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Corporate Responsibility | Webster Bank

Webster Bank Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Commitment to Sustainability

Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. published its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report highlighting achievements integrating sustainability and investments that drive social, environmental, and economic value across the bank's footprint.
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Trellis Impact 26, Where Innovation Powers Sustainable Business

Trellis Group

Events

Energy & Infrastructure

Energy for a Better Future: Affordability for All

Entergy Corporation

Awards & Rankings

Griffith Foods Selected as a 2026 US Best Managed Company

Griffith Foods

Research & Reports

Rockwell Automation Strengthens Climate Commitment With Science Based Targets Initiative Net-Zero Targets Validation

Rockwell Automation

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Consumer Goods Supply Chain Transformation – Who Pays, Who Profits, and What Changes?

Cascale

Environment

Navigating Global Uncertainty: What EHS & Sustainability Leaders Need to Know in 2026

Inogen Alliance

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

New Industry Study, Identifies Path to Cut Cumulative Automotive Refrigerant Emissions Across Europe by ≈50% Between 2030-2050

Chemours

Environment

Earth Month 2026: How Everpure Employees Took Action Around the World

Everpure

Featured Brands

Mental Health Matters at Medtronic. Explore Our Employee Benefits

At Medtronic, supporting mental health means offering employees practical tools they can use in real life — from counseling and therapy resources, to digital well‑being tools for managing stress, to employee networks that foster connection and belonging.

The Path to the Autonomous Enterprise: SAP Announces New Sustainability AI Agents

In an evolutionary step toward intelligent, autonomous business decision-making, SAP announced this week that it will make new sustainability AI agents generally available by the end of 2026.

Delivering Faster Care Through Point of Care Testing

Access to basic medical care remains out of reach for many people across the United States due to cost, transportation challenges, and limited time away from work.

Taco Bell Foundation Ignites Next Era of Live Más Scholarship With $14.5M Awarded to Record-Breaking Class of 2026

The Taco Bell Foundation announced its Live Más Scholarship winners, awarding a record $14.5 million to its largest class of scholars to date.

Voices From the Field: Helping Farmers Build Resilient Local Economies Across Rural America

Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Lundgren says it’s easy to see evidence of Ecdysis intervention when he’s visiting a farm. He can sense it through the new sounds of birds chirping, bugs whizzing by his ears, fresh hues of greens radiating off the fields in front of him.

Xfinity and Comcast Business High-Speed Internet Now Available to More Than 2,100 Previously Unserved Homes and Businesses in Central Indiana

Together with the Indiana Broadband Office, Comcast announced the completion of construction to connect more than 2,100 new homes and businesses in counties across Central Indiana to high-speed Internet from Xfinity and Comcast Business.

Spotlight on Digital Transformation | FY25 Purpose Report

At Cisco, we see resilience as the ability to turn disruption into growth and innovation. Whether it’s responding to a crisis, building AI skills, or investing in nonprofit partners, our goal is to make people and places stronger for the future. Here’s how.

Mastercard: How Technology Is Turning Sustainability Goals Into Measurable Action

For decades, environmental sustainability was treated as a long-term ambition. In 2026, that framing is changing. Across industries, technology is accelerating progress in ways that are tangible, measurable and increasingly embedded into the day-to-day operations of businesses.

Universal Destinations & Experiences and the University of Central Florida Introduce New School to Develop the Future Leaders of Themed Entertainment and Immersive Experiences

Universal Destinations & Experiences and the University of Central Florida introduce the Universal School of Experience Leadership and Innovation.

Bear-y Good News: FedEx Helps Welcome Cub No. 3 to North Carolina Museum

The Museum of Life and Science received a one-year-old male American black bear cub for its Explore the Wild: Black Bear habitat. The 110-pound cub joins the Museum’s two adult black bears, Little (5) and Murray (3).

Recent Alerts

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Taps Dinger to Lead New Carbon Market Venture

Eric Dinger, a committed conservationist and successful entrepreneur, is joining the Arbor Day Foundation as president of its new carbon market venture: Arbor Day Carbon.

Socially Responsible Investing

Principal® Joins United Nations Global Compact CFO Taskforce

Principal Financial Group® has joined the U.N. Global Compact CFO Taskforce as the company continues to integrate sustainability commitments into its finance strategies.

Education & Workforce Development

Hormel Foods Announces Hormel Heroes Scholarship Recipients

Hormel Foods Corporation today announced the recipients of this year’s two $10,000 Hormel Heroes Scholarships to support students with military backgrounds pursuing degrees in culinary arts or a foodservice management related program.

Corporate Responsibility

Seth Teply Named President and CEO of Tetra Pak US and Canada

“I am thrilled to lead our U.S. and Canada business as we continue to drive innovative solutions in food processing and packaging and deliver transformative change on our journey to create the world’s most sustainable food package,” said Teply.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Clarivate Celebrates Women Scientists Who Contributed to COVID-19 Research With New Video

Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT) celebrates some of the women scientists across the company who contributed to the COVID-19 vaccine research with the launch of a video featuring their stories.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Walmart Honors Veterans and Military Families With Jobs, Opportunity and Peer Connections

Here at Walmart, we’ll continue to support our nation’s veterans as they have long supported us. We’ll work to help them find whatever’s next in their lives and careers, as we stand with their families and friends in building better futures.

