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Innovation & Technology

Youth Innovators With Big Ideas, Apply Now! T-Mobile Launches the Fifth Changemaker Challenge to Help Young People Change Communities for Good

Today T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka are launching the fifth Changemaker Challenge, a nationwide contest that gives young leaders an opportunity to take their innovative ideas for creating a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable future to the next level.

Health & Healthcare

Though HIV Positive, a Young Girl Thrives

According to the Uganda AIDS Commission, approximately 1.4 million people in Uganda were living with HIV in 2020, up from 1.2 million a decade earlier.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People Behind Purpose at Cisco: How a Passion for Measuring Impact Led to a Leadership Role in ESG Reporting

Meet Amanda Cumberland, Director of ESG Strategy and Reporting, Insights, and Impact at Cisco, who leads the creation of our Purpose Report and the ESG Reporting Hub.

Research, Reports & Publications

Message from Our CEO: Qualcomm 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

At Qualcomm, we take our responsibility as a global leader seriously. We believe technology can transform industries, businesses, communities and individual lives, and I am proud of our contributions and progress towards this effort this year.

Innovation & Technology

2022: The Year of Demonstrating Solutions

As its portfolio companies continue to demonstrate solutions for potential customers and investors—IN2 demonstrated itself, yet again, as a solution for accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Environment

Holcim Joins Ceres BICEP Network As Momentum for Corporate Climate Advocacy Builds

As part of its commitment to leading the transition to a net zero future, ​Ceres ​announce​d that ​Holcim has ​joined the BICEP Network—the leading coalition of U.S. companies pushing for ambitious federal and state climate, clean energy, and environmental justice legislation.

Events, Media & Communications

MEDIA ADVISORY: Research Reveal: Experts Discuss Return on Investment (ROI) of Healthy Buildings and Organizations in Webcast Featuring International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), Edge Technologies, HKS Chicago

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) will host a panel of executive leaders and experts to discuss the connection between investments in healthy building strategies and enhanced business performance

Education

Franklin Templeton Partners With Junior Achievement for FinTech Event for Youth

On February 9, Franklin Templeton partnered with Junior Achievement of Northern California to host Aragon High School students interested in learning about how FinTech is fostered and utilized at Franklin Templeton

Diversity & Inclusion

Make an Impact This International Women’s Day

Bring your people together on March 8 for International Women’s Day to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about discrimination and take action on gender parity. Get your people involved and engaged with our International Women’s Day activation kit.

Events, Media & Communications

Finding a Way Forward for ESG Advocates and Critics To Achieve Consensus

Where did the expression “woke” come from? Wikipedia offers us this explanation: “Woke is an adjective from African-American Vernacular English meaning [being] alert to racial prejudice and discrimination.” 

Research, Reports & Publications

Mondelēz International Releases Fourth Annual State of Snacking™ Report Highlighting Expanded Role of Snacking in Consumer Eating Habits

Mondelēz International announced the launch of the fourth annual State of Snacking™ report, a global consumer trends study examining annual insights on how consumers make snacking decisions.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Strategy. Action. Results. Regions Bank Launches Making Life Better Institute

Regions Bank announced the launch of its Making Life Better Institute℠, a program that reflects the bank’s mission statement and brings together a wide range of community engagement efforts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Launches 50 Days of Caring to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today kicked off a 50-day countdown to April 17, 2023, the day FedEx celebrates 50 years of operations, with its 50 Days of Caring initiative.

Diversity & Inclusion

CACI Employees Honored for Excellence in STEM at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Global Competitiveness Conference

CACI International Inc announced that 13 employees were honored for their excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at the 37th annual Global Competitiveness Conference for the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA).

Education

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month.

Health & Healthcare

Honoring the History and Impact of the Aids Memorial Quilt

Watch the video to learn more about the AIDS Memorial Quilt and hear from Cleve Jones, who conceived this idea at the height of the epidemic in 1985.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our 2023 Beya Winners Work on the Cutting Edge

We are proud to highlight our 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) winners in the “Modern Day Technology Leader” and “Science Spectrum Trailblazer” categories for their outstanding achievements in a STEM profession.

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy Customers Share Inspiring Advice for Entrepreneurs During Black History Month

According to recent results from GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative, Black microbusiness owners are among the most likely to start a business as a way to support their community.

Events, Media & Communications

Truist Foundation Introduces New Audio Series, Inspiring Conversations, Featuring In-Depth Discussions With Nonprofit Leaders

Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation's purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Principal® Recognized in 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for Third Year in a Row

Principal Financial Group® was featured in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), achieving the highest scores in the industry across all eight categories on progress toward gender equality.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

El Paso Food Bank Continues Partnership With Marathon Petroleum

An average of about 350 families in need have been getting food every month for the past two years at Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso, Texas, refinery through the site’s partnership with the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger (EPFH) Food Bank.

Research, Reports & Publications

Values Driving Value: Reaping the Business Benefits of ESG

A recent Workiva survey has revealed that a majority of senior decision makers surveyed have noted a positive correlation between their ESG practices and tangible business value. While the idea of building corporate value through ESG isn’t new, the path to success in this area is

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Awards $30,000 Grant to The Immokalee Foundation

KeyBank Foundation has committed a charitable grant of $30,000 to support The Immokalee Foundation’s Career Pathways Program, an innovative educational approach that prepares students for well-paying, in-demand professional careers in Business Management & Entrepreneurship.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Baker Hughes Contributes Over $170,000 to Kahramanmaras Earthquake Relief

The Baker Hughes Foundation has announced a $100,000 grant to the Turkish Philanthropy Funds' Turkiye Earthquake Relief Fund to support those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and surrounding areas.

Environment

MetLife Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation Partner To Improve Global Forests and Communities Through Tree Planting

Over the next two years, MetLife Foundation will support Arbor Day Foundation planting projects in forests and communities of greatest need in Europe.

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