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Corporate Responsibility

Election 2020: A Test for American Democracy, and a Test for American Business

Many companies have already taken steps to enable voting and to promote free and fair elections as Election Day approaches in the U.S. Here are five additional things that business can do to sustain a healthy democracy.

Health & Healthcare

Leading HSE In The Ongoing Crisis Response

It is our hope that by sharing these insights, we can carry these conversations further afield and support the profession to continue demonstrating the value that HSE adds to your organisations in a crisis and beyond.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Cooke and Moody's Release New Report, Roadmap for Inclusion: a Collaborative Digital Skills Training Model for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, during Disability Awareness Month

The Cooke School and Institute and Moody’s Foundation today released the report, “Roadmap for Inclusion: a Collaborative Digital Skills Training Model for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities” outlining new employment trends and approaches to developing or improving digital skills training programs for young adults with disabilities.

Socially Responsible Investing

Pandemic Presents Both a Challenge and Opportunity for Start-Ups: Tangerine CEO

The accelerated digital transformation brought on by the pandemic means that startups must in turn quickly pivot their business models to the new normal, but these challenges also open up opportunities for entrepreneurs to respond.

Events

How to Balance Sustainability With an Urgent Present and Uncertain Future

Business leaders walk a tightrope trying to balance their response to what’s happening today with their long-term ambitions to play an active role in shaping a better world for tomorrow.

Inclusion & Opportunity

UPS Longitudes | Recognizing Business Dreams: Better Times on the Horizon?

For almost all business owners, COVID-19 changed everything. Certain industries shut down for months or had to pivot operations to meet evolving consumer demands. Customers stayed home, either shifting their purchases online or not making them at all

Volunteering & Community

ON Semiconductor Shows Support for Longtime Partner, United Way of Southeastern Idaho's Grand Opening

The United Way of Southeastern Idaho held a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony at their new office at 101 N. Main St. on Thursday, October 1.

Education & Workforce Development

Get to Know Nuclear Science with Free Resources

Kick off fun STEM learning during National Nuclear Science Week – October 19-23 – by trying out a new resource with your students!

AI & Technology

CleanEquity® Monaco 2020 - Presenting Companies & New Collaborations

CleanEquity®, the sustainable technology innovation forum, cofounded by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco & Mungo Park, Chairman of Innovator Capital, will kick off on the 22nd October.

Health & Healthcare

Stanley Black & Decker Distributes Hand Sanitizer to Help Keep Communities Safe

The company will donate sanitizer to those in critical need at senior living facilities through STANLEY Healthcare. And as our team builds a new manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, they have also provided hand sanitizer to food banks across Texas.

Philanthropy

New Holland Agriculture Launches 'Country Women Campaign' for 'Pink October'

New Holland Agriculture, a global agricultural brand of CNH Industrial, has launched the ‘Country Women Campaign’ or #MujeresEnCampaña (a play on the Spanish word Campaña which can mean both ‘campaign’ and ‘countryside’) initiative in Argentina, focusing on celebrating rural women and their stories.

Awards & Rankings

UPS News | UPS’s Leadership in Corporate Citizenship Recognized Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

For the fifth consecutive year, UPS was named to Forbes and JUST Capital’s annual JUST 100 list for its commitment to serving its workers, customers, communities, the environment and shareholders.

Corporate Responsibility

Strategies From Aflac's Origins Provide Insights for Business Innovators Today

Aflac, for example, is one company that proves these building blocks ensure people and companies not only weather the storm but also thrive when crisis hits.

Socially Responsible Investing

Antea Group Announces New Service Offering: Sustainability Transaction Assessment Report (STAR)

Antea Group USA announces a new service to their Environmental Mergers & Acquisitions Support offerings called Sustainability Transaction Assessment Report (STAR). STAR delivers clear data to help you understand corporate ESG risk. Learn more.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

A Closer Look: Yum! Brands' Plant-Based Food Journey

Motivated by a combination of environmental sustainability and diversity in diet, consumers are driving changes to food patterns across the world.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, 4thMVMT and PepsiCo Collaborate to Increase Pathways to Black Franchise Ownership

The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), 4thMVMT, and PepsiCo announced a formal collaboration to provide leadership development and increase business ownership opportunities for Black people in the restaurant industry.

Environment

Medtronic: Every Drop Counts

Medtronic is always looking for new ways to reduce our environmental footprint, and water conservation is part of our multi-faceted approach.

Volunteering & Community

Social Justice and Equity, by Design

“Adobe’s support for the Design Circle Scholarship and projects like Artwork for Equity has been instrumental in our efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in the design industry and address racial inequities and social problems,”

Events

Griffith Foods Celebrates World Food Day with Produce for Hunger Event

As a global food company, we are committed to playing a transformational role in the creation of a more sustainable future for food. The theme for this year’s World Food Day (October 16, 2020) was “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our actions are our future.”

Awards & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Named to the Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index

The index helps organizations understand trends & gaps in representation, creates a road map to drive internal change, and identifies diversity, equity & inclusion solutions to close the gaps. This is Fifth Third’s fourth time appearing on the index.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Comerica Bank Donates $350,000 to Michigan Women Forward to Support Small Business Entrepreneurs Statewide

Comerica Bank today announced a $350,000 donation to Michigan Women Forward (MWF), a community development organization whose mission is to expand economic opportunity for Michigan women. Comerica's contribution helps replenish MWF's Entrepreneur Resilience Fund, established to support women-led small businesses recovery from the pandemic and re-open their businesses. These funds will provide much-needed, additional loan dollars throughout the state.

Research & Reports

Global Agricultural Productivity Report Sponsored in Part by Mosaic

Mosaic is proud to support the Global Agricultural Productivity report, which promotes increasing productivity sustainably for a food secure world.

Corporate Responsibility

Ecolab Partners With Water.org to Improve Access to Clean, Safe, Sustainable Water

On the sixth annual Imagine a Day Without Water, Ecolab is announcing a partnership with Water.org to help enable access to sustainable water and improved sanitation in at-risk watersheds in India.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

College Students Reflect on Their Sustainability Journey in Final Episode of HanesBrands' “Crop to Campus” Minidocumentary

In the final episode of filmmaker Rod Murphy’s “Crop to Campus” minidocumentary on apparel sustainability, college students exploring the supply chain of Hanes ComfortWash T-shirts visit HanesBrands’ corporate headquarters in North Carolina.

Health & Healthcare

McCain Foods Partners With No Kid Hungry to Help Eliminate Childhood Hunger

McCain Foods USA is proud to announce its partnership with No Kid Hungry to help ensure children across America have access to healthy meals amid coronavirus-related school closures and beyond.

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Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

GoDaddy Global Stakeholder Impact News & Reports

GoDaddy is committed to embedding sustainable practices across our business. Our approach focuses on creating long-term value for our customers...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...