Corporate Responsibility

Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Uber Partner to Provide a Reliable Alternative to Help People Get Home Safely

In 1986, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) introduced a new phrase into the general lexicon – the designated driver. Thirty years later, it is a phrase that continues to be used today to describe a non-drinking driver who drives someone who has been drinking.

AI & Technology

Lucy and the #CyberSenior Revolution

Although I often take it for granted, there is no doubt I’ve benefitted from growing up in the digital age. I’ve been swiping and tapping since I was at least 10. But our community and family members in older generations have not had this luxury. For many, using a smartphone is as foreign to them as using a typewriter is to me.

Volunteering & Community

Arrow Electronics Applauds Winner of the 2016 Cherry Creek Arts Festival “Five Years Out” Art Challenge

Centennial, Colo., June 30, 2016 /3BL Media/ - Arrow Electronics selected Toby Fraley’s “The Archivist” as the winner of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival’s Five Years Out Arrow Art Challenge, a national contest that inspires artists to take the concept of innovation and express what Arrow’s Five Years Out brand promise looks like in an artistic medium.

AI & Technology

Sodexo’s Maximo System Leads Global Asset Management

From small businesses to large conglomerates with facilities across the globe, the daunting task of protecting a building’s infrastructure through quality facilities management looms large over institutions. Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, has implemented an Asset Management Framework— a set of documents, systems and processes that addresses an organization’s asset management responsibilities— to use with facilities management clients. Sodexo’s Asset Management Framework is designed to meet rigorous ISO:55000 requirements—the international standard in facilities asset management.

AI & Technology

For Global Organizations, a Single Solution for Asset Management

ISO:55000 sounds like the name for the latest addition to the Star Trek fleet, but it’s actually the international gold standard in facilities asset management. This sounds a lot less exciting, unless, like me, you are focused on improving the Quality of Life for clients and customers in their buildings through an improved Asset Management Framework (AMF). For me, ISO:55000 certification is not only exciting, it’s the pinnacle of achievement!

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Modern Day Slavery Breakdown: Laws in Place to Mitigate Slavery In the Supply Chain

AI & Technology

The Role of Technology in Corporate Giving

Now, more than ever before, technology is helping companies focus more time on strategy and measuring their return on investment in social and business objectives.

Environment

Getting Clean Water From the Unlikeliest of Places

For cities like Singapore that are experiencing explosive population growth amid a climate that continues to be impacted by global warming, turning to innovative methods like water treatment and desalination may help meet the high demand for the natural resource.

AI & Technology

One Safe Drop: Africaqua Harnesses Innovation for Accessible Clean Water in Kenya

AfricAqua, a social enterprise focused on innovative solutions for delivering clean water to low-income communities, joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to provide 20,000 Kenyans with access to safe drinking water through 100 Watershop water outlets.

Health & Healthcare

New LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA Commitment Highlighted by White House and National Cancer Moonshot Initiative

Vice President Joe Biden highlighted a commitment by LIVESTRONG and YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) to double the size and scope of the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program by 2021 to serve 100,000 cancer survivors and to integrate the program into clinical practice across the country. The commitment was one of multiple around the U.S. catalyzed by the Cancer Moonshot initiative and released by the White House today.

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Sustainable Operations

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