Volunteering & Community
Volunteering & Community
Teens Invited to Enter Third Annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge as Part of National Opioid Education Initiative
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the DEA Educational Foundation, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today the launch of the third annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge – a peer-to-peer platform for communicating messages about the dangers of opioid misuse.
Discovery Education
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
Caterpillar Foundation Invests $50,000 in Second Harvest Japan Tokyo2020: Food for 100,000
The Caterpillar Foundation has announced an investment with Second Harvest Japan that will provide direct assistance to households in need through pantries, care packages and mobile pantries.
Caterpillar Inc.
Events
Events
Sustainability Academy – a Black Friday Bargain for Your Career
Massive Black Friday sales confirm that consumerism is alive and well. While we are thankful for an economy that is prospering, we must be ready to deal with the fall-out: waste, corner-cutting supply chains, deeper scrutiny into ethical practices. The Sustainability Academy has courses which help sustainability practitioners maneuver through these corporate challenges.
Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE)
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
Special Food Distribution Held for Families in Need
On Tues., Nov. 20 Roadrunner Food Bank will hold a special holiday mobile food pantry distribution to provide food to low-income families and their children right before the Thanksgiving. The distribution will take place at the Cesar Chavez Community Center located at 7505 Kathryn Ave SE starting at 3 pm. It is estimated that more than 400 families will be provided food to take home and receive help with additional services also such as: assistance applying for SNAP (food stamp) benefits, flu shots and other health screenings, Medicare and Medicaid registration, information about housing services, adult literacy help and other services assisting low-income and at-risk people in the community.
Bread Financial
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
Astellas Global Health Foundation Launches
Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., "Astellas") announced the launch of the Astellas Global Health Foundation (AGHF), a new international philanthropic organization dedicated to improving access to health in underserved global communities. Key areas of focus for the AGHF initially will be neglected tropical and communicable diseases, children’s health and mental health in low-income communities and low-and middle-income countries where Astellas, a company dedicated to improving the health of people around the world, does not have a commercial presence. Additionally, AGHF will fund programs that build healthier communities and provide disaster preparedness and relief in these same geographies.
Astellas
Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Responsibility
East-West Seed Leads Seed Industry On Increasing Smallholder Farmer Productivity in South and Southeast Asia
Thailand-based East-West Seed outperformed global giants Bayer andSyngenta in the first-ever Access to Seeds Index for South and Southeast Asia, which evaluated the efforts of 24 leading seed companies in the region to support growth in the productivity of smallholder farmers, one of the main targets of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Business Call to Action (BCtA)
Media & Communications
Media & Communications
National Grid, City of Schenectady Begin Work on Smart City Streetlight Initiative
Three-year project will upgrade streetlights, install smart technology and reduce energy costs for the City.
National Grid
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
Fair Trade Campaigns National Conference to Unite Advocates in Chicago March 1-3, 2019
Global Fair Trade advocacy organization Fair Trade Campaigns will host its annual national conference, a multi-stakeholder gathering of Fair Trade supporters, in Chicago, IL, March 1-3, 2019.
Fair Trade USA
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
Wells Fargo Donates an Additional $1.5 Million to California Wildfire Relief Efforts
Today, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced a donation of $1.5 million to aid in the ongoing recovery and relief efforts resulting from the devastating wildfires in California. Earlier this week, Wells Fargo announced a $250,000 donation to local organizations. Today’s donation increases Wells Fargo’s support to $1.75 million.
Wells Fargo & Company
Media & Communications
Media & Communications
Martin Currie Becomes One of the First Asset Managers to Commit to Korea’s Stewardship Code
Martin Currie, an active equity specialist with a long history of investing in Asia and emerging markets, has become one of the first asset managers* to declare its commitment to Korea’s Stewardship Code.

*23 asset manager participants as at 31 October 2018. Source: Korea Corporate Governance Service
Franklin Templeton

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