Social Impact & Volunteering

Syrian Violinist Turns Passion for Music into an Inspiring Message of Peace and Cultural Understanding

From a young age, Mariela Shaker was a gifted violinist. At the age of 10, she joined the Arabic Institute of Music in Aleppo, Syria, graduating in 2004 with distinction. She then began traveling across Syria to perform in various festivals and concerts, eventually returning to the institute to teach music to a new generation of students.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

WFTV and The Trust for Public Land Seeking Nominations for Central Florida’s 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Program

Nominations for volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces are being accepted at CoxConservesHeroes.com through 5 p.m. EST on July 10.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Germany Volunteers Participate in Instream Restoration

Xylem Germany's Langenhagen team recently supported the company's Xylem Watermark program, volunteering to work on instream restoration in Mecklenheider Forst.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact Expands Board of Directors to Lead New Stage of Growth

NEW YORK, NY June, 2017 — Common Impact, a nonprofit organization that pioneered corporate skills-based volunteering, has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors: Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president at Smarter Workforce, IBM and Jihye Gyde, a senior associate at Nonprofit Finance Fund.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Support for Women and Children in Camps in the North of France

Despite the displacement of migrants, following the dismantling of the camps in late 2016 and the Great Synthe fire in early April 2017, the number of people in the region is estimated at 2,300 people including 300 women and children, living in the jungles or in the wild, without a fixed camp. With the arrival of spring, humanitarian organizations fear the influx of new migrants into the area.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Financial Solutions Lab Announces Winners of $3 Million Fintech Competition to Improve Financial Health of Overlooked Populations in America

Today the Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab) at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) with founding Lab partner JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) announced eight financial services innovators as the winners of its third competition, aimed at identifying solutions that can help Americans improve their financial health.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Customer-Driven World Class Water Utility

Utilities need to chart an integrated path to service excellence, financial resilience and proactive customer engagement to obtain “world-class” standing. As this year’s Black & Veatch Strategic Directions: Water Industry Report indicates, challenges such as aging infrastructure, loss of talented workforce and financial constraints continue to influence business decisions and utility performance.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Strengthening Food Security in the Developing World

Everyone wants to ensure food is safe, accessible, nutritious, and available for all. At General Mills, that responsibility is at the heart of much of what we do.

Diversity & Inclusion

My Ongoing Journey with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

I’m not exactly the poster child for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Aside from the long, tied-back hair and subtle earring that project a superficial divergence from the norm, I appear to be the mainstream standard for privilege: straight, white, cisgender male from a socioeconomically stable upbringing. The assessment is on point: I am privileged. As such, it may come as a surprise that I am the one writing about DEI. So, before I share my current DEI work at Common Impact, let me share my story.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Global Services Lauds Announcement of Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration

Congratulations to The Nature Conservancy, Marine Stewardship Council, Tri Marine, and the others involved in launching the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. SCS has provided third party MSC assessments of fishery management and seafood traceability since 2000. As a Conformity Assessment Body that focuses on environmental and social certification, SCS will continue to be an active leader in the industry, supporting this commitment to rid oceans of illegal tuna fishing and forced labor. http://ow.ly/SV7630cxp9a

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