Through ServiceWorks Program, Citi Employee Finds the Perfect Opportunity to Serve

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 11:30

Robert McGhee, vice president of community development at Citi, has been a part of the Chicago banking community for more than two decades, with roles in retail banking, mortgage banking and community affairs. He supports the Citi Foundation’s partnership with Points of Light and the Corporation for National and Community Service to bring a groundbreaking initiative, ServiceWorks, to help underserved youth in U.S. cities where the economic downturn has intensified their struggles.

Qualcomm's Sustainability Priorities

Wed, 08/09/2017 - 13:30

We prioritize the sustainability issues that are most important to our business and key stakeholders, which include communities, nonprofit organizations, employees, governments, investors, suppliers and customers. We focus our resources, programs and reporting on these six topic areas.

Viewers Don’t Want a Polished Sound Bite Machine, Says Author of Book Blasting Media Training

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 17:05

While some content types ebb and flow in popularity, video remains a reliable performer. For business audiences, videos telling stories about corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are accessed by fund managers and analysts over the Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters platforms.

Minnesota Recycling Workers Find Stolen Safe with $20,000 Still Inside

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 16:15

HOPKINS, Minn. (KMSP) - When you're sorting cardboard boxes and aluminum cans, a mangled, several-hundred pound safe catches your attention quickly. Even more so when you find a stack of $100 bills still inside.

Singtel Group Publishes Its Third Group Sustainability Report 2017

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 23:00

The Singtel Group Sustainability Report 2017 is the company’s third Group report which covers the sustainability strategies, initiatives and performance in relation to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues of its operations in Singapore and Australia for financial year ended 31 March 2017 (FY2017).

Creating the Conditions for Inclusive Markets

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 12:30

Inclusive markets not only are possible, but can be made more possible. Find out how in new FSG report.

Interface and PayPal make the Social Purpose Business Case

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 13:00

Ethical Corporation released a new report with case studies from Interface and PayPal on making the social purpose business case.

Reflections on a Smarter City: Memphis, USA

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 10:00

Registration Now Open for Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship's Leadership Academy

Wed, 08/09/2017 - 13:00

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is pleased to open the registration period for its Leadership Academy, an engaging and action-oriented corporate citizenship program.

Why IBM Pays Its Employees To Take Time Off To Tackle The World’s Problems

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 10:05

Currently, only about 10% of cancer patients in sub-Sahara Africa receive chemotherapy treatment. More than a half million people are diagnosed with cancer in the region annually, while nearly the same number die from it each year, too. Without intervention, that toll is expected to double by 2030, partly because as people are otherwise living longer, thanks to better malaria and HIV treatments and prevention. But chemotherapy and related drugs are both expensive and tricky to use because there are so many types and stages of the disease.