Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SLB Recognized at the World 50 2026 Impact Awards

SLB

Health & Healthcare

The "Seal of Approval": How to Find Trustworthy Treatment Centers for Law Enforcement Officers

Motorola Solutions

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Mother’s Mission To Protect Her Children Through Vaccination

Action Against Hunger

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Recognized Among 2026 USA Today Top Workplaces

Fifth Third Bancorp

Innovation & Technology

Inside Mary Kay’s Tech & Digital Transformation With CIO James Whatley

Mary Kay

Innovation & Technology

SLR Launches Enhanced Digital Services Following Acquisition of Leading Climate-Modelling and Analytics Platforms

SLR

Research, Reports & Publications

Entergy’s 2025 Performance Report Highlights Growth, Reliability and Customer-Driven Initiatives

Entergy Corporation

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why Traditional Evacuation Plans Fall Short in Hybrid Work Environments

Antea Group

Featured Brands

NFWF Announces $1.8 Million To Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently announced nearly $1.8 million in grants to restore, improve and conserve sagebrush, mesic wet meadow and big game migratory corridor habitats in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming.

Wells Fargo Helps Drive Growth in West Charlotte With $6 Million

Wells Fargo today announced a $6 million philanthropic investment in Charlotte, North Carolina, reinforcing the company’s long‑standing commitment to the city.

What It’s Like To Grow Up With a Trach

Grace's story is a powerful look at life with a tracheostomy (trach) and the strength of a family navigating a diagnosis.

PNC Surpasses Community Benefits Plan Commitment With $119 Billion in Community Investments

Surpassing our original $88 billion commitment with $119.3 billion in capital investments, loans and philanthropic support, PNC expanded homeownership, small business growth and community revitalization initiatives in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities nationwide.

One Million Items Collected! Taco Bell® Sauce Container U.S. Recycling Program

For years, Taco Bell’s iconic hot sauce packets have been part of fans’ biggest and boldest moments, from elevating everyday meals to inspiring fashion statements and even unforgettable marriage proposals.

Ditch “Aisle Anxiety” With Guiding Stars

According to a recent survey of US adults, more than a third of respondents experience “aisle anxiety” when grocery shopping. And 39% feel “overwhelmed” by all the options. The survey also found that the average shopper spends four minutes deliberating over each item.

Connecting Across Continents With Women of Cisco Networking Academy

Through Cisco Networking Academy, millions of learners each year gain the skills and credentials they need to lead, create, and thrive in the tech industry. Here, we’re showcasing a few of Cisco Networking Academy’s inspiring women and their unique career journeys.

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.

Recent Alerts

Energy

UK Energy Sector Transformation Marks Historic Milestones

In the chronicles of Great Britain’s energy industry, 2017 will go down as a significant year. At a time already characterized by change and uncertainty, two events stand out. One signals a break with the past; the other suggests the shape of things to come.

Events, Media & Communications

Stop Wasting Time! How to ‘Go Big’ With Your Employee Volunteer Program

We know the benefits employee volunteer programs have on business: increased employee engagement and satisfaction, better recruitment and retention, publicity, skill development, team-building, and more. But how do you maximize these benefits while also achieving the greatest community impact possible? Find out in this free webinar.

Green Infrastructure

Infographic: In Its 41st Year, the Tree City USA Program Is Still Going Strong

The Tree City USA program has been greening up cities and towns across America since 1976. It is a nationwide movement that provides the framework necessary for communities to manage and expand their public trees.

Green Infrastructure

The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation grants $200,000 to Colorado Communities

Research, Reports & Publications

The Multiplier Effect: How BAT is Advancing Sustainable Agriculture and Supporting Our Farmers

At British American Tobacco (BAT), we have a long and proud 100-year history in agriculture, working directly with farmers around the world and advancing sustainable practices. While this undoubtedly brings advantages to our business in terms of securing our source of high-quality tobacco leaf, it also plays a significant role in protecting the environment and enhancing farmer livelihoods.

Education

21CF Makes Battle of the Sexes DVD and Discussion Guide Available for Free to Educators to Encourage Classroom Conversation on Gender Equality and LGBT Issues

21st Century Fox has strengthened its partnership with the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) with the release of a free Battle of the Sexes curriculum guide for the classroom. Inspired by the true story of world tennis champion and WSF founder, Billie Jean King, the curriculum offers materials for teachers to guide their students through discussions on sexism, LGBT rights, inclusion, and the landmark Title IX legislation, as well as handouts and activities to supplement key themes. Along with the curriculum’s release, 21CF is also making DVD copies of Fox Searchlight’s Battle of the Sexes available free of charge to educators in high school and college classrooms across the United States.

Media & Communications

New CITGO CEO Arrives in Houston

CITGO President and CEO Asdrúbal Chávez conducted his first corporate meeting today with top senior executives and management to review the Company’s 2017 results, including the record-setting safety performance and operational achievements.

Social Impact & Volunteering

100 Days to Comcast Cares Day

At Comcast NBCUniversal, making a positive impact in the communities where our employees live and work is a core value that we embrace all year long.

