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Health & Healthcare

When ‘Pain Outweighs the Ability To Cope’

Two teens are sitting outside their high school at lunch. One is having a tough time, feeling disconnected and hopeless. The friend recognizes they need help. But in their rural community, in-person mental health services are hard to come by.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Stakeholder Capitalism: A New Business Imperative

Stakeholder capitalism is slowly becoming more dominant as companies and investors realize that being a force for good in the world is actually a business imperative.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Entergy Named a Top 50 Most Community-Minded Company and 2023 Utilities Sector Leader

Points of Light named Entergy as a 2023 honoree of The Civic 50, the prestigious list recognizing the top community-minded companies in the United States.

Environment

Otis Factories in Spain: Leaders in Sustainability

In line with Otis' global objective of reducing the environmental impacts of our products, services and operations, its manufacturing centers in Spain have implemented important energy, water and waste initiatives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Taco Bell Awards $59K to Rochester’s Boys and Girls Club

Thursday, Taco Bell awarded Rochester’s Boys and Girls Club $59,110 to fuel the city’s young people’s bold ambitions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Applied Materials EarthWorks 2023: Inspiring Action for Environmental Sustainability Around the World

At Applied Materials, our drive to Make Possible® a Better Future is integral to our business and our culture, and one of the ways we bring this vision to life is through our annual global EarthWorks campaign.

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch Planning Insights Help Guide Florida Electric Utility’s Strategy in Fast-Evolving Sector

Black & Veatch, announces its completion of a comprehensive integrated resource plan for Jacksonville, Florida-based JEA, the community-owned electric utility looking to cut its carbon emissions by 80 percent over 2005 levels by the end of this decade.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Live Well, Work Well at Qualcomm

In 2022, we consolidated our signature well-being and benefit programs under the Live+Well, Work+Well program. It is our goal for our employees to be equipped to unlock their full potential at home, work and everywhere in between.

Events, Media & Communications

Chola Risk, Delta-Simons and Tonkin+Taylor Additions to the Leadership Team

The Inogen Alliance Leadership team is growing! We are pleased to announce the addition of three new members: Ramesh Ramalingam from Chola Risk, India; Charlotte Buffoni from Delta-Simons, UK; and Casey Giberson fromTonkin+Taylor, New Zealand.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Spotlight on Henkel's ERGs: Empowering Emerging Talent (EmERGE)

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are an important part of company culture. They help build community and engage different perspectives with the goal of encouraging positive change within and outside of the company.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Baker Hughes Earns Top Safety Award From Nevada’s Safety Consultation and Training Section

The Safety Consultation and Training Section of the State of Nevada's Division of Industrial Relations recognized Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business, for successful renewal as a Voluntary Protection Program participant for its headquarters facility in Minden, Nev.

Diversity & Inclusion

U.S. Bank Helps Double Affordable Housing in One Bay Area Development

In 1966, Light Tree Apartments opened in the community of East Palo Alto, California, with 94 townhomes. Today, the 3.9-acre site has been redeveloped to offer nearly double that in affordable housing units in an area facing a heightened affordable housing crisis.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Colorado Honored by Mile High United Way With 2023 Community Champion Award

KeyBank is proud to announce it recently was named a Community Champion by Mile High United Way, the highest corporate partner recognition by the Denver nonprofit.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Global Citizen and the Waislitz Foundation Announce the 2023 Waislitz Global Citizen Award Winners

The world’s leading international advocacy organization Global Citizen working to end extreme poverty, and the Waislitz Foundation, today announced Peter Njeri from Kenya as the 2023 Waislitz Global Citizen Award winner.

Innovation & Technology

Healthy Spaces Season 3, Episode 4: Vital Innovations

In this episode of Healthy Spaces, host Dominique Silva talks with business leaders who are reimagining the way we grow and move food in ways that enhance access to healthy food while reducing environmental impact.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sands Releases Its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) has released its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) report outlining the company’s 2022 progress on the corporate responsibility ambitions and priorities established for its 2021-2025 reporting period.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours Earns Great Place to Work Certification™ in 15 Global Regions Including the U.S.

The Chemours Company is proud to be Certified™ as a Great Place to Work® in the United States and 14 additional regions where the company operates for the 2023-2024 year.

Diversity & Inclusion

Advancing Cisco’s Commitment to Accessibility and Disability Inclusion

When we share that we work on accessibility and disability inclusion at Cisco, people might think, “That’s nice, but it really doesn’t affect me”—but that’s where they are wrong.

Innovation & Technology

Merck Is Harnessing Innovation To Reach Indigenous Communities

Alaska is a vast state with extremes in weather and terrain. For people living in its 240 remote villages and communities, obtaining lifesaving medicines can be a challenge. And extreme challenges call for innovative solutions.

Innovation & Technology

Empowering Sustainability: Carbon Emissions Explorer Dashboard for VMware Aria Operations

The new carbon emissions explorer dashboard in VMware Aria Operations is a significant step towards achieving zero carbon emissions in IT infrastructure.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: Do Financials Have a Role in Sustainable Equity Portfolios?

Financial companies that help address some of the world’s most pressing socioeconomic challenges deserve attention from sustainability-focused investors.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Research Shows Insurance Sector Has Significant Exposure to Fossil Fuel Assets Despite Vulnerability to Climate Change

A new report unveiled today finds that the U.S. insurance sector held $536 billion in fossil-fuel related assets in 2019, despite some insurers citing climate-related risk and natural disasters as factors in raising premiums and/or dropping coverage

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How the New World of Invisible Banking Supports Decarbonization

Santander CIB has partnered with SAP to expand the digitization of their global transaction banking services.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CACI Helps Grant Wishes to Military Families Through Make-A-Wish Operation Dream Maker

CACI has a long history of supporting military members, veterans, and their families through its philanthropic arm, CACI Cares.

Education

Action for Healthy Kids Awards Nearly $30 Million to Boost School Nutrition in 264 Small & Rural Communities Through Cooperative Agreement With USDA

Action for Healthy Kids today announced that it is awarding nearly $30 million in subgrants to 264 school districts across 44 states and the District of Columbia, reaching students in some of our nation’s highest need schools.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  3. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  4. 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...
  5. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  6. 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...
  7. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...
  8. Approach: Our Recipe For Good Growth
    At Yum!, being a good corporate steward is a fundamental commitment and an important part of our success. Our Global Citizenship & Sustainability...
  9. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 2025 Wesco International Sustainability Report
    Our Sustainability Approach: Wesco’s 2025 Sustainability Report, which demonstrates our commitment to furthering sustainability, innovation and...
  13. 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...
  14. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  15. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...