According to LinkedIn, one in three parents have no idea what their child does for a living, and so in 2013, the company launched “Bring In Your Parents Day,” which aims to help parents fully understand their child’s professional life. Since the start of the program, more than 55,000 parents have visited their children’s office and learned more about their jobs and careers.
What does it really take to change education in the US and around the world? It’s part innovation & part replication. In just 3 weeks, you’ll hear from Intel and EY at #SDGforum how they are shaking up education to create the next generation workforce. Here are 5 tweets for you, as a VHC member, to spread the word!
Today, we have more options for getting from one place to another than ever before. Innovations abound, but are we making the most of this progress to build a future where all people can move more freely?
Earth Overshoot Day keeps coming earlier, and it’s not an occasion we want to celebrate. It’s the day our annual demand for ecosystem goods and services, like cropland, timber, fish stocks and carbon dioxide absorption, begin to exceed what ecosystems are able to renew in a year. Calculated by Global Footprint Network, Earth Overshoot Day reminds us that we are consistently borrowing from the future, and a more aggressive approach to sustainability isn’t an aspiration, it’s a need.
Wynn Resorts released its annual Social Responsibility Report highlighting the company’s ongoing initiatives to enrich the lives of its employees and the betterment of its surrounding communities.
Ethisphere Magazine’s recent issue – All Eyes on the CEO – features an article by Symantec President and CEO, Michael A. Brown. The magazine, published by the Ethisphere Institute, shares insights and offers guidance on topics that influence business ethics and corporate social responsibility.
NetSuite Inc., the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced three new Philippine nonprofit customers that are managing mission critical operations like accounting, ERP, social impact reporting, grant management and nonprofit business processes unique to their organizations with NetSuite.
All this week, we will be recognizing employees from our U.S. facilities who have helped GM realize $435 million in energy savings by reducing energy intensity by 40 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 41 percent over the last 20 years.
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) reconoció a nivel mundial los esfuerzos de Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) por aminorar el impacto del cambio climático al seleccionarlo para ingresar al Carbon Performance Leadership Index, tras obtener una calificación de 100 A. convirtiéndose así en la primera institución de América Latina en pertenecer a la categoría “A”, máxima posición de este índice.
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) recognized worldwide efforts of Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) to lessen the impact of climate change by selecting it to join the Carbon Performance Leadership Index, after obtaining a rating of 100 A. thus becoming the first institution in Latin America belong to the category "A", the highest position in this index.
If you are considering pro bono service as a talent development strategy at your company, join the Taproot Foundation on November 11 at 2pm ET as we release a new resource for the field, Pro Bono + Talent Development: A Program Design Roadmap.
Wells Fargo announced that it has donated more than $66 million to help service members, veterans, and their families over the past three years — well surpassing its $35 million goal.
