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Slam Dunk: How Women at Johnson & Johnson Pioneered Company...

Ohio’s Clean Energy Standards Are Key to Thriving Economy

Consumers Energy Provides $15,000 to Three Michigan Community Projects with ‘Put Your Town on the Map’ Competition

Apr 18, 2019 9:35 AM ET - Michigan communities in Huron, Ottawa and Kent counties are receiving a total of $15,000 for projects to energize local residents and attract statewide attention after winning Consumers Energy’s first “Put Your Town on the Map” competition. Port...

Morgan Stanley Launches Broad-Based Commitment to Develop Systemic Solutions to Reduce Global Plastic Waste

Apr 18, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Morgan Stanley will prevent, reduce, and remove 50 million metric tons of plastic waste from rivers, oceans, landscapes and landfills by 2030.

Board Diversity: Time’s Up on Good Intentions

Apr 18, 2019 7:05 AM ET - When I began working to make boards more gender diverse in 2001, the percentage of women on the boards of large companies in the United States was around 12 percent. By 2011, women had gained a few more seats at the table, and by 2016 women held 21...

How Financial Services Companies Can Advance Racial Equity and Create Business Growth

Apr 17, 2019 12:00 PM ET - Finance companies to improve competitive advantage by advancing racial equity.

The ABCs of Financial Literacy Month

Apr 17, 2019 10:05 AM ET - These days managing your personal finances or even following the business news can be overwhelming if you don’t have mastery of basic financial jargon. A basic financial vocabulary helps fill in the blanks in understanding a confusing and volatile...

Smaller Brands Can Help End Global Poverty, Too

Apr 17, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Whole Flanet Foundation focuses on microloans, which the organization has designed to ensure ease of access; the way in which this program works is critical because acquiring seed money is a formidable task for anyone in poverty. Such an obstacle is...

Now Through May 1st, Double Your Donation to Prevent Homelessness in Central Florida

Apr 16, 2019 5:20 PM ET - At Christian HELP, our mission is to prevent homelessness by helping people find jobs, while providing for them spiritually and materially. According to the most recent ALICE Report, a study from United Way, 47% of our population is one crisis away...

New Cross-Sector Study Will Examine Role of Corporate Boards in Driving Success in Long-Term Performance

Apr 16, 2019 12:30 PM ET - Today’s Boards of Directors are expected to play a more forward-looking strategic role that supports long-term performance.

The Rise of ESG Indicators

Apr 16, 2019 11:10 AM ET - The Responsible Business Summit, hosted by London-based Ethical Corporation, is among the most well attended events by leaders from all sectors, providing a space for strategic discussions on business’ role in addressing our most important systemic...

What Sesame Street is Doing to Reduce Stigma and Change Perceptions Around Autism

Apr 15, 2019 4:45 PM ET - In the U.S., 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with autism. Nearly every family and community is touched in some way. While the diagnosis is common, public understanding of autism is not. This lack of understanding can make life even more difficult...

Women in the Field of Finance

Apr 15, 2019 10:05 AM ET - At the financial firms I am involved with, Domini Impact Investments has five employee equity-owning managers in leadership. Four of the five are female. The Sustainability Group has four partner-level members and three of the four are female. I...

Carbon Yield Fund Wins 2019 Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge

Apr 15, 2019 8:30 AM ET - Sustainable Investing Challenge brings together future leadersseeking to help address today’s toughest sustainability issues throughinnovative financial instruments

Meet the 10 Ventures in SEED SPOT’s 2019 Washington, DC, Impact Accelerator

Apr 12, 2019 12:05 PM ET - Ten entrepreneurial teams pitched their businesses at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. The reward: up to $20,000 in grants and other prizes. The winner for Most Promising Social Innovation was HAVEN, founded by Ben Pugh. Haven...

Think Drunk Driving Doesn't Impact You? Think Again.

Apr 12, 2019 11:00 AM ET - Drunk driving is still the #1 cause of death on our roadways. Think it doesn't impact you? Think again. Every two minutes, someone is injured in a drunk driving crash, and every 51 minutes, someone is killed. Two out of three people will be...

Sustainability Reporting Helps Build Community Ties

Apr 11, 2019 8:30 AM ET - Giving back to the community has become anchored in the values of both staff and service users at Bangladeshi financial institution IDLC.

The TriplePundit Flash: New Fund Aims to Close Lending Gap for Women Entrepreneurs

Apr 10, 2019 11:00 AM ET - The Wisdom Fund, a fixed income vehicle that increases capital access and lending for women-owned businesses, was created by CNote in partnership with mission-driven lender CDC Small Business Finance and four innovative nonprofits.

Helping Women Build Assets through Successful Homeownership

Apr 10, 2019 9:05 AM ET - Homewise is working with women, particularly those of low-to-moderate income, to build assets through successful and sustainable homeownership. Each year single women and single mothers make up 30 percent of new Homewise homeowners; that’s nearly...

Co-op Way Report 2018

Apr 10, 2019 4:00 AM ET - The Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives, with over 4.6 million active members. Its purpose is ‘Championing a better way of doing business for you and your communities’. Today the Co-op announces the launch of its 13th...

CSRHub’s Cynthia Figge Speaking at CSR 5.0

Apr 9, 2019 12:50 PM ET - Skytop Strategies will launch its fifth annual CSR Summit hosted in partnership with Nasdaq at their Entrepreneurial Center on April 17th in San Francisco.

ClearBridge Highlights Benefits of Sustainable Investment Approach in Annual Impact Report

Apr 9, 2019 12:50 PM ET - ClearBridge Investments released its annual Impact Report, which details the environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations that have been a crucial part of its investment process for over 30 years.

Frontier Co-op is #FundingHerFuture through Whole Planet Foundation

Apr 9, 2019 12:30 PM ET - The brand has been a proud supporter of Whole Planet Foundation since 2012, donating more than $460,000 to alleviate global poverty through microcredit and renewing their membership in the $100,000 Fund in 2019.

Why Good Standards - Both ESG and Financial - Matter

Apr 9, 2019 8:45 AM ET - Why sustainability reporting matters, to investors & others - and the need to work together to further increase corporate transparency more broadly. Tim Mohin of GRI refutes ‘greenwashing’ claims by Hans Hoogervorst.

Switching Workplace Giving Providers: Your Guide for Choosing a New Partner for Your Employee Giving Program

Apr 8, 2019 1:35 PM ET - You're not new to workplace giving. You know how important it is to your employees to work for a company where giving and volunteering is supported and you understand how much nonprofits rely on your team's support to tackle tough issues...

To Boost Employee Giving Results, Choose Fun™ Like Carnival Cruise Line!

Apr 8, 2019 1:15 PM ET - There are three key ingredients you need for success when it comes to increasing employee participation in your company’s workplace giving program – awareness, simplicity, and fun. Many companies get one or two of these ingredients right, but often...

PepsiCo is #FundingHerFuture through Whole Planet Foundation

Apr 8, 2019 1:00 PM ET - KeVita, a PepsiCo. brand, has joined the Supplier Alliance for Microcredit, pledging $50,000 in 2019 to alleviate global poverty through Whole Planet Foundation.

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