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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.

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Innovation & Technology

Chevrolet Volt Spares Landfills from Gulf Oil Spill Waste

Social Impact & Volunteering

Elsevier Foundation Calls for 2011 New Scholars Proposals

Judgment Day for Wall Street? - By Monika Mitchell

Judgment Day for Wall Street? - By Monika Mitchell

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Giving Green a Voice at the Table

Dennis Felty Receives the 2011 Gunnar Dybwad Humanitarian Service Award

Dennis Felty Receives the 2011 Gunnar Dybwad Humanitarian Service Award

Research, Reports & Publications

ReportAlert.info - Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) publishes 2010 Social Responsibility Report

Events, Media & Communications

Aravo Launches Aravo Assure™ Network and Announces GE as First Customer

Innovation & Technology

Building GE's Ecomagination 'ecosystem' (Q & A)

Energy

GE Sees Solar-Panel Efficiency Topping 12.8% Record in 2013

Responsible Production & Consumption

Rethinking Bathtub Size

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Strategic Changes in Disaster Giving

Social Impact & Volunteering

Update on Friends in Far Places

Sodexo Chef Jason Murchison Wins Recipes for a Better Tomorrow Culinary Competition at James Beard House

Sodexo Chef Jason Murchison Wins Recipes for a Better Tomorrow Culinary Competition at James Beard House

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DuPont Global Survey: Packaging Industry Strives to 'Go Green'

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights - May 19, 2011

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Take Action to Determine Parts/ Assemblies Incorporating Conflict Minerals or Their Derivatives

Events, Media & Communications

Profiting From Sustainability: A Forum for the Future, Guardian Sustainable Business Event

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pop Culture: Paul Ehrlich on Surviving the Population Bomb

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Canadian companies using social performance metrics offered by LBG Canada in their CSR reports

Events, Media & Communications

Green Business League at the Florida Green Conference

Responsible Production & Consumption

EARTHWARDS: Moving toward a Healthy Future – Continuous Greener Improvement on Our Products

Social Impact & Volunteering

Winners of 5th Annual VolunteerMatch Corporate Volunteer Awards Announced

Research, Reports & Publications

ReportAlert.info - RWE (FRA:RWE) publishes Corporate Responsibility Report 2010

Environment

"Save Kai" Spotlighted in Popular Eco and Sustainable Living Blog

2011 Ceres Conference - An Interview with Alex Liftman, Global Environmental Executive of Bank of America

2011 Ceres Conference - An Interview with Alex Liftman, Global Environmental Executive of Bank of America

Latest Campaigns

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

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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.