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Volunteering & Community | Wesco International

Wesco Team Members Join 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Atlanta, Ga.

Wesco team members proudly participated in the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, hosted by Atlanta Habitat for Humanity from May 3 through May 8. This year’s build took place in Langston Park, Atlanta Habitat’s newest planned community in the historic Sylvan Hills.

Events

As Systems for Climate Action Expand, Companies Stay the Course but Revisit Language

Governance & Accountability Institute

Health & Healthcare

Smith+Nephew Joins the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Research & Reports

AllianceBernstein: The Proof Is in the Proxy: Connecting Governance to Returns

AllianceBernstein

AI & Technology

GoDaddy’s Airo for WordPress Delivers AI That Builds, Grows and Continuously Improves Websites

GoDaddy

Health & Healthcare

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

Aflac Incorporated

AI & Technology

Powering the Future of Energy Smart Data Centers

Trane Technologies

Education & Workforce Development

Bacardi Launches Shake Your Future in Mexico for the First Time

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

AI & Technology

Continuous Assurance and Sovereign Accreditation Readiness

Keysight Technologies

Featured Brands

Guiding Stars: Heart Health Guidelines Update

Last month, the American Heart Association (AHA) released recommendations for heart disease prevention. This updated guidance highlights the importance of a diet pattern that decreases risk of heart disease. The AHA emphasizes nine key features of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

SAP Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment

SAP is proud to be recognized as a Leader for the second time in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #US54117126, April 2026).

CAF and Mastercard Join Forces To Expand Access to Finance for Across Latin America and the Caribbean

CAF –development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean– and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (the Center), today announced a partnership to support access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the region.

Medtronic Study Reveals AI-Enabled Clinician Alerts Significantly Improve Evaluation and Valve Intervention for Patients With Heart Valve Disease

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, released data from the Addressing undertreatment and heaLth Equity in aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation using an integrated ehR plaTform (ALERT) Trial, designed to address health disparities.

Hiring Our Heroes 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards

Business leaders and community advocates came together for the 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards ceremony on April 29 in Washington, D.C.

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

At just 33 years old, Adamari López was thriving in her career and had quickly become a household name. She was successful, happy, healthy and felt unstoppable. It was then that an ordinary moment changed her life.

The Truist Championship and the Charlotte Trail of History Unveil Commemorative Statue Honoring Golf Pioneer Dr. Charles Sifford

he Truist Championship, in partnership with the Charlotte Trail of History, unveiled a commemorative statue honoring Dr. Charles Sifford at Elizabeth Park, celebrating the trailblazing golfer’s enduring legacy and ties to the Charlotte community.

The Teaching Shift That’s Boosting Engagement at This STEM High School

When Dove Science Academy High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, joined Verizon Innovative Learning Schools in fall 2025, its teachers embraced not just the infusion of technology, but also the novel ways they could inspire their students.

LG Electronics Earns ‘Top 1%’ Sustainability Ranking From S&P Global for Third Year in a Row

LG Electronics has earned the “Top 1%” ranking in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) for the third consecutive year, with a score of 77 out of 100.

Comcast Honors Texas Veterans With USS Kearsarge Ship Tour During Houston’s First Fleet Week

As Houston marked a historic Texas-first by hosting Fleet Week, Comcast was proud to recognize the service and sacrifice of veterans through a special ship tour experience aboard the USS Kearsarge.

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Environment

Vistra Accelerates GHG Emissions Reduction Targets

Vistra accelerated its GHG emissions reduction targets in 2020 and is now setting out to achieve a 60% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 equivalent (CO2 e) emissions by 2030 as compared to a 2010 baseline and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Building Sustainable Value for Our Business and Society

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, affirmed its commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities as core to our company and a strong driver of sustainable value for our business and society.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Qualcomm Wearable Ecosystem Accelerator Program to Help Accelerate Wearables Adoption and Reduce Product Development Times

The future of our everyday computing devices continues to be defined by lower power consumption and higher performance, all wrapped into smaller, sleeker form factors.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Food Futurism

If I had to guess, there is one category of science fiction technology that will come to fruition in my lifetime, and it’s of a type that might surprise you a bit. I’m talking about food.

Energy & Infrastructure

Helping to Sustain the GRID

NortonLifeLock is investing in expanding solar energy by funding GRID Alternatives’ National Tribal Program. Since April, our funding has helped the Tribal Program install over 360 kW of solar power across California, New Mexico, Montana, and Alaska.

