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Innovation & Technology | Keysight Technologies

Collaborative Synergy: The Key to Unlocking 6G’s Potential

As we stand on the brink of the next phase in wireless technology evolution, 6G promises to transform how we connect the digital and physical worlds.

Research, Reports & Publications

Momentum Builds Towards Historic Dakar 2026 YOG

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Toxic Release Inventory Reporting: A Q&A With Kara and Friends

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beets, Basketball and Mid-Bore Engines

Cummins Inc

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Youth Build a Healthier East Durham Community With EDCI and GSK

Over the next two years, with the support of a $600,000 grant from GSK, 120 young people will join the YLC and improve their health by focusing on nutrition and physical activity, emotional well-being, community safety and sexual health.

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Energy

Smarter Investments: Integrating Women Into the Energy Value Chain

Tetra Tech’s Sandra Chavez, a senior clean energy associate, discusses her experience examining the role of gender in her work in Mexico’s clean energy industry. This blog was both inspired by and prepared with input from Graciela Calvo, gender specialist for Tetra Tech’s clean energy work in Mexico.

Events, Media & Communications

VIDEO: Tupperware Brands | Cultivating Confidence

Tupperware Brands welcomed panelists on stage for an enlightening discussion. Watch the video and join the conversation using #CultivateConfidence on social media.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Whirlpool Family

Three generations of one Michigan family have worked at Whirlpool Corporation, collectively spending more than a century at the company.

Education

PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Grants Scholarships to Papua High Achievers

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), in collaboration with the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF), is continuing a Community College Initiative scholarship program for students of Papua and West Papua. To date, PTFI and AMINEF have awarded scholarships to dozens of young women and men from Papua and West Papua to study at a number of universities in the United States.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sanofi Pasteur and VaxServe’s Lackawanna County Community Fundraiser Marks 10 Years and Surpasses $1 Million Raised for Local Children and Families

Tonight, hundreds of community supporters gathered to celebrate a 10-year commitment to helping local Northeast Pennsylvania children and families in need. The Lackawanna County Community Fundraiser is hosted by Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, and VaxServe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi Pasteur.

Environment

Newmont's Commitment to Creating a More Sustainable World

In 2015, more than 130 heads of state at the United Nations (UN) Summit on Sustainable Development adopted 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) that aim to end poverty, protect the environment and promote prosperity by 2030.

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Events, Media & Communications

UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Increase Impact of Community Investment, November 2-3, 2017, at Inside Out

Companies are increasing their impact on community through program design that reflects the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Christine Foster, Tata Consultancy Services, will share her recent experience strategizing through an SDG lens, with colleagues from IBM, IMPACT2030, the Taproot Foundation, and Imagine Canada. This knowledge-sharing will occur November 2-3, 2017, at the upcoming Toronto conference Inside Out: A Transformative Approach to Community Investment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Corporation Raises Record $335,000 for American Cancer Society

Carnival Foundation, the charitable arm of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, held its second Relay For Life fundraiser Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, for American Cancer Society.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

After Hurricane Harvey, Houston Wedding Planner Coordinates Recovery Effort Powered by Volunteers

As Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico face the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, Points of Light is honoring everyday citizens who stepped up to serve their communities during the immediate response and to embark on the long road to recovery.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Employees Are Changing — and so Are Their Attitudes About Workplace Giving and Volunteering

With the massive Baby Boomer generation retiring and giving way to Generation X, Millennials, and now Centennials (also known as Gen Z or iGen) — America’s Charities has conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of U.S. workers that gauges attitudes toward giving and volunteering in the workplace.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Cruise Line, Brees Dream Foundation Team up for Fun Sweepstakes Awarding Free Cruise Each Game Saints Throw for 300 Yards This Season

Carnival Cruise Line – the Official Cruise Line of the New Orleans Saints – and the Brees Dream Foundation have teamed up for a fun sweepstakes awarding a different lucky fan a free cruise each time the Saints pass for more than 300 yards in a game during the 2017 season.

