As we spring into the new year, we honor our final two 2015 Champions of DOT – Kelly Chrietzberg and Mohammed Farshori – who helped end 2015 on a high note with their selfless acts to better their communities.
AccountAbility CEO, Sunny Misser, discusses the future of sustainability in the real estate industry in an interview with NAREIT on January 27th, conducted at NAREIT’s annual conference of sustainability practitioners at the Ritz Carlton-Coconut Grove in Miami, FL. In his interview, Misser outlines the key sustainability trends in the real estate industry today.
In the picturesque Cienega Canyon Preserve in San Timoteo Canyon, squirrels and deer, and a variety of birds and insects, rely on the oaks in the area for food and shelter. But over the last 12 years, more than half of the oaks have died or are in poor health due to drought, pests and pathogens.
On Saturday, February 6, 2016, 112 of KeyBank employees volunteered their time to the eleventh annual Super Refund Saturday, a one-day event that makes free individual tax preparation services available to local residents and helps low- and moderate-income earners discover their eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
On March 7 - 8 at the United Nations and Microsoft's New York office, The Business of Inclusion: Global Prosperity through Women and Girls Empowerment will convene more than 500 public and private sector leaders to explore inclusive solutions that create opportunities for women and girls around the world.
For the past 18 months, a collaborative effort among Kentucky’s leading research universities, community partners and national organizations has been looking at how the state known for the highest lung cancer burden in the nation can become a leader in prevention and awareness efforts about the disease. And it comes none too soon.
As a second-year graduate student in the GW Art Therapy Program, Lida Sunderland learned how to use materials like clay and colored pencils to help clients work through their emotional pain.
The desire and necessity to improve seniors’ healthcare experience presents both opportunity and motivation for improved collaboration between acute and senior care providers. Recently a roundtable brought together stakeholders from strategic and geographic aligned acute care and senior living organizations to work collaboratively together to answer the question “How can hospitals and senior living providers work better together?”
Join us for a LIVE 1 hour Twitter chat with BJ’s Wholesale Club, Meals on Wheels America and Feeding America
Thursday, February 18, at 12 p.m. EST
#FightHunger
Investors who are interested in proactively seeking opportunities to enhance environmental impact without sacrificing potential financial return now have access to a new framework to transform the dialogue around climate change and the fossil fuel debate into an actionable plan for investing.
Corporate social responsibility has taken center stage and has been focused on the integration of social and environmental concerns in a company’s business operations.
For the second consecutive year, volunteers from CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Houston Audubon Society and the Galveston community converged on the Smith Oaks Sanctuary in High Island to plant trees and remove invasive vegetation. The Houston Audubon Society-owned sanctuary, which protects 177 acres of field, woods, wetlands and ponds, is still recovering from damage inflicted over years of hurricane seasons and needs help in order to protect the many species of migratory birds who call it home.
You can set up a program focused on donations or make grants the focus. Both contribute to social change though each has its own unique benefits. Which path should you take, or should you have both grants and donations programs?
It’s a question all sustainability practitioners face: is sustainability reporting making a difference? At GRI, we believe the answer is yes. But we also know there’s still much more that needs to be done to create a sustainable economy and world that lifts people out of poverty while preserving our precious resources. Still, it’s important to keep in mind how much progress we’ve collectively made in a short period of time.
Help make a difference by simply enjoying a meal with family or friends during Dining Out For Life® hosted by Subaru®, a delicious event held on Thursday, April 28th.
As a Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Community Relations or HR Professional, you may be tasked with community engagement, employee engagement, retention, productivity and so much more. All of which can be tough to support and maintain momentum year round. Is there any way to keep your workforce engaged and rally them around a cause while swimming last minute requests for funding, volunteer projects, changing schedules, open enrollment and much more?
