Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

M&T Bank Corporation Releases Inaugural ESG Report

M&T Bank

Philanthropy

United Way of Lake County Strengthens Program Providing At-Risk Children With Access to Care

United Way of Lake County will expand its high-impact program, Success By 6 Home Visiting, which provides at-risk children with early intervention services and healthcare to ensure they reach age-appropriate developmental milestones, with the support of a $25,000 contribution from Baxter International.

Volunteering & Community

CSX Employees Volunteer at Baltimore School

As the final stop on the company’s 2016 tour of volunteer events across its network, CSX hosted a day of service at Windsor Hills Elementary School in Baltimore, Md. More than 130 volunteers from CSX, Windsor Hills, and nonprofit organizations City Year and Action for Healthy Kids joined together to improve the school.

Volunteering & Community

Who Will Be This Year’s Most Community-Minded Companies?

Washington (Nov. 15, 2016) – For Eli Lilly and Company, community change means ensuring every student in Indianapolis has access to STEM education. For FedEx, it means having FedEx team members help teach safe motorist behaviors to create safer, more walkable communities. For KeyBank, community change manifests itself in $25 million in funding and research efforts for affordable housing communities across the country. These are just three of the 50 companies Points of Light recognized as best practice corporate citizens in 2016. Who will be among the most community-minded companies in America in 2017?

Inclusion & Opportunity

Darden Dimes Helps Employees Weather Storm

Employees at the Olive Garden in Spokane, WA, were grateful for Darden’s emergency assistance fund after a severe storm. The Darden Dimes program awarded more than 2,800 grants totaling about $1.6 million to employees in 2015.

Philanthropy

Benevity Supports the Launch of Apple Pay for Charities

Benevity, Inc., the global leader in online workplace giving, matching, volunteering and community investment software, is pleased to announce our supporting role in the launch of Apple Pay for charities – an easy, secure and private way to make and accept donations that’s fast and convenient.

Events

Arrow Electronics Presents “Courage in Sports”

Global technology company Arrow Electronics sponsored the U.S. television program “Courage in Sports” on Sunday, which highlights stories of athletes all over the world overcoming adversity. This is Arrow’s third year presenting the inspiring annual one-hour documentary-style show.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Carnival Rocks the Boat

During a meeting with her senior managers in August, Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises since late 2013, got an update on the bedding at her 18-ship line.

Events

CEOs and Senior Execs from Dell, Rockwool, Smurfit Kappa, Accedo, Heineken, Grundfos and SC Johnson Will Gather in London to Discuss How to Deliver Social Purpose and Impact

In light of the recent UK referendum and US election business faces uncertain times. What is a certainty is the need for organisations from across the globe to come together to continue to push the sustainable and responsible business agenda.

Events

Report: Patagonia, Fossil Group, Timberland’s Employee Engagement Strategy

Given last week’s news, it’s even more important for business to understand the need to resonate with all stakeholders and lead the way with a responsible mind-set.

Events

Creating a Community for Recovery on College Campuses

Responsible alcohol consumption and prevention are often the focus of outreach and education programs on college campuses. Programs designed to reach students and young people in recovery are often overlooked.

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FedEx Cares | Overall

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Kingfisher Around the World

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