Environment

IWBI Unveils New WELL Feature to Recognize Climate Leadership

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has added a new innovation feature to the WELL Building Standard (WELL) that rewards climate leadership

Philanthropy

KeyBank Provides $16.3 Million of Capital For Affordable Multifamily Housing to Serve LGBTQ Youth in New York City

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $16.3 million dollars for the development of Homeward – Central Harlem in New York City.

AI & Technology

Data Science Helps Raleigh Water Avoid Digging Up The Streets

Combining Xylem sensors and advanced risk analytics with Esri location intelligence software, Raleigh Water achieved a far more accurate, predictive, and targeted view of its potential trouble spots.

Corporate Responsibility

The Rewards of Risk

DaySha Gibson has always had an eye for better. Her curiosity led to her first compliance role, and the fundamentals of the job are part of Gibson’s personality; they’re skills she brings to anything she does.

Awards & Rankings

For the Fourth Consecutive Year, Illumina Was Recognized As a Platinum Tier SANDAG iCommute Diamond Award Winner

This week, Illumina earned the highest recognition of a Platinum Tier iCommute Diamond Award for Excellence in Commute Programs from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG).

Research & Reports

How Abbott Is Shaping the Future of Health by Innovating for Access and Affordability

Abbott recently released its 2020 Global Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s work to help the greatest number of people to live better and healthier

Environment

Musim Mas Partners with AAK and Nestlé; To Address Deforestation Outside Of Concession Areas

AAK, Nestlé, and Musim Mas announced a partnership to address deforestation outside of plantation concession areas in Aceh, Indonesia. Aceh is a priority landscape as 87% of the Leuser Ecosystem lies within the province.

Environment

2040 Emissions Goal for onsemi

Not all climate pledges are created equally. You have likely seen companies commit to being carbon neutral or net zero, but what is the difference?

Socially Responsible Investing

Climate Safe Lending: Ensuring Planetary Stability

Traditionally, banks manage localized financial risks their borrowers might face, but the impact of their lending decisions has significance on the climate, our ecosystems and overall planetary stability.

Education & Workforce Development

Toyota and Discovery Education Launch Initiative Inspiring Student Innovation in STEM

Toyota’s mission of Mobility for All is at the core of a new education initiative by Toyota and Discovery Education called Keys to Connect.

Health & Healthcare

Essity Joins United Nations Foundation Expert Group in Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance

Hygiene and health company Essity expands its partnership with United Nations (UN) Foundation by joining a cross-industry group that brings together corporate experts in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Philanthropy

Elevating Nonprofit Websites With Skilled Volunteer Support

Taproot Foundation's web design volunteer community members are waiting to assist your #nonprofit! Team up with them to optimize your website's look, navigation, and traffic. Learn how to get started at their free September 29 webinar.

Corporate Responsibility

IMPACT2030 Transforming Lives and Communities Report

The Transforming Lives and Communities Report from IMPACT2030 explores how companies are channelling pro-bono, skills-based and hands-on employee volunteer service to help address the global challenges that the United Nations SDGs seek to remedy.

Energy & Infrastructure

Goodyear Opts for Renewable Energy in European and Turkish Plants

Goodyear will adopt 100% renewable energy at its Goodyear plants across Europe and Turkey* in the first of a multiple-phase plan to procure 100% renewable energy in all its facilities across Europe, Middle East and Africa by the end of 2022.

Philanthropy

Optum Awards $1.4 Million in Maternal Health Grants to Five Community Organizations

Inclusion & Opportunity

Real Change, Powered by Human Difference

ERGs also provide many benefits, from recruitment to retention and education. These employee communities are a critical resource to inform what is and is not working.

Volunteering & Community

Whirlpool Converts it's Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Facility Into a Vaccination Center

Whirlpool Converts it's Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Facility Into a Vaccination Center

AI & Technology

An Ecosystem for the Ecosystem

Connected technology helps farmers care for the land and protect the environment.

Events

96% of Americans Engage in Sustainable Behaviors, Per Findings From SB Brands for Good, Part of Sustainable Brands

Report provides insights and data on the sustainability intention-action gap and where brands can play a role.

Research & Reports

Hormel Foods Shares Food Journey Progress in 15th Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

Hormel Foods Corporation announced the launch of its 15th annual corporate responsibility report. The report contains in-depth information about the company’s CR progress in fiscal 2020 and a new set of CR goals to guide its programs through 2030.

Latest Campaigns

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

PSEG Awards & Recognition

PSEG and its employees are honored to receive a number of awards and recognition from organizations from a variety of disciplines. This recognition...

Southwire Giving Back

Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

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...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations

AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...