Inclusion & Opportunity

Darden for Life | Kim Basham of LongHorn Steakhouse

I’ve been with Darden 25 years in June. For the last 17 of those years, I’ve been a bartender and server at the LongHorn Steakhouse on Eastgate North Drive in Cincinnati, OH. I was one of the first employees hired when the restaurant opened. My team members tease me by saying that the building was built around me

Inclusion & Opportunity

Darden for Life | Diane Eslinger of Olive Garden

Team members are the backbone of our restaurants. For some of them, creating great dining experiences for our guests is so fulfilling that it becomes their life’s work. Olive Garden Server Diane Eslinger who celebrated her 35th anniversary with Darden recently has a large group of regular guests and has been named salesperson of the month multiple times, said General Manager Kelly Lynch.

Events

‘You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know:’ Aug. 9 3BL Media Lunch & Learn Webinar Equips CSR & Communications Professionals for 2017 Content Strategy

As 2017 communications strategies are being planned, 3BL Media invites executives responsible for CSR and sustainability programs to a lunch-and-learn webinar focused on distribution, measurement and best practices for enhancing the visibility of brand content.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Darden for Life | Shirley Wells of Olive Garden

For some of our team members, creating great dining experiences for our guests is so fulfilling that it becomes their life’s work. Today we hear from Shirley Wells, a 35-year Darden team member, has been a cook at the Olive Garden in Springfield, IL, for 21 years. She was honored with a culinary trip to Italy in 2006.

Research & Reports

Caterpillar's Digital Technology & Customer Sustainability

Research & Reports

Caterpillar's Breakthrough Workshop for Women Leaders

“The Breakthrough Leadership for Women workshop was by far the best course I’ve taken at Caterpillar in the nine years I’ve been here. It made me learn about myself, gave me confidence and made me really connect with women at work for the first time.”

Health & Healthcare

#GHCCGhana Recap: GHFP-II, Dow, PIMCO, & PYXERA Global on the Power of Tri-Sector Collaboration in Global Health

On July 13th, leaders from Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II, The Dow Chemical Company, PIMCO, and PYXERA Global joined us to talk about the Global Health Corporate Champions. As the chat got started, our panelists and audience dove right into the conversation – sharing data, facts and figures.

Philanthropy

Helping Entrepreneurs Around the World Through Matter to a Million

Every day Elisa, a single mother of two, walks through the city of Tulcán, Ecuador, selling sheets, quilts and blankets to raise enough money to feed her children. It’s an extremely hard life but she has successfully grown a micro-business and someday hopes to be able to set up a small shop so she doesn’t have to walk to sell her wares.

Corporate Responsibility

GRI Podcasts: Beyond Reports - Episode 6, Christina Burmeister

This month, Christina Burmeister, Sustainability Project Manager at Deutsche Bank, speaks about the company’s efforts to make banking more socially responsible, as well as the EU Directive on Non-financial Reporting, which goes into force in 2017. Deutsche Bank is a member of GRI’s GOLD Community

Events

G&A's New Sustainable Training HQ Platform Offers Free Sample CSR Overview Module

G&A's new Sustainability Training HQ​ platform is offering a free sample module from it's introductory Certification in Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Strategies​ Course led by Dr. Nitish Singh, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University & Brendan Keating, VP IntegTree​.

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