April 12, 2023
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UPS, Meta, Google, Abbott, and Medtronic cross-sector response highlights
Disaster Response
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on disaster response and related issues. Find and access current and archived items in our database.
March 17, 2023
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Six weeks after a series of devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation led two discussions during the U.S.-Türkiye Business Forum: Prioritizing Resilient Partnerships, convened with the U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-Türkiye Business Council on March 13. As the region begins to focus on recovery to meet humanitarian needs, this creates opportunities for strengthening relationships and building stronger, more resilient communities.
February 10, 2023
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today launched private-public coordination efforts to help the areas impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. This includes a corporate aid tracker currently showing pledges from the U.S. business community totaling more than $33.1 million.
September 20, 2022
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Shannon White, Partner, National Security outlines the importance of community preparedness as we head into hurricane season.
August 16, 2022
Following last month's 11th Annual Building Resilience Conference, policy experts, thought leaders, and government officials gave remarks on the importance of private-public partnerships to build resilience,
equity and closing the gap on small business readiness, and optimizing supply chain coordination.
July 11, 2022
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Due to our systemic interdepedence, extreme events have greater implications to the marketplace broadly, communities, and individuals daily on a more intimate level globally. Rob Glenn, vice president of Global Resilience at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation outlines how we can consider developing stabilizing solutions together.
June 30, 2022
In the future, executives will likely integrate resilience into corporate strategy instead of as a peripheral item apart from the core business. If a company doesn’t possess readiness or resilience, it will not be able to generate value in its core function or its more philanthropic efforts of doing good amid increasing disasters.
May 10, 2022
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Today’s most effective business leaders know about risk. They consider the full playing field before making a move. “What are the pitfalls of this business decision?” “How might this new offering help or harm our reputation?” “How can we mitigate the most negative impacts?”
May 5, 2022
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is excited to welcome our newest member of the team – Rob Glenn, vice president of global resilience at the Corporate Citizenship Center.
April 5, 2022
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In mid-December, massive tornadoes ripped through Arkansas, Tennessee, and Western Kentucky causing fatalities, injuries, and billions of dollars in damage.