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Social Impact & Volunteering | 3M

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Engage for Good Recognizes the Leaders Shaping Corporate Social Impact

Engage for Good

Environment

Water Stewardship: Why Global Trade Must Invest in the World’s Most Critical Resource

DP World

Environment

Assurant and AT&T Tree for Trade‑In Program Supports Ongoing Reforestation in California Through the Arbor Day Foundation

Arbor Day Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pricing Water Risk and Scaling Climate Resilience

NatureVest

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why Living Incomes Matter

Fairtrade America

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowered to Build Better: Meet Venelin Krastev

GoDaddy

Environment

The Continuing Evolution of ESG Due Diligence: Why There Are Always Risks to Be Managed and Value to Be Created

Inogen Alliance

Events, Media & Communications

Heart Water Earns Water Stewardship, Resiliency and Water Positive Certifications for Its Rainwater Capture Technology at Its Buda, TX Facility

SCS Global Services

Featured Brands

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

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.

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

3M Volunteers Advance Hands-On Stem Learning

As part of a continued effort to inspire the next generation of scientists, 3M is partnering with DoSomething and Amazon MGM Studios to launch Project STEM Heroes, a nationwide program encouraging young people to explore STEM careers and recognize the mentors who sparked them.

How To Go ‘Beyond Words’ With Acts of Compassion and Kindness

“Beyond Words” is a story of kindness, empathy and friendship, teaching readers of all ages to express compassion without needing to say a word. The book follows Buddy as he discovers how to support a friend coming home from the hospital.

Gina Adams Honored by Dress for Success As Part of Women Who Inspire Campaign

Gina Adams, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at FedEx, has been recognized by Dress for Success Worldwide as part of its annual Women Who Inspire global campaign.

Prosperity Now Receives $1 Million Wells Fargo Foundation Grant to Support VITA Organizations Nationwide

Prosperity Now receives a $1 million dollar Wells Fargo Foundation grant to support IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organizations nationwide. Grant expands access to trusted, no-cost tax return preparation services.

PNC Announces New Initiatives to Inspire Outdoor Learning, Classroom Innovation Through PNC Grow Up Great

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., is kicking off Great Month, its annual celebration of PNC Grow Up Great® and high-quality early childhood education, by announcing new initiatives with two longtime collaborators.

Finding Courage in a Feathered Friend

But on that overwhelming day, Arlo was handed something unexpected: a small, soft feathered companion with a gentle heartbeat and a peaceful expression. It was My Special Aflac Duck®, a robotic comfort companion designed for children facing cancer and sickle cell disease.

Scaling Impact and Connectivity Through Technology Donations at Cisco

Through the Cisco Foundation and our corporate Social Impact Investments (SII), we support organizations that use technology in bold, innovative ways — from saving energy to saving lives. 

Recent Alerts

Health & Healthcare

Tork and BC Place Team Up To Advance Arena Hygiene and Sustainability, Elevating Fan Experience Ahead of Monumental Sports Year

Tork, an Essity brand, and BC Place in Vancouver announced a strategic partnership to elevate hygiene standards, sustainability and the overall fan experience at one of Canada's premier venues.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health Marks Milestone With Groundbreaking of The Moreland Phase I in Phoenix, Arizona

CVS Health recently celebrated the groundbreaking of The Moreland Phase I in Phoenix, Arizona, alongside valued colleagues, local leaders, community partners, development stakeholders, and neighborhood representatives.

Innovation & Technology

AI and IoT Innovations Are Transforming Accessibility Opportunities

AI-enabled smart home and accessibility solutions designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with disabilities were demonstrated for the first time by global home appliance innovator LG Electronics at the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.

Research, Reports & Publications

Staying the Course: The SLB 2025 Sustainability Report

Over the past year, the focus on securing affordable energy has continued to increase, driven by economic growth, increasing power demand from AI and data centers and shifting geopolitical dynamics. Against this backdrop, SLB’s commitment to sustainability has remained firm.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast NBCUniversal, Telemundo Station Group Partner With Soccer Forward to Deliver $600,000 in Grants to Nonprofits in FIFA World Cup 2026™ Host Cities

Comcast NBCUniversal and Telemundo Station Group, in partnership with the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Soccer Forward Foundation, is awarding $600,000 in Vamos World Cup Initiative grants to 17 nonprofits.

Innovation & Technology

Keysight and Point2 Technology Collaborate To Advance Next-Generation AI Scale-Up Interconnects

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and Point2 Technology today announced a strategic collaboration to validate next-generation, multi-terabit interconnects designed to eliminate scale-up connectivity bottlenecks in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) data

Environment

Tandem Global e.V. Announces New Chair and Vice-Chair

AECOM’s Robert Spencer and Dow’s Dr. Jihane Ball to lead Supervisory Board guiding Tandem Global’s European strategy and corporate engagement

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Mid-Career Moment: Making Workforce Innovation Work For Everyone

Workforce development is finally getting the attention it deserves. But one group is often still left out of the conversation: the workers we already have. Mid- to late-career adults—individuals in their 40s, 50s and beyond, often with decades of experience—are navigating career.

