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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TD Bank Group Recognized for Transparency on Climate Change by CDP

TD Bank Group (TD) has been awarded a position on the CDP Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), with a disclosure score of 99. TD is also the overall highest scoring company in the financials category with a performance score of A-.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Youth-Led Volunteering Rewards College-Bound Students and Local Communities

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Action Team Captains Take Action Against Hunger, Featured in Local Paper

Environment

Republic Services Electronic Recycling at RWS

Alexandra Vitale visits the 3rd Annual Republic Services Electronic Recycling Drive at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tapping Diverse Communities to Address the Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage

Today, cybersecurity is one of the most important fields in technology, and yet, despite its importance, many women and professionals of color are largely unaware that this career opportunity exists

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Recipe for Bringing Communities Together

Diversity & Inclusion

MEDIA ALERT: Samsung Participates in a Nationwide Effort to Support LinkedIn’s “Bring In Your Parents Day,” to Help Bridge the Generational Gap in the Workplace.

According to LinkedIn, one in three parents have no idea what their child does for a living, and so in 2013, the company launched “Bring In Your Parents Day,” which aims to help parents fully understand their child’s professional life. Since the start of the program, more than 55,000 parents have visited their children’s office and learned more about their jobs and careers.

Education

#Education + #Innovation = #Changemakers

What does it really take to change education in the US and around the world? It’s part innovation & part replication. In just 3 weeks, you’ll hear from Intel and EY at #SDGforum how they are shaking up education to create the next generation workforce. Here are 5 tweets for you, as a VHC member, to spread the word!

Research, Reports & Publications

Total Water Use in Domtar's Pulp and Paper Mills since 2011

Responsible Production & Consumption

RSF Social Finance Clients in Conversation: Growing with Integrity

Kate Danaher, RSF Social Finance Lending Manager, talks with Chris Mann of Guayakí and Rob Everts of Equal Exchange.

Health & Healthcare

Millennials Make Moves to Advance Mobility for More People Everywhere

Today, we have more options for getting from one place to another than ever before. Innovations abound, but are we making the most of this progress to build a future where all people can move more freely?

Environment

The New Sustainability…

Earth Overshoot Day keeps coming earlier, and it’s not an occasion we want to celebrate. It’s the day our annual demand for ecosystem goods and services, like cropland, timber, fish stocks and carbon dioxide absorption, begin to exceed what ecosystems are able to renew in a year. Calculated by Global Footprint Network, Earth Overshoot Day reminds us that we are consistently borrowing from the future, and a more aggressive approach to sustainability isn’t an aspiration, it’s a need.

Research, Reports & Publications

Wynn Resorts Issues Annual Social Responsibility Report

Wynn Resorts released its annual Social Responsibility Report highlighting the company’s ongoing initiatives to enrich the lives of its employees and the betterment of its surrounding communities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Big Data, Big Responsibility – Symantec CEO Mike Brown Featured Author in Ethisphere Magazine

Ethisphere Magazine’s recent issue – All Eyes on the CEO – features an article by Symantec President and CEO, Michael A. Brown. The magazine, published by the Ethisphere Institute, shares insights and offers guidance on topics that influence business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC South Africa Launches ‘Add Hope’ TV Ad for World Hunger Month

Innovation & Technology

Philippines Nonprofits Fuel Their Mission With NetSuite

NetSuite Inc., the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced three new Philippine nonprofit customers that are managing mission critical operations like accounting, ERP, social impact reporting, grant management and nonprofit business processes unique to their organizations with NetSuite.

Energy

GM’s Energy Stars: Brian Dohm and Steve Handlovits, Grand Rapids Operations

All this week, we will be recognizing employees from our U.S. facilities who have helped GM realize $435 million in energy savings by reducing energy intensity by 40 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 41 percent over the last 20 years.

Research, Reports & Publications

MGM Resorts International is Committed to Social Responsibility

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