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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

Bear-y Good News: FedEx Helps Welcome Cub No. 3 to North Carolina Museum

The Museum of Life and Science received a one-year-old male American black bear cub for its Explore the Wild: Black Bear habitat. The 110-pound cub joins the Museum’s two adult black bears, Little (5) and Murray (3).

Inside PNC’s Bilingual Approach to Early Learning

More than 20% of U.S. households speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish by far the most common. Families are also more likely to engage with educational materials when those resources are available in their first language.

Guiding Stars: Heart Health Guidelines Update

Last month, the American Heart Association (AHA) released recommendations for heart disease prevention. This updated guidance highlights the importance of a diet pattern that decreases risk of heart disease. The AHA emphasizes nine key features of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

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.

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Inclusion & Opportunity

Deloitte Announces 16 Weeks of Fully Paid Family Leave Time for Caregiving

Beginning this month, Deloitte professionals – from the parent celebrating the arrival of a new child, to the professional caring for a spouse or significant other, to the professional supporting aging parents – will have an extra layer of support from Deloitte's new family leave program.

Energy & Infrastructure

A Beginners Guide to the UK Capacity Market

Set out in the UK Energy Act 2013, the Capacity Market (CM) is one of the UK government initatives for ensuring security of electrical energy supply for homes, businesses and industry. The CM not only secures additional electricity supply for use during grid stress events – which is increasingly important as energy demand increases, and the UK moves to more intermittent, less flexible renewable generation – but also creates an opportunity for those with generation capacity to earn additional income.

Philanthropy

What Is the Difference Between Research and Evaluation?

Health & Healthcare

How This VR Tool Can Help Surgeons and Transform Lives

Technology innovators, including HP and partner EchoPixel, see a broader future for VR applications, such as those that enhance the lives of people during healthcare treatments. A leading example of this is True 3D — a powerful tool that has gained FDA approval for certain applications. True 3D allows doctors to better analyze medical images, more accurately diagnose patients, and assist in the planning of complex surgical procedures.

Research & Reports

Done and Said: Gas Natural Fenosa Publishes Its Corporate Responsibility Report, Adding a Specific Chapter on Responsible Supply Chain.

Gas Natural Fenosa is a leading multinational group in the energy sector and a pioneer in gas and electricity integration, with a balanced business mix, which supplies gas and electricity to over 23 million customers, in over 30 countries.

Corporate Responsibility

Mackenzie Health Revolutionizes “Smart” Hospital Support Services with Innovative Partnership

Socially Responsible Investing

Walmart Foundation is Investing in Creating Economic Opportunity

Volunteering & Community

Univision Communications Inc. Presenta Cinco Nuevos Centros de Medios de Univision en Escuelas Intermedias en Diversas Regiones del País

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), la principal empresa de medios de comunicación al servicio de la comunidad hispana en los Estados Unidos, presentó hoy cinco nuevos Centros de Medios de Univision en escuelas intermedias en Austin, Chicago, Miami, Los Ángeles y Oakland. Como parte de la misión de la Compañía, cada Centro de Medios de Univision empoderará a la nueva generación con acceso a recursos y tecnología para que estudiantes latinos vayan en pos de carreras en el sector de medios de comunicación en los Estados Unidos.

Volunteering & Community

Univision Communications Inc. Unveils Five New Univision Media Centers in Middle Schools Across the Country

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media Company serving Hispanic America, today unveiled five new Univision Media Centers at middle schools in Austin, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and Oakland. As a part of the Company’s mission, each Univision Media Center will empower a new generation with access to tools and technology for Latino students to pursue careers in the media industry in the United States.

Awards & Rankings

Georgia DOT Receives National Pollinator Roadside Management Award

Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) won the 2016 North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) Pollinator Roadside Management Award, after being nominated by The Ray.

Philanthropy

Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins Throws a Ball and Hosts One

Jose Fernandez is making a pitch this weekend in the fight against pediatric cancer.

The Marlins’ starter was scheduled to attend the third annual Bella’s Ball in Miami on Saturday, a fundraising event for the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation he has supported throughout his professional career.

