by Ryan Scott | Economy, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism
Every year, The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, honors the 50 most community minded companies. Determined via results from a survey, the Civic 50 illuminates the companies that are best at engaging their communities and...
by Ryan Scott | Economy, Innovation, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism
The recession forced Corporate America to do more with less. As such, new innovations in employee volunteering developed out of necessity, and the result has been a flowering of fresh ways to engage employees and communities that are here to stay. As more companies...
by Ryan Scott | Economy, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism
As corporate volunteerism becomes an increasingly important part of the work experience, companies are coming up with new ways to embrace volunteering and tie it to their bottom lines. One of these innovations is linking performance reviews to volunteering, allowing...
by Ryan Scott | Economy, Investment, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism
Corporate philanthropy, there’s food for CSR thought in the 2014 Trend Report from The Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals (ACCP). This annual report distinguishes itself by offering forward-looking data collected by surveying corporate contribution...
by Shana Rappaport | Clean Tech, Economy, Energy, Innovation, Solar, Sustainability, Verge
‘Tis the season for year-end reflection. After all, what better way to celebrate the progress we’ve made and to begin envisioning what’s yet to come? The convergence of technologies — and of people from different sectors — is enabling and accelerating systemic...
by Eve Ellis | Economy, Thought Leadership, Women
In his recent address at West Point, President Obama said the U.S. must always be a leader. And yet, leaders of U.S. corporations, so far, have seemed complacent with a lagging status quo. According to GMI Ratings, the respected provider of global research and risk...