Points of Light President & CEO Natalye Paquin joins host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly for a conversation on the importance of civic engagement and volunteerism in improving our communities, especially in crises like COVID-19.
In honour of World Environment Day, we spoke with Rossana Gonzalez Carruyo, Director of Environment at Gildan, to get her perspective on the role that strong environmental practices play on driving Company performance.
A letter sent to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday 9th June calls on his government to use the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to frame Covid-19 recovery plans.
In partnership with international hunger relief non-profit Rise Against Hunger, United employees across the country are volunteering to package over 300,000 meals for vulnerable communities around the world.
Scotiabank today announced a $500,000 commitment to several organizations recognized for their leadership in the fight to eliminate racial discrimination within Canada and the U.S.
CNH Industrial N.V., a global leader in capital goods, is engaging with the 2020 theme, Time for Nature of the United Nations’ World Environment Day. The current Covid-19 pandemic has increased our awareness of the interdependence between people and nature, and the importance of protecting biodiversity and the environment.
Tarik Daniels, founder and Executive Director of the mental health awareness group Whatsinthemirror?, believes art has the power to do more than entertain – it can heal.
Partnership between Global Footprint Network and Schneider Electric aims to highlight the powerful competitive advantage of one-planet compatible companies
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Presidents of Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia will join dozens of Chief Executive Officers and UN chiefs at the United Nations Global Compact’s Leaders Summit next week to address the private sector’s response to three global crises – health, inequality and climate.
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today the launch of the WELL Health-Safety Rating for all building and facility types, an evidence-based, third-party verified rating focusing on operational policies, maintenance protocols
PayPal is donating $500,000 to organizations including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, National Urban League, and other local community groups across the country that are doing meaningful work to build toward racial equality, healing and reconciliation
On World Oceans Day today, Kimberly-Clark joined the ReSource: Plastic team, a group launched last year by WWF to bring together companies and find solutions to the plastics problem.
Xylem’s 2019 Sustainability Report revealed that it has achieved a 28.3% reduction in GHG intensity, against a target of 20% set in 2014. The report also demonstrated over-achievement or material progress on all of its 2019 sustainability targets.
An interactive, large-scale sculpture built almost entirely from upcycled materials by Brooklyn-based artist Basia Goszczynska, Overflow represents plastic pollution in our oceans while celebrating ingenious recycling technologies that help minimize our waste stream.
As Woody Tasch argues in his article, re-localization is the answer to a more sustainable food systems in our communities. We can start by buying more from local farmers in locally-owned stores & restaurants to really make a difference where we live
ReSource: Plastic's Transparent 2020 report examines the plastic footprints of five leading global companies and provides a detailed look at the challenges and potential solutions for tackling the plastic pollution problem.
Today, TD Bank Group (TD) and the Arbor Day Foundation announced the recipients of the TD Green Space Grants program. These grants provide a total of $400,000 USD to support green infrastructure development, tree planting, forestry stewardship, and community green space expansion, advancing environmental and economic benefits for underserved communities
VolunteerMatch, the web’s largest volunteer engagement network, and Idealist, the number one resource for helping people connect to jobs and internships with nonprofit organizations, today announce a partnership enabling Idealist to make tens of thousands of volunteering opportunities from the VolunteerMatch database available to members of its own community through its website and mobile apps.
Aujourd’hui, le Groupe Banque TD (la « TD ») et la Arbor Day Foundation ont annoncé les lauréats du programme de financement TD pour les espaces verts. Les subventions accordées, d’une valeur totale de 400 000 dollars américains, visent à soutenir le développement d’infrastructures vertes, la plantation d’arbres, l’intendance des forêts et l’agrandissement des espaces verts communautaires, et ce, dans le but d’engendrer des retombées économiques et environnementales pour les collectivités ne bénéficiant pas de services suffisants.
Each year, World Environment Day (5 June) offers a timely reminder of the importance of being good custodians of the environment. Nature protection is the shared responsibility of all individuals, companies and organisations around the world.
Dr. Sarah Richards a preeminent leader in per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemical contamination, helping Australian Department of Defence (Defence) clients find solutions to address their contamination problems.
