The community investment field is changing rapidly. Discussions of purpose, climate, technology and social innovation are opportunities for community investment strategies to eveolve, deepen impact and offer meaningful results to the business.
As the founder of SiMPACT Strategy Group and Chair of Social Value Canada (SVC), I've simply always been fascinated by the challenge of valuing social things.
Carnival Corporation & plc signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Bahamas to fund and support flood damage repairs and basic restoration efforts at Rand Memorial Hospital which sustained significant damage in Sept from Hurricane Dorian.
This fall, BACARDÍ launched the newest component of our partnership with Lonely Whale, the Straw Vinyl program, through which we are collecting single-use plastic straws from bars across the country to upcycle them into limited-edition vinyl records.
Whole Planet Foundation’s mission to alleviate global poverty through microcredit. The Turkey Trek 10K is presented by Whole Planet Foundation’s $10,000 Fund partners. Each of these brands has pledged $10k to fund microcredit through the Foundation.
Schneider Electric presents Tomorrow Rising: a web series showcasing our international energy training program for determined people and young entrepreneurs from underprivileged backgrounds.
eKutir’s mobile app Blooom is giving smallholder farmers access to information, finance, sustainable inputs, services and markets, helping them increase productivity.
Kathleen Fiehrer has held a variety of environmentally-focused roles in the two decades she’s worked at Intel and is vehement about helping us reduce our impact, specifically around manufacturing waste.
A pair of grants totaling $300,000 from Duke Energy Corp. will help two transit agencies in the Triangle area fund electric bus-charging stations that are being incorporated into their fleets.
