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Corporate Responsibility | Webster Bank

Webster Bank Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Commitment to Sustainability

Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. published its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report highlighting achievements integrating sustainability and investments that drive social, environmental, and economic value across the bank's footprint.

Events

Trellis Impact 26, Where Innovation Powers Sustainable Business

Trellis Group

Energy & Infrastructure

Energy for a Better Future: Affordability for All

Entergy Corporation

Awards & Rankings

Griffith Foods Selected as a 2026 US Best Managed Company

Griffith Foods

Research & Reports

Rockwell Automation Strengthens Climate Commitment With Science Based Targets Initiative Net-Zero Targets Validation

Rockwell Automation

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Consumer Goods Supply Chain Transformation – Who Pays, Who Profits, and What Changes?

Cascale

Environment

Navigating Global Uncertainty: What EHS & Sustainability Leaders Need to Know in 2026

Inogen Alliance

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

New Industry Study, Identifies Path to Cut Cumulative Automotive Refrigerant Emissions Across Europe by ≈50% Between 2030-2050

Chemours

Environment

Earth Month 2026: How Everpure Employees Took Action Around the World

Everpure

Featured Brands

Spotlight on Digital Transformation | FY25 Purpose Report

At Cisco, we see resilience as the ability to turn disruption into growth and innovation. Whether it’s responding to a crisis, building AI skills, or investing in nonprofit partners, our goal is to make people and places stronger for the future. Here’s how.

Mastercard: How Technology Is Turning Sustainability Goals Into Measurable Action

For decades, environmental sustainability was treated as a long-term ambition. In 2026, that framing is changing. Across industries, technology is accelerating progress in ways that are tangible, measurable and increasingly embedded into the day-to-day operations of businesses.

Universal Destinations & Experiences and the University of Central Florida Introduce New School to Develop the Future Leaders of Themed Entertainment and Immersive Experiences

Universal Destinations & Experiences and the University of Central Florida introduce the Universal School of Experience Leadership and Innovation.

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.

Recent Alerts

Inclusion & Opportunity

Three Black CEOs Turn Obstacles Into Opportunities

Although Black business owners were disproportionately affected by the impact of Covid-19, a year into the pandemic, the number of Black CEOs had increased by 38%.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Breaking Down Stereotypes: How to Inspire a New Generation of Women Into STEM

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science – a day close to my heart as a coder, programmer, and self-proclaimed techie. Working in STEM is both rewarding and challenging.

Environment

Water Risk Points the Way to Fostering Resiliency in Business

Julie Mouton, Water Stewardship Service Leader at Antea Group, recently published an article in Water Resources IMPACT magazine detailing steps businesses can take to begin tacking water and climate-related challenges and building resiliency.

AI & Technology

New Broadridge ESG Dashboard Powered by CSRHub Makes Sense of ESG Ratings

Broadridge Financial Solutions, a global Fintech leader, has launched the Broadridge ESG Performance Dashboard powered by CSRHub.

Corporate Responsibility

Meet the Watts Family: The Benefits of Georgia-Pacific's Adoption Assistance Program

Watts and his wife leveraged Georgia-Pacific’s Adoption Assistance Program to adopt two teenage siblings after noticing siblings are usually on the adoption list longer than children without siblings.

Corporate Responsibility

Monica Pacheco's Humble Approach to Leadership Through Learning

The first thing that strikes you when you meet Monica Pacheco is her enthusiasm about her work and the process of converting raw materials to glass packaging.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Survey Explores Impact of Bipolar I Disorder Medication Side Effects

Our recent survey conducted with Harris Poll and Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance found that a vast majority of respondents who live with bipolar I disorder experienced medication side effects that negatively impacted their daily lives.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Zero Barriers: How We Are Accelerating Our Progress

At Medtronic, we have taken several strategic actions to help us move faster toward zero barriers to equity. This includes shifting to a leader-led model for ID&E, building stronger accountability across our organization and setting new five-year organizational diversity representation goals.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Industry-Standard Product Circularity Data Sheets (PCDS) Launches on Toxnot Platform

Toxnot’s is now the first U.S. based platform to offer companies the ability to create and export Product Circularity Data Sheets (PCDS) globally.

