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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Inclusive Fintech 50 Announces 2020 Cohort of Fintech Startups Driving Financial Inclusion and Resilience

Inclusive Fintech 50 announced the 2020 cohort of startups driving inclusion and resilience for the 3 billion financially underserved people globally.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Valley Bank 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report

Valley National Bancorp Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Commitment to Support Community Partners Improve Economic, Environmental and Social Issues

Responsible Production & Consumption

Annie's Mac and Cheese Has Always Saved Mealtime. Now It's Saving the Planet

General Mills has emerged as a leading champion of regenerative farming practices, which sequester carbon in the soil rather than releasing it into the atmosphere, where it contributes to global warming.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Baseball, Softball and 5G for All. T-Mobile Turns Up Donations for Little League® During the World Series

The Un-carrier is doubling down on its commitment to support youth, at a time when budgets are tighter than ever for families all across the country.

Environment

Soil Health Institute Announces Virtual Field Days that Focus on Soil Health Promoting Practices in Cotton

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, released today virtual soil health field days.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Meaningful Business 100 Leaders Unveiled for 2020

Award recognizes outstanding business leaders, across the world, who are combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity Partners with Give Blck to Raise Visibility and Support for Black-founded Nonprofits Across the U.S.

Benevity's partnership with Give Blck empowers hundreds of companies and their people to discover and support organizations focused on a range of issues impacting the Black community and benefiting society as a whole.

Events, Media & Communications

With 2 Weeks Until the 2020 Election Here's How Business Leadership is Getting-Out-the-Vote

We are standing on the precipice of a consequential moment in history – the 2020 election.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Launches Wildfire Restoration Collaborative

The Arbor Day Foundation today announced the launch of its Wildfire Restoration Collaborative, a group of corporate and non-governmental partners dedicated to the long-term restoration of forestlands devastated by wildfires.

Environment

Bacardi Says 'Ho Ho No' to Packaging Waste This Christmas With Clever Gift Pack Redesign for Online Shoppers

Bacardi, the world’s largest family-owned spirits company, is cutting cardboard waste this Christmas, by introducing a smart new design for its online gift packs which uses 25% less packaging.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sucking up to Business Is a Certain Path to Ecological Collapse

In a recent conversation with a fellow sustainability strategist it was suggested that the efforts of sustainability and CSR professionals, while not perfect, are based on good intentions. That got me thinking. Are good intentions enough?

Events, Media & Communications

The Antidote Is the Change That We Want to Be In This World: Join VolunteerMatch's Upcoming Special Screenings and Community Conversations

So many of us have been asking this year what will it take to make things sustainably better in this country? The Academy Award-nominated and multi-Emmy Award-winning team of Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman, respectively, believe they have...

Research, Reports & Publications

Arrow CSR 2019 in Review: Impact by The Numbers

We collaborate with innovators to develop solutions that make life more fulfilling and prosperous. In doing so, Arrow does more than extend technology’s influence and grow our market share — we become part of the humanitarian solution.

Health & Healthcare

IWBI and Power the Polls Collaborate to Offer Free Safety Education on COVID-19 for Poll Workers Across the U.S.

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Power the Polls are pleased to announce a collaboration to offer evidence-based health and safety education on COVID-19 to the more than 650,000 people who have said they want to be...

Education

Fifth Third Bank Offers Career Development Programming for HBCU Students

While many companies stopped or limited their internship programs due to COVID-19, Fifth Third has kept its internship & 2-year leadership programs running, and continues to provide educational & career development programs for its college recruits.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Serving All of Our Stakeholders

NortonLifeLock has been named one of America’s Most JUST Companies by Forbes and JUST Capital. The Forbes JUST 100 recognizes companies doing right by all their stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, the environment, and shareholders.

Responsible Production & Consumption

What Cocoa Sustainability Means at Hershey

Nearly 70 percent of the world’s cocoa comes from West Africa, and cocoa is a critical and often sole source of cash for millions of smallholder farming families

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chart: Childcare Access Key for Women in the Workforce

The Prime Minister has announced a range of economic measures aimed at setting Canada on the path to recovery from the staggering economic impact of the pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted women.

Environment

Putting Purpose into Action: Environmental Stewardship

Today, it’s more important than ever that we acknowledge and plan for the challenges caused by climate change. That is why Medtronic has set a goal to be carbon neutral in our operations by FY30.

Health & Healthcare

OSMS Launches Voter Safety Guide to Help Voters Mitigate COVID-19 Transfer Risks

OSMS teams up with RESOLVE, Mission for Masks, and VoteSafe to launch Gear Up to VoteSafe voter safety guide.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Innovation Drives Social Impact

Innovation is a key driver for success and a critical component of our multi-disciplinary approach to tackle the global challenges of hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition through Herbalife Nutrition’s Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Wins Out & Equal's 2020 Workplace Excellence Outie Award

Amy E. Wilson, executive sponsor for our LGBTQ+ and ally employee resource group, shares a bit more on Dow’s ongoing commitment to LGBTQ+ equality.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

eBay Joins EPA's Green Power Partnership

In our efforts to help advance a sustainable future, at eBay we strive to integrate environmental best practices in the communities where we work and live.

Research, Reports & Publications

MSD Issues 2019/2020 Corporate Responsibility Report

MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)) has issued its 2019/2020 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report highlights the company’s performance and progress in its four corporate responsibility priority areas of Access to Health, Employees, Environmental Sustainability and Ethics & Values.

Events, Media & Communications

Accelerate the Clean Economy at VERGE 20

Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today. It also represents an unprecedented opportunity to build a clean economy by electrifying and decarbonizing our world, equitably and profitably.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  2. 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...
  3. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  4. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  5. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  6. Fifth Third's Commitment to Small Businesses
    Fifth Third believes that small businesses form the foundation of our communities – and when they succeed, we all succeed. Supporting them through...
  7. FedEx | Volunteer Campaigns
    Giving back is part of the FedEx culture. Team members support our charitable investments and local community needs by dedicating their time where...
  8. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. 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...
  11. Digital Safety
    We provide tools and guidance so people can manage digital content in a way that’s right for them and their families. Learn more >>
  12. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  13. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  14. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  15. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.