LG Electronics has earned the highest-level rating in the 2020 Marriott Supplier Sustainability Assessment Program (MSAP), administered by MindClick. As a supplier of hotel TVs and digital signage displays for 14 Marriott brands, LG has earned this rating for six consecutive years. Announced in advance of Earth Day 2021, the “Leader” rating demonstrates LG’s “exemplary…
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Virtual Volunteering finally finds a footing
While virtual volunteer programs have existed for many years, and organizations such as Catchafire, Taproot Foundation and Strive for College have achieved a number of successes, expect to see this trend grow in 2021. Last year, companies expanded their virtual volunteer efforts, but many of these initiatives were quick fixes or temporary adjustments to the pandemic. But…
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Global Giving is on the rise
Companies are increasingly making contributions to charities and community organizations globally and finding ways to encourage their employees to give and volunteer in their communities. Gone are the days that U.S. companies can claim that charity and corporate philanthropy are unique to the United States – it simply isn’t true, and stakeholders are demanding more local…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are front and center
In response to the killing of African American and Black individuals in 2020 and the social unrest that followed, many companies increased their commitments to racial equity with pledges to hire more racial and ethnic minorities, ensure pay equity globally, increase the amount of their spending going to minority and women-owned businesses and target their…
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