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Wesco volunteers at the Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter worksite.

Volunteering & Community | Wesco International

Wesco Team Members Join 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Atlanta, Ga.

Wesco team members proudly participated in the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, hosted by Atlanta Habitat for Humanity from May 3 through May 8. This year’s build took place in Langston Park, Atlanta Habitat’s newest planned community in the historic Sylvan Hills.

Events

As Systems for Climate Action Expand, Companies Stay the Course but Revisit Language

Governance & Accountability Institute

Health & Healthcare

Smith+Nephew Joins the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Research & Reports

AllianceBernstein: The Proof Is in the Proxy: Connecting Governance to Returns

AllianceBernstein

AI & Technology

GoDaddy’s Airo for WordPress Delivers AI That Builds, Grows and Continuously Improves Websites

GoDaddy

Health & Healthcare

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

Aflac Incorporated

AI & Technology

Powering the Future of Energy Smart Data Centers

Trane Technologies

Education & Workforce Development

Bacardi Launches Shake Your Future in Mexico for the First Time

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

AI & Technology

Continuous Assurance and Sovereign Accreditation Readiness

Keysight Technologies

Featured Brands

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.

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

At just 33 years old, Adamari López was thriving in her career and had quickly become a household name. She was successful, happy, healthy and felt unstoppable. It was then that an ordinary moment changed her life.

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Corporate Responsibility

The U.S. Transportation Decarbonization Blueprint Outlines a Bright Future for Sustainable Fuels, Mobile Fuel Delivery

Decarbonizing transportation will require a range of innovative, adaptable sustainability solutions, including sustainable fuels and Booster’s mobile fuel delivery service.

Philanthropy

Purpose Built Communities Announces 2023 Truist Foundation Racial Equity Ambassadors Cohort

Purpose Build Communities today announced the participants selected for its third cohort of the Truist Foundation Racial Equity Ambassadors Program.

Events

EHS & Sustainability Conferences You Don’t Want To Miss in 2023

From interactive sessions to inspiring presentations to networking opportunities, here’s a list of EHS and sustainability conferences and events (some virtual, some potentially in-person) that you should have on your radar in 2023.

Volunteering & Community

For the Love of Volunteering: A Gift Both Given and Received

What happens when you find that volunteer opportunity that gives you purpose? Your outlook on life changes. Read one man's story about the unexpected effects volunteering has had on his happiness.

AI & Technology

On a Roll: Electric Cart Delivery Pilot Expands in New York City

During its busiest season, in its densest U.S. market, FedEx is exploring how last-mile solutions like e-carts can help couriers operate with more efficient routes.

Awards & Rankings

Yum! Brands Named to 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

Bloomberg named Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) to its 2023 Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the Company’s commitment to advancing women’s equality and transparency in gender reporting.

Health & Healthcare

A New Era for Discoveries at Admera Health

What role does RNA play in regulating fat deposits? Which transcription factors affect insulin resistance and halt cancer progression? What is the viral load in one country’s estuarine and coastal waters? Researchers posing such questions turn to Admera Health.

Environment

Ceres Calls for Bold Action To Curb Federal Supplier Emissions

A proposed rule from the Biden Administration would reduce the harmful climate-related financial impacts of the $637 billion of products and services annually purchased by the U.S. government.

Events

International Paper’s Sophie Beckham To Speak at GreenBiz 23

International Paper Chief Sustainability Officer Sophie Beckham will be speaking at GreenBiz's premier annual event for sustainable business leaders - GreenBiz 23 - joining dynamic community of more than 1,000 professionals in Scottsdale, AZ.

Environment

The Secret to Accurate Scope 3 Accounting Is Sharing Trusted, Auditable Carbon Data Across Networks

Around the world, there is a growing realization that companies, not consumers, are key to the rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change.

Corporate Responsibility

Sustainable Business Innovation From Rural Women In Nigeria

From the southwest corner of Nigeria, a pioneering social enterprise called Durian is lifting rural women out of poverty to become economically self-sufficient and confident of their value in building a more sustainable world.

