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Environment

Chemours Chambers Works Reaffirms Long-Standing Environmental Stewardship Through WHC Conservation Certification®

Chemours

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Pro Athlete to Tech Storyteller: Meet DICK’S Sporting Goods Manager of Communications & Branding

DICK'S Sporting Goods

Energy

How AI Is Transforming the Electric Grid

Leidos

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Advancing with Purpose: Designing for Product Energy Efficiency

AMD

Research, Reports & Publications

Tempus Next Pathways Unlocked Critical Insights Into the aNSCLC Patient Journey With Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Events, Media & Communications

Key Trends and Insights From Data Center EHSxTech® Events

Antea Group

Education

What Teens Told Researchers About AI for Homework—and How Parents Can Help

Verizon

Events, Media & Communications

2026 Tire Emissions Research Conference

Tire Industry Project

Featured Brands

These Middle Schoolers Built a Mini Economy Inspired by Ancient Rome

Lani Reeder’s students were working on an entrepreneurial lesson about marketplaces in ancient Rome when they had a bolt of inspiration. “The kids started asking questions: Do we still do this today, in modern times?

Delivering Impact Where It Counts, With Futurpreneur

When young entrepreneurs have the right support at the right time, ideas turn into businesses. That belief underpins the collaboration between FedEx and Futurpreneur

Prioritizing Security, Privacy, and Trust in the AI Era | Cisco FY25 Purpose Report

As innovation accelerates, the need for strong security, data protection, and privacy has never been more critical.

Greater Holyoke YMCA and Comcast Partner To Expand Digital Opportunity in Holyoke, MA

Representatives from the Greater Holyoke YMCA and Comcast were joined by State Representative Patricia Duffy to celebrate the opening of the organization’s STEAM tech center along with a recently awarded $15,000 grant from Comcast.

This Spring, Aflac Encourages You To Scatter Seeds of Kindness

Inspired by the main character of Aflac’s new children’s book, “Beyond Words,” the team at Aflac created an easy way for people from around the world to share words of kindness and hope for kids and families facing health challenges.

Our Tech Ambition: Scaling the Digital Economy Without Scaling Emissions

The power of today’s technologies has made payments faster, more seamless and more secure. Greater data availability means richer insights. AI is making more things possible. It’s an exciting future for all of us at Mastercard as we power commerce around the globe.

Edge Intelligence: 10 Trends Driving Startup Success Worldwide

In 2025 Qualcomm Government Affairs’ ecosystem development team enabled over 60 startups across the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia‑Pacific, to bring wireless connectivity, IoT and edge AI-based products to market, scale business, and secure IP rights.

Guiding Stars: Nourishing a Healthy Liver

Maybe you’ve never given your liver a second thought. But there’s a good chance you’ve seen social media posts and videos that have you wondering if yours is ok. Please don’t rush out and buy some random liver detox potion “just in case.”

ENERGY STAR: A Proven Winner for American Consumers

It’s Earth Day, a fitting moment to reflect on the programs that have delivered real, measurable value to American households for decades. Few initiatives can match the track record of ENERGY STAR®.

Comcast Partners With Fort Bend County in Major Broadband Infrastructure Expansion To Connect Thousands of Unserved and Underserved Residents

Comcast and Fort Bend County leaders announced a public-private partnership last November to expand broadband infrastructure in the county.

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Events, Media & Communications

New Business Performance Metrics Revealed at Sustainable Brands New Metrics ‘15

Health & Healthcare

Crown Royal Becomes First Spirits Brand to Include Serving Facts Panel on Packaging

Diageo announced today that it has begun shipping cases of Crown Royal which include macro-nutritional information on the product. This is the first alcohol beverage brand to include a serving facts panel on its packaging. The panel details serving size, number of servings per container, alcohol by volume, number of calories and grams of carbohydrates, protein and fat per serving – and the U.S. Dietary Guidelines definition of a standard drink – 0.6 fluid ounces of alcohol.

Research, Reports & Publications

Forest City Publishes 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., (NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) today released its 2014 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, Built on Purpose: Reinforcing Our Foundation. The 2014 report is Forest City’s third annual CSR report and includes updates on the company’s strategic management of environmental, social, economic and governance matters.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bank of England Governor’s Speech is a Significant Milestone in the Climate Change Debate

The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has given a stark warning that climate change poses a huge risk to global stability. At a meeting of leading insurers at Lloyd's of London, Carney said that climate change will lead to financial crises and falling living standards unless the world’s leading countries do more to ensure that their companies come clean about their current and future carbon emissions.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caesars Entertainment Publishes Sixth Annual Corporate Citizenship Report

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) is pleased to announce the publication of its sixth annual Corporate Citizenship Report covering 2014 through the first half of 2015.

Events, Media & Communications

Savvier Consumers Driving Packaging Innovation: Michael Richmond, HAVI Global Solutions

Savvier consumers driving packaging innovation: Michael Richmond, HAVI Global Solutions.

