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Social Impact & Volunteering

Visa and Girl Starter Team Up to Empower Female-Led Startups

Mar 8, 2017 2:50 PM ET

Today, in celebration of International Women’s Day, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is announcing the third annual Everywhere Initiative with a focus on female entrepreneurship and a sponsorship of Girl Starter, a technology company that provides platforms to amplify girls in entrepreneurship and business leadership.

Diversity & Inclusion

Changing the Face of Gender Diversity in Mining – From the Top Down and Bottom Up

Mar 8, 2017 2:00 PM ET

Picture a woman in the mining industry. What do you see?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Businesses Seek Policy Certainty as Ohio Legislators Consider Rolling Back Clean Energy Standards

Mar 8, 2017 1:50 PM ET

Today, Ceres and members from the business community came out in opposition to House Bill 114, legislation that would make Ohio’s renewable standards voluntary, weaken energy efficiency standards and allow commercial and industrial customers who use more than 700,000 kWH per year to opt out of energy saving programs.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Role Women Play in Empowering Meaningful Change

Mar 8, 2017 1:45 PM ET

At General Mills, women play a vital role in the success of our company and our communities – from the female farmers who supply honey for our Nature Valley granola line and Honey Nut Cheerios to our workforce (more than half are women) to our female consumers across the globe, of all ages and backgrounds.

Diversity & Inclusion

Curated Pathways™ Sets Women and Minorities on the Path to STEM Careers

Mar 8, 2017 1:35 PM ET

In a turbulent economy with an uncertain job market, a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) remains one of the most reliable paths to a rich, rewarding career. In fact, computer and IT jobs in the US are projected to grow 12 percent by 2024, faster than the average for all other occupations. But, as hard as it may be to believe, the U.S. Department of Labor projects that there won’t be enough qualified students to meet the demand – with more than 1 million computing job openings alone projected by 2024.

Diversity & Inclusion

‘The Only Girl In My Engineering Class’

Mar 8, 2017 1:15 PM ET

Carol Malnati believes organizations that leverage gender diversity out-perform and out-innovate. It was the 1980’s and few women ventured into the university’s engineering buildings – let alone declare it as a major. In fact, Carol was typically the only girl in her engineering classes. “That’s when it hit me,” she says. “I could either walk away and prove them right that I didn’t belong, or stick with it. At that point, I wanted to be someone that encouraged young women to get involved in math, science, and engineering.” Today, she’s doing just that.

Events, Media & Communications

Republic Truck ROAD-EO Championship Winners Announced

Mar 8, 2017 1:00 PM ET

Republic Services is pleased to announce the winners of the first National Truck ROAD-EO Competition, which was held on March 2nd in Phoenix, Arizona. The ROAD-EO involved Republic’s 50 top drivers and technicians--among 15,000 nationwide--who earned the opportunity to compete in the national championship by winning their respective local and area competitions.

Events, Media & Communications

Together We Can Move Mountains

Mar 8, 2017 12:45 PM ET

As we reflect on March 8--International Women’s Day--I am recollecting the sea of 100,000 participants at the Women’s March in Portland, OR this last January. It was deeply gratifying to be surrounded by a strong, courageous and passionate group of women.

Diversity & Inclusion

#BeBoldForChange: Empowering Women in the Workplace, Marketplace and Community

Mar 8, 2017 12:20 PM ET

During March we observe Women’s History Month, an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Today, March 8th, marks a focal point during this commemorative month — International Women’s Day (IWD). IWD is a global day dedicated to celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.

Diversity & Inclusion

VMware Hosts Second Annual Women Transforming Technology Conference

Mar 8, 2017 12:15 PM ET

How can women navigate—and break—organizational barriers to advance in tech companies? This was just one of the many topics discussed at the second annual Women Transforming Technology (WT2) Conference, which took place at VMware’s Palo Alto headquarters on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017.

