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T-Mobile headquarters
A Headquarters Ahead of the Curve

T-Mobile International AG

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Education

She Preaches and Teaches Reading and Writing

If Deanna Cureton’s students at Charlotte Engineering Early College ever feel overwhelmed by the challenge of becoming the first in their families to graduate from college, they know their teacher can empathize.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fighting the Cycle of Poverty in New York City: A Conversation with Matt Klein of New York City Center for Economic Opportunity

In this episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Jamie Serino speaks with Matt Klein, Executive Director of the New York City Center for Economic Opportunity, an organization that fights the cycle of poverty in New York City through innovative programs that build human capital and improve financial security.

Health & Healthcare

Providing a Home-Away-From-Home for Families of Loved Ones Treated at the NIH Clinical Center

Paul and Julie Gattini came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, the nation's premier clinical research hospital in Bethesda, MD, when Paul needed his second kidney removed.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pioneering Corporate Social Responsibility

“Doing well by doing good” isn’t exactly a new concept for businesses, but cultivating a socially responsible company mindset and succeeding financially can seem like a risky, and overwhelming, proposition.

Environment

The Trump Effect

Much has been written about America’s President, Donald Trump, and the effects his tenure will have on the world. We at CSRHub recently had an interesting opportunity to examine the relationship between President Trump’s businesses and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Us Find Forever

Foster Care Month is coming to an end, but in our line of work, every month is Foster Care Month!

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Citi Community Development and National Council of La Raza Support Expansion of Housing Counseling Programs in Puerto Rico

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), and Citi Community Development kicked off an initiative today to provide training and technical assistance for four leading local housing counseling agencies and expand access to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) -certified counseling and foreclosure prevention services for low- and moderate-income families across Puerto Rico. The initiative aims to increase the number of families who can avoid foreclosures and preserve assets as well as help local families develop financial management skills to save and build credit.

Education

Elder High School to Introduce Innovative Text Communication Platform

Elder High School, an all-male college-preparatory high school in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, will roll out a new text messaging application in August 2017 to enable easy, efficient communication between members of the school community and the on-site dining team.

Events, Media & Communications

Attend Circular Economy Business Model Workshop June 26 at #USCCFcircular

How can companies like yours turn business challenges into circular economy-based, value-generating opportunities? Join me in Washington DC on Monday, June 26, to learn how the Circulab innovation tool, developed by the design agency Wiithaa, can help.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Take a New Look at CSR - Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility

Watch and Learn - "Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility: CSR Redefined” - All Video issue (May 17) of ‘GreenMoney’ is now online featuring a variety of videos

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sanofi Pasteur Donates $50K to Pocono Alliance

Pocono Alliance received a $50,000 contribution from Sanofi Pasteur

Innovation & Technology

Rise: The View From Cape Town

Social Impact & Volunteering

Las Vegas Sands Announces Recipient of Adelson Citizenship Award

Las Vegas Sands named Erik Weiner the winner of The Mr. Sheldon G. and Dr. Miriam Adelson Citizenship Award presented by Sands Cares. Weiner is a training coordinator at Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Conscious Collaboration: The New Competitive Advantage for Nonprofits

Whole Kids Foundation is a nonprofit on a mission to support schools and inspire families to improve their children's nutrition and wellness. We were established by Whole Foods Market in 2011 and operate in the U.S., UK and Canada, supporting more than ten thousand schools and reaching over five million kids.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Whole Planet Foundation Hosts 2nd Annual Virtual 10k Run Fundraiser

This summer, Whole Planet Foundation invites you to join an online community of runners to help fund opportunities for impoverished entrepreneurs in all over the world.

Research, Reports & Publications

Free Briefing: Targeting the Climate Change Conundrum

194 countries signed the Paris agreement in 2016 in a unified effort to limit global warming and adapt to climate change. However, with nearly 1 million hectares of coastal ecosystems lost last year, global temperatures rising and 11% of the world's population vulnerable to climate change impacts - the May edition of the EC magazine looks at the steps being taken now to reach climate change targets.

Sustainable Development Goals

Business Innovation Paves the Way to a Sustainable Future

We are at the brink of a new era of digital transformation and global connectivity. By 2020, more people will have mobile phones than have electricity or running water in their homes or villages, connecting billions of people in unprecedented ways. The pace of technology is also opening up new ways of tracking resources, increasing efficiencies, and accelerating our irreversible path to a decarbonized world.

Research, Reports & Publications

CapitaLand Limited Publishes Integrated Global Sustainability Report 2016

CapitaLand released its eighth Global Sustainability Report entitled “Building Sustainable Real Estate of the Future”. The report reaffirms CapitaLand’s commitment to sustainability and covers CapitaLand’s international portfolio in over 20 countries and global workforce of more than 12,700 employees.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tips for Crafting a Charitable Giving Strategy

This Thursday Christy Duncan Anderson, Executive Director, The Albertsons Companies Foundation, and I will be participating in a webcast hosted by ACCP. The topic -- Crafting a Charitable Giving Strategy – is one that interests (and challenges) many of the organizations we work with.

Environment

Alex Gilbert: Environmental Roots of a Scandal

It has been a bit difficult to keep up with the news since January. Every few hours it seems like there is a new revelation in the global political wreckage that is the Trump administration.

Energy

Companies Urge Support for Strong Nevada Clean Energy Standard

Five of Nevada’s most prominent employers are urging the Nevada Senate to pass Assembly Bill 206 for a strong clean energy standard for the state. The letter from the five companies – Dignity Health, eBay, Levi Strauss & Co., Switch and Unilever– urges support for the standard, which would increase the percentage Nevadans get from clean renewable energy from 20 percent, where it is now, to 50 percent by 2030.

Events, Media & Communications

Certified Sustainability Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2017 - London June 15-16, New York Sept. 28-29, Toronto Oct. 26-27

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) articulate an agenda for the next 15 years (to 2030) with a view to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. The agenda requires input from all sectors of society across the globe, including corporate actors (Business and Industry) who are key in the achievement of the SDG targets.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bowl Me Over! Arrow Electronics Employees Raise $15K to Support Junior Achievement Business Week

They came, they saw, they went bowling. And they also raised $15,000 in scholarship money.

Events, Media & Communications

Free Webinar Tomorrow! The Future of Sustainable Packaging

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center, in partnership with Tetra Pak Inc., is hosting a “peek under the package” webinar exploring the future of sustainable packaging.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog - Front Two: Benign Emissions

Back in September 2003, the EPA decided that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases were not “air pollutants,” meaning that the EPA didn’t have to regulate them under the Clean Air Act. A number of states concerned about climate change didn’t take kindly to this determination. Voila, we have a lawsuit!

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