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Telling Your Pro Bono Story in Action: VMware Foundation

For corporate pro bono practitioners, telling stories is critical. By communicating the impact of your pro bono programming effectively, you’ll promote your company’s social good initiatives both internally and externally.

National Grid Assisting Thriving Business Hub With $100,000 Investment

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Grid awarded a CleanTech Incubation Program incentive totaling $100,000 that Clarkson University will use to offset Damon Hall Phase III construction costs

Dogs in Cars: Why Your Dog Should be Restrained [Part 1]

Innovation & Technology

Cute or not cute, physics is physics, and a 60-pound dog can quickly become a projectile hurling through space with 2,700 pounds of force. Which means it could easily be ejected from the vehicle.

Hear Her Story: Q&A With Johanna Sofía Toribio, Sewing Controller at Gildan

Diversity & Inclusion

Johanna, Sewing Controller at Gildan, shares with us her passion for accounting and finance and what she wishes people knew about accounting professionals.

UN Global Compact Announces PVH Corp.’s Emanuel Chirico as New Board Member Appointed by the UN Secretary-General

Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Global Compact is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Emanuel Chirico, Chairman and CEO of PVH Corp., to its Board, appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

As Climate Crisis Looms, Businesses Should Manage Water Challenges Locally

Sustainable Development Goals

A new publication released today at the World Water Week in Stockholm offers guidance for companies on improving long-term water security.

Fair Trade USA Joins 1% for the Planet ‘My Planet Pass’ Program to Encourage Environmental Activism

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fair Trade USA is partnering with 1% for the Planet on 'My Planet Pass,' a bundled program that makes environmental giving easy.

Gap Inc. Signs Renewable Energy Agreement to Achieve 2020 Goal

Energy

Global apparel retailer Gap Inc. announced it has signed a 90 Megawatt (MW) virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the Aurora Wind Project with Enel Green Power North America, marking one of the largest offsite renewable energy contracts by an apparel retailer.

WEBINAR: Business Roundtable’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation: What It Means and How We Got Here

Events, Media & Communications

Join Porter Novelli/Cone for a free webinar as we share what the new “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation” means for business today – and the future of Purpose.

Business Roundtable Puts Stake in the Ground Around Purpose

Last week marked an exciting and transformational milestone in the world of Purpose – and in business.

How Brands From Bacardi to Salesforce Are Tackling Event Food Waste

Responsible Production & Consumption

If you’ve been handed a metal straw at an event over the last few years, chances are, the practice was inspired by Bacardi, which in 2016 became the first global spirits company to pledge to eliminate single-use plastic straws at all of its events.

Improving Child Health in Nigeria Through Education, Awareness and Quality Water and Sanitation Products

Health & Healthcare

Ensuring low income Nigerians, especially women and children, have access to water, sanitation and hygiene regardless of their location using advocacy, grassroots mobilization and technology

Chevron Receives Freedom Award

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) last week announced it is among the 15 recipients of the 2019 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Cisco and Innogy Develop Concept for Climate-Neutral Energy Supply

Innovation & Technology

The joint project “SmartQuart” by innogy, the Co-Innovation Center Cisco openBerlin and eight other partners was selected by the Federal Ministry of Economics as one of 20 winners of the “Reallabore der Energiewende” competition.

Building the Female Leaders of Tomorrow at General Motors

Diversity & Inclusion

At General Motors, diversity is crucial to our success. We believe that diversity in all its dimensions — including of thought and experience — creates a stronger workforce and promotes fresh, innovative thinking. #WomensEqualityDay

VMware IT Academy: Virtualize Africa Programme Expands to Enhance Digital Skills in Africa

Education

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced the expansion of the VMware IT Academy: Virtualize Africa programme.

Dramatic Change of Direction For The Business Roundtable With Issuance Of “Purpose Statement” Signed By The CEOs Of America’s Largest Companies

Media & Communications

The Business Roundtable is an organization of CEOs of the largest companies in the U.S.A.

Lockheed Martin Awards Nearly $1 Million to DMV Scholars

Education

College students from District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) are headed back to school this week, and some will do so with a portion of their degree paid for thanks to Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin.

Inogen Member Spotlight--Randall D. Shaw, Redlog

Environment

Antea Group highlights Randall D. Shaw of Redlog, an environmental company that operates primarily in the middle east.

Students and Educators Nationwide Lead, Create and Demonstrate with Science Fair Central

Education

The Home Depot and Discovery Education have joined forces to help STEAM-power classrooms and homes across the country as students prepare for the careers of tomorrow.

How to Promote Sustainable Decisions in Polarized Times

When sustainability issues like climate change become part of larger conflicts, making evidence-based decisions on these issues is more difficult.

Water for All

Sustainable Development Goals

Did you know that 61% of people worldwide lack access to safely managed sanitation, and 28% lack access to a safely managed water supply? Every year millions die from diseases caused by an inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.

Waste Not, Want Not: Harnessing Open Innovation for Circular Economies and Sustainable Impact

Environment

A world without waste. That’s our aspiration.

But what does this really mean? And how do we create lasting, positive change for the planet, our people, and communities?

United Is Years Ahead of All U.S. Airlines in Using and Investing in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Energy

Many industries have talked about the need to develop and use sustainable fuels. At United, we are proud to be leading the way in this very important trend.

Iconic Plumbing Brand, American Standard, and Tools & Tiaras Offer Summer Camp at Piscataway, New Jersey Company Headquarters

Diversity & Inclusion

"It is particularly exciting to be partnering with Tools & Tiaras, whose purpose is to empower ambitious and determined young women to knock down the social barrier of entering these trade professions.”