Month: September 2019

eBay Celebrates LGBTQ+ Equality Across the Globe

Stuart Mitchell

eBay is a company with a mission that is bigger than any single moment: to create opportunity for all. By championing a diverse and inclusive workforce, we not only aim to reflect our customer base but also to position ourselves to make a positive impact on society. Throughout June, July and August, eBay joined many across the world in celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and others (LGBTQ+) community during Pride Month celebrations.  This year’s events marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a pivotal moment in the…

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Certification Program Launches in Asia to Promote Renewable Energy

Stuart Mitchell

The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is for the first time expanding its Green-e® certification program to renewable energy projects based in Asia, starting with pilot projects from Apple in Singapore and Taiwan. This program and the successful pilots make it easier for other companies to certify their renewable energy use in the region. With support from Apple, CRS developed the standard according to best practices, including input from local stakeholders. This development drew from CRS’s over two decades of operation in North America, including certification of over half of all…

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Duke Energy Invests Over $3.6 Million to Build Diverse Workforce of the Future

Stuart Mitchell

Duke Energy has announced it is awarding over $3.6 million in grants to support 54 innovative workforce development programs across the communities served by the company. “Our goal is to build a diverse workforce equipped to help the energy industry transform the grid and innovate to meet customers’ needs,” said Cari Boyce, president of the Duke Energy Foundation. “The energy sector generates an abundance of well-paid, dynamic jobs, and we want to ensure nontraditional students have access to these opportunities.” The 2019 Powerful Communities grants, from the Duke Energy Foundation with…

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The Pfizer Foundation Announces 20 Grants Focused on Strengthening Health Systems to Combat Infectious Disease

Stuart Mitchell

The Pfizer Foundation* has announced 20 grants to help non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits and social enterprises address critical health challenges related to infectious diseases, including the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. Recipients of the one-year Global Health Innovation Grants (GHIG) include partners in 12 low- and middle-income countries that will each receive US $100,000, for a total investment this year of US $2 million by The Pfizer Foundation. The Pfizer Foundation’s flagship GHIG program is managed in partnership with Innovations in…

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Time for tea: Unilever publishes full global list of Tea Suppliers

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever, the world’s largest tea company, is set to bring unprecedented levels of transparency to the industry by publishing its list of tea suppliers for the first time.   Unilever buys 10% of the world’s tea supply, enough to make 272,000 cups every minute; and supports a workforce of more than 1 million people in 21 different countries (including India, Kenya, Rwanda, Japan, Argentina, Vietnam and Australia). The landmark move to increase transparency in the industry covers all black and green tea (Camellia Sinensis) sourced by Unilever. This supplies the…

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