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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Grid Encourages Customers To Use Nation-Leading Energy Efficiency Programs During Winter Heating Season

National Grid is reminding customers to take advantage of these top energy efficiency programs, and other benefits, as part of their Winter Customer Savings Initiative.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Hershey Highlights Their 2021 Progress Towards Positive and Lasting Change Worldwide

We want to drive positive and lasting change around the world. Using our expertise and strong partnerships, we’re responding to global challenges with local care.

Innovation & Technology

Digital Navigators: Keys to Getting Our Communities Digitally Connected

Right now, 50 percent of families in lower income brackets lack access to the technology required for online education.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CACI Named A Top Tech Workplace 2022

CACI International Inc announced today that it has been named a 2022 Top Technology Workplace USA by Energage.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CSR Program Tips To Build Business & Nonprofit Relationships

From carefully picking out the best nonprofit partners to selecting the right nonprofit fundraising ideas, many factors can make or break the performance of your corporate philanthropy programs.

Energy

Dispelling Misconceptions About Electric Vehicles: Fact vs. Fiction

The series addresses recent concerns about the push to electrify, as some have called into question California's ambitious goals to speed up the adoption of EVs to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works Announces New Chief Diversity Officer

Bath & Body Works announces Kelie Charles has joined the company as VP, Chief Diversity Officer.

Responsible Production & Consumption

International Paper's Approach to Sustainable Operations

We recognize that we have a responsibility to manage our climate-related risks and an opportunity to advance a low-carbon economy in support of decarbonizing the planet.

Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife Recognized for Hispanic Inclusion 2022

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that, for the 11th consecutive year, it has been recognized by the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) for its success in promoting Hispanic inclusion.

Innovation & Technology

Innovation, Digital Transformation, Decarbonization: Why the World Needs Telecom Standards

In this blog post we’ll detail why the world needs telecom standards: how the Third Generation Partnership Project has helped ongoing digital transformation and decarbonization of society now accelerated by 5G.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Named to 2022 Fortune World's Best Workplaces List

The annual World’s Best Workplaces list recognizes FedEx as the 21st best workplace overall. This placement demonstrates the essential role FedEx plays in supporting communities and economies worldwide.

Environment

AEG Introduces Reusable Cup System With In-House Rinse Line for Its Venues in Germany

Beginning in January 2023, AEG will be using a self-operated reusable cup system with in-house cup washing lines in its German venues.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Everything You Need To Know To Improve Your ESG Communication Strategy

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is a big undertaking, but companies are realizing the benefits, encouraged by demands from consumers and investors.

Environment

Companies Must Harness Data To Meet Sustainability Commitments

The time for declaring sustainability ambition is behind us; the time for action is now. And a key to helping turn lofty goals into meaningful change is clear: it’s about data.

Environment

Understanding 1.5 Degrees Celsius, and Why We Can't Treat It as a Make-or-Break Goal

The 1.5°C climate change goal is an important one with a lot of science and history backing it up. We need to be careful; however, to remember that it is a political goal.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Enterprise Community Partners Expands Faith-Based Development Initiative to New York City to Build 1,050 Affordable Homes

Enterprise Community Partners announced it has received nearly $3 million in grants from the Wells Fargo Foundation and Trinity Church Wall Street to help faith-based organizations in New York transform underutilized property into affordable homes.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Makes $450,000 Grant To Support Food Bank of the Rockies' Culturally Responsive Food Initiative

Food Bank of the Rockies and KeyBank announced a $450,000 grant from KeyBank at a mobile food pantry hosted by Food Bank of the Rockies this week at an event held at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Environment

Global Water Challenge and Cargill Support New Community Water Partnerships Across the United States

Today, Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Cargill announced the launch of six new partnerships with leading water stewardship organizations in the U.S.

Health & Healthcare

Providing Nutritious Food While Empowering Female Farmers in Zimbabwe

I started Nutrie Foods as a company that offers healthy food while giving back to the community by providing a fair-trade market for female farmers’ produce.

Events, Media & Communications

Community Financial Institutions: A Corporate Partner in Community Development

Tune in for a livestream event next week to learn more about how companies can leverage CFIs to deploy social impact investments that make a real difference.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Building Trust With Investment Clients Through Authenticity

Compared to just two years ago, clients are far more aware of ESG as an investment approach. This includes awareness that ESG is, to some, a controversial topic.

Environment

Biogen-funded Climate Toolkit for Health Clinics Formally Launched

Thousands of U.S. community health centers that care for uninsured or underinsured patients around the U.S. face an increasing number of systemic challenges due to extreme weather as a result of climate change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pure Strategies Named to Inc.'s Best in Business 2022 List

Inc. announced that Pure Strategies, a sustainability consulting firm empowering brands and retailers to realize meaningful environmental and social improvement, is on the company's Best in Business list in the Business Services category for 2022.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Purpose 360: Love Means Being More Than a Car Company With Subaru

What does it mean to be a car company? At Subaru, it’s about showing love and respect to every person at every interaction. But more than that, it’s about improving lives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qualcomm Inventor Dr. Xiaoxia Zhang on How Your Phone Finds the Time To Talk to Cell Towers in 5G

Dr. Zhang has worked on key aspects of 3G, 4G, and 5G system design, and now, as our Senior Director of Technology, she’s leading research projects in industrial IoT development, shared/unlicensed spectrum, and RAN disaggregation on 5G technology.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...
  2. 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...
  3. Communities and People
    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...
  4. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. 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...
  8. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  9. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  10. 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...
  11. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  12. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  13. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  14. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  15. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...