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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chemours CEO Denise Dignam Showcases Chemistry’s Essentiality to Powering Innovation

Recently, Chemours’ CEO Denise Dignam sat down for an interview at the Chemours Discovery Hub, where she discussed how chemistry is the foundation of modern and next-generation technologies.

Education

Investing in the Future: Entergy Partners With NOABJ To Raise Funds for Scholarships

For the third year in a row, Entergy has partnered with the New Orleans Association of Black Journalists to support its mission of inspiring Black students to pursue careers in journalism and communications. As the presenting sponsor of the annual scholarship brunch.

Social Impact & Volunteering

What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

Two decades ago, Americans were horrified by the response to Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it left behind. It was a wake-up call that rang around the nation, sounding the alarm that the current level of disaster preparedness was vastly inadequate.

Health & Healthcare

Why Making a Regular Appointment With Your Doctor Makes a Difference

When it comes to your health, preventive care is a great way to take control of your journey and stay on track. Taking the time to visit the doctor — and reminding loved ones to do the same — might mean a little extra effort, but it also means reassurance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

“Whatever It Takes”: Action Against Hunger’s 2025 Gala Raises Over $2.1 Million in the Fight To End Hunger

From P!nk’s heartfelt message to stories of resilience from around the world, Action Against Hunger’s 2025 Gala raised millions to fight world hunger and proved that compassion is contagious.

Health & Healthcare

Medicare Now Covers Breakthrough Technology To Treat Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

Under the CMS coverage policy, patients experiencing a blood pressure higher than 140 systolic and 90 diastolic and have been on a drug therapy and lifestyle modification regimen for at least six weeks could qualify for Medicare coverage of renal denervation.

Environment

Teams From Marathon Bring the Energy to Annual Ohio River Cleanup

It’s a big job that extends hundreds of miles, and teams from Marathon Petroleum rolled up their sleeves alongside community members to do their part, one bag at a time, at the 2025 Ohio River Sweep.

Energy

How Energy Works: Geothermal Energy

This installment explores the potential of geothermal energy. It explains how heat stored deep within the Earth can be harnessed to generate clean, reliable power — and why it’s one of the most consistent sources of renewable energy available today.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Standards and Assurance Systems Releases SCS-004 Certification Standard for Responsible Advanced/Chemical/Molecular Recycling for Public Review

SCS Standards and Assurance Systems is pleased to announce that a newly developed certification standard for Responsible Advanced/Chemical/Molecular Recycling is now available for public review.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

With Support From FedEx, Direct Relief Responds to Multiple Disasters

Through its annual Hurricane Preparedness Program, made possible by long-standing support from FedEx, Direct Relief has pre-positioned 11 Hurricane Preparedness Packs throughout the Caribbean.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building Your Safety Net: A Safeguarding Checklist for Small Healthcare Organizations

For many small healthcare organizations, it can be a challenge to balance the complex environment of quality care, compliance and financial sustainability. Proper cost allocation and financial reporting, understanding Medicare Part A co-insurance and bad debt management

Education

Discovery Education Drives Student Engagement and Career Exploration With New National STEM Day Resources

Discovery Education, the creator of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, offers educators new resources and a unique career event to drive student engagement in workforce exploration on National STEM Day and beyond.

Energy

CARB Delays Climate Disclosure Rulemaking, but Reporting Deadlines Remain

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adjusted its timeline for developing climate disclosure rules under Senate Bill (SB) 253 and Senate Bill (SB) 261. While the agency takes more time to finalize guidance, the reporting deadlines for covered companies remain unchanged.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Addressing Energy Burdens and Promoting Energy Equity in Gwinnett County, Georgia

A funding collaborative of family foundations funded a two-year grant to to expand access to healthy, affordable, and and low-emission housing for vulnerable, BIPOC, low-income, and low-wealth community members in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cascale Releases Higg MSI v3.11 With New Cotton Data and Expanded Material Categories for Home Furnishings

Cascale has released version 3.11 of the Higg MSI, introducing new cotton datasets and expanded material categories for home furnishings. The update enhances data accuracy and supports more informed, science-based material choices across the consumer goods industry.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Eurodia Industrie Announce Strategic Partnership To Deliver Integrated Material and Process Solutions for Direct Lithium Extraction

Saint-Gobain Ceramics, and Eurodia Industrie, a process engineering specialist in liquid purification technologies, today announced a strategic partnership to provide integrated solutions for the fast-growing Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) market.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The KFC Foundation Invests $200,000 in Food & Shelter Projects

The KFC Foundation is awarding $200,000 in grants to 20 community-based non-profit organization projects focused on expanding access to food and shelter.

Events, Media & Communications

Mastercard: A Revolution on Rails

Travellers in the Netherlands (visitors and local commuters alike) simply tap their payment cards, smartphones or wearables to ride any of the country’s trains, trams or buses — even rental bikes.

Environment

Direct Relief Commits $250,000, Opens Medical Inventory in Response to Hurricane Melissa’s Impacts in the Caribbean

Direct Relief today committed an initial $250,000 in financial support and offered up its entire medical inventory to health providers in the Caribbean in response to Hurricane Melissa.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Farming Smarter: How AI Can Help Farmers Regenerate Land, Empower Workers and Feed the Future

Feeding the world in the decades ahead is one of humanity’s greatest challenges. By 2050, the global population is projected to reach nearly 10 billion people, requiring roughly 70% more calories than are produced today.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MetLife: Living Our Purpose Through Expanding Access to Financial Services

We are committed to developing solutions to help individuals access resources, care and financial support throughout their lives, including those in rural and underbanked communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Resilient Utility Systems: Lessons and Strategies for Storm Preparedness and Recovery

Each storm event is unique, but they all require safe and rapid restoration of power while meeting the utility’s goal of restoring stability across impacted communities.

Health & Healthcare

Global Initiative To Demonstrate Operational Excellence in Nigeria for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

Recently, the Innovative Cancer Medicines (ICM) initiative announced the enrollment of the first Nigerian patient in a pioneering demonstration project to provide an immunotherapy drug used to treat cancer.

Innovation & Technology

Trane Technologies Unveils Industry's First Comprehensive Thermal Management System Reference Design for Gigawatt Scale NVIDIA AI Factories

Trane Technologies today announced the launch of the industry’s first comprehensive thermal management system reference design, specifically engineered for the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint for gigawatt-scale AI data centers.

Innovation & Technology

CNH’s Latest A Sustainable Year Story: Ethanol — a Low-Carbon Fuel of the Future

Case IH, a brand of world-class equipment, technology and services company CNH, has developed the world’s first ethanol-fueled sugarcane harvester, which it is currently testing. Farming doesn’t get much more sustainable than a harvester that runs on the very crop it reaps.

Latest Campaigns

PSEG Strength in Service, Sandy and Beyond

Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...

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...

KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service

KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

Aflac Voices

Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.

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...

Subaru Love Promise: Environment

Subaru works to reduce waste, safeguard resources for future generations, and preserve natural spaces – making real, meaningful commitments to these...

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...