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Research & Reports | GoDaddy

What 2025 Taught Us About the Internet: Inside GoDaddy’s Domain Trends Report

Today, over 20 million customers in more than 100 countries trust us to help them claim their corner of the internet - which means that when we look at our proprietary data, we're not just looking at GoDaddy. We're looking at a meaningful slice of the open web itself.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Private Investment in Nature Grows Fivefold Over the Past Decade, Gaining Momentum With Major Investors

NatureVest

Energy & Infrastructure

The Ray Directs National Strategy for Transportation Digital Infrastructure

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

The Future Woven In: Gildan Shows How it Makes a Better T-shirt in Fashion Redressed II

Gildan Activewear

Environment

DP World Expands Low Carbon Truck Programme With New Electric HGV Trial

DP World

Philanthropy

Whole Foods Market Foundation Awards Over $371,000 in Educational Bee Grants to 168 Schools and Nonprofits

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Corporate Responsibility

CVS Continues To Celebrate Soccer With Community Events

CVS Health

Philanthropy

KeyBank Inks Largest Sponsorship Deal in RiNo Art District History

KeyBank

Corporate Responsibility

Elanco To Launch Elanco Ventures With $25 Million Multi-Year Commitment To Accelerate Innovation in Animal Health

Elanco

Featured Brands

The Howard University & PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship Convenes Entrepreneurs, Investors, HBCU Leaders for Fourth Annual Summit in Washington, D.C.

This national convening brings together founders, investors and ecosystem leaders to explore how entrepreneurs can plant seeds for prosperity and ownership that extend far beyond a single generation.

Yum! Brands Publishes 2025 Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report Highlighting Business Resilience and Operational Progress

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) published its annual Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report, spotlighting how the company is integrating sustainability into its growth strategy to manage long-term risk, improve operational resilience and support franchisee success.

Matching Grant Program Supports Homebuyer Education and Counseling

Wells Fargo and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines helped NeighborWorks Montana secure $685,952 through the Member Impact Fund to expand homebuyer education and counseling across Montana, supporting residents navigating housing affordability challenges. The grant builds on

Building a World-Class Employee Experience | Cisco FY25 Purpose Report

The world of work is changing faster than ever, but our greatest strength remains our Cisconians. They are the heart of our culture, the driving force behind our innovations, and a critical part of how we make a positive impact around the world.

Comcast Beats Network Energy Efficiency Goal Five Years Early

Connectivity is essential to our lives, whether it’s for work, school, or entertainment.

Guiding Stars: Men, Time to Meat Halfway?

Meat-eating has been connected with masculinity for a long time in Western countries. There are even studies on what drives the meat-masculinity link.

Home Field Advantage: Seizing Philadelphia’s Greatest Moments

Philadelphia holds a unique place in the American story. It is the city where the nation’s founding ideals were debated, defined, and declared—a place where history continues to inspire the future. And for those of us at Comcast, it’s more than a historic place. It’s home.

Check for Cancer Champion Brian Ryll Is a Fighter for Those Who Fight Fires

Firefighters accept extraordinary risk in the line of duty. But for Brian Ryll, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, the most insidious threat is the one that often goes unseen: cancer.

FedEx & Heart to Heart: Strengthening Disaster Response

When we think of disaster relief, we often picture the immediate aftermath: delivering critical supplies and life-saving aid to affected communities. However, at FedEx, our Delivering for Good initiative goes far beyond responding after a crisis strikes.

Truist Patent Boom Fueled by AI & Machine Learning

Truist is accelerating how innovation is developed and deployed across the organization. More teammates are submitting ideas, which helped drive a 63% increase in patent application filings over the past year.

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Energy & Infrastructure

Trane Technologies joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Trane Technologies today joined more than 200 leading companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Franklin Templeton Launches Franklin Municipal Green Bond Fund for US Investors

Franklin Templeton today announced the launch of Franklin Municipal Green Bond Fund, one of the few strategies solely focusing on muni green bonds.

Corporate Responsibility

Let's Talk About the Thing We're All Talking About: Sustainability

Environment

'Community Restoration Cleanup Series' Launched, Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful Boat & Truck Outfitted through $6,000 Keep America Beautiful Grant

This week, Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTNRB) will launch the ‘Community Restoration River Cleanup Series’ held within the Tennessee River watershed to mitigate litter following this past spring’s flooding.

Philanthropy

Truist Named LISC Donor of the Month, August 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only illuminated the magnitude of the racial health and wealth gaps across the country, but has also shone a spotlight on the additional hurdles that rural communities face in comparison to their urban counterparts...

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CIT Leads $25 Million Financing Deal for MLK Community Hospital Medical Office Building

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) and its Healthcare Finance unit today announced a $25 million loan supporting Seavest Healthcare Properties’ acquisition of the MLK Community Hospital Medical Office Building in South Los Angeles.

Philanthropy

1.8 Million Face Shields Delivered to Protect Medical Workers from Covid-19

Personal initiatives by a pediatrician and by researchers to make face shields for medical workers have transformed into an industry collaboration that by June had delivered 1.8 million shields to hospitals and other organizations around the country with plans to produce 2.5 million all total.