Environment

A Sustainable Mark of Excellence for John Dewar & Sons

Diversity & Inclusion

NS: Connecting with Stakeholders

Responsible Production & Consumption

Final Harvest of Timberland's Victory Garden

Friday October 2nd was the final vegetable harvest from the Victory Garden, Timberland’s community garden at its headquarters in Stratham, NH.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Resource: Simplifying Strategy

If you’re responsible for corporate societal engagement at your company, if your title is president of your corporate foundation, or VP of CSR, or Director of Corporate Citizenship (or whichever term your company uses), read on. This blog is for you.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Private Sector Has A Seat At The Table, Now It's Time To Step Up

At Nestlé, that process begins next week when its Creating Shared Value Council, an external advisory board, meets to discuss how the company will focus on and work towards the SDGs.

Innovation & Technology

The UN’s New Goals to Spur Sustainable Innovation in Private Sector

Leaders from 193 nations recently converged at the United Nations in New York to adopt 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will guide global policy and funding for the next 15 years.

Social Impact & Volunteering

2015 Mega Match-a-thon Adoption Events Presented by Subaru

The fourth annual ASPCA Mega Match-a-thon Presented by Subaru seeks to save the maximum number of animals in shelters through high-volume community adoption events that will take place across the country throughout the month of October.

Environment

Colleges and Universities Compete to Reduce Game-Day Stadium Waste

From now until the end of November, college football is scoring big by tackling stadium and tailgating waste through the national GameDay Recycling Challenge, where teams and their fans compete to see who can reduce and recycle the most GameDay items, such as glass bottles and food packaging waste.

Education

Amgen Foundation and Khan Academy Come Together to Provide Biology Resources for Students

Here at the Amgen Foundation, we are deeply committed to inspiring the scientists of tomorrow. Our approach is to invest in creating excellent opportunities for students to learn science, and for science teachers to become even better at nurturing their students’ interest in the subject.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Citi Announces $190,000 Donation to Four New York City Area Community Organizations Through the 2015 Citi Community Home Runs Program

Citi today announced a total donation of $190,000 to four community partners – City Harvest, United Neighborhood Houses, USO of Metro New York and New York City’s YMCA – through the Citi Community Home Runs Program. Ed Skyler, Citi’s Head of Global Public Affairs, and Mets outfielder and program ambassador Curtis Granderson marked the completion of the second season of the home runs program with a ceremonial check presentation to representatives from the four community organizations at the Union Square Citibank branch in New York City.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sodexo Foundation Opens Application Period for 2016 Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships

Sodexo Foundation announced that the application period for the 2016 Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships opens today, October 5 and closes December 5, 2015. The scholarship program urges students to apply to #Get5Give5 and impact millions. Students from K-12 through graduate school are eligible to apply for a $5,000 scholarship with matching $5,000 grant for the charity of their choice by visiting SodexoFoundation.org.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Announces $6 Million in Grants

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced $6 million in neighborhood revitalization donations with 69 grants to nonprofits.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Perspective From Inside The Beltway - Antitrust, Cybersecurity and New Priorities for NHTSA

This inaugural networking event will provide you the rare opportunity to hear perspectives from legal professionals with extensive experience working with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), US National Security Agency (NSA) and the US Department of Justice.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Corruption Can Happen Anywhere. Even With Respected Technology Companies Like Hitachi

Environment

Water Conservation

Education

Electrical Safety Awareness

Southern California Edison power line worker Robert Gallagher reads to children at the Fullerton Public Library to educate kids about electrical safety.

Environment

Drought Relief

A buoy run aground at Huntington Lake reservoir in Fresno County, part of Southern California Edison’s Big Creek hydroelectric system. Efforts to support drought relief are showcased in SCE’s newly-published annual Corporate Responsibility Report.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Local Nurse Realizes American Dream of Homeownership

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s Host Fifth Annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood

Rebuilding Together — a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing that provides low-income homeowners with critical home repairs — will join together with its affiliate, Rebuilding Together St. Louis, to lead its fifth annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood community revitalization project. The effort, supported by lead partner Lowe’s and 275 of its Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers, will be held in St. John, a small community in St. Louis County, this October 8–10, and is expected to provide more than $760,000 in market value back to the community.

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IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

Halo Awards

The Halo Awards are the social impact sector’s longest-running recognition of excellence in corporate–nonprofit partnerships. For more than two...

GoDaddy Global Stakeholder Impact News & Reports

GoDaddy is committed to embedding sustainable practices across our business. Our approach focuses on creating long-term value for our customers...

License to Operate

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

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...

AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations

AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

KeyBank Fraud Protection Center

Advanced security, fraud, and data protection, Keeping your accounts and information secure is a priority for us, and we know it’s a priority for you...

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...