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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy | Cisco Systems Inc.

Circular Design Illustrated Through Four Cisco Products

At Cisco, circular design means building sustainability into our products and packaging from the start. It’s about designing with the full life cycle in mind

Responsible Production & Consumption

Waste Reduction Through Donation at Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works

Events, Media & Communications

KeyBank and Parachute Credit Counseling Team Up to Offer Free Tax Preparation Services in Western New York

KeyBank

Events, Media & Communications

HPRC 2026 Project Roadmap

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Recognized on Fortune’s 2026 America’s Most Innovative Companies List

Wesco International

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: Cereal Sense

Guiding Stars Licensing Company LLC

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Everpure’s Partnership with Rewriting the Code Shows How Purpose-Driven Partnerships Can Expand Pathways for Women in Tech

Everpure

Research, Reports & Publications

Spring Cleaning Your Budget: A Fresh Start for Your Finances

Aflac Incorporated

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2025 JA Americas Company of the Year Celebrates the Spirit of Possibility

FedEx

Featured Brands

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, Jamaica faced one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.

T‑Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Recently, FedEx hosted the spring edition of the Marine Corps Career Readiness Initiative webinar, an inspiring event dedicated to equipping student scholars with the tools they need to transition from college to career.

Aflac 2025 Agents of Care Prove the Power of Compassion in Action

Quiet acts of service often speak the loudest, and that kind of generosity can ripple outward to help strengthen entire communities.

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants Return for 9th Consecutive Year to Provide $2.5 Million for Nonprofits in 2026

Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Local today announced the return of the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants for the ninth consecutive year. 

Circular Design Illustrated Through Four Cisco Products

At Cisco, circular design means building sustainability into our products and packaging from the start. It’s about designing with the full life cycle in mind

Waste Reduction Through Donation at Bath & Body Works

At Bath & Body Works, waste reduction and management play a key role in building a sustainable future.

Comcast Makes $250,000 Investment in Mile High United Way’s 211 Help Center

Mile High United Way announced Comcast’s $250,000 investment in the nonprofit organization’s 211 Help Center. In honor of the investment, the service will now be known as Mile High United Way’s 211 Help Center Sponsored by Comcast.

ICA Fund Announces $2.25 Million in New Funding From Wells Fargo To Support Growth-Ready Small Businesses in the Bay Area

ICA Fund today announced it has received a $2.25 million grant from Wells Fargo & Company as part of its Open for Business Growth initiative, a $20 million philanthropic program designed to help growth-ready small businesses access the capital and resources they need to scale.

From Ideas To Impact: Empowering Africa’s Next Generation of Climate Innovators

In December, the future of African innovation took center stage in Abuja, Nigeria, as students from across the continent gathered for Junior Achievement (JA) Africa’s Company of the Year (COY) competition.

Recent Alerts

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Beyond the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Sealed Air focused on total system design where it is better to find ways to recycle materials that bring significant societal value, rather than targeting to eliminate materials difficult to recycle today, according to Cotterman.

Innovation & Technology

Chemours: Chemistry That Connects a Crucial Link in the Domestic Semiconductor Supply Chain

We all know that panicked feeling of reaching for your phone and not finding it where you expected and the immediate sense of relief when it’s back in your hand. We take for granted that these conduits to everything will always be there.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kimberly-Clark Employees in Nigeria Celebrate 150 Years of Better Care for a Better World

Employees at Kimberly-Clark’s manufacturing facility in Ikorodu, Nigeria reflect on the company’s 150th anniversary, how they’re delivering Kimberly-Clark’s purpose of Better Care for a Better World,

Research, Reports & Publications

ReNew Commits to Net Zero by 2040 and Bolsters ESG Targets

ReNew Energy Global PLC, India’s leading clean energy company, today announced its ESG targets including a commitment to hit net zero by 2040 through its latest sustainability report for FY 2021-22.

Diversity & Inclusion

For Marine Tyler Klemas, Supporting Veterans Is a Passion

If Tyler Klemas had known then what he knows now, he would have looked for a job as a lineworker when he left the U.S. Marines in 2010.

Innovation & Technology

CACI Sponsors University of Maryland's Technica Hackathon

CACI International was a proud sponsor of Technica for the second year in a row, advocating for greater diversity in the tech field. Hosted by the University of Maryland, Technica is the “world’s largest hackathon for underrepresented genders.”

Social Impact & Volunteering

Is Life Getting in the Way of Volunteering?

How can you create volunteering opportunities that fit within busy schedules and elevate the value and importance of volunteer engagement? Check out a few considerations and suggestions on how to do just that.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving Tuesday Gives Customers a Chance To Support Charities While Checking Off Holiday Wish Lists

The holidays are synonymous with giving, which is why Qurate Retail GroupSM brands are rallying with customers to support several charity partners for Giving Tuesday on Nov. 29, a global day dedicated to giving back.

