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Long a proponent of social, environmental, and ethical responsibility, Calix formalizes a corporate social responsibility function, tapping Martha Galley to lead programs that will expand and amplify the company’s positive impact on customers, employees, and society
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PPG and the PPG Foundation invested $16.2 million in communities worldwide in 2022.
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project in collaboration with Heart of America to revitalize the Florence De George Boys & Girls Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The project brought together more than 100 of PPG’s top global leaders, who spent a portion of their annual global leadership meeting repainting the club’s learning center, teen lounge area, art room and auditorium. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://
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Project helps revitalize Clean Up – Give Back facilities in Des Plaines
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Initiative is part of company’s ongoing COLORFUL COMMUNITIES program
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Mondelēz 2021 Snacking Made Right Report: Economic Inclusion Supplier Diversity Economic Inclusion Supplier Diversity" " typeof="foaf:Image" />Wed, 08/31/2022 - 12:10 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body As part of our end-to-end commitment to make snacking right, we have built a global program focused on Economic Inclusion Supplier Diversity (EISD) focused on where we can make the biggest impact. Through EISD, we are procuring more innovative, high-quality, cost- effective prod
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Tiana Day named the first Gen Z judge for the Elevate Prize, joining panel that now also includes past winners Amanda Nguyen and Dixon Chibanda
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SOURCE: Black Veatch DESCRIPTION:OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Black Veatch, a leading global provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, today announced involvement with SteelToad Consulting LLC, a Small Business Association (SBA)-certified HUBZone business providing authoritative cybersecurity and IT services. The agreement, part of the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program, includes Black Veatch acting as a mentor to provide skills and guidance on successful business practic
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Proposed plan would provide $100 million per year in incentives, education and infrastructure support to remove barriers to electrification and deliver significant environmental and air quality improvements for communities
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New initiative is part of company’s ongoing COLORFUL COMMUNITIES program
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SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:One week ago (March 16), marked the one year anniversary of the shooting at a spa in Atlanta, Georgia, where eight people died, six of whom were Asian women: Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Yue, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels. Since the 2021 spa shooting, hate crimes against the Asian community, especially women, have continued to multiply. In response, Ascend – the largest Pan-Asian b
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The “Caring with Crypto” campaign will include $10 million in matching funds and includes support for Ukraine relief efforts
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Lessons From Black Entrepreneurs Fri, 03/11/2022 - 09:00 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body While Black History Month celebrates the past accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to our shared culture, it also provides a chance to look ahead to the future of Black achievement. Earlier this month, we hosted a panel discussion with three former participants in our Multicultural Innovation Lab (MCIL), who related their experiences as Black startup founders. And while,
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Focus on projects to help those affected by COVID-19 pandemic
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) and the PPG Foundation today announced an investment of $13.3 million in 2021 to support more than 500 community partners and programs in the U.S. and internationally that are focused on education, social and racial equity, and community sustainability. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220216005250/en/ In 2021, PPG employees completed 56 COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® projects in 17 countries. (Photo: Business Wire
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SOURCE: Black Veatch SUMMARY:As adoption of wind energy gains momentum worldwide, Black Veatch looks to Asia—in which wind expansion almost doubled in 2020 compared to 2019—as a promising region for development of wind energy. DESCRIPTION:As adoption of wind energy gains momentum worldwide, Black Veatch looks to Asia—in which wind expansion almost doubled in 2020 compared to 2019—as a promising region for development of wind energy. To discuss upcoming wind energy trends in the area and beyond, S
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PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that the PPG Foundation is providing more than $170,000 in undergraduate college scholarships through the NATIONAL MERIT® Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). The PPG Foundation has awarded more than 3,000 scholarships to help U.S. students accelerate their undergraduate studies and career opportunities since establishing the PPG Foundation Scholarship Program in 1956. From aspiring engineers to physicians, the 2021 scholarships include 29 new awards for children of PP
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Global health charity, Mercy Ships, reports that after a completion and acceptance ceremony on June 16, followed by a handover celebration at the Tianjin Xingang shipyard this past week, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, Global Mercy™, has successfully been delivered and the charity has taken possession of their brand new vessel. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210628005860/en/ The Global Mercy crew are joined
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AgroAmerica sponsors the 100K Innovation Fund grant competition for higher education in The United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) and the PPG Foundation today announced an investment of $13 million in 2020 to address the needs of local communities in the U.S. and internationally. The funding supported initiatives focused on education, COVID-19 relief, social justice and employee engagement. “As the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice, economic hardships and other challenges throughout 2020, our company's purpose to ‘protect and beautify the world’ guided our actions in serving our local commu
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, today announced that Gilead will provide a $3.2 million grant over two years to support communities disproportionately impacted by the HIV epidemic in the United States, particularly communities of color. Gilead will directly fund the efforts of the HRC Foundation – HRC’s educational arm – aimed at ending the HIV epidemic
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PPG (NYSE: PPG) and the PPG Foundation today announced a commitment to invest $20 million by 2025 to address systemic racism and advance racial equity in the U.S. by funding educational pathways for Black communities and people of color. The commitment strengthens PPG’s focus on education – a priority giving area for PPG and the PPG Foundation – and furthers its support of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. “We aim to reach diverse students and communities to champion ch
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Collaboration responds to the urgent global food crisis heightened by COVID-19
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Six housing innovators receive a total of $12 million in grants to create housing affordability solutions across the U.S.
