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A New Data Set from Covalence Helps Monitor Corporate Norms

CSRHub has integrated Covalence's Norms-Based Exclusion Monitor into its Roadmap Report, giving investors a new tool to identify corporate norms violations across 15,000+ global companies.

Environment

Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry: BIER’s 20-Year Foundation

Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable

Energy & Infrastructure

Comcast Beats Network Energy Efficiency Goal Five Years Early

Comcast

Environment

EPA's Superfund Cleanup Reforms: 3 Changes That Will Accelerate Timelines

Antea Group

Health & Healthcare

Check for Cancer Champion Brian Ryll Is a Fighter for Those Who Fight Fires

Aflac Incorporated

Corporate Responsibility

FedEx & Heart to Heart: Strengthening Disaster Response

FedEx

Corporate Responsibility

WK Kellogg Co Joins First-of-Its-Kind Good Food Coalition With Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA)

WK Kellogg Company

AI & Technology

Truist Patent Boom Fueled by AI & Machine Learning

Truist

Research & Reports

Half of Americans Have Little to No Knowledge of Grasslands, the Country’s Largest Natural Habitat

World Wildlife Fund

Featured Brands

Matching Grant Program Supports Homebuyer Education and Counseling

Wells Fargo and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines helped NeighborWorks Montana secure $685,952 through the Member Impact Fund to expand homebuyer education and counseling across Montana, supporting residents navigating housing affordability challenges. The grant builds on

Building a World-Class Employee Experience | Cisco FY25 Purpose Report

The world of work is changing faster than ever, but our greatest strength remains our Cisconians. They are the heart of our culture, the driving force behind our innovations, and a critical part of how we make a positive impact around the world.

Comcast Beats Network Energy Efficiency Goal Five Years Early

Connectivity is essential to our lives, whether it’s for work, school, or entertainment.

Guiding Stars: Men, Time to Meat Halfway?

Meat-eating has been connected with masculinity for a long time in Western countries. There are even studies on what drives the meat-masculinity link.

Home Field Advantage: Seizing Philadelphia’s Greatest Moments

Philadelphia holds a unique place in the American story. It is the city where the nation’s founding ideals were debated, defined, and declared—a place where history continues to inspire the future. And for those of us at Comcast, it’s more than a historic place. It’s home.

Check for Cancer Champion Brian Ryll Is a Fighter for Those Who Fight Fires

Firefighters accept extraordinary risk in the line of duty. But for Brian Ryll, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, the most insidious threat is the one that often goes unseen: cancer.

FedEx & Heart to Heart: Strengthening Disaster Response

When we think of disaster relief, we often picture the immediate aftermath: delivering critical supplies and life-saving aid to affected communities. However, at FedEx, our Delivering for Good initiative goes far beyond responding after a crisis strikes.

Truist Patent Boom Fueled by AI & Machine Learning

Truist is accelerating how innovation is developed and deployed across the organization. More teammates are submitting ideas, which helped drive a 63% increase in patent application filings over the past year.

Skills-Based Volunteering for the AI Era: Inside Cisco’s First Tech for Social Good Hackathon

Many nonprofits know they need to embrace AI, and most are already feeling the pressure to move faster than their resources allow. AI is advancing at a speed that’s hard for them to keep pace with, let alone adopt responsibly.

Catherine Bessant Joins Truist Board of Directors

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) announced that its board appointed Catherine Bessant to join as a director. Bessant will serve on the board's risk committee.

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Corporate Responsibility

Enbridge Sets New Environmental, Social and Governance Goals for the Future

Enbridge Inc. announced expanded environmental, social and governance goals and targets related to greenhouse gas emissions reduction and diversity and inclusion as well as increasing transparency and accountability of our ESG priorities and results

Environment

Organics Diversion Opportunity: Are We Wasting It?

Nearly 30 percent of MSW comes from organics (food scraps and yard debris), most of which is disposed of in landfills. States across the country hope to expand their recycling programs by diverting organics through composting or anaerobic digestion

Philanthropy

PPE Allows Hospital Chaplain to Care for Patients, Doctors Alike

In Albany, Georgia, hospital chaplain Will Runyon remembers what it was like when they realized they had their first COVID-19 patient back in March 2020.

Philanthropy

CNH Industrial India Donates Dialysis Equipment to Local Hospital

Pithampur, India is an important site for CNH Industrial’s operations in India. Constantly endeavoring to maintain close ties with the community, the Company learned that the local district hospital was in urgent need of life saving equipment.

Awards & Rankings

Over Road and Rail, Bacardi is Recognized for Green Supply Chain by US EPA

Efforts to keep sustainability top of mind throughout supply chain planning, operations, and while working with transportation partners, has earned Bacardi USA the SmartWay® Excellence Award from the EPA for the fourth time.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Ørsted's Carbon Reduction Targets Are in Line With What Science Says Is Needed to Stop Global Warming at 1.5°C

Awards & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Earns 11th EPA SmartWay® Excellence Award for Leadership in Environmentally Responsible Shipping

Kimberly-Clark announced today that it earned a 2020 SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for leadership in environmentally responsible shipping.

