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How ViacomCBS Is Connecting to Fans During the Coronavirus Crisis

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 11:33 AM EST

Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - Originally published by ViacomCBS By Nicole Bitette The coronavirus has caused a radical shift in howand how muchcontent is consumed around the globe. With millions of people forgoing typical social activities, theres been an increased demand for options that...

CLP’s Sustainable Path to Build a Utility of the Future

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 11:18 AM EST

Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - Building a Utility of the Future: 2019 Sustainability Report The CLP Groups latest Sustainability Report highlights the Companys strategies to navigate transformative global megatrends and chart a sustainable path to build a Utility of the Future. In the 2019...

MetLife Foundation Donates $100,000 to North Carolina Food Bank to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 11:02 AM EST

CARY, NC, Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - MetLife Foundation announced today that it is donating $100,000 to Food Bank of Central Eastern North Carolina to help deal with increased demand for their services as a result of coronavirus. Food banks face the challenge of...

CIT Financing Speeds Protective N95 Masks to Healthcare Workers

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 10:47 AM EST

NEW YORK, Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has provided critical financing for its client Aria Designs to help it procure millions of advanced N95 surgical masks that will protect medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Aria Designs, a North...

Coronavirus: How to Survive and Thrive

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 10:21 AM EST

WASHINGTON, Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - Navigating the new realities of COVID-19 is straining every corner of life, forcing business, non-profit, health and education leaders to take unprecedented action to stop the pandemics spread and leaving many wondering how their organizations will survive. Markstein,...

Every Website Can Now Be a COVID-19 Volunteering Outpost

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 10:18 AM EST

OAKLAND, Calif., Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - VolunteerMatch, the worlds largest volunteer engagement network, has launched VolunteerMatch Connect, a free product that enables everyone to turn their website into a volunteer action hub with a simple copy and paste code snippet. From research we...

CSR-related Crisis Response -- Plan Ahead, But Expect Unique Challenges

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 09:40 AM EST

Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - As stewards of environmental sustainability, social impact and ethical governance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professionals and their internal functional partners are often engaged in key aspects of crisis management. The global spread of COVID-19 is no exception. What I...

COVID-19 Brings Policy Responses, Risks to Emerging Markets, and Hoarding

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 09:30 AM EST

By Carl R. Tannenbaum, Ryan James Boyle, Vaibhav Tandon SUMMARY Policy Expands to Counter Economic Contraction Emerging Markets Are Under Rising Pressure The Rationale Behind Hoarding

Growing Collection of Free Resources for K-12 At-Home Learning Now Available on WeAreTeachers

Posted: Apr 02, 2020 – 08:00 AM EST

SHELTON, Conn. , Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, more than 54 million U.S. students are out of the classroom. That means their teachers are working hard to figure out how to deliver lesson plans and classroom activities...

Cigna Waives Customer Cost-sharing for COVID-19 Treatment and Deploys Clinical Teams to Increase Virtual Care Capacity

Posted: Apr 01, 2020 – 05:52 PM EST

Cigna announces new actions to: • Waive Customer Cost-Share for COVID-19 Treatment • Deploy Hundreds of Cigna Doctors and Nurse Practitioners to Support Medical Community • Support Customers with Free, Interactive COVID-19 Risk Assessment Tool