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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Techstars for Social Impact Announcement

The inaugural class of Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator powered by Techstars is here! The class includes a diverse mix of entrepreneurs who are harnessing technology to tackle some of the greatest social and environmental challenges of our time.

Events, Media & Communications

National Nonprofit Keep America Beautiful Hosts 2020 National Conference in Memphis

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s largest community improvement nonprofit organization, will host its annual Keep America Beautiful National Conference on Feb. 12-14, 2020 at The Peabody Memphis Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Environment

Future Thinking: How Ceres Played a Role in Dell Technologies’ Social Impact Plan for 2030

As we move further into 2020, many companies are unveiling their next generation of sustainability goals. Dell Technologies, a member of the Ceres Company Network, worked with Ceres over a two-year period to develop their Social Impact Plan for 2030.

Sustainable Development Goals

UPS To Airlift More Than 2 Million Masks and Protective Gear to China

The UPS Foundation announced today it is providing free air transportation of more than 2 million respirator masks and 11,000 protective coveralls to China to help combat the spread of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China.

Health & Healthcare

Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education Award $10,000 Grants to 2020 ‘Super Health, Super You’ Community Challenge Winners

Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education—the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—announced the winners of the annual Super Health, Super You Community Challenge.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Loggerhead Marinelife Center Waves of Progress Expansion Campaign Gains Additional Momentum With Northern Trust Financing

Our partnership with Northern Trust will enable us to expand our state-of-the-art education and conservation portfolio at a rapid pace, increasing ocean and sea turtle conservation worldwide.

Research, Reports & Publications

United They Stand: DER and Non-Wire Alternatives Are Pulling Utility Teams Together

When it comes to planning, utility managers are working to break down silos and overcome barriers in an effort to operate more cross-functionally as they tackle the challenges of distributed energy resources and non-wires alternatives.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Creating a Sustainability Standard for Agriculture and Fishing

Leading sustainability reporting standards setter GRI is inviting individuals to apply to the working group to develop a new Sector Standard to help agriculture and fishing organizations improve how they manage their impacts.

Research, Reports & Publications

CECP’s Investing in Society: Focus on Planet

Investing in Society is the must-read source offering practical evidence of the corporate sector’s shift toward being increasingly purpose-driven

Responsible Production & Consumption

7,000 Bacardi Employees Turn on Their ‘Out of Office’ to Visit Hundreds of Bars Across the Globe to Spark Conversations About Cocktails and Culture

Sustainability is at the forefront of every consumer's mind, and it's reflected in the bar – 66% of bartenders mention that sustainable drinks are hot right now.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm, Through Its Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ Initiative, and Operation ASHA Collaborate on a Mobile, Video-based E-counseling Application to Improve Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes

The Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ Initiative and Operation ASHA announced their collaboration on the development of a mobile-enabled e-Counseling application to help Community Health Workers in India improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes.

Innovation & Technology

Here's a VR Travel and History Lesson From a Colorado Springs High School Teacher and Arrow Electronics

A Colorado high school with support from Arrow Electronics has developed a virtual reality shortcut to the U.S. commonwealth’s rich culture and history.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Cares Accelerator Graduates First Nonprofit

Three years after it first launched, the Sands Cares Accelerator celebrated its first graduating nonprofit organization Wednesday.

Sustainable Development Goals

Essity Convenes Global Dialogue 2019 with United Nations Foundation

Essity partners with UNICEF Mexico on a new program aimed at empowering school age girls in Mexico through education on menstrual hygiene management and hand hygiene. The joint program works with schools on improving the hygiene of school restrooms.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Recognized Among the Leading Global Companies in Sustainable Performance by CDP

The CDP has recognized CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) as a global leader in sustainable water management, naming it as one of only 71 companies included in the CDP’s prestigious Water Security A-List.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named to Forbes’ List of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2020

Merck has been named to Forbes magazine’s America's Best Employers for Diversity 2020 list. In collaboration with analytics firm Statista, Forbes identified The Best Employers for Diversity through an independent survey of 60,000 U.S. employees...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Financial Regulators Have a Duty to Steer Us Away From Climate-induced Financial Collapse

It’s beyond time for the financial regulators to heed these clear calls for action and demonstrate the kind of leadership we’re already seeing from regulators globally.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Keep America Beautiful and the National Recycling Coalition Host Joint Recycling Market Development Workshop

To kick off the 2020 Keep America Beautiful® National Conference, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful is leading a one-day Recycling Market Development Workshop on Feb. 11, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee, with the National Recycling Coalition and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Verizon’s Big Football Game Ad 2020

Verizon’s Big Football Game Ad 2020

Health & Healthcare

Gildan Partners With Leading US Cancer Research Institute for Cervical Cancer Prevention Project on the Factory Floor

In light of World Cancer Day, an international day to raise awareness of cancer and encourage its prevention, Gildan looks back at a meaningful partnership with The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the League Against Cancer Honduras

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Mills Awarded Prestigious CDP A List Awards for Climate and Water Actions for Second Consecutive Year

Today, General Mills announced it has been recognized as a global leader in corporate sustainability by environmental impact non-profit CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) achieving a place on the CDP ‘A List’.

Research, Reports & Publications

2020 Sustainability Reporting & Compliance Calendar

When it comes to compliance and sustainability reporting frameworks, it's important to stay on track with deadlines. Download our interactive 2020 Reporting & Compliance Calendar for a quick reference to monthly deadlines throughout the year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Duke Energy Earns Top Marks in 2020 Corporate Equality Index

Duke Energy has received a perfect score for the third year in a row on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking study that annually ranks companies on LGBTQ-friendly corporate practices and policies.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Dow and Avangard Innovative Advance Plastic Circularity With Agreement to Supply Recycled Plastics for Dow Technologies

A new deal between Dow and Avangard Innovative LP is a significant addition to Dow's plastic circularity portfolio that is aligned with the company’s goal to advance the circular economy for plastics and minimize waste in the environment.

Innovation & Technology

T&M Solutions for Automotive Visions into Reality

Keysight is supporting the automotive industry through their latest innovations to improve road safety by leveraging existing smart traffic infrastructure.

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