Category: General CSR

• The ‘child of the dump’ from ‘Girl Rising’ is now a college grad When it opened in March 2013, the Intel-backed film “Girl Rising” helped kickstart a global movement around a mission to ensure that girls around the world are educated and empowered. What you might not remember is, as part of that effort, Intel invested further by partnering with local non-governmental agencies (NGOs) to ensure each of the nine girls in the...
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• Twice as Proud: Celebrating Important Corporate Responsibility Milestones for Intel Israel By Revital Bitan This time of the year is always very special for me, with Intel Corporation publishing its Corporate Responsibility Report followed shortly by our process to adapt and localize the report for our communities around the world. For more than a decade, I have been proud to lead the creation of our Intel Israel local report. However, this...
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• Intel Technology for Good Intel® technology and investments empower individuals, companies, and governments to improve lives around the world. We are at the forefront of new technologies that are being used to solve major societal challenges. Learn how:   Optimizing Energy Use > Intel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are using Internet of Things devices, analytics, voice services, and security technologies to enable power...
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• Inside Our Safety Always Campaign  This blog was posted on behalf of Peri Periakaruppan, Senior Corporate Safety Engineer. As part of his job Peri defines Corporate Safety Standards & Training for global implementation, as well as managing strategic safety projects, including our Safety Always campaign. At Intel, safety has always been a core part of our culture and a value throughout our manufacturing operations—from our...
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• Rebuilding Communities and Restoring Hope: Sparking Opportunities for Learning in Puerto Rico Authored by Laurie Horenstein In late September 2017, Hurricane Maria made a direct hit on Puerto Rico, with winds of 155 miles per hour and as much as 30 inches of rain in a single day in some locations. Much of the island’s infrastructure was completely destroyed – including their electricity grid and their communications infrastructure. Three months later, five...
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• Inspiring Girls to Lead in Tech: Intel Foundation invests $1.25M to scale innovative collaboration This post was written by Gabriela A. Gonzalez, Deputy Director of the Intel Foundation. What good is a job opening if there is no one to apply? By next year, it is expected that the U.S. will have 1.4 million open computing-related jobs, but only one third of those can be filled by U.S. graduates. In addition, STEM jobs, particularly in...
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• Intel expanding green power purchasing to Israel At the Eilat-Eilot International Conference, the leading renewable energy event in Israel, Intel announced it has acquired solar attributes and green power credits in Israel equivalent to over one-quarter of Intel’s total electrical power consumption in its Israeli sites. Today, 100% of the power used by Intel in the U.S. and European Union is from green power. With the latest initiative, Intel Israel has...
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• Confessions of a First-Year Reporter I managed Intel’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) report process for the first time this year. It is now out for all the world to read, and I survived. It may seem melodramatic to describe writing a report in such strong terms, but I honestly feel like a warrior post-launch. For people who do this year after year at other companies,...
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• Intel Technology Solving Global Challenges Intel® technology and investments empower individuals, companies, and governments to improve lives around the world. We are at the forefront of new technologies—such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, autonomous things, and 5G wireless broadband—that are increasingly being used to solve major societal challenges. Here are some of our favorites: Tracking Arctic Polar Bears >  In a unique pilot program, autonomous...
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• How I Ended Up as a STEM Mentor for a PBS Tween Show This blog was published on behalf of Orietta Verdugo. Orietta is currently the Technical Assistant and Chief of Staff to IOTG VP Jose Avalos and Operations Manager for Visual Retail. A native to Arizona, Orietta holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University. She received a MBA and M.S. in Engineering Systems from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Growing...
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