Starbucks Takes Employees to College with New Achievement Plan
Last week Starbucks announced it would give customers a boost with free wireless charging of smartphones. Now it's giving its employees a boost by sending them back to school on the company's dime.In...
View ArticleSilicon Valley's Biggest Brands and Investors are Getting Behind Diversity
With corporate citizenship, gender equality and diversity the name of the game nowadays in the corporate ecosystem, one must wonder if the bigwigs throwing support behind these movements are actually...
View ArticleBranding Responsibility: An Insider's Look at Interbrand's Best Global Green...
This week Interbrand, in partnership with Deloitte, released its annual Best Global Green Brands report for 2014, ranking the top 50 among its 100 Best Global Brands. While automotive brands continue...
View ArticleIKEA Joins Costco, Gap in Voluntary US Wage Hike
IKEA joined a still-limited list of US retailers that is raising minimum wages voluntarily even as the issue of boosting the legally required minimum pay for low-wage workers continues to roil American...
View ArticleWalmart Boosts Women-Owned Brands With Major Retail Push
The world's biggest retailer is betting on women entrepreneurs in a big way. Starting in September, Walmart will carry a range of items by women, but not just for women, in its stores.From lingerie to...
View ArticleForever Proud: TD Bank Walks Its Talk With WorldPride 2014 Sponsorship
The recent WorldPride event in Toronto marked the first time the event had been held in North America—and served as a testament to platinum sponsor TD Bank Group's acceptance of diversity.The most...
View ArticleYes to Giving: Target Aims to Donate $25 Million to School Kids in Need
According to a 2013 study, US public school teachers spent about $3.2 billion on classroom supplies in the 2012-2013 school year, an estimated $1.6 billion from their own pockets, or about $500 a year...
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