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3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Engage for Good Recognizes the Leaders Shaping Corporate Social Impact

Engage for Good

Environment

Water Stewardship: Why Global Trade Must Invest in the World’s Most Critical Resource

DP World

Environment

Assurant and AT&T Tree for Trade‑In Program Supports Ongoing Reforestation in California Through the Arbor Day Foundation

Arbor Day Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pricing Water Risk and Scaling Climate Resilience

NatureVest

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why Living Incomes Matter

Fairtrade America

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowered to Build Better: Meet Venelin Krastev

GoDaddy

Environment

The Continuing Evolution of ESG Due Diligence: Why There Are Always Risks to Be Managed and Value to Be Created

Inogen Alliance

Events, Media & Communications

Heart Water Earns Water Stewardship, Resiliency and Water Positive Certifications for Its Rainwater Capture Technology at Its Buda, TX Facility

SCS Global Services

Featured Brands

Hope on Wheels: FedEx Supports The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army’s canteen trucks—many of them donated by FedEx—play a vital role in supporting communities around the world. While these mobile units are best known for providing meals, water, and comfort during natural disasters and other emergencies

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

How To Go ‘Beyond Words’ With Acts of Compassion and Kindness

“Beyond Words” is a story of kindness, empathy and friendship, teaching readers of all ages to express compassion without needing to say a word. The book follows Buddy as he discovers how to support a friend coming home from the hospital.

Gina Adams Honored by Dress for Success As Part of Women Who Inspire Campaign

Gina Adams, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at FedEx, has been recognized by Dress for Success Worldwide as part of its annual Women Who Inspire global campaign.

Prosperity Now Receives $1 Million Wells Fargo Foundation Grant to Support VITA Organizations Nationwide

Prosperity Now receives a $1 million dollar Wells Fargo Foundation grant to support IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organizations nationwide. Grant expands access to trusted, no-cost tax return preparation services.

PNC Announces New Initiatives to Inspire Outdoor Learning, Classroom Innovation Through PNC Grow Up Great

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., is kicking off Great Month, its annual celebration of PNC Grow Up Great® and high-quality early childhood education, by announcing new initiatives with two longtime collaborators.

Finding Courage in a Feathered Friend

But on that overwhelming day, Arlo was handed something unexpected: a small, soft feathered companion with a gentle heartbeat and a peaceful expression. It was My Special Aflac Duck®, a robotic comfort companion designed for children facing cancer and sickle cell disease.

Scaling Impact and Connectivity Through Technology Donations at Cisco

Through the Cisco Foundation and our corporate Social Impact Investments (SII), we support organizations that use technology in bold, innovative ways — from saving energy to saving lives. 

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S.

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, Jamaica faced one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

The Home Depot Achieves Milestone in Eliminating Harmful Packaging Materials

As innovation around sustainable packaging evolves and recycling infrastructure expands, The Home Depot is working to meet our customers’ expectations for quality packaging that’s also good for the environment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Reflections on Our Annual Meeting: A Community Coming Together

In this latest blog written by Lee Green, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at Cascale, he shares reflections from the just concluded Cascale Annual Meeting 2024 and highlights themes and key takeaways from the discussions that took place throughout the event.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cincinnati CEO Applies Cintas First Aid Skills To Save a Young Girl’s Life

See how Cintas' First Aid & Safety training gave a CEO the skills she needed to take quick action and save a young girl's life.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Environmental Protection Agency Honors MilliporeSigma With a 2024 Green Power Leadership Award

For its commitment to renewable energy and advancing the green power market nationwide, MilliporeSigma has won a 2024 Green Power Leadership Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Auburn University Celebrates 30 Years of Rural Community Partnership

Auburn University Rural Studio has had much to celebrate so far in 2024. It commemorated its 30th anniversary earlier this year and announced it had received grant funding to create affordable housing to aid tornado recovery efforts in Selma, Alabama.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wesco Celebrates IEC Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the recent recipients of the Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. - IEC scholarships in Northglenn, Colorado. Wesco Cares contributes to the IEC Foundation Scholarship Fund to support driven, dedicated students in their pursuit of careers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Risk Management vs. Compliance: Key Differences & Strategic Impact

Aligning risk management and compliance boosts business resilience and efficiency. Learn how to integrate these functions effectively in our latest guide.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Leidos Announces 2024 Supplier Innovation & Technology Award Winners

Each year, Leidos celebrates the power of partnership at the Leidos Supplier Innovation & Technology Symposium. The annual event includes an awards section to honor suppliers for their excellence in technology, collaboration, partnership, and innovation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Regency Centers Sponsors Sandy Springs Conservancy To Help Preserve and Enrich Natural Resources

I am thrilled to share that Regency Centers is now a proud sponsor of the Sandy Springs Conservancy!

