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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

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.

LG Electronics Earns ‘Top 1%’ Sustainability Ranking From S&P Global for Third Year in a Row

LG Electronics has earned the “Top 1%” ranking in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) for the third consecutive year, with a score of 77 out of 100.

Comcast Honors Texas Veterans With USS Kearsarge Ship Tour During Houston’s First Fleet Week

As Houston marked a historic Texas-first by hosting Fleet Week, Comcast was proud to recognize the service and sacrifice of veterans through a special ship tour experience aboard the USS Kearsarge.

Mastercard: Looking Beyond Just Tech To Power Inclusive Growth

“Plans of action, not empty platitudes.” That’s how Shamina Singh, the founder and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, opened Wednesday’s Global Inclusive Growth Forum in Washington, D.C., and it became an unofficial through-line.

Recent Alerts

Corporate Responsibility

A Message on Corporate Responsibility From Richard F. Pops, Alkermes CEO

The importance of corporate responsibility comes more sharply into focus with each passing year.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Top Trends in the Plastics Industry Stemming From Global Megatrends

According to the United Nations (UN), five megatrends are shaping the world today:

Awards & Rankings

World Federation of Youth Clubs Announces 2022 Promise Awards Recipients

World Federation of Youth Clubs (WFYC) recently announced the 2022 Promise Awards recipients during its second annual celebration.

Environment

Criminal Culpability for Corporate 'Greenwashing'

As greenwashing concerns surge, new report declares existing criminal code sufficient, rise in enforcement inevitable.

Energy & Infrastructure

Electric Vehicles: Fact vs. Fiction (Part Three)

If the fear of being stuck on the roadside with a dead electric vehicle battery is preventing you from considering an EV, watch the third episode of our video series “EVs: Fact vs. Fiction.”

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Consumer Products at Paramount

While we do not directly manufacture any products, we encourage our partners and suppliers to move toward more sustainable production, packaging, and distribution processes.

Inclusion & Opportunity

IBM, Hispanic Heritage Foundation Providing Free SkillsBuild Tech Courses to Latino Students

The Hispanic Heritage Foundation has partnered with IBM Education to provide IBM's SkillsBuild education program to Latino high school students free of charge, giving them skills they need to meet workforce demands.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Grantmakers Can Reduce Bias in Decision Making

To help you and your team, we’ve laid out common types of bias as well as step-by-step instructions to minimize its impact on your decision making processes.

AI & Technology

How Three Dynamic Startups Are Changing the World

Three dynamic startups — WonderTree, Positive Carbon, and M-SCAN — were each awarded a Second Runner-Up Prize of $50,000 USD in the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2022.

Environment

Transforming Manufacturing Waste to Protect the Environment

In Bosconero, Italy, Eaton is reducing our site’s environmental footprint, slashing waste to landfill, and lowering our consumption of raw materials with a different approach to the grinding sludge produced in our oil filtration activities.

Health & Healthcare

Sesame Workshop and Quest Diagnostics Team Up to Address Health and Well-Being Inequities With Resources Connecting Parents and Healthcare Providers

Sesame Workshop and Quest Diagnostics today announced a new nationwide program to address health and well-being inequities among young children, particularly in low-income, rural, and marginalized communities.

Research & Reports

Companies Are Improving As Climate Policy Advocates, but They Aren’t Holding Their Trade Associations Accountable

The report, Responsible Policy Engagement Analysis 2022: How Companies Are — and Aren’t — Leading on Climate Policy, examines the climate-related risk management, governance and lobbying practices of more than 100 S&P 100 companies.

Awards & Rankings

U.S. Bank Named One of the 100 Best Companies for Working Parents

For Seramount, formerly Working Mother, ranked U.S. Bank as one of the 100 Best Companies for working parents based on the company’s programs and benefits, including parental leave, fertility benefits, adoption, caregiver benefits, mentoring, and opportunities for advancement.

Corporate Responsibility

Excellent Customer Experiences Begin With Excellent Customer Service

Since launching our Power Values, NRG continues to be a customer-driven organization. We do this by understanding and delivering compelling energy solutions that meet the needs of our current and future customers.

Environment

New Partnership Enlists Mars Employees To Tackle Marine Debris

A partnership developed by Mars, Incorporated is sending corporate employees on remote expeditions to help solve the problem of marine debris.

Research & Reports

How Aker Horizons Embedded ESG Within its Annual Report

Aker Horizons is a developer of green energy and green industry. And they’re on a mission. Founded in 2020 by Norwegian industrial investment firm Aker ASA, its exclusive focus is to support the companies that can accelerate the race to net zero.

Health & Healthcare

IGB Gene Drive Aims To Broaden Science Accessibility

Advances in genomic studies have now permeated all aspects of our lives from agriculture to health and wellness. It is therefore becoming increasingly important to help the community understand these innovations so that they can navigate the increasingly complex realm of genomics.

Energy & Infrastructure

Duke Energy Proposes New Programs To Help Grow South Carolina Economy by Helping Customers Use 100% Renewable Energy

Duke Energy has proposed the creation of innovative customer renewable programs and a major expansion of an existing one to allow South Carolina customers the option to supplement their power usage with 100% renewable power.

Philanthropy

Eyes of the World: SPLC Delegation Tells UN Committee of Ongoing Racial Discrimination in US

Terrance Winn was just 17 when he was sent to Angola in Louisiana, one of the country’s most infamously brutal prisons, built on the site of a former slave plantation.

Research & Reports

ImpactAssets Releases 2022 Impact Report, Highlighting Rapid Mobilization of Private Capital Into Key Issue Areas, Including Racial Equity, Climate Solutions and Gender Equality

ImpactAssets, a leading impact investing firm, released its 2022 Impact Report capturing the crucial role that impact investing plays in enabling investment solutions to solve the world's greatest challenges.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Truth Before Reconciliation

How can Indigenous Peoples, governments, companies & individuals work together towards a better future, considering our difficult history? What is reconciliation? Join Sona Khosla as she asks Melissa Nelson on this episode of Speaking of Purpose.

Awards & Rankings

Trane Technologies Named One of the World's Best Employers by Forbes

Trane Technologies has been named to Forbes’ list of the World’s Best Employers for the second consecutive year.

AI & Technology

Transformation, Innovation and Citizenship: How Lenovo Is Building a Positive Future

Lenovo leads the way with technology to transform the way we live and work, offering innovative end-to-end solutions to enrich workplaces, cities, and people’s daily lives.

Awards & Rankings

Dow Leaders Again Recognized on HERoes Women Role Model Lists

Dow announced that 4 of its leaders have earned recognition on 2022 HERoes Women Role Model lists, which are supported by Yahoo Finance and showcase leaders who are championing women in business and driving change for gender diversity.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Widening the Employment Lens To Include Neurodiversity

When someone says “neurodiversity,” what do you think of? Dyslexia? Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder? Autism spectrum disorder? Maybe even social anxiety?

Latest Campaigns

Leadership

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

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...

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...

Wesco Cares

Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights

Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...