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Health & Healthcare

Bringing Healthcare to Children in Rural Communities

With Q4HE’s support, Primary Care of Southwest Georgia (PCSG)—an FQHC providing healthcare services to families—will open its second school-based health center.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Transforming HR: Embracing the Future of Workforce Management

How does one thrive during change, rather than simply respond to it? This is one of the greatest professional challenges of our time.

Innovation & Technology

Youth Innovators With Big Ideas, Apply Now! T-Mobile Launches the Fifth Changemaker Challenge to Help Young People Change Communities for Good

Today T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka are launching the fifth Changemaker Challenge, a nationwide contest that gives young leaders an opportunity to take their innovative ideas for creating a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable future to the next level.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People Behind Purpose at Cisco: How a Passion for Measuring Impact Led to a Leadership Role in ESG Reporting

Meet Amanda Cumberland, Director of ESG Strategy and Reporting, Insights, and Impact at Cisco, who leads the creation of our Purpose Report and the ESG Reporting Hub.

Health & Healthcare

Though HIV Positive, a Young Girl Thrives

According to the Uganda AIDS Commission, approximately 1.4 million people in Uganda were living with HIV in 2020, up from 1.2 million a decade earlier.

Research, Reports & Publications

Message from Our CEO: Qualcomm 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

At Qualcomm, we take our responsibility as a global leader seriously. We believe technology can transform industries, businesses, communities and individual lives, and I am proud of our contributions and progress towards this effort this year.

Innovation & Technology

2022: The Year of Demonstrating Solutions

As its portfolio companies continue to demonstrate solutions for potential customers and investors—IN2 demonstrated itself, yet again, as a solution for accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Environment

Holcim Joins Ceres BICEP Network As Momentum for Corporate Climate Advocacy Builds

As part of its commitment to leading the transition to a net zero future, ​Ceres ​announce​d that ​Holcim has ​joined the BICEP Network—the leading coalition of U.S. companies pushing for ambitious federal and state climate, clean energy, and environmental justice legislation.

Events, Media & Communications

MEDIA ADVISORY: Research Reveal: Experts Discuss Return on Investment (ROI) of Healthy Buildings and Organizations in Webcast Featuring International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), Edge Technologies, HKS Chicago

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) will host a panel of executive leaders and experts to discuss the connection between investments in healthy building strategies and enhanced business performance

Education

Franklin Templeton Partners With Junior Achievement for FinTech Event for Youth

On February 9, Franklin Templeton partnered with Junior Achievement of Northern California to host Aragon High School students interested in learning about how FinTech is fostered and utilized at Franklin Templeton

Diversity & Inclusion

Make an Impact This International Women’s Day

Bring your people together on March 8 for International Women’s Day to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about discrimination and take action on gender parity. Get your people involved and engaged with our International Women’s Day activation kit.

Events, Media & Communications

Finding a Way Forward for ESG Advocates and Critics To Achieve Consensus

Where did the expression “woke” come from? Wikipedia offers us this explanation: “Woke is an adjective from African-American Vernacular English meaning [being] alert to racial prejudice and discrimination.” 

Research, Reports & Publications

Mondelēz International Releases Fourth Annual State of Snacking™ Report Highlighting Expanded Role of Snacking in Consumer Eating Habits

Mondelēz International announced the launch of the fourth annual State of Snacking™ report, a global consumer trends study examining annual insights on how consumers make snacking decisions.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Strategy. Action. Results. Regions Bank Launches Making Life Better Institute

Regions Bank announced the launch of its Making Life Better Institute℠, a program that reflects the bank’s mission statement and brings together a wide range of community engagement efforts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Launches 50 Days of Caring to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today kicked off a 50-day countdown to April 17, 2023, the day FedEx celebrates 50 years of operations, with its 50 Days of Caring initiative.

Diversity & Inclusion

CACI Employees Honored for Excellence in STEM at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Global Competitiveness Conference

CACI International Inc announced that 13 employees were honored for their excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at the 37th annual Global Competitiveness Conference for the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA).

Education

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month.

Health & Healthcare

Honoring the History and Impact of the Aids Memorial Quilt

Watch the video to learn more about the AIDS Memorial Quilt and hear from Cleve Jones, who conceived this idea at the height of the epidemic in 1985.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our 2023 Beya Winners Work on the Cutting Edge

We are proud to highlight our 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) winners in the “Modern Day Technology Leader” and “Science Spectrum Trailblazer” categories for their outstanding achievements in a STEM profession.

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy Customers Share Inspiring Advice for Entrepreneurs During Black History Month

According to recent results from GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative, Black microbusiness owners are among the most likely to start a business as a way to support their community.

Events, Media & Communications

Truist Foundation Introduces New Audio Series, Inspiring Conversations, Featuring In-Depth Discussions With Nonprofit Leaders

Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation's purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Principal® Recognized in 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for Third Year in a Row

Principal Financial Group® was featured in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), achieving the highest scores in the industry across all eight categories on progress toward gender equality.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

El Paso Food Bank Continues Partnership With Marathon Petroleum

An average of about 350 families in need have been getting food every month for the past two years at Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso, Texas, refinery through the site’s partnership with the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger (EPFH) Food Bank.

Research, Reports & Publications

Values Driving Value: Reaping the Business Benefits of ESG

A recent Workiva survey has revealed that a majority of senior decision makers surveyed have noted a positive correlation between their ESG practices and tangible business value. While the idea of building corporate value through ESG isn’t new, the path to success in this area is

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Awards $30,000 Grant to The Immokalee Foundation

KeyBank Foundation has committed a charitable grant of $30,000 to support The Immokalee Foundation’s Career Pathways Program, an innovative educational approach that prepares students for well-paying, in-demand professional careers in Business Management & Entrepreneurship.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  3. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...
  4. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...
  5. Corporate Social Responsibility
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  6. International Paper | HEALTHY & ABUNDANT FORESTS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Lead forest stewardship efforts globally
  7. Sustainability Report
    Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...
  8. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  9. 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...
  10. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  11. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  12. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  13. Green Mountain Energy Commitment to Sustainability
    At Green Mountain Energy Company, we share our customers’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. We are inspired by the success that we...
  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. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...