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Corporate Responsibility | Webster Bank

Webster Bank Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Commitment to Sustainability

Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. published its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report highlighting achievements integrating sustainability and investments that drive social, environmental, and economic value across the bank's footprint.
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Trellis Impact 26, Where Innovation Powers Sustainable Business

Trellis Group

Events

Energy & Infrastructure

Energy for a Better Future: Affordability for All

Entergy Corporation

Awards & Rankings

Griffith Foods Selected as a 2026 US Best Managed Company

Griffith Foods

Research & Reports

Rockwell Automation Strengthens Climate Commitment With Science Based Targets Initiative Net-Zero Targets Validation

Rockwell Automation

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Consumer Goods Supply Chain Transformation – Who Pays, Who Profits, and What Changes?

Cascale

Environment

Navigating Global Uncertainty: What EHS & Sustainability Leaders Need to Know in 2026

Inogen Alliance

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

New Industry Study, Identifies Path to Cut Cumulative Automotive Refrigerant Emissions Across Europe by ≈50% Between 2030-2050

Chemours

Environment

Earth Month 2026: How Everpure Employees Took Action Around the World

Everpure

Featured Brands

Mental Health Matters at Medtronic. Explore Our Employee Benefits

At Medtronic, supporting mental health means offering employees practical tools they can use in real life — from counseling and therapy resources, to digital well‑being tools for managing stress, to employee networks that foster connection and belonging.

The Path to the Autonomous Enterprise: SAP Announces New Sustainability AI Agents

In an evolutionary step toward intelligent, autonomous business decision-making, SAP announced this week that it will make new sustainability AI agents generally available by the end of 2026.

Delivering Faster Care Through Point of Care Testing

Access to basic medical care remains out of reach for many people across the United States due to cost, transportation challenges, and limited time away from work.

Taco Bell Foundation Ignites Next Era of Live Más Scholarship With $14.5M Awarded to Record-Breaking Class of 2026

The Taco Bell Foundation announced its Live Más Scholarship winners, awarding a record $14.5 million to its largest class of scholars to date.

Voices From the Field: Helping Farmers Build Resilient Local Economies Across Rural America

Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Lundgren says it’s easy to see evidence of Ecdysis intervention when he’s visiting a farm. He can sense it through the new sounds of birds chirping, bugs whizzing by his ears, fresh hues of greens radiating off the fields in front of him.

Xfinity and Comcast Business High-Speed Internet Now Available to More Than 2,100 Previously Unserved Homes and Businesses in Central Indiana

Together with the Indiana Broadband Office, Comcast announced the completion of construction to connect more than 2,100 new homes and businesses in counties across Central Indiana to high-speed Internet from Xfinity and Comcast Business.

Spotlight on Digital Transformation | FY25 Purpose Report

At Cisco, we see resilience as the ability to turn disruption into growth and innovation. Whether it’s responding to a crisis, building AI skills, or investing in nonprofit partners, our goal is to make people and places stronger for the future. Here’s how.

Mastercard: How Technology Is Turning Sustainability Goals Into Measurable Action

For decades, environmental sustainability was treated as a long-term ambition. In 2026, that framing is changing. Across industries, technology is accelerating progress in ways that are tangible, measurable and increasingly embedded into the day-to-day operations of businesses.

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

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

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).

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Philanthropy

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Announces Final GRO1000 Community Garden Grant Recipients

To celebrate the first day of spring and the start of the community gardening season, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation today announced it final list of GRO1000 Grassroots Grant recipients, including thirty-four nonprofit organizations nationwide. The organizations awarded will use the funding to improve their neighborhoods through the development or enhancement of community gardens and greenspaces.

Environment

5 Ways 'Play' Can Help Engage People in Parks

Ralph Waldo Emerson got it right when he said: “It’s a happy talent to know how to play.” This year’s Park Summit presenters have this talent nailed down. Each has a unique ability to cultivate playfulness among targeted audiences to reach particular goals.

