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Innovation & Technology

GM Watching Policies that Pave the Way for Safe Self-Driving Vehicle Testing

Mar 1, 2017 12:30 PM ET

Motor vehicle fatalities increased about 8 percent during the first nine months of 2016 compared to fatalities during that time in 2015, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter in which fatalities have increased. Previous data has shown that more than 90 percent of highway fatalities are the result of human error. Self-driving technology is more than just a business priority for General Motors; it is an opportunity to save thousands of lives.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Diageo’s Learning Skills for Life Bartending Training Program Expands into Washington, DC

Mar 1, 2017 12:15 PM ET

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, is proud to announce the expansion of its Learning Skills for Life bartending program into Washington, DC. The program, designed to train unemployed and underemployed individuals, provides both the life and business skills needed to secure employment in the hospitality industry.

Social Impact & Volunteering

This Executive Believes Businesses Have an Obligation to Make a Positive Impact

Mar 1, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

As Seen on The Guardian: UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Help Businesses Make an Impact

Mar 1, 2017 11:35 AM ET

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) need governments, businesses and civil society to work in tandem to battle poverty, hunger, poor health and education, climate change, inequality, and sustainability. Businesses especially have provided much-needed resources to move the needle since the goals were ratified in early 2015.

Responsible Production & Consumption

As Seen on The Guardian: Ships, Planes and Automobiles Take a Load Off to Go Green

Mar 1, 2017 11:05 AM ET

People aren’t the only ones with weight loss goals for the new year. To increase fuel efficiency and minimize their carbon footprints, transportation companies are making an effort to shed pounds, too.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sparking Curiosity to Drive Tomorrow’s Scientists and Innovators

Mar 1, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Curiosity, in my view, is one of the driving forces behind everything we do—and everything we are capable of doing. Through curiosity in science, I believe we are given a unique way to help make a difference. Or, as we like to say at MilliporeSigma, science enables us to help solve the world’s toughest problems.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

#WomensHistoryMonth: Cox Conserves Heroes Celebrates Female Environmental Volunteers

Mar 1, 2017 9:45 AM ET

Throughout history, there have been many courageous women who stepped forward – against all odds – to champion efforts to better serve their communities.

Innovation & Technology

Research in 3-D: Lockheed Martin Teams Up with Brigham Young University on Virtual Reality Engineering Grant

Mar 1, 2017 9:40 AM ET

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Brigham Young University (BYU) are collaborating to apply gaming technology for engineering purposes, allowing users to interact with, record and share engineering designs in virtual reality.

Environment

Clean Water for Life

Mar 1, 2017 9:35 AM ET

Pharmagen Healthcare Limited has joined the Business Call to Action (BctA) with a pledge to provide 112,000 urban poor people in Pakistan with affordable purified drinking water each day by 2020 – reducing the incidence of water-borne diseases among the country’s most vulnerable populations.

Diversity & Inclusion

How ‘Hidden Figures’ Inspires Women in STEM Fields

Mar 1, 2017 9:15 AM ET

The aviation industry still lacks women in technical and analytical positions, a trend that is seen throughout the aviation sector.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Wendy's Company Enhances and Expands Supplier Code of Conduct

Mar 1, 2017 9:00 AM ET

The Wendy's Company today announced the expansion of its Supplier Code of Conduct which now includes all U.S. and Canadian contracts managed by Quality Supply Chain Cooperative (QSCC) and suppliers that provide a significant stream of goods or services to The Wendy’s Company on an annual basis. The Code also includes new requirements for certain suppliers of whole, fresh produce, and identifies future aspirations to encourage continuous improvement in a meaningful way.

Innovation & Technology

VolunteerMatch Aims to Protect Millions with SureID, Inc.’s Universal Identity Solution

Mar 1, 2017 9:00 AM ET

In the days following the U.S. election and the inauguration on January 20, 2017, site traffic to VolunteerMatch.org skyrocketed to unprecedented highs. When interest in volunteering reaches record levels on both sides of the aisle, the need for safety and security becomes a heightened concern. That’s why the web’s largest volunteer engagement network supporting more than 110,000 nonprofits and five million volunteers is partnering with the nation’s leader in high-assurance identity solutions, SureID, Inc.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Welcome Home Bella

Mar 1, 2017 9:00 AM ET

After almost 12 years in foster care, Bella is now with her forever family! Bella’s mom, Sandy, tells us her favorite things to do are to play board games with Mommy or play on her tablet. She also loves animals. Welcome home Bella!!