Inclusion & Opportunity

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Parental Leave, Disability Inclusion and More

Today we are talking about JPMorgan’s new parental leave policy, an interview with Ancestry CEO Deb Liu, femicide being at an all-time high, and the world’s first astronaut with a disability.

Energy & Infrastructure

Winning Energy-Efficiency Tips for Big Game Sunday

If you’re hosting a party for the big game, you may be preparing a giant spread, arranging comfortable seating and making sure your TV resolution is pixel-perfect. The last thing you need to worry about is a utility bill surprise.

Energy & Infrastructure

Energy Everywhere: Renewable Natural Gas

Chevron is working with industry partners—like dairy farmers—to treat methane from cow waste to make renewable natural gas (RNG).

Corporate Responsibility

Owning Your Career Journey: You’re Worth It

As work-life integration stays at the forefront of our new normal, I worry that we’ve inadvertently dropped the ball on another critical conversation: career strategies.

Environment

American Forest Foundation’s New Strategic Direction Answers Calls for Higher Quality Carbon Credits

The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced today its new strategic direction that will focus on unlocking the power of family forests as a natural climate solution, seeking to enable them to capture and store one billion tonnes of carbon by 2050.

Philanthropy

The Fight for Food Security Must Empower Smallholder Farmers

Together with developers from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, Plan21 and IBM aim to help smallholder farmers in Latin America to manage their crops more sustainably with the goal of increasing their productivity and income.

Inclusion & Opportunity

SkysTheLimit.org (“Sky’s the Limit”) Recognizes Three Purpose-Led Entrepreneurs During National Entrepreneurship Week

This National Entrepreneurship Week, SkystheLimit.org is proud to recognize three founders — from its community of over 45,000 entrepreneurs from historically marginalized and underrepresented groups – who are pushing the boundaries to transform lives for the better.

Philanthropy

AEG’s LA Kings Partner With Bikes for Kids Foundation to Donate 65 Bikes to Third Grade Class at Annalee Elementary School in Carson, CA

AEG’s LA Kings Partner with Bikes for Kids Foundation to Donate 65 Bikes to Third Grade Class at Annalee Elementary School in Carson, CA

Education & Workforce Development

PlayLA: 90,000 Children Get Active in 2022 As LA28 Looks To Build on Youth Sports Programme’s Success

Children across Los Angeles enjoyed more opportunities to play sport at little to no cost in 2022 thanks to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Los Angeles 2028.

Energy & Infrastructure

The Home Depot Furthers Investment in Renewable Energy at Stores, Installing 13 Megawatts of Solar Power Across California

The Home Depot is partnering with DSD Renewables (DSD) to install 13 megawatts (MW) of solar power on the rooftops at 25 store locations in California. This is a part of The Home Depot’s renewable energy goal to produce or procure 100 percent renewable energy.

Philanthropy

Students Studying Forensics, Physical Therapy Among Scholarship Winners

For Valerie Coakley, news that she was the $14,000 grand prize winner of the U.S. Bank Student Scholarship couldn’t have come at a better time.

Awards & Rankings

Wesco Named One of America’s Most Responsible Companies

Wesco was recently named among America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2023, presented by Newsweek and Statista.

Volunteering & Community

The Power of Volunteering: “There’s an Infinite Amount of Value in Helping Others”

When we talk about Georgia-Pacific's stewardship framework and the volunteer work our employees do in our communities, then it makes sense to talk about Anthony Reyna.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Honouring the Past and Inspiring the Future: Suncor Celebrates Black History Month

Together, we honour the past and inspire the future—this is the theme for the Suncor Black History Month celebration and the sentiment we will carry into the year and beyond.

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...

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...

Leadership

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

PSEG Awards & Recognition

PSEG and its employees are honored to receive a number of awards and recognition from organizations from a variety of disciplines. This recognition...

Southwire Giving Back

Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

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...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations

AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...