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4 Common COVID-19 Pandemic Scams to Avoid

It’s easier to avoid becoming the target of a scam when you know what to be on the lookout for. The following are some of the common ways that scammers have been trying to deceive the public regarding COVID-19.

Investing in Natural Climate Solutions

Events, Media & Communications

Companies, asset owners and asset managers are intrigued by natural climate solutions--the conservation, restoration and management of forests to mitigate climate change.

Watch: Land Betterment Corporation’s Impact Minute Episode 2

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is proud to release Episode 2 of its Impact Minute video blog.

Tetra Tech Renovates Medical Facility to Receive Non-Acute COVID-19 Patients

Health & Healthcare

Tetra Tech provided engineering design and construction oversight services on a quick-response project managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District, to convert a closed and partially abandoned hospital into a 250-bed facility to receive non-acute COVID-19 patients in East Orange, New Jersey.

Moving Forward Sustainably – Verizon Publishes 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Research, Reports & Publications

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) announced the publication of its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which provides information on how Verizon is addressing the ESG matters that the company and its stakeholders view as the most important to its business.

Arconic Foundation and Discovery Education Receive Prestigious CODiE Award for Best STEM Instructional Solution for Grades 6-12

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) – the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries – recently announced the winners of the 2020 CODiE Awards in education technology. Arconic Foundation and Discovery Education was named Best STEM Instructional Solution in the Grades 6-12 category for their Manufacture Your Future initiative. Through a suite of no-cost digital resources, Manufacture Your Future cultivates the next generation of manufacturing leaders and innovators.

Olympic Refuge Foundation: Sport Can Offer Hope to Displaced Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Impact & Volunteering

The ORF Chair and IOC President, Thomas Bach, and the Vice-Chair, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, warned of the growing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of refugees and others uprooted by war, violence and persecution around the world, compounding already very challenging circumstances.

Albertsons and Safeway in Colorado Helped the Salvation Army Give 3,000 Boxes of Food to Those in Need

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies’ Denver Division partnered with The Salvation Army in Aurora, Colorado to help get food to those in need during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Faurecia Partners with Schneider Electric on Carbon Neutrality

Environment

Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive technology companies, has selected Schneider Electric as a preferred partner to support the Group in its commitment to reach CO2 neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 by 2025.

Diamond Equipment Supports Team Rubicon Tornado Clean up in Tennessee

Social Impact & Volunteering

CASE Construction Equipment dealer Diamond Equipment is currently supporting Team Rubicon in numerous operations throughout the state of Tennessee after a series of tornadoes and heavy storms moved through the region in March and April.

Keysight Technologies Releases 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report — Surpasses Social Impact Goals

Research, Reports & Publications

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has released its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report detailing the company's environmental, social and governance initiatives worldwide.

WBA Celebrates World Day for Cultural Diversity: When We’re Different, It Pays Dividends

Diversity & Inclusion

He previously worked in leadership roles in the healthcare, financial services and insurance industries, developing ways to improve diversity and inclusion that also had positive business results.

CITGO Private Foundation Announces Almost $500,000 in COVID-19 Donations for Venezuela

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc. (Simón Bolívar Foundation), the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $278,380 from its COVID-19 Small Grants Program to ten 501(c)(3) charitable organizations for the ongoing development of health-focused projects in Venezuela.

Black & Veatch, ENACT Systems Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Commercial Solar in Southeast Asia

Energy

Black & Veatch announces a strategic partnership with ENACT Systems that will combine the engineering leader's expertise in global distributed energy and renewables with ENACT's cloud-based platform to advance commercial solar in Southeast Asia.

10 Tips for Commemorating Memorial Day Weekend During COVID-19

Social Impact & Volunteering

Here are 10 tips to help you commemorate the Memorial Day weekend and demonstrate your commitment to a clean and green environment at the same time.

Smart City by Mohawk Group Is a Path to a Smarter Planet

Green Infrastructure

Inspired by the city of today and the cities of tomorrow, one company has created a carpet system that highlights the urban environments of the future, made in a sustainable way.

USA Homeownership Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant From Wells Fargo Foundation to Assist Military and Veteran Families With Rental and Mortgage Counseling and Education Due to COVID-19 Crisis

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

USA Homeownership Foundation, Inc. DBA Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) today announced a $100,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation

Brett J. Hart Named President of United Airlines

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) has announced that effective May 20, 2020, Brett J. Hart, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, will be appointed President of United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Boosting the Impact of Social Purpose Leaders

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

To continue backing the communities we serve around the world American Express today announced the recipient of the 2020 American Express Leadership Academy Alumni Summit Award: Prakash Tyagi, executive director of the India-based NGO, GRAVIS.

Ceres Announces New Partnership With Renowned Research Institute to Drive Investor and Corporate Action on the Global Water Crisis

Environment

Today, the sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres announced a new partnership with a leading research institute to deliver a new global assessment that will serve as a foundation in developing bold new action steps to better protect the world’s most precious resource: water. This is the first of its kind assessment that takes a comprehensive look at the major threats to our global water supply from unsustainable corporate practices.

Whole Kids Foundation and Lettuce Grow Unite to Donate Hydroponic Growing Systems to Schools and Nonprofits Across the U.S.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit focused on children’s nutrition and wellness, announced today that Lettuce Grow is donating 125 hydroponic growing systems and supplies, valued at $1,000 each, to K-12 schools and school garden-support organizations across the U.S.

Blackbaud Releases Eighth Annual Employee Engagement, Corporate Social Responsibility Trends Report

Research, Reports & Publications

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, today releases its eighth annual Industry Review, which provides key learnings and trends in employee philanthropic behavior and companies’ corporate social...

Fifth Third Bank Partners to Offer Free Career and Financial Coaching

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Bank announced it is making its NextJob Job Seekers Toolkit available to the public through January 2021. It also is offering Operation HOPE’s financial coaching services to individuals and small businesses.

3BL Media Newsfeed Debuts on EngageForGood.com

Media & Communications

3BL Media announced today the expansion of its news distribution network to include EngageForGood.com, a community of business and nonprofit professionals working at the intersection of cause and commerce.