Corporate Social Responsibility
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Business is the most trusted institution and can play a key role in solving our hardest problems.
Now more than ever, companies are putting corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the core of everything they do to support their employees, customers, and communities.
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The Citizens Awards recognize businesses for their leadership in solving the world’s biggest challenges. Awards are given in nine categories, honoring the most innovative and impactful corporate citizenship programs, from civic engagement and economic opportunity to education and disaster response. Apply by June 14, 2024.
We harness the power of business to create solutions for the good of America and the world. In celebration of Women’s History Month, we gathered leaders from across sectors to discuss solutions powered by the business community and its partners that touch the lives of women and children across the world.
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Medtronic, Veris Residential, UPS, Tru Earth among winners of awards program celebrating the best in corporate citizenship, and Greater Vancouver Chamber receives inaugural Civic Engagement Award
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For years, businesses have delivered critical solutions to big problems and helped strengthen communities when it matters most.
Our work focuses on supporting the business community in their efforts to accelerate innovation, and expand opportunity, resilience, and prosperity for communities in America and around the world.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, in partnership with the AmerisourceBergen Foundation and iHeartMedia, today launched Sharing Solutions: A Virtual Nationwide Tour to drive business-led solutions to the opioid epidemic as more than 40 states report increases in opioid-related mortality amid COVID-19. As part of the campaign, the Foundation and its partners will convene 50 virtual events in 50 states to showcase innovative workforce solutions and support employers as they tackle growing substance misuse in their communities and in the post-COVID workplace.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged every aspect of our daily lives and countless individuals and families around the world have—and continue to—suffer because of it. On January 18, we will honor the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, remembering those who fight for equality and dedicate themselves to making the world a better place. Given the events of 2020 through today, the National Day of Service reminds us that it’s more important than ever to give back and lift up our communities.
Nine months ago, with very little notice, the coronavirus pandemic threatened to upend global supply chains, testing the capabilities of shipping companies like UPS as they shouldered enormous package volume rarely seen outside of the peak holiday shopping season. Meanwhile, we prepared our network to continue supporting the urgent work of medical professionals as they combat this deadline virus.
Congratulations to the 2020 Citizens Awards Winners! For more than 20 years, the Citizens Awards has honored excellence in corporate citizenship. This year's winners show the significant positive impacts businesses make in communities around the world.
We sat down with business leaders driving the global corporate response to COVID-19 to learn more about their efforts, how they are navigating this uncharted territory, and what advice they have for others.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced the recipients of its 2020 Citizens Awards – eight purpose-driven companies that have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in helping our communities grow stronger amid a global pandemic, economic downturn, and movement for racial equity. From addressing systemic issues faced by disadvantaged groups to combating hunger in communities hit hard by the pandemic to delivering life-altering innovations to those in need, this year’s winners show how businesses act as a catalyst for change in every aspect of society.