What does a company or corporation – whose main purpose is to make money for itself, its employees, and its investors – owe the world at large? Thankfully, by dint of sheer force of good will from the vigilant US population, companies know that the good works we expect of every U.S. citizen also apply to them. If businesses like these are people, here is how these great companies carry the load and serve their consciences in the larger world.
What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
“Through our corporate social responsibility program, Medela Cares, we focus on the areas where we can have the greatest impact and that align with our business priorities,” explains Annette Brüls, CEO of Medela. “For example, within our People pillar, we have set goals to strengthen diversity and inclusion efforts within our organization, as well as safeguarding human rights throughout our value chain. Within our Planet pillar, we are focused on minimizing our GHG emissions and reducing plastic waste. Through our Society pillar, we are focused on partnerships that advance our mission globally to fight infant mortality and malnutrition.”
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
“As Medela has grown as a company and expanded globally, so has our desire to make a difference on a global scale,” explains Brüls. “With the full support of the board of directors, we are excited to join other like-minded companies, all driving toward the same global goals outlined within the UN Global Compact and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our goal is to go beyond our direct business, driving positive change for women and mothers around the world, protecting our planet, and thereby leaving a legacy that we can all be proud of. To learn about our progress towards our Medela Cares initiatives, visit www.MedelaCares.com.”
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
At First Merchants, our vision is to enhance the financial wellness of the diverse communities we serve. Supporting our communities is more than a responsibility. It is our passion. For us, social impact isn’t a campaign or a movement— it’s part of who we are. It’s the foundation of our organization, and it permeates every part of our business. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) department is focused on elevating the communities in our footprint through five pillars of CSR:
• Employee Empowerment—We believe that encouraging our employees to volunteer in meaningful ways strengthens our teams and our community.
• Community Investments and Charitable Giving—We are proud to provide financial support to community causes that positively impact those in need – particularly those that focus on financial and economic inclusion, affordable housing, economic development, neighborhood redevelopment, and workforce training. We also take a listen-first approach to constructing community banking centers that provide direct access to a bank and bankers in areas that are economically challenged – engaging with residents and business owners to assess the local impact and need.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—We are committed to establishing a diverse, dynamic workforce. Building a team that reflects our communities’ needs makes us better problem-solvers and innovators. It enables us to forge strong customer relationships and provide insightful service.
• Financial Wellness—Financial education and advice are the first steps towards increasing financial wellness, homeownership, and economic prosperity across our communities. With this in mind, First Merchants offers financial wellness programs, resources, and online tools designed to help our employees, individuals, small businesses, and community groups achieve their financial goals.
• Community Home Lending and the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)—We envision a future where affordable living and homeownership are possible for everyone. That’s why we have experts available to help navigate the complexities of home buying across the communities we serve. Our Next Horizon Mortgage and Down Payment Assistance programs are designed to make homeownership more accessible to all and our team actively extends credit to provide affordable housing, economic development, revitalization, and services for our neighbors in low- and moderate-income (LMI) geographies.
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
By operating in a manner that is mutually beneficial for all stakeholders (employee, client, community, shareholders), we can maximize our impact, value, and sustainability. This helps us provide our communities with an employer of choice, financial services provider of choice, and dynamic community advocate. In the same manner, we are able to provide the investment community with a high-performing asset that has both longevity and long-term value. Financial institutions have an obligation to meet the needs of their diverse communities. Access to banking and capital is critical to the well-being of our communities. We have a moral obligation to provide equal access to everyone.
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
Sage Foundation is committed to knocking down barriers so that everyone can thrive. By unifying our colleagues, partners, and customers, we give time, technology, expertise , and investment to make an impact in our communities. This can through 3 ways:
All Sage colleagues globally get 5 days paid for volunteering days per year and they can use them to volunteer for organised volunteering or to do something to help a cause closer to their personal goals.
We understand that sometimes investment is needed and so we have a variety of grants and investments available. Sage colleagues and partners also love to fundraise through our volunteering and Sage Foundation is able to boost this with match funding. We smashed our Sage Foundation target to fundraise $2 million by 2022 at the end of last year and raised more than £640,000 to support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, so we now have a bold new fundraising challenge for Sage colleagues, customers, and partners – to raise $5million by 2030. For each colleague who donates, Sage Foundation will match fund up to £200 a year with the money going directly to the charity.
Sage Foundation also offers technology and expertise through a number of initiatives providing product discounts training and expertise.
