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Fifth Third Bank Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Diversity & Inclusion

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a campaign that raises awareness about employment for people with disabilities and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.

Comcast Wins Innovation in Corporate Philanthropy Award

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

For Comcast, corporate philanthropy can consist of three simple steps: ready, set and, of course, action.

FedEx Launches AnQ Safety Awakening Joint CSR Program

Education

As an internet-based CSR initiative, it unites governments, social organizations, enterprise employees, partners, and customers to provide professional volunteer services for a larger cause: to help children better understand safety and protection.

Love Trees? Prioritize Wildfire Restoration and Fighting Deforestation

Environment

While tree-planting events in parks or schoolyards make for great photo opps, we should devote far more time to acts of restoration and conservation. That’s where we really need corporate support.

Qualcomm™ Wireless Reach®: Addressing Local Communities' COVID-19 Needs

Innovation & Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people’s lives in ways that were unimaginable less than one year ago. Along with the challenges have come opportunities for sustainable solutions that use advanced mobile technologies to improve people’s lives.

Innovation Amidst Adversity: Global Compact Network Canada Searches for Young Professionals Who Are Reimagining Sustainability in the Face of COVID-19

Sustainable Development Goals

Global Compact Network Canada announced a call for companies to nominate young professionals who are transforming their company’s sustainability practices for the better despite the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana: Helping Everyday People Do Extraordinary Good

Blue Cross believes that everyday people truly can do extraordinary good—even in extraordinary circumstances—when neighbors band together to build, rebuild, and recommit to their communities.

Lundberg Family Farms Donates $25,000 to Alleviate Poverty through Whole Planet Foundation

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation’s Poverty Is Unnecessary Project includes Lundberg Family Farms, a new member of our $25,000 Poverty Is Unnecessary Fund.

Amid Devastating Forest Fires, One Trillion Trees Movement Puts Down U.S. Roots

Environment

Collectively, the group — which includes tech giants Microsoft and Salesforce, consumer products companies Timberland and Clif Bar, financial services powerhouses Bank of America and Mastercard and the cities of Detroit and Dallas — hopes to grow more than 855 million trees covering 2.8 million acres.

How Workplace Benefits Might Reflect the New Reality of COVID-19

Health & Healthcare

Employers may have started offering telemedicine in recent years to keep the cost of care down, and the pandemic has helped drive employees toward remote medical treatment.

Tersano's New iClean® mini Transforms the Way We Clean at Home

Innovation & Technology

Tersano announces the launch of the iClean® mini, a sleek, hand-held home device that employs the company’s patented Stabilized Aqueous Ozone SAO® technology to deliver a new level of cleaning, disinfecting and deodorizing for home and personal use.

United Nations Global Compact Launches First Regional Network in Africa

Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Global Compact today launched its first regional network in Africa for Mauritius and the Indian Ocean region at an event attended by representatives from business, civil society, academia and the United Nations.

Bees, Bacardi Bars and Archives Dating Back 158 Years, That's What It Takes to Be One of the “coolest Offices” in South Florida

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

From archives to beehives and bars, Bacardi USA has it all! Their super snazzy spot in City Coral Gables was just named the 2nd coolest office in South Florida by the South Florida Business Journal.

Schneider Electric Well on Its Way to Achieving Its Year-End Sustainability Targets

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced details of its progress on a range of ambitious self-imposed sustainability targets.

Past Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge Winners Offer Advice to 2021 Applicants

Innovation & Technology

The kickoff for the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 was just announced, with our largest prize pool ever and expanded eligibility criteria. The Challenge, now in its fifth year, is an online competition that awards cash prizes...

Canada's Transition Angle to The Great Taxonomy Debate

Canada is on the cusp of having its own transition-focused taxonomy, a very welcome, important tool that will help the burgeoning sustainable finance market to develop and grow.

IWBI Founder Paul Scialla talks Road to Recovery at Yahoo! Finance All Market Summit

Events, Media & Communications

“The Road to Recovery” was the theme of the Yahoo! All Market Summit on Oct. 26, 2020, and it featured an all-star lineup of leaders in business, academia, government and philanthropy, including Paul Scialla, Delos Founder and CEO...

Putting Purpose into Action: Adding Value to Society

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

What if healthcare innovations could heal beyond the hospital and change communities? Medtronic is adding value to society by expanding access to healthcare for underserved patients around the world.

It's Election Season! See How You Can Use Computational Thinking in Your Virtual Classroom

Education

Between the 2020 Census and impending presidential election, this is an important year for civic events.

Tackling Twin Crises: Childhood Hunger and COVID-19

Health & Healthcare

The world is experiencing an overwhelming hunger epidemic made worse by the global pandemic. And while hunger impacts people of all ages, it devastates our most vulnerable population: children. According to UNICEF, nearly half of all deaths in...

Manufacturing Unveiled: Textiles at Gildan

Innovation & Technology

After yarn has been spun during step one of the t-shirt manufacturing process, it is then sent to undergo the second ste.

LIXIL Helps to Protect Teachers Through Donation of 20,000 Face Shields

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LIXIL Americas, a water technology company known for its kitchen and bath brands American Standard, GROHE and DXV, today announced plans to support teachers across the country through a donation of more than 20,000 face shields.

United Airlines Redesigns Mobile App To Be More Accessible for People With Visual Disabilities

Diversity & Inclusion

More than 25 million Americans have self-reported travel-limiting disability. The improved accessibility of the app is just one of the ways United is continuing its commitment to accessibility and inclusion of customers with disabilities.

Building the Future Starts Now: Reflections from BSR Conference 2020

Events, Media & Communications

The BSR20 Conference aimed to help the sustainable business community see our changing world more clearly. Here are four takeaways from the event on how to meet the moment and build the future.

Trailblazer Takeaways: Rosario Dawson on the Importance of “Making a Plan to Vote”

Diversity & Inclusion

From September 15 to October 15, T-Mobile observed Hispanic Heritage Month with a host of virtual celebrations, panel talks and educational events.