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“AI Can’t Quote Coverage You Never Generated.”

The CMO made a compelling case: Advertising had measurable return on ad spend (ROAS). Content marketing had attribution, earned media had neither. It wasn’t an unreasonable argument. The metrics said what they said. Her headcount went to marketing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

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

Medtronic

Events, Media & Communications

Georgia-Pacific Announces President & CEO; Duncan to Lead Nearly 100-year-old Atlanta-Based Manufacturing Company

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Events, Media & Communications

Boston’s Flexible Workspace The Village Works Has Achieved the First WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S.

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

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

FedEx

Environment

The Label to Look for When Shopping for Responsibly Sourced Paper Products

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Innovation & Technology

How Lenovo Is Transforming Enterprise Sustainability for ThinkPad Through Its Partnership With Makersite

Lenovo

Education

New Junior Achievement Experiential Learning Center, Presented by KeyBank, Focuses on Workforce Readiness

KeyBank

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health Foundation Invests $2.24 Million To Strengthen Community Health in Charlotte’s Historic West End

CVS Health

Featured Brands

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.

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.

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.

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.

T‑Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Recently, FedEx hosted the spring edition of the Marine Corps Career Readiness Initiative webinar, an inspiring event dedicated to equipping student scholars with the tools they need to transition from college to career.

Aflac 2025 Agents of Care Prove the Power of Compassion in Action

Quiet acts of service often speak the loudest, and that kind of generosity can ripple outward to help strengthen entire communities.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Maytag Commercial Laundry Cares About Underserved Communities Through Laundromat Programs

Whirlpool Corp.’s commercial laundry team works very closely with the Coin Laundry Association (CLA), which was founded over 60 years ago and has become the largest trade association for the self-service laundry industry.

Research, Reports & Publications

Agilent ESG Report Highlights Plans and Progress To Ensure Future Sustainable Growth

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today released its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report

Environment

United Rentals Partners With Turner Construction To Provide Sustainable Solutions

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced it will provide sustainable solutions to Turner Construction that include all-electric trucks and zero-emission power systems.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard Names Ellen Jackowski Chief Sustainability Officer

Mastercard announced Ellen Jackowski will join the company as Chief Sustainability Officer

Education

Providing Education For Disadvantaged Rural Communities

Musim Mas group believes that education is the key to economic development and better livelihoods. Many of the group’s plantations are in rural areas of Indonesia with limited access to schools.

Diversity & Inclusion

Life at Bread Financial: Columbus Stonewall Pride Parade

We loved seeing our associates loud and proud as they marched in support of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

First Lady of Ukraine Accepts Computer Donation From HP Inc. for Ukrainian Children and Healthcare Workers

HP’s "Digital Equity for Ukraine” initiative is a $30 million partnership with Global Business Coalition for Education that will put computers and learning materials in the hands of people who need them.

Innovation & Technology

Work for Humankind: World of Possibilities Opens Up for Remote Island With Lenovo Technology

Work for Humankind enables Lenovo to support ongoing conservation work from one of the world’s most far-flung workspaces on Robinson Crusoe Island through lasting technology solutions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tapestry's Community Response and Relief

To encourage employee involvement and recognize their contributions to their communities, Tapestry’s brand Foundations match the personal charitable giving of eligible employees up to $10,000 each year, with up to $1,000 double matched.

Environment

Carnival Corporation's Costa Group Starts Use of Biofuels

A few weeks after announcing a new decarbonization function, Costa Group – Europe's leading cruise operator with its two companies, Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises, and part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK)

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cintas Earns Handshake's Early Talent Award

Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) has received a 2022 Handshake Early Talent Award, which recognizes employers for best-in-class talent engagement and celebrates the top workplaces that attract Generation Z.

Health & Healthcare

Enabling Plastics Recycling Solutions in Healthcare Through Cross-Industry Collaboration

Founded in 2010, HPRC engages in pioneering projects designed to help boost plastics recycling efforts in clinical settings of hospitals.

Innovation & Technology

Safeguarding Fuel Integrity in the European Union

At Dow, we are committed to the continued improvement of fuel marking technology. Our range of ACCUTRACE™ forensic fuel markers are helping governments achieve revenue protection and reduce crime and pollution.

Health & Healthcare

Why Are Some Black Americans With Bipolar Disorder Going Undiagnosed?

Although Black Americans have the same rate of bipolar disorder as other racial and ethnic groups, they are less likely to receive a diagnosis due to lack of access and cultural stigma.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gildan Extends World Vision Partnership Into Bangladesh

Gildan is pleased to share that the Company has signed an 18-month long partnership with World Vision Bangladesh representing an investment of US $52,000 to support the economic empowerment of women in the community.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Share Your Community Investment Impact Through Storytelling

In Benevity's latest webinar, learn how data-driven storytelling is key to TELUS’ innovative approach to grantmaking. And it’s driving a new era of community investment — stakeholder philanthropy.

Energy

Mobile Telecom - Leading and Enabling the Path to Net Zero

Ericsson recently held a roundtable, “Building efficient 5G networks—the journey to Net Zero emissions”, with the participation of GSMA Intelligence and Omdia.

Education

Cadence Academic Network at 59DAC

The Cadence Academic Network was excited to participate in many activities at the 2022 Design Automation Conference (DAC) held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kathryne Reeves, Illumina's Chief Marketing Officer Among Savoy's 2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America

Illumina is thrilled to announce that Kathryne Reeves, Illumina's Chief Marketing Officer, has been featured among Savoy's 2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ukraine Aid in Action

As of June 2022, FedEx has donated more than $2.3 million in humanitarian aid for Ukrainians affected by Russia’s invasion.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tetra Pak Collaborates With Mycorena on Ground-Breaking Alternative Proteins Plant

Tetra Pak collaborates with Mycorena to build a greenfield production facility for fungi fermentation towards alternative protein-based food applications.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Steve Rusckowski Honored for Contributions to Humanism in Healthcare by Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Quest Diagnostics Chairman, CEO, and President Steve Rusckowski was honored for his “exceptional contributions to humanism in healthcare by the prestigious Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Community Offshore Wind Offers Swim Lessons to Underserved Communities To Build Future Workforce

Swimming is not only a vital life skill, but important for future careers in offshore wind. This summer, Community Offshore Wind is partnering with the YMCA of Long Island and the YMCA of Greater New York

Innovation & Technology

Keysight Enables DEKRA to Validate Mobile Phone E112 Caller Location in Compliance With New Regulation

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced a collaboration with DEKRA to ensure that chipset and device vendors can validate E112 caller location (universal European emergency number) functionality in compliance to a new European Union (EU) regulation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NBCUniversal Announces $3.475 Million in Project Innovation Grants to 90 Non-Profits

Presented by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal that is home to NBC/Telemundo owned stations,

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...

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.

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...