Awards & Rankings

NAMI Named Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Organization of the Year

Notable for its success in attracting donations through its walk program over the last two years in spite of the pandemic, NAMI was named the Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Organization of the Year

Education & Workforce Development

FedEx Logistics Announces $100,000 Scholarship Endowment to Mississippi Valley State University

Deepens existing relationship with MVSU to advance inclusion and empower economic opportunity

Education & Workforce Development

Cadence India Transforms the Lives of Students Through the Cadence Scholarship Program

Many meritorious students from weaker economic backgrounds are unable to pursue higher education.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Quest Diagnostics' Employees Celebrate Black History Month: Desyra's Watch List

In celebration of Black History Month, Desyra is binge watching Finding Our Roots on PBS.

Inclusion & Opportunity

We're Proud to Have Supported a Special Issue of Tuskegee University's Journal of Healthcare, Science, and the Humanities

We’re proud to have supported a special issue of Tuskegee University’s Journal of Healthcare, Science, and the Humanities.

Education & Workforce Development

Academic Cloud and the Digital Skills Boom

I virtually caught up with the two organizations behind the Academic Cloud tech and two colleges putting it into practice.

Awards & Rankings

AllianceBernstein's Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Corporate Citizenship Janessa Cox-Irvin for being recognized as a 2022 Notable Black Leader by Crain's New York Business.

Congratulations to AB’s Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Corporate Citizenship Janessa Cox-Irvin for being recognized as a 2022 Notable Black Leader by Crain's New York Business. Janessa is fully invested in advancing a culture of inclusion at AllianceBernstein.

Volunteering & Community

RealTalk with Realized Worth: Braving the Social Impact Wilderness Alone

Join this RealTalk episode to gain useful tools for navigating the formidable and often lonely terrain that is the Social Impact wilderness.

Awards & Rankings

Rockwell Automation's Lucia Loza Galezewski Named 2022 STEP Ahead Honoree

The Manufacturing Institute has named Rockwell Automation’s (NYSE: ROK) Lucia Loza Galezewski a 2022 STEP Ahead Award winner. Galezewski, a finance manager

Media & Communications

CSRHub's Cynthia Figge Speaking at Future in Review 2022

CSRHub CEO and Co-founder Cynthia Figge is speaking at the Future in Review (FiRe) 2022 Conference: Technology Driving a Brighter Future.

Awards & Rankings

Essity Named Diversity Leader Among European Companies

The hygiene and health company Essity has been designated a Diversity Leader by the UK business daily Financial Times.

Philanthropy

The Home Depot Foundation's Path to Pro Program Expands Skilled Trades Training to More Than 250 Schools in Over 30 States

The Home Depot Foundation has granted $5 million to expand its Path to Pro trades training program to more than 250 schools in over 30 states, in partnership with Home Builders Institute (HBI) and Construction Ready.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Trends Driving Plant-Based Food Innovation

We’re excited to kick off our FlavorIQ Trends Program for 2022 with our first trend, Plant-Based Proliferation!

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog - Back Where It Belongs: The Importance of Native American Land Stewardship

California has an unfortunate history when it comes to Native American tribes. A creative conservation transaction recently gave land back to the people who had traditionally stewarded it. A hopeful, replicable model.

AI & Technology

What Is... Microfluidics?

The infamous Theranos case might have you believe that microfluidics is a work of Silicon Valley vaporware or science fiction, but there’s a drop (heh) of truth — and real science — behind it.

Corporate Responsibility

Industrial Hemp Leader Santa Fe Farms Rebrands as element6 Dynamics to Reflect Its Focus on Addressing Earth's Carbon Imbalance at Scale

Santa Fe Farms, a company harnessing the power of science to regenerate our planet by addressing its serious carbon imbalance at scale, announced today that its new corporate identity will be element6 Dynamics

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Corporate Responsibility

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2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

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...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Titanium Technologies

Chemours’ Titanium Technologies (TT) business is a leading, global provider of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment used in coatings, plastics, and...

Thermal & Specialized Solutions

Chemours’ Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business sits at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and design, making it a leading provider of...

Policy and Regulation

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

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...

Leadership

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