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Volunteering & Community | Wesco International

Wesco Team Members Join 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Atlanta, Ga.

Wesco team members proudly participated in the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, hosted by Atlanta Habitat for Humanity from May 3 through May 8. This year’s build took place in Langston Park, Atlanta Habitat’s newest planned community in the historic Sylvan Hills.

Events

As Systems for Climate Action Expand, Companies Stay the Course but Revisit Language

Governance & Accountability Institute

Health & Healthcare

Smith+Nephew Joins the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Research & Reports

AllianceBernstein: The Proof Is in the Proxy: Connecting Governance to Returns

AllianceBernstein

AI & Technology

GoDaddy’s Airo for WordPress Delivers AI That Builds, Grows and Continuously Improves Websites

GoDaddy

Health & Healthcare

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

Aflac Incorporated

AI & Technology

Powering the Future of Energy Smart Data Centers

Trane Technologies

Education & Workforce Development

Bacardi Launches Shake Your Future in Mexico for the First Time

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

AI & Technology

Continuous Assurance and Sovereign Accreditation Readiness

Keysight Technologies

Featured Brands

Bear-y Good News: FedEx Helps Welcome Cub No. 3 to North Carolina Museum

The Museum of Life and Science received a one-year-old male American black bear cub for its Explore the Wild: Black Bear habitat. The 110-pound cub joins the Museum’s two adult black bears, Little (5) and Murray (3).

Inside PNC’s Bilingual Approach to Early Learning

More than 20% of U.S. households speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish by far the most common. Families are also more likely to engage with educational materials when those resources are available in their first language.

Guiding Stars: Heart Health Guidelines Update

Last month, the American Heart Association (AHA) released recommendations for heart disease prevention. This updated guidance highlights the importance of a diet pattern that decreases risk of heart disease. The AHA emphasizes nine key features of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

SAP Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment

SAP is proud to be recognized as a Leader for the second time in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #US54117126, April 2026).

CAF and Mastercard Join Forces To Expand Access to Finance for Across Latin America and the Caribbean

CAF –development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean– and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (the Center), today announced a partnership to support access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the region.

Medtronic Study Reveals AI-Enabled Clinician Alerts Significantly Improve Evaluation and Valve Intervention for Patients With Heart Valve Disease

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, released data from the Addressing undertreatment and heaLth Equity in aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation using an integrated ehR plaTform (ALERT) Trial, designed to address health disparities.

Hiring Our Heroes 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards

Business leaders and community advocates came together for the 2026 Small Business Grant Program Awards ceremony on April 29 in Washington, D.C.

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Check for Cancer Champion Adamari López

At just 33 years old, Adamari López was thriving in her career and had quickly become a household name. She was successful, happy, healthy and felt unstoppable. It was then that an ordinary moment changed her life.

The Truist Championship and the Charlotte Trail of History Unveil Commemorative Statue Honoring Golf Pioneer Dr. Charles Sifford

he Truist Championship, in partnership with the Charlotte Trail of History, unveiled a commemorative statue honoring Dr. Charles Sifford at Elizabeth Park, celebrating the trailblazing golfer’s enduring legacy and ties to the Charlotte community.

The Teaching Shift That’s Boosting Engagement at This STEM High School

When Dove Science Academy High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, joined Verizon Innovative Learning Schools in fall 2025, its teachers embraced not just the infusion of technology, but also the novel ways they could inspire their students.

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Events

Fifth Annual CGF China Day, and Food Safety, Health and Sustainability, Digital Supply Chain Days to Take Place 9th-10th January 2023

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) will host on 9th – 10th January 2023 the fifth annual edition of the China Day in Shanghai, which will bring together CEOs from the CGF China Board of Directors and from CGF member companies based in China.

Volunteering & Community

Enviva Celebrates Hoke Community Forest Restoration Project With the Planting of Longleaf Pine in North Carolina

Environmental associations, companies, and organizations alike partner with Hoke County, North Carolina residents to restore more than 500 acres of land back to longleaf pine

Energy & Infrastructure

Kohler Partners with Polar Explorer Robert Swan on Antarctic Expedition

A leader in energy resiliency for more than 100 years, Kohler is equipping Swan’s journey with a customized KOHLER generator that utilizes a KOHLER diesel engine fueled by hydrotreated vegetable oil.

Inclusion & Opportunity

New Holland Agriculture Delivers Tractors to Women Farmers in Uganda

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has delivered 20 of its TT4.75 tractors to women farmers in the Soroti and Katakwi districts of Uganda.

Environment

Forest Habitat Brings Wildlife and Peace to Detroit Neighborhoods

Pearson lives near the Oakwood Forest, where Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit refinery has been planting trees to re-naturalize the former residential area.

