In Somalia, a grandmother turned to breastfeeding after her infant grandson became severely malnourished. With guidance from health workers, she began producing milk again—giving him the nutrition he needed to recover.
FedEx teamed up with the World Vision Foundation of Thailand to help the Pa Deng community in Phetchaburi province. They donated and set up solar-powered water filtration systems to make sure people there have consistent access to clean water.
When disasters strike, timing is everything. The faster Heart to Heart International (HHI) can respond, the more lives we can touch. But speed and impact don’t happen without training and preparation.
This summer marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the groundbreaking civil rights law that transformed access to public spaces, digital tools and employment for the tens of millions of people with disabilities.
At Cisco, packaging sustainability is a key aspect of our strategy to transition to a circular business modelzx. We do this by designing packaging that protects our products while also minimizing environmental impact.
When the World Bank released the first Global Findex report in 2011, it revealed a stark reality: Only 51% of adults worldwide had access to formal financial services. Fast-forward to today and that number has surged to 79%.
Dow (NYSE: DOW) has been named one of the 50 most community-minded companies in America and the Materials Sector leader on The Civic 50 survey conducted by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to increasing volunteering.
In August 2023, Medtronic LABS and Virtua launched Healthy Neighbor. The goal was to improve health outcomes through a home healthcare program for patients living with high blood pressure and/or type 2 diabetes. And it’s working.
Take your energy and sustainability programs to new heights. Companies with publicly-stated energy- and carbon-reduction targets innovate and advance. And, according to recent research, they see value beyond efficiency and cost reduction.
A team of international experts detailed the key elements of a management system that makes it easier for companies to implement the growing environmental and social requirements that are being demanded by clients from industry, investors, governments and civil society.
Un equipo de expertos internacionales detalló los elementos clave de un sistema de gestión que facilita a las empresas implementar los crecientes requisitos ambientales y sociales que están demandando los clientes de la industria, inversionistas, gobiernos y sociedad civil.
Comerica Bank, the longest-serving bank in Michigan for 170 years, and the NAACP will launch a new financial education program beginning Wednesday, Aug. 7, providing Detroit residents with empowerment sessions focused on money management, checking and savings, budgeting, investing and credit management.
Starve Poverty is a wonderful organization that is doing wonderful things. Since getting involved, we have continued to donate our time every year because we love it so much. We’ve developed great relationships with the Bahamian people as well, and the trips are making us appreciate everything we are doing so much more. The fact that PSEG’s new Power of One campaign is spotlighting what the volunteers in our organization are doing on their own time to help others makes us both proud. PSEG is committed to strengthening communities and supporting employee volunteerism, and we are honored to be a part of such a great company.
Las Vegas Sands’ Sands ECO360 program approaches the SDGs pragmatically, which allows the company to strategically dedicate resources to key environmental issues that matter the most.
As a longtime advocate for fostering and improving the communities in which it operates, CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI), encourages its employees around the world to help make a difference in their local areas.
For the fifth year in a row, Merck was recognized as a Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, receiving a score of 100% on the 2019 Disability Equality Index (DEI). The DEI is a unique, joint initiative of Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). It serves as the nation's most comprehensive annual benchmarking tool for corporations.
I’m proud to work for a company that values me for who I am, and that I’m given the opportunity to use my unique skills and perspectives to create better experiences for associates and customers with disabilities. One of the ways Walmart and Sam’s Club are doing just that is by working with En-Vision America, a leader in pharmacy accessibility for blind, low-vision and print-disabled individuals. Through this partnership, Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacy customers who might have difficulty reading their prescription labels can request audible labels that utilize ScripTalk technology developed by En-Vision America.
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has announced its next generation sustainability strategy, which includes seven ambitious, long-term goals designed to address critical global macrotrends related to the Company’s most important sustainability risks and opportunities.
While most people were familiar with the general attractions of London, Rio or Vancouver prior to them putting on recent Games, the 2006 Olympic Winter Games radically changed international perceptions of Italy’s industrial north. As a result, Turin 2006 helped unearth the city’s little-known touristic charm.
Chevron announced it has been named to the 2019 Disability Equality Index® (DEI) “Best Places to Work for People with Disabilities.” In its first year as a participant in the index, the company earned a top score of 100% for its efforts in promoting an inclusive workplace for people with disabilities.
Last year, my wife—who is a professor at Barnard College—came home from the school’s spring commencement ceremony and said to me, “I just listened to the best commencement address I’ve ever heard.” Considering I was giving the commencement speech at Rutgers University a few days later, I jokingly tried to clarify that opinion with her, but she didn’t skip one beat before correcting me: “Nope, the best commencement I have ever heard.” It had been delivered by World Cup and Olympic Champion Abby Wambach.
The picnic table at which you’re enjoying your summer BBQ may have been a plastic glove, shoe cover or chemical container involved in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals in its past life.
Agenda 2030 constitutes a new framework, an increase in the ambition for a sustainable development. It necessitates new partnerships, more resources, new, innovative approaches and solutions to global challenges such as poverty and climate change. Solutions must always be owned and driven by those actors that are locally established in the actual development context to be relevant and sustainable.
Nearly a year after a suffering a severe spinal cord injury, IndyCar driver Robert Wickens returned to the track – leading the high-speed parade lap at the 2019 Honda Indy Toronto in a hand-controlled car modified by Arrow Electronics.
Over 30 of San Francisco Business Times’ 2019 Top 100 Corporate Philanthropists are Benevity clients—16 of which placed in the Top 25. The list honors the most generous contributors to Bay Area nonprofits and celebrates the impact of corporate purpose.
We are proud of the significant progress we have made in addressing the issue of responsible minerals in our supply chain, and the positive impacts our efforts have brought to people who live and work in the DRC and surrounding region.
Change is not new, it’s merely the new norm. Within our 2018 Sustainability Report you’ll see that Alliance Data is embracing change by rethinking, re-strategizing and creating shared value for our associates, clients, investors, communities and other key stakeholders. Our approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters illustrates our commitment to ensuring we are well-positioned for the future. In today’s shifting business environment, we must continue to invest in practices that meet or exceed stakeholder expectations, effectively manage risk and enable us to focus on long-term growth and sustainability.
An ambitious project has been launched to explore how the private sector can actively contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and what the role of reporting and partnerships is to support this process.
Carol Nissen is a professional engineer and geologist who specializes in brownfields redevelopment. She joined Tetra Tech in 1997 and applies her years of experience to the environmental management market.
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