Health & Healthcare

Promoting Good Nutrition

Herbalife Nutrition Malaysia has embarked on a year-long collaboration with the Nutrition Society of Malaysia (NSM) to further reinforce nutrition education and its importance to one's overall wellbeing. The partnership involves collaboration...

Awards & Rankings

Four Businesses Honored with 2020 Duke Energy Power Partner Award

Four outstanding organizations have been chosen to receive Duke Energy’s long-standing Power Partner Award for 2020.

Research & Reports

Timken Details Vision to Build a More Efficient, Resilient World in 2019 CSR Report

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, published its 2019 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report and vision, inspired by engineering and systems thinking.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

SC Johnson Makes Significant Progress Toward 2025 Targets in Tackling Plastic Pollution, Update Revealed in Global Commitment Report from Ellen MacArthur Foundation

The company’s work to create a more sustainable world is highlighted today in the publication of Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s second annual report on the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Designing a More Sustainable Future, Together

To stop “living beyond our means,” we need to go back to the drawing board and reimagine what is possible. We urgently need to find ways to move from a linear economy model, which is based on the principle of “take, make, and waste,” to a circular economy model that follows the regenerative principle of nature, eliminates waste, and keeps resources in use indefinitely.

Corporate Responsibility

Meet eBay Employee Peat Bakke

A Portland-based Senior Engineering Manager details his eBay journey over the last 20 years as a seller turned employee.

Education & Workforce Development

Distance Learning's Silver Lining: Preparing Students for Post-Pandemic Career Success

Without a doubt, this year has been challenging. Such challenges have also brought opportunity. Students, many in their final year of high school, discussed how today’s adversity may actually help them prepare for the post-pandemic job market.

Corporate Responsibility

Keeping The Lights On: How NRG's CEO Mauricio Gutierrez Manages A Workforce Split Between The Field And Their Homes

In order to fulfill our purpose and the social contract with our customers, we needed to protect the safety of our workers. If we could do that, we could continue providing this vital resource to the community as a whole.

Awards & Rankings

Republic Services Certified as a Great Place to Work® for Fourth Consecutive Year

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has been certified as a Great Place to Work for 2020, recognizing the Company’s efforts to hire, develop, engage and retain the best employees at all levels of the organization. This is the fourth consecutive...

Health & Healthcare

JetBlue and Northwell Direct Partner to Provide Long-Term Health Solutions to COVID-19

The customized set of solutions from Northwell Direct will support JetBlue as it considers testing approaches for its teams in New York City, clinical concierge services for crewmembers, and consulting and advisory services for JetBlue’s leadership.

Awards & Rankings

Hormel Foods Receives Numerous Accolades for its Internship Program

The company was ranked No. 38 on Vault's 100 Best Internships. In addition, Hormel Foods made Vault’s lists for Best Internships for Employment Prospects, Best Internships for Sales & Marketing, and Best Retail & Consumer Products Internships.

Philanthropy

Fifth Third Celebrates Successful Commitment with the Community

We gathered over 1,300 community partners & friends for a virtual celebration of Fifth Third Bank’s Community Commitment. Under Byna Elliott's leadership, we have surpassed our goals, with already $38.3 billion at the end of September – and counting.

Philanthropy

The Bob Woodruff Foundation and Wells Fargo Foundation Team to Ensure Veterans Have Safe, Stable Housing

Today the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) announced a collaboration with the Wells Fargo Foundation (WFF) to address veteran homelessness and housing instability exacerbated by COVID-19.

Corporate Responsibility

Understanding Waste Impacts Can Unlock New Opportunities

With COVID-19 disrupting commercial activities around the globe, one of the many knock-on effects has been on the composition and volume of waste generated by organizations.

Corporate Responsibility

Moments That Matter: An Update on Our Corporate Social Responsibility Commitments

We have an opportunity to respond in a way that helps drive meaningful and sustainable change for those who need it the most.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Morgan Stanley Launches Program to Provide 60 Students with Full-Four Year Scholarships to Howard University, Morehouse College and Spelman College

Morgan Stanley today announced the launch of Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars, an integrated program to strategically engage with and support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).

Education & Workforce Development

Newark Board of Education, Prudential Financial, and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership Supporting Academic Achievement Districtwide

The Newark Board of Education (NBOE) has joined forces with Prudential Financial, Schools That Can, and Discovery Education to create an innovative public-private partnership that supports student academic achievement and builds confidence in math skills through a unique suite of dynamic digital resources.

Corporate Responsibility

Women Executives at Major Companies Like Intel, Unilever, and Mckinsey Share Their Best Advice for Advancing Your Career and Coming Out as a Leader While Working From Home

At the beginning of each week, think about two or three people you would like to reach out to, Mallick said. It doesn't have to be a video meeting if you have screen fatigue — you can send someone a text or a brief email to say hello.

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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...

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...

Guiding Stars blog: Health & Wellness

About the Guiding Stars Health & Wellness Blog The Guiding Stars Health & Wellness blog is your place for the latest in health and nutrition news...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

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...

Profiles of Good Character and Inspiring Innovation

There are two pillars to CACl’s culture: character – our commitment to ethics and integrity in all we do, and innovation – our dedication to...

FedEx Cares | Overall

FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...

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...

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...