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Wesco volunteers at the Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter worksite.

Volunteering & Community | Wesco International

Wesco Team Members Join 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Atlanta, Ga.

May 11, 2026 11:35 AM ET

Wesco team members proudly participated in the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, hosted by Atlanta Habitat for Humanity from May 3 through May 8. This year’s build took place in Langston Park, Atlanta Habitat’s newest planned community in the historic Sylvan Hills.

Events

As Systems for Climate Action Expand, Companies Stay the Course but Revisit Language

Governance & Accountability Institute

Health & Healthcare

Smith+Nephew Joins the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Research & Reports

AllianceBernstein: The Proof Is in the Proxy: Connecting Governance to Returns

AllianceBernstein

AI & Technology

GoDaddy’s Airo for WordPress Delivers AI That Builds, Grows and Continuously Improves Websites

GoDaddy

Health & Healthcare

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

Aflac Incorporated

AI & Technology

Powering the Future of Energy Smart Data Centers

Trane Technologies

Education & Workforce Development

Bacardi Launches Shake Your Future in Mexico for the First Time

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

AI & Technology

Continuous Assurance and Sovereign Accreditation Readiness

Keysight Technologies

Featured Brands

Universal Destinations & Experiences and the University of Central Florida Introduce New School to Develop the Future Leaders of Themed Entertainment and Immersive Experiences

May 13, 2026 12:30 PM ET

Education & Workforce Development

Universal Destinations & Experiences and the University of Central Florida introduce the Universal School of Experience Leadership and Innovation.

Bear-y Good News: FedEx Helps Welcome Cub No. 3 to North Carolina Museum

May 13, 2026 11:00 AM ET

Philanthropy

The Museum of Life and Science received a one-year-old male American black bear cub for its Explore the Wild: Black Bear habitat. The 110-pound cub joins the Museum’s two adult black bears, Little (5) and Murray (3).

Inside PNC’s Bilingual Approach to Early Learning

May 13, 2026 10:30 AM ET

Education & Workforce Development

More than 20% of U.S. households speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish by far the most common. Families are also more likely to engage with educational materials when those resources are available in their first language.

Guiding Stars: Heart Health Guidelines Update

May 13, 2026 9:30 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Last month, the American Heart Association (AHA) released recommendations for heart disease prevention. This updated guidance highlights the importance of a diet pattern that decreases risk of heart disease. The AHA emphasizes nine key features of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

SAP Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment

May 12, 2026 9:45 AM ET

Awards & Rankings

SAP is proud to be recognized as a Leader for the second time in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #US54117126, April 2026).

CAF and Mastercard Join Forces To Expand Access to Finance for Across Latin America and the Caribbean

May 12, 2026 8:00 AM ET

Socially Responsible Investing

CAF –development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean– and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (the Center), today announced a partnership to support access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the region.

Medtronic Study Reveals AI-Enabled Clinician Alerts Significantly Improve Evaluation and Valve Intervention for Patients With Heart Valve Disease

May 11, 2026 1:40 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, released data from the Addressing undertreatment and heaLth Equity in aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation using an integrated ehR plaTform (ALERT) Trial, designed to address health disparities.

Hiring Our Heroes 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards

May 11, 2026 11:00 AM ET

Inclusion & Opportunity

Business leaders and community advocates came together for the 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards ceremony on April 29 in Washington, D.C.

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

May 11, 2026 9:00 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

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

May 7, 2026 2:50 PM ET

Inclusion & Opportunity

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.

Recent Alerts

Keynote Announced: Human Connection in the Age of AI

Ragan

Events

Announcing PR Daily Conference in New York

Ragan

Events

"For Generations to Come" with family in a garden

For Generations To Come: Ancestry Publishes 2025 Impact Report

Alerts

Research & Reports

Baker Hughes 2025 Corporate Sustainability Report cover

Report: Baker Hughes Achieves 36.9% Absolute Reduction in Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Baker Hughes Energy Services LLC

Research & Reports

Socially Responsible Investing

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Introduces New Tool Kit to Effectively Integrate Investing With Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Impact Goals

Feb 12, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Investors who are interested in proactively seeking opportunities to enhance environmental impact without sacrificing potential financial return now have access to a new framework to transform the dialogue around climate change and the fossil fuel debate into an actionable plan for investing.

Research & Reports

Novo Nordisk Publishes Integrated 2015 Annual Report

Feb 12, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Novo Nordisk has published its integrated 2015 Annual Report detailing the company’s year-end performance.

AI & Technology

Financial Solutions Lab Opens Applications for $3 Million Year-Two Challenge to Address Financial Shocks, Celebrates First-Year Culmination

Feb 12, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Financial Solutions Lab Opens Applications for $3 Million Year-Two Challenge to Address Financial Shocks, Celebrates First-Year Culmination

AI & Technology

HPE: Insights on Innovation

Feb 12, 2016 7:55 AM ET

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Source Intelligence Expanding Sustainability Leadership In 2016

Feb 11, 2016 5:10 PM ET

Corporate social responsibility has taken center stage and has been focused on the integration of social and environmental concerns in a company’s business operations.

