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Events, Media & Communications

Global Water Challenge Recognized by the Hilton Global Foundation for Efforts To Improve Travel Destinations for Future Generations, Positively Impacting the Environment and Their Local Community

Global Water Challenge is proud to announce their selection as a 2022 Hilton Global Foundation grant recipient for their efforts to promote water security and expand universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene.

Diversity & Inclusion

Yum China: Promoting Traditional Chinese Culture Through Theme Restaurants

Leveraging its own influence to promote local culture to consumers is an integral part of Yum China’s way of working. Throughout Yum China’s thirty-five years of operations in China, it has always been committed to promoting the local culture.

Diversity & Inclusion

Showing the World Self Care Isn't Selfish | Made in America, Season 4, Ep 3

The Harpers are looking to land their wellness company Harp Vision a brick-and-mortar location. The business began during COVID-19 lockdowns, when the Harpers, who both live with chronic pain, decided to launch a wellness business, while promoting the message that self-care is not selfish.

Diversity & Inclusion

American Banker Names U.S. Bank Leaders to 2022 Most Powerful Women in Banking

American Banker has recognized U.S. Bank leaders in its 2022 Most Powerful Women in Banking, naming vice chairs Gunjan Kedia and Kate Quinn and senior vice president Vanessa Angeles among 75 individual honorees.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Regional Food Bank Receives $50,000 Grant from KeyBank Foundation

The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York was awarded a $50,000 grant from the KeyBank Foundation to support children through its BackPack Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Collegiate Inventors Competition 2022

Student innovators from Clemson University swept to victory in the 2022 Collegiate Inventors Competition with a wireless device that protects patients from dangerous fluid pressure in the brain.

Responsible Production & Consumption

In New Project, Consumer Goods Companies Team Up With Palm Oil Companies to Fight Forced Labour in Malaysia

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC) has launched its People Positive Palm Project, designed to drive collaboration between consumer goods companies and palm oil suppliers in Malaysia

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Make-a-Wish North Texas Celebrates Facility Sustainability Upgrades, Thanks to Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Grant

Thanks to a sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club, Make-A-Wish North Texas installed a new energy management system in its building.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Purpose 360: NFTs for Good

Non-fungible token. Seed phrase. Ethereum. Cryptocurrency. These are terms that have emerged in recent years and may still leave you puzzled.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial's Education Programs in India Are Making a Difference

CNH Industrial is committed to developing lasting partnerships that provide the communities where it operates with environmental and social benefits.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bread Financial: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Hear from Hispanic/Latinx BRG (HLBRG) associates who are making meaningful contributions to our business, community and have important perspectives to share in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Diversity & Inclusion

CRB Celebrates National Coming Out Day and Raises Money for The Trevor Project

Earlier this year, our Out+Allies employee resource group unveiled an employee-designed shirt celebrating Pride.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Native Community Development Financial Institutions Recognized for Compelling Strategies To Finance Change in Their Communities

Rooted in Native culture and history, Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) provide access to fair, affordable funding in Indian Country, where mainstream finance does not traditionally reach.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Let There Be Light! Boosting Visibility and Safety for Pennsylvania Firefighters

In his over 50 years of service with the Shermans Dale Fire Department, fire chief Mike Minich has answered just about every rescue call you can get.

Research, Reports & Publications

CECP Giving in Numbers: 2022 Edition Reveals Corporate Investments in Social Justice and Racial Equity up a Record 90%

Reflecting the unprecedented experience of the past year, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose®’s (CECP) Giving in NumbersTM: 2022 Edition report

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation Poverty Is Unnecessary Project 2022

Between October 17-21, Whole Planet Foundation will host a local and global in-person and online auction is open for bidding, with plenty of items available at starting bids of $10 and $15.

Sustainable Development Goals

International Paper's Vision 2030 Goals

Our Vision 2030 framework is our north star for the next decade, guiding our journey to ensure our business delivers sustainable outcomes.

Research, Reports & Publications

PNC Shares Social Bond Impact Report

Affordable housing for seniors, critical support for small businesses in under-resourced communities and access to essential services are among the projects PNC has financed through its inaugural $700 million social bond issued in August 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SAIC Raises More Than $350,000 To Help Address Food Insecurity During Hunger Action Month

In partnership with Feeding America®, SAIC employees donated the equivalent of 3.5 million meals to people experiencing food insecurity in America.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bacardi Shake Your Future Is Back and Bigger Than Ever in Italy

Family-owned spirits company, Bacardi is launching its biggest-ever edition of Shake Your Future this week, as it offers 50 unemployed young adults in Italy a life-changing opportunity to train as a professional bartender.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Home Depot Supply Chain Associate Hunter Keister Shares How His Early Childhood Shaped His Life and Career

Life for Hunter Keister was always going to be different. Born three months prematurely, he could fit inside his mother’s hand. Every day he beat the odds as he kept breathing, eating, and moving.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Season 4 of the Time + Talent Podcast Launches With Exclusive Email Series for Bonus Content

The Time + Talent Podcast returns for a fourth season with hosts Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education & Training for VolunteerMatch, and Tobi Johnson, Founder, and President of VolunteerPro.

Diversity & Inclusion

Amplifying Black Voices in Media

Black buying power in the U.S. is estimated to grow to $1.98 trillion by 2025. And while most brands acknowledge that Black consumers are critical to their growth and cultural relevance, earning Black consumers’ business can prove challenging as Black people around the world become more discerning of how, where and when brands are targeting them.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sweden's Filippa K Enters China With Launch on Alibaba's Tmall

Filippa K said the Scandinavian fashion house has entered China by launching on Alibaba Group’s Tmall, which connects businesses with over a billion consumers.

Health & Healthcare

No-Cost Resources Available From Discovery Education To Support Student Health During and Beyond Red Ribbon Week

Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering students, educators, and families a host of no-cost digital resources they can use to observe Red Ribbon Week 2022.

Latest Campaigns

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    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  2. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  3. Truist Foundation
    Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation's (NYSE: TFC) purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities. The Foundation...
  4. 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...
  5. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  6. 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+...
  7. Pursuing Possibility with Principle
    This highlights our firm’s values: We do the right thing and put our clients first.
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  10. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  11. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  12. Whole Planet
    Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
  13. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  14. Responsible Investing
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  15. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...