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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.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Lenovo Partners With Organizations Across Asia Pacific To Upskill Youth With Future-Ready Tech Skills

Lenovo is partnering with youth organizations across Asia Pacific to provide future-ready tech skills and access to technology to underrepresented youth.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Reporting & Sustainability Data Analytics - Through the Candidate Lens

Every reputable business on the planet is focused on meeting at the place where Performance, Purpose, and Profit coincide. Sustainability is no longer a tick box exercise, but crucial for there to be a tomorrow.

Research, Reports & Publications

T. Rowe Price Finds Financial Stress Is a Predictor of Financial Wellness

T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement, published new research which found that financial stress is a predictor of financial wellness.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Word From Mike Sievert on T-Mobile's 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report

As we enter a new era of Un-carrier, T-Mobile is committed to being an even greater force for good in wireless and the world in which we live.

Sustainable Development Goals

Protecting Water Resources at Tapestry

Access to clean, safe water is a fundamental human right. The apparel industry uses a significant amount of water at each stage of the production process, and we are making efforts to protect water resources while reducing water use.

Health & Healthcare

Tips on Managing Your Schizophrenia

Coping with a schizophrenia diagnosis may not be easy, but there are ways to make this serious mental illness more manageable – including treatment prescribed by your provider.

Health & Healthcare

Real Madrid Gives Summer School a Kick

How do you get kids excited about making healthy choices?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Quest Employees Give Back, Help Paint Murals in Bronx Community Garden

Quest Diagnostics employees volunteered for a day of service at Green Bronx Machine in New York to help students brighten up their community garden by painting murals on garden boxes filled with fresh produce grown through the program.

Green Infrastructure

Urban Air Mobility: A Wind Engineering Perspective

With an ever-growing urban population around the world, cities and megacities will inevitably look at UAM as an alternative transportation mode to help reduce pollution levels, improve connectivity, and reduce strain on existing transport networks.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Regions Champions Minority-Owned Small Business Owners

Small and minority-owned businesses are an essential component of our local economies, and teams across Regions Bank are working every day to serve and support these businesses that create more inclusive economic development in our communities.

Environment

This Supplier Engagement Program Promotes Pollinators and Biodiversity

The urgency of environmental challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss is mounting. Scientists are sounding the alarm of a sixth mass extinction, with 30 to 50 percent of all species on Earth expected

Environment

World Water Week: Why The Home Depot Is for Water Conservation

Whether you’re replacing an inefficient fixture with a more effective product or adopting water-efficient behaviors, we can all take action to save water for future generations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

How Chemours Is Delivering Critical Chemistries Responsibly

At Chemours, we are firm believers in the power of advanced chemistry to deliver cutting-edge solutions to industries critical to the United State’s health, prosperity, and security.

Research, Reports & Publications

AMD Advances Corporate Responsibility Across Its Value Chain

AMD announced its 27th annual Corporate Responsibility Report, demonstrating how AMD – together with its employees, customers, partners, & communities – advances computing to help solve the world’s most important social and environmental challenges.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MAC Cosmetics Global Headquarters Awarded WELL Certification

This July, M·A·C Cosmetics’ global headquarters at One SoHo Square in New York City announced that its offices have been awarded WELL Certification at the Silver level by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

Energy

Why Businesses Need To Consider Energy From the Start in Their Sustainability Plans

In recent years, businesses have faced increased pressure from their customers, employees, investors, the public sector, and many other stakeholder groups on issues impacting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. As such, it’s no surprise companies are making commitments and executing strategies to improve the sustainability of their operations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Q&A With KKR's Sustainability Expert Advisory Council

In an effort to share their thoughts more broadly, we asked our SEAC members a few questions about their work, outlook for ESG and what makes them hopeful.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bread Financial 2021 ESG Report: A Message From Dana Beckman

"I am honored to lead the ongoing advancement of our ESG strategy and objectives, driving responsibility and accountability throughout our organization."

Diversity & Inclusion

$500,000 Investment From KeyBank Foundation To Assist BIPOC Businesses and DEI Efforts in New York's Capital Region

KeyBank is investing $500,000 in a new initiative by the Capital Region Chamber in Albany, New York to provide no-cost business growth services to Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned enterprises and to support the implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in the greater business community.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Florverde Sustainable Flowers Applies for SSCI Benchmarking

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has received a benchmarking application from Florverde® Sustainable Flowers (FSF).

Diversity & Inclusion

CASE Sponsors Women's Football Team in Saudi Arabia

CASE Construction, a CNH Industrial brand, and Arabian Auto Agency, the company’s dealership in Saudi Arabia, have become official sponsors of the Riyadh Women GettingFit (RWG) football team.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Solving The Unsolved Mystery: How To Tackle ESG Targets, Reporting, And More!

ESG reporting is the disclosure of environmental, social, and corporate governance data. Its purpose is to shed light on a company’s ESG activities while improving investor transparency and inspiring other organizations to do the same.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

One Year Later: T-Mobile's Hometown Techover Champ Celebrates $3 Million Makeover With Florida Georgia Line

T-Mobile’s Hometown Techover is one of the many initiatives marking T-Mobile’s commitment to rural America. T-Mobile’s goal is to ensure that all Americans have access to all the latest products, services and technology.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Trane® Waco Plant Recognized for Significant Safety Achievement

Trane® - by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator - celebrated a significant safety milestone at its Commercial HVAC manufacturing facility in McGregor, Texas.

Environment

Logitech Celebrates Passage of Historic Climate Legislation

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.