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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Seattle Historic Arts District Refinances for Future Success

Sep 17, 2015 2:05 PM ET

The walls of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District have long featured canvases splashed with elevating colors and dramatic shapes. Yet this neighborhood’s rich artistic and cultural tradition experienced a slump in the 1990s when market forces drove artists out of the area at an alarming rate.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

For a Second Consecutive Year, Banorte is Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Sep 17, 2015 2:00 PM ET

The sustainable practices that Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) integrates into its operations, have allowed that this financial institution has been selected for a second consecutive year to form part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI Emerging Markets), recognition which besides to be an honor, is a relevant indicator for global shareholders and investors of the group’s outstanding performance in the field of sustainability.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Business Case for the BSR Conference 2015

Sep 17, 2015 2:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Por Segundo Año Consecutivo, Banorte Forma Parte del Índice de Sustentabilidad del Dow Jones

Sep 17, 2015 2:00 PM ET

Las prácticas sustentables que Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) integra en sus operaciones, han permitido que, por segundo año consecutivo, esta institución financiera forme parte del Índice de Sustentabilidad de Mercados Emergentes del Dow Jones (DJSI Emerging Markets), reconocimiento que, además de honroso, se convierte en un importante indicador para accionistas e inversionistas globales, sobre el sobresaliente desempeño del propio Grupo en materia de sustentabilidad.

Education

Business Shouldn’t Forget the World’s Out-of-School Children

Sep 17, 2015 1:30 PM ET

As parents send their children off to school this September, they should not forget the 59 million children across the globe who only dream of making it to the classroom. Despite prioritizing increasing access to free, basic education across the globe fifteen years ago as Goal 2 of the Millennium Development Goals, enrollment numbers have sputtered, stalled, and abruptly declined, in large part from emergencies and crises.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Students Visit Republic Services Old Dominion Landfill

Sep 17, 2015 12:45 PM ET

The group found the Ash Processing facility very interesting, specifically watching the conveyor belts form the incinerated ash into stone. One student told the Landfill Ops Manager that was the coolest thing he had seen all summer. The group also enjoyed watching the tractor trailers dispose of the waste. When asked how long the students thought it would take to unload the tractor trailer, answers ranged anywhere from three days to three minutes. The tour of the Old Dominion Landfill facility concluded with sack lunches and Q&A. Republic’s landfill tours are educational, engaging and fun.

Events, Media & Communications

Join Us for Keep America Beautiful's "Planning a Recycling@Work Event for America Recycles Day" Webinar

Sep 17, 2015 12:45 PM ET

During this Keep America Beautiful webinar, we’ll review how to plan an America Recycles Day event in your workplace and how to use the Recycling@Work research to create a better recycling program in your office.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HP: Upgrading Citizenship to a Whole New Level

Sep 17, 2015 12:30 PM ET

Chris Librie, senior director, strategy & communications, HP Living Progress, says that global citizenship has been part of HP’s DNA from the outset.

Events, Media & Communications

It's Time for the Social Tools Summit in San Francisco, Oct. 27 - 28

Sep 17, 2015 12:10 PM ET

This past May, I attended the Social Media Tools Summit in Boston. This event got me thinking about social media tools and organization in a new way.

Social Impact & Volunteering

UN 2030 - Jump In and Help… It’ll Be Fun and So Worth It!

Sep 17, 2015 12:00 PM ET

The UN recently announced its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. See how corporate philanthropy programs are uniquely positioned to help through their expertise, volunteering programs, matching gifts and more. Jump in, get involved, make a lasting difference!

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aramark and Casa Central Help Chicago Residents Gain Job Skills

Sep 17, 2015 11:30 AM ET

The unemployment rate in Chicago fell this year, but many youth and adults remain unemployed and in need of basic skills training, such as resume writing, interview techniques or life skills. These basic skills can help them find – and keep – good jobs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Fuels a Win with Red Sox Foundation

Sep 17, 2015 11:20 AM ET

Red Sox fans have something else to cheer about now that the Red Sox Foundation and CITGO, along with its local branded Marketers and Retailers, are joining forces to further help underserved youth in the Boston area. With a $2,500 donation of CITGO Gift Cards, the foundation can now provide transportation for youth involved in its two key efforts - the Red Sox Scholars Program, which has awarded 250 students with college scholarships since inception in 2003, and the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program aimed toward teaching at-risk children about non-violent conflict resolution, resistance to drugs and alcohol, health and fitness, and educational achievement through the game of baseball.

