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Environment

Why Manatees Love Lounging in Florida

Apr 5, 2017 4:00 PM ET

Tourists come to Crystal River, Fla., for the manatees, and the manatees come for the springs. Florida’s natural springs average 72 degrees year-round. The clear, cool water, which would be chilly for human swimming, is like a snuggly blanket for the giant marine mammals. The manatees float about the springs and eat copious amounts of sea grasses as if it were a lazy Sunday morning.

Innovation & Technology

3D Printing Gets Fashionable

Apr 5, 2017 4:00 PM ET

Today’s shopper expects seamlessness and efficiency — and new technologies are helping retailers deliver on these expectations in new ways.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Video: Eric Paslay Joins Habitat's Home is the Key

Apr 5, 2017 3:35 PM ET

Country singer and songwriter, Eric Paslay, shares his experiences with Habitat for Humanity and why he's excited to be a part of Home is the Key.

Research, Reports & Publications

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Report Finds Link Between A Population’s Health And A Growing Economy, Higher Incomes And Lower Unemployment

Apr 5, 2017 3:15 PM ET

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) today released the second edition of a Moody’s Analytics report that finds a direct link between a population’s health and a growing economy, higher incomes and lower unemployment.

Environment

Cox Enterprises Amplifies The Trust for Public Land’s Mission to Create Parks and Protect Land for People

Apr 5, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Cox Enterprises will provide $500,000 of in-kind public service announcements (PSAs) to amplify The Trust for Public Land’s (TPL) mission to create parks and protect land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

De Beers’ Big Hole Museum Bids for More Tourist Awards

Apr 5, 2017 3:00 PM ET

De Beers’ Big Hole Mine museum is seeking to add to its trophy cabinet by entering South Africa’s premier travel and tourism awards this year.

Events, Media & Communications

Edison International Introduces Edison Insights

Apr 5, 2017 2:40 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What's the Secret to a Fun, Successful Workplace Giving Campaign? A Kick-off Party!

Apr 5, 2017 2:30 PM ET

One of the first rules when it comes to holding a successful workplace giving campaign or fundraiser is to make it fun. How do you do that? Host a kick-off party, charity fair, or similar type of networking event.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Digging into Social Sector Tech Challenges at Taproot's U.S. Pro Bono Summit

Apr 5, 2017 2:30 PM ET

In 2017, Taproot Foundation set out to deepen the impact of pro bono service. With the launch of our Campaigns, we’re now forging new directions in how to use pro bono service to address our most pressing global challenges, to purposefully develop our nonprofit and for-profit leaders, and to flexibly respond to the ever-changing needs of nonprofit organizations.

On April 26, as part of our annual U.S. Pro Bono Summit, we’re hosting Bridging the Technology Divide: Using Human Capital to Drive Nonprofit Technology Fluency, Adoption, and Use. Together we’ll dig into the complexity and nuances of technology challenges among social change organizations and co-design how we can better utilize technology expertise moving forward.

Diversity & Inclusion

Equal Pay Day: 50 Years in the Making

Apr 5, 2017 1:15 PM ET

Back in June, 1963 when President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, there was a clear goal: Make it illegal to pay a woman less than a man for doing the same job, under the same conditions, with the same level of experience, requiring the same skill, effort, and responsibility. Despite its good intentions, the law still hasn’t solved the problem—even after 54 years.

Education

MilliporeSigma Announces First Stops in National Curiosity Cube™ Tour

Apr 5, 2017 12:35 PM ET

MilliporeSigma today announced nine stops for the first half of its national, year-long Curiosity Cube™ tour. Built on the company’s successful Curiosity Labs™ program, the Curiosity Cube™—a 22x10-foot, retrofitted shipping container that has been transformed into a mobile science lab—is sparking scientific curiosity through interactive, hands-on science experiments.

