As demand grows for market-based solutions that address climate change, biodiversity loss and growing fiscal pressures facing many countries, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is expanding its impact investing and nature finance team, NatureVest.
The impact of natural disasters on power grid resilience is increasingly gaining attention worldwide. Adapting lessons learned from high-profile incidents that have occurred elsewhere for the African continent, where energy supply is already intermittent, may provide opportunities to enhance the region’s energy system reliability through smart grid infrastructure solutions.
Make-A-Wish® Mid-Atlantic grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Each year, approximately 840 children in the Mid-Atlantic region are eligible to have their wish granted, but the hundreds of wishes Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic grants each year would go unanswered if it weren’t for local donations from generous individuals and corporate partners like Chipotle DC.
Seven people received their service dogs from Susquehanna Service Dogs in February. In their blog post, SSD discusses how they match people with dogs to create a successful working team.
Earlier this week, twelve new dogs started advanced training at Susquehanna Service Dogs. Over the next six to eight months, they'll learn the tasks and behaviors they'll need to become service dogs.
Screened at the 12th Annual Board of Boards in New York City on February 27, 2017, this video accompanied the formal launch of Strategic Investor Initiative (SII), the first step in the effort to move trillions in capital by working with leading companies to develop and deliver their long-term plans to strategic investors.
In 2013, Barclays and GSK formed a new partnership combining the skills and expertise of a bank and a healthcare company to help increase access to healthcare and improve economic livelihoods in Africa. A new report offers seven lessons learned from the project.
Some of the most popular -- and valuable -- brands in the world are housed under the big umbrella of Unilever (and consider that the Anglo-Dutch parent company name itself is a valuable brand). Think Unilever brands: Dove (soap); Hellmanns (mayo); Lipton(tea); Breyer's (ice cream); and Ben & Jerry's (one of the great pioneers in CSR and purveyors of iconic ice creams).
Lloyds Banking Group today publishes its latest Helping Britain Prosper Plan update. The Group recognises that people, businesses and communities are facing significant social and economic challenges and the Plan is our measurable response. We believe no other bank is better placed to help Britain: the Group serves approximately 25 million customers, 1 million small businesses and is the UK’s largest digital bank.
Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
Our Prescription for a Better World framework is organized around three key pillars: building healthy communities (Health in Action), protecting the...
Our Prescription for a Better World framework is organized around three key pillars: building healthy communities (Health in Action), protecting the...
The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...