Awards & Rankings

Gen Recognized as One of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek

Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom, today announced the company has been named to Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies 2023.

Awards & Rankings

Sofidel's Papernet HyTech Seas Dispensers Win ISSA Innovation Award

Sofidel won a 2022 ISSA Innovation Award for its Papernet HyTech Seas dispensers, which are made using recovered ocean plastic, primarily from fishing lines.

Health & Healthcare

47% of Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder Sought Help Because of Family Encouragement

If someone you know is living with alcohol dependence, your support matters.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Lenovo Tech World 2022: Shaholly Ayers on Inclusive Design

When we say #smarter technology for all, we mean it. That’s why we’re partnering with inclusion experts like Shaholly Ayers to build functional designs to fit all people.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

What Does It Look Like in Practice To Credibly Manage Sustainability Claims?

ISEAL’s revised Code of Good Practice looks to support trustworthy sustainability claims, and businesses are invited to have their say.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Hershey's First Bilingual U.S. Plant Drives Powerful Results

The Hershey Company announced its first bilingual manufacturing facility. Through the launch of the company’s ‘Say Hola’ initiative, the Hershey plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania now seamlessly integrates both Spanish and English-speaking employees.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Aflac Partners With Championship Coach Dawn Staley To Bolster Player and Fan Experience During NCAA® Division 1 Women's Basketball Championship

Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S., announced plans to boost its support for the upcoming NCAA® Division 1 Women's Basketball Championship in an effort to draw attention to funding gaps that exist in women's athletics.

Environment

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition Launches Decarbonization Program To Drive SBT Adoption and Reduction in Emissions Across the Fashion Industry

The apparel sector is responsible for between two and eight percent of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Philanthropy

On World Food Day, We Reflect on the Importance of Sustainable Agriculture

In Daveyton, South Africa, a team from DIS partnered with a major agricultural solution provider, who is our strategic customer, to empower Oliver’s Village’s sustainable agriculture efforts as part of Dow’s Business Impact Fund.

AI & Technology

The Next Frontier in Carbon Capture Is a Hungry Bacterium

Emissions from industrial plants worldwide have been driving global warming for decades. Waste and gases from facilities like steel mills are rich in carbon and constitute about 21% of humanity’s carbon footprint. Biologists Sean Simpson and the late Richard Foster had an idea in 2005: Instead of causing harm, could these emissions be used for good?

Philanthropy

Whole Planet Foundation Announces $10,000 Fund Donors

Whole Planet Foundation’s $10,000 Fund donors are committed to supporting microentrepreneurs around the world in 2022.

Philanthropy

Comcast RISE Reaches Program's Goal of Supporting 13,000 Small Businesses Hard Hit by COVID-19

As the two-year Comcast RISE program comes to its close, Comcast celebrates having provided over $110 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants to strengthen and empower small businesses owned by people of color and women.

AI & Technology

Legacy & CSRHub ESG Media Partnership

CSRHub and Legacy's partnership enables media strategists to make better planning decisions, directing investment towards companies with strong ESG ratings.

Education & Workforce Development

Sabrina Elba, Global Citizen, and 11 Organizations Call for Urgent Action To Help Children’s Education in Crisis

Thank you for your leadership on global education, and for the strong support you have given thus far to Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations-hosted global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Energy & Infrastructure

SEEM Launches Operations Supporting Enhanced Energy Trading

The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) today announced it has initiated operations, which now allows participants to buy and sell power using the advanced SEEM platform.

AI & Technology

Launch of Human Rights and Child Labour Indices for Battery Passport

The Global Battery Alliance launched its Human Rights Index and Child Labour Index for the Battery Passport, ahead of Human Rights Day on 10th December.

AI & Technology

Suncor Celebrates One Billion Barrels of In Situ Production

Suncor hit a major milestone this month as our in situ oil sands operations produced their combined one billionth barrel of oil.

Inclusion & Opportunity

U.S. Bank Celebrates Five Years of Girls Who Code Partnership

In 1994, most people used their telephones to dial up a connection to the Internet, “Forrest Gump” topped the box office -- and women held more computer science jobs than they do today.

Philanthropy

PositiveNRG Week 2022 – Here's to 15

For 15 years, NRG has encouraged employees to be the power of positive change in their communities. Over the years our commitment has grown into positiveNRG Week.

Events

ESG Reporting Trends in the USA - G&A's Annual Analysis!

The early issues of this newsletter over a decade ago had a feature that seems quaint today: in each issue we published a list of corporate ESG reports that we had found through our own extensive searching.

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Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

PSEG Awards & Recognition

PSEG and its employees are honored to receive a number of awards and recognition from organizations from a variety of disciplines. This recognition...

Southwire Giving Back

Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

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...

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...

AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations

AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

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...

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...

Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...