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International Association for Volunteer Effort Presents the 2018 IAVE Global Corporate Volunteering Awards at the 25th IAVE World Volunteer Conference

Oct 19, 2018 6:00 AM ET

AUGSBURG, Germany, October 19, 2018 /3BL Media/ -- The International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) presents the 2018 IAVE Global Corporate Volunteering Awards at the 25th IAVE World Volunteer Conference in Augsburg, Germany

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named One of TIME’s 50 Genius Companies for Work in Ebola

Oct 18, 2018 4:00 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Guardians of the Coast: 5,700 Students Involved and 2,610 Km of Coastline Adopted Thanks to the Costa Crociere Foundation Project

Oct 18, 2018 4:00 PM ET

Results presented from the first year of operation of Guardians of the Coast, one of the biggest citizen science projects in Italy, promoted by the Costa Crociere Foundation. The initiative actively involved 156 secondary schools , over 600 teachers and 5,700 students during the 2017-2018 academic year. Each school "adopted" a section of the Italian coast, covering a total of 2,610 km , equal to one third of the country's natural coastline.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability, Commerce and Economics: How to Create the Right Balance – Andy Hoffman Quoted in Business Today

Oct 18, 2018 4:00 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet PNC’s First Accessibility Officer

Oct 18, 2018 2:40 PM ET

It’s rare for a company to have an accessibility officer in its ranks. As organizations deepen their commitment to diversity and inclusion, a best practice is emerging: companies like PNC are adding roles specifically focused on disability and accessibility.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cornel West to Keynote 2018 Ohio Diversity & Leadership Conference

Oct 18, 2018 2:30 PM ET

The Ohio Diversity Council is proud to welcome Dr. Cornel West as the keynote speaker for the 2018 Diversity and Leadership Conference. The conference will take place in Columbus, Ohio at the HYATT Regency Columbus on October 25, 2018.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Places That Matter: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oct 18, 2018 2:30 PM ET

Tulsa, Oklahoma has reinvented itself several times during its history. Once called “The Oil Capital of the World,” today, only a small portion of the once-famed oil operations from the early 1900's still remain. Before the oil boom, the Oklahoma Territory was originally opened for settlement through races called “Land Runs.” In 1889, thousands of hopeful pioneers made their way to the territory to participate in these dramatic races for land, which started with the crack of a gunshot.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Providing Education, Tools and Services to Help Protect Foster Youth

Oct 18, 2018 2:05 PM ET

Young people in foster care face a range of unique risks when it comes to identity theft protection and cyber security risks due in part to the abundance of people with access to their personal information. LifeLock/Symantec has a history of supporting foster youth and this year we expanded ourinvolvement and increased our commitment to protecting this vulnerable population. In March, we launched the Fostering a Secure Tomorrow (FAST) initiative, in Washington DC in an effort to educate politicians and policymakers on the importance of keeping foster youth safe online.

Environment

Ceres and World Wildlife Fund Announce Target and ADM Join the AgWater Challenge

Oct 18, 2018 2:00 PM ET

Ceres and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announce the addition of Target (NYSE: TGT), a general merchandise retailer that serves guests at more than 1,800 stores, and Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, to the AgWater Challenge.

Education

Boosting School District Revenue and Sustainability With Energy Storage

Oct 18, 2018 1:15 PM ET

All over California, school districts are beginning to install energy storage. Mountain View Los Altos (MVLA) High School District was the first district in the state to combine energy storage with solar power generation and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

Events, Media & Communications

CSR Expert Alison DaSilva Joins Plenary Panel at 3BL Forum

Oct 18, 2018 12:55 PM ET

Alison DaSilva, executive vice president, CSR and Purpose, Cone, a Porter Novelli company, will join corporate social responsibility (CSR) experts as a speaker at 3BL Forum on October 23-25. The annual event brings together a diverse group of business, policy and NGO leaders together to share insights, advance best practices and workshop forward-thinking solutions to the most pressing sustainability challenges of our time.

Diversity & Inclusion

Achieve Greater Video| Build Your Career with Northern Trust

Oct 18, 2018 12:25 PM ET

Learn more about building a career at Northern Trust. Our internship provides valuable knowledge and professional, real-world experience for undergraduate students. Northern Trust also provides interns and young professionals with many professional development and networking.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tyson Foods Expands OneEgg Partnership to Nepal, Honduras and Ethiopia

Oct 18, 2018 12:00 PM ET

One million children under 5 years of age in Nepal (or 36 percent of the population) suffer chronic malnutrition and 10 percent suffer from acute malnutrition. The difficulty in acquiring protein is a contributing factor to the nutrition gap in the south Asian country. In an effort to help combat those issues in Nepal, as well as Honduras and Ethiopia, Tyson Foods, Inc. announced today a series of grants to OneEgg, a non-profit organization that delivers eggs to children in need.

