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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue to Honor 100,000 Healthcare Workers With Pairs of Roundtrip Flight Certificates

May 6, 2020 5:45 PM ET

JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today launched JetBlue Healthcare Hero, which will honor 100,000 healthcare workers with roundtrip flight certificates for two to anywhere JetBlue flies.

Media & Communications

Living Future Speaker Q+A: Mohawk's Rami Vagal

May 6, 2020 5:40 PM ET

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A series to showcase some of the incredible change-makers who are speaking at Living Future 2020 Online. This week, we are featuring Rami Vagal, Senior Sustainability Manager at Mohawk Industries, our Luminary Sponsor of LF20.

Innovation & Technology

How Ready is the World to Work While Still Social Distancing?

May 6, 2020 4:00 PM ET

As businesses and governments worldwide scramble to adjust to social distancing, they are often turning to online tools, from webinar platforms to digital payments to social media for advertising. But as a new analysis

Environment

The Dow of Deception: Mark Tulay

May 6, 2020 3:15 PM ET

As the horrendous economic news continues to pile up, somehow stock prices keep bouncing back, leaving many of us scratching our heads.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Staying Agile in the Age of Lockdown

May 6, 2020 3:00 PM ET

6 organizational practices and behaviors to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Company leaders have an opportunity right now to guide their employees with purpose and make a difference in how employees and stakeholders endure.

Health & Healthcare

Aramark Salutes America’s Healthcare Heroes

May 6, 2020 3:00 PM ET

As the country continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Aramark salutes the strength and courage of frontline medical professionals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

COVID-19: IVECO at the Local Communities’ Side to Counter the Spread of the Virus in Europe

May 6, 2020 3:00 PM ET

As the COVID-19 virus is impacting everybody’s personal and professional lives, the humanitarian challenge becomes increasingly acute.

Education

IBM Launches Open P-TECH Globally; Free Platform Focused on Workplace Learning and Skills Will Be Offered in English, Portuguese and Spanish

May 6, 2020 2:15 PM ET

IBM believes that companies bringing advanced technologies to market have a responsibility to prepare students and workers for the way those technologies will shape jobs and the nature of our work.

Research, Reports & Publications

Strong Commitment Toward Sustainability Continues for Sappi North America in 2019 Sustainability Report

May 6, 2020 2:05 PM ET

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and dissolving pulp, today released its 2019 Sustainability Report, illustrating the bright future for sustainability within the company.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bechtel Annual Report Shows Strong Performance for 2019

May 6, 2020 2:00 PM ET

Bechtel helped expand air and rail transit for millions of travelers, provide zero-carbon power for communities, and eliminate the environmental risks of hazardous waste, reinforcing its standing as a trusted partner to industries and governments.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Boosts Care for Its Communities, Associates and Customers as Sales Surge

May 6, 2020 1:30 PM ET

It is a great contribution to communities that Albertsons’ stores look to neighboring companies for temporary employees.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Road to a Vaccine, Ep. 4: What Doctors on the Front Lines of COVID-19 Are Now Saying About the Virus

May 6, 2020 1:30 PM ET

Environment

Blue Herons’ Home on the Lake Protected From Erosion

May 6, 2020 1:10 PM ET

From a distance, Heron Island looks like any of the 100 islands on Lake Norman, north of Charlotte, N.C. As its nickname suggests, however, this strip of land is home to between 60 and 80 great blue heron nests, the largest collection of herons

Innovation & Technology

Using Technology to Protect Vulnerable Communities

May 6, 2020 1:10 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Feed the Children: Working Together to End Childhood Hunger

May 6, 2020 1:00 PM ET

At its most basic level, hunger is the same everywhere. However, the context of how and where hunger occurs can determine the best course of action to address it successfully.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ESG Strategies Are Working in the Downturn

May 6, 2020 1:00 PM ET

The financial market downturn has negatively impacted most U.S. companies and their stocks, some more than others.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Corporate Citizenship Imperative During Crisis

May 6, 2020 12:20 PM ET

FedEx is using its strongest capabilities to meet critical demands during the crisis—its logistics network and expertise.

Health & Healthcare

Community Support During the COVID-19 Crisis

May 6, 2020 12:05 PM ET

As the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues, relief and response efforts are developing rapidly, with governments, companies and foundations all lining up to support families in communities in need.

Innovation & Technology

NADI Solar-Powered Water Pump Named as Finalist for Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Award

May 6, 2020 12:05 PM ET

Launched in early 2019, NADI is a smart solar pump that helps equip farmers in rural India impacted by dwindling water reserves and irregular irrigation due to unreliable electricity with more reliable and sustainable irrigation.

Events, Media & Communications

A CEO's Perspective on Transforming the Electric Power Sector

May 6, 2020 12:00 PM ET

The electric power sector is undergoing enormous transformation as it works to reduce emissions, meet changing customer demands, and respond to an evolving market for energy and energy-related services.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ScottsMiracle-Gro’s People and Culture Are a Winning Combination

May 6, 2020 12:00 PM ET

The leaders of our company value continuous conversations with our associates to gain deeper understandings of their points of view.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Private Foundation Announces More Support for Venezuela

May 6, 2020 11:20 AM ET

The awardees, Saludos Connection and Latin Ladies Foundation of Houston, join Cuatro por Venezuela in providing several initiatives of pandemic attention and prevention that facilitate access to health care, medicines, and supplements for vulnerable Venezuelans.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Amid Demand for High-Quality Pet Food, Freshpet Picks CRB to Build New Texas Processing Facility

May 6, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Americans care for their pets by going to great lengths to find fresh ingredients and demanding that the food they feed their pets matches the high quality and safe manufacturing of the food they feed themselves.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: A Humble Species

May 6, 2020 10:30 AM ET

Maybe, just maybe, we need to slow down and be humbler as a species to solve our environmental problems. What if we could do so on our terms, and not the terms of a virus?

Health & Healthcare

Essity Invests in Production of Face Masks

May 6, 2020 10:05 AM ET

To support society and health and elderly care, hygiene and health company Essity has acquired three new machines for large-scale production of face masks. With this investment, the Group will produce face masks.