Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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04-02-20
How UNDP’s BCtA Private Sector Is Helping Fight COVID-19
News | Business Call to Action
The Business Call to Action (BCtA) continues to work with its member companies by providing guidelines on how to cope wit...
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04-01-20
IWBI Membership Program Welcomes New Organizations
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is pleased to announce the continued growth of its membership program, and with it, a growing impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. The most recent members to join this global network include schools, healthcare ...
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04-01-20
The Urgency of a New Social Contract
By: Dunstan Allison-Hope, Vice President, BSR and Katie Abbott, Manager, Inclusive Economy, BSR
The COVID-19 ...
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04-01-20
Mobile Technology Connects Smallholder Farmers With Global Producers, Enabling Fair Pay and Accountability ​
SAP, the world’s largest provider of enterprise application software, has joined Business Call to Action (BCtA) with an aim to cater to the needs of different market segments, including small and mid-sized organizations...
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04-01-20
Donating Was a “No Brainer” For Me
I remember working as a law librarian at Saint Louis University when I saw a notice in the faculty/staff newsletter that there was a bone marrow donor drive happening. I walked across campus and got swabbed! Though I don’t remember the exact date, I registered to be a
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04-01-20
BCtA Companies at the Forefront of Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), with over 250,000 infected across the globe. UNDP will support countries to set up a multisectoral whole-of-soc...
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04-01-20
In Context: Australia Fires and the Arbor Day Foundation Response
By: Ben Wilinsky
The Australia bushfires captured the attention of people around the globe. More than 24 million acres burned, thousands of homes were destroyed, the lives of 33 people were lost, as well as an estimated 1 billion animals.
These fires in Australia are unprecedented, ...
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04-01-20
Open Call for Applicants: GRI's Multi-Stakeholder Ethos in Action
A global search is underway to strengthen GRI’s representation of different organizations and interests, across sectors and geographic boundaries, through an open call for new members to join its governance bodies.
GRI is the world’s leading sustainability reporting framework – and the onl...
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04-01-20
Fair Trade USA Awarded $1.4 Million Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Deepen Impact for Farmers
Fair Trade USA®, the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America, has received a grant from the Walmart Foundation to strengthen support for producer-led community development projects along fair trade supply chains. The $1.4 million grant, which runs through 2022, will enable the o...
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03-31-20
Kerry Washington Just Did a COVID-19 Q&A With California’s Surgeon General for ‘Together At Home’
Why Global Citizens Should Care
The global community is uniting in an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and treat those already infected. The "Together At Home" virtual concert series works to encourage people to stay home, and to enable Global Citize...
