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Social Impact & Volunteering

Carnival Cruise Line, Operation Homefront, and Seven-Time GRAMMY Award-Winning Superstar Carrie Underwood Launch Honor. Family. Fun. Initiative to Support Military Families

Feb 1, 2016 10:30 AM ET

Today, Carnival Cruise Line announced a new initiative designed to support U.S. military families alongside seven-time GRAMMY-award winning superstar Carrie Underwood and representatives of Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families.

Events, Media & Communications

G&A Supports GSC's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs" & Davos at 47 Years - Business / Government / NGOs Convene

Feb 1, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Governance & Accountability Institute announces its support of the Global Sourcing Council's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs Initiative," developed by GSC in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by all 193 countries at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Agriculture and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Building a Smarter, More Sustainable Food System

Feb 1, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Last week, more than 2,000 global leaders convened in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting to answer one question: how can we master the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Events, Media & Communications

Thaw and Learn: 14 Winter, Spring 2016 CSR & Sustainability Conferences

Feb 1, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Here are suggestions for 14 events that will inspire, educate, recharge and send you home with great swag during the first half of 2016.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tod Christenson Appointed Food & Beverage Segment Leader

Feb 1, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Antea Group is pleased to announce that Tod Christenson, Senior Consultant based in St. Paul, has been appointed to lead our Food & Beverage Segment.

Health & Healthcare

Expanding our Partnership with the CDC to Protect Pregnant Women and Newborns from Hepatitis

Feb 1, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Last year, our Research and Development team was called on by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a more effective screen for hepatitis C, a chronic blood-borne infection that was going undetected in large numbers of “baby boomers.” Swift action led to a one-time test now covered by Medicare and Medicaid that will help protect 3.2 million Americans against outcomes like liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death.

Health & Healthcare

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Awards Eight Grants Totaling Nearly $11.5M to Make Lung and Skin Cancer Screening, Care More Accessible in High-Risk U.S. Communities

Feb 1, 2016 9:00 AM ET

To mark National Cancer Prevention Month, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation today announced eight grants totaling nearly $11.5 million that will help make lung and skin cancer screening programs, care and patient support more accessible to underserved populations.

Health & Healthcare

Cox Enterprises Donates $200,000 to Leading Cancer Organizations as Part of Employee Health & Wellness Program

Feb 1, 2016 8:45 AM ET

With the upcoming World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, Cox Enterprises announced a $200,000 donation to be shared equally by Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta and the Movember Foundation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

€1,000,000 to be Allocated Between Global Change Award Winners in Public Online Vote

Feb 1, 2016 8:00 AM ET

The five winners of the first ever Global Change Award have been selected by the expert jury. The ideas range from creating new textile out of citrus juice by-products and an online marketplace for recycling of textile leftovers to using microbes to recycle waste polyester. Now, the global public is asked to allocate the €1 million grant between the winners in an online vote starting today at globalchangeaward.com.

Health & Healthcare

The 'End of Sitting' as We Know It?

Feb 1, 2016 7:35 AM ET

“The End of Sitting” is an experimental office space that uses its unique design to encourage workers to stand, lean or lie against its many three-dimensional shapes.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Foundation Commemorates World Leprosy Day with its Continued Efforts to go the Last Mile Toward Elimination

Jan 31, 2016 2:00 PM ET

On World Leprosy Day 2016, the Novartis Foundation calls for a greater global commitment to the fight against leprosy to support efforts towards zero transmission of the disease and to reduce stigma. The Novartis Foundation continues to work with partners around the world on early detection and treatment of leprosy, proactive surveillance, the development of diagnostic tools, and contact tracing with preventative treatment.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Four Steps to Elevate Your Sustainability Storytelling

Jan 30, 2016 9:35 AM ET

When it comes to corporate transparency, times are changing. Gone are the days when a company could be considered a leader simply by publishing an annual report. Today’s stakeholders want to truly engage with your company’s story, especially when it comes to sustainability – and they want to do it on their own terms, with clickable, personalized information.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nelson Cruz Teams with “Baseball Cares” to Help Disabled in Dominican Republic

Jan 29, 2016 5:15 PM ET

Slugging outfielder Nelson Cruz became the first Major League ambassador of the “Baseball Cares” initiative in the Dominican Republic last week (Jan. 22) when his cash donation was parlayed into mobility equipment to help disabled people get around his hometown of Las Matas de Santa Cruz and surrounding communities in the province of Monte Cristi.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Time Warner Cable Making the Most of Winter in Wisconsin at Winterfest!

