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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

What It’s Like To Grow Up With a Trach

Grace's story is a powerful look at life with a tracheostomy (trach) and the strength of a family navigating a diagnosis.

PNC Surpasses Community Benefits Plan Commitment With $119 Billion in Community Investments

Surpassing our original $88 billion commitment with $119.3 billion in capital investments, loans and philanthropic support, PNC expanded homeownership, small business growth and community revitalization initiatives in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities nationwide.

One Million Items Collected! Taco Bell® Sauce Container U.S. Recycling Program

For years, Taco Bell’s iconic hot sauce packets have been part of fans’ biggest and boldest moments, from elevating everyday meals to inspiring fashion statements and even unforgettable marriage proposals.

Ditch “Aisle Anxiety” With Guiding Stars

According to a recent survey of US adults, more than a third of respondents experience “aisle anxiety” when grocery shopping. And 39% feel “overwhelmed” by all the options. The survey also found that the average shopper spends four minutes deliberating over each item.

Connecting Across Continents With Women of Cisco Networking Academy

Through Cisco Networking Academy, millions of learners each year gain the skills and credentials they need to lead, create, and thrive in the tech industry. Here, we’re showcasing a few of Cisco Networking Academy’s inspiring women and their unique career journeys.

How a Supplemental Insurance Safety Net Can Cover Any Path While You’re Growing Up

Life is full of unexpected moments, and unique choices and conventional milestones, like getting married or starting a new job, can be bypassed or reached at different times by different people.

Cisco and Quest Alliance Are Modernizing Vocational Training for India’s Next-Gen Workforce

When Priya first enrolled in a vocational training program at her local Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in northern India’s Haryana state, the prospect of a career in technology felt like a future that belonged to someone else.

Mastercard: A Billion Connected: How We’re Empowering Even More People on the Road to Financial Health

Over the past decade, nothing has reshaped the global economy more than digitalization. Nearly 80% of adults worldwide now have a bank or mobile money account, and 84% of adults in low‑ and middle‑income countries have a mobile phone.

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.

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Diversity & Inclusion

ESG Talk Podcast: Dealing with Acronyms - Moving from Deflection to Determination

The focus of our chat today is acronyms. Every business has acronyms. The ESG acronym soup can be overwhelming and confusing, but do not let that deflect from your determination to learn.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gardens Bloom Again as Children Connect to Nature

Marathon’s Martinez Renewable Fuels facility gave a $10,000 grant to Holbrook for its community garden project where students learn to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers.

Environment

Ahead of Climate Week 2022, Ceres To Urge Investors, Companies, and Policymakers To Turn the Year’s Climate Victories Into Even More Ambitious Action

Climate Week 2022 provides an opportunity to celebrate and build upon historic U.S. climate action and investments, as private and public sector leaders raise ambition commitments and policies to capitalize on the opportunities of the net zero transition

Health & Healthcare

Mentoring Mothers Living With HIV: Angelina's Story

“For me, meeting my peers, women who were living with HIV and who also had children – that was a turning point for me,” Angelina says. “I needed that kind of support. It really helped me to cope back then.”

Environment

Cummins Partners To Lead Decarbonization Effort in Agriculture

Global power leader Cummins Inc. is teaming up with a leading tractor manufacturer to integrate Cummins’ 15-liter hydrogen engines into farm equipment to lead the decarbonization of the agriculture market.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Five Years After Hurricane Maria, Home Depot Associate Coral Gonzalez Shares Seeds of Sustainability

Bridges and other infrastructure were wiped out. Debris from landslides blocked roads. Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 5 hurricane, made landfall as the strongest storm to impact Puerto Rico in over 90 years, devastating a significant portion of the island.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CyberGrants: How To Build Your Dream CSR Program: A Q&A With Darwin Pivot

As a social impact leader, building and scaling your corporate social responsibility program can be daunting. From leadership buy-in to impact reporting, there’s so much that goes into managing a successful program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Trendsetters: AmerisourceBergen's 3 Pillars Driving ESG Initiatives

Over the past several years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become more firmly integrated into investment strategies, and global regulators are increasingly scrutinizing corporate ESG disclosures.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Life Science Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Named Standout in Sustainability Category for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2022

The Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates in the U.S. and Canada as MilliporeSigma, was named one of seven standouts in the Sustainability category for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2022.

