Investors Signal a Shift in Mainstream Finance Towards an “SDG Bonds” Market During Financial Innovation Symposium

The United Nations Global Compact, in partnership with PIMCO and ENEL, convened a two-day symposium to mobilize private finance and investment around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Tetra Tech Facilitates Major Automotive Industry Event

Tetra Tech is partnering with the four major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)—Ford, General Motors, Honda, and Toyota—to facilitate a rare opportunity for automotive supply chain companies to hear directly from OEMs about their needs and reporting requirements.

Humana Listed in 2018 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook

For the fifth straight year, Humana has been recognized for corporate citizenship efforts by one of the nation’s leading sustainable-investing companies, RobecoSAM, and has been included in the 2018 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook.

Companies of All Different Sizes Use the LBG Model

Companies of all different sizes use the LBG Model to manage and measure community investment.

Do you see your company size represented? Interested in LBG Canada? We want to hear from you!

Celebrate #WomenScienceDay With This Special Discount

In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re offering a special discount for our upcoming International Women’s Day Forum! Get 25% off your registration using discount code SCIENCE4ALL.

Timberland Celebrates Record Number of Volunteer Champions

Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland recently celebrated a record number of volunteer champions at its Stratham, New Hampshire global headquarters with its annual recognition breakfast. Since 1992, Timberland has offered employees paid time to serve their community through the brand’s Path of Service™ Program. Employees who serve all 40 of their available service hours in a year earn membership in the company’s 40’s Club. In 2017, 163 Stratham employees served all their available hours and were welcomed into the 40’s Club. This was 32 more than 2016, and set a new record for participation.

Get Ready for First-Time Sustainability Reporting

At this week’s 2018 GRI Reporters’ North America Summit, participants geeked out on all the best ways to improve their sustainability reporting with increased materiality, stakeholder engagement and communications. But the conference also served newer reporters, sharing tips and tools for those just getting started with reporting. Stewart Rassier from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, an experienced consultant with multiple “first reports” under his belt, together with Jamie Jones Ezefili from Northern Trust, an accomplished first time reporter, shared some best practices for first time reporting.

After 900 Days in Foster Care, Little Girl is Finally Home

For nearly 900 days, little Saphina didn’t know if she’d have a forever family. That’s how long she spent in foster care before her last name was officially made “Tetreault.”

Fortune 1000 Leaders Help Remove Long-term Dumping From Desert

Corporate citizenship leaders from 40 Fortune 1000 companies joined the Mojave Desert Land Trust in a stewardship event organized by Benevity to remove trash from 2-3 acres of land at Long Canyon. In just two hours, a 20-yard-long dumpster donated by Burrtec was filled with old tires, household debris, broken glass, building waste, clothing and shell casing.

The Solvable Problem Challenge

We invite you to submit a solvable problem to be considered for one of the collaborative action tracks at the next Global Engagement Forum: Live, a two-day event this fall that will bring together leaders from the private, public, and social sectors to develop cross-sector concepts that address urgent, yet solvable problems within the United Nations Global Goals.