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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

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.

Idealist Awarded $220,000 From the Andrew Carnegie Foundation for Volunteering and Community Service

Idealist has received a $220,000 philanthropic grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to strengthen participation in volunteering and community service throughout the United States. This investment comes at a pivotal time, following the 2025 merger of Idealist and VolunteerMat

Idealist Hosts Annual New York City Graduate School Fair for Social-Impact on September 29

Idealist will once again host an in-person graduate school fair in New York City on September 29th at the Metropolitan Pavilion for all those interested in social-impact careers.

T-Mobile Supports Indiana Communities Following Severe Weather and Prolonged Power Outages

Following destructive storms across the Midwest, T-Mobile teams helped support impacted customers and communities, including offering unlimited talk, text and data to customers in affected areas who don’t already have it, through Tuesday, September 15.

Verizon Combines Tech, Readiness and Grants for Complete Disaster Relief

As natural disasters become more frequent, evidenced by recent weather across the country, communities are left increasingly vulnerable. Verizon is meeting this challenge holistically by combining long-term resilience investments with immediate aid.

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Events

Ragan Communications Will Bring Hundreds of Communications Professionals Together

Ragan Communications will bring hundreds of communications professionals together Nov. 11-13 in Austin, Texas, for its Future of Communications Conference, a flagship event of Communications Week 2026.

Philanthropy

Delivering Hope: How FedEx Helps Pets Recover After Typhoon Sinlaku

When a natural disaster strikes, the immediate focus is often on human survival and rebuilding. But for communities like those in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), pets are family, and their survival is tightly woven into the region's overall recovery.

Environment

AEG Volunteers Join KYCC To Revitalize Koreatown Through Neighborhood Beautification Initiative

Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to strengthening local communities, AEG, the world's leading sports and live entertainment company, partnered with the Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC) to mobilize more than 30 employee volunteers

Corporate Responsibility

GoDaddy Expands Developer Tools to Make Managing Domains Easier, Simplifying the Path from Code to Launch

GoDaddy is making domain management easier for developers by bringing core domain services directly into the tools and workflows they already use.

AI & Technology

How AI Is Transforming Geospatial Intelligence

When most people think about maps, they think about directions on their phone. But the U.S. Navy and other commercial vessels rely on charts and maps to show exactly what is in the vast ocean.

Awards & Rankings

Everpure Named to 2026 PEOPLE® Companies That Care List

We’re excited to share that, for the first time, Everpure has been named on the 2026 PEOPLE® Companies That Care list!

Education & Workforce Development

Discovery Education Launches Conversational AI in Google Classroom Add-On, Connecting Teachers to Trusted K-12 Content

Discovery Education today announced a new teacher-facing AI-powered chat interface using Gemini models in the Discovery Education Google Classroom add-on. Built for educators, the enhancement delivers trusted, district-licensed Discovery Education teaching and learning resources

Health & Healthcare

Elanco Scales Biologics Capabilities With Expansion of Kansas Manufacturing Facility

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) announced the on-time completion of a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing expansion of its Elwood, Kansas manufacturing site.

Volunteering & Community

From Relief to Recovery: Truist and Truist Foundation Surpass Halfway Point of $725 Million Truist Cares for Western North Carolina Commitment

As global leaders gather in Asheville, North Carolina, Truist Financial Corporation, and Truist Foundation announce they have surpassed the halfway point of the $725 million Truist Cares for Western North Carolina commitment established following Hurricane Helene.

Education & Workforce Development

Frontierra Joins Inogen Alliance

Inogen Alliance is pleased to announce the addition of a new Associate company, Frontierra in the United Kingdom.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Art of Simplicity: Meet Raúl Rodríguez

What first inspired you to pursue a career in UX Design, and how did your path lead you to GoDaddy?

AI & Technology

Every Moment of Digital Friction Carries a Cost

How Digital Experience Optimization helps organizations proactively eliminate workforce disruptions and build self-healing, productivity-enhancing digital environments.

AI & Technology

CyberInspire-ing the Next Generation: Why the Future of Cybersecurity Starts Earlier Than We Think

Cybersecurity is often discussed as a problem to solve — a skills gap to close, a threat to mitigate, a workforce shortage to manage. From where I sit as a top information security officer at Aflac, a leader in supplemental insurance in the U.S. and Japan, I see it differently.

Health & Healthcare

CVS Pharmacy® and MinuteClinic® Now Offering Updated Flu Vaccines Nationwide

CVS Health announced that updated 2026-2027 flu vaccines are now available at CVS Pharmacy® and MinuteClinic® locations nationwide.

Awards & Rankings

Marathon Petroleum Named a Top 100 Internship Program for the Third Consecutive Year

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) has been named one of Yello and WayUp's Top 100 Internship Programs of 2026, marking the third consecutive year the company has earned national recognition for its internship and co-op experience.

Philanthropy

Keeping Energy Affordable for Customers Who Need It Most

For more than a century, Entergy has provided reliable, affordable power to the communities they serve across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. But the company’s mission extends far beyond delivering electricity.

Corporate Responsibility

Whirlpool Corporation Celebrates 115 Years in America’s Homes – Share Your Whirlpool Memory for the Chance To Win a New Appliance

For 115 years, Whirlpool Corporation appliances have been part of America's most important moments from childhood kitchen memories to daily laundry routines.

Volunteering & Community

Meet Lissette: Turning Ideas Into Purposeful Action

Lissette Cruz, Director of Blue Sky Innovations and AI Solutions for Henkel Consumer Brands (HCB) in the hair professional category, is always looking for what could be next.

Corporate Responsibility

Opening More Doors to Homeownership in Portland

Homeownership is more than a roof over your head. It’s security, identity, legacy, and a powerful path to building wealth. But for many first-time buyers, rising costs and stagnant wages are putting that dream out of reach.

Corporate Responsibility

CVS Pharmacy® Launches Home Team Heroes Contest To Celebrate Youth Soccer Players

CVS Pharmacy announced the launch of its Home Team Heroes contest, a new, nationwide initiative that’s designed to recognize youth soccer players who are making a meaningful difference in their communities.

Awards & Rankings

Treasure Valley Subaru in Idaho Receives 2026 Subaru Love Promise® Retailer of the Year Award

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced Treasure Valley Subaru, located in Boise, ID, as the winner of the 2026 Subaru Love Promise® Retailer of the Year Award, recognizing the retailer for their deeply personal approach to embracing the Subaru Love Promise.

Events

A New Era for Healthy Buildings: IWBI’s Third Annual Policy Summit Spotlights Growing Momentum and New Policy Opportunities

In partnership with Georgetown University’s Global Cities Initiative, IWBI convenes leaders across public health, policy and industry to advance solutions for indoor air quality, brain health, schools, resilient communities and national security.

Research & Reports

GoDaddy Data Reveals Where America’s Entrepreneurs Are Building Their Businesses

GoDaddy’s 2026 Most Entrepreneurial Cities data shows that the places where entrepreneurs are building businesses are changing.

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars - Berry Season: A Simple Way To Add More to Your Day

Nutrient-rich berries are bountiful in the summer months. High in powerful antioxidants (polyphenols), berries support brain health, disease prevention, and even improved mental health. They’re also a great source of fiber (a cup of raspberries, for example, offers 8 grams).

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Caesarstone ICON™: Iconic Surfaces for a Changing Landscape

From new programs and guidelines to groundbreaking inventions, the industry is embracing low-silica and crystalline silica-free surfaces.

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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...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...

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...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

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...

GoDaddy | Customers

GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to...

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.