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An Emerging Gold Standard in Community Investment

There is a growing consensus on the needs of standards of proactive of how community investment, employee volunteering and giving programs are managed. This includes executive support, program planning, communications with key stakeholders and measurement.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

VIDEO: Farm Credit's Structure

An overview of Farm Credit's cooperative structure and unique funding model.

Events

Trane Residential Heating and Cooling Leadership on Display at Comfortech Expo

Trane is showcasing its leadership in home heating and cooling products and technology at Comfortech, the national HVACR, Hydronics and Plumbing Conference and Expo in St. Louis, Sept. 16-17.

Events

New Sustainability Webinar Series from SGS

The Webinar Series is composed of webinars which are designed to help organizations succeed in developing winning sustainability strategies and to support them in every step during the implementation.

Volunteering & Community

Take it From an Action Team Captain, Teens: Planning a Successful Volunteer Project is Only 7 Steps Away

Planning your own community service project can seem daunting. Whether you’re developing a project to meet a college requirement, or simply doing so out of a love for volunteering, take a deep breath; it’s a lot easier when you know that you’ve got a great team to help you hit a home run! Try following these easy steps to move your community service around the bases.

Environment

Understanding the True Cost of Water

For companies pursuing corporate water stewardship strategies, a common barrier to action is the perceived low cost of water “at the tap.” Water reduction, reuse, and recycling projects often do not meet investment hurdle rates or compare positively to other investments. This also acts to limit community and watershed engagement actions outside of the fence line as well.

Volunteering & Community

Eighth Annual Community Fundraiser Presented by VaxServe and Sanofi Pasteur Awards Record $230,000

Tonight, at the 8th annual Lackawanna County Community Fundraiser, VaxServe and Sanofi Pasteur executives announced that more than $230,000 has been raised for three local nonprofit organizations, which includes a significant donation made by VaxServe and Sanofi Pasteur.

Environment

At Subaru, Innovative Styrofoam Reuse Saves $1MM

Even the seemingly smallest idea can have enormous impact, on both the environment and the bottom line. Watch and see how one suggestion from a Subaru employee resulted in countless natural resources saved and an incredible financial windfall for Subaru.

Research & Reports

Banorte es la mejor experiencia para sus clientes y su comunidad

En Grupo Financiero Banorte cada mañana enfocamos nuestros esfuerzos en mejorar y fortalecer la relación con nuestros clientes, ya que sin duda ellos son nuestra razón de ser y por ello buscamos convertirnos en su aliado más fuerte y así crecer juntos.

Research & Reports

Banorte is the Best Experience for Clients and Community

Every day at Grupo Financiero Banorte we focus our efforts to improve and strengthen our relationship with customers, since without a doubt they are the reason we are here and that is why we seek to become their strongest ally and grow together.

Volunteering & Community

Books for Kids Foundation Library Renovated by Legg Mason

SCAN LaGuardia House Nursery at East River in New York City currently serves 60 children ages 2-5 in a full-day preschool program, and regularly utilizes a Books for Kids library in their day-to-day activities.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Invisible Consumption

Consumption is a part of everyday life; overconsumption is the sticking point. Typically when we think of overconsumption we think of the associated waste – from packaging, from products discarded rather than repaired, or from supersized products or McMansions. In the world of overconsumption, “need” is never the operative word.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo HomeLIFT Program to Help Detroit, Five Wayne County Cities

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), NeighborWorks America® and its network member Southwest Solutions today announced the $5.25 million Wells Fargo HomeLIFT℠ program to help boost homeownership in the cities of Detroit, Dearborn, Hamtramck, Highland Park, and Livonia.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Wells Fargo Announces $125 Billion Lending Goal to Support NAHREP’s Hispanic Wealth Project

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage announced today, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, its support of the goals of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ Hispanic Wealth Project, which seeks to triple Hispanic household wealth over the next decade.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Southwest Airlines Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and continues its proud tradition of sponsoring nonprofit organizations dedicated to making a positive difference in the Latino community.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Report From Central Florida Commission On Homelessness Provides Roadmap for Lowering Homeless Rate in the State

Volunteering & Community

Pro Bono Perspectives: Rachel Hutchisson

Common Impact is excited to launch Pro Bono Perspectives, a series of profiles – people like you – who took a leap into skills-based volunteering. From intrapreneurs, to entrepreneurs, to nonprofit executives, to corporate leaders – these individuals all have their own stories to tell, successes to share, lessons they’ve learned and tools they’ve used.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Nutrition and Health

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

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

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...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

Policy and Regulation

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

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

Nutrition and Health

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

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...