News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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06-17-14
Volunteer service organizations from across America are leaving Points of Light’s Conference on Volunteering and Service this week with $100,000 to implement innovative, high-impact programs, thanks to an ongoing commitment to volunteer service by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Four volunteer or...
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06-17-14
Thousands of leaders from the nonprofit, corporate and civic sectors convened to kick off the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service today, coming together to celebrate and shape the future of volunteerism. The Conference runs through June 18 at the Georgia W...
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06-03-14
Points of Light, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, announced today the launch of its annual survey, The Civic 50, which names and honors the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation each year.
Through benchmarking and sharing the best practices of community engagement,
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05-28-14
A new guide was published today on the business case for supply chain sustainability, a collaboration amongst the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (EICC®), the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and EcoVadis. The publication includes case studies and an implementation guide that ...
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05-21-14
Nonprofit financial services firm ImpactAssets has expanded its leadership team as impact investing gains traction.
Chief Growth Officer Elizabeth (Beth)...
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05-20-14
AccountAbility CEO Sunil Misser was featured in Deutsche Post DHL’s 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report as one of three outside experts providing thought leadership. Mr. Misser outlines the business case and importance for companies to focus on Corporate Responsibility (CR) and stakeholder engag...
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05-19-14
The Board of Directors of GBCHealth announced today that Executive Director Michael Schreiber has decided to depart for a new position as President & Chief Operating Officer, Concern Worldwide U.S., and Nancy Wildfeir-Field is joining GBCHealth as its new President, effective May 28th, 2014.
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05-05-14
This week, generationOn, the youth enterprise of Points of Light, and branded play company Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) will honor six inspiring young people as Hasbro Community Action Heroes for their extraordinary achievements in community service. The six young service leaders, who have created ...
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04-30-14
A report released today by Ceres and Sustainalytics found that while there are encouraging pockets of sustainability leadership in the U.S. busines...
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04-25-14
Charities face a rising tide of expectations from corporate and employee donors, while at the same time maintaining these corporate partnerships is a challenge. Also the digital era and democratization of information is driving the demand for more accountability, transparency and engagement that ...