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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

Prized for Being Iconic: Caesarstone ICON Wins Awards for Innovation and Sustainability

Caesarstone's ICON 2026 collection has been named a Gold Innovation Award winner by Home Builder Executive, a leading source of industry news and intelligence published by Executive Media Corporation.

Health & Healthcare

Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Launches National Program to Bolster Mental Health Diversion Initiatives

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (BMS Foundation), an independent charitable organization, recently announced that it has established a new strategic focus area dedicated to strengthening mental health diversion programs in the United States.

Education

Coca-Cola Expands Youth Empowerment Programme Ahead of Milano Cortina 2026

Worldwide Olympic Partner Coca-Cola, through its bottling partner Coca-Cola HBC, is supporting young people in Italy as they prepare to enter the workforce, through the expansion of its #YouthEmpowered initiative.

Sustainable Development Goals

CNH Moving Towards a Sustainable Future With CSR Initiative in India

At CNH India, sustainability isn’t just a goal, it’s a responsibility. Through Haritdhara, CNH’s latest CSR initiative, they have created a self-sustaining Miyawaki forest near their Indore plant to restore biodiversity, recharge water systems, and support local communities.

Events, Media & Communications

Benjamin Cremaschi and Lilly Reale Receive the 2025 U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year Award Presented by Henkel

As a proud Official Partner of U.S. Soccer, Henkel today announced that Benjamin Cremaschi and Lilly Reale have been named the 2025 U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year Award recipients.

Health & Healthcare

Milano Cortina 2026 Placing a Healthy Society at the Heart of Its Legacy

Milano Cortina 2026 is placing people at the heart of its Olympic legacy. At a time when sedentary lifestyles are a leading risk factor for public health, the Games are promoting movement, inclusion and healthy ways of living.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From Global Risk to Supply Chain Reality

Resilience narratives that focus on individual preparedness are short-sighted. A system built on cooperation is necessary for sustainable supply chains.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Newsweek Names TCS America’s Most Reliable IT Services Company in 2026 Ranking

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has been recognized by Newsweek as the most reliable IT services company in the Unites States for 2026.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Code to Connection: Meet Jonathan Roig

Throughout my time at GoDaddy, I've held a variety of positions. As the company has grown, my roles have grown with it. I started out as a PHP Developer on our legacy in-house Webmail system and gradually expanded my skills.

Events, Media & Communications

C-Suite Remains Committed to Sustainability as a Top Priority Heading Into 2026

While regulatory uncertainty and anti-ESG backlash dominated headlines in 2025, surveys of global C-suite leaders reported an increased commitment to sustainability.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard - 'Doing Good by Default': How This Vision of Consumer Protection Can Build Resilience

Since the launch of the World Bank's Findex database in 2011, bank account ownership among adults has grown from 51% to 79%. But a new report by Consumers International suggests that this progress masks an underlying fragility

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Transformational Gift Fuels Expanded Elder Fraud Prevention Across Southern California

The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation (SDSCF) is significantly expanding its Elder Fraud Prevention education efforts across San Diego County, Orange County, and Los Angeles County, supported by a transformational gift of more than $200,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Receives $85M New Markets Tax Credits Award From U.S. Treasury

The Fifth Third New Markets Development Company II has received an $85 million New Markets Tax Credits award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

Education

Whirlpool Foundation Supports Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan Best Buy Teen Tech Center in Benton Harbor

Whirlpool Foundation, Best Buy Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan are proud to announce the grand opening of a new Best Buy Teen Tech Center powered by Whirlpool Foundation at the Joel E. Smilow Teen Center in Benton Harbor, Mich.

Sustainable Development Goals

CNH’s Basildon, UK Plant Launches Tree-Planting Initiative

As part of CNH’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and community, its Basildon plant in the UK is excited to announce a new tree-planting Initiative across the site.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi’s Strong Sustainability Performance Confirmed by CDP A List 2025

Sappi Limited, a diversified industrial business utilizing renewable resources to produce woodfiberbased products for global markets, has received an outstanding ‘A’ score for Forests in 2025 by CDP.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Foods Market Foundation Awards Over $900,000 in Community First Grants to 94 Organizations

Whole Foods Market Foundation announced today the recipients of its 2025 Community First Grant program, awarding $938,877 to nonprofit organizations across the United States and Canada.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mountain Mediation Receives $100,000 Wells Fargo Grant to Support Eviction Prevention

Mountain Mediation announces a generous $100,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The substantial contribution will be used to scale and strengthen Mountain Mediation's existing Eviction Prevention program and support the hiring of a Program Coordinator and two bilingual ho

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Year in Stories: How Covia’s People Drove Progress in 2025

Meet the Covia team members whose expertise, leadership, and collaboration shaped progress across the company in 2025.

Research, Reports & Publications

G&A Institute Issues New Guide: “ABCs of Corporate Climate Action”

G&A’s new guide, ABCs of Corporate Climate Action, provides a practical foundation for navigating today’s climate landscape.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Volunteer Pilot Sees Six-Year-Old Receive Sight

In this one-minute video during a refuel on the way to Ghana, FedEx Captain David Hayes shares his experience supporting a prior Orbis Flying Eye Hospital program in Zambia. He witnessed a six-year-old child getting to see her mother for the first time.

Education

Otis Expands Little Engineers STEM Program Globally

Otis (NYSE: OTIS), the world’s leading company for elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service, is making its successful Little Engineers program available everywhere the company does business.

Events, Media & Communications

Recognizing Nicolas Clerget, BIER’s 2025 Steering Committee Chair

As we reflect on the past year, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) would like to recognize and sincerely thank Nicolas Clerget, Global Director of Net Zero Carbon Strategy at HEINEKEN, for his outstanding leadership as BIER’s 2025 Steering Committee Chair.

Research, Reports & Publications

Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) published its 2025 Sustainability Report, which showcases how the company is bringing together technology and manufacturing for a more sustainable tomorrow.

Research, Reports & Publications

Guiding Stars: Protein Pressure: Separating Fact From Hype

Have you noticed that protein’s popularity shows no signs of slowing? It seems everywhere you look there’s a social media post, commercial, or diet program touting the importance of protein and why you should be getting more of it.

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.