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Corporate Responsibility

Good Jobs First Violation Data Now Available In CSRHub Extract Reports

CSRHub

PR Daily Conference poster
Announcing PR Daily Conference in New York

Ragan

Events

Environment

Investing in the Agri-Food Transition: Climate-Aligned, Water-Resilient Strategies that Create Value for Investors and Nature

NatureVest

Environment

How Georgia Businesses Are Tackling Scope 3 Emissions To Strengthen Their Supply Chains

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Education & Workforce Development

U.S. Soccer Foundation and Discovery Education Launch “Beyond the Goal” To Bring Soccer-Based Learning Into Classrooms Nationwide

Discovery Education

Events

Mastercard: Looking Beyond Just Tech To Power Inclusive Growth

Mastercard

Awards & Rankings

Mary Kay Named Large Corporation of the Year by The DEC Network at SMU Collins Center

Mary Kay

Education & Workforce Development

Investing in Generations of Technician Talent

Trane Technologies

Featured Brands

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.

The Truist Championship and the Charlotte Trail of History Unveil Commemorative Statue Honoring Golf Pioneer Dr. Charles Sifford

he Truist Championship, in partnership with the Charlotte Trail of History, unveiled a commemorative statue honoring Dr. Charles Sifford at Elizabeth Park, celebrating the trailblazing golfer’s enduring legacy and ties to the Charlotte community.

The Teaching Shift That’s Boosting Engagement at This STEM High School

When Dove Science Academy High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, joined Verizon Innovative Learning Schools in fall 2025, its teachers embraced not just the infusion of technology, but also the novel ways they could inspire their students.

LG Electronics Earns ‘Top 1%’ Sustainability Ranking From S&P Global for Third Year in a Row

LG Electronics has earned the “Top 1%” ranking in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) for the third consecutive year, with a score of 77 out of 100.

Comcast Honors Texas Veterans With USS Kearsarge Ship Tour During Houston’s First Fleet Week

As Houston marked a historic Texas-first by hosting Fleet Week, Comcast was proud to recognize the service and sacrifice of veterans through a special ship tour experience aboard the USS Kearsarge.

Mastercard: Looking Beyond Just Tech To Power Inclusive Growth

“Plans of action, not empty platitudes.” That’s how Shamina Singh, the founder and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, opened Wednesday’s Global Inclusive Growth Forum in Washington, D.C., and it became an unofficial through-line.

Check for Cancer Champion Ernie Johnson Jr.’s Legacy Beyond Survival

Sports fans immediately recognize his voice. Beloved broadcaster Ernie Johnson Jr. first graced the airwaves in 1979 and quickly became one of the most recognizable sports hosts and analysts.

FedEx and Orbis Earn “Best of the Best” Halo Award: Delivering Sight Worldwide

FedEx and longtime supported nonprofit, Orbis International, have been named “Best of the Best” at the 2026 Halo Awards, the highest honor presented by Engage for Good to recognize outstanding corporate–nonprofit partnerships that prove purpose and business can go hand in hand.

Guiding Stars: How Spring Changes Our Eating

It might seem like eating seasonally is all about sustainability and prioritizing local foods. But people have been eating what’s in season since the beginning of time because they didn’t have any other options.

Idealist Announces Professional Development Collaboration With IBM SkillsBuild

Idealist and IBM’s SkillsBuild platform have teamed up to bring Idealist users access to over 1,000 free online courses.

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Education & Workforce Development

Shifting From Financial Education to Financial Capability

Darlene Goins, head of Wells Fargo Hands on Banking®, answers questions about the financial education program’s newly released enhancements and focus.

Corporate Responsibility

Major US Investors Oppose Legislation That Would Stifle Filing of Shareholder Resolutions with Companies

Many of the country’s largest investors are coming out strongly against proposed legislation that would prevent most investors from being able to file shareholder proposals with companies on key issues they want further action on, such as board governance matters, corporate policies or emerging risks like climate change.

Environment

Developing High-Performing Appliances Conserves the Earth's Resources and Helps Our Consumers Do the Same

Research & Reports

Citi Releases 2016 Global Citizenship Report

Citi today released its 2016 Global Citizenship Report, highlighting efforts made in the last year to responsibly provide financial services that enable growth and progress. The report is divided in two sections - “How we do Business” and “Solutions for Impact.”

Events

NAEM Announces Collaboration with the Center for Retail Compliance

Awards & Rankings

Yum! Brands Recognized on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 2017 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

Yum! Brands has been named one of the top public companies on the 2017 100 Best Corporate Citizens List by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for its ongoing commitment to sustainability.

Volunteering & Community

Volunteer Recognition Week - Major Leaguers Honor Action Team Captains with College Scholarships

Major Leaguers Celebrate National Volunteer Week by Awarding $40,000 in College Scholarships to Action Team Captains from 11 Different States

Events

Why We Wear Fair Trade

This Fashion Revolution Day, on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory tragedy, We Wear Fair Trade to join a global conversation about the people who make our clothes.