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Creates Job Training Opportunities Through $900,000 in Grants to North Carolina Community Colleges

Duke Energy has announced it has awarded $903,828 in grants to support apprenticeship job training programs at eight community colleges in North Carolina. The grants fulfill the company’s 2017 commitment to fund $5 million in apprenticeship...

Philanthropy

Comerica Bank Promotes Importance of Financial Education

Comerica wants to serve as a trusted resource for financial education, especially for the unbanked and underbanked portions of the communities within our key markets.

Corporate Responsibility

John Bianco joins Black & Veatch as Civil Works Program Manager

Climate change, shifting population demographics and an increasing focus on resiliency are reshaping infrastructure initiatives across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

Inclusion & Opportunity

Celebrating 30 Years of the ADA With Disability Inclusion

On Sunday, July 26, the U.S. celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This Act extends civil rights to people with disabilities and prohibits discrimination in the workplace, public places, transportation, telecommunications and local government services and facilities. The ADA built a foundation of rights for people with disabilities but, as with all civil rights movements, there is a critical need to expand these rights. Companies are in a unique position to push the needle much further. This week, we examine how companies are building disability inclusion into their business strategy and fighting for a more inclusive world.

Awards & Rankings

International Paper Included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for 20th Year

International Paper (NYSE: IP) has again been selected as a member of the FTSE4Good Index Series, marking the 20th consecutive year of recognition for its sustainability performance.

Corporate Responsibility

Making an Impact Out of the Limelight

This year has brought unforeseen changes and challenges. Jeffrey Whitford, head of corporate responsibility at MilliporeSigma, shares how adjusting to these changes with consistency and transparency is key to turning problems into solutions.

Environment

Herbal Essences Join Forces With the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to Help Save Endangered Plants From Extinction Through Seed Banking

Plants underpin all life on Earth, providing the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat – they’re the backbone of the world’s ecosystems.

Awards & Rankings

Cox Scores High on Disability Equality Index

Cox is a company that strives to be inclusive of all. That’s why we’re exceptionally proud Cox Communications is considered a Best Place to Work for people with disabilities by Disability:IN, the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide.

Events

Resilience Reimagined: Partnering for Supply Chain Transformation

A company’s supply chain can make an impact in promoting human rights, fair labor practices, and environmental sustainability but companies often report that transforming supply chains is one of the largest challenges to meeting their ESG targets.

Events

Resilience Reimagined: Reshaping the Path to Equitable Economic Mobility

The widespread health and economic impacts of COVID-19 have highlighted the critical need to support vulnerable populations, many of whom are disproportionately impacted due to existing inequities.

Events

Resilience Reimagined: Stakeholder Relevance in a Purpose-Led World

Over the past year we’ve seen business leaders from the US Business Roundtable and the World Economic Forum publicly state that the purpose of a company is to engage all its stakeholders in shared and sustained value creation.

Events

Resilience Reimagined: Innovating for a Sustainable Food Future

The world has been in a climate emergency for years and scientists say that in order to undo and mitigate the most extreme scenarios, 2020 must be the year for comprehensive cross-sector climate action.

Events

Resilience Reimagined: Disruptive Leadership & Responsive Innovation

Among many things, COVID-19 has revealed just how broken the world’s health systems are including traditional insurance models. For nearly 30 years, Discovery has challenged the status quo by using behavioral science to develop a shared value insurance model that incentivizes people to be healthier while delivering superior business value by driving down healthcare costs.

AI & Technology

VF Corp. Well-Positioned to Engage on Digital, CEO Says

VF Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Rendle says the company has changed its approach to consumers amid the coronavirus pandemic and is well-suited to handle increased e-commerce sales.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Musim Mas and General Mills Collaborate to Build Smallholder Extension Services in Aceh's Leuser Ecosystem

Musim Mas & General Mills launched a joint program to build robust & sustainable extension services for the oil palm farmers in Indonesia. The initiative is part of an overall strategy to reduce deforestation by improving livelihoods.

Energy & Infrastructure

Offshore Wind: More Power to You

Since we built our first offshore wind farm in 1991, we have maintained our position as a leader in offshore wind energy production.

Research & Reports

Opportunities to Shape GRI's Governance

Apply now to join the governance of the provider of the GRI Standards - the world's most widely used for sustainability reporting

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Timberland Earns Accolades for New Purpose-Led Store Environment

Known worldwide for its iconic designs and sustainability leadership, last winter Timberland unveiled its new “purpose-led place” store environment in select cities around the world, including New York, London, Philadelphia and Shanghai.

Latest Campaigns

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...

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...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Housing affordability

We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

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...

Guiding Stars blog: Health & Wellness

About the Guiding Stars Health & Wellness Blog The Guiding Stars Health & Wellness blog is your place for the latest in health and nutrition news...

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...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

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...

Profiles of Good Character and Inspiring Innovation

There are two pillars to CACl’s culture: character – our commitment to ethics and integrity in all we do, and innovation – our dedication to...