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PNC Announces Support of Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC's funding – which will be disbursed throughout 2020 – will be coordinated by the PNC Foundation and PNC's Office of the Regional Presidents, building on the company's legacy of philanthropic support in the communities it serves.

eBay to Match $1 Million in Funds Raised by Sellers Who Donate to COVID-19 Response

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting every one of us. One simple way you can make an impact is to sell for good.

Coronavirus Is Putting Corporate Social Responsibility to the Test

Companies: Your key constituencies—your employees, your customers, your communities, and your partners—will long remember how you acted during this crisis. Advice from FSG co-founder Mark Kramer on HBR.

At CRB, We Know Collaborating is the Best Way to Take On the Pandemic

How long will it take for a vaccine to be ready? Therapies and vaccines can't come soon enough to erase the threat of COVID-19. To speed up the process, pharmaceutical companies are collaborating across organizations.

How UNDP’s BCtA Private Sector Is Helping Fight COVID-19

Health & Healthcare

The Business Call to Action (BCtA) continues to work with its member companies by providing guidelines on how to cope with the pandemic. We are working to better understand the bottlenecks companies are facing, their priorities during this crisis

Combating COVID-19: Medtronic Teams Ramp Up Ventilator Manufacturing

Health & Healthcare

Philomena Flaherty had a feeling she would play a role in the global effort to mobilize against COVID-19.

Dow's Industry in the Time of Coronavirus

Although they don't usually produce hand sanitizer, Dow has worked tirelessly to meet the needs of the public during this unprecedented time. Read more about what Dow is doing for the public and their employees.

Graphics Printers Mobilize Globally to Support Public Health

Innovation & Technology

HP Inc.’s print service providers (PSPs) are mobilizing industrial facilities worldwide to deliver print products and help in the global effort to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

NRG Energy, Inc. Pledges $2 Million To COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

As the battle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic continues, NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announces broad efforts to aid those on the front lines of the pandemic response and provide relief to people adversely impacted.

Resources From Discovery Education and Its Partners Available to Help Families and Students Improve Financial Literacy

Education

Dynamic no-cost digital content from Discovery Education and its partners is available to help families and students across the United States improve financial literacy throughout April, the Financial Literacy Month.

A Hero’s Story: How a Student Saved a Life with a Simple Swab

Social Impact & Volunteering

For high school students, junior year can be one of the most important of their high school experience. However, for Stanley Reynolds, there was one unique qualifier to his resume that made him stand distinctly apart from his peers: lifesaver.

Hormel Foods to Host Live Virtual Concert Starring NBC’s The Voice Runner-Up Chris Kroeze, Minnesota Native and Nashville Recording Artist Natalie Murphy & Multitalented Singer-Songwriter and TV Personality Nick Hoffman

In addition to the virtual live concert, Hormel Foods is honoring its production professionals through its commitment of more than $4 million to be used for a bonus for our plant team members.

MetLife Foundation Donates $100,000 to Tampa Food Bank to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation announced today that it is donating $100,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay to help deal with increased demand for their services as a result of coronavirus.

Scaling Regenerative Agriculture: What We Can Learn From Innovative Beverage Companies

Environment

Grow smarter, not harder. That’s regenerative agriculture in a nutshell. It’s a back-to-nature approach to growing that not only aims to do no environmental harm but also progressively improve ecosystems.

Building a Sustainable Mung Bean Farming System in Bangladesh

Responsible Production & Consumption

Japanese company euglena Co. has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to contract more than 10,000 farmers in Bangladesh through Grameen euglena, a joint venture with the Grameen Krishi Foundation in Bangladesh

How ViacomCBS Is Connecting to Fans During the Coronavirus Crisis

Health & Healthcare

Behind the camera, news crews are working amid unprecedented conditions to deliver constant updates, and late night shows known for slick in-studio productions are now finding creative ways to give fans daily boosts.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle at Cass Middle School

Education

Thanks to the company’s recycling and sustainability efforts, Mohawk’s Material Recovery Team helped Cass Middle School in Georgia become one step closer to county STEM certification.

CIT Financing Speeds Protective N95 Masks to Healthcare Workers

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has provided critical financing for its client Aria Designs to help it procure millions of advanced N95 surgical masks that will protect medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

04/02 Update: The Biggest Names in Entertainment Are Helping the Smallest Names in Business

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Verizon Business honors small businesses helping frontline healthcare workers in New York City.

Every Website Can Now Be a COVID-19 Volunteering Outpost

Social Impact & Volunteering

VolunteerMatch, the world’s largest volunteer engagement network, has launched VolunteerMatch Connect, a free product that enables everyone to turn their website into a volunteer action hub with a simple copy and paste code snippet.

With Black & Veatch, Memphis Sees Sewer Program As Unfolding Opportunity

Environment

Memphis’ sewerage assets aren’t much different in scale with other metropolitan areas, and often they’re similarly old, with some pipes dating back a century.

Atonix Digital, RoviSys Team up to Extend Asset Performance Management Software’s Reach

Innovation & Technology

Atonix Digital has partnered with Ohio-based RoviSys to deliver Atonix Digital’s line of asset performance management (APM) solutions powered by the ASSET360® analytics platform.

National Grid Appoints President of US Business and Managing Director of National Grid Ventures

Events, Media & Communications

Badar Khan has been appointed President of the US Business, following the departure of Dean Seavers at the end of 2019. Badar has been acting as interim President since November 2019.

CSR-related Crisis Response -- Plan Ahead, But Expect Unique Challenges

Michele Robinson-Pontbriand, Director of CSR at Keysight, knows that the COVID-19 crisis has changed the world drastically, but the tenants of CSR-related efforts are similar. Strong policies must be trusted when unique challenges are anticipated.