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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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Environment

General Motors Highlights Water Management and Reuse Efforts in Mexico

As a company committed to reducing water intensity across its global operations by 15 percent by 2020, General Motors is constantly looking for innovative ways to conserve water and increase efficiencies. This mindset has led the automaker to adopt a circular economy approach to maximizing water reuse in water-stressed regions, such as Mexico.

Energy & Infrastructure

SCE and Other Power Companies Across the Country Transform

Electric utilities across the country are seeing an industry change, driven by evolving customer demands and technological advancements. This change looks different and is occurring at different paces in different states, but there are commonalities as new technologies such as battery storage, electric vehicles and smart meters become increasingly available and affordable.

Awards & Rankings

Merck Chairman and CEO Ken Frazier Honored with Ronald H. Brown American Journey Award

On March 23, Merck Chairman and CEO Ken Frazier received the Ronald H. Brown American Journey Award. The award, given annually, honors outstanding Americans who exemplify the vision and transformative ideals of Ron Brown, the first African-American U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Environment

Recycling Facility Fire Sparks Warnings about Improperly Discarded Batteries

Health & Healthcare

The Val Skinner Foundation, Discovery Education, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers School of Public Health Promote Nationwide Effort to Decode Cancer

Decoding Cancer, a comprehensive biology and genetics education program launched in 2016, provides standards-aligned, interactive classroom resources to students and families nationwide to help them understand the “science behind cancer.”

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

The Long-Term Benefits of Sustainability in Distilleries

One of the biggest players in the sustainability game is Bacardi, which has championed the approach since the beginning of the company, more than 155 years ago.

The Bermuda-­based group launched an ambitious environmental sustainability initiative called Good Spirited, with specific goals in sourcing, packaging and operations. The firm cut its greenhouse-­gas emissions intensity in half in 2016 – more than a year earlier than its end­-of­-December-2017 target.

Corporate Responsibility

GRI Embarks Upon New Phase of Partnership With Swedish Government

GRI and the Swedish International Development Agency are embarking on a new joint program, which includes a partnership with the Danish Institute for Human Rights. This new phase has a specific focus on ​poverty alleviation, equality and human rights, and will stimulate responsible business towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

AI & Technology

Arrow Electronics Supports Effort to Build First 3D Printed Home for the Developing World

Arrow Electronics has teamed with Silicon Valley non-profit New Story to help complete the first low-cost, 3D printed house for humanitarian purposes. The nonprofit, which focuses on providing safe homes for people living in inadequate housing around the world, plans to print a small concrete test home later this year in rural El Salvador.

Research & Reports

New Report Reveals Opportunities for Harmonization in Sustainability and Corporate Governance Reporting

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) have released the second report as part of a series called Insights from the Reporting Exchange.

Media & Communications

Moody’s Joins Ceres Company Network and Ceres Investor Network

The sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres and Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced today that Moody’s has joined both the Ceres Company Network as a member and the Ceres Investor Network as an associate member.

Philanthropy

Ten Years Running: Subaru 2017 Share the Love® Event Totals Nearly $24 Million in Charitable Donations

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its donation of $21.8 million to national and local charities as part of the 2017 Share the Love event. This was the tenth annual Share the Love event, which benefits national and local charity partners. More than $118 million has been donated to charities throughout the life of the campaign.

Corporate Responsibility

Vanguard's Chairman Says Every CEO of a Public Company Should Be Able to Answer 7 Questions

Vanguard chairman Bill McNabb believes that American public companies have been chasing short-term gains at the expense of long-term value for too long. McNabb is the co-chair of the CECP's Strategic Investor Initiative, dedicated to fostering a dialogue between CEOs and investors.

Philanthropy

Smithfield Foods Donates $75,000 to Support After-School Programs in Virginia

The Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods, Inc., is pleased to announce a $75,000 donation to NextUp RVA to support the organization and its mission to provide Richmond middle school students with opportunities that promote continued learning beyond the school day.

Research & Reports

Industrial Internet of Things and Big Data: The (R)evolution Continues

The industrial ecosystem increasingly is turning to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in pursuit of quality control, efficiency and supply-chain improvements. But as sensors get cheaper, Big Data grabs a bigger footprint, and the technology gets ever more ubiquitous, complexities emerge with the broadening scale. With all this ability to measure and monitor, businesses risk drowning in a sea of data during the digital transformation. This challenge demands a strategy for structuring information, applying analytics and extracting knowledge to harness data’s value.

Corporate Responsibility

Corporations as Citizens: Have We Come Full Circle?

Until the past few years, our society has not expected corporations to act like exemplary citizens. But we are seeing hopeful signs that this could be changing.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Schools Help Raise Recycling Rates in Greece

Tetra Pak Hellas has been supporting recycling initiatives in schools in Greece, ranging from workshops to collection points, all to raise awareness and improve the rate of recycling in the country.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Women's History Month: Advice for Other Women

Environment

Inspiring Teen Puts a Spotlight on a Pervasive Trash Problem

Meet Hannah Testa, a 15 year-old environmental motivator from Georgia and founder of Hannah4Change. Testa has worked with the Georgia General Assembly for the past two years to recognize today, February 15, as Plastic Pollution Awareness Day in Georgia. The goal of the day is to educate Georgians about excessive plastic use and waste so they can make simple changes to reduce plastic pollution.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Female Founders Forum: Barclays' Julia Rogan on Why Mentoring Really Matters

Energy & Infrastructure

Are We Going in the Right Direction: How Can You Tell?

Trevor Clements, Tetra Tech’s Mid Atlantic regional manager for Integrated Water Management, discusses how using holistic management principles and practices within a One Water approach can help communities integrate their water management with other community objectives and obtain greater public support by demonstrating how decisions benefit the community’s economy, quality of life, and environment.

Research & Reports

Scotiabank Demonstrates CSR Progress in 2017 Report, Building the Economy of Everyone

Scotiabank published its 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, Building the Economy of Everyone, today. In this report Scotiabank covers the progress made on its CSR strategy: Better Future, Better Off.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Changing the Story of Women in the Workplace

Can ignoring gender bias make it go away? Of course not.

But I do wonder whether the specter of gender bias is creating self-limiting stories for a generation of women entering the workforce. This question was inspired by a recent visit to the campus of one of our nation’s most respected universities.

Education & Workforce Development

How Computational Thinking is Transforming Transdisciplinary Learning Through a Unique Approach

Last week, during an Ignite My Future In School Computational Thinking in the Classroom webisode, educators convened virtually to share best practices for engaging students in computational thinking.

Volunteering & Community

Proceeds from Sale of HGTV's Brother vs. Brother Renovated Homes Benefit Rebuilding Together

Rebuilding Together, the leading home and community revitalization national nonprofit organization, announced that renovations have been completed at the Boys & Girls Club of Galveston, located at 4420 Avenue P. Repairs have been performed over the last few months, culminating with an unveiling event today, made possible by a donation from HGTV’s fifth season of Brother vs. Brother.

Corporate Responsibility

Benevity Boosts Scale and Efficiency of Social Impact Programs With Acquisition of Versaic

Benevity today announced that it is acquiring Versaic, a leading grants, donation and sponsorship management solution provider to more than 100 of the world’s largest companies. The acquisition expands Benevity’s existing grants management offerings and furthers the company’s vision of providing a holistic technology platform that supports a broad array of corporate “Goodness” initiatives, including workplace giving, volunteering and community investment programs.

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

Any news coming from SCS Consulting

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...