Innovation & Technology

Chemistry at the Core: How Fluoropolymers Help Power the Semiconductor Ecosystem

Microchips power almost everything in modern life, from smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles, medical devices, data centers, and defense systems. Behind every one of those chips is a complex manufacturing process that depends on materials most people never see.

Diversity & Inclusion

DP World Expands Opportunities for Women Across Port and Logistics Operations in Brazil

DP World is expanding opportunities for women across its Brazil operations, with female representation at its Santos terminal increasing by 228% since 2013. Through targeted training and mentorship, more women are advancing into leadership roles across ports and logistics.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ericsson and Mastercard Enhance Global Digital Money Movement and Accelerate Digital Financial Inclusion

Ericsson and Mastercard today announce a collaboration to reshape how money moves across the world. By integrating the Ericsson Fintech Platform (Mobile Financial Services) with Mastercard Move, Mastercard’s portfolio of money movement solutions,

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Urge To Make It Better: GenZers Improving Communities With Skills and the Latest Tech Tools

Abigail Akyea knew she wanted to give back to her community from a young age. As a first generation Ghanaian-American who grew up in low-income housing, she saw how her family and neighborhood were sometimes neglected or overlooked.

Environment

New Arbor Day Foundation Report Calls for Financial Innovation in Voluntary Carbon Market

There’s a growing need to explore financial creativity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to the Arbor Day Foundation’s 2025 Insights Summary.

Research, Reports & Publications

Whirlpool Corporation Updates Emissions Targets and Shares Progress in 2025 Corporate Responsibility Impact Report

Whirlpool Corporation released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Impact Report, detailing progress on its sustainability goals across its product innovation, operational performance and value chain initiatives.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health Deepens Commitment to Nashville With $120,000 Investment in Cul2vate’s “Roots and Roofs” Initiative

CVS Health in collaboration with Elmington Capital and Cul2vate recently announced a further investment of $120,000 in Cul2vate’s Roots and Roofs initiative, a program designed to connect affordable, stable housing with food security and workforce development in Nashville, TN.

Innovation & Technology

Finish the Job: Building on BEAD’s Success To Get America Connected

The United States has made tangible progress connecting homes to high-speed internet, yet there are still gaps to be filled. BEAD, the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, was created to make sure every American has reliable broadband

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How the “Universal Language” of Impact Accounting Can Integrate Sustainability With Finance

Around three years ago, Charles Giancarlo, CEO of data platform Pure Storage, came back from Davos and asked his sustainability team to look into an idea he’d encountered at the meeting: Impact accounting, a method for integrating emissions and other externalities

Education

Columbia University Examines Sustainability Communications and the Higg Index

Cascale recently engaged the next generation of sustainability leaders through a guest lecture at Columbia University in New York City.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sofidel Continues Its Expansion in the U.S. $775 Million Investment Finalized for Inola, Oklahoma

Sofidel Group, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, has finalized the details of the expansion plan announced last October

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Fairtrade Statement on Cocoa Market Collapse

"The volatility in cocoa prices must end. Market prices are rapidly plunging towards levels that are known by all market actors to be unsustainable for cocoa farmers and their families.

Responsible Production & Consumption

C...for Construction Chemicals, a Saint-Gobain Podcast

Chemicals are everywhere, and the construction sector is no exception. They improve the performance of materials and products by giving them additional properties, such as mechanical resistance, impermeability, durability, and easy implementation.

Innovation & Technology

New Electric Mini Excavator and Mini Track Loader From New Holland Construction Expand Jobsite Possibilities

New Holland Construction, a CNH brand, is expanding its electric equipment portfolio to meet customer needs and ever-changing jobsite demands with the launch of the E25X Electric Mini Excavator and the C314X Electric Mini Track Loader. 

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Corporate Knights Honors Trane Technologies As One of the USA’s Most Sustainable Corporations

Trane Technologies has been named to Corporate Knights’ inaugural list of the USA’s 25 Most Sustainable Corporations. The ranking recognizes the top performing companies among nearly 1,500 eligible U.S. firms.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Possibility to Purpose: Meet Shawn Gunter

My journey to GoDaddy started with a coincidence that changed everything. I was working a sales booth at Costco when I ran into an old friend from my gym sales days. Turns out, he was there celebrating a GoDaddy sales competition win.

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: Discover the Power of Nutrition

When you think about eating a nutritious diet, you probably focus on what is on the plate. Are there enough vegetables? Is there some protein? What about a whole grain? But the fact is that nutrition is not just limited to the food on your plate.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Working at Chemours

From the frontline to the back office, every Chemours employee knows they are a part of something bigger than themselves and are proud to be a part of...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

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...

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...

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.

Local Communities

The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...