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Security Highlight: Cyber Resilience Act Requirements for Boot Managers

In 2024, the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) became law, reshaping security expectations for digital products sold in the EU. By 2027, the regulation will be fully enforced, and new digital products will need to demonstrate compliance.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Caesarstone Wins “Most Innovative” Award in the Inaugural 2026 KBIS Innovation Hour

Caesarstone

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Engage for Good Names Keep America Beautiful 2026 Nonprofit of the Year

Engage for Good

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Celebrate Opening of Affordable Apartments That Received $1.75M Grant

Wells Fargo & Company

Research, Reports & Publications

Mastercard: What Financial Health Looks Like Right Now

Mastercard

Green Infrastructure

Southwire Achieves Its First LEED Certification for a Manufacturing Plant

Southwire

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bath & Body Works Donates Detergent Products for National Laundry Day

Bath & Body Works

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why a Perpetual Purpose Trust Model Works for Sustainable Investing Firms

GreenMoney Journal

Environment

Insights From Dr. Marshall Shepherd on Georgia’s Climate Outlook and Resilience

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Featured Brands

New California Training Academy To Power Next-Gen HVAC Innovation

Global HVAC technology leader LG Electronics celebrated the grand opening of its new LG Air Conditioning Technologies Training Academy in Orange, Calif.

During an Altaviva™ Implant, the Patient Talked About Lunch. That Was the Point.

The Altaviva™ device was recently named a 2026 Edison Award winner in the Health, Medical and Biotech category. The award honors the most consequential innovations across the globe.

What Teens Told Researchers About AI for Homework—and How Parents Can Help

Teens are already using AI for homework. Research suggests they use it more responsibly when clear expectations are in place—yet many say they don’t have them.

How To Raise a Connected Kid (Without Raising a Screen Kid)

A Paw-sitively Powerful Partner in Care: How One Furry Teammate Is Transforming Maynard Children’s Hospital

At first glance, James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, looks like any other bustling pediatric center.

FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Celebrate Opening of Affordable Apartments That Received $1.75M Grant

Wells Fargo, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Foundation Communities celebrated the grand opening of the 156-unit Norman Commons affordable apartment complex that will support families and individuals in Austin, Texas

Mastercard: What Financial Health Looks Like Right Now

Financial health is often framed as a long-term goal: building wealth, buying a “forever home,” planning for retirement, perhaps even early retirement. But new global research from Mastercard suggests that for many consumers today, financial health is far more immediate.

Bath & Body Works Donates Detergent Products for National Laundry Day

Bath & Body Works is donating 3,000 detergent products — enough for 200,000 small loads of laundry — to Home for Families and Good360 in honor of National Laundry Day in 2026.

Guiding Stars: Global Goodness, Star-Earning Simplicity

Did you know that you can explore global flavors using Guiding Stars as a guide to balanced, nutrient-rich ingredients and recipes? At first it might be intimidating to recreate your favorite flavors in your own kitchen.

Newsweek: Medtronic Built a Care Platform for Ghana. Now, It’s Working in New Jersey

Alexis Kayser, Healthcare Editor at Newsweek, recently connected with Geoff Martha, CEO of Medtronic, and Dennis Pullin, CEO of Virtua Health, to learn how they transformed a tactic used in Kenya, Ghana and India into a community health program in New Jersey.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Social Sustainability in Sustainable Finance: From Indicators to Impact

IWBI’s Investing in Health Pays Back: The Business Case for Healthy Buildings and Healthy Organizations special report brings together the largest collection of research to date that links investments in health and well-being to measurable economic returns.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How a Supplemental Insurance Safety Net Can Cover Any Path While You’re Growing Up

Life is full of unexpected moments, and unique choices and conventional milestones, like getting married or starting a new job, can be bypassed or reached at different times by different people.

Education

Cisco and Quest Alliance Are Modernizing Vocational Training for India’s Next-Gen Workforce

When Priya first enrolled in a vocational training program at her local Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in northern India’s Haryana state, the prospect of a career in technology felt like a future that belonged to someone else.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard: A Billion Connected: How We’re Empowering Even More People on the Road to Financial Health

Over the past decade, nothing has reshaped the global economy more than digitalization. Nearly 80% of adults worldwide now have a bank or mobile money account, and 84% of adults in low‑ and middle‑income countries have a mobile phone.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Helping Students Understand AI in the Classroom

Every year on March 27th, National AI Literacy Day brings together educators, students and families to explore how to prepare learners for an AI-enabled world. At Gen, we believe helping young people understand technology is key to building a safer digital future.

