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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

FedEx & OAA: Strengthening Disaster Readiness in the Caribbean

When natural disasters strike, airports and seaports become lifelines for delivering urgent medical care, food, and relief supplies to impacted communities.

Comcast Announces 2026 Impact Report

Our 2026 Impact Report highlights how we’re investing in our country, communities, employees, and environment through partnerships, programs, and innovations that create meaningful, long-term impact.

AI for Restaurants: Making AI Tools and Digital Strategies a Recipe for Growth

When Patrick Cheng decided to acquire a run-down Chinese restaurant in Dunwoody, Georgia, in 2020, he was at a professional crossroads.

Kimberly-Clark Professional Expands Thrive Program To Divert More Waste From Landfills

Kimberly-Clark Professional expands Thrive sustainability program, giving facility operators more ways to divert commercial product and dispenser-related waste and make measurable progress toward sustainability goals

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.

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Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

From Davos: Terracycle Accelerates Circular Economy With Reusable Packaging

At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, one company has announced a transformational innovation and has enlisted the help of some of the world’s largest companies to bring it to life.

Environment

Las Vegas Sands Retains A List Position by CDP and Discusses the Importance of Transparency About Environmental Performance

Las Vegas Sands was recently recognized on the Climate Change and Water A List by CDP, the international nonprofit environmental disclosure platform. The company has participated in CDP disclosure since 2012, beginning with reporting on climate change initiatives and performance. The disclosure put transparency to our environmental performance, relying on a structured well-recognized framework. We have chosen CDP platform because it is the best for carbon disclosures and its questionnaire offers guidance and ideas on how to adjust our measurements, goals, disclosures and new initiatives for upcoming years.

Media & Communications

From Sustainable Brands: A Prominent IT Professional’s Outlook on 2019 – “Year of Sustainability”, Empowered by Technology & Innovation

Is 2019 going to be “The Year of Sustainability”? Greatly empowered by technology? With exciting innovation on the business front? One European-based writer (Carmen Ene, CEO of 3 STEP IT in Helsinki, Finland) thinks so. Writing for Sustainable Brands® SB/The Bridge to Better Brands, she outlines what she sees as the top sustainability issues for corporate leaders in 2019 -- and offers advice on how to address them.

Events

AmerisourceBergen, APTIV PLC, Equinix, JetBlue Airways, and Nestlé S.A. Present Long-Term Plans to Investors at Sixth CEO Investor Forum

CECP’s Strategic Investor Initiative (SII) announced that the CEOs of AmerisourceBergen, APTIV PLC, Equinix, JetBlue Airways, and Nestlé S.A. will present their company’s long-term plans to institutional investors at the CEO Investor Forum on February 25, 2019 in New York City. The presentations will follow a keynote panel discussion on megatrends with the CEOs of Medtronic and Siemens US, and the former CEO of Aetna, moderated by the CEO of Johnson & Johnson.

Philanthropy

Xylem Delivers Relief to Victims of Hurricane Florence

In preparation of the storm, the local Xylem Commercial Team deployed dewatering pumps and equipment to its customers to help them withstand the weather and protect critical infrastructure to mitigate the negative impacts of the storm. In addition, Xylem supported key nonprofit partners Mercy Corps and Team Rubicon, which deploys military veterans to respond to natural disasters alongside first responders. After the hurricane, Xylem led a campaign to send relief items such as lanterns, solar chargers, food, and water to those in need. Additionally, a Xylem employee donation drive, in partnership with iHeart Radio in Atlanta, collected and delivered cases of bottled water to hurricane victims.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Comerica: Developing a Budget

It’s a new year and at the top of your resolutions list should be to develop a budget and stick with it all year. One of the best ways to reach personal financial success is by developing a budget, which allows you to see exactly what you have, what you spend and where there is room for saving.

Awards & Rankings

VMware Named As One of 2019's Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World

VMware was named as one of “2019’s Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.” The Global 100 ranks large corporations on their performance of reducing carbon and waste, gender diversity among leadership, revenues derived from clean products, and overall sustainability.

Awards & Rankings

Schneider Electric Named One of the Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 2019

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has been included in the World’s Most Admired Companies, according to the 2019 list published by Fortune. This year, the company ranks fifth in the electronics industry, maintaining its strong position from 2018. The achievement reflects its growing reputation as an all-round achiever in its industry, pursuing innovation with a strong focus on sustainability and inclusion for all.

Education & Workforce Development

FCA US Launches Student Loan Refinancing Benefit with CommonBond for Business™ to Help Employees Tackle Student Debt

FCA US announced today that it has added a student loan refinancing program to its package of benefits offered to salaried employees. The program is being offered in partnership with CommonBond For Business, the student loan benefits platform from financial technology company CommonBond. FCA US salaried employees with student loan debt, as well as employees with federal government-backed Parent PLUS loans, are now eligible to refinance these loans through the program with preferred terms.