Diversity & Inclusion

Living Out a Passion for Legwear

Mar 1, 2017 8:15 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Supply Chain Reporting is Really a Conversation

Mar 1, 2017 8:05 AM ET

With all this talk about big data, supply chain optimization and artificial intelligence, it sometimes seems like we’re passing the torch to the machines once and for all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Annual Orvis 'Cover Dog Contest' to Help Raise Funds for Canine Cancer Wants your Vote

Mar 1, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Meet Dylan, the dog who started a million-dollar movement for canine cancer research. Since 2009 Orvis and our customers have raised more than $1 Million dollars to help fund canine cancer research through our Orvis Cover Dog Contest.

Responsible Production & Consumption

MetLife is First U.S. Insurer to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

Mar 1, 2017 8:00 AM ET

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has achieved its 2015 goal of carbon neutrality, becoming the first U.S.-based insurer to do so. MetLife achieved carbon neutrality by integrating sustainability and energy efficiency best practices across the company’s global operations, and then offsetting the remainder of emissions through investments in carbon mitigation projects around the world.

Innovation & Technology

In India's Burgeoning 'Corn Bowl,' Technology and Optimism Are All the Rage

Mar 1, 2017 7:55 AM ET

Training farmers in advanced agronomic practices is one aspect of the program Cargill and TechnoServe launched last year to strengthen communities in India. By helping them grow more high-quality crops, the program aims to raise the livelihoods of 5,000 rural farming households over four years.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ericsson’s Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report, Technology for Good – Solutions to Help Meet the SDG's

Mar 1, 2017 4:00 AM ET

Ericsson publishes its 24th annual Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report , detailing the company’s progress toward connecting business and sustainability.

Environment

National Nonprofit Keep America Beautiful Joins Corporate Partners to Boost Recycling in Flint, Michigan, Schools

Feb 28, 2017 6:10 PM ET

The Coca-Cola Company, Nestlé Waters North America, the PepsiCo Foundation and the Walmart Foundation today announced that they have partnered to fund an integrated recycling education and awareness initiative for the 10,000 school students affected by the Flint water crisis, led by national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful and its local Flint, Michigan, affiliate Keep Genesee County Beautiful (KGCB).

Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo Commits to Increase African American Homeownership

Feb 28, 2017 6:00 PM ET

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), the leading U.S. home loan lender, today announced a $60 billion lending commitment to create at least 250,000 African American homeowners by 2027.

Environment

Keep America Beautiful Joins Corporate Partners to Boost Recycling in Flint, Michigan, Schools

Feb 28, 2017 5:00 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Fox’s ‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘The Birth of a Nation’ and ‘This Is Us’ Win Humanitas Prizes for Telling Stories that Bring us Together

Feb 28, 2017 3:00 PM ET

At a ceremony in Los Angeles on February 22, the organization Humanitas announced the recipients of its 42nd Annual Humanitas Prize, recognizing the screenwriters behind two films and one television series from 21st Century Fox. Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder, who wrote Fox 2000’s Hidden Figures, tied with Robert Schenkkan of Hacksaw Ridge to win the Feature Film category, while Nate Parker and Dan Fogelman were honored for writing Fox Searchlight’s The Birth of a Nation and the 20th Century Fox Television production This Is Us, respectively. The Humanitas Prize celebrates onscreen stories that reflect a dedication to social progress and inspire compassion, hope and understanding.

Environment

How a Shift in Perspective Can Massively Alter Your Company’s Environmental Impact

Feb 28, 2017 2:05 PM ET

Many companies have sustainability targets and goals that center around in-house projects like energy and greenhouse gas reduction, water reduction and waste reduction. These targets are important, but they beg the question: Is there more that can be done to maximize a company’s total potential impact on the environment?

Social Impact & Volunteering

Troy Boys and Girls Club Volunteer Helping Everyone Recognize Opportunity

Feb 28, 2017 2:00 PM ET

What is a hero? According to Merriam-Webster, a hero is a person “admired for his achievements.”