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Infographic: 2026 Grant impact at a glance: Strengthening communities globally.

Education & Workforce Development | Motorola Solutions

Supporting Today’s Heroes and Tomorrow’s Innovators

Behind every siren is a first responder facing the emotional toll of protecting their community. In classrooms worldwide, students are facing a different hurdle: a lack of the technology and mentorship required to succeed. These disparate challenges share a common solution.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Cascale Explores Sustainable Finance Enablers at Climate Bonds Initiative Connect Hong Kong

Cascale

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Strong by Form Closes €5.8M To Make Wood as Strong as Steel and Concrete

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Education & Workforce Development

Entergy, Ampirical Invest $1.5M in LSU New Orleans Energy Lab

Entergy Corporation

Volunteering & Community

From Lumber to Lifelines: Aflac Employees Help Ensure No Child Sleeps on the Floor

Aflac Incorporated

Awards & Rankings

Industry Safety Organizations Recognize Georgia-Pacific for Excellence and Innovation

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Biopharma Circular Systems Will Move Beyond Park Benches

MilliporeSigma

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: The Most Underrated & Simple Balanced Meal? A Sandwich

Guiding Stars Licensing Company LLC

AI & Technology

You Don’t Need $1,000 to Start a Business. You Might Not Even Need $100.

GoDaddy

Featured Brands

Guiding Stars: Cooking With Limited Equipment

There are many reasons why you may need to cook with limited equipment or without a full kitchen. Maybe you have a very small space, or it doesn’t make sense to heat up a large oven.

From Lumber to Lifelines: Aflac Employees Help Ensure No Child Sleeps on the Floor

On a Friday afternoon, when many people were looking ahead to weekend plans, 31 Aflac employees gathered in a Columbus, Georgia, warehouse with a different purpose in mind.

Guiding Stars: The Most Underrated & Simple Balanced Meal? A Sandwich

It’s time to stop sleeping on sandwiches—these lunchtime staples have a lot going for them. You have to appreciate the efficiency of packing all the food groups between two slices of bread.

Boutique Optician Uses AI To Save Time and Keep Clients Coming Back

Destynee Turner became an optician because she loves helping people see. But growing The Optical Experience, her boutique optical shop in West Palm Beach, Florida, demanded business skills no opticianry program taught her.

AI for Small Business: How Mannequin Madness Found a New Partner in AI

Judi Henderson has “always been curious about the next, newest thing.” That’s how she found herself buying a single mannequin in 1999 for an art project—and ended up an entrepreneur.

Guiding Stars: An Easy Protein for Low-Effort Meals: Tinned Fish

The American Heart Association recommends consuming fish at least twice per week to lower risk of heart disease. Tinned fish can help you meet this goal. It’s a shelf-stable, cost-effective protein that makes quick meals more accessible.

Idealist Awarded $220,000 From the Andrew Carnegie Foundation for Volunteering and Community Service

Idealist has received a $220,000 philanthropic grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to strengthen participation in volunteering and community service throughout the United States. This investment comes at a pivotal time, following the 2025 merger of Idealist and VolunteerMat

Idealist Hosts Annual New York City Graduate School Fair for Social-Impact on September 29

Idealist will once again host an in-person graduate school fair in New York City on September 29th at the Metropolitan Pavilion for all those interested in social-impact careers.

T-Mobile Supports Indiana Communities Following Severe Weather and Prolonged Power Outages

Following destructive storms across the Midwest, T-Mobile teams helped support impacted customers and communities, including offering unlimited talk, text and data to customers in affected areas who don’t already have it, through Tuesday, September 15.

Verizon Combines Tech, Readiness and Grants for Complete Disaster Relief

As natural disasters become more frequent, evidenced by recent weather across the country, communities are left increasingly vulnerable. Verizon is meeting this challenge holistically by combining long-term resilience investments with immediate aid.

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Events

3BL Launches Focus for Impact Comms Professionals

3BL, a communications technology company helping organizations transform impact programs into a business advantage, today released Focus, an improved strategic intelligence platform designed to meet the evolving demands of today's high-pressure corporate communications.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

#AViewFrom Henkel North America: Greenville, SC

Our #AViewFrom series features select locations, sharing information and facts about our sites across Henkel North America.

Inclusion & Opportunity

‘This Is an Inclusion Revolution’

Nadia Hamilton was just 8 years old when she decided she was going to help her younger brother with his morning routine. Troy wasn’t a procrastinator getting ready for school. Instead, Nadia quickly realized, he was overwhelmed.

Environment

Spring Forward: BIER’s Collective Progress on Climate, Water, and Circularity

As spring awakens across the Northern Hemisphere and the season turns toward growth, so too does BIER’s momentum as a coalition.

Events

Antea Group USA With Inogen Alliance Launches Season 2 of a Global EHS Podcast: Rethinking EHS

Antea Group USA is proud to announce the launch of Season Two of Rethinking EHS: Global Goals, Local Delivery, a global podcast with Inogen Alliance.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ESG Voices: Integrating Sustainability Into Financial Valuations

In today’s episode, we will hear from Simon Weaver, Global Head of ESG Advisory, KPMG International and Partner, KPMG in the UK and Fiona Watson, Vice President Corporate Performance & Accountability, WBCSD — who will share insights and reflections on integrating sustainability.

