Systemic Racism: What It Means for WEC

Thu, 06/04/2020 - 14:00

It feels like the world is coming apart. First, COVID-19 devastated our communities and shut down our economy. Now America's cities are burning in reaction to the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, and the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Robert Avitia, the latest victims in a wave of violence against people of color.

Ideagen Global Innovation 2030 Digital Summit

Wed, 06/03/2020 - 19:30

Ideagen is dedicated to providing a global platform to foster cross-sector collaboration by the world’s leading Brands, Companies, NGOs and Public Sector to create innovative solutions via collaboration at scale while creating awareness of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Albertsons Companies Own Brands Celebrates Sustainability Milestone: 100% of Waterfront BISTRO® and Open Nature® Seafood Will Soon Display the Responsible Choice™ Logo for Sustainable Sourcing

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 18:15

Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) announced today that 100 percent of the seafood in its celebrated waterfront BISTRO® and Open Nature® lines of Own Brands products will soon display the Responsible Choice™ logo for sustainable sourcing.

VA, Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Deliver Cancer Care to Veterans via Teleoncology

Wed, 06/03/2020 - 12:55

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced it is teaming with the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (Foundation) to build new programs to enable VA oncology specialists to provide Veterans access to...

The UPS Foundation Commits US$3 Million to Gavi to Expand Innovative Last Mile Delivery Network and Bring Essential Vaccines to Children in Hardest to Reach Communities

Tue, 06/02/2020 - 20:30

The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS (NYSE: UPS), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced today a commitment of US$3 million in new funding and in-kind logistics support spanning two years, provided by UPS and The UPS Foundation to Gavi.

UPS Publishes 18th Annual Sustainability Report Highlighting Progress

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 17:00

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the launch of its 18th annual Sustainability Report, “Accelerating Sustainable Solutions.” The digital Report is fully interactive and details efforts that took place during 2019 to advance the company’s 2020 and 2025 sustainability goals in alignment with its enterprise strategy.

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E12: Jim Alvey, Good360

Tue, 06/02/2020 - 10:00

Host and Common Impact Danielle Holly is joined by Jim Alvey, Director of Partnerships at Good360, for a conversation on disaster relief, storm season, COVID-19 and the importance of needs-based donations.

Sweeping New Report Provides U.S. Financial Regulators with Key Action Steps to Protect Financial Markets from the Ongoing Climate Crisis

Mon, 06/01/2020 - 16:40

UPS to Mark World Environment Day by Matching Offsets of Carbon Neutral Shipments in June

Mon, 06/01/2020 - 12:15

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the company will commemorate World Environment Day on June 5 by matching the carbon offsets of all packages shipped via its carbon neutral program during the month of June.

United Nations Global Compact Launches the Ocean Stewardship 2030 Report

Sat, 05/30/2020 - 20:00

The United Nations Global Compact today launched the Ocean Stewardship 2030 report — a roadmap for how ocean-related industries and policymakers jointly can secure a healthy and productive ocean by 2030. According to the report, transparency, cooperation and good standards will enable more sustainable food production, transport and energy production while dramatically improving ocean health.