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Diversity & Inclusion

The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ Continues to Champion Women Entrepreneurs at She's Next, Empowered by Visa

The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ participated in the first Visa Canada She's Next, Empowered by Visa workshop in Toronto yesterday, a global initiative to support and champion women business owners as they build, sustain and advance their businesses.

Education

Discovery Education & Corporate Program Partners Recognize Red Ribbon Week with New Resources to Aid in Substance Abuse Prevention

Discovery Education continues to add to the portfolio of Corporate Education Partnership programs that provide students, families, and employees with cross-disciplinary resources to support educating students about the dangers of substance misuse.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bridgestone Wins the Mercedes-Benz Environmental Responsibility Award

Bridgestone received the Mercedes-Benz Environmental Responsibility Award for the implementation of the Reused Water Project. The announcement of the winners took place on October 15, at an awards ceremony held in São Paulo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Montana Homeownership to Get $3.4 Million Boost From Wells Fargo

The NeighborhoodLIFT® program is part of $1 billion commitment by the Wells Fargo Foundation over six years to address housing affordability

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Domtar is Keeping Our Employees Safe and Well

Active Awareness and Prevention Programs are in place across our locations, supported by dedicated safety and well-being experts, industry-leading methods and tools, and our leadership teams.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Coca-Cola Company’s Natural Brands Believe Poverty is Unnecessary

Whole Planet Foundation’s Poverty is Unnecessary Annual Benefit & Auction on October 25 is supported by Presenting Sponsor The Coca-Cola Company's natural brands.

Research, Reports & Publications

Blackbaud Releases Second Annual Social Responsibility Report

Blackbaud has released its second annual Social Responsibility Report, which provides an in-depth look at the company’s global social responsibility, governance, ethical practices and dedication to sustainability.

Diversity & Inclusion

NxtGen Program Develops an Inclusive Workplace for Adults with Autism

In partnership with Autism Speaks, we’re establishing the NxtGen Program: a community college curriculum focused on skills that will prepare people with autism to pursue skilled-labor jobs in manufacturing.

Environment

Zero-Carbon Transportation: Beyond The Tailpipe

Zero-carbon transportation is not just a possibility. It is a necessity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Grants Aim to Improve Financial Health for Struggling Families

With millions of Americans wrestling with financial insecurity, the Wells Fargo Foundation today announced $5.4 million in grants to nine organizations that help struggling households manage their finances, reduce debt, improve credit and gain access to other life-changing economic opportunities.

Health & Healthcare

VIDEO: FedEx & Safe Kids Halloween Safety Tips

On Halloween, twice as many kids are hit and killed while walking than on any other day of the year. The sugar rush, yard-to-yard running and sense of community make it easier for a “rules no longer apply” mentality when trick-or-treating.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Give and Get: Developing and Inspiring Symantec’s Future Leaders

Our engineers, salespeople, accountants, product managers, and others use their unique skill set to help nonprofits solve critical challenges, giving and receiving in the process.

Health & Healthcare

Walgreens, Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Collaborate to Support Research in Tough-to-Treat Cancers and Increase Access to Care

Walgreens announced today a new collaboration with Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to enable research in tough-to-treat cancers and increase access to care with a pledge to contribute more than $25 million to the organizations, collectively, over the next five years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Scores Among the Highest in the Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index

Sodexo has been recognized in the Diversity Best Practices (DBP) Inclusion Index for the third consecutive year, and has been named to the Index’s “Top 10 Percent” for scoring an 82 percent, among the highest of the 150 organizations nominated.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful Partners With Earth Day Network on 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful® and Earth Day Network today announced a partnership to promote the iconic organizations’ respective missions to keep America clean, green, and beautiful as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day approaches.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Strengthening Supply Chain Reporting

A leadership forum on strengthening supply chain sustainability reporting has been launched by the Global Reporting Initiative

Environment

Cultivating Student Scientists to Improve Water Quality of Indian River Lagoon

These students have helped raise over 2,000 native shoreline plants in schoolyard nurseries and filled hundreds of fossilized shell bags, all of which have been utilized in living shoreline restoration projects in the Indian River Lagoon.

Environment

Creating a Rain Forest in the Pacific Ocean

SCE’s Wheeler North Reef expansion project will build 374 acres of habitat for residential fish and marine life near San Clemente.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The New Climate for Business: Employee Activism as an Asset

Now, more than ever employees are using their voice to influence the companies they work for, regardless of sector, on issues as varied as climate change and sexual harassment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 34: Gary Levante, Bershire Bank

This Pro Bono Week bonus episode returns to Danielle Holly's conversation with Gary Levante, Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility & Culture at Berkshire Bank and one of the collaborators behind Skills for Cities.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Freeport-McMoRan Employees Volunteer in Their Communities

Freeport-McMoRan employees volunteered over 3,000 hours during this year’s Global Volunteer Month, doing everything from planting trees to holding food and diaper drives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies and Albertsons Companies Foundation Hunger Is Results by the Numbers: 100 Million Breakfasts, 200,000 Kids and 1 Goal — Eradicate Childhood Hunger

Hunger Is started in 2014 as a radical aspiration to eradicate childhood hunger – an issue far too common in countless communities across the country.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Recruits Managers, Especially Women, who Paused Careers

Procter & Gamble has launched an internship program for experienced professionals – especially women – who might have put a pause on their careers to raise children or care for an aging or ailing family member. The intent is to hire them for management positions.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Four Reasons Food Safety Is Not Just for World Food Day

Abigail Stevenson, Mars Global Food Safety Center Director, on why food safety is a critical requirement for food security, and how Mars is proudly taking action to enable safe food for all on #WorldFoodDay and every day.

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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...