In Somalia, a grandmother turned to breastfeeding after her infant grandson became severely malnourished. With guidance from health workers, she began producing milk again—giving him the nutrition he needed to recover.
Over the past several years, the circular economy — a system that repurposes rather than discards existing goods — has been gaining momentum, driven by a combination of powerful forces.
Technology is not stagnant and keeping up can prove to be a challenge, especially in the education sector. But in the heart of Australia’s capital, the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is setting an inspiring example of how education can evolve to meet challenges
The company opened a clinical physiology lab near the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, to conduct its clinical trials not only with a wide array of participants but with more speed and frequency, leading to faster innovation.
FedEx teamed up with the World Vision Foundation of Thailand to help the Pa Deng community in Phetchaburi province. They donated and set up solar-powered water filtration systems to make sure people there have consistent access to clean water.
When disasters strike, timing is everything. The faster Heart to Heart International (HHI) can respond, the more lives we can touch. But speed and impact don’t happen without training and preparation.
This summer marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the groundbreaking civil rights law that transformed access to public spaces, digital tools and employment for the tens of millions of people with disabilities.
At Cisco, packaging sustainability is a key aspect of our strategy to transition to a circular business modelzx. We do this by designing packaging that protects our products while also minimizing environmental impact.
As executive director of Crisis Control Ministry, Margaret Elliott knows how easy it is for people to fall behind on paying their utility bills, and once things start to snowball, it’s hard to stop those bills from piling up.
Results from the pilot study reveal that mixed reality "is an innovative technology that holds promise to increase donor engagement, satisfaction, and retention," researchers said.
In honor of his outstanding volunteer work in 2022, Ryan Whitman, manager of our Smart Energy Network project, was one of three Atlantic City Electric employees who recently received Exelon’s Powering Communities Employee Volunteer Award.
With electronic records, medical devices, AR and VR, and AI apps to come, some hospital CIOs are evaluating private 5G networks to prepare for the inevitably bigger digital loads ahead.
Today is Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Action Day and Pepco employees are on Capitol Hill to meet with representatives and advocates for policies that protect funding for LIHEAP and support vulnerable households in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
This year, GRI North America is thrilled to play a key role at GreenBiz24 conference, seizing various opportunities to engage with North American attendees at an event that gathers approximately 2500 sustainability professionals every year.
As it was reported in the recently released 2023 Be Well. Do Well. Progress Report, Aramark is committed to reducing food waste across its operations with the dual goals of conserving resources and minimizing the company’s environmental footprint.
To shape the industry-wide effort to build a vendor-agnostic, open source ecosystem focused on creating the foundation for a new era in automotive, HARMAN announced it has joined the Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group at The Eclipse Foundation.
We’re thrilled to share that Tapestry has been named one of Fortune’s 2024 World’s Most Admired Companies for the first time! This annual list is considered one of the leading measures of corporate reputation among the world's largest companies.
Last week I went out to that JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Check them with thirteen companies. But there are other presenters that didn't get a chance to speak with. Take Alanco animal health, which makes medicine and vaccines for both pets and livestock.
A construction industry association recognized Marathon Petroleum’s Anacortes, Washington, refinery with an award for the best private-sector project of 2023 under $10 million.
Ceres applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly released standards for pollution from fine particulate matter, otherwise known as PM2.5 or soot, a harmful and deadly pollutant produced by fossil fuel power plants, vehicle emissions, and other industrial sources.
SVC and SV US announce the launch of The SDG Impact Standards, a new training series for enterprises, private equity funds, and bond issuers, seeking to embed consideration of impact on the SDGs into business management and planning processes, and into investment decision making.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and Comcast Corporation today announced a new $1.5 million grant awards program – Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge (The Challenge).
In a corporate context, the principle of healing can apply if you translate it into intentional initiatives that address and repair the psychological, emotional, and cultural trauma that relate to workplace exclusion, intolerance, toxicity, and discrimination.
Seafood is one of the most traded commodities in the world and also one of the largest industries, with the sector employing at least 260 million workers worldwide. However, it is one of the most at-risk industries from a social sustainability perspective.
A recently published World Economic Forum (WEF) white paper – “The 'No-Excuse' Opportunities to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions in Manufacturing and Value Chains” – serves as a practical roadmap for businesses navigating the intricate terrain of Scope 3 decarbonization.
In the highly competitive construction industry, the strength of our labor force is critical. If a company can’t get the skilled construction tradespeople they need to complete a project, their position in the market may become obsolete.
Southern Company today publishes its latest Moving to Equity report, showing notable achievements and impactful initiatives regarding the company’s strategy to foster a more inclusive and equitable culture.
Much has changed for Nassozi Berna, her husband, and their seven children since she began farming oil palm trees on Kalangala, an island in Uganda’s Lake Victoria, 11 years ago.
Del Monte Foods, Inc. proudly announced that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace.
Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
About LG Conditioning Technologies The LG Electronics USA Air Conditioning Technologies business is based in Alpharetta, Ga. LG is a leading player in...
Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
