Disaster Relief

As part of an ongoing commitment to have a positive and sustained impact on the communities they serve, Albertsons Companies and Albertsons Companies Foundation announced that they gave nearly $300 million in food and financial support to an array of important causes in 2017.

More than 140 Consumers Energy employees and contract personnel are responding to a winter storm that left nearly 2 million residents in the Northeast U.S. without power. Consumers Energy crews, including lineworkers, damage assessors, safety personnel and other field employees, are departing Jackson, Michigan today.

As natural disasters disrupted lives around the world in 2017, Cisco teams came together to support each other, our customers, and their communities.

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today released its 2017 Sustainability Report, “A Viewpoint on Social Responsibility.” The report highlights team member-driven initiatives which are helping to strengthen communities, conserve resources and make a positive environmental impact at the local level.

Hoy, SC Johnson anunció que donó 100.000 unidades del repelente de insectos personal OFF!® con el objetivo de ayudar a familias brasileñas a protegerse contra el mosquito Aedes aegypti que puede transmitir enfermedades como dengue, Zika, chikungunya y fiebre amarilla. Con la llegada de la temporada de mosquitos, Brasil ha visto recientemente una mayor cantidad de casos de fiebre amarilla. Esta donación de repelentes de insectos personales se distribuirá a través de programas comunitarios y de servicios sociales de organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) en un esfuerzo para ayudar a proteger a tantas personas como sea posible de los mosquitos que pueden transmitir estas enfermedades.

A SC Johnson anunciou hoje que doou cem mil unidades do repelente pessoal contra insetos OFF!® para ajudar as famílias brasileiras a se protegerem do mosquito Aedes aegypti, que pode transmitir doenças como dengue, zika, chikungunya e febre amarela. Com a chegada do período de proliferação de mosquitos, o Brasil tem presenciado um aumento nos casos de febre amarela. Essa doação de repelentes pessoais contra insetos será distribuída por organizações não governamentais (ONGs) locais, programas comunitários e de serviços sociais, em um esforço para proteger o maior número de pessoas contra os mosquitos que podem transmitir essas doenças.

Today SC Johnson announced it has donated 100,000 units of OFF!® personal insect repellent geared towards helping Brazilian families protect against the Aedes aegypti mosquito that may transmit diseases such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. With the arrival of the mosquito season, Brazil has recently seen an increase in the number of yellow fever cases.

Wells Fargo contributed $286.5 million to more than 14,500 nonprofits across the U.S. in 2017, and was named United Way Worldwide’s top workplace giving campaign for the ninth year in a row.

A lineman’s job has always been part electrician and part good neighbor because the customers they restore power for are their own family and friends. And it’s really no different in Puerto Rico.

In the third installment of our series 10 Leaders on Business for Good, NationSwell founder and CEO Greg Behrman chats with Dalila Wilson-Scott, SVP of community investment for Comcast NBCUniversal, about her social-impact work and the changing nature of corporate civic engagement.