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
We believe that corporations have a responsibility to contribute to the social and psychological development of society by inspiring and empowering communities through service that goes beyond the ambition of making a profit. This is why in the past through Sage Foundation, colleagues have been able to support victims of, forest fires in California, the drought in South Africa, and terror incidents in London.
Last year, we did 31,250 days of volunteering. Among the countless ways our colleagues got involved in serving our communities, they shopped for the elderly and vulnerable, made contributions to local communities, and helped to support job goals by lending a hand with CV restructuring.
Sage Foundation is a hallmark of Sage’s commitment to the well-being of our colleagues and society. Through Sage Foundation, all of us at Sage can be a force for good!
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
At Ocrolus, we believe in showing gratitude and giving back to the community. We are proud to contribute to social good and make a difference as a company and a team. Ocrolus supports corporate responsibility programs in the following ways:
The Ocrolus Social Good Program: The Ocrolus Social Good Program works to uplift in-need communities by supporting non-profits and groups committed to building a better world. Through monetary donations and group volunteer opportunities, our goal is to positively impact communities, small businesses, and nonprofits in education, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Matching Donations: Bright Funds is a social giving platform where Ocrolus matches its employees’ contributions of up to $600USD/year, empowering teammates to support the causes they care about. Volunteer Partnerships: In 2021 alone, Ocrolus supported 553 entrepreneurs (90% of whom were female) across 41 countries through our partnership with Kiva. Ocrolus is also a sponsor of NYC Fintech Women, an organization of 10,000+ members that connects, promotes, and empowers women in fintech.
Volunteer Support Initiative: The Ocrolus team participates in activities like Cycle for Survival, a fundraiser event to support research on rare cancers. This year we raised around $10,000 to support the cause.
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
A corporation should aim to positively impact the environment and its stakeholders, including the company’s employees, investors, customers, and connected communities who could benefit from our initiatives. As they say, ‘Charity begins at home,’ at Ocrolus, we’ve built a culture that empowers our employees to be their best selves in and out of the office. We provide perks like Health and Wellness programs, Open Paid Time-Off, Summer Fridays, and Ocrolus Appreciation Days (the last Friday of each month as a PTO, which means 12 extra PTOs a year). We also empower our people to grow personally and professionally with an annual learning and development stipend.
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs
The way we see it, we have an incredible opportunity and platform to make the world a better place, and it’s our responsibility to use our collective scale as a force for good. Our network of 290k+ staff, suppliers, clients, and partners around the world gives us the perfect platform to make a global impact. We organize our efforts into three categories: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and have established commitments for each area of focus. We have 70+ green initiatives worldwide that include strategic partnerships with One Tree Planted and Ocean Conservancy as well as a long-term commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by enabling staff to work from home post-pandemic. And in 2021, we donated $2.7 million to support community causes, exceeding our annual goal of $2.5 million. Learn more about our ESG commitments by accessing our ESG report here https://www.concentrix.com/esg/.
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
Corporations who practice Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives prove their priorities extend further than their profit line. We know that when we invest in people and the communities we operate in, business thrives.Small changes for a company as large as Concentrix make for a big impact, and while not all corporations have a platform as large as ours, we believe all organizations have an opportunity and responsibility to make change in their community. We believe you can never underestimate the power of ONE—One action can create a wave of resilience, compassion, and positivity. At Concentrix this means we can make a big impact using our collective scale of 290k+ staff globally as a force for good in our local communities and beyond.
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
“Medallia is committed to helping create a world where everyone has a voice. Our social and civic impact arm Medallia.org helps us make that happen by partnering with mission-driven organizations serving the most vulnerable.In 2017, a few passionate Medallians started Medallia.org to fuel their calling for giving back. They saw a desire within their fellow Medallians to support their communities even more and amplify the impact of those already doing so. Since then, this force has expanded to include Medallians across departments, levels, and office locations. In 2019, Medallia joined Pledge 1% to set up Medallia.org as an embedded social enterprise. As we enable more nonprofit organizations with our products, we are empowered to invest more back into our communities through employee volunteering and charitable giving. Since we joined Pledge 1% (from June 2019 – March 2021), we have donated over $1.5M in product value, volunteer hours, and funding to support over 50 nonprofits globally. Medallians worldwide accomplish this by
– Donating our best-in-class technology to help nonprofits capture feedback signals from their constituents, analyze data, and prioritize actions that scale their missions.
– Volunteering approximately one thousand hours for charities benefitting a diverse range of causes, from healthcare support to closing the opportunity divide.
