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“AI Can’t Quote Coverage You Never Generated.”

The CMO made a compelling case: Advertising had measurable return on ad spend (ROAS). Content marketing had attribution, earned media had neither. It wasn’t an unreasonable argument. The metrics said what they said. Her headcount went to marketing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic

Events, Media & Communications

Georgia-Pacific Announces President & CEO; Duncan to Lead Nearly 100-year-old Atlanta-Based Manufacturing Company

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Events, Media & Communications

Boston’s Flexible Workspace The Village Works Has Achieved the First WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S.

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

FedEx

Environment

The Label to Look for When Shopping for Responsibly Sourced Paper Products

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Innovation & Technology

How Lenovo Is Transforming Enterprise Sustainability for ThinkPad Through Its Partnership With Makersite

Lenovo

Education

New Junior Achievement Experiential Learning Center, Presented by KeyBank, Focuses on Workforce Readiness

KeyBank

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health Foundation Invests $2.24 Million To Strengthen Community Health in Charlotte’s Historic West End

CVS Health

Featured Brands

PNC Announces New Initiatives to Inspire Outdoor Learning, Classroom Innovation Through PNC Grow Up Great

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., is kicking off Great Month, its annual celebration of PNC Grow Up Great® and high-quality early childhood education, by announcing new initiatives with two longtime collaborators.

Prosperity Now Receives $1 Million Wells Fargo Foundation Grant to Support VITA Organizations Nationwide

Prosperity Now receives a $1 million dollar Wells Fargo Foundation grant to support IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organizations nationwide. Grant expands access to trusted, no-cost tax return preparation services.

Finding Courage in a Feathered Friend

But on that overwhelming day, Arlo was handed something unexpected: a small, soft feathered companion with a gentle heartbeat and a peaceful expression. It was My Special Aflac Duck®, a robotic comfort companion designed for children facing cancer and sickle cell disease.

Scaling Impact and Connectivity Through Technology Donations at Cisco

Through the Cisco Foundation and our corporate Social Impact Investments (SII), we support organizations that use technology in bold, innovative ways — from saving energy to saving lives. 

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S.

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, Jamaica faced one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.

T‑Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Recently, FedEx hosted the spring edition of the Marine Corps Career Readiness Initiative webinar, an inspiring event dedicated to equipping student scholars with the tools they need to transition from college to career.

Aflac 2025 Agents of Care Prove the Power of Compassion in Action

Quiet acts of service often speak the loudest, and that kind of generosity can ripple outward to help strengthen entire communities.

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants Return for 9th Consecutive Year to Provide $2.5 Million for Nonprofits in 2026

Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Local today announced the return of the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants for the ninth consecutive year. 

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Energy

'Waste' Not, Want Not: Round-the-clock RNG Production in Canada's Largest City

Sorry NYC, Toronto’s about to become the city that never sleeps—at least when it comes to producing renewable natural gas.

Energy

Bloomberg Expands Access to Community Solar Project to 4,800 Eligible Employees

Bloomberg today expanded access to community solar projects managed by Common Energy to more than 4,800 of its employees based in New York City.

Health & Healthcare

Energy Cloud Hummingbird™ Air Purification System Eradicates 99.5% or Greater of Airborne COVID-19 Virus on the First Pass

Energy Cloud, a clean-tech company specializing in healthy buildings and energy efficient environments has a solution: Hummingbird™ EQ, an air purification system that captures and deactivates airborne COVID-19 virus.

Diversity & Inclusion

4 Takeaways from Qualcomm's Women's Conference

Qualcomm’s first ever Women’s Conference focused on connecting, inspiring, and empowering employees while sharing insights and experiences.

Research, Reports & Publications

Top Recycling Technologies & Partners Supporting the Manufacturing Industry Today

When businesses that involve manufacturing make recycling a priority, it can be more sustainable for the environment and have a positive impact on the bottom line. A 2020 study by the National Retail Federation and IBM found nearly 70% of consumers in the U.S. and Canada think it’s important for brands to be eco-friendly or sustainable. The manufacturing process plays a big part.

Environment

Essity Commits to Net-zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050

Energy

Savant Systems, Inc. Acquires Racepoint Energy

Savant Systems, Inc., a leader in smart home technology, has acquired Racepoint Energy, an engineering-driven company known for category-defining smart electrical panel, automated power, storage and energy resiliency solutions for consumers, home builders, businesses and utility companies.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: ESG Actions

Fifth Third reported the following ESG actions in its 2020 ESG Report, focused on ensuring economic growth, promoting inclusion & diversity, investing in communities, and advancing sustainability.

