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Events, Media & Communications | 3BL

“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

Gina Adams Honored by Dress for Success As Part of Women Who Inspire Campaign

Gina Adams, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at FedEx, has been recognized by Dress for Success Worldwide as part of its annual Women Who Inspire global campaign.

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.

Recent Alerts

Environment

Report Shows More Corporations Disclose Water Risk Following SEC Guidance, Though Data is Lacking

Environment

UNCCD Announces Three Winners for First Land for Life Award

Social Impact & Volunteering

Blog: Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A New Framework for Philanthropy

Health & Healthcare

New Report Estimates Nearly 18 Million Cancer Survivors in the U.S. by 2022

Research, Reports & Publications

Novo Nordisk's Sustainability Journey: 1992 to 2012

Research, Reports & Publications

Focal Point USA - An Interview with Steve Lippman, Director of Corporate Citizenship at Microsoft

Events, Media & Communications

Source 44 Webinar on Conflict Minerals

Environment

Business Leaders Commit to Water Sustainability at Rio+20; In Special Communiqué, CEOs Urge Complementary Action From Governments

Energy

Sterling Planet Begins Drive for Energy Independence, Using USA-Made Renewable Energy

Events, Media & Communications

2012 Cause Marketing Forum Conference - An Interview with Chad Royal-Pascoe, VP, National Strategic Alliances of March of Dimes

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Value: Be Direct But Don’t Forget the Indirect

Innovation & Technology

Business Models for Small-Scale Farmers and Solutions for Big Cities among the Innovations Put forward at Private Sector Track to Rio+20

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

UN Global Compact and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce A Framework for Action on Social Enterprise and Impact Investing

GMO Showdown

GMO Showdown

Innovation & Technology

Business Leaders in Rio Respond to UN Secretary-General’s Call for “Tipping Point” in Corporate Sustainability

Social Impact & Volunteering

Junior Achievement recognizes Ernst & Young LLP with US President's Volunteer Service Award

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sodexo Foundation Recognizes Student and Sodexo Employee Volunteers for Achievements in Fighting Hunger in America

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wits Fund Celebrates 90th Anniversary of The University of Witwatersrand

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CSR’s Next Step: The Buyer-Supplier Mutual Code of Conduct

Research, Reports & Publications

Focal Point USA - An Interview with Stephen J. Starbuck, Partner, Climate Change & Sustainability Services at Ernst & Young

Events, Media & Communications

The World Green Summit Launches at Rio+20 with Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner & Many Global Leaders

Events, Media & Communications

2012 Cause Marketing Forum Conference - An Interview with Scott Pansky, Co-Founder of Allison & Partners

Events, Media & Communications

SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights June 14, 2012

Innovation & Technology

4 Things You Can Do This Internet Safety Awareness Month

Events, Media & Communications

Six Sessions on CSR and Volunteering You Won’t Want to Miss at #NCVS12

Latest Campaigns

PSEG Strength in Service, Sandy and Beyond

Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...

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...

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...

Subaru Love Promise: Environment

Subaru works to reduce waste, safeguard resources for future generations, and preserve natural spaces – making real, meaningful commitments to these...

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...