– Fundraising, sponsoring, and donating to nonprofits, including Black Girls Code, Black Girl Ventures, Code2040, and Equal Justice Initiative.
For all details on our CSR strategy, please refer to our Global Impact Report: https://www.medallia.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/giving/MedalliaGlobalImpact_Report.pdf
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
“The world has moved beyond Corporate Responsibility as a way to offset the negative impacts of a business (which can lead to greenwashing), and now thinking about how does a business truly imbed giving back into every thread of the business. It is now not only the role of governments and NGOs to serve their communities, it is vital that businesses do too — especially as there is a decline in trust and confidence in the government and a tremendous funding gap in philanthropy. Consumers, investors, and employees now care about a company’s commitment to social impact. Does the business stand up for what’s right? Do they support their employees through a global and personal crisis? Is the product designed with inclusivity in mind? Is it investing in the communities in which their employees and customers work? Is it not only creating an equitable workplace internally but is it also promoting equity externally? Is the supply chain of the product as environmentally friendly as possible? These are the type of questions corporates must answer now, to keep up with the demands and accountability from consumers, investors, and employees. If you don’t, they will take their loyalty elsewhere. This profit meets purpose movement is only getting stronger.”
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
Sustainability initiatives with clear objectives are not new to Waste Connections. In fact, they have been an integral part of our business model as a leading environmental services company. We are committed to environmental protection, compliance, and the advancement of new technologies. We invest in our people by enhancing safety, providing continuous job and inclusion training, as well as providing an employee relief fund to those experiencing significant financial hardship. At Waste Connections, we are committed to building and developing diverse teams that function in an environment of mutual respect, where employees feel empowered to contribute. Waste Connections is also a signatory to the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. We support our communities through charitable programs such as our Golf Classic for Kids which raises more than $1,000,000 annually. To learn more about how we maintain sound governance policies check out our sustainability report. https://careers.wasteconnections.com/cares
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
As a leading environmental services company, sustainability is not a new concept for us. In fact, we have been pursuing many of our initiatives since our inception in 1997. Our Purpose is to honor our commitments and be a premier waste services company. We recognize that we have a responsibility to our employees and we look to position them for success thru accountability and a servant leadership culture. This creates a safe and rewarding environment for our employees while protecting the health and welfare of the communities we serve. More details can be found at: https://careers.wasteconnections.com/diversity
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
IPC has launched an ESG program with the environmental aspect reflecting our organization’s objective to reduce our carbon footprint. We have just completed an analysis of our 2021 carbon footprint from energy consumption across our global corporate estate of offices and storage facilities, applying the international GHG Protocol. The next step is to set target commitments and then complete the 2021 corporate analysis of our Scope 1 & 2 emissions before we move onto IPC’s value chain and Scope 3 emissions. In addition, IPC continues to strengthen our social program with D&I, wellness, and charity initiatives as core pillars.
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
As a global firm, we have the obligation to utilize our presence in the FinTech marketplace as a platform, to educate as we evolve, sharing our learning through the environmental conscious transformation of our company. We want to live in a world where sustainability is a core value, giving a sense of security to its inhabitants regardless of their country or background, where people in the labor force have a better work-life balance. Most importantly, we want to live in a world that provides a more fruitful future for our families.
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
As a global organization, Sitel Group employs more than 160,000 people across 40 countries. We make an impact through our employee health and wellbeing program, SitelFit, in our people’s mental and physical health. Additionally, we are committed to creating a culture of environmental stewardship through reforestation, carbon neutrality, and sustainable mobility programs. Due to recent events, we’ve been heavily supporting Impact Sourcing efforts including language proficiency programs, community development, tuition support, and collaborative partnerships. Through partnerships, in both public and private sectors, we help provide opportunities potentially not otherwise available, such as access to educational, financial, and social resources.
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
As a people-centric organization and participant in the UN Global Compact, we are committed to change, supporting and advancing in the areas within our sphere of influence. We believe that improving and enhancing the employee experience for our people is our responsibility, and our corporate social responsibility goal for 2022 is inspired by our global community and designed to make a difference in the communities in which we live and work through education, wellbeing, and environmental impact.