Volunteering & Community

HPE and HP Inc. Honored by Civic 50 for Community Service Leadership

Environment

Leading US Companies Managing Over 3,400 Acres for Pollinators

Philanthropy

Astellas USA Foundation Donates Atrium to the Chicago Botanic Garden’s New Learning Center

Astellas USA Foundation attended the grand opening of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s new Learning Center, a 26,700-square-foot facility located in the heart of the Regenstein Learning Campus - part of a $2 million grant from Astellas USA Foundation.

Environment

Florida’s S.R. 64 West Palma Sola Scenic Highway Shoreline Restored with Native Plants

One of the first phases of a Palma Sola Scenic Highway resource protection, preservation and enhancement project will be done in time to celebrate Keep America Beautiful’s National Planting Day on Saturday, Sept. 10, in Bradenton, Florida.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

GM’s Environmental and Social Initiatives Land Company on Dow Jones Sustainability Index

General Motors was again ranked on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for corporate sustainability leadership in the automotive industry. This is the second year GM has been selected as an index component and the company remains the only automaker on the North American index.

Inclusion & Opportunity

What Tim Tebow Can Teach Us About Second Careers

Yesterday the New York Mets announced that they signed Tim Tebow to a minor league baseball contract. It marks a second career for Tebow and it’s just another surprising turn in his unusual sporting history. His story of success, struggles and resilience is one we can learn from in our own careers.

Awards & Rankings

Abbott Named Industry Leader for Responsible and Sustainable Business for Four Consecutive Years on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)

For the fourth consecutive year, Abbott (NYSE: ABT) has been named the leading company in its industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the most prestigious global benchmarks for corporate sustainability and responsibility. As the Industry Group Leader in Health Care Equipment & Services, Abbott is one of only two U.S.-based companies of the 24 recognized for leading their respective global industry groups.

AI & Technology

CSR Through an Entrepreneurial Lens: Q&A with Andrew Yang, Founder & CEO, Venture for America

Andrew Yang is the Founder and CEO of Venture for America, a nonprofit program that places our best and brightest at startups in emerging cities, helping build businesses, create jobs, and make an impact. He has worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive for more than twelve years. He was the CEO and President of Manhattan GMAT, a test prep company that was acquired by the Washington Post/Kaplan in 2009. He has also served as the co-founder of an Internet company and an executive at a health care software startup.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Both Investors and Corporate Executives are Seeing That Sustainability Benefits the Bottom Line

Reports by MIT Sloan Management Review, Boston Consulting Group, and McKinsey & Company, are revealing a trend of both investors and corporate executives realizing that there is a direct link between successful corporate sustainability practices and improved long-term corporate financial performance.

Socially Responsible Investing

Wells Fargo Expands NeighborhoodLIFT for Jacksonville Homebuyers

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), NeighborWorks® America and its network member Housing Partnership, Inc., today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT® program will return to Jacksonville with a $5 million commitment by Wells Fargo to boost homeownership.

Socially Responsible Investing

Connecting the World, Collaborating for Good

Environment

TD Bank Becomes First Long-Term Green Sponsor of the New York City High Line

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, has entered into a three-year partnership with Friends of the High Line, the nonprofit organization that manages the park and provides 98 percent of its operating budget, to support the park's continued evolution, maintenance and operations.

Education & Workforce Development

Meet İsmail Dönmez from Turkey

İsmail attended an Amgen Teach science teacher training workshop in September 2014, organised by a team from TED University.

Volunteering & Community

CBRE Group, Inc. Kicks Off Seventh-Annual BuildMonth

CBRE Group, Inc. began its seventh-annual “BuildMonth” on September 1, 2016. BuildMonth, part of the company’s Shelter Program, provides CBRE employees with the opportunity to volunteer for projects in their communities that improve housing options in low-income neighborhoods. The initiative is part of CBRE Cares, the company’s corporate philanthropy program and is the Shelter Program’s signature event each year.

Latest Campaigns

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Leadership

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

PSEG Awards & Recognition

PSEG and its employees are honored to receive a number of awards and recognition from organizations from a variety of disciplines. This recognition...

Southwire Giving Back

Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

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...