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Volunteering & Community

Verizon Joins Cisco and P&G as 'Just Vote' Campaign Partners

These companies are giving employees paid time off so they can get to the polls.

Research & Reports

Land Betterment Corporation Highlights the World Economic Forum's Whitepaper on Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism

Land Betterment Corporation supports and is ready to take action based on the World Economic Forum’s White Paper on Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism.

Socially Responsible Investing

Oweesta Corporation Receives $300,000 Grant to Support Native Communities

Oweesta Corporation announced a $300,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation, which will enable the Native Community Development Financial Institution intermediary to provide COVID-19 focused technical assistance, training and other support service

Health & Healthcare

Reimagining Community Health Systems Challenge to Deliver Telehealth to Underserved Areas Ends With Strategies for Expansion

PYXERA Global’s Reimagining Community Health Systems Challenge ended in September with U.S. Community Health Centers poised to play a stronger role in expanding telehealth services for 30 million low-income patients

AI & Technology

Cypris Materials Introduces Nature Inspired, Tunable, Structural Color Coating

Cypris Materials, Inc. has cracked nature's code on nanostructures by creating a new type of paint that can be used from cosmetics to the auto industry.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Meet the Civil Rights Leaders Joining T‑Mobile’s External Diversity and Inclusion Council

The men and women of the council include some of America’s most accomplished civil rights leaders, representing a wide-range of underrepresented communities.

Philanthropy

Truist Donates $40 Million to Launch Innovative Nonprofit Fund Supporting Ethnically, Racially Diverse and Women-Owned Small Businesses

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced a $40 million initial donation to help establish CornerSquare Community Capital, a new national nonprofit fund that will support selected community development financial institutions...

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health Commits $800 Million Through 2030 to Make Its Products More Sustainable for a Healthier Planet

As part of its new Healthy Lives Mission, the company's iconic consumer brands will aim to use 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable plastic packaging and certified/post-consumer recycled paper- and pulp-based packaging.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Making Our Operations Less Carbon Intensive

Products made by chemistry are vital to many low-carbon technologies, including the “built environment,” medicine and mobility. Yet the industrial processes to make these products are both energy and CO2-intensive.

Philanthropy

Bringing Healing and Justice to Portland's Black Community

As our biggest donor to date, Comcast's contribution to Brown Hope — now the Black Resilience Fund’s parent nonprofit — will provide real and tangible support to our Black neighbors.

AI & Technology

EarthX Leads Environmental Innovation With Entrepreneur-In-Residence Program

EarthX has announced it has launched a new Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, EarthX <EIR>, providing the world’s most talented thinkers the opportunity to incubate their ideas and spur innovation for environmental benefit. The program provides...

Corporate Responsibility

UN Global Compact Water Resilience Coalition Partners With WaterAid to Call for Collective Action on Water Access

The Water Resilience Coalition, an industry-driven, CEO-led initiative of the United Nations Global Compact, has launched “Water is Resilience: A Call for Collective Action on Water Access” in partnership with WaterAid

Media & Communications

Lively Discussions: The Move Toward Harmonized Corporate ESG / Sustainability Reporting

There are lively discussions going on, centered on improving publicly-traded company disclosure and reporting – and especially ESG reporting…that is, storytelling about the company’s “non-financials” (in accounting-speak).

Environment

Considering Climate Change Root Cause During Climate Week 2020

With the increasing urgency of addressing the root cause of climate change, Keysight is committed to building a better planet with a “Think Future, Act Now” mentality.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Zero Waste to Landfill: The Why and How

With terms like “zero waste” flitting around the sustainability discussion, it can sometimes feel like companies are up against unachievable benchmarks. In this blog, Antea Group highlights “zero waste to landfill,” also known as “landfill-free”.

Events

Five Ways to Network at BSR20, Plus ACLU and Unilever Join the Lineup

The networking opportunities at BSR Conference are unparalleled—we hear this every year, and BSR20 won’t be any different. Our top five ways to connect at BSR20 will help you make meaningful connections with our community of global leaders.

Corporate Responsibility

NFTE World Series of Innovation Challenges Open to Young Social Entrepreneurs

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) today announced that its World Series of Innovation is now open to teams of young social entrepreneurs to partake in any of the competition’s nine customized challenges, including two challenges from Moody’s.

Education & Workforce Development

Join MilliporeSigma at SciFest, the Virtual Interactive STEM Expo

Join MilliporeSigma for SciFest All Access on September 26 – October 3, 2020. This event is brought to you by the USA Science & Engineering Festival and is open to all

Corporate Responsibility

COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility Announced at SDG Business Forum - UNDP, UN Global Compact and ICC Join Forces With DHL, Microsoft and PwC to Help Communities Recover Better From the Pandemic

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have established the COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

The foundational question is simple – what climate solutions have the greatest potential to reverse global warming in Georgia?

Environment

Beyond Climate Solutions: How Our Corporate Partners Invest in People, Nature, and Wildlife

It’s important to remember that trees are far more than just a carbon sink. Through high-impact strategic tree planting, our corporate partners drive sustainability efforts that do more than just improve our future climate outlook – they mitigate the immediate impacts of climate change for people, wildlife, and critical ecosystems around the globe.

Health & Healthcare

Grupo Gondi Helps Protect Forests While Protecting Its Network From COVID-19

Grupo Gondi, a leading paper packaging company in Mexico, has manufactured and distributed more than 7,000 face shields made with Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified paper fiber

Corporate Responsibility

Koch Industries and Society for Human Resource Management are Maximizing Human Potential

Each of us has unique gifts and abilities to be discovered, developed and applied to make life better and work more meaningful.

Socially Responsible Investing

Become an Impact Venture Capitalist Using Donor-Advised Funds

Donor-Advised Funds are a hot and controversial topic in the world of philanthropy and impact investing.

Research & Reports

Hormel Foods Achieves Packaging Reduction Goal, Continues its Food Journey Progress in 14th Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

Hormel Foods today announced the launch of its 14th annual corporate responsibility (CR) report. The report is available online at https://csr.hormelfoods.com/ and includes information about the company’s CR progress in fiscal 2019.

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Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

Wesco Cares

Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights

Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...

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...

Corporate Social Responsibility

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License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

LATAM Growth

DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...