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Bayer Expands Industry-leading Digital Farming Platform in Argentina

Pro Bono Perspectives Podcast: Episode 21 – Rachael Weiss Riley, Two Sigma Data Clinic

May 15, 2019 6:00 AM ET - Pro Bono Perspectives host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly is joined by Two Sigma Data Clinic Director Rachael Weiss Riley to discuss the role of data in skills-based corporate philanthropy.

HARC Joins Forces With Green Mountain Energy Sun Club to Support Sustainability Research and Regional Green Building Leadership

May 14, 2019 3:45 PM ET - HARC and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club leaders celebrated the completion of a sustainability project signifying a major step towards the organization’s goal of achieving a highly regarded net zero energy (NZE) status, which would make the HARC...

Las Vegas Sands Recognizes Recipients of Adelson Citizenship Award: 2019

May 14, 2019 11:40 AM ET - Las Vegas Sands announced the 12 recipients of The Mr. Sheldon G. and Dr. Miriam Adelson Citizenship Award presented by Sands Cares. The award was established through Sands Cares, the company’s corporate giving program, to recognize team members...

Smithfield Foods Continues Support of James River Association Environmental Clean Up Efforts

May 14, 2019 11:35 AM ET - Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced today a $10,000 donation to the James River Association to support efforts to restore and protect the future of Virginia’s largest river. To kick-off the continuation of the partnership, Smithfield employees...

Addressing Social Sector Needs Through Technology Pro Bono

May 14, 2019 10:15 AM ET - The social sector continues to lag in the adoption and use of technology due in part to lack of funding and limited staff. How can pro bono service bridge the gap between the needs of the sector and available human and financial resources? On the...

CITGO Raises More Than $2.2 Million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association

May 14, 2019 10:00 AM ET - CITGO employees, Marketers, Retailers, vendors and suppliers raised more than $2.2 Million to date for families living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases that severely weaken muscle strength and mobility.

Partners in Purpose: My Special Aflac Duck is Helping Kids With Cancer

May 13, 2019 4:15 PM ET - On average, children with cancer will spend 1,000 days undergoing treatment. Knowing this can be a scary and difficult time for young patients, Aflac partnered with Sproutel to develop "My Special Aflac Duck." The duck is designed to be a...

Modern-Day Nightingales: Meet Three Enterprising Nurses Who Moonlight as Inventors

May 13, 2019 2:50 PM ET - When you think about groundbreaking healthcare innovations—creations that forever changed how medicine is practiced, like the invention of sutures—chances are you first think of medical device engineers and pharmaceutical scientists brainstorming in...

Serving Those Who Served For Us

May 13, 2019 2:00 PM ET - The Whirlpool Veterans Association (WVA), in partnership with Blue Star Mothers, was recently able to provide local veteran Scott Spearitt with a new Whirlpool brand washer and dryer.

Procter & Gamble is Doing Good Every Day with Tide Loads of Hope and Relief Efforts

May 13, 2019 1:05 PM ET - Photo by Adam Dean @adamjdean...

Maximizing Impact for Global Disaster Relief Efforts

May 13, 2019 12:05 PM ET - At the recent Council on Foundations bi-annual conference, Leading Together, almost 1000 philanthropy leaders and business, government, and academia influencers gathered together to connect, share, and learn with one another. Celebrating 70 years,...

Smithfield Foods Donates More Than 41,000 Pounds of Protein to Harvesters—the Community Food Network

May 13, 2019 10:30 AM ET - Smithfield Foods, Inc., in partnership with Price Chopper, donated more than 41,000 pounds of protein to Harvesters—The Community Food Network. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2019 Helping Hungry Homes® donation tour and provided...

General Mills Covington Plant Donates Over $250k to Organizations

May 13, 2019 8:35 AM ET - As part of General Mills’ Hometown Grant Program, 19 community organizations in Covington and the surrounding area have received more than $250,000 in grant money.

Thermo King Drives Reduction in Food Waste and Insecurity by Committing Nearly $500,000 in Additional Grants to Food Banks Nationwide

May 13, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Forty percent, or nearly $200 billion of food in the U.S. goes to waste each year. Making this statistic harder to comprehend, 40 million people struggle with hunger, and 12 million of them are children. To address this sensless epidemic, Thermo...

Lambton College Wins National Champion Title in Environmental Challenge

May 10, 2019 3:00 PM ET - Students at Lambton College installed solar drip irrigation systems at schools in Zambia, Africa, providing a varied diet to students using clean, solar energy. Enactus Lambton College has been named the 2019 Scotiabank Environmental Challenge...

Carnival Corporation's Costa Cruises and Kinder Unite for a Social Responsibility Project

May 10, 2019 2:00 PM ET - Kinder and Costa Cruises sign an important partnership based on shared values to bring the “Kinder+Sport Joy of moving” project and the right to play into the life of children, on board and on land, all over the world.

ESG Coverage Is Improving

May 10, 2019 10:50 AM ET - We recently reviewed the ESG coverage status for the 8,686 companies in the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index). The ACWI is a popular benchmark for many investors, because it includes approximately 85% of the global opportunities for equity...

My Special Aflac Duck® Joins University of Georgia in Raising $1.1 Million for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

May 10, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Congratulations to our friends at the University of Georgia who participated in the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Dance Marathon. Not only did they celebrate with Miracle families, dance and participate in team building activities,...

Grand Opening of Accessible Horticulture and Education Center at Overbrook School for the Blind

May 10, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Local officials will join Overbrook School for the Blind (OSB) students, staff, and Board of Trustees, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the M. Christine Murphy Horticulture and Education Center - a LEED-Silver certified and...

Translating Global Commitments Into Local Action

May 9, 2019 3:45 PM ET - Symantec’s global commitments to the planet include engaging employees in protecting the environment and partnering with others to leverage our collective impact. Our Green Teams, employee volunteer teams located in offices across the world, help...

For the Eleventh Year in a Row, Subaru “Shares the Love” in a Big Way with the ASPCA

May 9, 2019 1:15 PM ET - For the eleventh consecutive year, the ASPCA was one of four national charities to participate in the Subaru Share the Love® Event, which began on November 15, 2018, and ended on January 2, 2019. Subaru set no limit on the total donation to all...

University of Alberta Team Wins Youth Empowerment National Champion Title

May 9, 2019 1:00 PM ET - Students at the University of Alberta are increasing high-school and post-secondary students’ financial literacy and employability skills through their Project NextStep. Enactus University of Alberta has been named the 2019 Scotiabank Youth...

Opening Doors Through a Mother’s Heart

May 9, 2019 1:00 PM ET - With motors and machine tools surrounding her, Iris Peralta smiles as she wields a welding gun at her workstation. Her work on the factory floor is to create new specialty parts for high-end sports cars.

Cisco | What's on Your Desk: TacOps Edition

May 9, 2019 11:05 AM ET - My name is Dustin Li, and I am one of the operations coordinators for Cisco Tactical Operations (TacOps). My job is a catch-all that includes everything from handling logistics for deployments and making sure equipment is ready to deploy, all the...

Broadening Financial Inclusion Borders in Bangladesh

May 9, 2019 11:00 AM ET - According to Women’s World Banking, “Women in Bangladesh have the highest-ever rates of literacy and employment, and the country’s economy is growing. Financial inclusion now stands at more than 50 percent, nearly doubling in the past few years. But...

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