Diversity & Inclusion

Scholarships Level the Field for People With Disabilities

Erika Rebstock and 37 other students are attending college this year with help from the Wells Fargo Scholarship Program for People with Disabilities. In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October, Wells Fargo has announced it is accepting online applications for its scholarship program for the 2018-19 academic year through Nov. 28, 2017, or until 700 applications have been submitted.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Major Leaguer Hector Santiago Shares His Passion for Volunteering with Action Team Captains

As the baseball season nears its end, the Action Team national youth volunteer program's season is just getting underway. With the new school year beginning, the Action Team program hosted its first nationwide conference call for Captains and Ambassadors on October 12.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Changing the Conversation From Short-Term to Long-Term Value

In his article “The False Prophet of Long Term Investing” James Mackintosh makes a nuanced argument about long-term investing versus short term trading. While he agrees that short-termism can lead to the wrong incentives for corporate management, a state of affairs he acknowledges large investors are working to correct, Mr. Mackintosh warns against blaming short-termism for meager capital spending.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Shakira’s Fundación “Pies Descalzos” and Costa Cruises Together for the Construction of a School in Colombia

In Barcelona Shakira and Neil Palomba, President of Costa Cruises, announced the official start of the project with a symbolic "First brick" delivery ceremony. The school will be built in Cartagena (Colombia), with scheduled delivery in June 2019, providing education and support to 1,300 local students and the entire close communities involved.

Diversity & Inclusion

Preparing Blind and Low-Vision Children to ‘Live the Lives They Want’

As we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Carlton Anne Cook Walker from the National Federation of the Blind shares the importance of providing educational resources for blind and low-vision children as a path to a stronger adult workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Quality of Lifehacks to Creating a Comfortable Space for Seniors

The world’s senior population is continuing to grow fast. The United Nations projects that by 2030 the global senior population will grow to 1.4 billion. With this growing population, the number of people impacted by an age-related disease or health condition will significantly increase. For example, more than 90 percent of adults have a deficit in at least one of their five senses, according to the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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Environment

Water Consortium Moves to Next Phase in Water Standards Development

The Climate Bonds Initiative on behalf of the Water Consortium has released Water Criteria Phase 2 Nature-based and Hybrid Water infrastructure for public consultation.

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Health & Healthcare

Merck Foundation Launches Five-Year Initiative to Improve Diabetes Care for Vulnerable and Underserved U.S. Communities

The Merck Foundation (the Foundation) has launched a five-year initiative: Bridging the Gap: Reducing Disparities in Diabetes Care (Bridging the Gap) to help improve diabetes care and health outcomes for vulnerable and underserved populations in the United States.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Five 21st Century Skills Kids Gain From Joining Robotics Teams

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a STEM (science, engineering, technology and math) advocacy nonprofit, is a sport for the mind where every kid can go pro. Millions of students have participated in hands-on FIRST programs for kids ages 6-18.

Environment

Xylem Installs First UV Cryptosporidium Barrier in Florida

A water treatment plant in Florida will soon be the first in the state to use a UV cryptosporidium barrier. Xylem will supply its advanced Wedeco LBX Series UV disinfection system to protect against cryptosporidium in West Palm Beach.

Cryptosporidium is the leading cause of waterborne disease outbreaks in the US, impacting almost 750,000 people each year with potentially severe symptoms. As the chlorine-resistant cryptosporidium parasite is easily inactivated with a low ultraviolet (UV) dose, many drinking water plant operators are turning to UV disinfection to provide safe drinking water for their communities.

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Research, Reports & Publications

New Findings: 68% of Nonprofit Professionals Report Not Having Enough Financial Resources to Do the Work They Do

The Taproot Foundation recognizes that most organizations tackling social problems don’t have access to the marketing, design, technology, strategy, or planning resources they need to succeed. Nonprofits are understaffed, under-resourced, and need support. In the 2017 State of Pro Bono Service Survey, Taproot focused in on the challenges nonprofits experience each day, and in this report, identified how pro bono can be a high-impact resource in overcoming these common barriers.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Education

"Curiosity Cube” Aims to Get More Kids Interested in STEM

That shipping container behind the Cyrus E. Dallin Elementary school isn’t from the remnants of a local building project; it’s a moving science lab. The Curiosity Cube, created by life science company MilliporeSigma, features hands-on science experiments geared towards getting kids interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

In Their Words: an Open Letter From Family-Owned Farm Wholesum Harvest

Hear from workers at Wholesum Harvest's Amado farm about what Fair Trade means to them and how they are using their Community Development Funds to address their most pressing community needs.

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