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Responsible Production & the Circular Economy | PepsiCo

Growing the Next Generation of Farmers

As farmers retire and fewer young people enter agriculture, new efforts across Europe, the U.S., Africa, and Latin America are helping the next generation find a pathway into farming.

Awards & Rankings

Novata Named in the Top 5% of the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Novata

Volunteering & Community

Cisco Launches 40 Communities Johannesburg: A New Chapter of Community-Led Transformation in South Africa

Cisco Systems Inc.

AI & Technology

Apply for the Digital Ready AI Accelerator

Verizon

AI & Technology

3BL's AI Visibility Tracker Gives Brands a Benchmark for Visibility in AI-Powered Search

3BL

Corporate Responsibility

Essity Around the World – July 2026

Essity / TORK

Philanthropy

Whirlpool Community Golf Event Raises $3 Million for Southwest Michigan Youth

Whirlpool Corporation

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: What to Eat When You’re Not That Hungry

Guiding Stars Licensing Company LLC

Environment

Monitoring and Preserving: Our Dedication to Biodiversity

Covia

Featured Brands

Every Ring Echoes Here, Too

For families facing pediatric cancer, the ringing of the bell marks something extraordinary: the end of treatment.

Creating Moments of Connection for the Military Community

Comcast recently joined community partners at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) to host two unique experiences honoring service members and military families.

Cisco: Creating the Intelligent Workplace Experience: A Connected Workplace Blueprint

Our offices around the world serve as proving grounds where we deploy the solutions we bring to market, using them to create better employee experiences while addressing the same operational realities faced by real estate and facilities teams everywhere.

5 Smartphone Habits Every Family Should Teach Before School Starts

For many parents it seems like just yesterday you were getting your kid their new backpack to start off the school year in style – and somehow it’s already time to navigate another big back-to-school milestone: buying a new smartphone.

Apply for the Digital Ready AI Accelerator

The Digital Ready AI Accelerator is a free, exclusive 12-week program, sponsored by Verizon Small Business Digital Ready in partnership with Next Street, that begins this September and helps small business owners move from exploring AI to actually using it, with expert support

Cisco Launches 40 Communities Johannesburg: A New Chapter of Community-Led Transformation in South Africa

As part of my work at Cisco, I often emphasize the power of proximity and how true impact isn’t delivered from a distance; it happens when we show up, listen, and align our global resources with the heartbeat of local communities. 

Guiding Stars: What to Eat When You’re Not That Hungry

Nourishment is important, but what if you’re just not hungry? Maybe you’re not feeling well, or the weather is oppressively hot.

Jewelry Business Doubles Sales With New AI Aptitude and Social Media Mastery

Anastasia Volynsky was slowly building her company’s social media presence by showcasing Lucky Goldie’s custom charm jewelry. But she wanted to quickly grow brand awareness of her San Francisco Bay Area-based company, so she turned to Verizon Small Business Digital Ready.

Cisco: Powering Partner Growth Through Skills-Based Talent Connections

At the core of every Cisco solution is the talent that brings it to life. For partner organizations, finding and retaining the right talent—professionals who can contribute today and adapt as technology evolves—is not just about filling roles

Carnival Corporation Sets New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity Reduction Target

Carnival Corporation’s progress, detailed in its newly published 2025 Sustainability Report, is driven by a comprehensive decarbonization strategy focused on operational improvements, energy efficiency investments and low-GHG power generation.

Recent Alerts

Inclusion & Opportunity

Bloomberg LP Chairman Peter T. Grauer Signs The Hispanic Promise

Bloomberg LP announced that its Chairman, Peter T. Grauer, has signed The Hispanic Promise, the first-of-it's its kind national pledge to hire, promote, retain and celebrate Hispanics in the workplace. By joining more than 150 other corporations in a public commitment to champion Hispanics in the U.S. workplace, Bloomberg is reinforcing its company-wide effort to promote diversity and inclusion globally, including initiatives to source and advance underrepresented talent throughout the company.

Philanthropy

The Top 3 Benefits of Virtualization for Nonprofits

AI & Technology

AI: The Ladder to Learning

Philanthropy

Building Communities That Work: A Taproot Foundation Webinar

During a free 9/24 webinar Taproot Foundation will share how workforce development organizations can build capacity in high-need areas like IT, business planning, and design, manage volunteers virtually, and tips from an experienced pro bono user.

Corporate Responsibility

[WEBINAR] Making the Most of Your Annual Campaign in 2020

Join Benevity's webinar on Sept. 24 to hear how TELUS and Genentech are turning a year of change into a year of impact as they prepare for their annual giving campaigns.

AI & Technology

Today's Technology Advancements Shaping Tomorrow's Smart Transportation

Through our thought leadership, strong 5G roadmap, proven AI capabilities, & a host of other enabling technologies, we are shaping a new era of smart transportation for advanced road safety, enhanced personal mobility, & environmental sustainability.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Novartis Reinforces Commitment to Patient Access, Pricing a EUR 1.85 Billion Sustainability-linked Bond

Novartis today announced the pricing of a [EUR 1.85] billion sustainability-linked bond (SLB), reinforcing its commitment to ESG principles and the 2025 Patient Access Targets announced earlier this month.