Environment

Wild Birds Unlimited Partners With the Arbor Day Foundation to Restore Migratory and Song Bird Habitats in North American Forests

The Arbor Day Foundation and Wild Birds Unlimited have partnered to plant trees in forests across the United States and Canada.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Watch Faces of the Forest: Big Island Mill, Virginia

They care that our forests are sustainably and responsibly managed not just because those forests are their livelihood, but because those forests are their homes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Griffith Foods Is Partnering With Customers Across the World to Support New Plant-based Product Lines

With the global population projected to reach 10 billion by 2050, alternative protein represents an opportunity to feed a growing population, while conserving resources to protect our planet.

Sustainable Development Goals

Boeing To Open Japan Research Center and Expand Sustainability Partnerships

Boeing will strengthen its partnership with Japan by opening a new Boeing Research and Technology center. The facility will focus on sustainability and support a newly expanded agreement with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Environment

How Healthy Soils Can Help Battle Climate Change

For many people it may just look like dirt. But soil – the complex ecosystem containing minerals and many living organisms – is the foundation for our ability to grow healthy crops and food.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

BuildBetter with Whirlpool: Overcoming Her Fears, Christina Is a Habitat for Humanity Homeowner With New Goals

“Now I can raise my kids in something that’s ours. We can go outside and barbecue. They will have their own rooms. That’s all they talk about.”

Innovation & Technology

A2P Energy: How a Tech Platform Is Reducing Agricultural Pollution and Increasing Clean Energy Use in India

In this blog we will learn about Agri To Power (A2P Energy), winner of the $100,000 USD Climate Impact and Regeneration Prize. Their solution addresses the problem of crop waste burning in India.

Education

Subaru and Philadelphia Union Adopt Stetser Elementary School in Chester

Subaru of America, Inc., in partnership with the Philadelphia Union, announced the automaker and Major League Soccer team “adopted” all classrooms at Stetser Elementary School in Chester, Pennsylvania, providing critical learning materials to more than 250 students.

Innovation & Technology

The Connected Traveler: Exploring Digital Travel Tech Trends

Despite some initial “rebooting” challenges, world travel is once again in full swing – with a lot of pandemic-era digital enhancements.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Land Betterment Corporation Hires Senior Executive, Jessica Medeiros Garrison, as President of the Land Betterment Exchange

Land Betterment Hires Jessica Garrison to drive the strategic direction, marketing and sales of the Land Betterment Exchange Carbon Offset Blockchain platform

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Field to Market Awarded Up to $70 Million in USDA Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiatives

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture™ has been awarded funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity with an approximate funding ceiling of $70 million.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva Announces 2022 Partner and Customer of the Year Award Winners

Workiva today announced the winners of the 2022 Workiva Partner and Customer of the Year Awards.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Accelerator Invests in the Fifth Global Funding Cycle of Startups Advancing Breakthrough Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Women's Health, and Sustainable Agriculture Applications

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has invested in six genomics startups for the fifth global funding cycle of Illumina Accelerator in the San Francisco Bay Area and Cambridge, UK.

Diversity & Inclusion

Developing the Next Generation of Pilots

American designed this aviator training program to address the obstacles associated with traditional flight training.

Education

New Jobs, Career Paths for Lineworker Scholarship Winners

Edison International launched the Lineworker Scholarship program in 2021 in partnership with IBEW Local 47 to promote greater diversity among SCE’s lineworkers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Expedia Group Launches New Global Social Impact & Sustainability Strategy

Expedia Group today announced its new global social impact and sustainability strategy to advance a travel ecosystem that is responsible, open, and accessible to all.

Latest Campaigns

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...

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...

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...

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Aflac Stories

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

IWBI | Workplace Wellness

A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...

Health and Safety by Antea Group

Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

Community Investment

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

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...