Volunteering & Community

We Are The Majority Marches with Anti-Drug Message

Students from across Darke County gathered Monday in Greenville to share a simple message to the community — ”We are drug free!”

Volunteering & Community

Cox and The Trust For Public Land Seek Public Nominations for California’s 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Awards

Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is asking the public to nominate their local environmental heroes for California’s 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes awards program.

Media & Communications

3BL Media Acquires CR Magazine and COMMIT!Forum from SharedXpertise Media in Asset Purchase Agreement That Includes Management of Corporate Responsibility Association

3BL Media announced today it has acquired CR Magazine, widely recognized for the 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, and COMMIT!Forum, the annual networking and professional education event for CEOs and corporate responsibility practitioners, from SharedXpertise Media LLC.

Energy & Infrastructure

Electric Cabs

VMware India recently partnered with India's first all-electric cab service – Lithium Cabs to provide employees with green transportation in order to reduce carbon footprints while transporting employees in the city of Bangalore.

Health & Healthcare

PatientsLikeMe and Shire Pharmaceuticals Collaborate to Study Rare Genetic Diseases

PatientsLikeMe and Shire plc have announced a new collaboration that will support the development of a patient-centered, real world health learning system that expands understanding of patient health and disease.

Volunteering & Community

National Volunteer Week Twitter Chat

In honor of National Volunteer Week, Common Impact is hosting a Twitter chat on Tuesday, April 25th at 12pm EDT to explore how corporate skills-based volunteer programs activate civic engagement in employee volunteers.

Awards & Rankings

Northern Trust Ranks for 5th Consecutive Year on the Corporate Responsibility Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

Northern Trust ranks number 54 on the CR Magazine in their 2017 edition of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List.

Volunteering & Community

Impact at Work Project Spotlight: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale

In light of National Volunteer Week, we’re highlighting a project with a talented team from Charles Schwab and its nonprofit partner, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS), whose mission is to provide youth development services that instill strong core values and life enhancing skills in a safe environment. The Schwab volunteers worked with BGCS to identify their top strategic goals and to map out a high-level strategic plan.

Volunteering & Community

ECO-ANXIETY? Report Suggests a Link Between Climate Change and Mental Health

Research & Reports

New Report Finds That Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Would Lead to a $24 Billion Boost to Long Island’s Economy

PolicyLink today launched An Equity Profile of Long Island, a new report that shows how persistent segregation and racial disparities in wealth, housing, educational attainment and many other areas is costing Long Island billions of dollars in potential economic growth each year. A detailed policy brief accompanying the Equity Profile was also released providing a series of recommendations designed to close the racial wealth divide which would result in a major boost to Long Island’s economy. The profile and accompanying policy brief were produced by PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at the University of Southern California, with lead funding and support from Citi Community Development.

Environment

CSX and the Arbor Day Foundation Work Together to Plant the Future

Awards & Rankings

Bacardi Awards Employees for Remarkable Sustainability Efforts

In celebration of Earth Month, family-owned Bacardi honors employee-led environmental sustainability-related initiatives in its 3rd Annual Bacardi Limited Good Spirited Awards program. Employees received recognition for their outstanding environmental achievements within five dif

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Earth Week Guest Post: Homelessness is Not a Defining Characteristic

Erika George, director of Development for The Empowerment Plan in Detroit, Mich., explains why homelessness is not a defining characteristic and shares how we can improve the lives of homeless individuals through partnerships and opportunities.

Education & Workforce Development

#NationalWeekoftheYoungChild: James M. Cox Foundation Supports Early Childhood Education

April 24 - It’s the National Week of the Young Child, and one of the most important things we can do as a society is prepare children for success. The James M. Cox Foundation has a focus on early childhood education and is supporting initiatives and models in Georgia that can provide a national impact.

Corporate Responsibility

Learn How SEFCU is Making an Impact

Watch this video to learn how SEFCU, a top 50 credit union in the United States, uses GIFTS Online, Blackbaud Outcomes and AngelPoints to realize the full picture of the impact its grantmaking and employee engagement is making to create a better world for its members, employees, and stakeholders.

Media & Communications

Hiring? Most Likely the Newbies Will Be Millennials -- Is Your Workplace Ready -- Is Your Company a Sustainability Standout?

The Millennial Generation -- that's men and women born in the years 1982 to 2004 (according to researchers Neil Howe and William Strauss). This generation's members are ages 17 to 35, and now said to be outnumbering the previously dominant cohort of the Baby Boomers in the workplace (BBers were born 1946-1964, some 77 million in all).

Health & Healthcare

Evolving Our Graduated Approach to Intellectual Property

“Every day in the lab, we do our part to advance the next treatment for cancer. But too many innovative medicines are out-of-reach for those suffering in the poorest parts of the world. I’m deeply moved to know that my friends in developing countries will likely have better access to our innovative medicines because of GSK’s flexible approach to patents.” (Mili, Ph.D., Investigator)

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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...

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...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

LATAM Growth

DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Truist Championship

The Truist Championship has been an official PGA TOUR event since 2003, contested annually at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of...