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Wesco volunteers at the Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter worksite.

Volunteering & Community | Wesco International

Wesco Team Members Join 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Atlanta, Ga.

Wesco team members proudly participated in the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, hosted by Atlanta Habitat for Humanity from May 3 through May 8. This year’s build took place in Langston Park, Atlanta Habitat’s newest planned community in the historic Sylvan Hills.

Events

As Systems for Climate Action Expand, Companies Stay the Course but Revisit Language

Governance & Accountability Institute

Health & Healthcare

Smith+Nephew Joins the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Research & Reports

AllianceBernstein: The Proof Is in the Proxy: Connecting Governance to Returns

AllianceBernstein

AI & Technology

GoDaddy’s Airo for WordPress Delivers AI That Builds, Grows and Continuously Improves Websites

GoDaddy

Health & Healthcare

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

Aflac Incorporated

AI & Technology

Powering the Future of Energy Smart Data Centers

Trane Technologies

Education & Workforce Development

Bacardi Launches Shake Your Future in Mexico for the First Time

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

AI & Technology

Continuous Assurance and Sovereign Accreditation Readiness

Keysight Technologies

Featured Brands

Spotlight on Digital Transformation | FY25 Purpose Report

At Cisco, we see resilience as the ability to turn disruption into growth and innovation. Whether it’s responding to a crisis, building AI skills, or investing in nonprofit partners, our goal is to make people and places stronger for the future. Here’s how.

Mastercard: How Technology Is Turning Sustainability Goals Into Measurable Action

For decades, environmental sustainability was treated as a long-term ambition. In 2026, that framing is changing. Across industries, technology is accelerating progress in ways that are tangible, measurable and increasingly embedded into the day-to-day operations of businesses.

Universal Destinations & Experiences and the University of Central Florida Introduce New School to Develop the Future Leaders of Themed Entertainment and Immersive Experiences

Universal Destinations & Experiences and the University of Central Florida introduce the Universal School of Experience Leadership and Innovation.

Bear-y Good News: FedEx Helps Welcome Cub No. 3 to North Carolina Museum

The Museum of Life and Science received a one-year-old male American black bear cub for its Explore the Wild: Black Bear habitat. The 110-pound cub joins the Museum’s two adult black bears, Little (5) and Murray (3).

Inside PNC’s Bilingual Approach to Early Learning

More than 20% of U.S. households speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish by far the most common. Families are also more likely to engage with educational materials when those resources are available in their first language.

Guiding Stars: Heart Health Guidelines Update

Last month, the American Heart Association (AHA) released recommendations for heart disease prevention. This updated guidance highlights the importance of a diet pattern that decreases risk of heart disease. The AHA emphasizes nine key features of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

SAP Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment

SAP is proud to be recognized as a Leader for the second time in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #US54117126, April 2026).

CAF and Mastercard Join Forces To Expand Access to Finance for Across Latin America and the Caribbean

CAF –development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean– and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (the Center), today announced a partnership to support access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the region.

Medtronic Study Reveals AI-Enabled Clinician Alerts Significantly Improve Evaluation and Valve Intervention for Patients With Heart Valve Disease

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, released data from the Addressing undertreatment and heaLth Equity in aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation using an integrated ehR plaTform (ALERT) Trial, designed to address health disparities.

Hiring Our Heroes 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards

Business leaders and community advocates came together for the 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards ceremony on April 29 in Washington, D.C.

Recent Alerts

Environment

Teva Sets Ambitious Long-Term Environmental Goals As Part of Renewed ESG Strategy

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) has announced long-term environmental sustainability commitments and targets to provide direction and drive action in this area.

Research & Reports

AccountAbility Launches E-Licensing Platform and Guidance Resources for Assurance Providers

AccountAbility announces the launch of e-licensing - an easy-to-use, time-saving platform that provides a seamless and integrated process for Assurance Providers to manage all licensing activities online. Get started today: https://www.accountability.org/licensing

Research & Reports

New Report from CECP's Global Exchange Confirms Deeper and Ongoing Engagement of Multinational Companies on ESG Issues

January 11, 2021, NEW YORK, NY -- Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose© (CECP), in collaboration with its Global Exchange (GX) Country Partners, has released the inaugural Global Impact at Scale report in 18 countries around the world.

Environment

Black & Veatch Launches New Environmental Business Unit

As enterprises thoughtfully work to meet environmental objectives from regulators, shareholders and consumers, Black & Veatch announces the launch of a dedicated environmental business unit to support those objectives.

Corporate Responsibility

Operation Surprise: Giving Back in 2020

For the first time ever, The Home Depot Foundation expanded the annual campaign to reach not only veterans, but frontline workers like first responders, healthcare workers, teachers, those facing food insecurity and more.

