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Social Impact & Volunteering | 3M

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Engage for Good Recognizes the Leaders Shaping Corporate Social Impact

Engage for Good

Environment

Water Stewardship: Why Global Trade Must Invest in the World’s Most Critical Resource

DP World

Environment

Assurant and AT&T Tree for Trade‑In Program Supports Ongoing Reforestation in California Through the Arbor Day Foundation

Arbor Day Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pricing Water Risk and Scaling Climate Resilience

NatureVest

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why Living Incomes Matter

Fairtrade America

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowered to Build Better: Meet Venelin Krastev

GoDaddy

Environment

The Continuing Evolution of ESG Due Diligence: Why There Are Always Risks to Be Managed and Value to Be Created

Inogen Alliance

Events, Media & Communications

Heart Water Earns Water Stewardship, Resiliency and Water Positive Certifications for Its Rainwater Capture Technology at Its Buda, TX Facility

SCS Global Services

Featured Brands

Hope on Wheels: FedEx Supports The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army’s canteen trucks—many of them donated by FedEx—play a vital role in supporting communities around the world. While these mobile units are best known for providing meals, water, and comfort during natural disasters and other emergencies

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

How To Go ‘Beyond Words’ With Acts of Compassion and Kindness

“Beyond Words” is a story of kindness, empathy and friendship, teaching readers of all ages to express compassion without needing to say a word. The book follows Buddy as he discovers how to support a friend coming home from the hospital.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Arranges $43.4 Million for Permanent Supportive Housing in Salt Lake City

KeyBank (CDLI) provided a $27.3 million construction loan on behalf of the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City (HASLC) to finance the rehabilitation and new construction of Permanent Supportive Housing and a subsidized apartment community in Salt Lake City.

Education

Meet Chuan Luo: Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship Recipient for 2025

Chuan Luo, student at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona is the 2025 recipient of the Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship. We interviewed Chuan to learn how he became interested in optics, his current research projects, and his future goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

PSEG Staffers Help Nearly 50 Teens at Oasis – a Haven for Women and Children in Paterson, NJ

This Holiday Season, our team had the joy of wrapping gifts for 44 incredible teens in the after-school program at Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children in Paterson, NJ.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Recognized as Leader in Sustainability by CDP, Named to the Double A List

With the recent announcement from CDP of their 2025 ratings, Lenovo has once again been recognized as a global leader in transparent reporting for sustainability. Lenovo has received an A climate score and increased its water score to A for 2025.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CACI Lights Up the Holidays Through Community Support

During the recent holiday season, CACI upheld its tradition of bringing employees together for meaningful initiatives that make a real difference in the lives of individuals and families across the nation.

Innovation & Technology

Case IH’s Application Drone Cuts Costs and Environmental Impacts

Case IH, a CNH brand, challenges its Application Drone by evaluating the performance of the equipment in real operating conditions, including autonomy, resistance to environmental factors, flight stability and reliability in communication and data transmission.

Innovation & Technology

Reaching for the Stars

Inspiration pushes us beyond the horizon. Innovation carries us even further — to the skies, revealing a whole new world of possibility. A world where staying connected with loved ones becomes limitless.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic Study of Investigational Nellcor™ Pulse Oximetry Technology Demonstrates Positive Results Across a Full Range of Skin Tones

The company successfully completed pivotal clinical studies for its new Nellcor™ pulse oximetry technology.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours New Johnsonville Site Earns Silver Level in Tennessee Veteran Ready Program

Chemours’ New Johnsonville titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing site in Tennessee has achieved Silver Level status in the Tennessee Veteran Ready Business Recognition Program, an honor awarded by the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services.

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: What to Know About the New Dietary Guidelines

The updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) was recently released—a highly anticipated event for many. Dietitians like me, of course, along with people who work in school nutrition, public health and the food retailing world.

Events, Media & Communications

Assure Certified® for Rigid Core Resilient Flooring to Include New Performance Attribute to Certification Requirements

SCS Global Services and the Resilient Floor Covering Institute have added a new independent fracture-resistance testing requirement to Assure Certified® under the updated SCS-111 v2.0 standard for rigid core resilient flooring.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane® Named America’s Most Trusted® Residential HVAC Brand for 12th Consecutive Year

Trane® – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, has been named America's Most Trusted® HVAC Brand for the 12th consecutive year by Lifestory Research.

Responsible Production & Consumption

B… for Bill of Materials, a Saint-Gobain Podcast

A bill of materials, or BOM for short, is a list of all the materials needed to produce an end product – which includes buildings! It’s a tool that can prove especially useful for calculating a more accurate ecological footprint of buildings – and shrinking as much as possible.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Career as a Power Generation Technician: What To Expect and How To Get Started

If you’re interested in ensuring critical systems stay powered and industries keep running, a career as a power generation technician offers hands-on work, problem-solving and the satisfaction of making a real impact.

Innovation & Technology

Protect Yourself from Fraud: Tips from KeyBank

Arming yourself with the latest information is crucial to protecting your financial accounts and your personal data. Here are a few guidelines to help you safeguard your accounts against fraud.

Environment

Six Essential EHS Best Practices To Strengthen Safety, Compliance, and Culture

Explore essential EHS best practices that help organizations boost compliance, reduce risk, and build a stronger culture of safety.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Named One of America’s Best-Managed Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year

Wesco announced it has been recognized as one of America’s Best-Managed Companies of 2025 by the Drucker Institute, published by The Wall Street Journal. The Drucker Institute ranked Wesco #179 (up from #209 in 2024).

Diversity & Inclusion

Advancing Women’s Inclusion in Argentina’s Port and Logistics Sector

How DP World in Argentina and Yusen Logistics are translating inclusion into action — from infrastructure upgrades to workforce collaboration — creating safer, more accessible port environments for women across the logistics value chain.

Innovation & Technology

How Mastercard Is Shaping Inclusive Economic Growth in 2026: From Evidence to Implementation

As technology reshapes the global economy at breakneck speed, the question isn’t whether innovation will transform lives—it already is.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Huggies Donates 15 Million Diapers in 15 Days in Celebration of National Diaper Bank Network's 15th Anniversary

Huggies®, a Kimberly-Clark brand, is teaming up with the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) to deliver 15 million donated Huggies diapers in 15 days to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the national nonprofit.

Environment

New Report Examines How Corporate Environmental Values Influence Consumer Decisions

The corporate edition of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Canopy Report finds Americans want to support businesses that prioritize the planet.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AWFIS Achieves Three WELL Ratings Across India – Raising the Bar for Coworking Workplace Health and Equity

Awfis, India’s largest flexible workspace provider, and the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for advancing health in buildings, organizations and communities, today announced a major milestone

Innovation & Technology

Bristol Myers Squibb Announces Collaboration with Microsoft to Advance AI-Driven Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Bristol Myers Squibb announced an agreement with Microsoft, a market leader in AI-powered radiology and clinical workflow technologies, aiming to accelerate early detection of lung cancer.

Education

Marathon Petroleum’s Garyville Refinery Helps Inspire Hundreds of Local Students at National Manufacturing Day Event

In recognition of National Manufacturing Day in October, Marathon Petroleum’s Garyville refinery helped bring hands-on career exploration to hundreds of middle school students in St. John the Baptist Parish.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Named to FORTUNE Magazine World’s Most Admired Companies List for Fourteenth Consecutive Year

Trane Technologies has been recognized by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies for the fourteenth consecutive year.

Latest Campaigns

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...

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...

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...

Aflac Voices

Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.

Local Communities

The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...

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.