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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.
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Events, Media & Communications

Livestream: Biogen’s New Corporate Commitment to Climate, Health and Equity

Health or economy? Climate or jobs? Equity or affordability? Biogen believes it's time for a new era of “both/and” commitments. Register now for an inside look at Biogen's major new corporate commitment to climate, health & equity on 9/14 at 10am ET.

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Events, Media & Communications

Here's How Your Business Can Lead on the Climate Crisis

Register now for “Climate Week (From Home): How Business Can Meet the Moment with Urgency” on September 22 at 1 p.m. ET.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainable Investments That Foundations Can Make for People and the Planet

The climate emergency is driving innovation that philanthropy can fund, and is funding, with foundation investment capital.

Education

Freeport-McMoRan's El Abra Operation in Chile Awards 62 Scholarships Through the Indigenous Scholarship Program

Minera El Abra recently awarded 62 scholarships to indigenous students from the nearby communities of Alto El Loa Province and Calama to further their university or technical school studies.

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Environment

68% Average Decline in Species Population Sizes Since 1970, Says New WWF Report

Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Pacific Coast Collaborative to Lead One of the Largest Public-Private Partnerships to Reduce Food Waste

The Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) announces plans to lead a US-based public-private partnership - one of the largest in the world - to address wasted food.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Three College Students Explore T-shirt Sustainability in Behind-the-Scenes “Crop to Campus” Documentary That Shows Step-by-Step Process in the Apparel Supply Chain

HanesBrands, a socially responsible manufacturer and marketer of leading everyday basic apparel, is releasing a seven-part minidocumentary commissioned to let millennials and Generation-Z youth explore how the iconic T-shirt fits with their views on responsible fashion.

Innovation & Technology

Pandemic E-commerce Surge Spurs Race for 'Tesla-like' Electric Delivery Vans

Delivery fleet operators face regulatory pressure in California and other states to buy electric vehicles, but a surge in package deliveries thanks to coronavirus lockdowns has major firms itching to switch to electric right now.

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Environment

Protecting Pollinators: Join a BioBlitz in Your Community This Month

Thanks to our partnership with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz campaign is now in its second year and is quickly gaining popularity all over the country.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

10 Innovative Startups From the 100+ Accelerator Changing the World Right Now

Two years after launching the 100+ Accelerator we have seen how our startups have skyrocketed. They are creating impact worldwide and helping us become more sustainable, innovative and transformative every day.

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Environment

Angel's Envy® Celebrates 7th Annual “Toast the Trees” Initiative With Launch of “Lost Oak Experiments” Campaign

As part of this year’s initiative, ANGEL’s ENVY has pledged to plant one white oak tree for every use of #ToastTheTrees and every share of the “Lost Oak Experiments” video on social media.

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Environment

Subaru Supports Local Action in First-Ever #Faceliftactlocal National Clean-Up and Recycling Initiative

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that it will co-host and serve as official vehicle for the country’s first national litter clean-up and recycling initiative, encouraging people nationwide to help reduce landfill waste in their local communities, even in their own backyards.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Biogen Moves $10 Million To Black-Owned OneUnited, Joining the Fortune 500 Trend To 'Bank Black'

It’s the latest in a string of moves by large corporations to shift some of their money to Black-owned banks & lenders primarily serving the Black community in the months of unrest over racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in May.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Small Business Accelerator Program to Provide Transformational Technology and Services to 33 Selected Small Businesses: From Music Teaching to Cleantech Engineering

The program was created to provide small businesses with products powered by Qualcomm Technologies solutions, collaboration tools, & support, so that the businesses can continue to maintain operations throughout the current global pandemic & beyond.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comcast NBCUniversal Recognized on PEOPLE's '50 Companies that Care' List

This is the third consecutive time PEOPLE has recognized Comcast on the list for its ongoing commitment to create real and lasting impact in the communities where its employees live and work.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Grant Provides Sustainable STEAM Training to Educators

As Arizona schools begin the new school year, the ON Semiconductor is here to help. Educators and student alike are facing new challenges on top of an already stressed education system.

Media & Communications

The Financial Sector & Corporate Universe - the “ESG Factors” Are Now Everywhere When Companies Seek Capital

The roots of today’s “sustainable investing” approaches go back decades; the organizing principle often was often around what investors viewed as “socially responsible”, “ethical”, “faith-based” and “values” investing.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Fresh Start: Sands-Supported Initiative Celebrates Three Years of Serving the Community

Since 2010, Fresh Start has served over two million people in the Las Vegas area alone, and 15 million around the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Antwerp 1920: A Symbol of Peace and Unity 100 Years After the Games

Following World War I, the IOC selected Antwerp to host the 1920 Olympic Games. Organisers overcame many obstacles to deliver an edition of the Games that is still recognised for its lasting contributions to sport, gender equality, unity and peace.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Joining With Other Prominent Nonprofits to Spark Service, VolunteerMatch Supports Nationwide Day of Virtual Volunteering to Remember 9/11 on Its 19th Anniversary

VolunteerMatch is the standout technological partner with 9/11 Day as it launches a new digital initiative, “9/11 Day at Home,” to provide meaningful ways for millions of Americans to honor the victims and first responders on September 11, 2001.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Enhanced Forbes 400 Philanthropy Score, Produced With Support From Global Citizen, Measures Billionaire Money Donated Directly To Charitable Organizations

An enhanced score that measures the generosity of the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, inspired by and produced with support from Global Citizen, now counts grants that billionaires put towards actual charitable uses, rather than money parked in their charitable foundations.

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Environment

Holy Smoke! Air Quality Meteorologist Scott Landes

With record-setting wildfires blanketing large swaths of the Western United States in smoke, we thought it appropriate to speak to someone who knows a thing or two about wildfire smoke.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Reimagining, Rethinking and Recycling Our Packaging

Veronique Cremades-Mathes, Global Head of Sustainable Packaging lays out Nestle's multi-pronged strategy to help tackle plastic pollution.

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Sustainable Development Goals

COVID-19, Conservation, and Combating Wildlife Trafficking: Breaking the Silos of Conservation and Public Health

Tetra Tech’s COVID-19, Conservation, and Combating Wildlife Trafficking webinar convened a panel of global experts to identify how we can use our combined knowledge and data to mitigate future risk of zoonotic diseases

Social Impact & Volunteering

UPS Longitudes | Why Human Trafficking Worsens During a Pandemic

Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. According to the Global Slavery Index, more than 40 million people are living in modern slavery.

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