The Arbor Day Foundation Partners With Brambles|CHEP, P&G and Sustainable Brands to Plant Trees in Detroit

The Arbor Day Foundation is collaborating with Brambles|CHEP, Procter & Gamble and Sustainable Brands to help ReLeaf Michigan plant 35 trees in Detroit’s Muliett Park on June 3.

Intel Makes ESG a Competitive Advantage

Sustainable and socially responsible investing now represents $1 in every $4 under professional management. As this type of investing becomes increasingly mainstream, companies around the world are scrambling to make environmental, social and governance (ESG) data available to investors so they can be included in ESG-focused portfolios. Intel, in particular, started engaging with investors around ESG issues nearly 20 years ago. Through so-called “outreach roadshows,” company representatives met with investment firms to share Intel’s ESG metrics and gather feedback about the data points of greatest interest to investors.

SC Johnson Latinoamérica fue nombrada como el mejor lugar de trabajo multinacional por decimocuarta vez

SC Johnson anunció hoy que ha sido reconocida por Great Place to Work® (Los mejores lugares de trabajo) como uno de los mejores lugares de trabajo multinacional en Latinoamérica. Esta es la decimocuarta vez que la región de Latinoamérica de la empresa ha sido reconocida como uno de los mejores lugares de trabajo, y el cuarto año consecutivo. SC Johnson Latinoamérica obtuvo el puesto n.º 22 de la lista 2019 de los mejores lugares de trabajo en la región.

SC Johnson América Latina é considerada um dos melhores locais de trabalho dentre empresas multinacionais pela 14.ª vez

A SC Johnson anunciou hoje que foi reconhecida como um dos melhores locais de trabalho dentre empresas multinacionais na América Latina pela Great Place to Work®. Essa é a 14.ª vez — e o quarto ano consecutivo — que a região latino-americana da empresa foi reconhecida como um dos melhores locais de trabalho. A SC Johnson América Latina obteve a 22.ª colocação na lista de 2019 dos melhores locais de trabalho da região.

SC Johnson Latin America Named Best Multinational Workplace for 14th Time

SC Johnson today announces it has been recognized as a Best Multinational Workplace in Latin America by Great Place to Work®. This is the 14th time the company’s Latin America region has been recognized as a Best Workplace, and the fourth consecutive year. SC Johnson Latin America ranked No. 22 on the 2019 list of top places to work in the region.

CEOs of Major Companies Call on U.S. Congress to Set a National Price on Carbon

Today, more than 75 businesses including eBay, Exelon, Gap, Levi's, Nike, Mars Incorporated, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Tesla and others will meet with a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers to call on Congress to pass meaningful climate legislation, including a price on carbon. Collectively, today’s Lawmaker Education & Advocacy Day (LEAD) on Carbon Pricing is the largest business gathering on the Hill to advocate for climate legislation in over a decade.

Merck Foundation Announces Grant to American Cancer Society to Improve Access to Cancer Care in Resource-Limited Settings

The Merck Foundation (the Foundation) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) recently announced that the Foundation awarded a $1.99 million, five-year grant to ACS to improve support and access to care for people living with cancer in low-and-middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This funding will help ACS further develop its capacity development approach to expanding patient navigation to countries with a growing burden of cancer.

Taproot+: Free Support From Business Experts at Your Fingertips

Join Taproot Foundation’s webinar on Thursday, May 30 for all the tools you need to get started on Taproot+, the cost-free online platform that connects charitable organizations in the United Kingdom, European Union, India, United States, and Singapore with skilled volunteers for pro bono projects and consultations. During the event, Taproot staff will show you how to translate your challenges and plans into a clear volunteer request and guide you through posting your project live.

Mentorship Creates Lasting Bonds

The science community really is a small world. Nick Watkins and Rocío Mercado met years ago in chemistry lab at at the University of California, Berkeley. Mercado mentored Watkins when she was a graduate student instructor and he was a second semester undergrad. While they have remained in close contact since, it wasn’t until they were contacted for this story that they realized they shared something in common: They are both Amgen Scholars who participated in the program at Caltech, years apart.

Lab Grown Diamond Council Retains SCS Global Services to Develop Sustainability Certification for Lab Grown Diamonds

The Lab Grown Diamond Council trade organization has retained SCS Global Services, an internationally recognized third-party certifier and standards developer, to create the first sustainability standard in the diamond and jewelry market.