Education

Discovery Education and the Drug Enforcement Administration Launch National Event that Connects Students with Real-World Stories of Loss, Triumph and Learning at the Frontlines of the Opioid Epidemic

Oct 18, 2018 11:40 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

How the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Inspired a Lifesaving Disaster Nursing Training Program

Oct 18, 2018 11:35 AM ET

It was the strongest earthquake on record in Japan—and it devastated Tohoku. In observance of the United Nations' International Day for Disaster Reduction, we tell the stories of survivors-turned-students of the Tomodachi J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program, who are transforming personal tragedy into hope for the future.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Procter & Gamble Brings Relief to Residents Affected by Hurricane Michael with P&G Product Kits and Tide Loads of Hope Laundry Services

Oct 18, 2018 11:35 AM ET

The Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Unit has deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Michael. The Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry vehicles will begin services in Callaway, Florida on Tuesday, October 16 providing free full-service laundry to residents affected by the recent hurricane. Residents can bring clothes (up to two loads per household) to be washed, dried and folded free of charge. All washable clothing types can be accepted with the exception of heavy bedding.

Environment

The Risk That Rules Us All: 5 Times Frodo Baggins Illuminated the Daily EHS Struggle

Oct 18, 2018 11:15 AM ET

What lessons does Frodo’s story have to teach an EHS professorial? See the five comparisons in Antea Group’s blog!

Events, Media & Communications

Brands Taking Stands™ | Morality Play: Taking Stands in the Saudi Crisis

Oct 18, 2018 11:10 AM ET

Brands taking stands in the Saudi crisis. Taylor Swift gets out the vote. Is Taking a Stand “Red or Blue?”

Environment

The Second Life of Tetra Pak Packaging

Oct 18, 2018 11:00 AM ET

Beverage cartons are an environmentally sound packaging option. Not only are they manufactured mostly from renewable materials such as paperboard, (over 75%), they can also be easily recycled and turned into new products. When recycled beverage cartons are given a second life, we protect natural resources, reduce climate impact and contribute to local communities.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Foldit – a Year on: Over 1,000 Gamers Help to Combat the Most Powerful Foodborne Carcinogen

Oct 18, 2018 11:00 AM ET

Exactly a year ago on World Food Day 2017, Mars and some of our global partners, said “game on!” to a toxin pervasive in many food supply chains - aflatoxin. Since then people from around the world have been working to investigate new approaches with the objective of creating the demise of aflatoxin. In this case, with a computer simulation called Foldit.

Research, Reports & Publications

MSL Wants to Learn More About How Corporate Activism Influences Stakeholder Behavior

Oct 18, 2018 10:35 AM ET

As brands continue to take stands on social issues, global communications firm MSL is looking to assess how corporate activism influences stakeholder behavior.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Names Tim Ring as Chief Sustainability Officer

Oct 18, 2018 10:30 AM ET

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has named Tim Ring, currently Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Chief of Operations for Legal Affairs, to the newly created role of Chief Sustainability Officer.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tyson Foods Expands Partnership with OneEgg to Nepal

Oct 18, 2018 9:35 AM ET

In an effort to combat chronic malnutrition in Nepal, Tyson Foods is partnering with OneEgg and Shreenagar Agro to supply eggs to children in Nepal.

Moushumi Shrestha, who owns Shreenagar Agro with her husband Satish, have been providing eggs to children in Nepal since the 2015 earthquake. Currently they are reaching 700 children a week and hope to provide eggs to 7,000 children over the next two years.

Research, Reports & Publications

Trends and Challenges for European Companies on Sustainability Goals Integration and Sustainability (CR) Impact

Oct 18, 2018 9:35 AM ET

The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) announces its annual Research for Sustainability (CR) Reporting Trends in Europe 2018. The research explores the level of commitment of European companies, through their common Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility strategic goals, and how well they measure their impacts and social value.

Innovation & Technology

VIDEO | Barclays Citizenship Awards: Fraud Fighter Development Team

Oct 18, 2018 9:25 AM ET

the Marketing and Fraud Prevention teams at Barclays worked together to create a Fraud Fighter tool which gives personalized fraud prevention tips and an overall ‘fraud safe’ score.