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World Environment Center Elects New Emeritus Directors

Environment

As part of an ongoing commitment to expand its thought leadership, diversity and effectiveness as a global sustainability organization, the World Environment Center’s Board of Directors has elected the following individuals as Emeritus Directors:

ON Semiconductor's Lana Hall Selected for Arizona Forward's 2020-21 Emerging Sustainability Leadership Program

ON Semiconductor’s Lana Hall, senior program manager for corporate social responsibility (CSR), was selected to participate in Arizona Forward’s 2020-21 Emerging Sustainability Leaders Program.

Managing Climate Risk

Sustainable Development Goals

Source Global Research spoke with Nick Martin, Sustainability Practice Leader at Antea Group, in order to better understand how clients are approaching the challenge of mitigating climate risk.

Bubba Wallace, Clay Campbell and Matt Kaulig Recognized as 2020 Comcast Community Champion of the Year Finalists

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

These NASCAR industry members continued their commitment to create positive change in 2020, while also enriching the quality of life for those around them.

COVID-19 Will Continue To Test Small Businesses & Here's How To Respond

Research, Reports & Publications

Aflac's 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report stated that 77% of consumers were more inclined to make purchases from companies committed to fighting social, economic, and environmental issues.

Virtual Event Gathers Industry Experts for Collaboration on Ethics and Sustainability in Gold and Diamond Enterprise, and Honors Anisa Kamadoli Costa With Its Award for Leadership in Responsible Practice in Jewelry

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The more one travels in realms of gold and diamonds, the more one is confronted by urgent challenges. Initiatives in Art and Culture’s (IAC) 2020 international gold and diamond virtual series “All That Glitters,” has taken, as points of departure, such challenges faced at all points on the continuum.

US School Food Leaders Form Collective to Accelerate Scratch Cooking

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Kids Foundation announced today that it is joining US school food leaders as a supporting partner of ScratchWorks to accelerate scratch cooking in schools.

OpenTable & Bacardi Bring Guests 'Back of House' and Put Diverse Hospitality Talent Front and Center

Events, Media & Communications

OpenTable and Bacardi are bringing culinary and mixology talent to your kitchen while providing support to the James Beard Foundation’s effort to provide financial resources for businesses that are majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals.

Entergy Shareholders Award $11.3M in Charitable Contributions Year-to-Date to Help Communities Thrive

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

During the first three quarters of 2020, the Entergy Charitable Foundation has helped power stronger, healthier communities by awarding $11.3 million to more than 1,200 nonprofit organizations located across Entergy's service area.

Canadian New Holland Agriculture Plant Reduces Energy Footprint With Solar Installation

Energy

A CNH Industrial site in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is now home to more than 1,000 solar panels. The new installation in Saskatoon is a partnership between CNH Industrial and the SES Solar Co-op.

Herbalife Nutrition's Health Experts Share the Effects of Hunger and Malnutrition

Health & Healthcare

Nearly 1 in 10 people in the world experience severe levels of food insecurity. Herbalife Nutrition’s health experts share the importance of ending global hunger and what you can do to support the Zero Hunger Challenge.

Oceans 2050 Leads Global Effort to Quantify Seaweed Carbon Sequestration

Research, Reports & Publications

Oceans 2050 Leads Global Effort to Quantify Seaweed Carbon Sequestration
Groundbreaking Global Study Will Deliver Evidence and Methodology to Validate and Monetize the Carbon Sequestration Impact of Ocean Farming

Skills for Cities 2020 Day of Service Event to Focus on Racial Justice and BIPOC-Led Nonprofits

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Cities 2020 by Common Impact and co-host sponsor John Hancock is a national, virtual volunteer effort centered on sustaining and scaling racial justice and BIPOC-led nonprofits and translating private sector intent into action.

Medtronic: Waste Not, Want Not

Environment

While Medtronic is committed to helping healthcare systems reduce medical waste, the work starts with us. We are working to reduce waste across our operational spectrum – from research and development to manufacturing and distribution.

Fulfilling My Dreams of Independence

Diversity & Inclusion

NortonLifeLock & the NASSCOM Foundation's Cyber Security Skills Development Initiative for Women is designed to create greater employability opportunities for underprivileged female engineering graduates by equipping them with the right job skills.

Growing the Vote: How ScottsMiracle-Gro Supports Associates' Voting Rights

Social Impact & Volunteering

At ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe everyone has the potential to GroMoreGood in their communities. One way to bring about the good is by exercising our right to vote and make our voice heard.

Dr. Eng Lim Goh Discusses the Exciting Work HPE AI is Having in Healthcare

Health & Healthcare

He’s studying compounds and elements that occur in nature and their application to drug development. Using HPE’s Sentinel supercomputer, he’s researching these natural products’ efficacy against COVID-19 and sharing victories, setbacks and insights from the lab.

A Week of Free Resources Connecting Students to Innovation and Resourcefulness

Education

Where there is water, there is life, and every drop of water makes a world of difference. From drinking and hygiene to food and energy, water means survival.

4 Ways Johnson & Johnson Is Cultivating Outside-the-Box Innovations for COVID-19

Innovation & Technology

In addition to its own cadre of scientists hard at work fighting the pandemic, Johnson & Johnson also supports external researchers and entrepreneurs equally dedicated to finding solutions for the current health crisis.

BIER Member Spotlight: Carolina García Arbeláez

Environment

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations.

Republic Services, Rebuilding Together Select $1 Million in Small Business Revitalization Projects

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Nine local affiliates of Rebuilding Together will receive a total of $1 million in grants from the Republic Services Charitable Foundation to help revitalize locally owned small businesses that have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Qualcomm Wireless Reach: Qualcomm 21st Century Classroom

Education

Mobile technology has fundamentally changed access to educational materials and this collaboration enables even greater opportunities to enrich teaching and learning, and address learning disparities by decreasing the digital divide.