Through our partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters, for example, hundreds of our employees mentor local school children at Comcast offices nationwide. They also serve as ambassadors to their local communities to help underserved families bridge the digital divide through access to technology. Additionally, our employees share their professional skills, from marketing, human resources and legal expertise, to help strengthen nonprofit organizations.

Each year, we celebrate this year-round commitment to communities through Comcast Cares Day, which this year will take place on April 21.

Innovation & Technology

Boeing Unveils New Unmanned Cargo Air Vehicle Prototype

Boeing’s new unmanned vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo air vehicle prototype evolves autonomy technology for future aerospace vehicles. Powered by an environmentally-friendly electric system, it supports payloads up to 500 lbs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PayPal Community Donates $1 Billion During Holiday Season

At PayPal, we pride ourselves on always looking forward and never standing still. By challenging ourselves to do better and work harder we can better serve our customers and move further towards fulfilling our mission of democratizing financial services. With that said, however, I spent some time over the holidays reflecting on the past year – as I imagine many of you did as well – and wanted to offer a few thoughts and celebrate a meaningful milestone.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Points of Light Honors the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through National Day of Service

Points of Light, with support from KPMG Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service, will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15 by engaging more than 90,000 individuals in acts of service through 1,575 service projects and civic dialogue events in more than 50 communities in partnership with local Points of Light affiliates and nonprofits across the country. MLK Day marks the beginning of the service year as hundreds of thousands of individuals will honor the memory of Dr. King by contributing their time, talent and voice to improve their communities.

Social Impact & Volunteering

LBG Canada Data Stories: Want to Learn More About LBG Canada?

Community investment professionals benefit from being a part of the LBG Canada Network.

Events, Media & Communications

Early Bird Registration Now Open!

Early Bird registration for the 2018 International Women’s Day Forum is now open! Save 20% now through February 2 only. Click here to learn more.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Rescuing and Repurposing Bikes: Republic Services' Rachel Klein Receives Community Leadership Award

Education

Are You Ready for an Accelerator?

Building a company is incredibly hard... and incredibly rewarding. I know from experience. Before working at AT&T, I supported a portfolio of start-ups at a venture capital firm. There’s nothing quite like making an idea a reality and seeing its impact on others.

Events, Media & Communications

The Solvable Problem Challenge: Submit Your Idea by February 28

Do you know of a solvable problem within the United Nations' Global Goals that could be solved with the right resources, network, and collaboration?

Energy

Local Schools Plug In to Help Improve Air Quality in Their Communities

The five schools that make up the El Monte Union High School District are all less than 20 miles away from the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. On a good day, students and staff have a crisp, clear view of the local mountains. Too often, though, the mountains appear hazy, rather than clear as they should be, because of the smog.

Innovation & Technology

The Possibility Report: Transforming The Classroom Experience

The fourth theme in The Possibility Report series, LEARN examines how technology stands to transform the classrooms of the future, whether they’re in a traditional school, the prison system, or beyond.

Diversity & Inclusion

MGM Resorts International Sponsors the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Parade in Downtown Las Vegas

Thousands of Las Vegans are expected to line downtown streets Monday, Jan. 15, to cheer on participants of the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.

Social Impact & Volunteering

MLK Day Employee Volunteer Spotlight: Stephanie Burgess

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to service, we are spotlighting an incredible story from Stephanie Burgess, one of our outstanding skills-based volunteers from Charles Schwab. Thank you, Stephanie, for sharing your heartfelt story with us and for allowing us to see the true impact that skills-based volunteering can have, both for the volunteer and the nonprofit organization.

Environment

Timberland Europe and The King Baudouin Foundation Announce Winners of Urban Greening Grant My PlayGreen

Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland has a longstanding commitment to protect and restore the outdoors. For Timberland, the outdoors encompass backcountry trails as well as well-worn paths in city parks, community gardens and other urban green spaces where employees and consumers live, work, and explore. Today, 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66% by 2050.

Research, Reports & Publications

When Does It Pay for Companies to Signal That They Are “Green?” – Research by Tom Lyon, Erb Institute Faculty

The prevailing wisdom says that it pays to be green. However, some research has demonstrated negative market consequences to companies’ voluntary emissions reductions. Why is this? One answer may lie in “regulator discretion.”

Education

Discovery Education and 3M Recruit America’s Next Top Young Scientist in Annual Middle School Competition

3M (@3M), a leader in Materials Science, and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd), the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms across the country, today announced the opening of the annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar Supports the Removal of Landmines

About 110 million land mines are still in the ground as a result of past or current conflict or wars. Landmines restrict the movement of people and humanitarian aid, make land unsuitable for cultivation, and deny citizens access to water, food, care and trade.

Environment

Practitioner Spotlight - Peter Penning

Antea Group spotlights Peter Penning, its Water Stewardship Solution Leader who is based in Europe and whose career spans continents. Peter is enthusiastic and hopeful about the future of water sustainability: “It’s the one sustainability challenge I believe can be tackled in my lifetime.”

Latest Campaigns

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

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...

KeyBank's Community Investment

In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...

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 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...