Health & Healthcare

Cancer in the Community: Understanding and Addressing Cultural Forces

Apr 5, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Education

In South Carolina, Duke Energy, Reading Is Fundamental Renew Partnership to Boost Childhood Reading Skills

Apr 5, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Following last year's successful pilot program, Duke Energy and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation's largest children's literacy organization, are partnering for a second consecutive year to minimize the summer slide and improve the reading proficiency of more than 3,000 current second graders in South Carolina.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Message from our Chief Executive Officer Bill Demchak: Together, We Prosper

Apr 5, 2017 11:00 AM ET

The competitive landscape is changing. The regulatory environment is evolving. Confidence in the direction of the economy appears to be growing. Business leaders are cautiously optimistic about talk of pro-growth policies that may be advanced by the new administration in Washington. Yet each week seems to be defined by the dissent and demonstrations of citizens in communities all across our country who fear for our future.

Events, Media & Communications

The Importance of UN Sustainable Goals in Corporate Strategies and Reporting

Apr 5, 2017 10:45 AM ET

The importance of UN Sustainable Goals in Corporate Strategies and Reporting (CSE Certified Sustainability Practitioner Program)

Diversity & Inclusion

Volkswagen Employees Against Racism

Apr 5, 2017 10:30 AM ET

The Volkswagen Group has sent out a clear signal against xenophobia during the International Weeks Against Discrimination. Supported by the Board, about 40 locations, brands and subsidiaries worldwide participated in the "I am against racism" photo campaign.

Green Infrastructure

How Cities Prioritize Public Greening Initiatives

Apr 5, 2017 9:15 AM ET

How much of an impact can one million trees make? What about approximately $3.2 billion worth? According to a recent study from The Nature Conservancy, a global conservation organization, an investment in tree planting in 245 of the world’s largest cities could improve the health of millions by helping to reduce pollution-related deaths and lowering overall city temperatures.

Innovation & Technology

Barclays Helps Launch New Childline App

Apr 5, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Children and young people who need to talk to somebody about difficult experiences now have somewhere else to go – a brand new app, developed by the counselling service Childline in partnership with Barclays.

Sustainable Development Goals

Cargill Video | Conserving Water to Nourish the World & Protect the Planet

Apr 5, 2017 9:05 AM ET

About 70 percent of the fresh water used today goes to produce the food we eat, which is why it's crucial that we use it more efficiently to preserve plentiful clean water for future generations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship Of “Multipliers of Prosperity” For A Third Year

Apr 5, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi Named One of World’s Most Reputable Companies for Fifth Year in a Row

Apr 5, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, has once again been named among the most reputable companies in the world, per the annual Global RepTrak® 100 list compiled by the Reputation Institute (RI) and published in Forbes. Ranked at #84, up eight spots from the previous year, this is the fifth consecutive time family-owned Bacardi has made the annual global list.

Health & Healthcare

Purdue Pharma, Project Lazarus and Safe Kids NC Partner to Improve Public Health Outcomes in North Carolina Through the North Carolina Disposal Initiative

Apr 5, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Purdue Pharma L.P., Project Lazarus and Safe Kids North Carolina, today announced a partnership to improve public health outcomes in North Carolina through the North Carolina Disposal Initiative (NCDI). The NCDI will support state-wide medicine disposal activities as well as conduct systematic research to evaluate the impact of community-based prevention programs on opioid-related overdoses, abuse and diversion.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Wins “Innovation of the Year” Award for Second Consecutive Year at Lean & Six Sigma World Conference

Apr 5, 2017 9:00 AM ET

For the second year in a row, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) walked away with “Innovation of the Year” honors last night at the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference, the leading conference on business process improvement. Arrow won for its Lean Sigma Drones project, which combines drone technology, proprietary video technology and a rapid-improvement methodology to observe Arrow’s extensive warehouse operations from a birds-eye view and more effectively identify areas for continuous improvement.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Akzonobel Supporting Education of Special Needs Children in Egypt

Apr 5, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Making a Difference: Accenture’s 2016 Corporate Citizenship Report Features Progress on Skills Training, Sustainability and Closing the Gender Gap

Apr 5, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Accenture’s 2016 Corporate Citizenship Report “Making a Difference,” details its commitment to a more inclusive and sustainable world.