Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy

Invest Atlanta and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Announce New Wells Fargo Grants for Small Business Development and Housing Stability Across Metro Atlanta

Wells Fargo & Company

Education & Workforce Development

Comcast NBCUniversal, Telemundo, and U.S. Soccer Foundation Expand National Youth Soccer and Coach-Mentorship Programs Ahead of FIFA World Cup 26™

Comcast

Health & Healthcare

Diagnostics, Vet Visits, Giving Pets a Voice: Jay Mazelsky & Jay Price

Elanco

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Hirdaramani Group: Advancing Responsible Purchasing Through Better Buying

Cascale

Awards & Rankings

CACI Named a VETS Indexes 5-Star Employer for Sixth Consecutive Year

CACI

Socially Responsible Investing

The Capital Farmers Actually Need

GreenMoney Journal

Awards & Rankings

Subaru Recognized With Two Newsweek Greatest Workplace Honors in 2026 Rankings

Subaru of America

Education & Workforce Development

University of North Texas Hospitality Students Reflect on Their Las Vegas Study Tour Underwritten by Sands Cares

Las Vegas Sands

Featured Brands

Medtronic Named to TIME100 Companies List for Health Innovation

Medtronic has been named to TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Companies list in the Health category for the Hugo™ robotic‑assisted surgery (RAS) system and Touch Surgery™ ecosystem.

Invest Atlanta and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Announce New Wells Fargo Grants for Small Business Development and Housing Stability Across Metro Atlanta

Invest Atlanta and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announced new philanthropic grants from Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation to support small business growth and housing stability across metro Atlanta.

Comcast NBCUniversal, Telemundo, and U.S. Soccer Foundation Expand National Youth Soccer and Coach-Mentorship Programs Ahead of FIFA World Cup 26™

Comcast NBCUniversal, Telemundo, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation announced an expanded commitment to increase access to high-impact youth soccer programs and coach-mentorship training in the lead-up to FIFA World Cup 2026™.

By Degrees Foundation and Wells Fargo Celebrate Expansion of 529 College Savings Accounts to All Students at North High School

Hundreds attended North High School in Des Moines to mark the launch of 529 college savings accounts, funded by a $750,000 Wells Fargo Foundation grant. The By Degrees Foundation and Des Moines Public Schools are opening 529 accounts with seed money for all North High students

AI-Powered Energy Savings: How Globe Is Pioneering Energy-Efficient Networks With Qualcomm Dragonwing Ran Automation

A leading digital platform in the Philippines and a pioneering force in the telecommunications industry, Globe Telecom boasts more than 62 million mobile customers.

Mastercard: 6 New Ways To Think About Inclusive Growth

Global development priorities, fast-advancing technologies and shifting consumer behavior are reshaping what financial health looks like and how digital innovation.

DreamSpring Introduces New Loan Products Designed for Small Business Affordability

DreamSpring, a nonprofit CDFI and SBA lender, has introduced new loan products tailored for small businesses, including flexible repayment and care economy financing. With a $500,000 Wells Fargo grant, DreamSpring expanded its offerings to address growth-stage needs and industrie

Comcast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County Open Lift Zones in Lacey to Help Youth Build Digital Skills

Comcast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County (BGCTC) have opened new Lift Zones in Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, and Rochester to help youth build their digital skills.

An Ecosystem Approach to the Future of Automotive

The automotive industry is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in history. Vehicles are evolving into software-defined platforms capable of improving safety, creating new experiences for drivers and passengers, and continuously evolving over their lifetimes.

Guiding Stars: What We’re Learning About Food, Packaging & the Environment

Social media feeds fill with news of forever chemicals. Apps abound that allow us to assess a product’s “health impact” score. Meanwhile, we still want nutritious options that are best for our bodies and health.

Recent Alerts

Environment

Del Monte Pineapple Farms and Canning Operations in Kenya Achieve SCS Sustainably Grown Certification

Inclusion & Opportunity

Who We Are

UPS’s workforce is comprised of more than 424,000 UPSers, operating in more than 220 countries and territories around the world. That number increases by 100,000 during the peak holiday season.

Events

Join Jack Daniel's and ASYMCA to Get Troops Home for the Holidays

Volunteering & Community

Dollars for Doers Program: What is it and Should You Invest?

Whether you know it as Dollars for Doers, Team Volunteer Grants or Community Grants, the benefits are all the same- and now is the time to invest your time and money into these types of programs! See the difference you can make.

Volunteering & Community

Food For Thought: Our Inaugural BlueBud Mentee – Hot Bread Kitchen

Environment

Shoe Soles and Rag Washing Helps Drive GM Global Zero Waste Progress

Making shoe soles and washing solvent-drenched rags instead of discarding disposables are two ways General Motors is approaching its aspirational goal of becoming a zero waste manufacturer.

With the addition of six landfill-free sites in Mexico and England, the company’s industry-leading landfill-free count totals 131 facilities.

