Not all technology upgrades and replacements are voluntary. When organizations build entire systems around specific hardware – which is often the case – they create intrinsic risk. What if the systems they rely on break and the components needed to repair them no longer are available? It’s not so uncommon for well-designed applications to become integral to an organization’s functioning often decades past when the architects envisioned.

Nonprofit Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines (SHIP) Inc. was founded with a mission to improve quality and access to care for people living with HIV. Through a software donation and pro bono volunteer help, SHIP is working to improve their ability to track and report on expenses and spend more time working on achieving their mission.

At Timberland, employees are driven by the company’s longstanding commitment to social and environmental justice, creating a culture where community service has become a way of life.

How can people reduce the amount of food waste in their homes?

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Mars, Incorporated and IBM Research explain how they are transforming our approach to global food safety using big data.

This year’s top-10 trusted brands – President’s Choice and Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) tied for first – includes mass-market firms, such as Band-Aid and Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as more niche players, such as MEC, David’s Tea and Columbia Sportswear. Tesla fell just outside the GBTI’s top 10, ranking 11th over all.

The diminishing supply of farm labor is one of the most threatening issues affecting our nation’s fresh produce industry, a sector largely dependent on labor for the harvest and packing of delicate fruit and vegetables. As of last year, an estimated $3.1 billion had been lost in farm income due to labor shortages according to a 2015 report by the Partnership for a New American Economy.