Environment

Antea Group Joins AIHA and dBase Media on Series, Healthier Workers, A Healthier World

Antea Group joined the American Industrial Hygiene Association and dBase Media to take part in a docuseries on the Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety industry and the impact on keeping workers healthy and safe.

Green Infrastructure

Three Post COVID-19 Resilience Trends to Watch

Given the significant experience in resilience and the growth we are observing in real-time, there are three key trends we see emerging in climate resilience for corporations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Turkey Impact Council Won the Fast Start Award From Global Nonprofit Points of Light.

Turkey Impact Council was selected as the first among the corporate volunteering councils established in the past three years, according to the excellence principles of Points of Light for the Fast Start Award.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Named as “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the Disability Equality Index

CBRE has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) and earned a top score in the 2021 benchmark.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

United Advances Innovation Through Corporate Venture Capital Fund

Introducing United Airlines Ventures (UAV), a new corporate venture capital fund. UAV will identify, evaluate and invest in emerging companies that are creating advanced aviation solutions, making air travel more sustainable and efficient and optimizing how airlines operate.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

2020 Pandemic: Responding to An Unprecedented Event

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Illumina Wins Reddot 2021 Award: Genomic Sequencing System NextSeq 1000/2000

Illumina's NextSeq 1000/2000 sequencing systems are based on a technology that leverages light to decipher the genome. The instruments are used, among other things, to determine the genetic profile of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants.

Diversity & Inclusion

AEG's LA Kings and LA Galaxy Participate in Alliance LA's First Unity March and Dialogue in Fight Against Racism

On July 18, AEG’s LA Kings and LA Galaxy joined the nine other professional sports teams in Los Angeles that comprise THE ALLIANCE: Los Angeles in engaging in meaningful conversations with local youth and civic leaders during the first Alliance Unity March & Dialogue in the fight against racism.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation's Griffin Discusses How Companies Can Support Commitments Against Racism

In a special BizTimes Milwaukee report, Rockwell Automation’s Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Bobby Griffin, reflects on steps Rockwell took over the past year following the death of George Floyd.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Championing Arizona Sustainability Alliance's Innovative Food Tech for the Future Program

ON Semiconductor’s corporate social responsibility program works to advance sustainability within the company’s own footprint and supports environment-focused organizations in the community through grant making.

Research, Reports & Publications

Meet Karen; Chevron's Senior Advisor of Social Investment

Through Chevron’s educational investment programs and equity-forward partnerships, Karen is helping Chevron advance long-term social equity efforts in communities where they operate.

Energy

Keysight's Test Solutions Selected by Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells to Understand the Behavior and Characteristics of Biofuel Cells

Keysight Technologies announced that Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells has selected and integrated multiple Keysight solutions to better understand the behavior and characteristics of biofuel cells.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Resource Commitment from Schneider Electric

100% of our packaging will use recycled cardboard and be single-use plastic free by 2025. It's how we are bridging progress and Sustainabilty for all as the world's most sustainable corporation.

Green Infrastructure

Paving the Way for a U.S. Infrastructure Supercycle

Why the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan could spark a decade-long supercycle for building materials, spilling over to the rest of the U.S. economy. 6 takeaways for investors.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Management Consulting Launches New Cybersecurity Maturity Model Readiness Service

To address growing cybersecurity concerns, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has introduced the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirement for federal contractors. To help federal contractors prepare for their Level 1 - 3 assessment, Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC, has achieved accreditation as a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Las Vegas Sands Announces $300,000 Investment in Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth

Long-term, multi-faceted partnership with NPHY includes more than $1.7 million in cumulative sands cares funding to address southern Nevada’s high youth homelessness rate.

Innovation & Technology

Simprints: Using Touchless Biometrics to Facilitate Access to Healthcare

More than 1.1 billion people around the world still lack an official identity. Biometrics presents a way for governments and NGOs to use digital technologies for accurate and inclusive identification of program recipients.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Climate Action & Environmental Management

Reach net-zero carbon in our own operations by 2030 and partner with suppliers to reduce their climate impact.

Financial health

At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

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...

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...

The Ray

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

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

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...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...