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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

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.

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

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins Receives Top 5 Ranking on Best Employers for Diversity List

Global power leader Cummins Inc. was recently named a top 5 performer in Forbes magazine’s “Best Employers for Diversity 2022” ranking.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qurate Retail Group Elevates LGBTQ+ Communities and Creators With Pride Month Initiatives

Qurate Retail Group, which reaches hundreds of millions of homes worldwide through video commerce across TV, ecommerce sites, digital streaming, and social platforms, is celebrating LGBTQ+-led brands

Sustainable Development Goals

BCG Builds New Partnerships To Accelerate Sustainability Transformations

Given that nine out of ten organizations have failed to cut their emissions in line with their own ambitions over the past five years, SAP and BCG have joined forces to bridge this gap and transform companies into sustainable enterprises.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Employee Spotlight: An Intersectional Experience of May

May brought with it much to reflect on & celebrate, from Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month to Military Awareness Month to Mental Health Awareness Month. Here we speak with a T-Mobile employee who experiences the intricacies of all three.

Diversity & Inclusion

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022: The Importance of Innovating for All

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) was born out of the belief that every user deserves a first-rate digital experience on the web - and that starts with getting more people talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Making a Difference for Special Olympics Illinois

As part of Nielsen’s Data for Good program, a team of Nielsen employees volunteered their talents and expertise to help Special Olympics Illinois (SOILL) answer those specific questions, focused on improving the organization’s volunteer engagement.

Health & Healthcare

Substance Use Disorders Impacted 8.3% of American Adults in 2020

The 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 8.3% of American adults, or 20.9 million people, in the United States had a substance use disorder in 2020.

Environment

Global Thought Leaders Documentary Series: Featuring Inogen Alliance

Inogen Alliance is featured in the Global Thought Leaders ground-breaking series of documentary films produced by TBD Media Group and hosted on Gulf News and CBS News.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leaders at Mondelēz Share What Sustainability at Mondelēz Means to Them

Hear from some of our leaders about what sustainability at Mondelēz means to them.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ericsson's Commitment to Being a Responsible Corporate Citizen

During 2021 Ericsson strengthened its corporate citizenship efforts, including the launch of a new volunteering strategy focused on encouraging employee and community engagement. The company also re-established global governance of the program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Family Tradition: Donald Jeremiah Offers Tribute to Fallen Servicemembers Through Art

Donald Jeremiah grew up drawing with his older siblings. Sitting around the kitchen table, they doodled and drew from scenes they saw every day.

Education

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Support In-Home Learning All Summer Long

To keep students engaged in learning all summer long, Discovery Education and its Social Impact Partners are offering students and caregivers an array of no-cost dynamic digital resources they can use at home.

Research, Reports & Publications

Leveraging Digital Resources and Training for Small Business Growth and Community Benefit: Help Create A Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

The impact of the Empower program mobilizes the support of multiple actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, each working toward the collective goal of supporting small and microbusiness owners that need access to resources.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Power of Diversity at Edison International

Our mission at Edison International is to move the electric power industry ― and ultimately the whole economy ― toward a clean energy future. We must do so in a way that remains equitable and achievable for everyone.

Research, Reports & Publications

Boston Scientific Details How It Is Advancing Equity in Workplaces, Health Care Systems and Communities While Taking Action for a Healthier Planet

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) recently released its 2021 Performance Report describing the company’s work to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients

Health & Healthcare

Exome Sequencing Reveals Misdiagnoses in Epidermolysis Bullosa Patients

DEBRA International has a simple mission: help patients and families dealing with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic condition that affects collagen production, making skin and other membranes quite fragile.

Education

Local Cambridge STEM Program Empowers Next Generation of Female Scientists

SCFG was founded in 1994 to foster excitement, confidence and literacy in STEM for girls and gender-expansive youth from historically underrepresented communities with free, experiential community-based programs.

Health & Healthcare

Quest for Health Equity Offers No Cost Wellness Screenings at Baltimore Community Event

Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) and several Quest employees participated in an Earth Day weekend community event with the Black Church Food Security Network in the Baltimore metropolitan area.

Innovation & Technology

Survival of the Best: The Past, Present and Future of Plant Breeding

Innovations in plant breeding have advanced the prosperity of civilizations for centuries. Continuously improving seeds remains one of agriculture’s strongest tools in fighting hunger and supporting the farmers who feed communities around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

AB and EMIA to host 2nd Annual APAC Emerging Markets ESG Conference June 8-9.

AB has teamed up with MSCI Inc. and Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA) to host the second annual APAC Emerging Markets ESG Conference on June 8-9.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third and Its Employees Rally To Support Ukraine

As war broke out in Ukraine, the Fifth Third Foundation and the Bank’s employees rallied to support the individuals and families who were impacted.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Home Depot Foundation Prepares 7,000 Disaster Relief Kits Ahead of 2022 Hurricane Season

June 1 officially marks the start of hurricane season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Embracing Clean Technologies, Even If We Don't Have All of the Answers Yet

We need to address end-of-life concerns with #cleanenergy technologies. Smart people are working on that, but we still need to embrace and adopt the technologies now.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics' Employees Help Build Homes in North Denver With Habitat for Humanity

Fifteen Colorado volunteers from Arrow Electronics helped Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver complete an affordable home-building project this month.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation's Amy Doroff and Tyra Woodruff Receive Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards

Amy Doroff, materials operations manager, and Tyra Woodruff, industrial engineering manager, from Whirlpool Corp’s manufacturing facility in Findlay, Ohio received Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards.

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...