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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

“Whatever It Takes”: Action Against Hunger’s 2025 Gala Raises Over $2.1 Million in the Fight To End Hunger

From P!nk’s heartfelt message to stories of resilience from around the world, Action Against Hunger’s 2025 Gala raised millions to fight world hunger and proved that compassion is contagious.

Environment

Teams From Marathon Bring the Energy to Annual Ohio River Cleanup

It’s a big job that extends hundreds of miles, and teams from Marathon Petroleum rolled up their sleeves alongside community members to do their part, one bag at a time, at the 2025 Ohio River Sweep.

Energy

How Energy Works: Geothermal Energy

This installment explores the potential of geothermal energy. It explains how heat stored deep within the Earth can be harnessed to generate clean, reliable power — and why it’s one of the most consistent sources of renewable energy available today.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Standards and Assurance Systems Releases SCS-004 Certification Standard for Responsible Advanced/Chemical/Molecular Recycling for Public Review

SCS Standards and Assurance Systems is pleased to announce that a newly developed certification standard for Responsible Advanced/Chemical/Molecular Recycling is now available for public review.

Education

Discovery Education Drives Student Engagement and Career Exploration With New National STEM Day Resources

Discovery Education, the creator of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, offers educators new resources and a unique career event to drive student engagement in workforce exploration on National STEM Day and beyond.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building Your Safety Net: A Safeguarding Checklist for Small Healthcare Organizations

For many small healthcare organizations, it can be a challenge to balance the complex environment of quality care, compliance and financial sustainability. Proper cost allocation and financial reporting, understanding Medicare Part A co-insurance and bad debt management

Energy

CARB Delays Climate Disclosure Rulemaking, but Reporting Deadlines Remain

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adjusted its timeline for developing climate disclosure rules under Senate Bill (SB) 253 and Senate Bill (SB) 261. While the agency takes more time to finalize guidance, the reporting deadlines for covered companies remain unchanged.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Addressing Energy Burdens and Promoting Energy Equity in Gwinnett County, Georgia

A funding collaborative of family foundations funded a two-year grant to to expand access to healthy, affordable, and and low-emission housing for vulnerable, BIPOC, low-income, and low-wealth community members in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cascale Releases Higg MSI v3.11 With New Cotton Data and Expanded Material Categories for Home Furnishings

Cascale has released version 3.11 of the Higg MSI, introducing new cotton datasets and expanded material categories for home furnishings. The update enhances data accuracy and supports more informed, science-based material choices across the consumer goods industry.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Eurodia Industrie Announce Strategic Partnership To Deliver Integrated Material and Process Solutions for Direct Lithium Extraction

Saint-Gobain Ceramics, and Eurodia Industrie, a process engineering specialist in liquid purification technologies, today announced a strategic partnership to provide integrated solutions for the fast-growing Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) market.

Environment

Direct Relief Commits $250,000, Opens Medical Inventory in Response to Hurricane Melissa’s Impacts in the Caribbean

Direct Relief today committed an initial $250,000 in financial support and offered up its entire medical inventory to health providers in the Caribbean in response to Hurricane Melissa.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Farming Smarter: How AI Can Help Farmers Regenerate Land, Empower Workers and Feed the Future

Feeding the world in the decades ahead is one of humanity’s greatest challenges. By 2050, the global population is projected to reach nearly 10 billion people, requiring roughly 70% more calories than are produced today.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Resilient Utility Systems: Lessons and Strategies for Storm Preparedness and Recovery

Each storm event is unique, but they all require safe and rapid restoration of power while meeting the utility’s goal of restoring stability across impacted communities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MetLife: Living Our Purpose Through Expanding Access to Financial Services

We are committed to developing solutions to help individuals access resources, care and financial support throughout their lives, including those in rural and underbanked communities.

Health & Healthcare

Global Initiative To Demonstrate Operational Excellence in Nigeria for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

Recently, the Innovative Cancer Medicines (ICM) initiative announced the enrollment of the first Nigerian patient in a pioneering demonstration project to provide an immunotherapy drug used to treat cancer.

Innovation & Technology

Trane Technologies Unveils Industry's First Comprehensive Thermal Management System Reference Design for Gigawatt Scale NVIDIA AI Factories

Trane Technologies today announced the launch of the industry’s first comprehensive thermal management system reference design, specifically engineered for the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint for gigawatt-scale AI data centers.

Innovation & Technology

CNH’s Latest A Sustainable Year Story: Ethanol — a Low-Carbon Fuel of the Future

Case IH, a brand of world-class equipment, technology and services company CNH, has developed the world’s first ethanol-fueled sugarcane harvester, which it is currently testing. Farming doesn’t get much more sustainable than a harvester that runs on the very crop it reaps.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HEAT, Carnival Donate $1M To Direct Relief in Support of Hurricane Recovery Efforts

The Miami HEAT, in partnership with the Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation and Carnival Corporation & plc, has made a $1,000,000 donation to Direct Relief to assist with expected recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How Can Fashion Make Circular Business Models a Priority?

Tapestry is proud to celebrate the launch of The Fashion ReModel, a collaborative project led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation that brings together brands across the fashion industry to demonstrate that circular business models can drive bottom line success.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How T‑Mobile Puts First Responders First

Craig Martinez never expected to trade in his police badge for a magenta one. But after nearly three decades in law enforcement and the military, the calling that had defined his life — to protect, to serve, to help those in need — found a new uniform at T-Mobile.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Direct Relief Surpasses $2 Billion in Aid to Ukraine

Direct Relief announced today that it has delivered more than $2B in medical and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began in 2022, underscoring the nonprofit’s role as one of the largest private philanthropic supporters of the country’s health system

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tandem Global Releases Executive Roundtable Summary on Supply Chain Collaboration for Sustainability

The summary draws on candid, solutions-oriented discussions among 30 senior sustainability and procurement executives from global companies, facilitated by Tandem Global and moderated by industry experts.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Foresight and SCS Global Services Forge Strategic Alliance To Provide Audit Support for SCS Recycled Content Certification

Foresight has entered into a strategic agreement with SCS Global Services to assist manufacturers seeking SCS Recycled Content Certification for their products. Foresight is now an approved contractor for Recycled Content Certification support.

Research, Reports & Publications

Making Sense of Alphabet Soup: G&A Releases One-Page Guide to Key ESG Frameworks

G&A Institute's quick reference guide, “The ABCs of Corporate Sustainability: Deciphering Key ESG Reporting Frameworks” is meticulously crafted to present the most concise possible explanation of essential mandatory and voluntary frameworks.

Green Infrastructure

Green Building Initiative and Global Electronics Council Align to Advance Whole Building Energy Efficiency

The Green Building Initiative and Global Electronics Council are aligning to advance whole-building energy efficiency. EPEAT® registered products can now support GBI’s Green Globes® and Ascent™ certifications, linking product sustainability with building performance.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  3. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  4. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. Business Strategy and Operations
    Keysight’s strategy is to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, supported by our Keysight Leadership Model (KLM) and corporate value...
  7. 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...
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  10. Awards and Recognition
    This captures all of Action Against Hunger's awards and recognition.
  11. 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...
  12. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  13. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  14. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  15. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...