Awards & Rankings

Newsweek Recognizes Invesco on America's Most Responsible Companies 2021 List

Volunteering & Community

Franklin Templeton Employees Move to Virtual Volunteering

Franklin Templeton’s business resource groups (BRGs) have transitioned to virtual volunteering, supporting worthwhile causes this holiday season.

AI & Technology

Technology Predictions from an Electronic Design and Test Thinktank

Keysight executives comment on the shape-shifting business operations and technology trends that are unfolding through the lens of the pandemic, the effects of which will continue to have lasting effects on organizations and society.

Research & Reports

2021 HACR Corporate Inclusion Index Survey Now Open

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) is pleased to announce that the survey submission window for the 2021 HACR Corporate Inclusion Index (CII) is now open. 

Energy & Infrastructure

Composites and the Pandemic: How Material Conversion Helps Us Move Forward

I don’t remember in my lifetime a year of change that compares with 2020. It is impacting every aspect of our daily lives – work, play, health, social interaction, economics, travel and tourism, politics, racial and social unrest.

Corporate Responsibility

P&G Commits to Enable 2 Billion People to Adopt Healthy Oral Care Habits by 2030

Procter & Gamble (P&G) Oral Care seeks to advance healthy oral care habits to transform people’s health while reducing impact on the planet through its new sustainability commitments.

AI & Technology

Cold Chain Logistics Deliver Medical Innovations

Within the next few years, temperature-sensitive biopharmaceutical products such as biologics, drugs, vaccines, and blood products are expected to be used at approximately twice the rate of other pharmaceutical products.

Energy & Infrastructure

Next-Level Reliability Through Resilience

Reliable service always has been core to every utility’s mandate, but achieving this is becoming more complex in the face of aging infrastructure and increasingly frequent and intense extreme weather events.

Philanthropy

International Paper Foundation Awards $90,000 to Riegelwood, N.C. Area Schools and Non-Profit Groups in 2020

The International Paper Riegelwood Mill awarded $90,000 in International Paper Foundation grants to 32 area educational and non-profit groups in 2020.

Energy & Infrastructure

This Corporate Campus Is Now a Mini Smart City

Over the past year, the company has been rolling out new technologies to its buildings, infrastructure, transportation, and security systems that offer a glimpse of how a tech-enabled smart city could operate.

Environment

Experts Discuss Global Water Challenges, Trends, and Solutions

Antea Group water resource experts from around the world share trends they are seeing and offer solutions to get in front of these shared water challenges including declining surface water resources, extreme weather events, water policy, etc.

Socially Responsible Investing

New Report on Sustainable and Impact Investing Trends - Executive Summary

Sustainable investing in the US continues to expand at a very healthy pace.

Volunteering & Community

Finish Line in Sight for the Next Generation of IOC Young Leaders

Thousands of aspiring IOC Young Leaders are currently participating in a six-week learning sprint, exploring several key themes around Olympism, sport and social business.

AI & Technology

Cummins INC. and Purdue University Pilot a Game-Changing Digital Workforce Development Program: Indiana Digital Crossroads

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Purdue University are partnering on a pilot workforce development program, Indiana Digital Crossroads, as an initiative to address regional workforce challenges in technology-based fields.

Awards & Rankings

Workiva Named One of the 2020 Best Workplaces for Parents by Great Place to Work

Workiva Inc. has ranked on the 2020 Best Workplaces for Parents™️ list issued by research firm Great Place to Work®. Workiva ranked 36th and was recognized for creating a consistently positive experience for working parents across the organization.

Events

Join Us for This Free One-Hour Webinar on Redesigning Products Through a Circular Lens

Media & Communications

HACR Responds to Violence on Capitol Hill

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) condemns the violent insurrection on January 6, 2021 in which the United States Capitol was overrun by a mob of rioters.

Philanthropy

When COVID-19 Struck, They Answered the Call for Help

When COVID-19 threw millions out of work, threatening their ability to feed and house their families, specialists at NC 211 were there to help.

Philanthropy

The CNH Industrial Foundation Partners With Feeding America to Help Communities in Need

The CNH Industrial Foundation entered into partnership with Feeding America®, donating $300,000 to help communities in need.

Events

Corporate America Uses Its Voice to Fight for Democracy

With no shortage of historic moments in the past year, companies have been called upon again and again to lean-in on issues and participate in important, while often uncomfortable, conversations. This week, brands found themselves in a position to protect and defend the nation’s bedrock of democracy. Here are a few ways we saw corporate America respond to the insurrection.

Latest Campaigns

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

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...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Titanium Technologies

Chemours’ Titanium Technologies (TT) business is a leading, global provider of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment used in coatings, plastics, and...

Thermal & Specialized Solutions

Chemours’ Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business sits at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and design, making it a leading provider of...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

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...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

PSEG Awards & Recognition

PSEG and its employees are honored to receive a number of awards and recognition from organizations from a variety of disciplines. This recognition...

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...