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Mortgage lender and servicer selects two recipients for community service recognition through Multiplying Good Partnership
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Mortgage lender and servicer amplifies community investment efforts through work with national nonprofit organization
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Putting CSR Strategy to Work as World Responds to Pandemic
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Company achieves milestone, completes more than 300 COLORFUL COMMUNITIES projects since 2015
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced initiatives to support coronavirus relief efforts in China. The company will donate $143,437 USD (1,000,000 RMB) to the Chinese Red Cross Foundation to assist with mid- to long-term recovery efforts, such as training, mental health assistance or other support for frontline health workers responding to the crisis. The funds also will be used to help vulnerable communities and families recover. In addition to the corporate donation, PPG has committed to matching dona
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced initiatives to support Australian bushfire relief efforts. The company will donate $50,000 USD ($72,432 AUD) to the Australian Red Cross to assist with emergency relief efforts. PPG has also committed to matching employee donations up to $25,000 USD ($36,193 AUD) for a total contribution of $75,000 USD ($108,625 AUD). Locally, PPG employees in Australia are working with retail partners to establish and support a long-term community rebuilding program for affected a
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project in collaboration with Girl Power to help revitalize Richmond Heights Middle School. Located in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, the school provides education to more than 500 students annually in sixth through eighth grade. The project brought together more than 100 of PPG’s top global leaders, who spent a portion of their annual global leadership meeting making a difference in the lives of the school’s students and fac
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Competition will award $12 million in grants for six innovative proposals that advance creative housing affordability solutions
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Collaboration will focus on creating homes that help people thrive
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Longtime Leader in Agricultural Sustainability Shares Expansive Report on How It Is Helping Create A Better World for Tomorrow
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As part of its COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® Day of Caring on Oct. 11, PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of nine Colorful Communities projects in partnership with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania to help revitalize and bring color to various organizations in Pittsburgh – PPG’s global headquarters city. Colorful Communities Day of Caring brings together teams of volunteers to help local non-profit organizations across Allegheny and Butler counties. Volunteers take to the streets, o
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project at the Union Rescue Mission’s (URM) Hope Gardens Family Center. This transitional housing campus in Sylmar, California, offers sanctuary to single women and children who are experiencing homelessness, as well as permanent supportive housing for senior women. The project brought together more than 140 employee volunteers from PPG’s aerospace business, who spent the day painting several highly used areas around the fa
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Last month, the Business Roundtable modernized its principles on the role of a corporation. The purpose for many corporations now encompasses this list: value for customers, investing in employees, fostering diversity and inclusion, dealing fairly and ethically with suppliers, supporting the communities in which we work, and protecting the environment.
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project at Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homelessness among veterans in Pittsburgh. The project brought together approximately 130 of PPG’s senior leaders who spent a combined 325 hours revitalizing the facility’s transitional housing units and deck as part of a leadership team building activity. The Colorful Communities program provides PPG volunteers and paint product
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project in Renous, New Brunswick, that helped revitalize the Tom Donovan Arena. The two-day project brought together nearly 25 volunteers from PPG’s architectural coatings business and Crack N Teal, a PPG customer. The volunteers painted the indoor hockey arena’s locker rooms, hallways, ceiling beams and concession areas, with PPG providing approximately 75 gallons (284 liters) of DULUX® Paints products by PPG to assist wit
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today released new survey data that confirms the positive impact color can have on learning environments, serving as a catalyst for student engagement, happiness and ownership. Nearly 900 teachers, parents and educational administrators across the U.S. completed the online survey, with 97% of participants saying colors and décor are meaningful to positively affecting student engagement. “Paint colors are a powerful tool for impacting the aesthetic of a space, but they also have th
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Undergraduate scholarships in 2019 include 27 for first-year college students
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that its corporate information technology (IT) department has partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania to introduce students to careers in artificial intelligence (AI) and the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through the development of the PPG AI Pathways Institute (AIPI) & Teen Accelerator program. The PPG Foundation provided funds to help support this new initiative. The three-week, intensive summer program c
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Grants made to U.S. organizations in first half of 2019
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of 11 COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® projects in the first half of 2019 that helped create bright and colorful spaces across the U.S. “At PPG, our goal is to enhance, protect and beautify neighborhoods in the communities where the company has a presence,” said Malesia Dunn, executive director, corporate global social responsibility and PPG Foundation. “We are proud of the positive impact that our paint products and dedicated employee volunteers have made so f
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project to revitalize the Saturn V rocket replica displayed at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The project brought together approximately 150 employee volunteers from PPG, USSRC and Boeing, who spent a half day in March painting sections of the Saturn V replica and other highly visited areas around the center. The project continued through Ju
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project that helped revitalize the Saturn V first-stage booster, referred to as S-IC-15, on display at INFINITY Science Center in Pearlington, Mississippi. The project brought together nearly 50 employee volunteers from PPG, INFINITY Science Center and NASA, who spent a half-day painting the center’s largest space attraction. The Colorful Communities program provides PPG volunteers and paint products along with financial co
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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that its COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® program – the company’s signature community engagement initiative – has received the 2019 GOLD Halo Award in the Employee Engagement Group Volunteering category from Engage for Good. The Halo Awards are among North America’s highest honors for corporate social initiatives and cause marketing, showcasing successful consumer engagement and employee engagement efforts. PPG’s Colorful Communities program was recognized at the 17th annual
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Giving addresses community issues around affordable housing, small
businesses, education, workforce development
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Giving addresses community issues around affordable housing, small
businesses, education, sustainability