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Venture capital for low-income markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
Investing in housing, healthcare, education, basic utilities and nutrition can not only fulfill a social mission, but it can also be a profitable business venture.
ITT partners with Mercy Corps to provide emergency relief
ITT Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Mercy Corps as part of its corporate philanthropy program, ITT Watermark. The partnership includes a three-year, $1 million commitment to help provide safe water during emergencies created by natural catastrophes such as floods, droughts and...
Accor and Plan International work together to change the lives of many children around the world
Accor, hotel and services group, and Plan, have worked together in 16 countries. The aim of the partnership is to promote child sponsorship and project funding to Accor staff, partners and guests. Highlight of achievements to date: * more than 1,100 children are now sponsored throughout the...
Ernest & Young (E&Y) helps to improve social conditions in the developing world
Ernst & Young’s (E&Y) Corporate Social Responsibility Fellows programme deploys skilled employees to improve social conditions in the developing world. Started in 2005 , E&Y’s effort is unusual in that its fellows work directly with private-sector businesses. The firm sends five employees per year...
Zanzibar's preparations for carbon trade helping poor
Zanzibar is preparing to take part in the United Nations’ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) program, which will pay poor tropical countries to protect their forest as a way of reducing carbon emissions and curbing climate change.
GE brings business know-how to Girls Inc. Dallas
The GE partnership with Girls Inc. Dallas has provided Girls Inc. Dallas with both financial support and with volunteers to help the NGO improve its delivery of services. Girls Inc. Dallas is now using GE tools like Work Breakdown Structure, Project Status Reporting, and Project Definition...
Pfizer's Global Health Fellows (GHF) Programme assists in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Pfizer’s Global Health Fellows (GHF) programme was designed to send skilled employees to developing countries to help NGOs and government agencies build health and social infrastructure in communities ravaged by HIV/AIDS. Global Health Fellows are assigned to partners for three to six months to...
Timberland partners with Green Network to plant trees in Asia
Timberland partnered with an Asian NGO, Green Network, to mobilize employees, customers, and business partners as volunteers to plant trees in northern China and Mongolia. The Horqin Desert Reforestation Programme aimed to plant one million trees in this region prior to the Beijing Olympic Games in...
Accenture works with VSO on its corporate volunteering programme
Accenture's Voluntary Services Overseas/Business Partnership Scheme (VBP) sends its consultants to work with nonprofits and governments on business, management, and technology issues.
The Evolution of Starbucks’ Strategic International Corporate Volunteering Programme
The evolution of Starbucks’ programme is an instructive case study for corporations seeking to migrate their International Corporate Volunteering (ICV) effort from general business impact to a more strategic approach. While Starbucks’ overall ICV strategy is still being developed, in a short...