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Social Impact & Volunteering | 3M

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Engage for Good Recognizes the Leaders Shaping Corporate Social Impact

Engage for Good

Environment

Water Stewardship: Why Global Trade Must Invest in the World’s Most Critical Resource

DP World

Environment

Assurant and AT&T Tree for Trade‑In Program Supports Ongoing Reforestation in California Through the Arbor Day Foundation

Arbor Day Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pricing Water Risk and Scaling Climate Resilience

NatureVest

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why Living Incomes Matter

Fairtrade America

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowered to Build Better: Meet Venelin Krastev

GoDaddy

Environment

The Continuing Evolution of ESG Due Diligence: Why There Are Always Risks to Be Managed and Value to Be Created

Inogen Alliance

Events, Media & Communications

Heart Water Earns Water Stewardship, Resiliency and Water Positive Certifications for Its Rainwater Capture Technology at Its Buda, TX Facility

SCS Global Services

Featured Brands

Hope on Wheels: FedEx Supports The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army’s canteen trucks—many of them donated by FedEx—play a vital role in supporting communities around the world. While these mobile units are best known for providing meals, water, and comfort during natural disasters and other emergencies

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

How To Go ‘Beyond Words’ With Acts of Compassion and Kindness

“Beyond Words” is a story of kindness, empathy and friendship, teaching readers of all ages to express compassion without needing to say a word. The book follows Buddy as he discovers how to support a friend coming home from the hospital.

Gina Adams Honored by Dress for Success As Part of Women Who Inspire Campaign

Gina Adams, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at FedEx, has been recognized by Dress for Success Worldwide as part of its annual Women Who Inspire global campaign.

Prosperity Now Receives $1 Million Wells Fargo Foundation Grant to Support VITA Organizations Nationwide

Prosperity Now receives a $1 million dollar Wells Fargo Foundation grant to support IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organizations nationwide. Grant expands access to trusted, no-cost tax return preparation services.

PNC Announces New Initiatives to Inspire Outdoor Learning, Classroom Innovation Through PNC Grow Up Great

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., is kicking off Great Month, its annual celebration of PNC Grow Up Great® and high-quality early childhood education, by announcing new initiatives with two longtime collaborators.

Finding Courage in a Feathered Friend

But on that overwhelming day, Arlo was handed something unexpected: a small, soft feathered companion with a gentle heartbeat and a peaceful expression. It was My Special Aflac Duck®, a robotic comfort companion designed for children facing cancer and sickle cell disease.

Scaling Impact and Connectivity Through Technology Donations at Cisco

Through the Cisco Foundation and our corporate Social Impact Investments (SII), we support organizations that use technology in bold, innovative ways — from saving energy to saving lives. 

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S.

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, Jamaica faced one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.

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Energy

Duke Energy Responds to Constructive Carbon Plan Decision by North Carolina Utilities Commission

Duke Energy issued the following statement in response to today’s order by the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) on its carbon plan, an outcome prescribed by North Carolina state law (Energy Solutions for North Carolina, HB951).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ImpactAssets Kicks Off 2023 With New Leadership In Key Roles

ImpactAssets, a leading impact investing firm, today announced four new appointments that are designed to foster the firm’s rapid growth of new clients and expanded services, and to reinforce its commitment to accelerate impact for meaningful change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Paychex Report: We Believe We Must Be Intentional About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Being intentional with our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Paychex is a commitment we must adhere to for our employees, clients, and stakeholders.

Innovation & Technology

Whirlpool Corp. Female Engineers and Designers Put Up Big Patent Numbers

Whirlpool Corp. Female Engineers and Designers Put Up Big Patent Numbers

Education

Students Use Robotics Skills To Increase Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity

The robotics competition is about four months out of each year. The rest of the time, the students do community outreach and build skills like coding, graphic design, and writing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

4 Tips for How to Create a Sense of Community in the Workplace

As flexible work arrangements and technology tools increase and tangible work connections decrease, creating an environment that fosters belonging becomes essential. It’s clear that the onus is on companies to figure out how to create a sense of community in the workplace.

