Preserving groundwater is key for food security and sustainable ecosystems. With drought and climate change, how is California managing groundwater and how can you help? To learn, read the TerraPass blog!
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today issued its 2014 global corporate responsibility report, which provides an overview of its priorities, programs and performance in the areas of Access to Health, Environmental Sustainability, Employees and Ethics & Transparency.
Award-winning morning show The Balancing Act® will feature a “Be the Change” segment on how corporate America is empowering people to build better lives on Friday, September 18 and Friday, September 25 at 7:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Lifetime®.
Daymond John, Founder & CEO, FUBU; Star, ABC's Shark Tank; CEO, Shark Branding, will explore the role of entrepreneurship in developing business impact around the world at Connect the Dots: How Businesses Solve Global Challenges Locally.
John will join other top business leaders to discuss how the private sector can be a leading force in addressing the world's challenges across the globe. But no single business can do it alone. Time is running out, sign up today to be a part of the discussion and connect with the best minds in the corporate citizenship sphere.
During World War II and throughout the Cold War, the Hanford site in Washington state housed a vast complex of nuclear reactors and processing facilities that produced plutonium for atomic weapons. The site was decommissioned in 1987 as the Cold War wound down, but the site’s nuclear and chemical excess remains a legacy. Today, 177 aging underground tanks holding 56 million gallons (212 million liters) of nuclear and chemical waste endanger the Columbia River, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and the country’s fourth-largest river, stretching for more than 1,200 miles (around 2,000 kilometers) to the Pacific.
What did you want to be when you grew up? As a little girl, I vacillated between a ballerina or grocery check-out clerk. The skills for these seemed fairly straightforward – being incredibly athletic or very organized. Looking back, I couldn’t fathom that my job now might entail investing in ed-tech startups, or that my friends and colleagues would be designing mobile apps or driverless cars.
Today, in communities around the world, thousands of Aramark employees are inspiring families to lead healthier lives and empowering youth and adults to obtain valuable job skills during Aramark Building Community Day.
MGM Resorts International today announced a $1 million donation to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The gift will support the construction of the Smithsonian’s 19th museum, scheduled to open in 2016.
The walls of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District have long featured canvases splashed with elevating colors and dramatic shapes. Yet this neighborhood’s rich artistic and cultural tradition experienced a slump in the 1990s when market forces drove artists out of the area at an alarming rate.
The sustainable practices that Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) integrates into its operations, have allowed that this financial institution has been selected for a second consecutive year to form part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI Emerging Markets), recognition which besides to be an honor, is a relevant indicator for global shareholders and investors of the group’s outstanding performance in the field of sustainability.
Las prácticas sustentables que Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) integra en sus operaciones, han permitido que, por segundo año consecutivo, esta institución financiera forme parte del Índice de Sustentabilidad de Mercados Emergentes del Dow Jones (DJSI Emerging Markets), reconocimiento que, además de honroso, se convierte en un importante indicador para accionistas e inversionistas globales, sobre el sobresaliente desempeño del propio Grupo en materia de sustentabilidad.
As parents send their children off to school this September, they should not forget the 59 million children across the globe who only dream of making it to the classroom. Despite prioritizing increasing access to free, basic education across the globe fifteen years ago as Goal 2 of the Millennium Development Goals, enrollment numbers have sputtered, stalled, and abruptly declined, in large part from emergencies and crises.
The group found the Ash Processing facility very interesting, specifically watching the conveyor belts form the incinerated ash into stone. One student told the Landfill Ops Manager that was the coolest thing he had seen all summer. The group also enjoyed watching the tractor trailers dispose of the waste. When asked how long the students thought it would take to unload the tractor trailer, answers ranged anywhere from three days to three minutes. The tour of the Old Dominion Landfill facility concluded with sack lunches and Q&A. Republic’s landfill tours are educational, engaging and fun.
During this Keep America Beautiful webinar, we’ll review how to plan an America Recycles Day event in your workplace and how to use the Recycling@Work research to create a better recycling program in your office.
The UN recently announced its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. See how corporate philanthropy programs are uniquely positioned to help through their expertise, volunteering programs, matching gifts and more. Jump in, get involved, make a lasting difference!
The unemployment rate in Chicago fell this year, but many youth and adults remain unemployed and in need of basic skills training, such as resume writing, interview techniques or life skills. These basic skills can help them find – and keep – good jobs.
Red Sox fans have something else to cheer about now that the Red Sox Foundation and CITGO, along with its local branded Marketers and Retailers, are joining forces to further help underserved youth in the Boston area. With a $2,500 donation of CITGO Gift Cards, the foundation can now provide transportation for youth involved in its two key efforts - the Red Sox Scholars Program, which has awarded 250 students with college scholarships since inception in 2003, and the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program aimed toward teaching at-risk children about non-violent conflict resolution, resistance to drugs and alcohol, health and fitness, and educational achievement through the game of baseball.
Time Warner Cable is committed to raising environmental awareness, using fewer natural resources and generating less waste in our business through initiatives that we collectively call "Go Green".
Today, online platforms like Taproot+, NPower, and Public Architecture’s 1% Program are simplifying the user experience, making pro bono projects “just work” in ways they didn’t before.
