Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: A New World Record

This was a country with 30% forest cover in 1900, but only 4% today. They will benefit tremendously from restoring their natural ecosystems, and we all benefit from the carbon dioxide that these trees will sequester.

Philanthropy

United Way Launches Food Security Initiative in Peel Region

Funded through a $1-million investment from General Mills, United Way will launch six Community Food System Grants in Mississauga and promote community education in a two-year food security initiative.

Awards & Rankings

Fair Trade USA Founder & CEO Wins Ethical Corporation’s 2019 Business Leadership Award

Fair Trade USA®, the leading third-party certifier of fair trade products in North America, is proud to announce that its founder and CEO Paul Rice was honored with the Business Leader of the Year Award at Ethical Corporation’s 10th Responsible Business Awards 2019

Environment

Rio 2016 Athletes’ Forest Begins to Take Root

The event followed the commitment made at the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony, where athletes entered the Olympic Stadium carrying more than 11,000 seeds from native Brazilian trees

Volunteering & Community

Haiti Now: Changing Communities Through Donated Time and Kindness

This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits, business professionals, and companies who are playing key roles in bringing the impact of pro bono to life in communities around the globe.

Events

Time + Talent Podcast: A Podcast for Leaders of Volunteers

VolunteerPro and VolunteerMatch have teamed up to bring a new podcast into the field of volunteer administration: Time + Talent. Subscribe now on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher and listen to the first two episodes of Season 1 at any time.

Philanthropy

Whirlpool Corporation Takes Community Day Global in 2019

Nearly 3000 Whirlpool Corporation employees joined together in volunteer efforts across the globe as part of the company’s inaugural Global Community Day. The day of community service took place September 16 – 30, 2019.

Awards & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Recognized on Global CR RepTrak 100 Ranking for Seventh Consecutive Year

Further proving its reputation as a company with a longstanding commitment to corporate responsibility, Whirlpool Corporation was ranked among the top 50 companies on the 2019 Global CR RepTrak for the 7th consecutive year.

Corporate Responsibility

Prudential Financial: A Commitment to the Community of Pro Bono

This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits, business professionals, and companies who are playing key roles in bringing the impact of pro bono to life in communities around the globe.

Philanthropy

Students Leading Sustained and Innovative Hunger-Fighting Solutions Can Apply for $10,000 from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation announced the opening of the application period for the 2020 Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships which will run from October 5 through December 5, 2019.

Latest Campaigns

AEG Celebrates Inclusion

At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Planet

At Bacardi, we prioritize reducing our impact on the environment – an approach that dates to the very beginning of the company in 1862 when Bacardi...

Health and Safety by Antea Group

Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Innovation at Chemours

Chemours chemistry enables products that people rely on to live better and thrive. Our world-class portfolio drives innovation and enables high...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

IWBI | Workplace Wellness

A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...