Events, Media & Communications

Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 9 - True Story

In this episode of the Healthy Spaces podcast, host Scott Tew facilitates a conversation about the role of strategic communications in addressing climate on a broader, more impactful scale.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$11.5 Million in Community Possible Grants Boost Local Communities

Rebecca Boyer has seen firsthand how the U.S. Bank Community Possible giving and engagement program makes a difference in the Chico, California, area, where she works as a U.S. Bank branch manager.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sappi North America Releases 2023 Sustainability Report, Earning Several Awards for Growth and Social Responsibility

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today released its 2023 Sustainability Report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Recognizing Women Driving Innovation

If you are finding it hard to keep track of all the U.S. holidays inundating your calendars or timelines, you are not alone. But this one is worth taking the time to appreciate and reflect on.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

From Auto Assembly Plants to National Parks, Zero-Landfill Practices Help To Create a More Sustainable Future

National parks are an integral part of our country’s landscape. They preserve valuable habitats and provide sanctuary for endangered and threatened species.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investing in an Era of Extreme Weather

Weather events and the impacts from natural disasters pose risks to individuals, businesses and financial markets.

Green Infrastructure

Living Future Tapped for EPA Grant To Expand Materials Program

The International Living Future Institute (Living Future) is honored to have been selected to support the Inflation Reduction Act’s efforts to decarbonize the built environment.

Innovation & Technology

UNDP and IBM Launch New Tools To Forecast Energy Access and Model Energy Equity

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched new interactive models on energy within UNDP's global GeoHub platform.

Innovation & Technology

Baker Tilly Cyber Leader Jeff Krull Shares Ransomware Insights in Corporate Compliance Insights

Before memory of the outage event fades (and until the next one occurs), all businesses should take the time to carefully evaluate their business continuity and recovery plans, particularly with mission-critical third-party vendors.

Diversity & Inclusion

Perspectives on Social and Environmental Justice

In this episode of the Rethinking EHS podcast, we dive into the importance and meaning of environmental and social justice across different regions.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Employees Team Up To Create New Safety Tool; Win Award

The team at Georgia-Pacific's Augusta Corrugated facility is raising the bar when it comes to safety.

Education

Growing the Future: Griffith Foods Partners With Jundiaí School for Regenerative Agriculture Education

Griffith Foods Brazil is sprouting positive change. Partnering with ETEC, a public technical school in Jundiaí City, we’re empowering the next generation of agricultural technicians with the knowledge of regenerative agriculture.

Diversity & Inclusion

Constellation's Finance Organization Names T. Rowe Price to Its 2024 DEI Honor Roll

T. Rowe Price is one of 13 companies named to Constellation's Finance organization’s 2024 DEI Honor Roll for its dedication to fostering pivotal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Filipino SMEs Can SPARK Their Sustainability Potential

The pilot of a new initiative to foster sustainable business practices by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines has successfully concluded.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Mondelēz 2023 Snacking Made Right Report: Aiming To Advance a More Circular Economy for Packaging

We work hard to use packaging that does more than protect our products and delight our consumers. At Mondelēz International, we strive to continually improve our packaging with the long-term aim of advancing our support for a more circular economy for packaging.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH and Oxfam Partner on Key Social Projects in Tunisia and South Africa

CNH announces a new collaboration with Oxfam to support two social projects in Africa.

Latest Campaigns

PSEG Strength in Service, Sandy and Beyond

Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service

KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

Aflac Voices

Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.

Local Communities

The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...

Climate Action & Environmental Management

Reach net-zero carbon in our own operations by 2030 and partner with suppliers to reduce their climate impact.

Financial health

At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...

Subaru Love Promise: Environment

Subaru works to reduce waste, safeguard resources for future generations, and preserve natural spaces – making real, meaningful commitments to these...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...