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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

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. 

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S.

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.

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Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Technologies Are Enabling a More Reliable, Resilient, Sustainable, and Affordable Grid [Video]

The utility industry is in the midst of a transition that is driven by decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization, and the need to harden grid infrastructure to make it more resilient to natural disasters.

Research, Reports & Publications

High Rates of Chronic Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis Co-Infection Observed in Nationally Representative Quest Diagnostics Study

Concurrent testing for chronic hepatitis B and tuberculosis occurs in a minority of patients who test positive for either condition, according to a new Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® study.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Bias, Gender Equality and More

Today we are talking about the WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2022, how nudges can improve performance reviews, a new UN Women gender equality study, and how remote working can negatively impact promotions.

Green Infrastructure

Enbridge's Solar Self-Power Projects Charging Forward

As demonstrated by Enbridge’s diligent, safe and innovative move towards solar self-power, our commitment to providing lower-carbon energy solutions that don’t strain existing resources is clear.

Green Infrastructure

Increased Job Security as Green Auto Tech Receives £43.7M Funding

Sustainable automotive technology is to receive a £43.7million boost in joint funding from industry and government, which is expected to secure hundreds of jobs.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tapestry's Approach to Equity, Inclusion and Diversity

We believe that difference sparks brilliance and are building a culture where all our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. We know that we do our best work when we embrace difference by design.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

FedEx Business Spotlight: Dog & Whistle

"The FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab experience was very eye opening. I was able to learn about the customer experience and what works best for my customers logistically."

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2021 ESG Report: Serving Customers

Since Fifth Third was founded over 160 years ago, empowering our customers and clients to achieve what matters most has been at the heart of what we do.

Innovation & Technology

The Future of Pools: Smart and Sustainable

Pentair is working to change the pool industry with products and solutions designed to cut costs while conserving, improving and sustaining life’s essential resources.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

3 Tips to Make Your Low-Risk Office Workplace Safer

While offices might be “low risk” when compared to industrial workplaces, it doesn’t mean that they are “no risk,” and should be managed accordingly.

Research, Reports & Publications

Stewards of Life Out Here: Customers

Walk into any of the more than 2,000 Tractor Supply stores and you just might find yourself being helped by someone who began their Tractor Supply career as one of our customers. Maybe that’s why people say our stores feel so much like family.

Health & Healthcare

One Year Into Peloton Corporate Wellness - 90% of Members Rank Peloton Top Workplace Benefit

At its core, Peloton Corporate Wellness offers much more than just fitness – it encourages convenient access to mental and physical wellness; it’s an outlet, a mood booster, a break in the day, and a productivity catalyst.

Innovation & Technology

Keysight Technologies Announces Student Finalists for Innovation Challenge

The Keysight Innovation Challenge is a design competition in which graduate & undergraduate engineering students are tasked to conceptualize an IoT device or network that will provide carbon neutrality monitoring at the community or corporate level.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DICK'S Sporting Goods Supports Supplier Diversity by Offering Early Payments

DICK'S Sporting Goods announced it's partnering with C2FO, the world's largest platform for working capital, to support the long-term success of diverse-owned and operated businesses.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Waislitz Global Citizen Award Winners 2022

International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the Waislitz Foundation today announced Kristin Kagetsu, Co-Founder and CEO of Saathi, from India, as the 2022 Waislitz Global Citizen Award winner.

Environment

Carnival Corporation Upgrading Global Fleet With Fuel- and Energy-Saving Technology

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, announced the rollout of comprehensive technology upgrades called Service Power Packages across its global fleet to further improve energy savings and reduce fuel consumption.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women of PNC Board: Intentional Policies, Support Will Help Women Thrive

Though the number of women serving on corporate boards at the largest U.S. companies has seen modest gains in recent years, the push for diversity in boardrooms across America continues.

Health & Healthcare

Today's Cell Therapy Insights Shaping Tomorrow

While cancer remains one of the greatest global health challenges, there have been unprecedented breakthroughs and innovations in cancer research in recent years, and more people are living longer with cancer than ever before.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Diverse Workforce Enables Businesses to Succeed

The lack of diversity in the pharmaceutical engineering industry is widely recognized. Less well understood is why change is so hard to achieve.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HNF Receives Champion for Childcare Award From Casa Herbalife Nutrition Partner

SOS Children’s Village Philippines has awarded the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation with the Champion for Childcare Award.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Embracing Weirdness on the Way to Success | Icons of Cincinnati

Jane Malone, a Cincinnati artist, discovered her true self during the pandemic, learning to embrace what made her different.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

QVC Joins Forces With Prominent Home Brands To Support Feeding America Through the Second Annual Living For Giving Shopping Event

QVC and the Housewares Charity Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the home and housewares industry, have joined forces once again to present Living for Giving, a cross-platform shopping event to support Feeding America®.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Big Ag Short: Let's Not Hedge Our Bets Against Our Global Food System

As a global supplier of corn, soybean, and wheat seeds, Bayer holds a considerable responsibility beyond our economic sphere of influence; a responsibility to customers, employees, shareholders, and the whole of society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins Receives Honor for Disability Inclusion

Global power technology leader Cummins Inc. has been named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion in 2022.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Future Is On: Entergy's Corporate Citizenship

As Entergy continues on a journey with their stakeholders to improve lives, build businesses, and create prosperity—a key sustained focus is helping low-income individuals and families.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Climate Action & Environmental Management

Reach net-zero carbon in our own operations by 2030 and partner with suppliers to reduce their climate impact.

Financial health

At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...

Subaru Love Promise: Environment

Subaru works to reduce waste, safeguard resources for future generations, and preserve natural spaces – making real, meaningful commitments to these...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.