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News Archive | 2011
- Dec
21 "LIKE" a cause worth fighting for? Medtronic launches Global NCD (noncommunicable disease) Initiative Facebook.Join the conversation on Facebook.com/MedtronicNCD
- Nov
20 This month's Twin Cities Community Partner Spotlight: Grand re-opening of The Works, where kids learn how things workGOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.-- The Works is a "hands-on, minds-on" museum that makes learning about science and engineering interesting, understandable and fun. A non-profit community organization, The Works creates successful, inspiring, hands-on learning experiences for kids.
- Oct
14 Medtronic Named One of the "World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces"MINNEAPOLIS – Oct. 28, 2011 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today The Great Place to Work Institute® included the company on the inaugural “World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces” list published by FORTUNE magazine. The company, the highest ranked in healthcare and 13th out of the top 25 companies from all industries, was selected primarily from results of an employee survey that highly ranked Medtronic's policies and practices that support a culture of credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.
- Sep
20 Medtronic Responds to United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable DiseasesMINNEAPOLIS – Sept. 20, 2011 – Following are statements from Herb Riband, Medtronic vice president of external affairs, and Dr. Jacob Gayle, vice president of Medtronic Foundation and Community Affairs, on the outcomes of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (e.g., cardiovascular and lung disease, diabetes, cancer). Both Riband and Gayle attended the Sept. 19-20 meeting in New York.
- Sep
14 Medtronic Foundation Announces Grants at Washington Post Event focused on Strengthening Health SystemsThe Global NCD Initiative is a collective effort of Medtronic and the Medtronic Foundation to reduce the global burden of chronic, noncommunicable diseases such diabetes and heart disease.
- Sep
08 Medtronic Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World IndexMINNEAPOLIS – Sept. 8, 2011 – Recognizing its leadership in meeting the needs of economic, environmental, and social stakeholders, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) has been named a member company in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the FTSE4Good Index Series. The DJSI World represents the top 10 percent of the largest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market. Medtronic was the largest addition to this year's DJSI World index as measured by market capitalization. All changes to the DJSI World will become effective with the open of the stock markets on September 19, 2011.
- Sep
06 Medtronic United Way Campaign is September 7-23.GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.-- This morning, we spoke with Andy Goldman-Gray, senior vice president, Workplace, Greater Twin Cities United Way, and Chris O'Connell an executive with Medtronic, one of the top five corporate givers to United Way Campaigns in the Twin Cities region.
- Aug
25 Philanthropy Report and Corporate Citizenship UpdateAt Medtronic, our approach to corporate citizenship begins with our Mission, written 50 years ago by our founder Earl Bakken. In it he articulates the company's call to "alleviate pain, restore health and extend life" and "to maintain good citizenship as a company."
- Aug
20 Project 6 International Employee Volunteerism Campaign: Our most impactful yetNamed for the sixth tenet of our Mission – "to maintain good citizenship as a company" – Project 6 is a global volunteer program that aims to unite employees across Medtronic by collectively putting our Mission in Motion during June 2011.