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Social Impact & Volunteering

Engelli çocukların yaşamlarına dokunuyoruz

Jan 18, 2017 12:35 PM ET

Atlas Copco Türkiye'de, çevremize ve çevremizdeki insanlara karşı sorumluluklarının bilincinde bir tüzel kişi olmayı sürdürülebilir hale getirmenin hayati önemine inanıyoruz. İşitme engelli çocukların eğitiminde en yüksek teknolojinin gerekli olduğu bilinciyle, 13 Ocak'ta Rotary İşitme Engelliler İlkokulu'nu ziyaret ederek, öğrencilere üst kalitede görsellik sunabilecek iki adet dizüstü bilgisayar bağışladık.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bettering the Lives of Kids with Disabilities

Jan 18, 2017 12:35 PM ET

In Atlas Copco Turkey, we believe it is key for us to sustain a responsible corporate citizenship. Being aware of the crucial importance of hi-tech tools for hearing-impaired kids, on January 13th, we visited Rotary Hearing-impaired Primary School and donated two laptops that will provide high quality visuality to the school kids.

Energy

Green Charge: How Energy Storage Can Support Your Sustainability Efforts

Jan 18, 2017 12:25 PM ET

Commercial and industrial organizations can benefit from adding energy storage to their sustainability plans, from increasing the use of renewables and adding resilience to cutting demand charges and supporting the grid.

Education

Visit the Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™

Jan 18, 2017 12:10 PM ET

The Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab is the combination of a lab, makerspace, and classroom for students from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. By combining mini-lectures with team interactions, students are encouraged to innovate, partner, and achieve beyond what exists.

Education

T. Rowe Price Associates Make a Difference in Children’s Lives During National Mentoring Month and Beyond

Jan 18, 2017 12:00 PM ET

While January is National Mentoring Month, T. Rowe Price associates around the world volunteer year-round to mentor and support children.

“We’re always looking for solutions that improve outcomes for youth and enrich community life,” says Sandra Van Vloten-McGraw in T. Rowe Price’s Corporate Social Responsibility department. “Mentoring achieves both, and it’s great to see the positive impact these programs have on the kids.”

Energy

Mission Waco Receives Grant for Unique Sustainability Project from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club

Jan 18, 2017 11:30 AM ET

Mission Waco will soon be known as one of Texas’ sustainability leaders thanks to a new partnership. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has selected the Waco-based nonprofit to receive a $234,000 donation to support a unique sustainability project dubbed Urban REAP for “Urban Renewable Energy and Agriculture Project.”

Health & Healthcare

Helping Students Overcome Personal Obstacles to Academic Success

Jan 18, 2017 11:15 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Walmart Outlines 2017 Goals for American Job Growth and Community Investment

Jan 18, 2017 10:45 AM ET

Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer with nearly 1.5 million associates in the U.S., today will discuss company plans to create American jobs and invest in local communities across the country. The investments in the coming year will support an estimated 34,000 jobs through continued expansion and improvement in the company’s store network, as well as e-commerce services, while providing specialty training for more than 225,000 of the company’s frontline associates.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GREEN SPA Certificate Awarded to AIDAprima

Jan 18, 2017 10:30 AM ET

AIDA Cruises is the first cruise company to be certified for its commitment to sustainability by the Deutscher Wellness Verband e.V. (German Wellness Association). AIDAprima’s Organic Body & Soul Spa has been awarded the GREEN SPA certificate, achieving the top quality grade of Level 3. It has only been a couple of months since AIDAprima was recognized at the Cruise Guide Awards 2016 in the categories of Family-Friendliness and Sport & Wellness.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Shire Announces Seventh Annual Scholarship for Individuals With ADHD

Jan 18, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2017 Michael Yasick ADHD Scholarship. The scholarship program is for legal residents of the United States who are under the care of a licensed health care professional for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and are accepted to or enrolled in a 2- or 4-year undergraduate program or a graduate program (of one or more years in length) at an accredited college, university, trade school, technical school, or vocational school located in the US.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Republic Rewards Community Grant Program Honors Friends Of the Thomas B. Norton Library in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Jan 18, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Republic Services of Gulf Shores, Alabama presented the Friends Of the Thomas B. Norton Library with a $3,500 grant as part of their annual Republic Rewards Community Grant Program.