Awards & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson Among FORTUNE Magazine's 2019 'World's Most Admired Companies'

Environment

The Simple Idea That Could be the Answer to our Plastic Problem: Reusable Packaging

Part of the magic of Loop is reusable packaging, designed in partnership with the brand owners to be not just durable, but "counter-worthy" — attractive enough to keep in plain view, in the words of Virginie Helias, vice president and chief sustainability officer at Procter & Gamble. "You want to show it to your friends." But, she adds, the appeal is not just aesthetic: "It's also the fact that it's a better premium experience for people."

Philanthropy

Bruins to Host 3rd Annual BFit First Responder Challenge

The Boston Bruins and the Boston Bruins Foundation announced today that the Third Annual BFit First Responder Challenge powered by National Grid will take place Sunday, January 27, 2019 at TD Garden, starting at 9:00 a.m. This one of a kind event invites first responders from all over New England to participate in a course throughout TD Garden.

Corporate Responsibility

The SDGs Drive Innovation in the Energy and Infrastructure Sectors: Saipem Shows How

Adopted in 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put forth a roadmap for addressing the world’s most pressing social, environmental and economic challenges by 2030. Unlike their predecessors, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs explicitly call on business to play a role in tackling global challenges like access to energy and clean water.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Finances $50.4 Million for the Construction of Multifamily Affordable Housing in Boulder, CO

KeyBank announced today $50.4 million in total combined financing for a tax-exempt bond transaction to support Koelbel & Company’s construction of Diagonal Crossing. Diagonal Crossing is a 105-unit garden-style apartment community that is income-restricted for families earning at or below 60% AMI in Boulder, CO.

Environment

Sculpting a Future for E-Waste

Teenage artist Zayd Menk believes that in a perfect world, there’d be no waste.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Support for Sustainable Investment Decisions

We’ve seen sustainability move from buzzword to business imperative as people, companies and governments increasingly seek to make environmentally and socially conscious investments.

Corporate Responsibility

'Giving Back' Can Build Stronger Customer Ties

Say the words “corporate social responsibility,” or CSR, and what may come to mind are multinational corporations taking action on global issues like climate change or public health. While that is certainly part of what is happening under the larger CSR umbrella today, businesses of all sizes are increasingly embracing good corporate citizenship as part of their standard operating procedure and discovering ways to do good within their own communities and professional networks.

Philanthropy

Paradise Not Lost: Wells Fargo Grant Helps California Communities Rebuild After Camp Fire

Six years after opening his auto repair shop in Paradise, California, Brad Jenks II felt like life was good. Business was steady, and he and his wife Julie could clearly see a future with fewer long hours and more family vacations.

Then the Camp Fire roared into town and tore through Northern California. Visit Wells Fargo Stories to watch the video.: https://stories.wf.com/paradise-not-lost-wells-fargo-grant-helps-california-communities-rebuild-camp-fire.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

What Larry Fink’s 2019 Letter Means for the Future of Business

Here are our four main takeaways from this year's letter from BlackRock's Larry Fink to CEOs.

Corporate Responsibility

Deloitte Podcast: Episode 3: Learning in the Flow of Work

It may be time to rethink everything you thought you knew about corporate learning.

Volunteering & Community

Timberland, Journeys, and the Student Conservation Association Take Urban Greening to Los Angeles

On the third and final stop of Timberland’s three-city 2018 urban greening tour, close to 100 volunteers transformed a vacant lot in Los Angeles into a resident-driven urban farm to benefit the local homeless population. Volunteers from Timberland, Journeys, members of the local community and the Student Conservation Association joined efforts to bring green space to this urban area.

Philanthropy

U.S. Conference of Mayors, Wells Fargo Announce 2019 CommunityWINS® Grant Program

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo today announced the 2019 CommunityWINS® grant program, aimed at accelerating neighborhood revitalization, economic development and job creation in municipalities across the U.S.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

How General Mills Sustainably Sources Food Ingredients From Around the World

To produce enough food to feed an increasingly hungry world, we must take care of the people who are raising the crops as well as the land, water and air needed for them to thrive. As a global food company that relies on ingredients from around the world, we pay careful attention to the impact of agriculture on our environment and the ability of farmers to be successful.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Interview with Sami Ayass, Landfill Gas Project Manager

Sami Ayass is a project manager based in Tetra Tech’s Diamond Bar, California, office and is part of the company’s Waste Management Practice, focusing on methane gas services. He graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and is a self-taught and certified Civil Professional Engineer in California and Texas.

Corporate Responsibility

It’s Time to Take Control of Your Data: 3 Easy Ways to Own Your Online Presence

You might be asking yourself what ‘taking control of your data’ really means or why it’s important. As the COO of Norton LifeLock, I often hear “I’ve got nothing to hide on my phone” and “I don’t care who sees my browser history.” I quickly point to the 143 million Americans who were affected by cybercrime in 2017; that’s more than half of the U.S. adult online population.

Latest Campaigns

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...

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...

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...

Drive for MPC

At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...

FedEx Cares | Overall

FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is 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...

P&G | Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Responsibility: We’ve achieved 14 out of 16 of the environmental goals we set in 2010, and we will accelerate our progress as we work to...

SCS Consulting

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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...

Carbon Footprint

We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...