Diversity & Inclusion

On International Women’s Day, Las Vegas Sands Recognizes Accomplishments of VP of Global Sustainability

Mar 8, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Armed with her law degree from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, as well as a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a concentration in Finance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Katarina Tesarova leads Las Vegas Sands’ global sustainability efforts by developing and implementing Sands ECO360, the company’s comprehensive sustainability strategy focused on reducing the environmental impacts of the organization.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LIVESTRONG Joining Sean Swarner’s ‘Mission of Hope’ to the North Pole

Mar 8, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Closing the Gender Data Gap: A Conversation with Emily Courey Pryor of Data2X

Mar 8, 2017 11:15 AM ET

In this episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Jamie Serino speaks with Emily Courey Pryor, Executive Director of Data2X, a collaborative technical and advocacy platform that works to improve the quality, availability and use of gender data in order to make a practical difference in the lives of women and girls.

Education

Capital Area Head Start Celebrates Dr. Seuss's Birthday

Mar 8, 2017 10:40 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

La Banque Scotia fait un don de 150 000 $ au programme Girls Learning Code pour souligner la Journée internationale de la femme

Mar 8, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Pour souligner la Journée internationale de la femme, la Banque Scotia fait un don de 150 000 $ à l'organisme national sans but lucratif Ladies Learning Code. Cet organisme a pour mission d'aider les femmes et les jeunes à passer de simples consommateurs à créateurs de technologies passionnés.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Celebrates International Women’s Day with a $150,000 Donation to Girls Learning Code Programming

Mar 8, 2017 10:05 AM ET

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Scotiabank is making a $150,000 donation to Ladies Learning Code, a national not-for-profit organization working with women and young people to help them become passionate builders - not just consumers - of technology.

Diversity & Inclusion

Arrow Electronics Salutes International Women’s Day 2017

Mar 8, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Arrow sponsors the annual Colorado Technology Association (CTA) Women in Technology conference, which convenes women IT leaders to be a model to influence girls in STEM. In addition, Arrow’s financial contributions support the CTA’s Foundation program, STEMworks, a source for high-quality, independently vetted STEM education programs in Colorado.

Energy

Vestas Reclaims Top Spot in Annual Ranking of Wind Turbine Makers

Mar 8, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Vestas leads a group of three major manufacturers, but a “big four” will emerge this year

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Voorspoed Mine Salutes 75 Top Students

Mar 8, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Seventy-five top achievers in South Africa’s Free State Province have been given new laptops by De Beers’ Voorspoed mine.

Environment

The Rater CSRHub is Rated

Mar 8, 2017 9:45 AM ET

Yes, CSRHub LLC, the developer of the CSRHub sustainability ratings web site, now has a CSRHub rating!

Environment

How HP Uses Science-Based Goals to Combat Climate Change

Mar 8, 2017 9:25 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

VA, Booz Allen Hamilton, and ASN Bring Leaders and Experts to DC for Inaugural Kidney Disease Innovation Summit

Mar 8, 2017 9:05 AM ET

One of the most difficult spaces to innovate in is healthcare, where new technology and solutions must be effective enough to overcome a preference for the status quo, but inexpensive enough to be affordable for patients. This is particularly true for Veterans who rely on VA for life-saving care and treatment. As a result, major breakthroughs have been limited in the health space, ultimately leaving patients and their families to bear the cost of such inaction.

Diversity & Inclusion

Why We Win with Women Leaders

Mar 8, 2017 9:05 AM ET

March 8 marks International Women’s Day. At Cargill, we’re not letting that date pass unnoticed. In fact, we recently made a major commitment to advancing women in our ranks. In December, Cargill became one of the 27 founding signatories of Paradigm for Parity, pledging to achieve gender parity in management by 2030. That’s why today I am sharing this space with two extraordinary women, leadership and diversity expert Carol Seymour and Cargill’s Pilar Cruz.

Diversity & Inclusion

Northern Trust Corporation Welcomed 45 Eager Undergraduate Students to Semi-Annual Explore Northern Trust

Mar 8, 2017 9:05 AM ET

We welcomed 45 eager undergraduate students to our semi-annual Explore Northern Trust – An Event for the Next Gen in our Chicago headquarters office.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HERproject at 10: Celebrating HERsuccess, Inspiring HERfuture

Mar 8, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day 2017—a good time to take stock of our collective progress toward gender equality. And such a moment of reflection is particularly relevant for HERproject this year, as we are hitting a big milestone: It’s our 10th birthday! On our anniversary, we’re taking a moment to think about what we have achieved and what we have left to do.