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Living a Sustainability Strategy Through Skills-Based Volunteering: Earthwatch-Ernst &Young Global Ambassadors Program (Americas)

Post By: Andrew Smith
April 18,2012 AT 8:20 AM

This guest blog post was submitted by Beth Rosemond, Assistant Director of Corporate Responsibility, Ernst & Young LLP, and builds on remarks given during a campaign webinar held on March 28 discussing best practice skills-based volunteer programs improving the environment. This post explores the Earthwatch - Ernst & Young Global Ambassador Program and how it supports E&Y’s overall corporate sustainability goals.

TAGS: PLEDGE COMPANY SPOTLIGHT, TALENT MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENT, GLOBAL SBV

Takeaways from Pittsburgh: Starting a Program from the Ground-Up

Post By: Jennifer Lawson
April 05,2012 AT 11:55 AM

Last week, the campaign took to Pittsburgh, PA where I was privileged enough to keynote at a morning meeting of the city’s Corporate Volunteer Council to introduce A Billion + Change and discuss starting a skills-based volunteer program from the ground up. Without providing a distinct template for the design of sustainable program, as each company has different capacity for such a venture, here are what I hope were the major takeaways from the discussion:

TAGS: MARATHON MODELS OF SBV, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PRO BONO, CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP, EVENTS, HELP

Sneak Preview of 3rd Annual International Corporate Volunteerism Conference

Post By: Yvonne Siu
March 16,2012 AT 2:17 PM
This guest blog post was contributed by Amanda MacArthur, Vice President of CDC Development Solutions, which has taken the A Billion + Change pledge. CDC Development Solutions is holding its Third Annual International Corporate Volunteer Conference in Washington, D.C. on April 11 and 12. Join Amanda for a "Sneak Preview" webinar of the conference on March 20 at 2pm: http://bit.ly/x4XdNu
TAGS: TALENT MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL IMPACT, PRO BONO, METRICS, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM, CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP, EVENTS, GLOBAL SBV