Philanthropy

Every month is Pride month at M·A·C Cosmetics! On August 6, the brand released a limited-edition, special-deco VIVA GLAM Pride lipstick that gives back 100%* to organizations that support the health and rights of people of All Ages, All Races and All Genders.

In the past year, the importance of reliable information and communication technologies (ICTs) has been reinforced like never before. The ICT industry has seen a swift increase in traffic with so many internet users becoming fully reliant on it, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Every child should have a strong start in life. But the reality is that an estimated 149 million children under the age of five are developmentally stunted due to chronic malnutrition during the 1,000 day period from conception until they reach two years of age.

Established in 2005, Gateway Center provides basic needs and housing resources for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Functioning as much more than a shelter, the center offers case-by-case services around housing stability, health and wellness, job training and placement, family and community engagement and financial literacy.

Dow recently announced that Natura cosmetics brand – part of Natura & Co group, the fourth largest personal care company in the world – is the first commercial collaborator for Project Ybá: Conservation that Transforms, a strategic sustainability project for balancing commercial growth of a local community with environmental preservation in Breu Branco, Pará, deep in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest.

The team at T‑Mobile’s Albuquerque‑based Menaul Customer Experience Center helped pave the way (somewhat literally!) for a local food pantry to better serve the community.

Benevity and its clients PagerDuty and Workday have joined the Go Give One Coalition Challenge which launched in June, aiming to raise $5 million to fund one million vaccines by the end of this summer. As of mid-July the coalition had already reached a $1 million donation milestone, which will fund 200,000 doses for lower-income countries.

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) has donated $1 million in sequencing capabilities to the Molecular Diagnostic Reference Laboratory at Kasturba Hospital, in the Municipal Corporate of Greater Mumbai, to help expand SARS-CoV-2 sequencing capabilities in the region and support the broader genomic surveillance effort across India.

At Medtronic, our Diversity Networks and ERGs help role-model inclusion and diversity and, through unique partnerships and volunteer efforts, help amplify our impact in communities.