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Health & Healthcare

Astellas USA Foundation and Starlight Children’s Foundation Support the Life and Health of Kids and Families with Two State-of-the-art Healing Environments

Nov 12, 2015 3:20 PM ET

Astellas USA Foundation and Starlight Children’s Foundation announced today the completion of two new, state-of-the-art healing environments that will support the health and wellness of thousands of pediatric patients and their families at The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City and Advocate Children’s Hospital – Park Ridge in the Chicago-area.

Innovation & Technology

Global Meeting on the Valuation of Social Outcomes Takes Place in Italy

Nov 12, 2015 3:05 PM ET

On the 21st September, Social Value International (SVI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) convened a global meeting for experts in valuation of social outcomes. Taking place in the Bellagio Center on Lake Como and sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, the meeting brought together 22 individuals from a range of sectors and countries to discuss how a variety of valuation techniques relate to each other and can be mapped and brought together with clearer guidance.

Events, Media & Communications

Jack Daniel's and ASYMCA Kick Off Fifth Year of "Operation Ride Home" on Veterans Day

Nov 12, 2015 3:00 PM ET

The Jack Daniel Distillery and Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) today announced the fifth year of its “Operation Ride Home” (ORH) campaign that assists junior-enlisted service members and their families travel from military bases to homes across the country this holiday season.

Innovation & Technology

On the VERGE of Something Big

Nov 12, 2015 2:35 PM ET

For the second year in a row, I’ve attended a conference powered by an alternative energy microgrid. When you think of business conferences being “off the grid”, this isn’t usually what comes to mind. However, if you put sustainability and tech folks together in the Bay Area, thinking outside the box is encouraged, and going off the grid from a conference ballroom suddenly looks much different.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report on Business Role in Achieving the Circular Economy

Nov 12, 2015 2:30 PM ET

Today's linear economy--in which natural resources are extracted from the ground, made into products, used, and thrown away--was successful in delivering economic development during the 20th century. However, global trends indicate that the traditional, linear model's ability to produce economic growth may become less viable, prompting a search for alternative approaches that can work in the long term.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

255 Schools Nationwide Named State Finalists in $2 Million* Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Nov 12, 2015 2:00 PM ET

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) today announced the 255 state finalists in the Solve for Tomorrow Contest, a nationwide competition to raise enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by challenging students and teachers to tackle critical community issues across the country.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Assembles Senior Team to Expand Affordable Housing Platform to All 50 States

Nov 12, 2015 1:30 PM ET

Key’s Community Development Lending and Investment (CDL/I) segment today announced the assembly of six senior-level leaders who will focus on affordble housing, lead a team of more than 50 professionals, drive the expansion of Key’s affordable housing platform from 12 to 50 states, and double the size of the business in the next three years. They will work under Robert Likes, who was named national manager of Key’s CDL/I segment in June.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Charter Communications and Stamford Police Association Team up to Help Local Nonprofit Organization

Nov 12, 2015 1:00 PM ET

Nearly 30 Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) and Stamford Police Association volunteers, along with Rebuilding Together Hartford, will be in Stamford this weekend to help renovate an Always Reaching for Independence (ARI) community residence.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Millennials Have Created A Shift In Employee Attitudes Is Changing The Way We Do Business

Nov 12, 2015 12:30 PM ET

As companies and other organizations continue to become more globally connected and complex in structure, the landscape is changing for employee- employer relationships. There is a noticeable seismic shift with new expectations around leadership, culture, and engagement being at its core. Influencing this shift in attitudes are millennials, who, with rapid access to virtually infinite amounts of information are driving the era of transparency, and demanding more from their companies than a paycheck and benefits.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

T. Rowe Price: Most Parents Say They Overspend on Kids' Holiday Gifts

Nov 12, 2015 10:40 AM ET

T. Rowe Price’s 2015 Parents, Kids & Money Survey, which sampled 1,000 parents nationally of 8 to 14 year olds in January 2015, revealed that 62% of parents agree with the statement, “I spent more for my kids over the holidays than I should have.” While most parents use their current income (56%) and credit cards (47%) to cover holiday spending, a surprising percentage have also tapped their retirement savings (7%) and their emergency fund (9%).

