Corporate Partners
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Honoring Our Corporate Partners:
Pioneers in Innovation and Collaboration
Sustainable Society wishes to express its sincere gratitude for the mentorship and collaborative efforts provided by the following corporations, who have established themselves as economic leaders and supported advanced research efforts and innovations:
Oracle
Oracle Corporation designs software and hardware to work seamlessly in the cloud and data centers. Oracle values local and global communities and strives to contribute through corporate citizenship and sustainable practices.
NetSuite
Founded in 1998, NetSuite is a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation and a global leader in cloud-based business management software solutions. NetSuite helps companies manage core business processes through a unified, fully integrated solution covering ERP/financials, CRM, e-commerce, inventory, and more.
SAP
SAP operates in over 130 locations worldwide and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. It is a global leader in enterprise applications and software-related service revenue, partnering with Microsoft to provide enterprise-class solutions for businesses globally.
Microsoft
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. Since then, the company has grown exponentially to become the world's largest software corporation in the world. The organization has been a global leader in environmentally friendly innovative ideas and charitable efforts.
PWC
PWC continues to focus on building relationships to create value for businesses. PWC provides services for audit and assurance, taxes, and advisory services. In the U.S., PWC's focus includes human resources, deals, forensics, and consulting. PWC helps businesses to resolve complex issues and identify new opportunities.
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young continues to maintain a presence as a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. Ernst & Young strives to unite its 152,000 staff members with its shared values and commitment to quality. Ernst & Young believes in making a difference by helping staff assist clients in order to allow its wider communities to achieve their full potential.
Deloitte
Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries have 45,000 professionals in the US who maintain a sole purpose: serving clients and assisting them in solving their toughest issues. Deloitte works in four key business areas—auditing, financial advisory, taxes, and consulting. Deloitte believes the company’s real strength comes from combining talent from each focus to meet client’s needs.
NetApp
NetApp is a proprietary computer storage and data management company with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. NetApp has a long history of being known as one of the best companies to work for. The company is a member of the NASDAQ 100 and was listed as one of the fortune 500 in 2012.
Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks was founded in 1996 and is a manufacturer of networking equipment. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Juniper Networks designs and sells high-performance Internet Protocol network products and services. Juniper Networks has won numerous awards and honors and was recognized as one of the best companies to work for by Forbes in 2009.
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), is a multinational technology and consulting corporation. It is headquartered in Armonk, New York. Additionally, IBM sells computer hardware and software. The company also offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in numerous areas such as mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
Salesforce
Salesforce is an enterprise cloud computing company with a focus on leading the shift to social enterprise. Salesforce develops apps functioning as well as cloud based platforms to enable employees and consumers to collaborate and connect more easily.
Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States. Intel is the world's largest and highest valued semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. Founded on July 18, 1968, Intel Corporation's name is derived from 'integrated electronics'. Intel also makes motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits. Flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing.
EMC
EMC has emerged as a global leader focusing on enabling businesses to transform operations and deliver information technology as a service. EMC actively works to maintain healthy ecosystems, engaged individuals, shared values, and transformative IT for global sustainability.
VMware
VMware is a Palo Alto, California based company founded in 1998. The company has been a separate software subsidiary acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004. VMware manufactures desktop software that runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, while VMware's enterprise software hypervisors are designed to work on servers.
GE
GE utilizes the best technology to take on the toughest challenges. GE purposefully searches for energy solutions for health, home, transportation, and finance. GE builds, powers, and moves the world. GE isn’t just about imagination, GE works.
PG&E
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company, more commonly known as PG&E is the primary utility providing natural gas and electricity to at least two thirds of the household in Northern California. PG&E was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Applied Materials
Applied Materials, Inc. provides innovative equipment, services, and software in order to enable the manufacturing of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. The technologies provided assist in the development of innovations such as smartphones, solar panels, and flat screen TVs. Additionally, the advancements make these technologies more affordable for consumers and businesses around the world.
Philips
Philips is a diversified health and well-being company headquartered in the Netherlands, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. The company is a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle, and lighting. Phillips integrates technologies and design into solutions that are focused on making lives better through sense and sensibility.
Silver Spring Networks
For over a decade, Silver Spring Networks has been delivering the technology to empower the modernization of the power grid. It is a leading networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks. With its pioneering IPv6 networking platform, Silver Spring has connected more than 12 million homes and businesses throughout the world with the goal of achieving greater energy efficiency for the planet. Silver Spring’s innovative products enable utilities to gain efficiencies, integrate renewable energy sources and empower customers to monitor and manage energy consumption. Silver Spring Networks is used by major utilities around the globe including Baltimore Gas & Electric, CitiPower & Powercor, Commonwealth Edison, Florida Power & Light, Jemena Electricity Networks Limited, Pacific Gas & Electric, Pepco Holdings, Inc. and United Energy among others.
Proformative
Proformative is a large and rapidly growing resource for professional networking and for senior finance and accounting professionals focused on achieving career-related success. Proformative produces community-driven content authored by thousands of senior level professionals and experts. This content allows the groups constituency to make better decisions, achieve efficiency, top line growth and career success.
Adaptive Insights
Adaptive Insights was founded in 2003 and ever since, its mission has remained consistent. The company aims to provide refreshing new solutions that fundamentally change the world of financial planning and reporting for companies and nonprofits of all sizes.
Armanino LLP
Armanino LLP is California’s largest independent audit, tax consulting & business management firm, providing integrated solutions for MS Dynamics and ERP. Armanino LLP is also one of the 25 "Best of the Best" accounting firms in the nation, and a Best Places to Work, both nationally and regionally. Armanino LLP has a strong commitment to its communities and is a Green Certified business.
Join the Movement:
Together, We Drive Global Sustainability and Growth
This list is not exhaustive. Many corporations are dedicated to sustainability and economic growth. We encourage all corporate leaders to join us in our mission to drive positive change worldwide, and we are deeply thankful for the services and support that have made Sustainable Society a reality.