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Social Impact & Volunteering

Caring for the Communities Where We Live and Work: Spotlight on Malaysia

When Malaysia’s government implemented a COVID-19 lockdown in May 2021, Martina Jezdikova knew she had to do something to help her community, and she knew how she could make it a reality.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Announces Neighborhood Investment Program to Transform Historic West End in Charlotte, North Carolina

Fifth Third intends to commit up to $20 million in lending, investments, and philanthropic support, including grants from the Fifth Third Foundation to the Historic West End.

Innovation & Technology

Meet an Empowered Maker: Xavier Owens

For anyone considering a trades career, electrician Xavier Owens has a few words of advice: “Go for it.” Having pursued both a college degree and trades training, he’s empowered by his choice to help make the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A List of COVID-19 Resources, Reports and Research related to Employee Volunteering and Workplace Giving

Realized Worth compiled a set of resources providing insights on how COVID-19 and social unrest/justice movements have impacted the world of #workplacegiving and #employeevolunteering. Explore the resources, reports and research here!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. EPA 2021 SmartWay Excellence Awards Recipients Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics, Building on Historic Recognition for Environmental Performance

Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics have done it again. The Koch Industries affiliates have received the SmartWay® Excellence Awards from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding environmental performance.

Sustainable Development Goals

COP26: Why Organizations Must Step Up and Be Accountable

With the UN Climate Change Conference getting underway in Glasgow next week, GRI is urging all organizations to be open about their impacts on the planet, as transparency is an essential precursor for reaching global solutions to a global problem.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Real Sustainability Is About People

In this exclusive Social Capital Q and A, Abbott CEO Robert B Ford discusses Abbott’s success in demonstrating how businesses can be a force for good directly through its healthcare products that improve people’s lives and also every day with the way it treats its employees.

Health & Healthcare

Musim Mas Distributed 23,400 Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines to Help Accelerate Herd Immunity

As support for the government, which is conducting a Covid-19 vaccination program, Musim Mas Group is helping to accelerate herd immunity through vaccination programs for workers, workers' families, and communities around the company.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Airlines Publishes Latest Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Today, American Airlines published its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing the progress the company made in 2020 on key ESG priorities, such as sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Education

Trane Technologies Healthy Spaces Podcast Season 2 Episode 3: Getting Smart About Schools

In this episode of Healthy Spaces with Trane Technologies, host Rasha Hasaneen is joined by co-host, Portia Mount, from Trane Technologies’ Commercial HVAC business.

Diversity & Inclusion

Engineering Impact: Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

We engineer the extraordinary to give future generations better, healthier lives. Learn more about inclusion, diversity & equity in our FY21 Integrated Performance Report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Thanks Customers for Generous Donations to Nourishing Neighbors Childhood Hunger Relief

Thanks to the generosity of customers, the Albertsons Companies’ Nourishing Neighbors breakfast campaign raised over $9 million through its September campaign to provide healthy breakfasts for children in need across the company’s market areas.

Energy

National Grid Renewables Hosts Celebration Event at Noble Solar and Storage Project

As part of the first annual American Clean Power Week, National Grid Renewables hosted a community event at the Noble Solar and Storage Project (Noble) in Denton County, Texas

Diversity & Inclusion

Vistra CEO Curt Morgan Joins Disability:IN to Further Advance Inclusion and Equality

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is further expanding its commitment to an inclusive global economy through a new partnership with Disability:IN, the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ideas That Matter Alumni Busier Than Ever With World-Changing Projects

Since its inception in 1999, Sappi’s Ideas that Matter (ITM) program has granted nearly $14 million to help fund a wide range of social impact causes ranging from sustainable food systems to healthcare to climate change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IVECO Spain Donates Van to Food Bank

CNH Industrial brand IVECO in Spain recently donated a Daily van to the city of Valladolid’s Food Bank to help the organization distribute food and perishables to families in need.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Bank Celebrates 17 Years of Project SEARCH and Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Project SEARCH is a partnership of the Bank, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and high schools, community partners & state vocational rehabilitation agencies which provides vocational training & employment for people with disabilities.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Your Employee Volunteers Are Bored (And What To Do About It)

In a recent RealTalk webinar, we teed up the very real issue of employee volunteer boredom to Angela Parker, CEO of Realized Worth. Check out her key takeaways and actionable tips here!

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Supports Israel's National Program to Accelerate Diagnoses of Critically-Ill Newborns with Suspected Genetic Disease

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced an agreement with Israel's Ministry of Health (MoH) for a pilot program to implement the use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in critically-ill infants suspected of having a genetic disorder in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).

Media & Communications

World Environment Center Elects Two New Board Members

In continuation of the commitment to expand and advance our effectiveness as a global sustainability organization, the World Environment Center has elected two new members to the WEC Board of Directors

Research, Reports & Publications

Herbalife Nutrition Launches First Global Responsibility Report

Herbalife Nutrition, a premier global nutrition company, released today its inaugural 2020 Global Responsibility Report.

Energy

SCS Global Services Joins Low Carbon Fuels Coalition

Today, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition (LCFC), announced its newest member: SCS Global Services. SCS recently became approved as an independent verification body for the Oregon Clean Fuels Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Deckers Brands Named to Newsweek's List of the Most Loved Workplaces for 2021

Deckers Brands was recently featured in Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking at #6 (#1 in apparel and fashion) among the top 100 companies recognized for employee happiness and satisfaction at work.

Education

Celebrating Money-Smart Children and Community Efforts

Learning important habits and skills at a young age helps build positive lifelong behaviors.

Diversity & Inclusion

Walmart Foundation and Walton Family Foundation Renew Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Northwest Arkansas

The Walmart Foundation and Walton Family Foundation are supporting the efforts of Northwest Arkansas nonprofits to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive region.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  2. 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...
  3. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  4. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  5. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  6. 2025 Beat the Heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  7. 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...
  8. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  9. 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...
  10. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  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. 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...