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Research & Reports

Saint-Gobain Canada Implements Innovative Production Process at CertainTeed Gypsum Winnipeg, Significantly Reducing Water Usage, Carbon Emissions and Energy Costs

Over the past year, CertainTeed Gypsum Winnipeg has spearheaded an innovative sustainability project to conserve water and energy use during gypsum wallboard production. This unique project resulted in reducing water consumption by 3%, decreasing CO2 emissions.

Philanthropy

2024 FedEx Cares Report: Disaster Readiness, Relief, and Recovery

In fall 2024, Hurricanes Helene (Category 4) and Milton (Category 3) struck Florida's Gulf Coast within weeks of each other, causing widespread flooding and power outages affecting over three million people across the Southeast.

Socially Responsible Investing

KeyBank’s EasyUp® Turns Everyday Spending into Meaningful Savings

KeyBank is helping clients take control of their financial futures with EasyUp® , a tool that transforms everyday spending into meaningful savings.

Education & Workforce Development

3M Young Scientist Challenge Finalists Reflect on Summer Mentorships and Look Forward to October Competition

The 10 finalists for the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge have spent the summer working with 3M scientist mentors to refine their projects ahead of the final contest at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 13-14.

Awards & Rankings

CSO Awards: Top Chief Sustainability Officers of USA and Canada Nominated

The names of the 20 nominated Chief Sustainability Officers of North America have been revealed today, together with the names of the Grand Jury that will select the three winners of the Futur/io CSO Awards North America. 

The winners will be announced during NY Climate Week.

Research & Reports

New Research Highlights Both the Importance and Challenges of Student Engagement in K-12 Education

A new study reveals that while there is wide agreement that student engagement plays a vital role in learning, educators continue to face uncertainty about what engagement looks like, how best to measure it, and how to sustain it.

Events

New Holland Celebrate Innovation and Support Farmers at the 2025 Farm Progress Show

CNH brand, New Holland, continued its year-long 50th anniversary celebration of Twin Rotor® combines with a side-by-side appearance of an original TR70 and a new CR11 Twin Rotor combine at this year’s Farm Progress Show recently.

Energy & Infrastructure

LG Expands Role in European Clean Tech Through Alliance With Octopus Energy Group

LG Electronics Inc. has signed an agreement with UK-based Octopus Energy Group Ltd. to strengthen LG’s presence in Europe’s clean technology sector.

Health & Healthcare

From Patient to Lifelong Inspiration: Aflac Employee Cyronn Herrington Shares His Powerful Story of Living With Hemophilia B

Aflac employee Cyronn Herrington had a unique childhood, starting at birth. He was diagnosed with hemophilia B, a chronic bleeding disorder that keeps blood from clotting properly.

Philanthropy

Action Against Hunger Staff Member Injured in a Settler Attack As the Organization Warns of Increased Violence Across the West Bank

An Action Against Hunger staff member was seriously injured by masked settlers while tending to his land with family in Hebron Governorate

Health & Healthcare

How Direct Relief and FedEx Are Helping Fight Disease Outbreaks in Colombia

In Colombia, the fight against disease outbreaks is reaching a critical point—and the collaboration between Direct Relief and FedEx is helping make a tangible difference.

Awards & Rankings

Georgia-Pacific Employees’ Contributions Create Value, Earns Industry Recognition

Employees that are closest to the work are usually the first to identify areas of improvement.

Research & Reports

Small Businesses Show Tariff-Proof Resilience, GoDaddy Survey Finds

Global economic uncertainty, fuelled by trade negotiations, tariff escalations, and supply chain challenges, continues to put pressure on many U.S. small businesses — particularly those with international exposure.

Events

Griffith Foods at Aspen Ideas Climate Chicago

Our Griffith Foods’ team had an incredible time hosting an immersive offsite experience during the The Aspen Institute's Climate Chicago event!

Events

Sands Celebrates the Progress of Sands Cares Accelerator Members at Annual Global Virtual Event

On May 29, Sands hosted its annual Sands Cares Accelerator Virtual Global Celebration to highlight nonprofit member accomplishments in the exclusive three-year program and celebrate the global initiative’s fifth graduate, Green Future Macau.

Volunteering & Community

Principal® Volunteers: Meet Bekah, Account Management Strategist

Volunteering is an important part of our culture. I feel empowered to make time to give back during the workday. The Principal Community Relations team provides our group with a space to gather, and my leaders and teammates are supportive.

Philanthropy

MetLife: Strengthening Our Communities Through Grantmaking

As one of the world’s leading financial services companies, MetLife plays an important role in caring for our communities. MetLife regions, lines of business and colleagues contribute to community engagement and outreach.

Events

Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and ASEAN Business Advisory Council Team Up to Advance Economic Opportunity and Growth

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth announced a landmark collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business Advisory Council to host the inaugural Mastercard ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit in Kuala Lumpur in late October.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Redesigning a Fan Favorite: How Bath & Body Works Revamped Wallflower Packaging

In 2024, realizing the product's packaging hadn’t changed in several years, a cross functional team of Bath & Body Works engineers, distributors and packaging experts analyzed opportunities for improvement.

Education & Workforce Development

DP World Launches English Academy To Empower Chilean Youth

DP World has taken an important step in its ongoing commitment to education and community development by launching the English Academy in San Antonio, Chile. This fully funded, free-of-charge educational initiative aims to strengthen English language skills among local youth,

AI & Technology

Engineering a Better Future: How Daniella S. Melds Creativity and Technology at Cummins Inc.

For Daniella, engineering was never just about circuits and code—it was about creativity, curiosity, and finding meaningful ways to improve the world around her. Now a Systems Engineer in the Technical Compliance and Certification team at Cummins,

Awards & Rankings

Duke Energy Ranked #2 in the U.S. and #7 Globally by Sustainability Magazine for Nuclear Energy

We’re proud to be ranked #2 in the U.S. and #7 globally by Sustainability Magazine for nuclear energy — a testament to our leadership in American Energy Dominance.

Volunteering & Community

Volunteering at Dow: Empowering Employees, Customers, and Communities for Impact

At Dow, through Global Citizenship, we work to create an innovative, sustainable and inclusive future where communities can thrive, everyone has equitable access to STEM and skilled trades careers and our employees are empowered to accelerate change.

AI & Technology

Executive Insights: Tackling AI Infrastructure Bottlenecks

As AI workloads scale rapidly, data centers face increasing pressure to optimize compute, interconnect, and memory.

Events

Resilience and Renewal: 20 Years of Progress Since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Like many of you, I have strong emotions about the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on the city we call home — New Orleans. I remain in awe of nature’s raw power on that fateful day and deeply sad about the tragedy brought by the storm to so many.

Latest Campaigns

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...

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

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...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...