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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Recognized As One Of The 50 Most Community-Minded Companies In the United States

Points of Light, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change, named KeyBank a 2023 honoree of The Civic 50, recognizing the top community-minded companies in the United States according to an annual survey.

Environment

Essity 2022 Annual and Sustainability Report: Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Emissions and pollution have a negative impact on biodiversity. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon footprint of our operations has been a major focus for Essity for many years. The company has committed to achieve net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.

Diversity & Inclusion

The 3 Business Pillars to Creating an Inclusive, Sustainable Future

These days, business leaders are thinking about a lot more than generating revenue. They gauge success not only by profits but also by the culture within their business and its impact on the community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DICK’S Sporting Goods Announces Locations for Upcoming DICK’S House of Sport Stores

After opening its first three DICK’S House of Sport stores in Rochester, New York, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Minnetonka, Minnesota, DICK’S Sporting Goods plans to add more than 12 new locations in the next two years.

Diversity & Inclusion

SEE's “Better Together” Podcast: Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In this episode of the “Better Together” podcast from packaging solutions company SEE (formerly Sealed Air), employee Angela Su talks about Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which takes place in May.

Events, Media & Communications

CECP Summit - The Age of Agility: A Defining Moment for Business

This week, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose© (CECP) is bringing together 200+ senior social impact and corporate responsibility professionals from the world’s leading global companies for the 20th annual CECP Summit: The Age of Agility: A Defining Moment for Business.

Education

Alejandro Pliego’s Journey Into STEM

Alejandro Pliego is attending Princeton, class of 2027. He is smart and poised, but Princeton was hardly a foregone conclusion. The child of immigrants from Cuernavaca, Mexico, he is the first member of his family to go to college.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx and Operation Warm Receive 2023 Golden Halo Award

On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, FedEx and Operation Warm received one of North America’s highest honors for corporate social impact initiatives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG Presents: Rocky Mountains and Keep the Party Safe Join Forces To Save Lives Across Colorado

AEG Presents: Rocky Mountains and Keep The Party Safe, Colorado’s awareness effort to prevent fentanyl overdoses, have launched a new partnership to help educate concertgoers in Colorado about the risk of fentanyl contaminated recreational drugs across the state.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Southwire Announces Investment With VoltServer

Working to remain a leader in sustainability and taking steps toward meeting the industry needs of the future, Southwire is pleased to announce an investment in VoltServer.

Sustainable Development Goals

Webster Bank Corporate Responsibility Report: CCRO Q & A

Webster believes strongly in empowering people and strengthening communities by expanding access to capital. As part of our Community Investment Strategy, we’ve made several investments in programs that foster youth leadership and help build our future workforce.

Environment

Reflections on the 2023 Georgia Climate Conference

The most recent edition of the Georgia Climate Conference was a resounding success. All of us at the Ray C. Anderson Foundation are grateful for the work that went into convening it. We came away inspired and reminded of how important it is to gather as a climate community.

Education

3M and Discovery Education Name 10 Grant Recipients Supporting Nation’s Young Scientists

3M and Discovery Education today announced the 10 recipients of the inaugural 3M Young Scientist Challenge Alumni Network Alumni Grants Program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IOC and UNODC Highlight Sport’s Powerful Role in Youth Crime Prevention

Sport plays a crucial role in building safer communities and combatting youth violence and crime. This was highlighted during a high-level side event organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Events, Media & Communications

IWBI Takes Chicago: Join Us at NeoCon 2023

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the world’s leading organization focused on deploying people-first places to advance a global culture of health, will be taking on Chicago at NeoCon 2023.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Plan International and Kotex Uplift Girls Globally To Break Period Stigmas

Three years ago, Plan International USA embarked on a partnership with Kimberly-Clark, its foundation and the company’s Kotex® brand to help girls globally to break period stigmas.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Arrow Electronics’ Employees Celebrate Earth Month by Giving Back in Communities Around the World

Throughout the month of April, Arrow Electronics’ employees contributed to dozens of environmentally focused organizations around the globe.

Research, Reports & Publications

Interest in Corporate ESG Progress Is Growing, but Can Businesses Meet Increasing Consumer Expectations?

Across demographic, socio-economic, and political perspectives one thing continues to ring true: environmental, social, governance (ESG) issues matter to consumers.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Georgia-Pacific Employees Partner With Trees Atlanta and the Arbor Day Foundation®

Atlanta, Georgia - Georgia-Pacific employees volunteer their time and efforts all year to support communities in need. Recently, our Quilted Northern® teams joined Trees Atlanta and the Arbor Day Foundation® for an urban area tree planting event in the city.

Sustainable Development Goals

McDonald’s USA Appoints New North America Chief Impact Officer and U.S. Strategic Insights and Prioritization Officer to Its Leadership Team

McDonald’s USA President Joe Erlinger announced two new appointments to his senior leadership team.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

World Bee Day: Meet Cisco’s Connected Bees in Amsterdam

We have already shared a lot about the beehives at Cisco’s Research Triangle Park (RTP) North Carolina campus on this blog. Now it is time to buzz across the Atlantic Ocean and learn more about the sweet things we are doing with technology and bees at Cisco Amsterdam.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainable Land Trust Management

There are currently more than 1,700 Land Trusts including 467 accredited Land Trusts1 in the United States. Chances are good that right now, thousands of nature lovers are out enjoying land trust trails.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pride Resources: Support Your People and Their Communities

Download the Pride Month Activation Kit for ready to use resources to engage your people. You'll find many ways to inspire your people to give back to their communities with giving opportunities, news articles and more.

Diversity & Inclusion

Applied Materials Launches Momentum Fund to Support Women Innovators

As the semiconductor industry grows in the years ahead, so too does the opportunity for technology to shape a more equitable and sustainable world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

T‑Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom Reveal 2022/23 T Challenge Winners

The winners are splitting over half a million U.S. dollars and will have the opportunity to further develop and implement their technologies alongside T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom in the U.S. and Europe.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  2. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  3. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  4. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  5. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  6. Fifth Third's Commitment to Small Businesses
    Fifth Third believes that small businesses form the foundation of our communities – and when they succeed, we all succeed. Supporting them through...
  7. FedEx | Volunteer Campaigns
    Giving back is part of the FedEx culture. Team members support our charitable investments and local community needs by dedicating their time where...
  8. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. 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...
  11. Digital Safety
    We provide tools and guidance so people can manage digital content in a way that’s right for them and their families. Learn more >>
  12. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  13. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  14. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  15. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.