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A key component of our company’s corporate social responsibility program is our community initiatives. Through philanthropy and volunteerism, we aim to create a relationship of mutual trust and respect between the company and the local communities in which we operate. Through our community involvement, we also want our employees to be proud of what they do and where they work.
One example of our involvement in the communities we serve is a recent initiative that we supported in California on October 17, 2020 with employees and their families walking virtually in the 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer s in Silicon Valley to help fund medical research to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.
Roses are red. Violets are blue. You should know what to throw and what to recycle too! Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with a special someone, exchanging Galentine’s Day gifts with friends, or just indulging in sweet treats, make sure you show some love to our Blue Planet® by understanding which Valentine’s items can and cannot be recycled.
Cards. This year feel free to give and send cards to your heart’s content. In fact, most Americans do – Hallmark estimates that approximately 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are shared each year. The great thing about exchanging cards for the holiday of love is that you can typically recycle your cards after the holiday. However, if your cards have embellishments (like glitter, foils, and other additions), you’re better off keeping those as keepsakes as they can’t be recycled. The adorable cards that talk and sing? The tiny batteries that power those cards can ignite when compressed and cause the bad kind
Medtronic Releases Second Annual Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Report
If this past year had one silver lining, it was a reinvigorated push for social and racial justice.
Building a better and more just world for everyone requires pivoting the approach, transparency around progress, and accountability for improvement. With that in mind, Medtronic today issued “The People Behind Our Mission: 2020 Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Report” to publicly share how the company is accelerating efforts to create an inclusive work environment, doubling down on removing bias, and amplifying its impact in local communities.
Most importantly, the report clearly articulates the company’s commitment to weaving inclusion, diversity, and equity (I, D, & E) into every facet of the business, and how that progress is being measured.
By M.E. CAGNASSOLA
“It is our privilege to be able to support community organizations that are providing much-needed assistance to countless families and communities who are facing enormous hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic,” said Rick Thigpen, PSEG’s senior vice president for Corporate Citizenship and chairman of the PSEG Foundation. “In the spirit of the season, we’re proud to make these Community Gifts on behalf of our employees across New Jersey and New York, and support these organizations that are helping to make things better for people throughout the many diverse communities we serve.”
Organizations receiving PSEG Community Gift donations include:
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 3:05pm
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Common Impact, the national organization that matches companies and nonprofits with proven models of impact for skills-based volunteering, has announced that it will hold a virtual Skills for Cities event on Wednesday, April 21st during National Volunteer Week. Skills for Cities unites corporate professionals with nonprofits for a cross-sector day of skills-based consulting to build their capacity to do good in their communities. The April event – hosted via Zoom – will support organizations across the Midwest, including Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio, as they continue to respond to COVID-19 and begin planning for the post-pandemic recovery period.