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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

Hope on Wheels: FedEx Supports The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army’s canteen trucks—many of them donated by FedEx—play a vital role in supporting communities around the world. While these mobile units are best known for providing meals, water, and comfort during natural disasters and other emergencies

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HPE Boasts the Highest Employee Engagement Scores in Company’s History!

HPE turned 4 years old this month and we have a lot to celebrate. Like surpassing industry benchmarks and having our highest-ever employee engagement scores!

Research, Reports & Publications

Arbor Day Foundation's Replanting Our Nation's Forests

Our forests are woven into the fabric of our lives, providing the very necessities we need to not only survive but thrive — clean air, healthy drinking water, a tolerable climate, and so much more.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Conversation With Whirlpool About Embracing Sustainability

Ron Voglewede, Global Sustainability Director at Whirlpool Corporation, explains the company’s decades-long commitment to sustainability and how the demand for sustainable living has evolved.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Get Your Free 42-Page Circular Economy Briefing With Insides From Apple, Ikea, P&G and Renault Group

The circular economy is the key to square up to climate change. Corporates, investors and countries all around the world are setting the pace, but there’s still a lot to be done. The time for action is now.

Research, Reports & Publications

Changemaking Trends From 400+ Young People Across the US

Across 428 submissions from the U.S. and Puerto Rico, we’ve not only seen interesting individual projects, but exciting trends that provide a glimpse into the issues Gen Z changemakers care about — and what they’re doing to solve them.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Cultivates Engineering Skills Through Annual Cardboard Challenge

From a fire-breathing dragon to a vintage video arcade, Denver-area students showcased their imaginative and innovative creations at the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation’s annual Cardboard Challenge, sponsored by Arrow Electronics.

Health & Healthcare

Listen: Sanofi's Elaine O’Hara Joins the Women In Government Podcast to Discuss Vaccines

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Blue Buffalo Helps Pets Find a Home 4 the Holidays

Home 4 the Holidays is a three-month-long adoption drive that saves the lives of orphan pets and raises awareness about the importance of pet adoption during the holiday season.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Day of Celebration, a Year of Social Impact

What’s unique about IBM volunteers is they use their expertise in technology and business—and their passion—to bring support and relief to their local communities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation Field Officer Awards for Africa and the Middle East

Whole Planet Foundation’s teams in Africa and the Middle East host regional Field Officer Appreciation awards to show appreciation to these frontline workers – one group in West Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East; another group in Africa.

Education

Small Technology That Makes a Big Difference – CNH Industrial Donates Tablets to Local School Districts

Students across three states are better equipped for learning this fall thanks to CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI/MI: CNHI).

Diversity & Inclusion

INFOGRAPHIC | Women, Leadership, and the Priority Paradox

The IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed 2,300 organizations about gender equality in their leadership, identifying obstacles to change as well as the advantages of establishing gender parity as a formal business priority.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Four Ways Sustainability Feeds Domtar’s Safety Culture

Paige Goff spoke at the 2019 HSE Insight Summit in South Carolina about strengthening the connection between sustainability and a company’s safety culture.

Media & Communications

BSR Conference 2019: Putting Climate on the Agenda

At the BSR Conference 2019, climate journalists Amy Harder (Axios) and Patrick Temple-West (Financial Times) joined BSR CEO Aron Cramer and Climate One podcast host Greg Dalton for a conversation on media coverage of climate change on the plenary stage.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar's Circular Economy

Caterpillar's remanufacturing and rebuild businesses provide customers with immediate cost savings, help extend life cycles and use materials more efficiently.

Energy

Schneider Electric: Electricity Companies Should Go Green

Global demand for electricity is expected to increase by 60% by 2040. The good news is that during that same time period solar and wind’s share of global electricity is expected to triple.

Events, Media & Communications

Learn How to Supercharge Your Employee Engagement Activities With Volunteer Canada at the Corporate Community Engagement Summit

January 27 - 29, 2020, join the Corporate Community Engagement Summit in Surrey, British Columbia, presented by Volunteer Canada and their partners.

Environment

Alliant Energy Hired the Rock River Goats to Weed Out Invasive Species

A hired herd of goats recently made a snacking stop at Alliant Energy’s energy campus near Beloit, Wisconsin.

Innovation & Technology

Accenture Leverages AI to Help Senior Citizens Live Independently

The number of older people physically and socially isolated at home is rising rapidly around the globe. Because these people often do not have family members living nearby to help, the situation has created a new population of vulnerable people.

Education

TGR EDU: Explore

Engaging, free resources to support college access for educators, parents & students

Linda Hixson, Technology Teacher at Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School, Shenandoah, PA

Diversity & Inclusion

Driving Diversity and Inclusion in Telecoms

At the recent ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF) meeting in London, Verizon’s Eric Cevis called for the world’s wholesale carrier leaders to come together to solve one of the telecommunication industry’s most pressing issues – diversity and inclusion.

Research, Reports & Publications

New BCG Reports: Shrimp Farmers Worldwide Must Adopt Sustainable Practices—or Risk Falling Behind

Farmed shrimp is among the fastest-growing food products in the world. Global production, which has more than tripled since 2000, is poised to grow about 6% annually.

Events, Media & Communications

Why Solar Power Works on Closed Landfills

Drew Lent, a solar development expert with Tetra Tech, actively works on and advocates for sustainable energy solutions in the solid waste industry.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

America's Most Responsible Companies 2020

Companies, we all know, need to make a profit to prosper and survive. Making a buck, after all, is important to investors, employees and vendors.

Education

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation: Secure the Future at 20

In 1999, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation created SECURE THE FUTURE, a revolutionary commitment that helped transform how healthcare was delivered in sub-Saharan Africa.

Latest Campaigns

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...

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.