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Research, Reports & Publications

A Positive Year in Review

Our positiveNRG program is a central part of our identity. While each of us works hard every day to realize our organizational purpose—bringing the power of energy to people and organizations—positiveNRG gives us an opportunity to answer why.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Melba Wilson Is Keeping Her NYC Comfort Food Restaurant Afloat During COVID-19 With PayPal

“Harlem has given me wits. It has given me smarts. It has given me style. It has given me courage. It is not just my responsibility but my honor to invest into the community that has poured so much into me,” said Melba Wilson.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alpharetta Teen Gets Surprise Parade to Celebrate Last Chemo Treatment

She also had help from Aflac. Ethan spent 40 months being treated for lymphoblastic lymphoma at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AWO Presents Inaugural Safety Award to CITGO Petroleum Corporation's Lake Charles Marine Department

Yesterday, The American Waterways Operators' Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee presented AWO affiliate member CITGO Petroleum Corporation's Lake Charles, La. Marine Department and facility with the subcommittee's inaugural safety award.

Education

CIT Supports Educational Equality With Donation to NAACP Ventura County Chapter

CIT Group Inc. has announced that it has made a donation to the Ventura County Chapter of the NAACP, an organization dedicated to ensuring the educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Chicago Mom of 4 Donates Bone Marrow to 7-Year-Old Boy She Doesn't Know. 'You Just Want to Protect Them.'

Months passed and the pandemic began. And then Leone, a lawyer and co-founder of a tech startup, received a call that she was a match for a 7-year-old boy who has Hodgkin lymphoma. She was asked if she was still willing to be a donor.

Events, Media & Communications

Confronting Crisis With Agility & Transformative Partnerships - Lessons From the Health Community

The global impact of COVID-19 has exposed policies that maintain and even promote structural inequities, and in some cases, indifference to suffering.

Education

Cox Enterprises Sponsors Girls Who Code's Code From Home Programming

As proud sponsors of Girls Who Code's #CodeFromHome programming - we are empowering a generation of change-makers solving our most urgent problems.

Health & Healthcare

Passengers Can Now Text Cleaning and Safety Questions Directly to United Airlines

United Airlines today launched a new chat function – the United Automated Assistant – to give customers a contactless option to receive immediate access to information about cleaning and safety procedures put in place due to COVID-19.

Research, Reports & Publications

Subaru of America, Inc. Releases Second Annual Corporate Impact Report

The report details the automaker’s commitment to its customers, commitment to the communities in which Subaru employees live, work, and serve, and commitment to upholding its core values, each and every day.

Innovation & Technology

Cristiano Amon at GSMA Thrive: 5G Is Essential to Building a More Resilient World [Video]

Like the Internet and electricity, we’re going to rely on 5G as a foundation to connect everything. At GSMA Thrive, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon discussed what this means for the global economy, society, and users.

Events, Media & Communications

Continue to Day 2 of Porter Novelli Purpose Summit on August 5th

On the second day, you will gain a greater global perspective on the evolution of expectations for business today, and learn how you can build a more resilient organization.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Foundation Grants $1.5 Million to Funders for Housing and Opportunity

Wells Fargo & Company today announced a $1.5 million contribution by the Wells Fargo Foundation in support of the Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) .

Social Impact & Volunteering

MilliporeSigma Virtual Volunteering: Remote Water Filtration Workshops in the U.K.

In Watford, U.K., MilliporeSigma employee Alexandra Nicolier organized two virtual hands-on water filtration workshops for 8- and 9-year-old students from the Telford Junior School.

Social Impact & Volunteering

'A Labor of Love' to Feed Our Communities

When thousands of Wells Fargo employees began working remotely in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cafeterias at some of the company’s offices stopped serving as many people.

Environment

Can Selling Timber Help Communities Maintain Forests?

Worldwide, local communities in the tropics and subtropics control 22 percent of the forest carbon in those regions.

Energy

Duke Energy Program Helping N.C. Customers and Schools Expand Renewable Energy

Duke Energy’s Renewable Advantage program is the perfect way for customers to supplement their energy use with renewable energy and help local schools go solar at the same time. For as little as $3 extra a month, residential and small business...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bechtel Elevates Jack Futcher to Vice Chairman; Appoints Craig Albert President and Chief Operating Officer

In his new role, Albert will be responsible for overseeing the company’s 4 global business units, as well as the EPC Functions, Strategy & Business Development, Diversity & Inclusion, and Regions & Corporate Affairs organizations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric Sustainability Report 2019 - 2020: Ethics Impact and SDGs

We advance the following SDGs in support of ethical business practices and human rights — not just within our company, but for suppliers and partners worldwide.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MilliporeSigma's DOZN™ Green Chemistry Tool Named Top Project of the Year by Environment + Energy Leader

MilliporeSigma won a Top Product of the Year award from Environment + Energy Leader for its DOZN™ system, a quantitative tool that evaluates the relative greenness of chemicals and chemical processes against the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Medtronic: Critical Philanthropic Support at a Critical Time

With the realization that the pandemic has heavily impacted underserved communities, Medtronic is collaborating with non-profit organizations to provide support.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Path to Zero Hunger Includes Empowering Women

Women make up 60% of the 821 million people who are food insecure globally. The reasons why women suffer more acutely from hunger are rooted in several complex and often interwoven issues, including culture, gender inequity, access to resources...

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  2. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  3. 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...
  4. Sustainability Insights
    General sustainability insights.
  5. 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...
  6. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  7. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...
  8. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  9. Environmental Sustainability
    Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...
  10. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  11. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  12. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
  13. 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...
  14. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  15. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.