Education

CITGO Lemont Refinery Hosts STEM Education Workshop for Local Teachers

Jan 18, 2017 9:30 AM ET

During the month of December, the CITGO Lemont Refinery hosted 38 science and math teachers from 24 area schools for a STEM workshop as a way to further enhance the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum used in local schools.

Diversity & Inclusion

Say Hello to the Antea Group Austin Office!

Jan 18, 2017 9:10 AM ET

The Austin office is involved in a variety of projects all over the US, including transaction support, phase I and II site assessments, compliance assessments, health & safety, and insurance claim support. We work with clients ranging from oil & gas companies to railroads, and everything in between. One of our main projects is working with TCEQ statewide, doing assessment and remediation work and public drinking water sampling to ensure compliance with EPA and state standards.

Environment

Sustainable Investing in the New Gilded Age

Jan 18, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Evolution of Retail Banking

Jan 18, 2017 9:05 AM ET

“We will only be successful if customers are at the heart of our business,” says Steven Cooper, CEO for Personal Banking at Barclays, whose team oversee the accounts of 17 million people.

Diversity & Inclusion

Preventing Politics From Dividing Your Workplace

Jan 18, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Bloomberg was mentioned along with PepsiCo, Starbucks, and other corporations that set the right inclusive tone in this LinkedIn piece about preventing politics from dividing the workplace.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merck Foundation Grant Expands Project ECHO® in Vietnam and India

Jan 18, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Environment

Xylem Helping Build First Wastewater Plant in Sehore, India

Jan 18, 2017 8:30 AM ET

Xylem was recently selected to supply advanced wastewater treatment technology to the first-ever sewage treatment plant in Sehore, India. The new plant is being developed to accommodate rapid industrial growth in the city of Sehore, located in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Uncertainty Highlights the Need for Responsible Business Leadership

Jan 18, 2017 8:15 AM ET

Uncertainty is natural in today’s turbulent global environment. But what is certain is that the need for responsible leadership by business is greater today than at any other time in recent history. As governments grapple with transition and change, responsible business leadership can, and must, lead the way. The issues that face our world won’t wait.

Education

Scotiabank to Support JDC West

Jan 18, 2017 8:10 AM ET

We believe in helping young people reach their full potential, which is why we are excited to be back to support JDC West as business students from Western Canada compete in Edmonton.

Events, Media & Communications

Novartis Joins Global Initiative to Fight the Rise of Noncommunicable Diseases

Jan 18, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Novartis has joined more than 20 leading biopharmaceutical companies to launch “Access Accelerated”, a global initiative to further advance access to prevention and care for noncommunicable diseases in low and lower-middle income countries. Chronic conditions such as heart disease and cancer are a growing threat in the world’s poorest countries.

Diversity & Inclusion

World Environment Center Elects New Board Members and 2017 Officers

Jan 18, 2017 8:00 AM ET

As part of an ongoing commitment to expand its thought leadership, diversity and effectiveness as a global sustainability organization, the World Environment Center’s Board of Directors has elected three individuals for Board membership.

Innovation & Technology

Man and Machine: The 2050 Human Experience

Jan 18, 2017 7:55 AM ET

And as Gen Z comes of age, it’s incredible to imagine how their world will change. While mainstream culture still grapples with millennials, Gen Z will catalyze major societal shifts in the next 30 years; from food and healthcare, to Internet access and infrastructure.

Education

Higher Education Leaders Explore Ways to Ensure Success of Students Recovering from Addiction While Living on Campus

Jan 18, 2017 12:15 AM ET

In the fourth installment of the President to President series, published today, Paul C. Pribbenow, Ph.D., president of Augsburg College in Minneapolis, describes the value of supporting students who are recovering from drug and alcohol addictions as they pursue higher education and live on campus.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Florida Invests $1 Million in St. Petersburg’s Campbell Park Community

Jan 17, 2017 5:05 PM ET

Duke Energy Florida today announced a $1 million grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to the Campbell Park community and its surrounding neighborhoods in St. Petersburg, Fla.