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Philanthropy

Webster Bank Strengthens Communities and Creates Lasting Impact

Webster Bank’s Philanthropic Impact Report details Webster’s philanthropic projects from 2022-2024, the period covering the launch of Webster’s first multi-year Community Investment Strategy. This includes $15 million in financial contributions and thousands of volunteer hours.

Philanthropy

MPLX Trucking Fleets Deliver for Ute Tribe’s Youth

Over the past several years, a nonprofit foundation has been established to raise funds for scholarships and related educational programs for youth from the Ute Indian Tribe in northeastern Utah.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic in India Launches DecodeYourRhythm Campaign To Raise Awareness on Cardiac Arrhythmias

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, launched the #DecodeYourRhythm campaign in India, a nationwide initiative to raise awareness about bradycardia, a type of arrhythmia in which the heart beats slower than normal.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Podcast Features Jane Goodall Institute USA Executive Director in Latest Episode

In the newest episode of the Arbor Day Foundation's podcast "Unearthing Optimism", Anna Rathmann of the Jane Goodall Institute shares her journey from Yellowstone park ranger to champion for hope, youth, and global conservation.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Leveraging Logistics To Reduce Electronic Waste

FedEx Supply Chain has been honored with the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council’s 2025 Leadership Award in the Circular Economy category for its innovative e-waste pilot.

Education & Workforce Development

Working Together for a Better Internet

Parents and caregivers play a critical role in shaping healthy digital habits. That’s why National PTA and Norton, one of our trusted Cyber Safety brands, developed The Smart Talk.

Energy & Infrastructure

From Outages to Resilience: Why Grid Modernization Needs To Speed Up

A routine click on a recommended link via the AI overview of my browser on November 18 yielded a glaring “internal server error” (Figure 1) when I clicked on a search-referenced website.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Global Supply Chains: Lessons From Hershey’s Income Accelerator

Hershey’s Income Accelerator Program (HIAP) demonstrates how multi-stakeholder collaboration-corporate investment, community leadership, and NGO expertise like CARE's - can advance farmer income, equality, and long-term resilience in Côte d’Ivoire.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How We Build Trust Through Our Work and Culture

In 2025, Newsweek recognized Gen across eight of its America’s Greatest Workplaces lists, including:

Parents & Families
Mental Well-being
America’s Greatest Workplaces 2025

Corporate Responsibility

How Trane Technologies’ Madison Smith Found Community in the Graduate Training Program

Mechanical engineer Madison Smith never expected to work in HVAC. Through Trane Technologies’ Graduate Training Program, she’s finding knowledge, community and purpose as she prepares for her service career

Events

Mastercard: Europe’s Future Hinges on Innovators – Here’s How To Unlock Their Potential

Europe’s economic future rests on its smallest players. More than 25 million micro and small businesses make up 99% of all EU enterprises and employ nearly half the population. Yet, a persistent gap is holding them back.

Awards & Rankings

SLB Rises in Rank Among Top U.S. Patent Holders

The 2026 Patent 300® list, a key benchmark of technological innovation, has ranked SLB at number 77 among the top patent holders in the U.S. SLB rose 10 spots from its 2025 position — securing 590 new U.S. patent grants over the past year.

Corporate Responsibility

From Good to Great: Transforming Power Utility Safety Programs

When electric utilities truly value safety performance--reflected in everyday decisions on the job--they reduce injuries and protect their workforce.

Volunteering & Community

2,000 Volunteers Join Forces to Combat Food Insecurity at 15th Annual Million Meal Marathon, presented by KeyBank

On February 10, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers and Fever, transformed into a high‑energy meal‑packing operation for the 15th annual Million Meal Marathon, a large‑scale volunteer event led by Million Meal Movement to pack meals for Hoosier families in need. 

Education & Workforce Development

Whirlpool Mentors Explore Career Paths and Help Develop Critical Skills With High School Students

Whirlpool Corporation mentors recently hosted the 2025-26 Jobs for Michigan's Graduates (JMG powered by Youth Solutions, Inc.) cohort from Benton Harbor High School for a half-day immersion into various career paths available at Whirlpool.

Volunteering & Community

Candid and Idealist Announce Job Listings Partnership

Candid and Idealist, two nonprofits that serve the social-impact sector through tools for insights and connection, announced an agreement that will transfer Philanthropy News Digest’s job service to Idealist

Volunteering & Community

Motorolans on a Mission: Trading Technical Architecture for Life-Saving Transport

When Matt was volunteering with the Severn Freewheelers, the roar of his motorcycle signaled more than a weekend escape; it meant emergency transport for a patient he had never met.

Health & Healthcare

Partners in Activating Healthy Indoor Air

If you were in Dr. Joseph Allen’s class on healthy buildings at Harvard this semester, you’d have begun your first day at the bust of Alice Hamilton on campus.

Corporate Responsibility

How 4,000 Yum! Leaders Are Redefining Leadership Development

Last year, we launched Breakthrough!, our first global, live and in-person learning experience for above-restaurant leaders. Across 15 countries, nearly 4,000 Yum! leaders came together to share tools, practice together and commit to turning learning into action.

Corporate Responsibility

Women in Science Helping Shape the Future of Spirits at Bacardi

Meet the scientists shaping responsible production, innovation, and progress every day.

Events

Courts, Congress, and Statehouses: Where Sustainability Is Quietly Winning

The loudest sustainability headlines these days tend to focus on what's being rolled back at the federal level. But a closer look at what happened in the past few weeks tells a different story

Philanthropy

Whole Foods Market Foundation 2025 Impact

This year, Whole Foods Market Foundation invested over $13 million in 34 countries around the world, supporting 1,426 organizations and schools to help advance healthy food access, nutrition and economic opportunities.

Education & Workforce Development

AEG Engages Compton High School Students Through Career Pathway Panel and Tour of Andre “Dr. Dre” Young Performing Arts Center

As part of its ongoing commitment to expanding access and career exposure for young people, AEG hosted an interactive student career panel at Compton High School with a tour of Andre “Dr. Dre” Young Performing Arts Center in Compton, CA on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

Philanthropy

Bristol Myers Squibb to be Inaugural Partner for Life Science Cares National Campaign to Advance Health Equity and Fight Food Insecurity

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that it will be an inaugural partner to Life Science Cares in support of its national campaign to fight food insecurity

Latest Campaigns

Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business

Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...

Thermal & Specialized Solutions

Chemours’ Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business sits at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and design, making it a leading provider of...

Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

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...

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

GoDaddy | Customers

GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...