-entrepreneurs into its value chain and provide 10 million low-income consumers with access to mobile payments for services such as water, electricity and insurance by 2018.

Environment

2016 Chemical Data Reporting: What You Need to Know

The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.) authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate and enforce rules on chemical substances in commerce. Section 8 (a) of the law requires the EPA to collect basic exposure-related information on the types, quantities and uses of chemical substances produced domestically and imported into the United States.Called the Chemical Data Reporting Rule (CDR) [40 CFR Part 711], this information is collected every four years from manufacturers producing or importing more than 25,000 pounds of chemicals; however, a small number of chemicals subject to certain TSCA actions will have a reporting threshold of 2,500 pounds.

Diversity & Inclusion

Support & Stability For Veterans & Military Families

Environment

Hotel Beekeeping – From Innovation to Best Practice

Hotel companies around the world have started to take interest in bees by being hosts to rooftop hives and providing lush environments to nurture bees in both wild and urban settings. Whether for sustainability focused reasons or to support hyperlocal food and beverage with rooftop honey, hotels have a unique opportunity to turn an innovation in the hospitality industry into a best practice.

Health & Healthcare

Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Highlighted on Emmy-Winning Special

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption was honored to be asked to participate in NBC4’s The Autism Puzzle. This Emmy-winning series takes a critical look at the research and resources surrounding families living with autism.

Research, Reports & Publications

Fortalece GFNorte su marca

Research, Reports & Publications

GFNorte Strengthens Its Brand

Environment

Chimani and Subaru Launch Free Mobile App Travel Guides For National Parks

Chimani, Inc., in partnership with Subaru of America, has announced the launch of 59 mobile app travel guides – one for each of the 59 iconic national parks – in celebration of the 2016 National Park Service Centennial.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Announces $4 Million to Prepare Detroit Students for High-Demand Jobs

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $4 million to expand young people’s access to economic opportunity in Detroit. Building on the firm’s $100 million commitment to Detroit’s economic recovery, this three-year grant is designed to increase dramatically the number of young people graduating from the city’s high schools with opportunities to secure well-paying, high-demand jobs. JPMorgan Chase joins the Skillman Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Ford Motor Company Fund in this initiative to connect 10,000 Detroit high school students to career education and work experiences over the next three years.

Environment

Raj Thamotheram: Forcing Corporate Stewardship

Diversity & Inclusion

Cox Enterprises Announces Andrea Lawson as Vice President of Talent and Organization Development

Cox Enterprises today announced Andrea Lawson as vice president of talent and organization development, effective immediately. She reports to Charlene Binder, Cox Enterprises’ senior vice president of human resources.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Celebrates 30th Anniversary of National Partnership with MDA

CITGO Petroleum Corporation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) are celebrating a 30-year partnership that has raised nearly $200 million for the nonprofit health organization since the two began working together in January 1986. As MDA’s largest corporate sponsor, CITGO and its employees, along with its network of locally-owned Marketers and Retailers, will celebrate this milestone all year long through fundraisers and various community and employee events.

Energy

Going Green, Faster: How Online Platforms Can Accelerate Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is poised for explosive growth. Utility-scale wind and solar installations, unsubsidized, provide cheaper energy than new fossil fuel generation. Meanwhile, distributed energy resources such as rooftop solar are already saving consumers money around the globe and will continue to gain traction as prices continue to fall.

Social Impact & Volunteering

United Way Campaign at Northern Trust Facilitates Little Free Libraries

Diversity & Inclusion

It’s ‘Moral Time’ to Close the Gender Pay Gap

The issue of pay and gender equality is high on the international news agenda.

Environment

National Geographic Brings Samburu Warrior to California Elementary School to Talk Wildlife Conservation in Africa

Jeneria and Yesalai, two warriors from Kenya's Samburu tribe, visited more than 800 students at Alta Vista Elementary School in Redondo Beach, California, on May 19 as part of the National Geographic Big Cats Initiative Sister School Program (BCISSP). The program pairs American schools with African schools to help educators teach their students about the worldwide decline of lion, tiger, cheetah, and leopard populations, a trend that Jeneria and Yesalai are working with National Geographic to reverse. Alta Vista Elementary has participated in BCISSP for three consecutive years, and the students raised more than $4,500 for their African sister school, Remot Primary, this year alone.

Events, Media & Communications

Novartis Foundation Convenes Experts to Examine the Promise and Practicality of Digital Technology to Improve Health in LMICs

The Novartis Foundation is gathering experts across the public and private sectors to discuss digital health as an enabler to improve the quality of healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and how to bring impactful digital health programs to scale.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

This One Chart Keeps Bechtel's Heir Apparent Up at Night

Brendan Bechtel shares his concerns about the future of the global economy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

James Connelly of the International Living Future Institute Earns GreenBiz “30 under 30” Recognition

James Connelly, Director of the Living Product Challenge at the International Living Future Institute has been named one of the “30 under 30” people to watch in sustainable business by GreenBiz Group, the leading media and events company in corporate sustainability.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland Celebrates Earth Day With Community Service Projects Around the World

Timberland, the Stratham, New Hampshire-based global outdoor lifestyle brand, celebrated its 18th consecutive year of hosting Earth Day service events in communities worldwide. In April and May, Timberland employees, students, partners and community members joined forces at six project sites in New Hampshire, as well as several locations around the globe, with the common goal of meeting critical needs and creating sustainable impact in neighboring communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ingersoll Rand EcoWise Products Feature Next Generation, Low-global Warming Potential Refrigerants

Marking a milestone in achieving its Climate Commitment, in 2015 Ingersoll Rand launched the EcoWise™ portfolio of products; the EcoWise endorsement is given to products with next-generation, low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and high-efficiency operation.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Building Smart Cities Will Require Creative Funding Approaches

Research, Reports & Publications

Cat Financial Lends a Hand

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Celebrate Gestures of Hope for Subaru Love Promise

Subaru of America and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced a collaboration to provide much needed support and “warmth” to patients fighting cancer and their families in communities across the country.

During Subaru Loves to Care month this June, LLS and participating Subaru retailers across the country together will provide blankets and messages of hope to patients undergoing cancer treatment at local hospitals and treatment centers.

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