Socially Responsible Investing

Data-Driven Philanthropy: The Future of Giving

Don't let your donations go to waste. Join us as we explore the power of social impact data and discover how it can revolutionize your giving decisions. learn how to make the most impact with your charitable contributions. Watch or listen today

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How We're Addressing Food Insecurity in Latin American Countries

As a global leader in nutrition, we have a unique opportunity and responsibility to help those who need nutritious food and vital resources. That’s why we took it upon ourselves to make a difference in a big way.

Sustainable Development Goals

Spotlight: Reducing International Paper's GHG Emissions Across All 3 Scopes

We are committed to investing strategically in pursuit of our Vision 2030 goals.

Innovation & Technology

How Virtual Reality for Teachers Can Improve Quality of Education

Can technology improve access to quality education for children and youth around the world?

Environment

Countries Sign Up To Urgently Address Climate Change

Leaders from more than 50 of the world’s largest corporations signed up to a joint initiative, during COP27, to accelerate climate action.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New House Sustainable Investment Caucus Will Provide a Key Voice in Congress for Smart Investing

Today’s launch of a newly formed congressional caucus within the U.S. House of Representatives marks a key moment of support and oversight for smart investing practices that recognize sustainability issues like the climate crisis as major financial concerns.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

YourCause From Blackbaud Releases First-of-Its-Kind Employee Engagement Benchmark Tool

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, released an employee engagement benchmark calculator, which allows companies to see where their employee volunteering and giving programs align with peers.

Education

The Home Depot Quadruples Commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities Through Campus Enhancements and Innovative Career-Development Programs

The Home Depot® will increase its investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to $4 million in 2023 by launching an expanded range of community projects and career resources for students in its Retool Your School program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Henkel's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Journey: Progress Guided by Our Pioneering Spirit

As we ready ourselves for what I believe will be a significant year in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) journey, it is also important to reflect on our progress in 2022.

Diversity & Inclusion

Digital Navigators: Bridging the Digital and Generational Divide

Digital Navigators – individuals who are trained to help get more people connected – make a clear, measurable impact in helping to close the digital divide.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Southwire 2021 Sustainability Report: Talent Attraction

By investing in our employees, we believe that we can create a positive environment that helps ensure the long-term sustainability of Southwire.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Launches Child Savings Account Program at the Children’s Foundation of Mississippi Summit

Entergy Mississippi, LLC has kicked off a new child savings account program at the Children’s Foundation of Mississippi Summit. Kids to College, powered by Entergy, in partnership with the Children’s Foundation of Mississippi, announced the program will donate $60,000.

Innovation & Technology

The Role of Infrastructure Technology in Driving a Sustainable Future

As a global corporate citizen, we understand the decisions we make, big or small, impact future generations and determine our tomorrows. Lenovo has a duty to make a positive impact wherever we do business.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Land Betterment’s Agricultural Division Acquires 50% Ownership Interest in Canadian Greenhouse Operations

Betterment Harvest acquires 50% ownership interest in 2 Canadian world-class greenhouse operations providing a platform for organic & acquisition based growth.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sofidel Supports Franklin Middle School Girls Basketball Team

To give back to the local community, Sofidel announced a $4,000 donation to the Franklin Middle School girls basketball team in Green Bay, Wisc.

Research, Reports & Publications

Suncor 2022 Report on Sustainability: Biodiversity

Throughout the life cycle of our projects, we seek to avoid, minimize, restore and/or offset impacts to biodiversity from our operations.

Education

PNC Taps High Schools as Means of Solving Entry-Level Skills Gap

There’s a problem in the labor market, and PNC has emerged as a corporate leader in helping to solve it through an impactful program.

Diversity & Inclusion

LA Kings “We Are All Kings” Rink Tour Inspires Next Generation of Hockey Players

LA Kings “We Are All Kings” Rink Tour Inspires Next Generation of Hockey Players

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sealed Air Maintains A- Climate Change Score From CDP

Based on its environmental disclosures, Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) recently received an A- score from CDP for its climate change efforts.

Latest Campaigns

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...

PSEG Strength in Service, Sandy and Beyond

Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...

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...

KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service

KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

Aflac Voices

Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.

Local Communities

The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...

Climate Action & Environmental Management

Reach net-zero carbon in our own operations by 2030 and partner with suppliers to reduce their climate impact.

Financial health

At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...

Subaru Love Promise: Environment

Subaru works to reduce waste, safeguard resources for future generations, and preserve natural spaces – making real, meaningful commitments to these...

Community Impact

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