Timberland Fosters Community Spirit in Retail Stores Nationwide

For global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland, community is a key pillar for corporate responsibility along with making products responsibly and protecting and restoring the outdoors. Employees receive up to 40 paid hours per year to participate in service to their community, and have served more than one million hours to date. At the company’s Stratham, New Hampshire world headquarters, messaging boards throughout the building proudly display Timberland’s heritage of service and promote new ways for employees to engage in the community.

Women Are Changing the Face of Facilities Management

Facilities management has long been a male-dominated career field. In fact, it may be even more lopsided than many other male-dominated fields: In facilities management (FM), men outnumber women in leadership roles by nine to one, according to a recent survey from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

That’s slowly starting to change, however, as a growing number of women are beginning careers as facilities managers. It’s a welcome change, and one that’s likely to improve the quality of life in many facilities.

Watch: Fintech According to Kids

On National Take Your Kids to Work Day, PayPal moms and dads in the United States brought their children with them to work to see what life is like at PayPal. At our San Jose campus, more than 2,000 kids joined us for a fun day including everything from playing with toys and gardening to computer programming, movies, and carnival games. Plus a “What is PayPal?” class that offered a fun and interactive overview about what their parents are working on.

Early #Snapshot2017 Findings Unveiled at +IMPACT Conference

For more than a decade, America’s Charities has reported trends, attitudes, and perceptions in employee workplace giving through our Snapshot Report Series. We've explored these trends from the perspective of employers and nonprofits. With Snapshot 2017, we are offering a first-ever look at trends in employee giving from the perspective of donors.

JPMorgan Chase Commits $17 Million to Create Skills-Based Summer Jobs for Young Adults

Today at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Jamie Dimon will highlight JPMorgan Chase’s $17 million, five-year commitment to Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEP) in Boston as well as over a dozen U.S. cities. Jamie will participate in a small group discussion with Brigham and Women’s Hospital leadership, Lieutenant Governor Polito, and alumni of youth employment programs in Boston.

Better Hearts Better Cities: Launching a Multisector Effort to Combat Hypertension in Low-income Urban Communities

How can we prevent the urbanization boom from becoming a health crisis? Making our cities into places of wellbeing, exciting growth and opportunity will require every sector to join forces on urban health, says Dr. Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation.

2018 Equinox: Doing More with Less

Crossovers become more agile when they drop some weight. For the redesigned 2018 Equinox, shedding nearly 400 pounds —approximately 10 percent of its mass — pays dividends in a nimbler, more responsive and more refined driving experience. Combined with this weight loss, the all-new body was designed and optimized for top safety ratings.

Nestlé Waters North America Announces $6 Million Investment in Closed Loop Fund

Nestlé Waters North America today announced it is investing $6 million as part of a shared effort among business, government and community partners to fund comprehensive recycling infrastructure and programs in cities across the United States.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle School Supplies

Across the country, the school year is wrapping up for our children. Soon, alarm clocks, schedules and homework will be forgotten for a few months as kids enjoy the summer. And while many of them can’t wait to be on break, taking the time to properly go through their books, notes and school supplies cannot only save you some dough for next year, it can help the environment.

PepsiCo and Feed the Children Unite to Strike out Hunger

Eight hundred DC-area families in need will receive enough food to supplement meals for a week plus daily essentials, thanks to a partnership between PepsiCo and Feed the Children. The event kicks off today at 11:00 a.m. at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, 3675 Ely Place SE