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Comcast NBCUniversal Teams Up With Exchange To Provide Service Members With Free Streaming of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Once again, service members and honorably discharged Veterans worldwide will enjoy free access to NBCUniversal’s full coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, courtesy of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bank of America, Comcast NBCUniversal and Lenfest Foundation Help Launch Pilot of Coded By Kids' OnE Philadelphia

This provides the foundation for Coded By Kids to address diversity & inclusion in tech & innovation with long term solutions that are designed to deliver high-quality, sustainable career opportunities for communities of color in Philadelphia.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

4 Strategies to Support Designing for Distance in the Workplace

As businesses across the country contemplate the logistics of a post-pandemic workplace, both emotional and physical safety will likely be their guiding principle.

Research, Reports & Publications

Department of Defense Study Finds Risk of Exposure To COVID-19 Is Almost Non-Existent on United Flights

The results are in: Your risk of exposure to COVID-19 is almost non-existent on our flights (yes, even on a full flight).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Just 100: Hershey Recognized for Doing Well by Doing Good

The Hershey Company’s legacy is rooted in doing well by doing good. This was the mission of our founder, Milton Hershey, who built a company on the values of integrity, excellence, togetherness and making a difference.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building the Business Case for Technology

Join Benevity on Oct. 29 to hear how purpose-driven companies RBC and Toyota North America successfully built the business case to adopt corporate purpose technology, proving that it’s a need-to-have, not a nice-to-have.

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Health & Healthcare

Gear Up to VoteSafe Receives Support From the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Gear Up to VoteSafe Receives Support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Additional funds urgently needed to help protect more election officials, poll workers, volunteers, and voters.

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Connecting Students to the Real-World of Healthcare

As kids continue to navigate the new school year, whether in-person or virtually, being aware of overlapping diseases and social realities has become more important than ever.

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Events, Media & Communications

'Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy' Broadcast Special to Air on CBS on October 29, Hosted by Alicia Keys, America Ferrera and Kerry Washington

Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy, a nationally televised and streamed event, will air on the CBS Television Network and will be streamed via CBS All Access on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT.

Media & Communications

The United Nations at 75 Years - A Wide Range of Corporate CEOs Around the Globe Pledge Their Support of the UN Missions

The United Nations members states -- the global family of sovereign nations collaborating peacefully for seven-plus decades to address common challenges -- got good news on its 75th anniversary.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Election 2020: A Test for American Democracy, and a Test for American Business

Many companies have already taken steps to enable voting and to promote free and fair elections as Election Day approaches in the U.S. Here are five additional things that business can do to sustain a healthy democracy.

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Health & Healthcare

Leading HSE In The Ongoing Crisis Response

It is our hope that by sharing these insights, we can carry these conversations further afield and support the profession to continue demonstrating the value that HSE adds to your organisations in a crisis and beyond.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cooke and Moody's Release New Report, Roadmap for Inclusion: a Collaborative Digital Skills Training Model for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, during Disability Awareness Month

The Cooke School and Institute and Moody’s Foundation today released the report, “Roadmap for Inclusion: a Collaborative Digital Skills Training Model for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities” outlining new employment trends and approaches to developing or improving digital skills training programs for young adults with disabilities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pandemic Presents Both a Challenge and Opportunity for Start-Ups: Tangerine CEO

The accelerated digital transformation brought on by the pandemic means that startups must in turn quickly pivot their business models to the new normal, but these challenges also open up opportunities for entrepreneurs to respond.

Diversity & Inclusion

Talking Accessibility—from Technology to Transit—with Booz Allen’s Eric Wright

For many college grads, employment opportunities, affordable housing, cultural events, and even climate determine where they want to live next.

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Events, Media & Communications

How to Balance Sustainability With an Urgent Present and Uncertain Future

Business leaders walk a tightrope trying to balance their response to what’s happening today with their long-term ambitions to play an active role in shaping a better world for tomorrow.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Longitudes | Recognizing Business Dreams: Better Times on the Horizon?

For almost all business owners, COVID-19 changed everything. Certain industries shut down for months or had to pivot operations to meet evolving consumer demands. Customers stayed home, either shifting their purchases online or not making them at all

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Social Impact & Volunteering

ON Semiconductor Shows Support for Longtime Partner, United Way of Southeastern Idaho's Grand Opening

The United Way of Southeastern Idaho held a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony at their new office at 101 N. Main St. on Thursday, October 1.

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Education

Get to Know Nuclear Science with Free Resources

Kick off fun STEM learning during National Nuclear Science Week – October 19-23 – by trying out a new resource with your students!

Innovation & Technology

CleanEquity® Monaco 2020 - Presenting Companies & New Collaborations

CleanEquity®, the sustainable technology innovation forum, cofounded by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco & Mungo Park, Chairman of Innovator Capital, will kick off on the 22nd October.

Health & Healthcare

Stanley Black & Decker Distributes Hand Sanitizer to Help Keep Communities Safe

The company will donate sanitizer to those in critical need at senior living facilities through STANLEY Healthcare. And as our team builds a new manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, they have also provided hand sanitizer to food banks across Texas.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS News | UPS’s Leadership in Corporate Citizenship Recognized Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

For the fifth consecutive year, UPS was named to Forbes and JUST Capital’s annual JUST 100 list for its commitment to serving its workers, customers, communities, the environment and shareholders.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Holland Agriculture Launches 'Country Women Campaign' for 'Pink October'

New Holland Agriculture, a global agricultural brand of CNH Industrial, has launched the ‘Country Women Campaign’ or #MujeresEnCampaña (a play on the Spanish word Campaña which can mean both ‘campaign’ and ‘countryside’) initiative in Argentina, focusing on celebrating rural women and their stories.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Strategies From Aflac's Origins Provide Insights for Business Innovators Today

Aflac, for example, is one company that proves these building blocks ensure people and companies not only weather the storm but also thrive when crisis hits.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Antea Group Announces New Service Offering: Sustainability Transaction Assessment Report (STAR)

Antea Group USA announces a new service to their Environmental Mergers & Acquisitions Support offerings called Sustainability Transaction Assessment Report (STAR). STAR delivers clear data to help you understand corporate ESG risk. Learn more.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

A Closer Look: Yum! Brands' Plant-Based Food Journey

Motivated by a combination of environmental sustainability and diversity in diet, consumers are driving changes to food patterns across the world.

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