Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, announced the 10 companies selected to participate in the program’s 2016 class. The inaugural program officially kicks off on August 1 and includes 90 days of rapid acceleration.

On July 13th, leaders from Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II, The Dow Chemical Company, PIMCO, and PYXERA Global joined us to talk about the Global Health Corporate Champions. As the chat got started, our panelists and audience dove right into the conversation – sharing data, facts and figures.

Wells Fargo & Company has donated $1 million to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) to help support the Sharpen Your Financial Focus® (Sharpen) initiative. Through the Sharpen program, consumers are able to address their primary financial challenges and set a path toward their financial goals through targeted education and counseling. The grant will focus on financial education for military servicemembers and veterans

Caterpillar encourages sustainable business practices through our remanufacturing and rebuild businesses.

Sustainability in many automotive supplier companies has grown from a footnote or an appendix in an annual report to a fully developed, comprehensive strategy that drives meaningful business optimization and competitive advantage.

G&A's new Sustainability Training HQ​ platform is offering a free sample module from it's introductory Certification in Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Strategies​ Course led by Dr. Nitish Singh, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University & Brendan Keating, VP IntegTree​.

Hear Professor Kim Cobb from Georgia Tech's Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department, talking about the impact that greenhouse gases have on oceanic species, such as coral.

Every day Elisa, a single mother of two, walks through the city of Tulcán, Ecuador, selling sheets, quilts and blankets to raise enough money to feed her children. It’s an extremely hard life but she has successfully grown a micro-business and someday hopes to be able to set up a small shop so she doesn’t have to walk to sell her wares.

For the 3.5 million people infected with the hepatitis C virus in the United States, time is of the essence. Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne infection in this country and, if not diagnosed and treated early enough, can cause liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death.

This month, Christina Burmeister, Sustainability Project Manager at Deutsche Bank, speaks about the company’s efforts to make banking more socially responsible, as well as the EU Directive on Non-financial Reporting, which goes into force in 2017. Deutsche Bank is a member of GRI’s GOLD Community