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Social Impact & Volunteering | 3M

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Engage for Good Recognizes the Leaders Shaping Corporate Social Impact

Engage for Good

Environment

Water Stewardship: Why Global Trade Must Invest in the World’s Most Critical Resource

DP World

Environment

Assurant and AT&T Tree for Trade‑In Program Supports Ongoing Reforestation in California Through the Arbor Day Foundation

Arbor Day Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pricing Water Risk and Scaling Climate Resilience

NatureVest

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why Living Incomes Matter

Fairtrade America

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowered to Build Better: Meet Venelin Krastev

GoDaddy

Environment

The Continuing Evolution of ESG Due Diligence: Why There Are Always Risks to Be Managed and Value to Be Created

Inogen Alliance

Events, Media & Communications

Heart Water Earns Water Stewardship, Resiliency and Water Positive Certifications for Its Rainwater Capture Technology at Its Buda, TX Facility

SCS Global Services

Featured Brands

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

How To Go ‘Beyond Words’ With Acts of Compassion and Kindness

“Beyond Words” is a story of kindness, empathy and friendship, teaching readers of all ages to express compassion without needing to say a word. The book follows Buddy as he discovers how to support a friend coming home from the hospital.

Gina Adams Honored by Dress for Success As Part of Women Who Inspire Campaign

Gina Adams, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at FedEx, has been recognized by Dress for Success Worldwide as part of its annual Women Who Inspire global campaign.

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

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Health & Healthcare

Health Equity at Alexion

As a leader in rare disease, it is our responsibility to lead critical conversations with stakeholders and other members of the rare disease community. Health equity is one of those conversations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper Named One of the 2021 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere for the 15th Consecutive Year

International Paper has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Owens Corning's Approach to Building the Circular Economy

In the past, manufacturers used a straightforward, linear model to produce their goods: extract raw materials, build the products, discard the waste, and throw everything away when it’s no longer in use.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VF Corporation Named One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for Fifth Consecutive Year

Recognition honors those companies that understand the importance of leading, making values-based decisions, and their overall commitment to integrity

Responsible Production & Consumption

Watch Energea Spotlight: Producing Food for Your Neighbors

Ian Gibson runs an organic vegetable and flower farm in Higganum, CT. A thoughtful use of space, solar powered irrigation and a minimal use of equipment and chemical inputs makes Ian's farm the perfect model of sustainability for the farming industry

Environment

Cambium Carbon Cuts Waste, Builds Green Future

There are countless ways trees benefit urban communities and society as a whole, but they also come with a built-in hindrance: They are expensive.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Rockwell Automation Named One of the 2021 World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th Time

Rockwell Automation was recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ecolab Named One of World's Most Ethical Companies for 15th Consecutive Year

Ecolab has again been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Republic Services Named to Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies List

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has been named to Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies list for the third time, highlighting the Company’s efforts to benefit key stakeholders

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E4: Jerome Tennille, Marriott International

Jerome Tennille, Manager of Social Impact & Volunteerism at Marriott International, joins host Danielle Holly for a dynamic conversation on the state of volunteering and employee engagement.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Camden and Discovery Education Launch New PK-12 Partnership Supported by the Subaru

New Jersey’s Camden City School District (CCSD) today launched a new, multi-year partnership with Discovery Education supporting PK-12 education.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Northern Trust Included on Fortune Magazine's List of the World's Most Admired Companies in 2021

Northern Trust is honored to be included on Fortune Magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies in 2021.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity's Goodness Matters Industry Conference Announces An All-Star Speaker Lineup

Keynote speakers at Goodness Matters 2021 are Ericka Huggins, Luvvie Ajayi Jones and Bryan de Lottinville with other acclaimed sessions from Albertsons and AFI, Apple, Google, Microsoft, SAP and many more!

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ImpactAssets' Tenth IA 50 Impact Fund Listing Reveals Growing Market and Innovative Managers

ImpactAssets releases Tenth IA 50 impact fund manager showcase revealing growing market and innovative fund managers.

Health & Healthcare

Giving Kids With Heart Failure a Brighter Future

A few years ago, Katrina Sellens — 14 and hungry for Thanksgiving leftovers — stood there in a familiar spot: Surveying the fridge for something to eat.

Environment

With America Back In The Paris Agreement, We Must Be 'all In' On Climate

Very quickly, we’re seeing major advances in tackling the climate crisis.

Environment

Herbalife Nutrition Receives Environmental Award for Local Recycling Efforts

In Mongolia, Herbalife Nutrition been recognized as Green Hero by the Tuvshin Saikhan Center.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation's Aaliyah Brown

By the time Aaliyah Brown was 10 years old, she knew she wanted to be an engineer. She saw engineers described as people who can make things work and make things better, and she was hooked.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Donates $2.5 Million Grant to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has announced it received a $2.5 million grant from Truist to support the North Druid Hills campus, which includes Arthur M. Blank Hospital.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CIT Presents at LA Launch and Grow Virtual Workshop in Partnership with Operation HOPE, Inc.

Heather Ellison, Senior Vice President of Retail Banking and Rolland Mattoon, Director of Small Business, presented on how to create a comprehensive business plan to a group of women entrepreneurs at the LA LaunchandGrow virtual workshop

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Florida Housing Coalition Announces Major New Initiative: Center for Racial Equity

The Florida Housing Coalition, the state’s leading nonprofit provider of training and technical assistance dedicated to affordable housing from ending homelessness to first-time homeownership, today announced the creation of new Center for Racial Equity.

Research, Reports & Publications

2020 Schneider Sustainability Impact Scores 9.32/10

2020 Schneider Sustainability Impact scores 9.32/10, demonstrating unwavering commitment to sustainability in year of pandemic.

Education

A Safer and Greener Campus for Students

Bai Yun Primary School and Zhong Xing Primary School in Zhangjiagang (ZJG), China cater to children from migrant families – and were in need of upgraded facilities to create a safer and more sustainable learning environment for children.

Health & Healthcare

United Makes Hawaii Travel Easier With Expanded COVID Testing and Pre-clearance Program

Beginning February 1, United customers traveling to Hawaii who have a valid negative COVID-19 test can show their results before boarding to save time and skip document screening lines upon arrival.

Education

Key Accomplishments: STEM Education

Learn how Qualcomm is inspiring the next generation of innovators to develop the workforce in technology-related careers.

Latest Campaigns

PSEG Strength in Service, Sandy and Beyond

Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...

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...

KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service

KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

Aflac Voices

Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.

Local Communities

The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...

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...

Subaru Love Promise: Environment

Subaru works to reduce waste, safeguard resources for future generations, and preserve natural spaces – making real, meaningful commitments to these...

Community Impact

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

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...