Jan 29, 2016 5:10 PM ET

The Urban Ecology Center’s 8th annual “Winterfest” event took place on Saturday, Jan. 23 at Milwaukee’s Washington Park.

Social Impact & Volunteering

What Factors Influence Millennial Giving in the Workplace?

Jan 29, 2016 5:05 PM ET

What inspires Millennial employees to move from the point of interest to a place of action? The 2015 Millennial Impact Report examines influence in the workplace, and the environment couldn’t be more relevant.

Social Impact & Volunteering

WATCH: Major Leaguers and Action Team Captains Build Home for Local Veteran

Jan 29, 2016 2:35 PM ET

Major Leaguers and New Englanders Matt Barnes (CT), Chris Iannetta (RI) and Ryan O’Rourke (MA) joined Action Team Captains from Brunswick High School, Thornton Academy and York High School in Maine and Attleboro High School in Massachusetts to build a home for a local veteran and his young family.

Social Impact & Volunteering

[Infographic] 2015 NetSuite.org Year in Review! 15,000 Volunteer Hours, 221 Software Donations & More

Jan 29, 2016 2:00 PM ET

NetSuite.org saw incredible growth in our software donation and employee volunteer programs in 2015 and is thrilled to share our impacts from last year.

Health & Healthcare

How to Change Your Office - and Your Life - for the Better

Jan 29, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Diageo, a multinational alcoholic beverages company, is setting an example for bringing wellness to a social workplace in their New York City office.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Did 300 Project Managers #ScopeforChange on MLK Day?

Jan 29, 2016 1:30 PM ET

“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” In answer to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s call, over 300 project managers and subject matter experts in marketing, finance, strategy, HR, and IT committed their day to use their own talents for others at the Project Management Day of Service Pro Bono Lab.

Environment

The Ticking Carbon Clock

Jan 29, 2016 12:35 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Spotlight on Antea Group Consultant Steven Meun

Jan 29, 2016 12:15 PM ET

Let's take a closer look at some of Antea Group's most valuable resources--its people! Next up is sustainability practitioner Steven Meun out of the St. Louis office. Steven tells us about his energy and water conservation experience, what he loves about the sustainability practice, and his first job on a tulip farm.

Education

1 Million Hours, Infinite Potential

Jan 29, 2016 11:35 AM ET

Earlier this month we announced that we reached an exciting milestone: AT&T employees have provided 1 million hours of mentoring to more than 160,000 students who need it the most through our Aspire Mentoring Academy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bechtel Renews Philanthropic Partnerships Supporting Education, Engineering, and Volunteerism

Jan 29, 2016 10:45 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

The Film by Two Women That Has Wall Street Talking

Jan 29, 2016 10:30 AM ET

Now, two ambitious filmmakers aim to give the genre a much-needed update, and they’re soliciting feedback—and funding—from some of Wall Street’s biggest names. Equity, a movie about a female investment banker whose IPO is in jeopardy, is the product of interviews and meetings with dozens of former and current dealmakers, including James B. Lee Jr., a vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase, Barbara Byrne, a vice chairman of Barclays, muni bond maestro Alexandra Lebenthal, and Elaine La Roche, a former Morgan Stanley managing director who reigned as one of the most powerful women in finance in the 1990s.

Environment

Carnival Corporation to Host The Nature Conservancy's Mapping Ocean Wealth Annual Meeting

Jan 29, 2016 10:20 AM ET

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest travel and leisure company, will welcome representatives from leading conservation, science and sustainability organizations Jan. 26-27 to its Miami headquarters for The Nature Conservancy's Mapping Ocean Wealth annual forum.