Environment

2021 EHS and Sustainability Industry Global Insights

Associates joined in to gain insights & share knowledge on the state of our industry and services globally. We are stronger together as an Alliance because of our ability to interweave local geographic and cultural nuances in our global perspective.

Philanthropy

Carlton Ford Joins Taproot Foundation as National Director of Strategic Partnerships

Taproot Foundation welcomes esteemed nonprofit leader Carlton Ford as its National Director of Strategic Partnerships. Ford will advance Taproot’s commitment to pro bono services by developing lasting partnerships with other change-makers.

Environment

Food and Beverage Companies Want the Build Back Better Framework's Climate-smart Agriculture Investments

As leading companies in the food and beverage industry, we know that agriculture sits at the crux of the climate crisis. Our farming partners are increasingly threatened by drought, floods, fires, high temperatures, and other severe impacts of climate change.

Inclusion & Opportunity

ViacomCBS and Extra Partner To Celebrate LGBTQ+ Audiences

To celebrate the return of live music and connecting with others, Extra worked with Velocity, ViacomCBS to spotlight Troye Sivan and the LGBTQ+ community in a VMAs ad campaign.

Energy & Infrastructure

Ericsson North America Blazes Its Own Trail to Sustainability

Bhushan Joshi- Head of Sustainability for Ericsson North America talks about how the design their award winning smart factory in Lewisville Texas.

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Commits Nearly $250,000 in Monthlong Effort to Fight Hunger in South Carolina

Duke Energy is kicking off a monthlong initiative to support organizations in South Carolina that address food insecurities and inequities across the state.

Environment

KFC Extends A Wing at the COP26 Summit

KFC’s parent company, Yum! Brands, has pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, with markets like KFC United Kingdom & Ireland (KFC UKI) aiming to get there by 2040 or sooner.

Volunteering & Community

Saluting Marvin Hill's Continued Service to the Military Community on Veterans Day

Marvin Hill may have retired from military service but, as a project management advisor in Human Resources for FedEx Freight, he continues to serve. “I feel an obligation to reinvest in the community that invested so much in me,” said Marvin.

Corporate Responsibility

Scotiabank Expands Mental Health Benefit to $10,000 Per Year and Launches Mental Health Workshops for Employees in Canada

Scotiabank announced it will be expanding its mental health coverage from $3,000 to $10,000 beginning April 1, 2022, for all eligible employees and their dependents in Canada. To equip people leaders for the important role they play in supporting mental health in the workplace, Scotiabank is also launching live mental health workshops on November 17 to all people leaders in Canada.

Philanthropy

Kohler Co. and Caddie School for Soldiers Offer Unique Training Program for Veterans

The Caddie School for Soldiers invites small groups of veterans to live together for a month, learn about golf and caddying, and gain skills that will help them create new lives in a new profession - whether in golf or any other.

Environment

In the Forest - 60 seconds

Take a walk in the woods with International Paper’s certified wildlife biologist, one of our fiber specialists and our chief sustainability officer to learn what defines a sustainably managed forest.

Environment

CEO Climate Alliance to World Leaders: We Support You in Taking Decisive Climate Steps at COP26

More than 90 CEOs of large multinational organizations, all members of the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, are committed to reduce emissions by more than 1Gt* annually by 2030

Corporate Responsibility

How Can We Solve Hunger When the Global Population Is Rising?

October 16, 2021 was World Food Day. To many people, access to fresh, nutritious food is ‘normal’ – something taken for granted. But today, over 3 billion people don’t have access to a healthy diet.

AI & Technology

Rockwell Automation's Military Veterans Training Program Authorized as a Department of Defense SkillBridge Program

Rockwell Automation’s (NYSE: ROK) Academy of Advanced Manufacturing™ (AAM) program has been authorized as a Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.

Awards & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Earns Seventh EPA Smartway Excellence Award in a Row for Improved Freight Efficiency and Reduced Environmental Impacts

Whirlpool Corporation’s Integrated Supply Chain team has once again received a Smartway Excellence Award in 2021, recognizing its exceptional freight performance among Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Partners.

Corporate Responsibility

GoDaddy Honors Veterans Day with “Veterans in Tech” Employee Resource Group

In honor of Veterans Day, GoDaddy is highlighting the positive impact of GoDaddy Veterans in Tech (GDVET), an Employee Resource Group for employees with the shared experience and values of military service.

Research & Reports

Sustainable Procurement for CPG Leaders: The Advantage Your Brand Needs

The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) – or Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) – industry faces extreme challenges amidst a period of pandemic-related rapid change.

Research & Reports

At the Heart of "A World Worth Seeing" Is Affordable, Accessible Eye Care

National Vision, Inc., America’s second largest optical retailer, released its first Corporate Responsibility Report, “A World Worth Seeing,” as part of its ongoing efforts to increase transparency

Philanthropy

Whole Kids Foundation and Lettuce Grow Team Up Again to Offer Over $500,000 Worth of Hydroponic Growing Systems to Schools and School Garden-Support Organizations Across the U.S.

Partnership supports record number of K-12 educators who want to start or sustain edible learning spaces with Lettuce Grow Farmstands amidst COVID-19 pandemic

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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...

Heritage

For more than 160 years, Bacardi has been a family-owned company guided by its heritage. From the revolutionary introduction of BACARDÍ rum, the birth...