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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.

Recent Alerts

Health & Healthcare

Griffith Foods | Pioneering the Sustainable Future of Food

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

In the Virtual Workplace, Empathy Guides Effective Communication

In some capacity or another, the virtual workplace is here to stay.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ericsson Publishes 2021 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report

Ericsson’s latest Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report highlights its 2021 performance across the areas of responsible business, environmental sustainability and digital inclusion.

Health & Healthcare

Tips To Help You Avoid Safety Risks in Your Dairy Processing Plant

With a proper plan in place, your workforce will be safe, and you will adhere to both code compliance and consumer health standards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates Women Entrepreneurs on International Women's Day

At Comcast NBCUniversal, we are committed to supporting women business owners through a variety of initiatives. In late 2020, we launched Comcast RISE.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC): Respecting the Rights of Indigenous Local Communities in Indonesia

As one of the global leaders in the palm oil sector, Musim Mas is committed to its No Deforestation, Peat, and Exploitation (NDPE) Policy which covers not just its entire global operations but also third-party suppliers.

Environment

Delivering for Good: A Cleaner, Greener World

The Arbor Day Foundation works with communities, individuals and companies to plant trees where they are needed most around the world.

Health & Healthcare

Podcast: How Medtronic's Personalized Implants and AI Can Lead to Better Patient Outcomes

In this episode of MedtronicTalks, Dan Wolf, vice president and general manager of Intelligent Data Solutions, sits alongside Thomas Mosnier, research director, iDS, to detail Medtronic’s continued build out of its cranial and spine business.

Environment

Daniel Klier, CEO of ESG Book, Talks With WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett About the New ESG Book Platform

Daniel Klier, CEO of ESG Book, joined WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett to talk ESG Book – a new open-source platform that promises to make sustainability data available and comparable for all stakeholders.

Events, Media & Communications

Alliance Data is now Bread Financial™

Alliance Data today announced it will now be known as Bread Financial, a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Exploring the Cost of Trade

Artist Chotsani Elaine Dean shares her thoughts on the mysteries of clay, her unique exploration of the history of trading posts and the value of objects, and her experience as an Arts/Industry resident working in the Kohler Pottery.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Crossing Borders and Pursuing Dreams

Daisy Soto grew up in Tecate, Baja California, a small town in Mexico, just south of the U. S. border. At 15, she discovered a passion for aviation and began looking into ways to pursue her dream of becoming an airline pilot.

Diversity & Inclusion

Breaking the Bias

We believe it’s important to give voice to individual women touching our organization — either as an employee, board member, or community partner.

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics’ Ruth Clements Joins Health Leads’ Series, "The Heart of Health Equity”

Ruth Clements, VP/GM, Infectious Diseases & Immunology & Quest for Health Equity at Quest Diagnostics, was featured on the Health Leads YouTube series, "The Heart of Health Equity."

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Five Traits a Corporate Affairs Director Should Possess When Taking on Sustainability/ESG Duties

Being influential and managing reputation are key functions of a Corporate Affairs Director but in today’s fast-paced world, the role is becoming more sustainability-led.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Women Pioneers in Mental Health

March marks women's history month, a time for us to celebrate the work women have done to improve how we understand and treat mental illness. Swipe below to learn more about several mental health pioneers.

Environment

Yum China Launches Low-Carbon Environmental Protection Campaign to Drive Consumers to Embrace Low-Carbon Life

Yum China Holdings Limited announced that its KFC China brand has launched a A series of low-carbon environmental protection promotion activities, advocating sustainable lifestyles, and further strengthening consumers' awareness of low-carbon environmental protection behavior.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Whirlpool Corporation Is Committed To Improving Life at Home and on Our Planet

We truly believe that there’s no place for waste—at home, at work, or anywhere on our planet.

Environment

How Thinking Short Could Help Sustainably Weather Climate Change

Human behavior – especially our emissions of greenhouse gases – has played a major factor in the global warming trend over the last century.

Media & Communications

What Is “Good Corporate Citizenship” for Companies Operating in Russia?

It is often not easy for western companies to live up to the principles of “good corporate citizenship” when they have operations in or are investing in countries without democratic governments.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Powerful Impact of Coaching

Coaches perform many important roles as strategist, organizer, and even play caller.

Innovation & Technology

Can Wastewater Surveillance Protect Public Health?

Whether we realize it or not, we leave clues to our health every time we use the bathroom.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog - The War in Ukraine: An Environmental Perspective

Russia’s economy is dependent on fossil fuel exports. Its status as an energy supplier for Europe is one of several undercurrents of the conflict in Ukraine, and it may spur European countries to accelerate their shift toward a cleaner economy.

Green Infrastructure

How Do Your Floors Affect Your Indoor Air Quality?

Whether you are a professional builder or a DIY home renovator, you need to be sure that your flooring system is not emitting harmful VOCs. You can start by picking an underlayment that passes the most stringent VOC regulations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LifeGuides® Honored as “100 Best Arizona Companies” of the Future

LifeGuides® is honored to be named to the 2022 “100 Best Arizona Companies” by the respected BestCompaniesAZ. The “100 Best” are chosen by invitation only, with LifeGuides® being specifically recognized in the Best of Future category

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.