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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.

Events

Trellis Impact 26, Where Innovation Powers Sustainable Business

Trellis Group

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

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).

Inside PNC’s Bilingual Approach to Early Learning

More than 20% of U.S. households speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish by far the most common. Families are also more likely to engage with educational materials when those resources are available in their first language.

Guiding Stars: Heart Health Guidelines Update

Last month, the American Heart Association (AHA) released recommendations for heart disease prevention. This updated guidance highlights the importance of a diet pattern that decreases risk of heart disease. The AHA emphasizes nine key features of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

SAP Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment

SAP is proud to be recognized as a Leader for the second time in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #US54117126, April 2026).

CAF and Mastercard Join Forces To Expand Access to Finance for Across Latin America and the Caribbean

CAF –development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean– and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (the Center), today announced a partnership to support access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the region.

Medtronic Study Reveals AI-Enabled Clinician Alerts Significantly Improve Evaluation and Valve Intervention for Patients With Heart Valve Disease

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, released data from the Addressing undertreatment and heaLth Equity in aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation using an integrated ehR plaTform (ALERT) Trial, designed to address health disparities.

Hiring Our Heroes 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards

Business leaders and community advocates came together for the 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards ceremony on April 29 in Washington, D.C.

Recent Alerts

Corporate Responsibility

Ingersoll Leader to Share Successful Sustainability Business Case Strategies at MAPI Forum

Scott Tew of the Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand will cover strategic methods to link sustainability initiatives to business outcomes and cases at the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation’s (MAPI) Fall Sustainability Council Meeting.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Empowering Female Farmers

Environment

Extending the Life of Paper

At Sappi we are also committed to sustainable or “smart” consumption of paper, eliminating wasteful use. Only by using paper wisely and purposefully can we be assured of meeting growing demand for generations to come.

Events

Fox and Microsoft Announce 'The Martian' STEM Design Contest with $25,000 Prize

On Tuesday, September 15, 20th Century Fox and Microsoft announced the Hacking Mars Design Challenge, a unique online science and technology competition developed exclusively around the upcoming Fox film The Martian to drive interest in STEM subjects. The winning team will collect a $25,000 grand prize and travel to Microsoft to experience the company's HoloLens technology. The contest is open to anyone in the world over the age of 18, but students with interests in STEM are strongly encouraged to apply.

Environment

Welcome to the Next Generation of Sustainable Development

The year 2015 is shaping up as one of the most consequential years for environmental/sustainability policy in our lifetimes.

Awards & Rankings

Quest Diagnostics Sustainability Efforts Earn Continued Place on 2015 DJSI World and National Indices

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, was named for the eleventh consecutive year in the North America Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and for a twelfth year in the World DJSI.

Awards & Rankings

World Economic Forum Names 2015 Technology Pioneers

This year’s World Economic Forum announced a number of companies that they designated as Technology Pioneers in three categories: Information Technology, Life Sciences & Health, and Energy Environment & Infrastructure. Fourteen of these were in the last category, several of which have some very innovative and potentially significant products.

Philanthropy

Supporting Arts and Culture in Kentucky

Environment

Optical Sorters at Republic’s Recycling Plant in St. Louis Can Process Approximately 30 Tons Per Hour

The optical sorters at Republic’s recycling plant in St. Louis can process approximately 30 tons per hour and were experienced first-hand by students of Sacred Heart in Valley Park, Missouri, who are working on the First Lego League Robotics project to improve trash and recycling processes.

Education & Workforce Development

Chef Brian Smith Talks About the Importance of Educating Kids on Fresh Local Foods

Some have painted boxes embellished with action heroes, while others simply bring the iconic brown paper bag however, it’s not so much what your kid brings their lunch in that’s important, but rather what’s in it.

Corporate Responsibility

[WEBINAR] How to Make the Most of Your Employee Volunteer Program

Employee Volunteer Programs (EVP) are becoming more and more commonplace in companies nowadays.

Not only are they more anticipated by employees, but companies themselves are asking for more out of their EVP. From helping recruit talent, to increasing retention by making employees happier, healthier, and more productive, to growing brand reputation, building an EVP has no downside. But how can you find the tools to do it right?

Volunteering & Community

Rebuilding Together and Choice Hotels International Partner for Annual Headquarters Project

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, is working with longtime charitable partner, Rebuilding Together, a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing, to engage employees in an annual volunteer project. This Friday, September 18, volunteers from Choice Hotels will join Rebuilding Together Montgomery County, to provide critical repairs and renovations at Dring’s Reach, an affordable housing complex owned and operated by the Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP), located in Silver Spring, MD.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Honda Honors Outstanding Latino Students with Scholarships, Internship Opportunities

Honda's 2015 Class of Hispanic Scholars includes juniors and seniors attending colleges in 11 states.

Environment

Agriculture’s Role in Creating a More Sustainable Future

Producing enough food, fiber and fuel for more than 9 billion people by 2050, while conserving natural resources is a challenge that has become increasingly complex. In the next 35 years, experts predict that we’ll need to double agricultural production to keep pace with population growth, changing diets and increasing demand. And farmers will have to meet this challenge in the face of a changing climate with increasingly extreme weather patterns.

Philanthropy

KFC Launches Charitable Effort Add Hope™ To Fight World Hunger

Environment

Compassion is Essential for Climate Mitigation

The notion of empathy as weakness is being subverted as mainstream America develops a reverence for gentleness and compassion. You see it everywhere.

Socially Responsible Investing

The Big Choice

Socially Responsible Investing

Think Tank Led By Former JPMorgan Managing Director Launches Regenerative Capitalism Framework at Yale University

Socially Responsible Investing

The Bendigo Community Bank Model

Socially Responsible Investing

Think Tank Behind Regenerative Capitalism Announces New Project: A Year in the Life of a Regenerative Bank

Socially Responsible Investing

Evergreen Direct Investing (EDI): A Two-Part Series

Research & Reports

Convincing Skeptical Landowners to Acquire FSC Certification

Awards & Rankings

Nespresso’s Production Centre in Switzerland Achieves Major Sustainability Certification

Nespresso’s production centre in Romont is the first factory in Switzerland to obtain LEED® certification in recognition of its exceptional environmental quality

Philanthropy

Procter & Gamble Uses Cleaning Technology To Deliver 15 Billion Liters Of Clean Drinking Water By 2020

Procter and Gamble (P&G) announced today that its Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) has set a goal of 15 billion liters of clean drinking water to be delivered by 2020 to reduce illness caused by contaminated water and help save lives in developing countries. Since the program started more than a decade ago, P&G and its network of global partners have delivered nine billion liters of clean water to those in need.

Philanthropy

CITGO and Food Bag Give Back to Military Through Operation Helping Hand

Local CITGO Retailer Food Bag and CITGO Petroleum Corporation continued fueling good in Tampa, Fla. by donating $500 in CITGO gift cards to Operation Helping Hand, an organization providing assistance and support for families of active duty wounded and injured military. The gift cards will allow families to travel to visit their loved ones while they are being treated in Tampa.

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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...

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...

Titanium Technologies

Chemours’ Titanium Technologies (TT) business is a leading, global provider of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment used in coatings, plastics, and...

Thermal & Specialized Solutions

Chemours’ Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business sits at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and design, making it a leading provider of...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Cascale Events

Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...