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“AI Can’t Quote Coverage You Never Generated.”

The CMO made a compelling case: Advertising had measurable return on ad spend (ROAS). Content marketing had attribution, earned media had neither. It wasn’t an unreasonable argument. The metrics said what they said. Her headcount went to marketing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic

Events, Media & Communications

Georgia-Pacific Announces President & CEO; Duncan to Lead Nearly 100-year-old Atlanta-Based Manufacturing Company

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Events, Media & Communications

Boston’s Flexible Workspace The Village Works Has Achieved the First WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S.

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

FedEx

Environment

The Label to Look for When Shopping for Responsibly Sourced Paper Products

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Innovation & Technology

How Lenovo Is Transforming Enterprise Sustainability for ThinkPad Through Its Partnership With Makersite

Lenovo

Education

New Junior Achievement Experiential Learning Center, Presented by KeyBank, Focuses on Workforce Readiness

KeyBank

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health Foundation Invests $2.24 Million To Strengthen Community Health in Charlotte’s Historic West End

CVS Health

Featured Brands

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.

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.

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.

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.

T‑Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Recently, FedEx hosted the spring edition of the Marine Corps Career Readiness Initiative webinar, an inspiring event dedicated to equipping student scholars with the tools they need to transition from college to career.

Aflac 2025 Agents of Care Prove the Power of Compassion in Action

Quiet acts of service often speak the loudest, and that kind of generosity can ripple outward to help strengthen entire communities.

Recent Alerts

Sustainable Development Goals

From Insight To Impact: A CNH Pilot Project on Entrepreneurship for Sustainability

From Insight to Impact is a pilot initiative launched by CNH EMEA to nurture internal talent and promote sustainability-driven entrepreneurship within the company. The program targeted young professionals eager to create tangible, lasting impact across the organization.

Events, Media & Communications

20 Years On: How the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games Helped Reshape the City

As the Olympic Winter Games return to Italy in 2026, with the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay passing through the Piemonte region this week, it is a timely reminder of what hosting can deliver beyond the Closing Ceremony.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CDP Once Again Recognizes Sofidel’s Environmental Commitment

CDP, one of the world’s leading independent organizations for measuring and reporting environmental performance, has assigned Sofidel an A‑ rating for Climate Change and an A‑ rating for Forests

Health & Healthcare

Strategic Stewardship: Navigating Compliance and Corporate Responsibility in Life Sciences

Life sciences companies must work to sustain healthcare advancement and development while uncertainty around National Institute of Health (NIH) funding and other administrative changes stress the industry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Arranges $43.4 Million for Permanent Supportive Housing in Salt Lake City

KeyBank (CDLI) provided a $27.3 million construction loan on behalf of the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City (HASLC) to finance the rehabilitation and new construction of Permanent Supportive Housing and a subsidized apartment community in Salt Lake City.

Education

Meet Chuan Luo: Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship Recipient for 2025

Chuan Luo, student at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona is the 2025 recipient of the Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship. We interviewed Chuan to learn how he became interested in optics, his current research projects, and his future goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

PSEG Staffers Help Nearly 50 Teens at Oasis – a Haven for Women and Children in Paterson, NJ

This Holiday Season, our team had the joy of wrapping gifts for 44 incredible teens in the after-school program at Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children in Paterson, NJ.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Recognized as Leader in Sustainability by CDP, Named to the Double A List

With the recent announcement from CDP of their 2025 ratings, Lenovo has once again been recognized as a global leader in transparent reporting for sustainability. Lenovo has received an A climate score and increased its water score to A for 2025.

Innovation & Technology

Case IH’s Application Drone Cuts Costs and Environmental Impacts

Case IH, a CNH brand, challenges its Application Drone by evaluating the performance of the equipment in real operating conditions, including autonomy, resistance to environmental factors, flight stability and reliability in communication and data transmission.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CACI Lights Up the Holidays Through Community Support

During the recent holiday season, CACI upheld its tradition of bringing employees together for meaningful initiatives that make a real difference in the lives of individuals and families across the nation.

Innovation & Technology

Reaching for the Stars

Inspiration pushes us beyond the horizon. Innovation carries us even further — to the skies, revealing a whole new world of possibility. A world where staying connected with loved ones becomes limitless.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic Study of Investigational Nellcor™ Pulse Oximetry Technology Demonstrates Positive Results Across a Full Range of Skin Tones

The company successfully completed pivotal clinical studies for its new Nellcor™ pulse oximetry technology.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours New Johnsonville Site Earns Silver Level in Tennessee Veteran Ready Program

Chemours’ New Johnsonville titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing site in Tennessee has achieved Silver Level status in the Tennessee Veteran Ready Business Recognition Program, an honor awarded by the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services.

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: What to Know About the New Dietary Guidelines

The updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) was recently released—a highly anticipated event for many. Dietitians like me, of course, along with people who work in school nutrition, public health and the food retailing world.

Events, Media & Communications

Assure Certified® for Rigid Core Resilient Flooring to Include New Performance Attribute to Certification Requirements

SCS Global Services and the Resilient Floor Covering Institute have added a new independent fracture-resistance testing requirement to Assure Certified® under the updated SCS-111 v2.0 standard for rigid core resilient flooring.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane® Named America’s Most Trusted® Residential HVAC Brand for 12th Consecutive Year

Trane® – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, has been named America's Most Trusted® HVAC Brand for the 12th consecutive year by Lifestory Research.

Responsible Production & Consumption

B… for Bill of Materials, a Saint-Gobain Podcast

A bill of materials, or BOM for short, is a list of all the materials needed to produce an end product – which includes buildings! It’s a tool that can prove especially useful for calculating a more accurate ecological footprint of buildings – and shrinking as much as possible.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Career as a Power Generation Technician: What To Expect and How To Get Started

If you’re interested in ensuring critical systems stay powered and industries keep running, a career as a power generation technician offers hands-on work, problem-solving and the satisfaction of making a real impact.

Innovation & Technology

Protect Yourself from Fraud: Tips from KeyBank

Arming yourself with the latest information is crucial to protecting your financial accounts and your personal data. Here are a few guidelines to help you safeguard your accounts against fraud.

Diversity & Inclusion

Advancing Women’s Inclusion in Argentina’s Port and Logistics Sector

How DP World in Argentina and Yusen Logistics are translating inclusion into action — from infrastructure upgrades to workforce collaboration — creating safer, more accessible port environments for women across the logistics value chain.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Named One of America’s Best-Managed Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year

Wesco announced it has been recognized as one of America’s Best-Managed Companies of 2025 by the Drucker Institute, published by The Wall Street Journal. The Drucker Institute ranked Wesco #179 (up from #209 in 2024).

Environment

Six Essential EHS Best Practices To Strengthen Safety, Compliance, and Culture

Explore essential EHS best practices that help organizations boost compliance, reduce risk, and build a stronger culture of safety.

Innovation & Technology

How Mastercard Is Shaping Inclusive Economic Growth in 2026: From Evidence to Implementation

As technology reshapes the global economy at breakneck speed, the question isn’t whether innovation will transform lives—it already is.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Huggies Donates 15 Million Diapers in 15 Days in Celebration of National Diaper Bank Network's 15th Anniversary

Huggies®, a Kimberly-Clark brand, is teaming up with the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) to deliver 15 million donated Huggies diapers in 15 days to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the national nonprofit.

Environment

New Report Examines How Corporate Environmental Values Influence Consumer Decisions

The corporate edition of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Canopy Report finds Americans want to support businesses that prioritize the planet.

Latest Campaigns

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...

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.

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

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...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...