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Hopeworks in Camden Helps Young People Heal

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Nearly two-thirds of adults experienced one major stressor during childhood. Camden children experience an average of five. It’s a statistic that Hopeworks, a Camden youth-development organization, knows well.

LG Recognized as Industry Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LG Electronics has been named “Industry Leader,” the highest designation by the globally recognized Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the second year in a row.

The Impact of Pro Bono on Communities Around the Globe

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits who are making a difference in their communities through pro bono support.

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s Address Affordable Housing Shortage One Community at a Time

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s kicked off the annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood program this week as hundreds of volunteers performed critical home repairs and expanded an urban community garden in Seattle’s historic Central District.

Tomorrow Rising & Schneider's International Energy Training Program | Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric presents Tomorrow Rising: a web series showcasing our international energy training program for determined people and young entrepreneurs from underprivileged backgrounds.

Aflac CSR Hero: Brian Penn

When Aflac CSR Hero Brian Penn isn’t helping protect the company’s valuable private data, he is giving back with purpose.

PayPal Employee GIVE Team Hosts 6th Annual ‘Girls in Tech’ Day in Chennai, India

Social Impact & Volunteering

Each year, the PayPal employee GIVE Team in Chennai, India hosts a ‘Girls in Tech’ program that teaches useful tech skills and provides mentorship to young girls from disadvantaged backgrounds

Stopping Global Warming Will Cost $50 Trillion: Morgan Stanley Report

Environment

Topline: While estimates vary on the cost of halting global warming and reducing net carbon emissions to zero, a new report from Morgan Stanley analysts finds that to do so by 2050 the world will need to spend $50 trillion in five key areas of zero-carbon technology.

How Taproot Foundation Helps Nonprofits Maximize Volunteers Through Pro Bono Services

Media & Communications

This week's Business of Giving features Lindsay Firestone Gruber, president & CEO of the Taproot Foundation.

Team Rubicon and CASE: Stepping in After Severe Storm Damage in Northeast Wisconsin

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CASE Construction Equipment dealer Miller-Bradford & Risberg supported Team Rubicon’s second wave of response to severe storms that hit the area in July 2019 that caused severe damage across Langlade and Oconto Counties in northeast Wisconsin.

United Airlines Pledges $40 Million To Further Decarbonize Commercial Air Travel

Energy

United Airlines today further strengthened its reputation as an aviation industry leader in environmental sustainability by committing $40 million toward a new investment vehicle focused on accelerating the development of sustainable aviation fuels

Reaching Kids Early Is the Key to Driving Interest in STEM, Educators Say

Education

Hundreds of JetBlue crewmembers are alumni of Aviation High School, and now they’re paying it forward by regularly volunteering as student mentors and sponsoring field trips to New York airports.

Relaxing Floors: A Stress-Reductive Approach to Design

Innovation & Technology

Fractals are the building block of many of nature’s patterns and have been scientifically proven to reduce stress and so provide benefits to physical health.

CITGO and Discovery Education Introduce the CITGO Fueling Education™ Student Challenge

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Petroleum Corporation and Discovery Education announce the opening of the CITGO Fueling Education Student Challenge.

Xylem Watermark Expands Impact Efforts With First Large-Scale Mexico Project

Social Impact & Volunteering

Through Xylem Watermark’s partnership with Planet Water and the Flex Foundation, 10 primary schools in Aguascalientes, Mexico recently received clean water access through community-based water filtration systems and hygiene education programs.

North Texas Women In Business Learn, Connect & Grow During Comerica Bank Women’s Business Symposium

Diversity & Inclusion

Comerica Bank capped off the 2019 season of its national Women’s Business Symposium in Dallas/Fort Worth. More than 600 women in business from across North Texas joined for an afternoon of empowering conversations, learning and networking.

Changing Girls’ Lives Through STEM Education

Today, too many girls are locked out of STEM and have to work twice as hard to get half as far. Techbridge Girls is leveling the playing field, striving to empower thousands more girls from low-income communities.

Sustainable Impact Takes Center Stage at Annual HP Americas Innovation Summit

Responsible Production & Consumption

HP highlighted its commitment to Sustainable Impact via an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of its Nashville-based recycling facilities for hardware and supplies.

The Project SPAMMY® Experience

Hormel Foods developed SPAMMY®, a shelf-stable poultry product that is fortified with vitamins and minerals, to help prevent childhood malnutrition in Guatemala.

Exploring a Real-World Model of Sustainable and Circular Business in Pittsburgh

Green Infrastructure

The Tower at PNC Plaza, a state-of-the-art high-rise in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, has achieved LEED Platinum status, the highest certification awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Infographic: Arrow Electronics 2018 Global Impact Statistics

Research, Reports & Publications

Arrow CSR partner organizations supported nearly 14.7 million people on 6 continents— a 77% increase over 2017!

Feeding the 9 Billion in Year 2050 Is a Great Challenge for Society

Media & Communications

The United Nations Population Prospects 2019 tells us that there will be nine billion souls to feed on this Good Earth by year 2050 (up from seven billion-plus of us today).

Winning Culture at Bacardi U.S.A. Inc. Makes It One of the Best Medium Workplaces in the Country

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

This is the second year Bacardi in the U.S. is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ and this reflects a strong corporate culture driven by being Fearless, treating each other like Family and thinking like Founders.

Patch PDX: Sharing Our Culture of Community With Portland’s Tech Industry

Innovation & Technology

How do we use technology to improve our communities? This is the question I and 80 of my peers from across the Portland tech community asked ourselves as we gathered in the Zones cafeteria earlier this month for Intel’s inaugural Patch PDX event.

Spotlight on Arya Bairat: 17-Year Old Sustainable Inventor

Innovation & Technology

At just 15 years old, Arya Bairat developed the EES Sustineri – a system that combines innovative technologies to provide a sustainable, cost-effective source of electrical power that could be used in almost any industry.