Points Of Light Honors Changemakers in Detroit at Annual Conference on Volunteering and Service
Points of Light awarded three inspirational changemakers from around the country with the Daily Point of Light Award at the 2016 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service. Among the awards was a posthumous recognition of the late Muhammad Ali, Olympic professional boxer and world champion humanitarian, activist and philanthropist. Lonnie Ali, his wife, accepted the Daily Point of Light award in his honor.
The North Face Explore Fund Awards $500,000 to Nonprofits Connecting People to the Outdoors
In honor of the National Park Service’s Centennial Celebration, The North Face awarded more than $250,000 of its total grant funding to organizations serving in national parks and federally managed lands
BJ’s Wholesale Club Announces Partnership with “Salute to Veterans”
BJ’s Wholesale Club, in recognition of the contributions made by active and veteran military personnel, today announced its support of “Salute to Veterans,” a broadcast television series that will highlight the sacrifices made for our country by distinguished veterans. The premier will focus on the personal stories of former athletes and will air on national networks, Sunday, July 3rd and Monday, July 4th: local listings can be checked for viewers to learn where and when to tune in. The SaluteToVeterans.org website will include information and updates about the broadcasts. The series’ social medium handle—#MySaluteToVeterans—also encourages Americans to make public salutes to active duty military persons and Veterans on the program’s Twitter and Facebook pages.
Providing Skills Training Helps Central and Eastern Europe’s Unemployed Youth
EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading global provider of product development and software engineering, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to prepare 5,000 students in need in Central Europe to enter the IT sector by 2020. The company also pledged to replicate its training program in three new countries, including the United States, China and India.
SunPower's Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Silver Solar Panels Earn Top Product of the Year Award from Environmental Leader
Since 2014, SunPower has manufactured a portion of its direct current E-Series and X-Series solar panels to meet Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Silver standards and now 100 percent of SunPower® direct current panels hold this certification. This week, Environmental Leader – an energy, environmental and sustainability news source published by Business Sector Media LLC – named SunPower's Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Silver solar panels the 2016 Environmental Leader Product of the Year.
Carnival Cruise Line Brings Its Signature Brand of Fun to the FedEx St. Jude Classic Golf Tournament
Carnival Cruise Line’s partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® extended to the links with the line’s sponsorship of the FedEx St. Jude Classic, an annual PGA-sanctioned golf tournament held in at the TPC Southwind course in Memphis, Tenn., the hospital’s hometown.
HP Commits to Zero Deforestation by 2020
HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) announced a commitment to achieve zero deforestation by 2020. All HP brand paper and paper-based product packaging[1] will be derived from certified and recycled sources by 2020, with a preference for virgin fiber from certified sources of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). This pledge is one of several 2016 goals outlined in the company’s latest Sustainability Report released today.
Morgan Stanley Employees Build New Playground in Cleveland as Part of Healthy Cities Program
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced that over 200 Morgan Stanley and community volunteers will build a playground in Griot Village as part of the Morgan Stanley’s Healthy Cities initiative. Public schools are the nexus of the Healthy Cities Cleveland program, which delivers integrated nutrition, health and play programming to children and their families. The design for the new playground is based on children’s drawings created at a special design event in May.
Las Vegas Sands Reaches Five-Year Global Sustainability Milestone
Sands ECO360, the global corporate sustainability program of Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), under the Sands Cares corporate citizenship initiative, has released its 2015 report.

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