Corporate Responsibility

5 Corporate Social Responsibility Trends to Follow in 2020

2019 was a pivotal year in Corporate Social Responsibility as the concepts of corporate responsibility and sustainability received significant media attention, and the trends that I identified last year at this time remained timely and relevant.

Philanthropy

January Is National Poverty in America Awareness Month

Hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion, disabilities, restricted access to participation in the democratic process.

Environment

What If You Could Rescue Landscapes That Have Been Deforested...With a Tree?

The Inga is a tough tree that helps restore nitrogen in soil and has a fruit that tastes like ice cream. What’s not to love?

Volunteering & Community

FCA Community: Employee Takes a Shot at Ending Hunger

Hometown hero, Marvin Skipper, had all the right moves when growing up in Detroit. A Pershing High School graduate, he earned a basketball scholarship to Eastern Michigan University.

Philanthropy

General Mills Supports Wildfire Relief Efforts in Australia

The General Mills Foundation is providing monetary support to the Australian Red Cross to help impacted families and WIRES Inc to support emergency animal rescue, including koalas.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Fair Trade USA Names Nathalie Marin-Gest Head of Fresh Goods to Focus on Evolution and Growth

Fair Trade USA®, the leading third-party certifier of fair trade products in North America, has named Nathalie Marin-Gest as Head of Fresh Goods, overseeing the Fair Trade Certified™ produce, floral, and seafood product categories.

Philanthropy

Empowering Nonprofits and Shifting the Corporate Mindset

Safe, efficient, effective philanthropy is essential for all, from corporations to foundations, to create meaningful impact through corporate giving programs.

Philanthropy

IICPSD’s Partners HP and ERTEV Launch Maker Bus Initiative to Support STEM Training in Rural Schools

Ermetal Technological Education Foundation and HP launched their joint Maker Bus initiative in Bursa, Turkey. The Maker Bus will introduce STEM training to remote rural and disadvantaged schools for more than a thousand children aged 10-13.

Awards & Rankings

CSRHub Becomes an Official ESG Data Provider on Open: FactSet Marketplace

CSRHub, one of the world’s broadest and most consistent sets of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings, is pleased to offer ESG Business Intelligence data via the Open:FactSet Marketplace as an official provider.

Media & Communications

GRI Review of the Year

As we start a new year – and a new decade – GRI reviews some of the highlights and achievements during 2019.

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IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

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Community Investment

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Health and Safety by Antea Group

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Collaboration and Partnership

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Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

Community Investment

all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)

AMD Environmental Sustainability

Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...