Inclusion & Opportunity

This is My Voice: Empowering an Inclusive Future for All

Growing up, I was always fascinated with gadgets. I oftentimes found myself following in my father’s footsteps, always tinkering with science kits, robotics kits, computers, etc. This love and affinity for technology was the reason I chose...

Research & Reports

Tork Releases Two New Reach for the Stars Reports to Help Restaurants Navigate the New Normal

The two new reports from Tork address important business challenges that have emerged because of new guest preferences and behaviors in the wake of COVID-19.

Corporate Responsibility

Ecocentricity Blog: The Prisoner's Dilemma

Many of the environmental problems seen globally come from profitable companies that operate in either an extractive or polluting manner, seeking to enrich themselves while harming communities and ecosystems.

Energy & Infrastructure

Free Battery Solution Keeps Critical Care Customers Safe During Outages

As a caretaker, Debra Chapman’s biggest concern for her 86-year-old mother, who has lung cancer and depends on an oxygen concentrator, is her well-being, safety and comfort.

Volunteering & Community

Kohler Relief Showering Trailer Travels to Los Angeles

In continuation of COVID-19 support efforts, Kohler Co., a global leader in kitchen and bath products and power systems, has mobilized the company’s KOHLER Relief Showering Trailer to California.

AI & Technology

Ørsted pioneers an "Immersive Safety" program in the Humber region

In a first for the UK's Humber region, leading renewable energy company Ørsted have opened a fully immersive safety training programme called Thrive.

Events

Sydney 2000: 20 Years on Sydney's Olympic Legacy Brings Comfort and Hope in Turbulent Times

Twenty years ago, Catherine Freeman, a proud Indigenous Australian athlete, lit the Olympic Cauldron marking the Opening Ceremony of Sydney 2000, a Games that celebrated not only sports achievement but also unity, forgiveness, resilience and innovation.

Corporate Responsibility

Opinion: How to Address the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Food Systems

Tetra Tech’s Richard Choularton and Meredith Mallory discuss seven actions the global development community can take now to begin addressing COVID-19’s impact on food and agriculture systems as its full scope continues to develop.

Inclusion & Opportunity

UPS Longitudes | Podcast: What Can a Doll Teach Us About Black Business?

When Yelitsa Jean-Charles was a young girl, she didn’t see any dolls that looked like her. In fact, when her parents tried to give her a non-white doll, she cried because it wasn’t “the pretty one.”

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Celebrating 25 Years of eBay: The People and Technology that Fuel Our Global Marketplace

During this milestone moment for eBay, our President and CEO Jamie Iannone reflects on the magic of eBay — for the last 25 years and beyond.

Inclusion & Opportunity

VF Publishes its Second Annual Inclusion & Diversity Profile

VF Corporation has published its latest Inclusion & Diversity Annual Profile, which features select achievements in the company’s Inclusion & Diversity strategy from the past year.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Foundation Powers $1.2 Million Innovation Meets Main Street Program for Black, Women-Owned Entrepreneurs

The funds are part of the $8.75 million Fifth Third pledged to support small businesses and the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Corporate Responsibility

For My Family, the Business of S'Mores Is Personal

I know I’m not alone when I say that my professional and personal lives have become increasingly intertwined since March, when I began working from home. But I do have a somewhat unique story in the ways that they’ve become intertwined.

Energy & Infrastructure

Duke Energy's Green Source Advantage Continues Solar Expansion in North Carolina

Duke University has become the first academic institution to execute a renewable power agreement under Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage (GSA) program – further expanding solar energy in North Carolina.

Energy & Infrastructure

International WELL Building Institute Formally Launches WELL v2

Following two years of extensive development, in-use application and review, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today formally launched the latest version of the WELL Building Standard – WELL v2. The newly graduated standard...

Philanthropy

Herbalife Nutrition Extends Partnership With National Hispanic Council on Aging Under The Nutrition for Zero Hunger Initiative

Today, Herbalife Nutrition announced an expanded partnership with the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), the leading organization working to improve the lives of older Hispanic adults, their families and caregivers.

Research & Reports

Alkermes Presents New Psychiatry Data at Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience

"We were pleased to share new research at this year's virtual Psych Congress, underscoring Alkermes' commitment to addressing the challenges faced by those living with serious mental illness," said Amy O'Sullivan, Vice President, Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Alkermes.

AI & Technology

IoT: Powering the New Normal

More and more, governments, enterprises, healthcare, and even the education sector are using the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to autonomously fight the effects of the pandemic as it continues to spread globally.

Latest Campaigns

Emergency Response

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

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...

Recognition of our Company

As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

Aflac Stories

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

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

IWBI | Community News

We believe that people's health and wellness should be at the center of design. That’s why we’re working with industry professionals in real estate...

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...

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...

Novata News

Communicating key news and updates about Novata.