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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Two Discovery Education Solutions Honored With 2025 SmartBrief Readers’ Choice Awards

SmartBrief on EdTech has honored two Discovery Education services in the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Innovation & Technology

The Quantum Dance: Recognizing Consensus, Honoring Dissent, and Admitting Ignorance

As the world celebrates the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) in 2025, we find ourselves standing at a fascinating crossroads between scientific legacy and future potential.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Saint-Gobain Video Series: Success in the Making: Kris Skipper

With CertainTeed Insulation in Athens, Georgia, Maintenance Supervisor Kris Skipper found a company that gives him opportunities to grow and learn every day.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mary Kay Ash Foundation® Remains Committed to Protecting Women – Starting at Conference on Crimes Against Women

Nearly 1 in 3 women will experience rape or attempted rape in their lifetime—a heartbreaking statistic that’s even higher among women of color and Indigenous communities, according to the Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Enterprise Community Partners Receives $300,000 Grant From KeyBank To Support the Rocky Mountain Resilience Program

KeyBank has awarded a $300,000 grant to Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) to help disadvantaged households in Colorado and Utah remain safely, stably and affordably housed through low-income housing options that are healthy and sustainable.

Energy

Cisco: The Future of Energy: How Innovation and Infrastructure Are Needed To Respond to AI Growth

In 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated that data centers accounted for roughly 1.5 percent of global electricity demand. That number is expected to more than double by 2030, driven largely by the rise in AI infrastructure.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Advancing New Ways To Help End the HIV Epidemic Is the Focus of This Installment of “The Centrifuge Sessions”

At Gilead, we’re advancing new ways to help end the HIV epidemic by delivering innovative therapies to those who need them most. In our latest episode of The Centrifuge Sessions, Magdeleine Hung, Director of Protein Therapeutics, shares insights on our pioneering work in HIV.

Environment

Sysco’s One Planet One Table Helps Choose a Better Future for Food During Earth Month

A better brew for a better world! Our Rainforest Alliance Certified 100% Colombian coffee, part of Sysco’s One Planet. One Table. assortment, supports social, economic, and environmental sustainability—so you can sip with purpose.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein - Renewable Energy and Insurers: Tailor Made?

Investment in clean energy infrastructure may tick a lot of boxes for life insurers. Matching assets to long-term liabilities without compromising on return potential can be a challenge for insurers with long-duration liabilities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Honored for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship With Inclusion on The Civic 50

Trane Technologies has been recognized as one of the most community-minded companies in the United States by being included on The Civic 50. For over a decade, this prestigious list, curated by Points of Light, has set the standard for corporate citizenship.

Health & Healthcare

Teva 2024 Healthy Future Report: Access to Medicines Programs

In 2020, we committed to launching eight Access to Medicines programs by 2025, aimed at providing treatments to underserved populations worldwide via customized, localized models conducted with partner organizations, and tailored to meet specific national health challenges.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Multiple Winners at the 2025 Rising Star Awards

Plenty of excitement in our London office this morning on the back of the fantastic news that we have three award winners (our most ever) in the 2025 Rising Star Awards by WeAreTheCity.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BioStar Welcomes Avi Frohlichman As Their New Director of Business Development

We’re excited to welcome Avi Frohlichman as Director of Business Development at BioStar Renewables! With 20+ years in clean energy and solar finance, Avi brings deep expertise to help drive our mission forward. Learn more about his role and our growing team.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Our People: Community Champion Donna Davis

At Marathon Petroleum’s (MPC) refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Donna Davis is known not just for her role as the supply chain director but for her deep commitment to service.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Celebrating 100,000+ Hours of Service: Hershey Honors Employee Volunteers During National Volunteer Week

It’s National Volunteer Week. At Hershey, we recognize the contributions of our team members and celebrate our dedication to the communities where we work and live. Hershey’s commitment to making a difference in communities has been central to our identity for over 130 years.

Social Impact & Volunteering

KFC France Teams Unite for a Clean Walk in Paris: Taking Steps Toward a Cleaner, Greener World

The KFC France team came together with the KFC CNIT La Défense ProNoïa restaurant team for a Clean Walk around La Défense in Paris.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Net Impact’s Inaugural SF Climate Week Event Discusses How To Decarbonize the California Energy Grid

Net Impact, in partnership with PG&E, welcomed more than 150 attendees to its first-ever SF Climate Week event on April 24, 2025, with an additional 85 attendees tuning in virtually.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

Europe is setting the pace for Scope 3 emissions reporting. Learn why these indirect emissions matter, how global standards are shifting—and what CSRHub’s Cynthia Figge has to say about it.

Education

Finding Her Future in a Tech-Forward Career

Tiffany Paovella was running a restaurant in her hometown of Ossining, New York, when she realized that the ups and downs of the food service industry were becoming less palatable to her.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Complimentary Webinar: Know Your SFI Standards – Chain of Custody and Fiber Sourcing

What are the key differences and similarities between the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI’s) Chain of Custody and Fiber Sourcing standards, and what do companies need to know, to decide what certification they need to meet their sustainability goals?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

La Fenice Pizza: How Two Founders Turned a Pandemic Idea Into a Pizza Powerhouse

At GoDaddy, few things inspire us more than learning directly from the entrepreneurs we are here to support. I had the chance to meet with Leo Lopez and Lamont Chapell, the San Jose-based founders and owners of the mobile catering company, La Fenice Pizza.

Education

3M Works To Support Skilled Trades Through Community Partnerships and Training

Original research conducted by 3M in partnership with Morning Consult, found that three-quarters of those surveyed view manufacturing jobs as having a positive impact on the economy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Griffith Foods Recognized as a 2025 Best Managed Company

Griffith Foods is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2025 Best Managed Company, making it the fourth year in a row to earn this designation.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Milano Cortina 2026 Unveils Olympic and Paralympic Torches for Upcoming Winter Games

On 14 April, the torches of Milano Cortina 2026 were revealed in two simultaneous events at the Triennale di Milano and at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why I Started a Food Innovation ETF: From Personal Conviction to Growth Investing

Where there is inefficiency in the market, there is innovation. Thus, I saw a massive investment opportunity in food system transformation, a total addressable market estimated at $9 trillion to $14 trillion.

Latest Campaigns

  1. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  2. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  3. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  4. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  5. 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...
  6. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...
  7. Approach: Our Recipe For Good Growth
    At Yum!, being a good corporate steward is a fundamental commitment and an important part of our success. Our Global Citizenship & Sustainability...
  8. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  9. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  10. 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...
  11. 2025 Wesco International Sustainability Report
    Our Sustainability Approach: Wesco’s 2025 Sustainability Report, which demonstrates our commitment to furthering sustainability, innovation and...
  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. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  14. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  15. 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...