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Security Highlight: Cyber Resilience Act Requirements for Boot Managers

In 2024, the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) became law, reshaping security expectations for digital products sold in the EU. By 2027, the regulation will be fully enforced, and new digital products will need to demonstrate compliance.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Caesarstone Wins “Most Innovative” Award in the Inaugural 2026 KBIS Innovation Hour

Caesarstone

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Engage for Good Names Keep America Beautiful 2026 Nonprofit of the Year

Engage for Good

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Celebrate Opening of Affordable Apartments That Received $1.75M Grant

Wells Fargo & Company

Research, Reports & Publications

Mastercard: What Financial Health Looks Like Right Now

Mastercard

Green Infrastructure

Southwire Achieves Its First LEED Certification for a Manufacturing Plant

Southwire

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bath & Body Works Donates Detergent Products for National Laundry Day

Bath & Body Works

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why a Perpetual Purpose Trust Model Works for Sustainable Investing Firms

GreenMoney Journal

Environment

Insights From Dr. Marshall Shepherd on Georgia’s Climate Outlook and Resilience

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Featured Brands

How To Raise a Connected Kid (Without Raising a Screen Kid)

A Paw-sitively Powerful Partner in Care: How One Furry Teammate Is Transforming Maynard Children’s Hospital

At first glance, James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, looks like any other bustling pediatric center.

FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Celebrate Opening of Affordable Apartments That Received $1.75M Grant

Wells Fargo, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Foundation Communities celebrated the grand opening of the 156-unit Norman Commons affordable apartment complex that will support families and individuals in Austin, Texas

Mastercard: What Financial Health Looks Like Right Now

Financial health is often framed as a long-term goal: building wealth, buying a “forever home,” planning for retirement, perhaps even early retirement. But new global research from Mastercard suggests that for many consumers today, financial health is far more immediate.

Bath & Body Works Donates Detergent Products for National Laundry Day

Bath & Body Works is donating 3,000 detergent products — enough for 200,000 small loads of laundry — to Home for Families and Good360 in honor of National Laundry Day in 2026.

Guiding Stars: Global Goodness, Star-Earning Simplicity

Did you know that you can explore global flavors using Guiding Stars as a guide to balanced, nutrient-rich ingredients and recipes? At first it might be intimidating to recreate your favorite flavors in your own kitchen.

Newsweek: Medtronic Built a Care Platform for Ghana. Now, It’s Working in New Jersey

Alexis Kayser, Healthcare Editor at Newsweek, recently connected with Geoff Martha, CEO of Medtronic, and Dennis Pullin, CEO of Virtua Health, to learn how they transformed a tactic used in Kenya, Ghana and India into a community health program in New Jersey.

Delivering History: FedEx Helps Bring Bison Latifrons to the Smithsonian

On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will help mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with the opening of Bison: Standing Strong.

NFWF Announces $1.8 Million To Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently announced nearly $1.8 million in grants to restore, improve and conserve sagebrush, mesic wet meadow and big game migratory corridor habitats in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming.

Wells Fargo Helps Drive Growth in West Charlotte With $6 Million

Wells Fargo today announced a $6 million philanthropic investment in Charlotte, North Carolina, reinforcing the company’s long‑standing commitment to the city.

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Media & Communications

5 Tips for a Green Halloween

We know Halloween can be a sweet holiday, as well as a frightfully wasteful one with all of the disposable decorations, packaging, and costumes that come with the season. But at Keep America Beautiful®, we know it doesn’t have to be that way!

Energy

Medtronic: Saving Energy, Protecting the Planet

Medtronic has set a goal to become carbon neutral by 2030, using tools like virtual power purchase agreements to buy long-term supplies of clean energy to further reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

Diversity & Inclusion

IBM Call for Code Names Winner of 2020 Global Challenge and Announces New Initiative to Combat Racial Injustice

Where most people see challenges, developers see possibilities. That's certainly been the case in 2020. Today, Call for Code founding partner IBM (NYSE: IBM) and its creator, David Clark Cause, announced the winner of the 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge.

Education

Democratizing Digital Literacy: Adobe Unveils Readability Research Partnerships at MAX

From Adobe’s invention of the PDF, to its status as an open standard today, the whole world relies on the ubiquitous PDF to communicate, connect, and absorb information.

Environment

New Public Opinion Research on Climate, COVID and Equity

Global warming is very important to 54% of Georgians, and two-thirds of Georgians are more likely to buy products from Georgia companies that actively support key issues including community solar, forest protection and reducing food waste.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Atlanta Creative Scene Thriving at Cam Kirk Studios, With a Little Help From PayPal

The Atlanta art scene wouldn’t be the same without Cam Kirk Studios. Named after owner and professional photographer Cameron “Cam Kirk” Kirkland, the studio opened three years ago as a space for creatives of all levels to sharpen their skills and conduct business.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Driving Organizational Alignment Around a New Growth Strategy

Our culture highly values social responsibility and that is showcased by our tremendous employee volunteerism; science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) support; and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) efforts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the Joy of Collecting to the Joy of Selling

Canadian sellers Craig Dawson and Rick Belanger are successful entrepreneurs who spread goodwill and create community through toys and collectibles.

Energy

Edison Chouest Offshore Affiliate Executes Long-Term Charter Agreement With Ørsted and Eversource for Provision of the First U.S. Jones Act Compliant Wind Farm Service Operation Vessel

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Ørsted and Eversource announced today the execution of a long-term charter agreement for the provision of the first-ever U.S. flagged “Jones Act” compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Responsibly Achieving a Food Secure World With Mosaic

Did you know fertilizer accounts for up to 60% of crop yields? Together, we can responsibly achieve a food secure world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cox Enterprises Initiative Targets Total Employee Experience

Cox Enterprises drew on the knowledge and experience of its 55,000 employees worldwide when it decided to overhaul its employment experience.

Health & Healthcare

Vote Safely, But VOTE!

With the U.S. elections less than a month away, the potential impact of COVID-19 on voter turn-out is a real cause for concern. As coronavirus fatalities pass the 210,000 mark, attempts to slow the spread of the pandemic rely on the continued...

Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Third's Byna Elliott to Moderate Hope Global Forum Session

Fifth Third's Byna Elliott is moderating the panel discussion "The Legacy of Inequality: Redefining Redlining and the Real Estate Wealth Gap" at the Hope Global Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Green Infrastructure

UPS Infographic | Sustainable Facilities

This infographic is from UPS's latest Interactive Sustainability Report: Accelerating Sustainable Solutions.

Responsible Production & Consumption

6 Ways to Be a More Conscientious Consumer

As the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to unfold, consumers are paying close attention to how and where they spend their money.

Environment

Priceless Planet Coalition Expands, Unites Businesses and Consumers Worldwide to Preserve the Environment

The current pandemic has underscored how interconnected our world has become – and that the health and well-being of our planet is deeply linked to that of our people.

Innovation & Technology

Stepping Up Cybersecurity in a Changing Landscape

Sustainable Development Goals

Business Alignment With The SDGs: Schneider's Journey

2020 marks the start of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs seek to end extreme poverty, address inequality, and achieve a climate secure world with sustainable cities and a circular economy by 2030.

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.

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Emergency Response

Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

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...

Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

Halo Awards

The Halo Awards are the social impact sector’s longest-running recognition of excellence in corporate–nonprofit partnerships. For more than two...

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

Retail Logistics

DP World provides end-to-end retail logistics solutions including comprehensive Purchase Order management from origin consolidation to retailer PO...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Housing affordability

We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

Sustainable Products and Innovation

Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...