Innovation & Technology

The Doctor Will See You Now: The Value of Human Connection in AI-Supported Medicine

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to take hold across all industries, Adam Weinstein, MD, chief medical information officer for DaVita, highlights how new technological capabilities also help make the human connection more central to healthcare.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rebuilding What Matters: DP World Delivers First New Home After Lirquén Fires

Just two months after wildfires destroyed homes and displaced families in Lirquen, Chile, DP World has delivered the first newly rebuilt house for an affected employee — marking a key milestone in the transition from emergency response to long-term recovery.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health: Thank You! City Hall Place Grand Opening Kansas City, Kansas

On March 12, 2026, CVS Health proudly celebrated the Grand Opening of City Hall Place in Kansas City, KS, alongside our valued colleagues, local leaders, community organizations, development partners, and residents.

Energy

How Trane Technologies' Sajid Khanpuri Combines AI and Ambition to Transform Energy Efficiency at Scale

Discover how Trane Technologies' Sajid Khanpuri’s passion for energy efficiency and drive to think big led him to help transform how thousands of buildings are managed, one algorithm at a time.

Diversity & Inclusion

Chemours Marks Women’s History Month Through Employee Engagement and Community Impact

Throughout March, the Chemours Women’s Network (CWN) led initiatives that engaged employees across the globe in activities designed to elevate diverse perspectives, strengthen connections, and support a more inclusive workplace and community.

Health & Healthcare

Expanded Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiatives Tip Off During 2026 NCAA Final Four Weekend

LG Electronics USA partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to enhance mental wellness resources at the host schools of the 2026 NCAA Final Four men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments Indiana University, Indianapolis and Arizona State University

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park Welcome Families for 18th Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Families from across the South Bay and greater Los Angeles community came together on Saturday, April 4 at AEG’s Dignity Health Sports Park for the LA Galaxy’s 18th Annual Easter Egg Hunt Celebration, a longtime spring tradition

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Children With Disabilities Achieve Their Fullest Potential in El Paso

Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso, Texas, refinery is helping a local nonprofit provide specialized therapy and care to more children with disabilities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Food Bank Singapore Evolves Critical Food Distribution Program With Resources From the Sands Cares Accelerator

During its three-year membership in the Sands Cares Accelerator, which provides funding, facilitation and strategic consulting to aid community organizations in achieving greater impact, The Food Bank Singapore has set its sights on expanding and digitizing its Bank Card Program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From the Brink: Rashaei's Journey to Recover

A mother’s fight to save her son in rural Kenya reveals how community healthcare and timely malnutrition treatment can turn the tide against life-threatening odds.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Storytime and Stocks

Investment advisor Craig Robinson had an “A-ha!” moment during his bedtime storytelling routine with his daughters, inspiring the Bull and Bear financial literacy series. He introduced his first book in April 2022.

Research, Reports & Publications

Americans Respond to Financial Pressures With Smarter Spending and Increased Saving, New KeyBank Pulse Poll Finds

Economic uncertainty hasn't slowed Americans down – it’s spurred them into action. 

Events, Media & Communications

Why Listen to "Source of Good" Season 4

In this guest blog, Jayanth Kashyap, investment lead at Good Fashion Fund, outlines the industry’s structural gaps and how Cascale’s “Source of Good” podcast dives deeper.

Environment

Ponterra Partners With Arbor Day Foundation to Accelerate Large-Scale High Integrity Reforestation in Mexico

Ponterra today announced a new project finance loan and partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, the world’s largest nonprofit organisation dedicated to planting trees.

Social Impact & Volunteering

From Digital Skills to Digital Advocacy: Empowering Girls to Lead Online

At Gen, we believe the internet should be safe for everyone. That belief drives our partnership with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), a global movement reaching millions of girls and young women.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Q1 2026 Newsletter: What Small Businesses Are Telling Us About The Economy

In the fourth quarter of 2025, GoDaddy’s Participation Index rose year-over-year, capturing renewed growth in digital small business activity nationally. Historically, increases in the index have been associated with stronger payroll employment growth and declines in unemployment

Responsible Production & Consumption

"Source of Good" Season Four Explores Sustainability Collaboration

Cascale recently announced the season four launch of its "Source of Good" podcast, which shares how leaders across the global consumer goods industry work together to combat climate change and support decent work for all.

Environment

Inogen Alliance Sponsors the 7th International PFAS Congress, June 16-19

Inogen Alliance is pleased to sponsor the 7th International PFAS Congress,16th to 19th of June 2026 in Paris. It is one of the largest PFAS Congresses internationally, with participants from industries, service providers, consultants, authorities, universities, lawyers, and more.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hope on Wheels: FedEx Supports The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army’s canteen trucks—many of them donated by FedEx—play a vital role in supporting communities around the world. While these mobile units are best known for providing meals, water, and comfort during natural disasters and other emergencies

Innovation & Technology

The True Cost of CMMC Non-Compliance

If you’re in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), you’ve probably felt the shift: cybersecurity has moved from a contractual footnote to a deciding factor in who gets to compete.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Sustainability Regulations

Get key updates on trends that are shaping the global ESG regulatory landscape. In this space, Novata provides insights on sustainability regulation...

Health and Safety by Antea Group

Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business

The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech acts as a catalyst and connector, bringing together students, research faculty...

Sustainable Operations

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

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...