Ingersoll Rand Leader Awarded with Prestigious Women Worth Watching Honor

Sheila Tierney, vice president of product management for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) Parts & Supply Solutions at Ingersoll Rand was announced a winner of Diversity Journal’s 14th annual Women Worth Watching Award. Tierney is among 100 executives chosen for the esteemed honor and will be featured in Diversity Journal’s Summer 2015 issue.

Coca-Cola on Track to Meet 100% Water Replenishment Goal

The Coca-Cola Company and its global bottling partners (the Coca-Cola system) today announced they are on track to meet their 2020 water replenishment goal by the end of 2015. Based on the Coca-Cola system’s global water replenishment projects to date, the system is balancing the equivalent of an estimated 94 percent of the water used in its finished beverages based on 2014 sales volume. Since 2004, Coca-Cola has replenished an estimated 153.6 billion liters of water back to communities and nature through 209 community water projects in 61 countries. The Coca-Cola system returned approximately 126.7 billion liters of water used in its manufacturing processes back to communities and nature through treated wastewater in 2014.

American Heart Association and Aramark Join Forces to Improve Diet, Health of Millions

We're proud to be joining forces with the American Heart Association. We want to empower people to make better food choices. Together, we're pursuing a bold goal of improving the health of all Americans 20 percent by 2020.

Through the five-year Healthy for Life 20 By 20 initiative we're combining Aramark's scale and culinary expertise with the American Heart Association's research and nationwide volunteer network to help build a culture of health at the individual, community and national levels.

Addressing Eastern Canada’s Concerns About Natural Gas Supply

TransCanada reaches important agreement with three large natural gas distribution companies in Ontario and Quebec.

Support Dance Education to Win a VIP Trip to the 'So You Think You Can Dance' Finale

FOX is hosting a contest giving fans the chance to win the Ultimate VIP Experience at the So You Think You Can Dance season finale this fall. Those who use Omaze.com to donate to judge Nigel Lythgoe's Dizzy Feet Foundation, which supports dance education in the U.S., will be entered automatically into a drawing to meet the judges, have dinner with Nigel and Paula Abdul, and enjoy VIP seats at the finale in Los Angeles. So far, the contest has raised more than $10,000, which is enough to provide a year's worth of dance classes for 237 students across America.The deadline to enter is August 31.

U.N. Calls For Transparency in Tianjin Explosion Investigation

An international investigation has been underway following the devastating aftermath of the Tianjin explosion in China that left more than 100 people dead. The United Nations have had an ongoing presence in the oversight of the inquiry into the Chinese government.

Achieving Impact Through Cross-Sector Collaboration

Organizations are looking for new, innovative approaches to maximize community impact. Increasingly, working collaboratively across sectors allows individual actors to amplify their efforts and tackle society’s toughest problems.

Kaiser Permanente and Points of Light Honor Exceptional Disaster Relief Volunteers With Award Created by President George H. W. Bush

Kaiser Permanente and Points of Light today announced that volunteers from across the country who served along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina are being honored with the Daily Point of Light Award. One honoree left in the middle of the night to get to Biloxi, Mississippi, to help coordinate evacuation. Another used the Internet to coordinate volunteers and resources. All honorees responded with exceptional efforts and left a lasting impact.

Prize Offered for Data Insights That Help Increase High School Graduation Rates

Everyone benefits from a better-educated nation. How can we achieve it? If you’re a data expert, we’re challenging you: Experiment with public data sets and demonstrate insights that will help boost graduation rates.

“Data for Diplomas” is a DevPost contest that kicks off today with $40,000 in prizes and the support of AT&T as part of AT&T Aspire and GradNation. Individuals and groups are encouraged to produce a data driven app or data visualization that is creative, original and will positively impact high school graduation rates.