Diversity & Inclusion

'Women in Campaign' - This Agricultural Engineer Is Making Waves in the Industry

Paulina Lescano has always stood out – wherever her professional career has taken her.

Research, Reports & Publications

Corporate Foundations: An Essential Innovation Tool for Employees, Company, and Community

The strategic importance of corporate foundations in the current economy is stronger than ever before, with a new report by Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose® (CECP)

Energy

Commercial Operation Commences at National Grid Renewables' Noble Solar & Storage Project

National Grid Renewables announced today the start of commercial operation at its Noble Solar and Storage Project (Noble) in Denton County, Texas.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Tuesday: Reflecting on Focusing, Structuring, and Measuring the Impact of Corporate Community Engagement

Giving Tuesday spotlights the role of philanthropy and volunteerism in supporting community prosperity. It is a day that always triggers me to pause and consider, in particular, the role of corporations in this important area.

Social Impact & Volunteering

United Rentals Building a Better Future During Month of Impact

United Rentals, Inc. announced its employees have provided more than 48,000 hours to community service this year, exceeding its goal of 25,000 hours with over one month remaining in the year.

Health & Healthcare

The Promise of RNA-Based Therapies

Decades of scientific progress in understanding the root cause of many formerly intractable diseases has opened up new treatment options, namely through RNA-based therapies.

Events, Media & Communications

Kate Spade New York Hosts a Discussion on “Empowerment Through Mental Health,” Featuring Conversations With Social Impact Council Members Taraji P. Henson, Latham Thomas, Jazz Thornton & More

On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in tandem with the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, kate spade new york hosted a series of panel discussions to highlight the critical role that mental health plays in the pursuit of sustainable women’s empowerment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Quest Provides No-Cost Wellness Testing to Underserved Black Community in the Bronx

The event included a network of resources including flu shots, COVID-19 boosters, and a winter coat drive distribution of coats, hats, scarfs, and gloves to over 300 people.

Responsible Production & Consumption

New Plant-Based Certification Program Recognizes Company Innovation and Supports Transparency in Product Labeling

SCS Global Services, an international leader in third-party certification, today announced the launch of its Plant-Based Certification Program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Future of the CSO - APAC | UOB | Episode 1

Acre has teamed up with Pat Dwyer to launch the 2nd series of the 'Future of the CSO' and this time, we are focusing on interviews with Sustainability leaders across Asia Pacific who share their perspectives on the current and future role of the CSO.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rayonier Awards Grants to 30 Nonprofit Organizations in Washington

Rayonier has awarded $60,500 to 30 local nonprofit organizations serving Olympic Peninsula communities. Recipients of the grants were recognized at special awards breakfasts held recently in Aberdeen and Forks, Washington.

Sustainable Development Goals

American Airlines' Flight Operations and Efficiency

At the same time as we are adding new, more fuel-efficient aircraft to our fleet, we continually look for ways to operate our existing fleet as efficiently as possible. Doing so enables us to both save on jet fuel costs and reduce GHG emissions.

Environment

Offshore Carbon Capture Study in Texas Is a 'Potential Game-changer for the Planet''

UTRGV, Friends of RGV Reef officially begin research into carbon sequestration capacity of reefs

Responsible Production & Consumption

Spotlight: Family Forest Carbon Program

Forests cover more than 750 million acres in the U.S., about one-third of the country’s landmass. They represent the country’s largest terrestrial carbon sink, continuously taking carbon out of the atmosphere and storing it in trees.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ICIC and LISC are “Bridging the Capital Access Gap”

United by their commitment to elevating diverse entrepreneurs as a means of attaining economic equity, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Local Initiatives Support Corporation have partnered to launch Bridging the Capital Access Gap

Environment

Inogen Alliance Biannual Meetings - Local Impacts of Global Trends

On 31 October – 1 November 2022 Inogen Alliance held its biannual Associate meeting hosted by Antea Group USA in San Francisco, California. It was energizing and inspirational to hear from so many global colleagues across the Alliance.

Health & Healthcare

The New Generation Making an Impact on HIV

HIV remains a global epidemic. Merck has been committed to advancing science for the treatment and prevention of HIV for more than 35 years, but we know it takes more — it takes all of us to make a difference for the HIV community.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

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...

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...

Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

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...

First Responder Programming

At Motorola Solutions, our customers are everyday heroes, and our philanthropic arm, the Motorola Solutions Foundation is dedicated to paying it...

Collective Action

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

Community Investment

all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)