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Events, Media & Communications

Powering the Carolinas: The Story of Duke Energy | Trail Of History

Discover how with a single hydroelectric dam the company rapidly expanded to fuel the region’s booming textile industry.

Research, Reports & Publications

ACCP Releases 2025 Making the Case Toolkit Communicating the Business Case for Corporate Social Impact Programs & Initiatives

ACCP today announced the release of its 6th Annual Making the Case for Corporate Social Impact Toolkit—a must-have resource for corporate social impact professionals navigating the complex and evolving landscape of corporate responsibility. 

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

ESG Voices: Scaling Circular Industry Strategies

In today’s episode, we’ll be diving into the paper published by KPMG on paving the way for a circular economy in the consumer goods and retail industry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Verizon Announces a $5B Commitment To Continue Investing in America and Supporting Small Businesses

Verizon announces a substantial $5 billion commitment over the next five years with the launch of a new Small Business Supplier Accelerator.

Health & Healthcare

IWBI Launches Tool Aligning WELL v2 to BRSR, Supercharging Indian Companies’ Ability To Identify, Measure and Report on Social Sustainability Strategies

New practical resource is designed to help organizations explore how WELL’s strategies for health, well-being and social impact align with India’s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) framework -- Strategies in WELL can contribute to 42% of BRSR indicators

Events, Media & Communications

Bacardi-Owned BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Announces ‘Electrifying’ Global Partnership With E1 Series

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® is stepping into the world of sports entertainment, announcing a new global partnership with E1 Series – the world’s first all-electric race boat Championship that combines sports, entertainment and a respect for the world’s ‘natural blues.’

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx and Operation Warm Join Forces To Support the Student Community in Carolina

On the morning of Thursday, April 10, FedEx Puerto Rico employees teamed up with the nonprofit organization Operation Warm to deliver 330 pairs of brand-new shoes to children at Jesús María Sanromá Public School in Carolina.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Growing Her Children’s Futures

In Uganda’s Nakivale refugee settlement, Justine Sukirana turned a small plot of land into a thriving onion and tomato farm. With training, irrigation, and relentless hard work, she’s not just growing crops—she’s building a future for her children, one harvest at a time.

Environment

Global Plastics Treaty: The Journey of the Past Five Meetings

With 2.7 billion people lacking access to waste management, this essential step in advancing a circular economy poses a significant challenge.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Rethinking Packaging With Purpose: A RENEWables Podcast Spotlight on EcoEnclose

Is your packaging part of the problem—or the solution? EcoEnclose shares how sustainable packaging can drive meaningful environmental change and boost your brand’s impact. Discover actionable insights to reduce waste, delight customers, and lead your industry forward.

Education

Empowering Boys & Girls Clubs of America Through STEM Education and Esports

For young people today, technology isn’t just a tool—it’s a gateway to opportunities for connection, growth, and learning.

Environment

Earth Day Is Every Day

At International Paper and at DS Smith, an International Paper company, we believe that delivering sustainable outcomes is part of how we work every day. We know that the actions we take today are helping to lead the transition to a low carbon, circular economy.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Webinaire Gratuit: Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP): Anticipez La Saison De Reporting 2025 Avec Succès!

Rejoignez-nous pour notre prochain webinaire, « Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP): Anticipez la saison de reporting 2025 avec succès ! »

Events, Media & Communications

Should Companies Make Their Sustainability Goals Public?

As scrutiny around corporate sustainability rises, companies are starting to question whether bold goal setting is still worth the risk.

Research, Reports & Publications

Annual Benevity State of Corporate Purpose Report Finds Purpose Remains a Strategic Contributor to Business Success

Today, Benevity Inc. released its fifth annual State of Corporate Purpose Report during the Benevity Live! conference in Palm Springs, California.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Talks ESPR at Innovation Forum Sustainable Apparel Event in Amsterdam

Elisabeth von Reitzenstein, senior director of policy and public affairs at Cascale, recently took to the stage at Innovation Forum’s Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference in Amsterdam

Research, Reports & Publications

Mastercard: New Paths To Progress: Making Financial Success Accessible for Underbanked Consumers

A staggering 36 million North American consumers — 12% of the population — are underbanked, navigating their financial lives with a bank account but without access to essential credit tools like credit cards.

Innovation & Technology

Baker Tilly’s Insights Into the Sustainable Shift of Manufacturing With Data and Technology

Environmental accountability is becoming as vital as profitability and the manufacturing industry stands at a crossroads. Sustainability is reshaping how products are designed, made and reused.

Events, Media & Communications

KeyBank To Host National Webinar To Celebrate and Cultivate Small Business Excellence

KeyBank will host a national webinar to celebrate small business excellence and feature trailblazers who are breaking barriers in their industries.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday May 21, 2025 from 12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. ET.

Environment

Powering a Brighter Future, Together with PSEG

Protecting the Earth isn’t just about today – it’s about creating a better tomorrow for generations to come. And while saving the planet might sound like a job for a superhero, the truth is: It doesn’t take superpowers. Just super people. 

Events, Media & Communications

Whirlpool Corp. Mentors Help Students Make Powerful Professional Impression

Whirlpool Corporation mentors recently connected with the 2024-25 Jobs for Michigan's Graduates cohort at Benton Harbor High School for a morning dedicated to curating confidence, making powerful first impressions, and strategically developing professional style.

Green Infrastructure

The Living Future Community Steps Up Collective Action for Regenerative Practices

Changemakers gathered May 6-8 for the 19th annual Living Future conference, hosted by Living Future, a nonprofit transformation engine and member-driven organization at the forefront of the global movement toward regenerative design practices that support a living future for all.

Innovation & Technology

Fast Company: Healthcare Innovation Could Be at Risk

What if we could equip a generation with the critical skills needed to meet workforce shortages while also breaking cycles of poverty?

Research, Reports & Publications

Vancity Restores Profitability and Stays True to Its Co-Operative Values

In 2024, Vancity initiated a values-led transformation focused on improving member service and restoring profitability, while staying true to its co-operative values.

Research, Reports & Publications

Teva’s 2024 Healthy Future Report Highlights Sustainability Progress, Including Surpassed Targets Linked to Financial Strategy

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) published its 2024 Healthy Future Report, sharing actions to advance its sustainability strategy.

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  3. 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...
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    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
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    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...
  7. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  8. Retail Logistics
    DP World provides end-to-end retail logistics solutions including comprehensive Purchase Order management from origin consolidation to retailer PO...
  9. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  10. 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...
  11. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
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  12. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  13. Collective Action
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  14. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
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    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...