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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Feeding America Releases First Round of COVID-19 Fund Grants to Food Banks

Mar 27, 2020 3:15 PM ET

Feeding America announced they have released the first round of COVID-19 Fund grants to food banks—an initial allocation of $4 million.

Innovation & Technology

IVECO Contributes to the Fight Against COVID-19 by Manufacturing Protective Face Screens on Its 3D Printers

Mar 27, 2020 3:00 PM ET

IVECO, the commercial vehicles brand of CNH Industrial N.V., factories in Madrid and Valladolid in Spain will manufacture protective face screens that will be donated to the health system in the cities of Madrid and Valladolid.

Health & Healthcare

Now More Than Ever, the Importance of Second Chances at Life

Mar 27, 2020 2:15 PM ET

Every day, DKMS provides 20 lifesaving blood stem cell transplants for blood cancer and blood disorder patients all around the world. Even in the current situation that we are facing with COVID-19, these patients still urgently need our help.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Supports Communities During COVID-19 Response With More Than $3 Million in Donations and Launch of “Good Food Challenge”

Mar 27, 2020 1:50 PM ET

Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced more than $3 million in cash and in-kind donations, including four million servings of protein, to support communities across America during the country’s response to COVID-19 (coronavirus).

Innovation & Technology

School Mindfulness Program Now Available in Free App

Mar 27, 2020 12:15 PM ET

An app from Inner Explorer offers the non-profit’s audio-guided mindfulness program – an extension of a program used in more than 30,000 classrooms – to families everywhere for free for the first time.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Buy-Backs: Pitchforks, Then a Rethink

Mar 27, 2020 12:00 PM ET

We’re going to want to reach for the pitchforks as we watch baggage-charging, space-squeezing airlines get a chunk of taxpayers’ money as part of the Covid-19 stimulus package, with very few strings attached.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Technologies Celebrates Amy Niu, China District Manager for Semiconductor Solutions for Women's History Month

Mar 27, 2020 11:40 AM ET

In honor of Women’s History Month, Keysight Technologies celebrates its women leaders who do so much for our technology, our business, and our culture.

Education

Resources From Discovery Education and Its Partners Available to Help Families and Students Promote Happiness During the COVID-19 Crisis

Mar 27, 2020 11:10 AM ET

Dynamic digital content from Discovery Education and its partners is available to help families and students worldwide promote happiness on the first ever International Social and Emotional Learning Day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How to Future-Proof a Career in Sustainability

Mar 27, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Expands Coronavirus-related Relief Actions; 1 Million Meals for School Children Included in New Programs

Mar 27, 2020 9:20 AM ET

As previously communicated to the company’s employees from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Mike Manley, the company is in the process of converting its first plant to produce face masks for donation to first responders and health care workers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Different Shades of Cocoa

Mar 27, 2020 9:05 AM ET

How to effectively tackle deforestation in cocoa supply chains? By providing solutions cocoa farming communities endorse because they benefit them. Darrell High, Nestlé Cocoa Plan Manager, discusses shade trees, cookstoves, financial inclusion – and more.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech Is Committed to Being Safe by Choice

Mar 27, 2020 9:00 AM ET

As part of Tetra Tech’s ongoing commitment to safety, we provide ongoing trainings, employee education through our FOCUS 4 Injury Prevention Program (FOCUS 4), and recognize Safety Month each June.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Food Banks Get Donation Boost During COVID-19 Emergency Restrictions

Mar 27, 2020 9:00 AM ET

When Tammy Tran and her three sisters were growing up in Santa Ana, she recalls the food boxes they regularly received from the Orange County Food Bank filled with cheeses, cereal boxes and canned food.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Private Foundation to Award Special Grants Supporting COVID-19 Efforts in Venezuela

Mar 26, 2020 6:30 PM ET

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc. (SBF), the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is launching a special round of its small grants program to help alleviate the damaging effects of the COVID-19 crisis in Venezuela.

Green Infrastructure

Electric Service Remains Safe and Reliable During COVID-19 Emergency Restrictions

Mar 26, 2020 6:25 PM ET

As communities throughout California continue to practice physical distancing amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order, the utility is reassuring its customers that electric service will not be impacted.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Purpose-Driven Leadership During a Crisis

Mar 26, 2020 5:45 PM ET

While each company is addressing its urgent needs in different ways – from health and safety precautions to tech platforms to the balance sheet – several encouraging trends are emerging

Social Impact & Volunteering

Republic Services General Manager Gives Back to the Community He Loves

Mar 26, 2020 5:40 PM ET

Across the nation, our team members are doing their part each and every day to continue to provide service to our customers and keep communities clean. In Great Falls, Montana, General Manager Mike C. is purchasing meals from local businesses

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merck to Donate 300,000 Masks to New Jersey for COVID-19 Emergency Response

Mar 26, 2020 5:40 PM ET

In response to calls for personal protective equipment for health care workers and other front-line responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Merck & Co., Inc. announced that it is donating 300,000 masks to New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security

Health & Healthcare

Listen: Coronavirus: Businesses Move To Fill Gaps In The Medical Supply Chain

Mar 26, 2020 4:35 PM ET

Matt Hall, chief communications officer at HanesBrands, was featured on NPR to discuss the company’s ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Habitat Build: Together, We Are Mohawk

Mar 26, 2020 4:15 PM ET

“Together, We are Mohawk” was written across the backs of over 50 Mohawk employees that volunteered for this year’s Clark Howard Build for Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta at the end of February.

Innovation & Technology

ON Semiconductor: Wi-Fi is Essential to Many During the COVID-19 Crisis

Mar 26, 2020 4:05 PM ET

The global COVID-19 pandemic has led us into uncharted territory. With hopes of flattening the curve of the coronavirus spread, schools, companies and businesses have closed; events and gatherings are canceled or postponed.

Health & Healthcare

Unite Behind Science!

Mar 26, 2020 3:40 PM ET

As I write this, the world holds its breath. The global COVID 19 pandemic, the coronavirus, affects many infected and worried people around the globe. Countless doctors, nurses and medical workers are tirelessly helping on the ground.

Social Impact & Volunteering

March 2020 Social Value Insider

Mar 26, 2020 3:20 PM ET

Check out the March Social Value Insider for upcoming events, information on the re-launch of the Canadian social value network and more!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pandemics and Perpetuity

Mar 26, 2020 3:00 PM ET

What if foundations were to open up their endowments entirely and put a time stamp on their payout? To do that, many foundations will need to have tough conversations about whether or not they exist in perpetuity.

Health & Healthcare

New York Times Magazine Explores Lab’s Work With Gene Drives

Mar 26, 2020 2:35 PM ET

CRB-designed facility supports work to remap mosquito genes in fight against infectious disease.