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Advancing women to business leadership is now part of company culture.

NEW YORK - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) What does it take to advance women and transform the workplace for everyone? Two very unique initiatives, in two very different industries, are showing how it’s done.

Tonight, the 2014 Catalyst Award will be presented to Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corporation for their innovative initiatives to expand opportunities for women and business. The Catalyst Award-winning initiatives impact women and men, families and organizations, societies and economies, and they will be celebrated at the annual Catalyst Awards Dinner gala, attended by nearly 1,600 guests—including close to 100 CEOs as well as senior executives from leading multi-national corporations and professional firms.

“Our 2014 Catalyst Award-winning initiatives from Kimberly-Clark and Lockheed Martin provide extraordinary mo ... Read more »

MCLEAN, Va - Thursday, April 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Today the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and International Youth Foundation (IYF), with support from Hilton Worldwide, released a groundbreaking tool, The Global Youth Wellbeing Index, that examines the quality of life for youth in 30 countries. The Index assesses youth wellbeing across six interconnected areas: citizen participation, economic opportunity, education, health, information & communications technology and safety and security. Representing nearly 70 percent of the world’s youth population, the Index is the first comprehensive measurement of youth wellbeing and will help policymakers, donors, businesses and young people make strategic investments in youth programming and elevate youth issues to the top of the global agenda.

Although youth ages 10 to 24 comprise a quarter ... Read more »

Campaign Celebrates the Power of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ to Bring Everyone Together

ATLANTA - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The largest marketing program in the history of The Coca-Cola Company invites the world to celebrate football as a force for social good. Through “The World’s Cup” campaign, Coca-Cola will create unrivalled access, participation, empowerment and conversation with the goal of delivering the most accessible and inclusive FIFA World Cup™ ever. “The World’s Cup” will be brought to life through a number of key elements:

    “One World, One Game” television and digital film
    “Where Will Happiness Strike Next” documentary-style short films
    The official music anthem for the Coca-Cola 2014 FIFA World Cup™ campaign
    The Happiness Flag - the largest ... Read more »