Diversity & Inclusion

Companies Must Understand: Labor is About More Than Just Jobs

Nov 12, 2015 10:30 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sanofi and the Institut Pasteur Reward Four Researchers for Their Major Contributions in the Service of Health

Nov 12, 2015 10:25 AM ET

Sanofi and the Institut Pasteur have attributed today the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards for the fourth year in a row. Four major researchers with international recognition have been rewarded for their works in two major fields for global health: tropical and neglected diseases and immunology.

Health & Healthcare

6 Simple Steps to Stop Diabetes Before it Starts

Nov 12, 2015 10:15 AM ET

We’re bombarded with endless to-do lists at every turn—at home, on the job and especially in regard to our health. Eat plenty of kale, broccoli, quinoa and yogurt. Exercise 30 minutes a day. Get up and walk around every hour. Get plenty of sleep. Sometimes it can seem overwhelming. But there are some simple ways that can help you stay energized, nutritionally balanced and reduce your likelihood of developing diabetes.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fixing a Flaw in the Financial Sector

Nov 12, 2015 9:35 AM ET

Insights on How Women are fixing the Flaw on Walll Street

Environment

The Moral Ark of the Universe

Nov 12, 2015 9:30 AM ET

Pope Francis is calling his billion-plus community, and us all, to rise to the extraordinary moment in which we are living, to build an ark of the earth in order to bend the arc of the universe towards justice.

Education

Guiding Innovation Forward in Rural Africa

Nov 12, 2015 9:10 AM ET

Eighty orphans watched as I sloshed back and forth across the quagmire of what was becoming their new schoolyard. There weren’t many tools lying around the remote site, and I was trying to make a ladder by stacking rocks, one by one, in the sticky red mud.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Trim Tab Magazine | Salvage Modernism: A New Design Philosophy, Aesthetic, and Ecological Approach

Nov 12, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Jason McLennan pushes us to incorporate salvaged materials into new design projects.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Maytag Honors Commitment to Local Boys & Girls Clubs, and Donates $100,000 to Clubs in Arlington, Atlanta, Chicago and Kansas City

Nov 12, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Maytag will build on its current support of BGCA by making a donation of $100,000 across 10 local Boys & Girls Clubs in Arlington, Atlanta, Chicago and Kansas City.

Events, Media & Communications

Going Green – How IMEX America Showcased the Triple Bottom Line

Nov 12, 2015 9:00 AM ET

From October 12th – October 15th, 2015, over 10,600 attendees representing a total of 3,100 companies from 150 countries attended IMEX America - America’s worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings & events.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PYXERA Global Recognizes IBM, Peace Corps, FSG, and John Lynch through the Purposeful Global Engagement Pioneer Award

Nov 12, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Environment

Majority of Business Leaders Call for a Climate Change Agreement in Paris to Support Private Sector Investment, Finds UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study

Nov 12, 2015 8:30 AM ET

A majority of business leaders say that a long term agreement at the UN climate summit (COP21) in Paris is critical to supporting private sector investment in low carbon solutions, according to a global study by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture (ACN: NYSE).

Social Impact & Volunteering

#FeedtheWorld Yum! Kicks Off Employee Ambassador Program

Nov 12, 2015 8:05 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Postal Sector Reaches 2020 Target of 20% CO2 Emissions Reduction Six Years Ahead of Schedule

Nov 12, 2015 8:00 AM ET

International Post Corporation is delighted to announce that the EMMS participants have collectively reached the programme’s 2020 targets of 20% CO2 reduction compared to the 2008 baseline six years ahead of schedule.

Education

Meet Amgen Scholar Alumni Lisa Selina Rodermund

Nov 12, 2015 7:45 AM ET

"I realized that with a science-based career I will not only improve my own mind, but also the world around me."

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Renovations at Park De La Cruz Community Center to Create Therapy Programs for San Diego-Area Military Veterans

Nov 11, 2015 8:30 PM ET

UnitedHealthcare is providing $74,000 to help renovate the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department’s new Park De La Cruz Community Center and to create therapy programs for veterans.