Corporate Responsibility

Honoring the Experience of Military Community Employees

Three of our employees share their unique experiences in both the military and corporate worlds: CJ as an active service member, Rhonda as a veteran, and Shelby as a military parent.

One common theme: They feel their experience is supported and valued at Principal.

Volunteering & Community

Thousands of AMDers Unite To Create a More Sustainable Future

Celebrated by more than a billion people, Earth Day is the largest global environmental event, inspiring more and more AMDers to take part in activities to help protect the planet.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Power of Human Connection: Meet Aleksandra Vojnović

At GoDaddy, I work with customers who need assistance with their WordPress websites, resolving issues, improving their sites, and finding the right solutions and products to meet their needs. I believe that the "human touch" is the most important part of our work.

AI & Technology

Baker Tilly Case Study: Global Engineering and Defense Technologies Provider Successfully Implements Deltek Costpoint

HII Mission Technologies (Huntington Ingalls Industries) is the largest military shipbuilder and a global engineering and defense technologies provider, with over 135 years in trusted partnerships with the US national security.

Environment

Veolia’s Lake DeForest Reservoir Recognized as a National Landmark by American Water Works Association

Veolia New York marks National Drinking Water Week (May 4 - 10) by celebrating Lake DeForest Reservoir's designation as an American Landmark.

Events

Key Private Bank To Host Free Discussion Panel for Local Non-Profits Navigating Uncertain Times

Key Private Bank will be partnering with Rochester Area Community Foundation to share expert insights for local non-profit organizations facing recent uncertainty and navigating the current state of affairs.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Bringing PBC Into Focus Through Art of Patient Stories

“Living with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can be an isolating experience,” explains Dilek, a mother of two from Germany who suffers from the rare chronic liver disease.

Volunteering & Community

Cisco: Crisis Response Community Volunteers Know What It Takes To Stay Connected

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina formed over the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and went on to become a Category 5 storm that would devastate the city of New Orleans.

Events

Powering the Carolinas: The Story of Duke Energy | Trail Of History

Discover how with a single hydroelectric dam the company rapidly expanded to fuel the region’s booming textile industry.

Research & Reports

ACCP Releases 2025 Making the Case Toolkit Communicating the Business Case for Corporate Social Impact Programs & Initiatives

ACCP today announced the release of its 6th Annual Making the Case for Corporate Social Impact Toolkit—a must-have resource for corporate social impact professionals navigating the complex and evolving landscape of corporate responsibility. 

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

ESG Voices: Scaling Circular Industry Strategies

In today’s episode, we’ll be diving into the paper published by KPMG on paving the way for a circular economy in the consumer goods and retail industry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Verizon Announces a $5B Commitment To Continue Investing in America and Supporting Small Businesses

Verizon announces a substantial $5 billion commitment over the next five years with the launch of a new Small Business Supplier Accelerator.

Health & Healthcare

IWBI Launches Tool Aligning WELL v2 to BRSR, Supercharging Indian Companies’ Ability To Identify, Measure and Report on Social Sustainability Strategies

New practical resource is designed to help organizations explore how WELL’s strategies for health, well-being and social impact align with India’s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) framework -- Strategies in WELL can contribute to 42% of BRSR indicators

Events

Bacardi-Owned BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Announces ‘Electrifying’ Global Partnership With E1 Series

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® is stepping into the world of sports entertainment, announcing a new global partnership with E1 Series – the world’s first all-electric race boat Championship that combines sports, entertainment and a respect for the world’s ‘natural blues.’

Philanthropy

FedEx and Operation Warm Join Forces To Support the Student Community in Carolina

On the morning of Thursday, April 10, FedEx Puerto Rico employees teamed up with the nonprofit organization Operation Warm to deliver 330 pairs of brand-new shoes to children at Jesús María Sanromá Public School in Carolina.

Philanthropy

Growing Her Children’s Futures

In Uganda’s Nakivale refugee settlement, Justine Sukirana turned a small plot of land into a thriving onion and tomato farm. With training, irrigation, and relentless hard work, she’s not just growing crops—she’s building a future for her children, one harvest at a time.

Environment

Global Plastics Treaty: The Journey of the Past Five Meetings

With 2.7 billion people lacking access to waste management, this essential step in advancing a circular economy poses a significant challenge.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Rethinking Packaging With Purpose: A RENEWables Podcast Spotlight on EcoEnclose

Is your packaging part of the problem—or the solution? EcoEnclose shares how sustainable packaging can drive meaningful environmental change and boost your brand’s impact. Discover actionable insights to reduce waste, delight customers, and lead your industry forward.

Education & Workforce Development

Empowering Boys & Girls Clubs of America Through STEM Education and Esports

For young people today, technology isn’t just a tool—it’s a gateway to opportunities for connection, growth, and learning.

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Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...

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...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

GoDaddy | Customers

GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to...

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.