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Innovation & Technology

New Verizon Accelerator Propelling Climate-Justice Solutions ‘Forward for Good’

Published on October 21, 2021

About a 5 minute read

The Forward for Good Accelerator sends a clear signal of the company’s willingness to build meaningful collaborations with more nimble change makers, offering Fortune 20 assistance in a mutually beneficial way. ... View More

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Finance & Investment Organizational Governance

Chipotle, Chobani, Verizon Among Companies Committing to Financial Health of US Workforce

Published on July 21, 2021

About a 4 minute read

Member companies will assess the financial security and health of their employees as part of a new effort to address the economic hardships of workers. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Circular Economy

Coalition Aims to Get US Back on Track with Paris Goals, Prove That ‘America Is All In’

Published on February 24, 2021

About a 4 minute read

As the US formally rejoins the Paris Agreement, a coalition of communities, businesses and institutions will play critical role in supporting an ambitious new US climate target and mobilizing whole-of-society climate action. ... View More

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Community Updates

Ricoh awarded with Verizon's 2020 Supplier Sustainability Award

Published on December 8, 2020

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Ricoh USA, Inc. today announced that Verizon, one of the world's leading technology companies, has recognized Ricoh with its 2020 Supplier Sustainability Award for leveraging managed services expertise to help Verizon reach its sustainability goals. ... View More

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Community Updates

Verizon joins Amazon and Global Optimism in signing The Climate Pledge

Published on June 16, 2020

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Today, Verizon announced it has joined The Climate Pledge - the commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. The Climate Pledge calls on new signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses... View More

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Community Updates

ENGIE Impact Extends Relationship with Verizon to Achieve Corporate Sustainability Goals

Published on February 3, 2020

About a 2 minute read

ENGIE Impact provides advanced data management and analytics services to support Verizon’s sustainability transformation ... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Hurricane Michael Highlighted Growing Range of Corporate Responses to Natural Disasters

Published on October 26, 2018

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Arriving on the heels of Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael proved again that companies are making significant commitments to relief and recovery efforts in the wake of natural disasters. Our round-up of Hurricane Florence corporate response effor... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

As Michael Approaches, Companies Are Changing the Way We Weather Natural Disasters

Published on October 10, 2018

About a 9 minute read

Natural disasters are becoming a new reality for many Americans. In 2017 alone, 25 million people, or 8 percent of the U.S. population, were affected by a natural disaster — a “historic year,” according to FEMA. More often, corporates are respo... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Corporate America Swings from Sobs to Silence in This Year’s Super Bowl

Published on February 6, 2018

About a 5 minute read

It was a sad Super Bowl. Sad, as only Trump can say it. Saaad. One minute I had a cunning, fast-talking clown trying to sell me stuff in true ad-land fashion. The next, I felt emotionally mistreated by a sobbing stranger playing curling with my heart... View More

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Stakeholder Trends and Insights

When Random Acts of Kindness Aren’t So Random: 3 Tips on Connecting Your Brand to a Movement

Published on June 1, 2016

About a 5 minute read

You’d be hard-pressed to find a “kindness” pillar in any company’s strategic plan — it’s not exactly part of the corporate lexicon. But that’s just what the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Foundation was promoting when it dominated social... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

AT&T, Verizon Pledge to Improve Energy Efficiency of Home Internet Equipment

Published on June 30, 2015

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AT&T, Verizon, and Cisco are among the dozens of internet service providers, equipment suppliers and retail equipment manufacturers to join the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NC... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Verizon Partners with Local Communities to Keep 2 Million Pounds of E-Waste Out of Landfills

Published on May 14, 2015

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In 2010, Verizon set a goal to collect two million pounds — or 1,000 tons — of electronic waste in communities it serves by the end of 2015. The company has announced that that five-year goal was achieved today, eight months ahead of schedule, du... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

More Brands Than Ever Encouraging People Across the World to Use #YourPower for Earth Hour

Published on March 27, 2015

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2015 marks the ninth year of Earth Hour, the WWF-led global event at which people and businesses turn off the lights to illuminate climate change awareness. Businesses, communities and individuals in nearly 170 countries will flip their switches for ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

'Soft Sustainability': How Brands Are Successfully Communicating Their Efforts by Steering Clear of the 'S' Word

Published on February 23, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Back in the late 1980s, Harvard professor Joseph Nye coined the term “soft power” to describe the US’s ability to influence the world through the marketing power of its global consumer brands and Hollywood’s razzle dazzle rather than the US m... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

Toymakers, Advertisers Encouraging Young Girls to Redefine Gender Roles

Published on August 26, 2014

About a 7 minute read

The gender divide starts young in our society, with boys and girls generally encouraged to adopt a standard set of acceptable behaviors and preferences from an early age. But a number of companies have recently begun to encourage young girls and wome... View More

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New Metrics

Footprints and Handprints: Harper on Intel's New Science-Based Climate Policy (Part 2)

Published on May 19, 2014

About a 6 minute read

In this latest installment of the #SustyGoals series, Bill Baue speaks with Stephen Harper, Global Director of Environment and Energy Policy at Intel, about the tech giant’s new science-based climate policy, released last month. In part one of this... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Verizon Offering $6M for Powerful Answers to Four Global Problems

Published on May 15, 2014

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Verizon is now accepting applications for its Powerful Answers Award, which offers a total of $6 million in prizes for ideas that have the power to create groundbreaking change.Verizon’s Powerful Answers Award invites innovators, developers and ent... View More

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Stakeholder Trends and Insights

3 Ways Brands Can Improve CSR Websites to Increase Customer Trust

Published on March 31, 2014

About a 4 minute read

We all know that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an essential piece of the puzzle for any successful organization, no matter its size. We also know that many companies go to great lengths to do meaningful charitable work that actuall... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Apple, Ford Receive Perfect Scores in HRC’s Corporate Equality Index

Published on December 10, 2013

About a 3 minute read

Apple, Ford, HP and 10 other fortune-ranked companies recently received 100 percent ratings in the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2014 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) report, a national benchmark for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) workpla... View More

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Innovation & Technology

Google, Verizon, 3M Join DOE’s Workplace EV Charging Initiative

Published on February 6, 2013

About a 2 minute read

Outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced 13 major U.S. employers and eight stakeholder groups have joined the Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge, which aims to increase workplace charging by tenfold over the next five ye... View More

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