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    Whole Planet Foundation Top Supplier Donors are Helping to Alleviate Poverty in the United States and Abroad Image

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    03-13-20

    Whole Planet Foundation Top Supplier Donors are Helping to Alleviate Poverty in the United States and Abroad

    Whole Planet Foundation is proud to announce this year’s top supplier donors who are helping to alleviate poverty around the globe for the world’s poorest people – mostly women – living in communities where Whole Foods Market sources products. 

    “With a microcredit loan, an impoverished wom...

    MIT Hyperloop Team Named 2020 Edison Awards Finalist Image

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    03-12-20

    MIT Hyperloop Team Named 2020 Edison Awards Finalist

    A team of MIT students has been named a finalist for the 2020 Edison Best New Product Award for Hyperloop II – the only Hyperloop contest entry levitated on a thin layer of air. Arrow Electronics provided engineering mentorship, comp...

    Whole Kids Foundation to Give $5,000 to Young Entrepreneurs Through Its #WholeKidsBiz Sweepstakes Image

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    03-11-20

    Whole Kids Foundation to Give $5,000 to Young Entrepreneurs Through Its #WholeKidsBiz Sweepstakes

    Today, Whole Kids Foundation announced it is awarding $5,000 to student entrepreneurs who are improving the way kids eat through its #WholeKidsBiz sweepstakes this month. With a mission to improve children’s nutrition and wellness,...

    From Program to Possibility: Asha Weekes, Credit Senior Manager at Gildan Image

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    03-11-20

    From Program to Possibility: Asha Weekes, Credit Senior Manager at Gildan

    Asha Weekes has been with Gildan for over a decade. She started as a Credit Analyst at Gildan’s Barbados office, where she quickly began building her career upon her transition to Supervisor and Manager positions. Now, as a Senior Manager, Asha is sharing her perspectives about the value of suppo...

    From Program to Possibility: Ingrid Miranda, Production Chief at Gildan Image

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    03-11-20

    From Program to Possibility: Ingrid Miranda, Production Chief at Gildan

    Ingrid Miranda joined Gildan in 2010 as a Quality Assurance Auditor in Honduras. She was later promoted to Quality Chief in 2014, and then to Production Chief in 2016. As a woman in leadership, Ingrid shares how she was impacted by Gildan’s “Wonderful Women” initiative and its “Taking the Stage” ...

    eBay for Charity Partners With Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors for One-Of-A-Kind Charity Auction Image

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    03-10-20

    eBay for Charity Partners With Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors for One-Of-A-Kind Charity Auction

    To celebrate Steve Irwin’s birthday and National Wildlife Day today, eBay for Charity is partnering with the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors for a one-of-a-kind charity auction featuring a Funko Pop! collection of the l...

    From Program to Possibility: Amanda Jackson, Reworks Supervisor at Gildan Image

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    03-10-20

    From Program to Possibility: Amanda Jackson, Reworks Supervisor at Gildan

    Meet Amanda Jackson, Reworks Supervisor at Gildan’s distribution center in Charleston, U.S. Amanda participated in the Leading the Gildan Way program, an 11-month initiative designed to empower employees through leadership development activities and workshops. Today, Amanda shares how she was imp...

    From Program to Possibility: Gildan Explores the Impacts of Their Leadership and Development Programs for International Women’s Day Image

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    03-09-20

    From Program to Possibility: Gildan Explores the Impacts of Their Leadership and Development Programs for International Women’s Day

    For International Women’s Day, Gildan is honouring the spirit of this year’s theme, “An equal world is an enabled world”, with a mini-series that revisits some of the Company’s initiatives focused on professional development and women’s empowerment. In doing so, the mini-series aims to explore ho...

    Sysco Celebrates International Women’s Day; Launches Inaugural Gem Award to Recognize Sysco Champions of Gender Diversity Image

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    03-09-20

    Sysco Celebrates International Women’s Day; Launches Inaugural Gem Award to Recognize Sysco Champions of Gender Diversity

    Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the leading global foodservice distribution company, today announced the Company’s second annual observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) across its global organization.

    “Sysco is proud to celebrate International Women’s Day as part of our commitment to i...

    Nature Needs Heroes: Actor Yo Yang on Supporting Eco-conscious Projects Image

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    03-06-20

    Nature Needs Heroes: Actor Yo Yang on Supporting Eco-conscious Projects

    Nature Needs Heroes Yo Yang, Taipei

    Yo Yang is an actor from Taipei with a passion for the outdoors. “I enjoy nearly every outdoor activity—surfing, jogging, hiking—Mother Nature really energizes me.” He beli...

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