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
At Booking.com we measure success not only by the value that we create for our company but by the positive impact we create for all of our stakeholders – our employees, customers, partners, stakeholders, communities, and governments. As part of Booking Holdings, we were proud to launch our inaugural Climate Action Plan earlier this year, which aims to guide us towards achieving near-zero emissions targets for 2030, and net-zero emissions by 2040. The first for any global online travel company, the Climate Action Plan provides a strategic framework for how we intend to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, set around three key commitments, which are aligned to 2015’s Paris Agreement, with its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels. Operating business sustainably and building culture of sustainability make it easier for travelers to book sustainable trips through our Travel Sustainable Program and Sustainable Travel Badge, empowering our partners to make sustainability a key component of their operational routine and make it easier for customers to adopt a sustainable travel mindset. Collaborating to decarbonize the industry. We also want to make sure that we strengthen and contribute to our destinations and unique communities while helping colleagues feel more connected, valued, healthy and purposeful. Our Booking Cares program empowers colleagues to support and strengthen destinations and local communities. Each employee is given two days a year to use towards volunteering, in addition to learning days designed to help prepare them for skills-based volunteering opportunities. We encourage teams to use their development days to volunteer and support the broader community, as well as to get to know one another through activities outside of the office. This employee-driven initiative positively impacts wellbeing, inclusion, and sustainability both externally and internally. Since the program began in 2014, over 180,000 work hours have been donated, by almost 6,000 employees, across more than 2,100 projects worldwide – from designing complex funding models to mapping locations for accessibility.
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
At Booking.com, our mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. As a leader in travel, we believe it is our responsibility, and that of our industry, to help make sure our planet, its people, wildlife, and habitats are able to thrive now and in the future and that travelers can experience new cultures and communities as themselves, always. We recognize our role in supporting our industry partners and enabling our customers to make choices that reflect these beliefs, so that travel can truly be a force for good – promoting diversity, fostering cultural understanding, and positively impacting destinations across the globe. Our Travel Sustainable program recognizes more than 100,000 properties – and growing – globally for their sustainability efforts with a Travel Sustainable badge on Booking.com, which helps everyone using our platform find more sustainable choices for their travel. Meanwhile, Travel Proud and our Proud Hospitality partner training program make it easier for LGBTQ+ travelers to discover the most welcoming places to stay so they can experience all that the world has to offer, no matter who they love, how they identify, or where they come from.
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
Giving back to the communities in which we live and work is a key part of what drives our culture at Banfield. We are not only passionate about high-quality preventive care but also about living our purpose: A Better World for Pets. Our corporate social responsibility efforts are focused on three areas: wellness of pets, wellness of communities, and wellness of our people and the profession. We partner with nonprofits, including our charitable arm the Banfield Foundation, to provide free care to pets and shelters across the country.
One of many ways we do this is through Banfield’s Shelter Animal Veterinary Discount. Intended to provide pets the veterinary care they need and remove barriers to adoption, we provided free office visits and discounted veterinary services to local shelters across the country. Banfield also offers eligible associates paid volunteering, providing them with time, resources, and incentives to put their abilities to use in a meaningful way.23 million households got a new pet during the pandemic, according to the ASPCA.
In order to be able to care for the growing number of pets, we need a thriving veterinary profession. To continue to create opportunities and inspire future veterinary professionals at every step of their academic journey, Banfield recently announced for the second year in a row a national, year-long partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America focused on impactfully engaging youth through career outreach events. Through this partnership, Banfield veterinarians and veterinary technicians engage students in their local community to inspire and educate them on the possibilities, benefits, and fulfillment a career in the veterinary field can provide. This initiative expands the reach of Banfield Pet Academy, a program established 15 years ago to inspire future veterinary professionals by introducing them to veterinary professionals in their community. Since its launch, the program is on track to reach 100,000 kids by the end of 2022 – all thanks to our caring and passionate hospital teams.
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What are some of the ways your company supports corporate responsibility programs?
Farmers Insurance® is committed to giving back and making a difference in the communities in which we live and work. As Farmers® strives to maintain a high standard of responsible corporate citizenship, one of the major ways we seek to serve our communities is through philanthropic efforts focused on disaster resilience. Working with leading nonprofits and other community organizations, we help communities plan and prepare for natural disasters and recover in the aftermath. Some of the organizations we work with include SBP, Team Rubicon, and Smart Home America which share our values and vision for community engagement.
What responsibility does a corporation have to society beyond delivering good products or services?
For more than 90 years, Farmers® has helped serve individuals and families during times of crisis. Supporting communities impacted by disaster is a core component of Farmers’ business and community efforts, which is why we are proud to work with organizations that promote preparedness and foster resiliency to help build stronger communities.