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Research, Reports & Publications

Microbusiness Owners Invest in Their Website First

Investing in a website pays off for entrepreneurs. According to GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative, the most popular way *microbusiness owners spend their first dollars is by creating a website (28%), and it pays off.

Green Infrastructure

Electrification 101: Getting the Grid Ready for an EV Revolution

As more and more electric cars and trucks hit the road, utilities need to prepare the infrastructure to charge them. That’s where planning tools like GridUp come in.

Innovation & Technology

Leading University in Vigo, Spain Collaborates With Qualcomm To Offer Its Students 5G Training & Certification

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announces its collaboration with the Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación de la Universidade de Vigo to provide 5G training courses.

Education

GoldieBlox and Discovery Education Partner To Bring Chemistry to High School Classrooms Nationwide With New Immersive Learning Experience on Roblox

GoldieBlox and Discovery Education today announced a new education initiative – Maker High.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Natural History Museum and Bloomberg Team Up To Make the Museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index Available to Financial Markets for the First Time

The Natural History Museum, London, and Bloomberg announced a collaboration to make the Museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) data available to the investment community for the first time through Bloomberg, a global leader in business and financial information.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Academy Aims To Be a Hub for Change, Opportunity on Chicago’s Southwest Side

When you walk through the main doors at the Academy for Global Citizenship’s new building on Chicago’s southwest side, you know immediately it’s no ordinary school. The first room you enter has two-story windows, walls painted in shades of green and seedlings growing.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Awards $53,000 Grant to Delight Nails & Spa

For two weeks in November, Fifth Third employees across northern Florida and the Bank’s footprint showed their love for local small businesses by entering them in a sweepstakes to win a $53,000 grant. The Bank is pleased to announce one of the winners is Delight Nails & Spa.

Innovation & Technology

ekō Solutions Expands Sustainable Accommodations With ekō Outpost on Airbnb

ekō Solutions expands it’s sustainable up-cycled shipping container glamping units for rent through Airbnb in the ekō Outpost Village located at Poplar Point Lakeside Park in Athens, Alabama

Environment

The Bronx Development at the Intersection of Sustainability and Affordable Housing

Completed in 2019, Cooper Gardens is a $156 million, 450,000-square-foot, multi-building, mixed-use project at the intersection of housing affordability and sustainability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Santiam Hospital and Clinics Foundation Receives $150,000 Grant from KeyBank

KeyBank has announced a grant of $150,000 to the Santiam Hospital And Clinics Foundation. The funds will help improve access to healthcare where patients live, work, and play through an expansion of the emergency department.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MAC Cosmetics and Community Healthcare Network Partner for HIV Testing Activation on World AIDS Day

On Friday, December 1st, M·A·C Cosmetics was proud to partner with nonprofit organization Community Healthcare Network (CHN) on an HIV testing activation in New York City to encourage the community to “know your status” in honour of World AIDS Day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

T. Rowe Price Group Announces "THRIVE" Associate Resource Group on Heels of International Day of Persons With Disabilities

On the heels of International Day of Persons with Disabilities,, Baltimore-based global investment management firm T. Rowe Price introduces its newest business resource group (BRG), THRIVE @ T. Rowe Price.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

With Corporate Responsibility in the Spotlight, Baker Tilly Shines

In today's corporate world, workplace awards go beyond recognition — they celebrate an organization's culture and reaffirm its dedication to the community.

Sustainable Development Goals

Revolutionizing the Cold Chain: The ‘-15°C Initiative’ and Its Global Impact on Sustainability

As the world grapples with the escalating food security crisis exacerbated by climate change, a groundbreaking initiative is emerging. At the forefront of this transformative journey is the “Join the Move to -15°C” campaign, announced and launched by DP World at COP28.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cintas Corporation Named One of Newsweek's 2024 America's Most Responsible Companies

Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) was honored among Newsweek's 2024 America's Most Responsible Companies.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why 'Authenticity' Has Been My Word of the Year Since 1983

Merriam-Webster's 2023 Word of the Year is “authentic” — reflecting a global shift toward sincerity, genuineness and credibility.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cisco’s Sustainability 101: What Is the Circular Economy?

Products have a lifecycle that starts before they’re made and goes beyond their use – including what they’re made of and how they’re manufactured, shipped and eventually disposed of.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Applied Materials Receives SBTi Validation of its Science-based Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions Reductions Targets

The validation marks a significant step towards Applied’s Net Zero 2040 Playbook – a collaborative approach to reducing the semiconductor industry’s carbon emissions

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation Awards $275,000 To Support More Than 60 Small Businesses in Ohio, Kentucky

The Duke Energy Foundation has partnered with six local chambers of commerce and the Miami University Small Business Office to award $275,000 in grants to more than 60 local small businesses.

Sustainable Development Goals

Bacardi Cuts Carbon Footprint of Glass Bottle Production In First for Spirits Industry

Family-owned spirits company, Bacardi has successfully completed the world’s first commercial production of a glass spirits bottle fueled by hydrogen in a trial that took place earlier this month.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead’s Leadership in Metastatic Breast Cancer Showcased With New Trodelvy Data at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2023

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced it will present new data at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2023, supporting the use of Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) in certain metastatic triple-negative breast cancer and pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer patients.

Environment

Senate Bills Provide Bipartisan Path Toward Lowering Global Pollution and Boosting U.S. Manufacturing

Ceres applauds U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R – LA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D – RI) for each introducing legislation that would create a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Diversity & Inclusion

Closing the Gender Leadership Gap in BC

Research shows that investing in women’s education and leadership development positively impacts communities at every level.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sysco Colleagues Volunteer Nearly 17,000 Hours During First Global Purpose Month

Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the leading global foodservice distribution company, announced today that its colleagues volunteered nearly 17,000 hours during its first ever global Purpose month in November 2023.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving Tuesday²

Full-time Regions associates and recent retirees can put their financial gifts to work – on Giving Tuesday or any other day – using the company’s Matching Gift program.

Latest Campaigns

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    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  2. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  3. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  6. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  7. 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...
  8. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...
  9. Approach: Our Recipe For Good Growth
    At Yum!, being a good corporate steward is a fundamental commitment and an important part of our success. Our Global Citizenship & Sustainability...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  12. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...
  13. 2025 Wesco International Sustainability Report
    Our Sustainability Approach: Wesco’s 2025 Sustainability Report, which demonstrates our commitment to furthering sustainability, innovation and...
  14. 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...
  15. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...