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At the 2014 Conference on Volunteering and Service yesterday, Points of Light honored The Advisory Board Company, a Washington, D.C.-based research and consulting firm, and UnitedHealth Group, a global health care company, for their outstanding employee volunteer programs.

Both companies r...

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...

McDonald’s Canada today announced that 100 per cent of the fish it serves in its Filet-O-Fish is now certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). McDonald’s Canada has purchased fish from MSC certified fisheries for nearly a decade and recently completed MSC’s third-party Cha...

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...

Clearinghouse CDFI announced today its status as a newly Certified B Corporation (B Corp). Certified B Corps are socially and environmentally sustainable companies that practice high levels of performance, accountability, and transparency and have been certified by B Lab, a nonprofit company. The...

This week, Secretary of State John Kerry is hosting the “Our Ocean” Conference at the U.S. Department of State, a convening of more than 300 international participants, government officials, scientists and institutions. The conference ag...

UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced today that the company has pledged to complete 20 million hours of global volunteerism and community service by the end of 2020. The goal was announced by David Abney, UPS chief operating officer and CEO-elect, at the opening day of the Points of Light National Conferenc...

Three green small business winners were announced today for Green America’s quarterly “People & Planet Award,” which recognizes innovative entrepreneurial U.S. businesses that deeply integrate environmental and social considerations into their strategies and operations. Each of three winners ...

Detailing Knights, a state of the art auto detailing company, recently became a B Corporation. The company has climbed the ladder to success by being a socially and environmentally responsible company.

By becoming a certifiied B Corporation, Detailing Knights is part of an international in...

Once again Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, was recognized for its sustainability best practices, and was ranked among the greenest companies in th...