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Wesco volunteers at the Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter worksite.

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

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.

Mastercard: Looking Beyond Just Tech To Power Inclusive Growth

“Plans of action, not empty platitudes.” That’s how Shamina Singh, the founder and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, opened Wednesday’s Global Inclusive Growth Forum in Washington, D.C., and it became an unofficial through-line.

Recent Alerts

Socially Responsible Investing

Episode 5 | Capital Meets Purpose in Community Economic Development | the Sustainable Finance Podcast

The latest episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast is now live.

Philanthropy

Our Commitment to Caregivers

This month, Alkermes acknowledges the important role of family members who are caregivers for their loved ones.

Corporate Responsibility

Four Key Takeaways From the 2023 Responsible Business Alliance Annual Conference

The 2023 Responsible Business Alliance annual conference in Santa Clara, California focused on challenges associated with managing global supply chains and the desire to be good global citizens. Check out Antea Group's key event takeaways.

AI & Technology

CSRHub Celebrates Reaching 900 ESG Data Sources

CSRHub has now ingested more than 900 sources of ESG data. Our database consists of 600 million pieces of ESG data on more than 50,000 entities.

Philanthropy

New Product Donation Program Supports Domestic Violence Survivors

Our newest product donation initiative is dedicated to providing survivors with the information and tools to help them lead their online lives safely and confidently.

Philanthropy

T-Mobile Shows Virginia Love With $50,000 Donation to Nonprofit Organizations

T-Mobile today announced a donation totaling $50,000 to five Virginia nonprofit organizations that are making a difference in their communities.

Philanthropy

Enhancing Both Empathy and Equity

With the new training program, women are “better supported in our centre,” Masterson says. “We’re building skills our volunteers can take outside the centre, too, to see each other as human, not as their specific experience or their ethnicity or their race.”

Awards & Rankings

CACI Is Recognized for Small Business Advocacy and Veterans Support

CACI International Inc announced today that it has received the National Veteran Small Business Coalition’s Champions Award for exceeding the NVSBC-established goals for subcontracting to service-disabled and veteran owned small businesses.

Volunteering & Community

Advancing Sustainable Solutions at Dow

Our Business Impact Fund is a competitive grant program that uses designated corporate contributions toward new, business-aligned initiatives that address critical social challenges and advance sustainability solutions.

Environment

Covia’s 30-Year Partnership With Wildlife Habitat Council: Promoting Biodiversity and Conservation

Covia is the responsible steward of over 80,000 acres of land across our footprint. Planning for responsible land use is embedded throughout the life cycle of our operations.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Building Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Initiatives for Your Small Business

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are principles meant to ensure we all – regardless of who we are or what we’ve experienced – have an equal opportunity to thrive and succeed.

Energy & Infrastructure

Climate Change Preparedness Means Planning

The escalating frequency and strength of hurricanes, wildfires, floods, droughts and environmental impacts offer tangible evidence that climate change is making severe weather events increasingly unpredictable and more costly.

Corporate Responsibility

World's Leading CEOs Discuss How Purpose Propels Profit

Demonstrating how purpose propels profit, leading CEOs who are a part of a coalition of more than 200 of the world’s largest companies attended Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose’s© ( CECP) Board of Boards yesterday in New York, New York.

Corporate Responsibility

Yum! Employees Are Living Well

At Yum! Brands, we believe in the importance of physical, emotional and financial wellbeing and have carefully crafted benefits to help employees in these areas.

Philanthropy

Whole Planet Foundation Approves $50,000 to Smiling Through Light To Scale Pay-As-You-Go Operations in Sierra Leone

Whole Planet Foundation is pleased to launch a new partnership with Smiling through Light to support the distribution of solar home kits in off-grid areas of Sierra Leone.

Energy & Infrastructure

Next-Gen EV Batteries: A Conversation With Prajyot Sathe

Vehicle electrification is now a global trend. The battery is core to the EV’s range and performance, but it is also a major cost factor.

Energy & Infrastructure

Southwire 2022 Sustainability Report: Energy & Emissions

For decades, Southwire has been leading innovations that move the electrical industry forward. With each generation comes new challenges and opportunities that shape the future of our company, our industry and the world.

Corporate Responsibility

Griffith Foods' Chef Davide Bossi, Regional Culinary Director Regarding Bees and Honey

We had the opportunity to sit down with Chef Davide Bossi, Regional Culinary Director at Griffith Foods, to ask him about his interest in bees and honey, part of our 2024 Food and Flavor Outlook.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

O-I Glass Presents Its “Cento per Cento Sicilia” Bottles: Circular Economy Applied to Glass Production in Sicily

O-I Glass, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of glass packaging in the food and beverage industry, officially announces the launch of its “Cento per Cento Sicilia” bottles on the market.

AI & Technology

To Keep Patients Safe and Their Data Secure, We Need To Work Together

Increasingly, hospital systems today find themselves targeted by cybercriminals. A Journal of the American Medical Association report found that between 2016 and 2021, the number of ransomware attacks on health care delivery organizations more than doubled.

Philanthropy

KeyBank Announces Foundation Grants in Hudson Valley and Metro New York

KeyBank announces (20) twenty charitable donations made by KeyBank Foundation, the bank’s charitable foundation to nonprofit organizations throughout its Hudson Valley/Metro New York market.  The gifts focus support to address homelessness, financial literacy and education.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Otis Recognized with Two Seramount Inclusive-Workplace Awards

Otis Worldwide Corporation has been recognized on two prestigious Seramount award lists for its efforts to create diverse and inclusive work environments – in the U.S. and nine international Otis markets. 

Corporate Responsibility

Baker Tilly Teams up With Sustain.Life and Sumday to Transform Emissions Reporting

Leading advisory CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP announces strategic collaborations with Sustain.Life and Sumday, two pioneering organizations transforming emissions-reporting solutions for businesses of all sizes.

Environment

Devastating Floods Disrupt Lives and Exacerbate Needs in Somalia

Torrential rains in Somalia have caused the country’s worst flooding in decades, resulting in 29 deaths, impacting more than 1.1 million people, and displacing more than 334,000 from their homes.

Research & Reports

Fifth Third Exceeds $180 Million Commitment to Empowering Black Futures Program, Publishes Inaugural Community Impact Report

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today announced that its Empowering Black Futures Neighborhood Program has in two years already exceeded the program’s $180 million, three-year commitment.

Latest Campaigns

Leadership

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

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...

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...

Wesco Cares

Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...