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Social Impact & Volunteering

Eight Latin American Organizations Selected to Drive Economic Growth and Social Well-Being in the Region

Tandem Global recognized eight Latin American and Caribbean initiatives that demonstrated meaningful development impact across the countries where they operate. Grant funded by the U.S Department of State, EIC participants will receive funding to implement their awardee projects

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rooted in Community, Powered by People: LMOS 2025 Wrap-Up

For the ninth consecutive year, Lenovo’s Love on Month of Service (LMOS) continues to grow in both community impact and employee engagement.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Northern Trust’s ‘Achieving Greater Together’ Month Sets New Global Service Record

Northern Trust employees have again demonstrated their commitment to community impact, dedicating a record-breaking 63,214 volunteer hours during the company’s global month of service, Achieving Greater Together.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Charity Navigator Rates Direct Relief 100% for 2025

Charity Navigator, America’s top independent nonprofit evaluator, has awarded Direct Relief an overall 100% charity rating for 2025.

Events, Media & Communications

2025 Was a Big Year for Sustainability Communications — Here’s What the Research Said.

From shifting consumer trust to the rise of individual impact, 2025 has been a turning point for sustainability communications. Through bold, data-driven research, 3BL explored how public sentiment, corporate action, and storytelling intersect

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Carton Recycling Options Are Expanding: Here’s What To Know

Carton recycling isn’t just waste diversion. It’s a growing part of the circular economy that keeps materials in use and out of landfills.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Investing In Our Talent Pipeline: Southwire Sustainability Report Highlight

To support generational sustainability, we must build a pipeline that equips Southwire to tackle the challenges of today — and those to come.

Sustainable Development Goals

Feeding Happiness™ in Action: WK Kellogg Co Releases 2024 Sustainable Business Report

WK Kellogg Co has launched its 2024 Sustainable Business Report, showcasing progress on the three pillars of our Feeding Happiness strategy: Making Eating Well Easy, Helping Kids Be Their Best, and Bettering Our Communities.

Environment

Safeguarding Our Future: Corporate Responsibility in Building Climate-Resilient Communities

Tandem Global announces the release of a new white paper, Safeguarding Our Future: Corporate Responsibility in Building Climate-Resilient Communities, available for download today.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Mary Beth Cote-Jenssen

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations. Learn how these practitioners and their companies are addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change

Social Impact & Volunteering

During National Homelessness Awareness Month, Program to Provide Laundry Services to Unhoused Populations Expanded to More Communities

The LG x ShowerUp Program started from a simple yet powerful idea: outfit a truck with laundry services, mobile showers, and toiletries to provide critical relief to unhoused populations in Huntsville, Alabama, where LG has been leading corporate citizen since the 1970s.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Where Do My Old Tires Go? eTracks Has the Answer

Around a billion tires are discarded globally each year. The world depends on tires for mobility, but without recovery and recycling programs, they can create major waste management problems.

Education

Medtronic Spark Scholarship Launches To Help Students From Low-Income Households Globally Pursue Health Tech Careers

The scholarship is a core part of Medtronic Spark, a global 10-year initiative to propel 1 million students from low-income households into health tech careers. By 2030, the global shortfall of health workers is predicted to reach 11 million.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Nature Conservancy’s NatureVest Appoints Dr. Catherine (Cat) Burns as Managing Director to Advance Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance

Catherine Burns, PhD, has been named Managing Director of The Nature Conservancy’s impact investing and sustainable finance team, NatureVest. 

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Curiosity, Empathy, and Learning: Meet Alejandro Villegas

I started in the tech world back when web hosting was taking off before “The Cloud” or “Security Engineering” existed, when folks used to run web hosting companies from their own garage. I had a FreeBSD 4.11 server with very basic specs and a 300+ days uptime that I leveraged.

Innovation & Technology

6G Network: Get Ready for a Mobile Communications Revolution

Are your engineers and customers ready for a future where smartphones transmit at terabits per second, enable worldwide connectivity in even the most remote locations, and make science-fiction-like holographic telepresence an everyday reality?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving Season and Beyond: How Shared Purpose Builds Stronger Teams and Drives Employee Engagement

Learn how companies can turn Giving Tuesday and giving season into a year-round movement that drives engagement, belonging, and a culture of purpose at work.

Education

High School Students Learn About Recycling and Are Making a Difference

Eastman believes the next generation is critical to making sustainable, positive change. That was made evident when several high school students from Kingsport, Tennessee, spent a day at Eastman to learn about next-generation recycling.

Responsible Production & Consumption

U… for Urban Mining, a Saint-Gobain Podcast

Faced with ever scarcer natural resources and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the construction industry is looking to urban mining – the recovery of construction materials from demolished buildings.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The 2025 Subaru Share the Love® Event Launches With Heartfelt New Advertising, Targeting More Than $350 Million in Total Charitable Donations

Subaru of America, Inc. today launched the 2025 Subaru Share the Love® Event with the debut of two emotional ads that support the donation program by spotlighting national and hometown charity partners.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How DP World’s Global Scale Is Driving U.S. Supply Chain Solutions

In a new FreightWaves interview, “DP World Leverages Global Reach for U.S. Solutions,” Glen Clark, CEO of DP World in the U.S. and Mexico, explains how the company is using its global scale to deliver regional value.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wesco International Continues Partnership With Habitat for Humanity To Support 100,000 Floors To Play on Initiative

Wesco International, a global provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, announced its support for Habitat for Humanity International’s 100,000 Floors to Play On initiative.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard | Bridging Opportunities, Coordinating Action: How Alabama Is Investing in Its Small Business Ecosystem

“Bridges don’t hold unless they are supported.” This quote from Bob Dickerson, Executive Director of the Birmingham Business Resource Center, reflected many of the themes explored at the sixth Mastercard Strive USA Summit, convened in Alabama.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Fairtrade America: Statement on White House Amendments to Executive Order 14257 (Tariffs)

Fairtrade America and private sector partners issued statements in response to White House’s decision to amend Executive Order 14257 (tariffs).

Education

From Lip Gloss Batches To STEM Badges: Mary Kay Sparks Girl Scouts’ Passion for Science With Experiments and Career Exploration

In October, Mary Kay hosted nearly 30 Brownies and Cadettes from the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, ranging in ages from 7 to 12, along with 18 equally as excited moms, for an immersive STEM Day experience designed to help the girls earn their STEM Career Exploration Badge. 

Latest Campaigns

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...

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...

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

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...

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...

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...

Aflac Stories

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

GoDaddy | Customers

GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...

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...