Environment

5 of the Coolest Bike-Friendly Infrastructure Projects in the World

Sep 17, 2015 11:05 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

TWC Raises Environmental Awareness With Invasive Species Search

Sep 17, 2015 11:00 AM ET

Time Warner Cable is committed to raising environmental awareness, using fewer natural resources and generating less waste in our business through initiatives that we collectively call "Go Green".

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Service - Just works!

Sep 17, 2015 10:15 AM ET

Today, online platforms like Taproot+, NPower, and Public Architecture’s 1% Program are simplifying the user experience, making pro bono projects “just work” in ways they didn’t before.

Events, Media & Communications

Is Your Company Community Minded? See How it Can Be Part of The Civic 50

Sep 17, 2015 10:15 AM ET

Does your company care about the communities where it does business? Join us Sept. 22, 2015 for a free webinar about participating in The Civic 50, which honors the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation each year as determined by an annual survey.

Environment

How Green is Your City? New Global Analysis Reveals Extent of Trend to Cleaner Energy

Sep 17, 2015 10:05 AM ET

Latin American and European cities are the least reliant on fossil fuels to power their electricity, finds new analysis of major cities around the world, released today by CDP and AECOM. Asia Pacific cities continue to exhibit a high dependency on fossil fuels, while North American and African cities sit somewhere in the middle.

Health & Healthcare

Novo Nordisk Discusses Link Between Diabetes and Sustainable Development

Sep 17, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Next week, world leaders will launch a new round of goals, targets and indicators to pick up where the Millennium Development Goals left off. In the new issue of Novo Nordisk’s sustainability magazine – TBL Quarterly – the company shows how improving the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes plays a key role in achieving many of the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue’s Sustainable Tourism Grant Seeks to Change the Tide of Climate Change in the Caribbean

Sep 17, 2015 10:00 AM ET

For all the good-natured and well-meaning conversations about sustainable travel, there is often a fundamental problem. Sustainable travel conversations happen at conventions, think-tanks and events in exclusive locations, command high-fees, and are just plain hard to get to.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aramark and Congreso Improve Health and Wellness of Philadelphia Families

Sep 17, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Throughout Philadelphia, adults and children face many challenges to eating nutritious foods and living healthy lives. Many of the preventable diseases plaguing this community, like diabetes, are associated with obesity. In the area served by Congreso, one of the city’s largest multi-service organizations for the Hispanic community, 37.1% of adults and 39.8% of children six and older were reported as overweight or obese in a 2012 survey by Public Health Management Corporation.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Celebrates Opening of the Latest Community Development Project Financed by $100 Million Commitment to Detroit’s Recovery

Sep 17, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Education

Microsoft Expands Global YouthSpark Initiative to Focus on Computer Science

Sep 17, 2015 9:30 AM ET

Microsoft Corp. announced on Wednesday a new commitment of $75 million in community investments over the next three years to increase access to computer science education for all youth, and especially for those from under-represented backgrounds. Through the company’s global YouthSpark initiative, scores of nonprofit organizations around the world will receive cash donations and other resources to provide computer science education to diverse populations of young people in their communities and prepare them with the computational-thinking and problem-solving skills necessary for success in an increasingly digital world.

Education

Meet Melissa Lurie, Amgen Biotech Experience Alumni

Sep 17, 2015 9:20 AM ET

Environment

Food Retailers, Agriculture Industry, and Charitable Organizations Support First National Goal to Reduce Food Waste by 50 Percent by 2030

Sep 17, 2015 9:00 AM ET

The USDA and EPA announced the United States' first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50 percent reduction by 2030. A wide array of voices from across the food chain applauded the announcement.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Prudential Supports NEXT Awards to Fund Leading-Edge Consumer Finance Strategies

Sep 17, 2015 9:00 AM ET

The Wells Fargo NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance today awarded nearly $6 million to improve financial product offerings and services to consumers. Through investments in six community development financial institutions (CDFIs) the NEXT Awards aim to transform how the underbanked and unbanked in Native, immigrant, rural, and urban communities get responsible personal financial products and services.