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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

How a Supplemental Insurance Safety Net Can Cover Any Path While You’re Growing Up

Life is full of unexpected moments, and unique choices and conventional milestones, like getting married or starting a new job, can be bypassed or reached at different times by different people.

Cisco and Quest Alliance Are Modernizing Vocational Training for India’s Next-Gen Workforce

When Priya first enrolled in a vocational training program at her local Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in northern India’s Haryana state, the prospect of a career in technology felt like a future that belonged to someone else.

Mastercard: A Billion Connected: How We’re Empowering Even More People on the Road to Financial Health

Over the past decade, nothing has reshaped the global economy more than digitalization. Nearly 80% of adults worldwide now have a bank or mobile money account, and 84% of adults in low‑ and middle‑income countries have a mobile phone.

Expanded Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiatives Tip Off During 2026 NCAA Final Four Weekend

LG Electronics USA partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to enhance mental wellness resources at the host schools of the 2026 NCAA Final Four men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments Indiana University, Indianapolis and Arizona State University

Storytime and Stocks

Investment advisor Craig Robinson had an “A-ha!” moment during his bedtime storytelling routine with his daughters, inspiring the Bull and Bear financial literacy series. He introduced his first book in April 2022.

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.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Dow Celebrates International Day of Persons With Disabilities

One billion people worldwide are living with a disability. Although “people with disabilities” sometimes refers to a single population, it is actually a diverse group of people with a wide range of abilities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Operation Surprise: Team Depot Captain Tracy J.

Meet Tracy Jefferson, a Team Depot District Community Captain and Home Depot Store Manager of the Harahan, Louisiana store. Tracy lives our values in the aisles and through her disaster relief and COVID-19 volunteer work.

Environment

New Treatment Systems Help Cummins Plants Significantly Cut Water Use

The company’s plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, is using a multi-faceted system, including hydroponics in a greenhouse, to return more wastewater to the plant for non-potable use, enabling the plant to reduce its purchases of municipal water.

Innovation & Technology

UVC Sanitizer Solution System Design

Disinfection and disinfecting solutions have been important for a while but even more so now as individuals have increased their disinfecting usage and commercial activities are required to increase their routine disinfecting practices, oftentimes disinfecting multiple times per day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Women Founders Can Shine in 2021 and Beyond

World Tree's core mission is to “Elevate, Educate, and Innovate for the Planet.” And we are and here is how...

Education

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: The Making of a Rainbow

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. As many families are home for a prolonged period of time, we wanted to help bring a little curiosity to them at home.

Sustainable Development Goals

Indonesia's LESTARI Project: From Village Empowerment to Landscape Conservation

This piece was written by Tedi Rabold about the completed U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) LESTARI project.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics 2020 Holiday Giving Supports Food Banks and Needy Families

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Longitudes | Pursuing a More Equitable World

Deadly disease; economic hardship; racial unrest — the United States is living through a triple pandemic.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Freeport-McMoRan Sites Awarded the Copper Mark for Responsible Production Practices

Freeport-McMoRan is pleased to announce the Copper Mark has been awarded to its first three sites: the Cerro Verde mine in Peru, the El Abra mine in Chile and the Atlantic Copper smelter and refinery in Spain.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IWBI Welcomes New Organizations to Its Membership Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is pleased to announce new organizations that have joined the IWBI membership program. The continued growth of the program signifies an increasing global emphasis on improving health and well-being...

Education

Tetra Tech's Institute for Public-Private Partnerships Achieves Industry-Leading Accreditation

Tetra Tech’s Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3) is pleased to announce our achievement in becoming an accredited training organization for APMG International's Certified Public-Private Partnership Professional (CP3P) Foundation program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Purple Heart Veteran, Family Get Mortgage-Free Home for the Holidays

The holidays are shining brighter for a Purple Heart veteran and his family after being surprised with a mortgage-free home and holiday gifts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainability in 2020: A Year in Review at Gildan

Gildan’s longstanding vision of Making Apparel Better® has guided the Company in managing every aspect of its business. Given its strong foundation of sustainable and ethical practices, Gildan has continued to prioritize sustainability in 2020.

Diversity & Inclusion

Invesco Recognizes International Human Rights Day

In honor of International Human Rights Day (IHRD) on Dec. 10, Invesco hosted a virtual employee event with Adah Parris, a futurist, storyteller and cultural strategist, to share her perspective.

Diversity & Inclusion

Military Veteran Spotlight: Jabarr B.

During our season of giving back through The Home Depot Foundation’s Operation Surprise campaign, we’re celebrating our brave service men and women by spotlighting the military members in our orange family.

Innovation & Technology

Autonomous Vehicles - How History Predicts Future Adoption

The rapid advancement in technology pertaining to automation is revolutionary and it is a privilege to be witnessing this change during our lifetime.

Health & Healthcare

Resources for Those Managing Alcohol Use Disorder This Holiday Season

Responsible Production & Consumption

UPS Longitudes | Sustainable Development in a Post-COVID World

This year has unleashed an onslaught of global challenges: natural disasters, economic volatility, social protests and a pandemic that has upended our way of life and illuminated longstanding inequities.

Research, Reports & Publications

INFOGRAPHIC | Logitech's Sustainability Highlights

As an award-winning design company, we pledge to future generations to create great customer experiences and do so in a way that is sustainable for the planet and society.

Green Infrastructure

H2Accelerate - New Collaboration for Zero Emission Hydrogen Trucking at Mass-Market Scale

IVECO, Daimler Truck AG, OMV, Shell and the Volvo Group today committed to work together to help create the conditions for the mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks in Europe.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Army Veteran Remembers His Brother in Arms by Involving Walmart in Wreaths Across America

The holiday season is generally a time for celebration, but for many military families, it’s also a time of remembrance.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tupperware Brands Releases 2019 Sustainability Report, Nurturing a Better Future

Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP), the leading global marketer of premium, innovative products across multiple brands and categories, today released the 2019 Sustainability Report, the ninth report for the Company.

Environment

Maintaining Aboveground Storage Tanks in Accordance With SPCC Requirements

Besides the federal SPCC regulatory requirement to inspect aboveground storage tanks, what other benefits are there to proper tank integrity inspection and maintenance? Find out here.

Media & Communications

Land Betterment Corporation Sponsors Season 4 of the Middle Tech Podcast

Land Betterment Corporation, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites, further strengthens its commitment to stakeholder returns by sponsoring Middle Tech Podcast’s Season 4.

Latest Campaigns

Aflac Stories

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

IWBI | Workplace Wellness

A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...

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...

Community Investment

all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)

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...

Working at Chemours

From the frontline to the back office, every Chemours employee knows they are a part of something bigger than themselves and are proud to be a part of...

Social Impact at Mastercard

At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

Nutrition and Health

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

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...

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...