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“AI Can’t Quote Coverage You Never Generated.”

The CMO made a compelling case: Advertising had measurable return on ad spend (ROAS). Content marketing had attribution, earned media had neither. It wasn’t an unreasonable argument. The metrics said what they said. Her headcount went to marketing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic

Events, Media & Communications

Georgia-Pacific Announces President & CEO; Duncan to Lead Nearly 100-year-old Atlanta-Based Manufacturing Company

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Events, Media & Communications

Boston’s Flexible Workspace The Village Works Has Achieved the First WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S.

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

FedEx

Environment

The Label to Look for When Shopping for Responsibly Sourced Paper Products

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Innovation & Technology

How Lenovo Is Transforming Enterprise Sustainability for ThinkPad Through Its Partnership With Makersite

Lenovo

Education

New Junior Achievement Experiential Learning Center, Presented by KeyBank, Focuses on Workforce Readiness

KeyBank

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health Foundation Invests $2.24 Million To Strengthen Community Health in Charlotte’s Historic West End

CVS Health

Featured Brands

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.

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.

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.

T‑Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Recently, FedEx hosted the spring edition of the Marine Corps Career Readiness Initiative webinar, an inspiring event dedicated to equipping student scholars with the tools they need to transition from college to career.

Aflac 2025 Agents of Care Prove the Power of Compassion in Action

Quiet acts of service often speak the loudest, and that kind of generosity can ripple outward to help strengthen entire communities.

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants Return for 9th Consecutive Year to Provide $2.5 Million for Nonprofits in 2026

Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Local today announced the return of the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants for the ninth consecutive year. 

Recent Alerts

Environment

Bentall Kennedy Group, Thomas Properties, Liberty Property Score High in Ranking of Global Property Managers on Environmental Performance

Research, Reports & Publications

ICMM presents summary of recent Lao PDR country case study

Ernst & Young Connect Day at Teacher's Island

Ernst & Young Connect Day at Teacher's Island

Events, Media & Communications

Retooling America: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing

Diversity & Inclusion

Skills to Climbing the Green Corporate Ladder

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Measurement, Disasters and Optimism: What Allstate Has Learned

Environment

Plastic solutions from the producers

Research, Reports & Publications

GE Citizenship Report: Creating Sustainable Value for Shareowners

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

H&M Joins the Fair Wage Network

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Making Promises: First Calgary Financial's Inspiring Strategic Plan

Energy

Filmmaker Josh Tickell: Fueling the Ethanol Debate

Events, Media & Communications

What is the “Killer Cause” for Workplace Giving Programs?

Responsible Production & Consumption

Enchanted Forest Canopy Bed from Stone County Ironworks is Greenspiration Home American Made "Pick-of-the-Week!"

Diversity & Inclusion

Need a Cure for Economic Anxiety? Starting a Business as a Certified Eco Consultant Could be the Answer

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Does ‘Greening’ a Business Have to do with Profitability?

Environment

SCA Populates Outdoor Nation

Social Impact & Volunteering

Chambord Announce Partnership with the Iconic Designer Betsey Johnson and Fashion Targets Breast Cancer During Ocotober

Innovation & Technology

GE Thumbs Its Nose at Outsourcing, Builds World-Class Data Center

Research, Reports & Publications

GE Citizenship Report: Overview of Challenges & Value

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

June & July Grantmaking Activity

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Social Accountability International's Newsletter - August 2011

Energy

Accountability-Central “Fracking” Commentator Urges Homeowners/Landowners to Test Water Before Oil/Gas Drilling Commences Nearby

Innovation & Technology

2013 Chevrolet Malibu is No Drag in Aerodynamics

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Importance of Social Media Before & After Disasters

Social Impact & Volunteering

After Irene: 5 Things Organizations Involved in Disaster Response Should Be Doing at VolunteerMatch

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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...

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...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

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...

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.

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

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...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...