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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

AI & Technology

On the VERGE of Something Big

For the second year in a row, I’ve attended a conference powered by an alternative energy microgrid. When you think of business conferences being “off the grid”, this isn’t usually what comes to mind. However, if you put sustainability and tech folks together in the Bay Area, thinking outside the box is encouraged, and going off the grid from a conference ballroom suddenly looks much different.

Research & Reports

New Report on Business Role in Achieving the Circular Economy

Today's linear economy--in which natural resources are extracted from the ground, made into products, used, and thrown away--was successful in delivering economic development during the 20th century. However, global trends indicate that the traditional, linear model's ability to produce economic growth may become less viable, prompting a search for alternative approaches that can work in the long term.

Awards & Rankings

255 Schools Nationwide Named State Finalists in $2 Million* Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) today announced the 255 state finalists in the Solve for Tomorrow Contest, a nationwide competition to raise enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by challenging students and teachers to tackle critical community issues across the country.

Socially Responsible Investing

KeyBank Assembles Senior Team to Expand Affordable Housing Platform to All 50 States

Key’s Community Development Lending and Investment (CDL/I) segment today announced the assembly of six senior-level leaders who will focus on affordble housing, lead a team of more than 50 professionals, drive the expansion of Key’s affordable housing platform from 12 to 50 states, and double the size of the business in the next three years. They will work under Robert Likes, who was named national manager of Key’s CDL/I segment in June.

Volunteering & Community

Charter Communications and Stamford Police Association Team up to Help Local Nonprofit Organization

Nearly 30 Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) and Stamford Police Association volunteers, along with Rebuilding Together Hartford, will be in Stamford this weekend to help renovate an Always Reaching for Independence (ARI) community residence.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Millennials Have Created A Shift In Employee Attitudes Is Changing The Way We Do Business

As companies and other organizations continue to become more globally connected and complex in structure, the landscape is changing for employee- employer relationships. There is a noticeable seismic shift with new expectations around leadership, culture, and engagement being at its core. Influencing this shift in attitudes are millennials, who, with rapid access to virtually infinite amounts of information are driving the era of transparency, and demanding more from their companies than a paycheck and benefits.

Socially Responsible Investing

T. Rowe Price: Most Parents Say They Overspend on Kids' Holiday Gifts

T. Rowe Price’s 2015 Parents, Kids & Money Survey, which sampled 1,000 parents nationally of 8 to 14 year olds in January 2015, revealed that 62% of parents agree with the statement, “I spent more for my kids over the holidays than I should have.” While most parents use their current income (56%) and credit cards (47%) to cover holiday spending, a surprising percentage have also tapped their retirement savings (7%) and their emergency fund (9%).

Inclusion & Opportunity

Companies Must Understand: Labor is About More Than Just Jobs

Awards & Rankings

Sanofi and the Institut Pasteur Reward Four Researchers for Their Major Contributions in the Service of Health

Sanofi and the Institut Pasteur have attributed today the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards for the fourth year in a row. Four major researchers with international recognition have been rewarded for their works in two major fields for global health: tropical and neglected diseases and immunology.

Health & Healthcare

6 Simple Steps to Stop Diabetes Before it Starts

We’re bombarded with endless to-do lists at every turn—at home, on the job and especially in regard to our health. Eat plenty of kale, broccoli, quinoa and yogurt. Exercise 30 minutes a day. Get up and walk around every hour. Get plenty of sleep. Sometimes it can seem overwhelming. But there are some simple ways that can help you stay energized, nutritionally balanced and reduce your likelihood of developing diabetes.

Socially Responsible Investing

Fixing a Flaw in the Financial Sector

Insights on How Women are fixing the Flaw on Walll Street

Environment

The Moral Ark of the Universe

Pope Francis is calling his billion-plus community, and us all, to rise to the extraordinary moment in which we are living, to build an ark of the earth in order to bend the arc of the universe towards justice.

Education & Workforce Development

Guiding Innovation Forward in Rural Africa

Eighty orphans watched as I sloshed back and forth across the quagmire of what was becoming their new schoolyard. There weren’t many tools lying around the remote site, and I was trying to make a ladder by stacking rocks, one by one, in the sticky red mud.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Trim Tab Magazine | Salvage Modernism: A New Design Philosophy, Aesthetic, and Ecological Approach

Jason McLennan pushes us to incorporate salvaged materials into new design projects.

Philanthropy

Maytag Honors Commitment to Local Boys & Girls Clubs, and Donates $100,000 to Clubs in Arlington, Atlanta, Chicago and Kansas City

Maytag will build on its current support of BGCA by making a donation of $100,000 across 10 local Boys & Girls Clubs in Arlington, Atlanta, Chicago and Kansas City.

Events

Going Green – How IMEX America Showcased the Triple Bottom Line

From October 12th – October 15th, 2015, over 10,600 attendees representing a total of 3,100 companies from 150 countries attended IMEX America - America’s worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings & events.

Awards & Rankings

PYXERA Global Recognizes IBM, Peace Corps, FSG, and John Lynch through the Purposeful Global Engagement Pioneer Award

Environment

Majority of Business Leaders Call for a Climate Change Agreement in Paris to Support Private Sector Investment, Finds UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study

A majority of business leaders say that a long term agreement at the UN climate summit (COP21) in Paris is critical to supporting private sector investment in low carbon solutions, according to a global study by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture (ACN: NYSE).

Volunteering & Community

#FeedtheWorld Yum! Kicks Off Employee Ambassador Program

Research & Reports

Postal Sector Reaches 2020 Target of 20% CO2 Emissions Reduction Six Years Ahead of Schedule

International Post Corporation is delighted to announce that the EMMS participants have collectively reached the programme’s 2020 targets of 20% CO2 reduction compared to the 2008 baseline six years ahead of schedule.

Education & Workforce Development

Meet Amgen Scholar Alumni Lisa Selina Rodermund

"I realized that with a science-based career I will not only improve my own mind, but also the world around me."

Philanthropy

Renovations at Park De La Cruz Community Center to Create Therapy Programs for San Diego-Area Military Veterans

UnitedHealthcare is providing $74,000 to help renovate the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department’s new Park De La Cruz Community Center and to create therapy programs for veterans.

Volunteering & Community

Time Warner Cable- Supporting and Hiring Our Military and Veterans

Volunteering & Community

MGM Resorts' Boots to Business Graduates Pay Respects to Fellow Veterans

Thirty-nine employees of MGM Resorts International spent a recent morning honoring veterans. The employees – all military veterans themselves -- visited and played bingo with retired service men and women at the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City. Then they paid their respects at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, where hundreds of veterans have been laid to rest. The outing was part of MGM Resorts’ 10-week “Boots to Business” leadership training course for veteran-employees. Boots to Business has graduated 163 people since the program started.

Research & Reports

Westpac Group Reports 2015 Sustainability Performance

Westpac has released its 2015 Reporting Suite, including its Annual Review & Sustainability Report (an integrated summary) and a more detailed Sustainability Performance Report.

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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...