Volunteering & Community

Carnival's 'Merry Grinchmas' Celebrations Bring Holiday Cheer to Kids at Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital in Charleston and Baltimore's Ronald McDonald House

Carnival Cruise Line, in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, brought some holiday cheer to kids at the Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital in Charleston and The Ronald McDonald House in Baltimore, hosting fun-filled "Merry Grinchmas" celebrations with appearances from The Grinch and more.

Volunteering & Community

Building a Stable Future For Our Country’s 48 Million Food-Insecure People

48 million people in the U.S. struggle with hunger – meaning they do not always have access to the food they need to live an active, healthy life. Feeding America aims to get more nutritious food to more people. In this post from our Shape the Future Blog Series, Feeding America shares how they are working to solve hunger in our nation.

Corporate Responsibility

CSRHub and Bloomberg - Part 2

The first part of this post described the reasons iCompli and CSRHub decided to create the new ESG Metrics Brief report. We thought it might be helpful to provide a concrete example of the kinds of information—and opportunities for action—that these reports create.

Environment

Leave It in the Ground: Carbon and the Future of the Planet

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Portioned Coffee: An April Fool’s Attitude - A Critical Look At What Is True

So, here is the question that I want to raise: can single serve coffee be environmentally sustainable?

Environment

Detroit Zoo Certified by Green-e Marketplace, Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

Events

World Environment Center Elects New Board Leadership for 2016

The World Environment Center’s (WEC) Board of Directors today announced a new slate of officers and board members to lead and strengthen this global non-profit, non-advocacy organization for 2016 and beyond.

Environment

Tetra Pak Signs Paris Pledge for Action at COP21

Tetra Pak today added its name to the Paris Pledge for Action at COP21, reinforcing the company’s long-standing commitment to take the initiative in helping to tackle climate change.

AI & Technology

Food Pioneers: Abbott Partnership to Improve Fortified Rice Profiled on BBC Horizons

Recently the global TV program BBC Horizons profiled how Abbott nutrition scientists helped the international non-profit organization PATH to improve fortified rice – which has the potential to help more than 1 billion people worldwide.

Research & Reports

Responsible Investing Practice at Northern Trust

Our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy is integrated into our core business strategy. This means we collaborate with our clients and acknowledge our responsibility in supporting sustainable business relationships. We proudly advocate corporate citizenship, philanthropy and support for the diverse communities and environments in which we operate.

Corporate Responsibility

Wrangler Joins The Sustainability Consortium

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) announced today that one of the world’s largest denim brands, Wrangler, has joined the organization in an effort to strengthen supply-chain sustainability for the brand and the apparel industry at large.

Education & Workforce Development

The Amgen Scholars 2014 Symposia: Perspectives on the Path

Socially Responsible Investing

U.S. Trust Launches Carbon Reserve-Free Strategy

U.S. Trust today launched a new component of its proprietary and customizable Socially Innovative Investing (S2I) strategy. The Carbon Reserve-Free Strategy (CRF) offers investors who want to express their environmental values the opportunity to invest in a portfolio that excludes companies that own, extract, distribute and/or process carbon reserves, as well as first-order users including the utilities and energy sectors.

Events

Who's Attending the 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference?

Network exclusively with your peers and business leaders at the 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference. Every year, Hundreds of CSR professionals join us to explore the environmental, social and governance aspects of business. Our Conference is unique in the fact we only allow corporate citizenship practitioners to attend.

Philanthropy

The Southern California Honda Dealers Bring Innovative Classroom Technology to Local High School Students

The Southern California Honda Dealers have teamed up with Environmental Charter Schools, a charter school network educating students in South Los Angeles, to help launch a new sustainable living program for high school students. Through its participation in CBS EcoMedia’s EducationAd program, the Southern California Honda Dealers have provided funding for 3D printers, 3D scanners, tablets and other design technology needed to launch this new experiential learning program.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Are Almonds Really Water Villains?

Despite the El Nino weather pattern that is bringing much needed rain to California, experts say it will likely not be enough to lift the state out of drought. So, water conservation will be on the radar for the foreseeable future.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Bloomberg Anchor Betty Liu Uses Social Media to Build her Brand

Every weekday Betty Liu heads to the Bloomberg offices before the sun is up. By 7:30 a.m. she’s in a makeup chair getting her hair blown out and eyelashes curled. She only has two hours to catch up on the latest from the European and Asian markets, prep questions for her interviews, and read through her scripts.

Volunteering & Community

Action Team Captains, Major Leaguers Spread Cheer During the Holiday Season

Jose Bautista, Gio Gonzalez and Jim Johnson provided the support as Action Teams across the country spread holiday season cheer.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Benefits and Implications of a Four-Generation Workplace

For the first time, there are now four different generations working in the U.S. economy. Each generation brings certain preferences or “norms” for communication style and mode, how they make decisions, perspectives on workplace culture and environment and overall behavior. This mix of preferences is impacting the relationship between employer and employee, and how employees work together.

Latest Campaigns

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

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...

Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

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...

Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...