Health & Healthcare

Thousands of Residents of Puerto Rico Vaccinated Against Influenza Thanks in Part to Donation From Sanofi Cares North America

Thousands of residents of Puerto Rico were vaccinated against influenza on Saturday, March 10, in the largest single-day mass immunization campaign in the island's history. The territory-wide campaign was organized by VOCES (Coalición de Vacunación de Puerto Rico), in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of Health; Direct Relief, a medical relief nonprofit; and other health entities. Sanofi Cares North America (formerly Sanofi Foundation for North America) donated the vaccines.

Awards & Rankings

10 Cities Awarded TD Green Streets Grants for Innovative Urban Forestry Initiatives in Low- to Moderate-Income Neighborhoods

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, and the Arbor Day Foundation today announced the 10 cities that will each receive grants of up to $20,000 from TD Green Streets for innovative urban greening and tree-planting projects in low- to moderate-income areas.

AI & Technology

The Future of Forestry: Domtar’s Use of Drones

Domtar’s Ashdown, Arkansas mill has used drone technology since 2016 to save time, improve efficiencies and help keep its foresters safe.

Energy & Infrastructure

Schneider Electric VIDEO | Helping Locals in Myanmar With 24/7 Access to Sustainable Energy and Contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goal #7

Education & Workforce Development

Winning the STEM Battle with … CodeWars

CodeWars is a magical experience … and not just because some of the high schoolers in attendance were dressed as modern-day Merlins.

Environment

A Bill of Rights for Clean Water by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Motivated by that stunning display of grassroots power of 20 milllon Americans on the first Earth Day, Republicans and Democrats working together created the Environmental Protection Agency and passed 28 major laws over the next decade to protect our air, water, endangered species, wetlands, food and public lands. Those statutes included the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, which were all designed to reassert the ancient public trust rights that had eroded since the industrial revolution.

Research & Reports

GSK Publishes Annual Report and Responsible Business Supplement 2017

Our company has an important purpose, to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We have a long history in tackling some of the world’s biggest health challenges. I know this is important to employees, and it was certainly important for me when I joined the company. Our commitment to improving global health and being a responsible business will continue under my leadership.

Energy & Infrastructure

Managing Water Supplies Through Innovation in Southern California

The City of Lakewood, California, hired Tetra Tech to design a new stormwater capture project that will improve water quality in the Los Cerritos Channel by removing pollutants conveyed within stormwater. The project consists of an air-inflated rubber dam diversion system to re-direct all runoff from the channel through a pre-treatment system to remove trash, debris, and sediment.

Environment

Xylem Watermark Sponsors AquaTower Builds for Planet Water Foundation’s Project 24

Planet Water Foundation, a leading non-profit organization that addresses global water poverty by delivering clean water access and hygiene education programs, will deploy 24 community-based AquaTowers in 24 hours during Project 24 on March 22 — World Water Day. Now in its fourth year, Project 24 is recognized as an important event platform that raises awareness of the global water crisis by mobilizing leading companies and citizens to deliver clean, safe water and hygiene education programs in 24 communities. This year, the event takes place in communities within Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Puerto Rico.

Events

Just Announced - Hillary Rodham Clinton at #SVLeaders 2018!

Join Hillary Rodham Clinton at the 2018 Shared Value Leadership Summit where she'll be engaging in dialogue on the role of business to drive scalable solutions to societal challenges, and on broader trends in the socio-political conditions that make now the time for business to innovate for shared value.

Media & Communications

Ceres on Corporate Sustainability: "Turning Point" Research Effort Results

We can view this as very encouraging news: Ceres released a report – "Turning Point" -- that shows almost two-thirds of 600 companies examined intend to reduce GHG emission; half have water management policies; and just under half of the companies are formally committed to "workers' rights". The current research effort is the third assessment of corporate progress against key expectations of the framework, "The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability," and is a follow up to Ceres' "Gaining Ground: Corporate Progress" report in 2014.