Health & Healthcare

For Working-Age Cancer Survivors, Medical Debt And Bankruptcy Create Financial Hardships

Feb 11, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Awards & Rankings

Bloomberg's Paul Wood Is Recognized on the OUTstanding Executive Power Lists

Feb 11, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Energy & Infrastructure

National Grid U.S. Continues Support for EPA’s Clean Power Plan Despite Supreme Court Ruling

Feb 11, 2016 3:15 PM ET

Philanthropy

KeyBank Foundation Awards $1.4 Million to Tri-C Foundation to Expand College’s Public Safety Training Programs

Feb 11, 2016 2:30 PM ET

Volunteering & Community

CITGO and Houston Audubon Society Continue Natural Habitat Restoration Project at Smith Oaks Sanctuary

Feb 11, 2016 1:50 PM ET

For the second consecutive year, volunteers from CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Houston Audubon Society and the Galveston community converged on the Smith Oaks Sanctuary in High Island to plant trees and remove invasive vegetation. The Houston Audubon Society-owned sanctuary, which protects 177 acres of field, woods, wetlands and ponds, is still recovering from damage inflicted over years of hurricane seasons and needs help in order to protect the many species of migratory birds who call it home.

Health & Healthcare

Health and Medicine -- Innovating Lives

Feb 11, 2016 1:35 PM ET

Philanthropy

Should I Do Grants, Donations, or Both?

Feb 11, 2016 1:30 PM ET

You can set up a program focused on donations or make grants the focus. Both contribute to social change though each has its own unique benefits. Which path should you take, or should you have both grants and donations programs?

Events

20 Years On: Is Sustainability Reporting Actually Making a Difference?

Feb 11, 2016 1:25 PM ET

It’s a question all sustainability practitioners face: is sustainability reporting making a difference? At GRI, we believe the answer is yes. But we also know there’s still much more that needs to be done to create a sustainable economy and world that lifts people out of poverty while preserving our precious resources. Still, it’s important to keep in mind how much progress we’ve collectively made in a short period of time.

Health & Healthcare

Save the Date for Dining Out For Life® hosted by Subaru® Dine Out, Fight AIDS- April 28, 2016

Feb 11, 2016 1:20 PM ET

Help make a difference by simply enjoying a meal with family or friends during Dining Out For Life® hosted by Subaru®, a delicious event held on Thursday, April 28th.

Volunteering & Community

Ideas to Make Employee Giving Last All Year

Feb 11, 2016 12:30 PM ET

As a Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Community Relations or HR Professional, you may be tasked with community engagement, employee engagement, retention, productivity and so much more. All of which can be tough to support and maintain momentum year round. Is there any way to keep your workforce engaged and rally them around a cause while swimming last minute requests for funding, volunteer projects, changing schedules, open enrollment and much more?

AI & Technology

Siemens Stiftung "empowering people." Award 2015

Feb 11, 2016 11:55 AM ET

Events

Sovereign Wealth Giant & Activist Investor Focused on Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility

Feb 11, 2016 11:35 AM ET

Many nations have created what can be defined as a “Sovereign Wealth Fund,” which hold assets in portfolio that are supposed to benefit the entire population, and usually, future generations of the country’s citizens. The first such fund was launched in 1954 by the oil-producing nation of Kuwait. Today, the largest such “SWF” is that of Norway – officially, the Norway Government Pension Investment Fund – with “wealth” now approaching US$1 trillion in Assets Under Management.

Socially Responsible Investing

Wells Fargo Provides $7 Million to Grameen America

Feb 11, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Inclusion & Opportunity

Scott Recker Named New Antea Group Environmental Liability Management Practice Leader

Feb 11, 2016 11:05 AM ET

Antea Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Recker to the role of Environmental Liability Management Practice Leader. Scott is a Senior Consultant with over 28 years of industry experience. His focus is the strategic development and management of regional and national multi-disciplinary project teams to solve environmental business problems. Scott employs a sound scientific foundation and approach with his teams through a focused understanding of regulatory, technical and organization goals.

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship

Awards & Rankings

Vote Today for the 2016 Corporate Citizenship Film Festival. Voting closes 2/15.

Feb 11, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Each year, the Corporate Citizenship Film Festival provides companies with an opportunity to demonstrate how they have utilized video as a tool to communicate their environmental, social, and governance efforts. Sixty-eight entries were submitted into this year's festival, showcasing how companies are having a positive impact in communities on their corner and around the world. Community involvement, economic development, and environmental stewardship are just some of the topics which were touched on by the 2016 participants.