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“AI Can’t Quote Coverage You Never Generated.”

The CMO made a compelling case: Advertising had measurable return on ad spend (ROAS). Content marketing had attribution, earned media had neither. It wasn’t an unreasonable argument. The metrics said what they said. Her headcount went to marketing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic

Events, Media & Communications

Georgia-Pacific Announces President & CEO; Duncan to Lead Nearly 100-year-old Atlanta-Based Manufacturing Company

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Events, Media & Communications

Boston’s Flexible Workspace The Village Works Has Achieved the First WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S.

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

FedEx

Environment

The Label to Look for When Shopping for Responsibly Sourced Paper Products

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Innovation & Technology

How Lenovo Is Transforming Enterprise Sustainability for ThinkPad Through Its Partnership With Makersite

Lenovo

Education

New Junior Achievement Experiential Learning Center, Presented by KeyBank, Focuses on Workforce Readiness

KeyBank

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health Foundation Invests $2.24 Million To Strengthen Community Health in Charlotte’s Historic West End

CVS Health

Featured Brands

PNC Announces New Initiatives to Inspire Outdoor Learning, Classroom Innovation Through PNC Grow Up Great

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., is kicking off Great Month, its annual celebration of PNC Grow Up Great® and high-quality early childhood education, by announcing new initiatives with two longtime collaborators.

Prosperity Now Receives $1 Million Wells Fargo Foundation Grant to Support VITA Organizations Nationwide

Prosperity Now receives a $1 million dollar Wells Fargo Foundation grant to support IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organizations nationwide. Grant expands access to trusted, no-cost tax return preparation services.

Finding Courage in a Feathered Friend

But on that overwhelming day, Arlo was handed something unexpected: a small, soft feathered companion with a gentle heartbeat and a peaceful expression. It was My Special Aflac Duck®, a robotic comfort companion designed for children facing cancer and sickle cell disease.

Scaling Impact and Connectivity Through Technology Donations at Cisco

Through the Cisco Foundation and our corporate Social Impact Investments (SII), we support organizations that use technology in bold, innovative ways — from saving energy to saving lives. 

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S.

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, Jamaica faced one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.

T‑Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Recently, FedEx hosted the spring edition of the Marine Corps Career Readiness Initiative webinar, an inspiring event dedicated to equipping student scholars with the tools they need to transition from college to career.

Aflac 2025 Agents of Care Prove the Power of Compassion in Action

Quiet acts of service often speak the loudest, and that kind of generosity can ripple outward to help strengthen entire communities.

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants Return for 9th Consecutive Year to Provide $2.5 Million for Nonprofits in 2026

Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Local today announced the return of the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants for the ninth consecutive year. 

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Health & Healthcare

Empowering Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Africa

Events, Media & Communications

Upcoming Best Practice Network Webinar: What’s the Difference? Exploring the Convergence of Cause Marketing & CSR

Social Impact & Volunteering

GenY Shows Environmentalists New Economics

Newly-Redesigned Fair Trade Certified™ Label Hits Store Shelves in Canada

Newly-Redesigned Fair Trade Certified™ Label Hits Store Shelves in Canada

AWEARNESS, The Kenneth Cole Foundation, Announces Opening Of The Kenneth Cole Haiti Health Center

AWEARNESS, The Kenneth Cole Foundation, Announces Opening Of The Kenneth Cole Haiti Health Center

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Johnson & Johnson BE VITAL Video Challenge

Innovation & Technology

Caelus Releases the CurrentState™ Hospitality Sustainability Audit

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CSR In Canada: Who's Who and Why They Matter (Part II: TSSS)

Environment

Wireless Trade-In Program Keeps 1 Million Outdated Phones Out of Landfills

Events, Media & Communications

24 Easy Ways to Craft Your Social Media Sustainability Communications

Social Impact & Volunteering

VOTE! Help elect Chris Studney for the USGBC National Board of Directors

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful Encourages All Americans to Plant Native Species on National Planting Day and Throughout the Fall Season

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar Recap: The Radically Engaged Business – A 2012 VolunteerMatch Client Summit Encore Presentation with Carol Cone

Research, Reports & Publications

Automotive Industry Accelerates Conflict Minerals Transparency Efforts with New Reporting Tool

Environment

Madeline Island Ferry Line Donates to Support Leonardo Academy’s Sustainable Transportation Initiatives

Social Impact & Volunteering

Understanding Social Value: The Importance of Including Stakeholders

Social Impact & Volunteering

Kellie Pickler Buzzes for Breast Cancer

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Key Question for a “Transformational Company”: What’s Left to Be Done?

Innovation & Technology

Marlborough School is the Only One in the State to Get an iPad Grant

Environment

Media Impact joins IUCN

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability Reporting 101 - Part 5: Five Ways to Build Your Sustainability Report Team

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sappi Fine Paper North America Announces Grant Recipients for the 13th Annual Ideas that Matter Program

Innovation & Technology

A Solid Gold Facility

Social Impact & Volunteering

Accenture Grants Plan International an Additional US$3.65 Million to Equip Young Adults in Thailand and Indonesia with Skills

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Doing Well by Doing Good

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Climate Action & Environmental Management

Reach net-zero carbon in our own operations by 2030 and partner with suppliers to reduce their climate impact.

Financial health

At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

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...

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...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

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...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

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...