Movers, Shakers & Impact Makers: Success in corporate matching gifts

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Featured this week: Jennifer Flynn Dear, KPMG; Erika Patterson, EY; Allstate; Catalent; Estee Lauder; General Motors;; JP Morgan Chase; onsemi; Pitney Bowes; Takeda, Target, PwC; Vanguard, ViacomCBS; CoBank; NW Natural Holdings Company; Santander Bank; Koppers Holdings Inc.; The UPS Foundation; 24 Hour Fitness; Walt Disney Company

The member community convened by Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is one of a kind. The 500+ companies we serve each year around the globe are leaders in environmental, social, and governance action, and the thousands of individuals who make up this network are some of the best in the field!

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Congrats to and KPMG for the release of the new , 鈥淩esilience and Impact鈥. 鈥淸This report] highlights our collective commitments and outcomes to do what is right and what matters for the empowerment of our people and our communities,鈥 she said.

We join in celebrating the launch of 鈥 a program helping Black- and Latino-owned businesses scale their company.

Member Job Postings

Allstate Insurance Company (Just Added!)
Remote, U.S.

Catalent (Just Added!)
Multiple Locations

Estee Lauder
New York, NY

General Motors
Warren, MI

JPMorgan Chase
London, UK

onsemi
Phoenix, AZ

Pitney Bowes
Stamford, CT

Takeda
Cambridge, MA

Target (Just Added!)
Minneapolis, MN

PwC
Boston, MA

Vanguard
Malvern, PA

ViacomCBS
New York, NY

Walt Disney Company
Burbank, CA

Member Companies in the News

CoBank announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved increasing its annual for 2021 in response to strong customer participation. Sharing Success is a cornerstone of CoBank鈥檚 corporate citizenship efforts. The program matches donations鈥攆rom the bank鈥檚 cooperative and other eligible customers鈥攖o nonprofit organizations in rural communities. CoBank鈥檚 Sharing Success program relies on the local knowledge and expertise of bank customers, who identify organizations and programs that are truly making a different in their neighborhoods. Since the program was established in 2012, CoBank and its customers have together contributed more than $62 million to groups such as volunteer fire departments, local schools, and hunger relief programs.

NW Natural Holding Company has released its outlining the company鈥檚 progress in 2020 on safety, carbon reduction, diversity, community engagement, and governance goals. According to the report, NW Natural saved more than 379,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and remained on track to meet or exceed NW Natural鈥檚 voluntary carbon savings goal of 30% savings from its own operations and customers鈥 use of its product by 2035, based on 2015 emissions levels. NW Natural also contributed nearly $1 million to community organizations through the NW Natural Corporate Philanthropy Fund, and provided a 100% company match for two employee-giving campaigns, which raised $350,000 for local nonprofits.

Santander Bank announced its charitable commitments for the first half of 2021. Through two grant cycles, The bank has committed throughout its operating footprint. Santander鈥檚 charitable giving is focused on nonprofits that create opportunities for prosperity in three key areas: financial empowerment and workforce development, small business and entrepreneurship, affordable housing and healthy neighborhoods, particularly in low- to moderate-income communities that Santander serves. The Bank鈥檚 charitable giving is a pillar of its , an $11 billion, five-year commitment of lending, investments, and charitable contributions that began in 2017 and culminates at the end of this year.

Koppers Holdings Inc. announced it has issued its , detailing the company's progress across three key sustainability pillars: People, Planet, and Performance. Over the course of the year, the company placed considerable emphasis on strengthening its sustainability governance structure and developing strategy-defining goals to drive long-term performance for all its stakeholders. In 2020, despite the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Koppers achieved record-setting safety and financial performance while also being honored among America's Most Responsible Companies, a list curated by Newsweek.

In the days immediately following the devastation caused by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and Tropical Storm Claire, UPS and The UPS Foundation went to work, committing more than to those who need it most. UPS鈥檚 work in Haiti is a collaborative effort that includes nonprofit partners, UPS Healthcare, Freight Forwarding, and Coyote Logistics. Specifically, The UPS Foundation has coordinated three emergency relief flights through UPS Global Freight Forwarding. Combined, more than 1,000 hygiene kits; 3,000 blankets; 2,000 mosquito nets; 65 pallets and flatbeds containing food, water, medical supplies, PPE, mobile clinic kits, tents, mattresses, cots, and other critical supplies will be delivered.

Members on the Move

The 精东影业CCC welcomed new member, , whose CSR program is led by returning member, . A CSR leader from  is the latest to sign up for our Virtual Accelerated Certificate Summit鈥攂eing held from Oct 4-8, 2021. Join this cohort and earn your Certificate in Corporate Citizenship Practice! .