Ceres Statement on the Occidental Shareholder Vote

Mon, 05/09/2016 - 12:45

Momentum is building in the U.S. for better climate disclosure. Investors and analysts continue to send strong signals that Paris marked a turning point on climate action. On Friday, Occidental Petroleum announced the results of voting on a 2 degree stress testing resolution at its annual meeting, and yet again the votes represented a high-water mark on investor support for climate risk reporting in the U.S. reaching 48.99% of votes cast.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Employees to Volunteer Skills and Expertise to New Orleans’ Nonprofits

Mon, 05/09/2016 - 14:00

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced that a team of its top employees will travel to New Orleans to help strengthen the city’s nonprofit community. These employees from around the globe will utilize their business skills and expertise to help select nonprofit organizations increase capacity, create economic opportunity and encourage more widely shared prosperity in the city.

Video Produced by MetLife Foundation and WSJ. Custom Studios Wins Three Telly Awards

Mon, 05/09/2016 - 10:00

MetLife Foundation today, announced that Dispatch from India, a film co-produced with WSJ. Custom Studios, has won three Bronze Telly Awards. This premier award honors the finest in film and video productions, groundbreaking web commercials, videos and films, outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs.

Rescued Snowy Owls Released Back Into the Wild

Fri, 05/06/2016 - 15:00

Wildlife Haven, a charity that has been rehabilitating injured, sick and orphaned wildlife from Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario since 1984, has seen a particularly high number of snowy owls come into its volunteers’ care at the end of 2015.
More than 1,700 wild animals are cared for at Wildlife Haven every year — these can include anything from owls, eagles and ducklings to foxes, raccoons and beavers.

Watch Shared Value Summit Live

Fri, 05/06/2016 - 17:00

May 10-11: Watch live as leaders from across sectors share their perspectives on how business can change the world.

Top UN Climate Change Executive, Christiana Figueres, Wins Prestigious Joan Bavaria Sustainability Award

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 15:00

Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has been awarded the Joan Bavaria Award for Building Sustainability into the Capital Markets. The announcement was made today at the Ceres Conference 2016 at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.

Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 11:45

What if we reimagine the way we connect our communities, our lives, and our world in a way that’s safer, more responsive to the climate, more regenerative to the environment, more uplifting to the spirit, and more capable of generating economic opportunity?

America’s Charities and National Corporate Research Partner to Offer Discounted Charitable Solicitation Registration/Renewal and Related Services

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 10:25

America’s Charities, the leader in workplace fundraising for nonprofits, today announced a new partnership with National Corporate Research, Ltd. (NCR) to provide America’s Charities’ nonprofit members a discount on NCR’s charitable solicitation registration and renewal services, sales tax exemption services, statutory representation and state corporate compliance services. The partnership is the latest in the benefits and discounted resources available to America’s Charities members.

The History of Domtar's Ashdown Mill

Mon, 05/09/2016 - 16:25

Wells Fargo Supports Diverse-Owned Small Businesses, Distributes $22.3 Million

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 09:35

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced it is providing $22.3 million in lending capital and grants to 15 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) selected for round one of the Wells Fargo Works for Small Business®: Diverse Community Capital program. CDFIs are private, nonprofit financial institutions that assist underserved populations. The three-year Diverse Community Capital (DCC) program will provide a total of $75 million in lending and grant capital over six selection rounds to CDFIs that support diverse-owned small businesses. CDFIs interested in the program’s second round can submit an interest form through June 1.