Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Marina Bay Sands Celebrates its Partner Charities at True Colors Festival

Sands for Singapore, an initiative through Sands Cares, is a multi-day festival that serves to increase public awareness of partner charities and raise funds for them through several series of events. At the True Colors Festival in March, more than 100 Team Members at Marina Bay Sands spent an evening with 40 Sands for Singapore beneficiaries from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS), Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN), and AWWA.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sands Academy Assists Team Member in Attaining US Citizenship

As part of its commitment to helping Team Members thrive in the hospitality industry through educational partnerships and providing them with an outstanding working environment, Sands Academy, Las Vegas Sands’ Learning and Development program, has offered a “Road to Citizenship” course. After completing the course, Las Vegas Sands Team Member, Cortez Robles, became a US citizen on March 10, 2018.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Duke Energy Empowers Economies Through Workforce Development

A growing issue for Duke Energy and many businesses is the gap between demand for skilled STEM workers and available talent to fill open positions. One of the ways the company is closing the gap is through our investments in education and workforce development.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fully Paid Parental Leave for Duke Energy’s Moms, Dads

Duke Energy in 2017 began offering its employees fully paid parental leave – totaling six weeks – to bolster workfamily balance and help attract and retain highly skilled workers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bacardi Partners with Sands Cares to Assemble Hygiene Kits for Veterans, Women and Children

In March, Sands Bethlehem hosted a team from the Bacardi Group for two days of meetings and dinners. As part of their visit, the team built 500 hygiene kits for veterans, women and children, providing them with access to soap and other personal hygiene products. The kits were donated to the Victory House, YWCA of Bethlehem and Donegan Elementary School.

Green Infrastructure

Las Vegas Sands ECO360 Executive Profile: Norbert Riezler

Ten years ago, senior vice president, chief procurement and sustainability officer Norbert Riezler, was appointed to manage the U.S. procurement department for Las Vegas Sands and within 18 months, was asked to head the department globally by Chairman and CEO, Sheldon Adelson. Three years later, he was asked to lead the sustainability department globally, managing the program in Macao and Singapore as well.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg Business of Equality Summit

Bloomberg’s Inaugural Business of Equality summit took place on Tuesday by convening more than 400 influential business leaders, advocates and activists to discuss diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workforce, future of equality, and what is at stake for both the economy and society at-large. The event was held at Bloomberg’s Global Headquarters in New York City.

Events, Media & Communications

Peter Paul van de Wijs Joins GRI as Chief Communications Officer

GRI has appointed Peter Paul van de Wijs as Chief Communications Officer. With extensive international experience in communications and sustainable development, he will bring valuable input to driving GRI's mission of empowering decisions that create social, environmental and economic benefits for everyone.

Education

Mobile Science Lab Sparks Curiosity in Hawthorn Students

“It’s exciting to see these experiences being made available to even more students,” says Victoria May, executive director of the ISP. “Too many students get to high school without the confidence to tackle STEM subjects or an awareness of the opportunities waiting for them in STEM fields. That’s why it’s important to make inroads with students when it matters most—in elementary and middle school.”

Responsible Production & Consumption

EFI Welcomes Rouge River Farms to Its Growing Family of Ethical Suppliers

Rouge River Farms joins a fast-growing network of certified growers that have made a commitment to improve labor conditions, food safety and pest management through Equitable Food Initiative’s workforce development program.

The company’s farming and packing operations in Clewiston, Florida, became EFI's first certified grower shipper on the East Coast after meeting more than 300 rigorous indicators, based on independent assessment by third-party certifier SCS Global Services.

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