Corporate Responsibility

At FCA, Learning About Sustainability Through a Virtual Community

FCA recently launched a new approach to learning in a virtual “city” full of learning opportunities and digital materials available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Education & Workforce Development

A $3.5 Million Commitment to Increase Financial Capability

Wells Fargo’s new Financial Capability Grant program will help two nonprofits provide financial empowerment programs to the residents in several communities.

Philanthropy

LA Galaxy Visit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

AEG’s LA Galaxy took time last week to visit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in continuation of the team’s longstanding relationship with CHLA and in support of Make March Matter.

On Thursday, March 15 nine players including Ashley Cole, Giovani dos Santos, Sebastian Lletget, Rolf Feltscher, Emmanuel Boateng, Jorgen Skjelvik, Daniel Steres, Chris Pontius, Brian Sylvestre and Tomas Hilliard-Arse spent the afternoon at CHLA, along with LA Galaxy Mascot, visiting outpatients and their families in their rooms.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Who's Responsible for This?

Most commonly, these regulations require businesses to share in the responsibility of properly disposing of their products at end-of-life. In other words, they can’t sell something and then say, “not my problem now!”

Education & Workforce Development

The Connectory Adds Volunteerism to Its Platform; Boosts Engagement

Parents and teachers looking for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning opportunities for their children can easily browse The Connectory to find what’s going on near them. Yet the online portal, launched in 2010 by Time Warner Cable and managed by the National Girls Collaborative (NGC), was missing something: volunteer opportunities!

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

The War on Straws Is Coming to a Bar Near You

Bacardi Ltd. cited the 500 million estimate when it became one of the first spirits makers to take a stand against plastic straws and swizzle sticks, banning them two years ago from its events. A Bacardi spokeswoman says the initiative spares more than 1 million straws a year.

Events

CBRE Hosts 2018 Women’s Networking Forum

CBRE hosted its 2018 CBRE Women’s Networking Forum, the largest company gathering of women, March 14-16 in Chicago. The conference theme this year was “Impact,” recognizing the positive impact of women in the company and the commercial real estate industry.

“The Women’s Networking Forum has been an important business development opportunity for our members for 18 years,” said Lisa Konieczka, Women’s Network chairperson and executive vice president in the company’s Chicago office. “The environment is collaborative and focused on success. We meet, share best practices, explore new ideas, improve our business skills, and recognize and celebrate the positive impact of women to our organization and CBRE.”

Awards & Rankings

Sodexo Awarded for Catering and Event Excellence

Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today that its catering and event teams at the legendary Hollywood Bowl in California and the iconic Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago have been recognized with a prestigious Catersource Achievement in Catering Excellence (ACE) Award, which honors companies that have shown noteworthy achievement in the catering industry through culinary, business, community and professional development.

Environment

T. Rowe Price’s CSR Report Shows Emissions and Waste Reductions

T. Rowe Price has published its 2016 – 2017 corporate social responsibility report. The Baltimore-based global investment management organization demonstrated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions per associate over a six-year period. Between 2010 and 2016, the firm’s total GHG emissions went down 4% and were reduced by 31% per associate, according to the report. This occurred despite a 51% increase in the firm’s associate population.

Research & Reports

British American Tobacco Underlines Commitment to Transforming Tobacco in Latest Group Reports

British American Tobacco (BAT) today published its Annual Report and Sustainability Report – both of which outline the Company’s commitment to transform tobacco by offering an unrivalled suite of potentially reduced-risk products that address the varied preferences of today’s consumers.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Columbia University and Citi Announce National Expansion of Columbia’s Center for Veteran Transition and Integration

Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration today announced a new collaboration with Citi to increase educational programming and support for veterans and military family members making the transition to two- and four-year colleges, graduate and professional schools, civilian life, and the workforce. With $300,000 in support from Citi Community Development, the national expansion of the Center will provide tools and resources that address the unique challenges veterans face entering the classroom and workplace with the aim to reach 10,000 service members and their families in the first two years.

Energy & Infrastructure

UPS London Switches on Smart Grid to Super-Charge Electric Delivery Fleet

UPS has deployed a radical new charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid.

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Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

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...

Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

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...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...