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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

Comcast Announces 2026 Impact Report

Our 2026 Impact Report highlights how we’re investing in our country, communities, employees, and environment through partnerships, programs, and innovations that create meaningful, long-term impact.

AI for Restaurants: Making AI Tools and Digital Strategies a Recipe for Growth

When Patrick Cheng decided to acquire a run-down Chinese restaurant in Dunwoody, Georgia, in 2020, he was at a professional crossroads.

Kimberly-Clark Professional Expands Thrive Program To Divert More Waste From Landfills

Kimberly-Clark Professional expands Thrive sustainability program, giving facility operators more ways to divert commercial product and dispenser-related waste and make measurable progress toward sustainability goals

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

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Corporate Responsibility

Georgia-Pacific Uses Proven Methodologies To Guide Environmental Stewardship Initiatives

Guided by our Stewardship Framework, Georgia-Pacific seeks to improve lives, deliver better products, and develop technology and initiatives to consume fewer resources.

Awards & Rankings

Toilet Board Coalition Recognizes Global Sanitation Businesses as Accelerator Graduates

The Toilet Board Coalition, founded in 2015 to accelerate business solutions to the sanitation crisis, honored 12 global sanitation businesses addressing the sanitation crisis as 2023 graduates of its Accelerator program.

Events

New Podcast From Environment+Energy Leader

The debut episode, "Sustainability Unveiled" from Environment+Energy Leader, takes its audience on a thought-provoking journey into the world of sustainability and smart business practices.

Research & Reports

Novartis Highlights Progress in Creating Sustainable Value for Stakeholders and Society in Novartis in Society Integrated Report 2023

Novartis delivered a strong performance in 2023, advancing new treatments for serious diseases and broadening access to our medicines.

Corporate Responsibility

Cisco: Purpose. Partnership. Impact.

Last month, Cisco announced we exceeded our ten-year goal to positively impact one billion lives – more than one year early.

Awards & Rankings

New Holland T7.270 Methane Power CNG Wins Innovation Award at LAMMA 2024

The T7.270 Methane Power CNG Tractor, a product of New Holland (a brand of CNH) is a winner at the Lamma Show 2024 Innovation Awards, taking home honors in the Future Farming Innovation category.

Education & Workforce Development

Building Cyber Safety Into the School Curriculum

Gen understands the importance of building good digital habits early. That’s why Norton, a leader in consumer Cyber Safety and part of Gen, partnered with Discovery Education the worldwide education technology leader nurturing student curiosity and supporting educators.

Corporate Responsibility

Home Sweet Home: Ensuring Healthy Indoor Air Quality for Remote Workers

Through IAQ assessments, employers have control over the air quality in-office and their facility environments and can develop long-term solutions to remediate any air quality-related issues. On the other hand, the air quality while working from home is often overlooked.

Philanthropy

One Year Since the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

A year after the deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, families are still in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

Awards & Rankings

Tara Plimpton Named Woman of Impact

Alabama-based Yellowhammer News recently announced its annual Women of Impact awards, and this year’s list includes Regions Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Tara Plimpton.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

5 Questions With Angel Jordan, Oportun's Senior Manager Security Engagement & Education

As a provider of consumer-facing financial services, our members entrust us with their data and financial futures, obligations we take seriously. Oportun invests in our systems and people in order to help ensure the integrity of our members’ data.

Research & Reports

What Lies Ahead: Baker Tilly’s Life Sciences Industry Outlook for 2024 and Beyond

As we progress into 2024, it’s evident that the life sciences industry has proven to be highly resilient. This past year has been stable for life sciences whereas other industries have struggled with rapidly evolving economic challenges.

Energy & Infrastructure

SAP’s Journey to Net Zero 2030

The world faces increasing climate and social crises. Comprehensive assessments have given us a deeper understanding of the science and the role of industry.

AI & Technology

Southern Company To Collaborate With Samsung SmartThings Starting in Mississippi

Southern Company and Samsung SmartThings have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on a number of innovative projects that explore the intersection of consumer energy management and smart-home automation.

Corporate Responsibility

Employee Profile: In the Community with Xavier Teal

Xavier Teal is a true leader, devoted to selfless service in every area of his life. His ability to see the bigger picture has led him to freely give his time, knowledge, and encouragement to those around him in his career and community.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Working Cross-Culturally Globally With Our International Holidays Dashboard Tool

As the world grows increasingly interconnected, understanding and appreciating different cultures and traditions has become more crucial than ever. Beyond the diverse cuisines, languages, and landscapes, one aspect that unites people worldwide is the celebration of holidays.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Medtronic: Green Flags To Look For in ID&E Reporting

When reviewing an organization’s reporting on ID&E, here are a few “green flags” — or positive signs — to look out for.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

$500,000 Investment from KeyBank will Help CenterState CEO Expand Business Coaching and Technical Assistance Programs for BIPOC, Women and Veteran-owned Firms

A $500,000 investment from KeyBank through the CenterState CEO Foundation will help CenterState CEO expand business coaching and technical assistance programs for Black, Indigenous and other People of Color (BIPOC), women- and veteran-owned firms in Central New York.

Awards & Rankings

Northwestern Mutual Named One of the “World’s Most Admired Companies”

Northwestern Mutual has been named one of the World's Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE magazine – a prestigious recognition the company has earned for several years.

Events

Lead From Where You Are: Craft Your Story To Design Career Success

Join PNC Diversity & Inclusion for this special Black History Month event.

Corporate Responsibility

Pepco Warns Customers of Rising Phone Scams

Be on the lookout for scam attempts claiming to be Pepco. In 2023, customers lost more than $205,000 to phone scams.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Meet U.S. Bank Chief Economist Beth Ann Bovino

Living and working in New York City, Beth Ann Bovino was used to going to work and social events and feeling like her job as an economist didn’t hold the same fascination as the aspiring artists, writers and actors in the same room.

Corporate Responsibility

Crown Holdings 2022 Sustainability Report: Raising Our Sustainability Profile

Sustainability is not just about what we do—it is also about how we do it. We strive to reduce our impact across all our operations, supporting the drive for cleaner air, cleaner water and less waste.

Research & Reports

Eastman Publishes 2023 I&D Report, “Embracing the Power of Inclusion”

Eastman has published its 2023 Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) Report, “Embracing the Power of Inclusion,” which highlights some of the progress the company has made on strengthening I&D, a core element of its culture and innovation strategy.

Education & Workforce Development

The Coach Foundation Celebrates Five Years of Dream It Real

In January, the Coach Foundation celebrated five years of creating opportunities and removing barriers for the next generation through its signature initiative, Dream It Real. To celebrate, the Foundation launched its first social impact report, The Courage to Dream It Real.

Latest Campaigns

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...

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...

Drive for MPC

At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...

GoDaddy | Customers

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

P&G | Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Responsibility: We’ve achieved 14 out of 16 of the environmental goals we set in 2010, and we will accelerate our progress as we work to...

SCS Consulting

Any news coming from SCS Consulting

Collective Action

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

Carbon Footprint

We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...

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...