Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

El Paso Students Score Big at the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

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Expanded TransCanada Scholarship Program Helps Remove Barriers to Education

TransCanada announced it is expanding its successful community scholarships program, that will further help hundreds of North Americans gain skills to realize their goals and prosper in the workforce

Teen Builds Friendships, Fosters Acceptance Through Inclusive Team Sports

For Josh Kaplan, giving back to the community is part of who he is. Driven by the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam, or “repairing the world,” he believes each of us has the power to create change and participate meaningfully in the world around us.

Sanofi Pasteur Supports Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Sanofi Pasteur served as one of the corporate sponsors for the 21st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Breakfast at East Stroudsburg University. Team members from our PRIDE, MILL and SwiftWISE employee resource groups joined over 400 attendees in honoring the legacy of Dr. King and awarding scholarships to ESU students with a commitment to social justice.

New Animation: GRI Competitive Business Program for SMEs

GRI's newly established Competitive Business Program is tailored to help SMEs to break into global value chains by improving transparency around their sustainability impacts. This two-minute animation will list the many benefits of corporate responsibility for SMEs, and how GRI can help them become more competitive.

Benevity and General Atlantic Announce Strategic Partnership

Benevity, Inc., a global provider of corporate social responsibility and employee engagement software, announced today that General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, has made a strategic investment in the company. This investment comes as Benevity achieves record client growth with its workplace giving, volunteering and community investment technology.

Campaign Meeting 2018 – Coming Together to Be the Change

At a United Way of Monroe County community meeting held at Northampton Community College’s Monroe Campus in Tannersville, corporate partners, community leaders, and students and staff from some of Monroe County’s local schools announced the results of their respective United Way campaigns to a packed room of volunteers and supporters.

KeyBank Provides $10.4 Million in Total Financing for Affordable Housing in Upstate New York

KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) has provided a total of $10.4 million in financing to Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Ithaca City Apartments, a 98-unit complex located in Ithaca, NY.

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Commits Additional $2 Million to The Ray

The Trustees of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation have granted an additional $2 million to The Ray over the next two years, to fund important research, pilot projects and emerging technologies with the potential to shape the transportation infrastructure of the future.

Lessons Learned from Restaurant Icon Dave Thomas

It’s difficult to quantify the number of lives that Dave Thomas touched throughout his 69 years of life. From our 6,500 restaurants who employ around 30 employees per restaurant per year, combined with the thousands of children in the foster care system who have been paired with a Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recruiter, plus all the restaurant support center employees, contractors, suppliers and agencies that serve to support the Wendy’s restaurants…the number must be in the billions and counting.

Updates on GRI Standard 303: Water

GRI is updating its reporting standard for Water, and is calling out for comments for the revised draft. Have your say, today, and help further improve the common global language for reporting on water impacts.

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