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Direct Relief CEO Byron Scott (left) receives the Seoul Peace Prize from Jaeho Yeom, Chairman of the Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, at an awards ceremony in Seoul on April 28, 2025.

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Direct Relief Accepts 2025 Seoul Peace Prize for Global Humanitarian Impact

Direct Relief today formally accepted the 2025 Seoul Peace Prize, one of the world’s most distinguished honors for humanitarian achievement, in recognition of the organization’s unwavering commitment to aiding people affected by poverty, disasters, and conflict.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Two Months Without Aid

Action Against Hunger

Events, Media & Communications

AB, EMIA and Societe Generale Host the Impact and Blended Finance Conference

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Innovation & Technology

Ready for Anything: T‑Mobile Strengthens Powerful Technology Arsenal for Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons

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Mondelez International Snacking Made Right

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mondelēz International Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Reaffirms Long-term Growth Strategy

Entering its second decade, the company is well positioned to become the global snacking leader by winning in chocolate, biscuits, and baked snacks.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Southwire Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Southwire recognized Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting various events, spotlighting employee stories and providing the company with helpful resources to gain awareness and education.

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Education

Tech-Centric Teaching: STEM Lessons Encourage Differentiated Learning

Technology allows students to progress at their own pace while keeping them engaged with the work. With students learning independently, educators have the freedom to interact with students one-on-one, guiding their individual learning.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hershey Company Named a 2022 NOD Leading Disability Employer

We’re honored to be recognized as a 2022 NOD Leading Disability Employer.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Regenerative Agriculture's Critical Role in Stabilizing Our Climate

It is no exaggeration to suggest that combating climate change has become the most important human endeavor of the 21st century.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Advancing Your ESG Reporting Strategy

This blog outlines the major industry trends driving organizations toward more advanced ESG reporting and provides recommendations to not only meet investors’ needs, but to leverage ESG reporting to improve performance.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

DuPont Joins Semiconductor Climate Consortium as a Founding Member

DuPont today announced it has joined the Semiconductor Climate Consortium as a Founding Member.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Four Carol Cone ON PURPOSE Clients Named to Fast Company 'Brands That Matter' List

Fast Company’s annual ‘Brands That Matter’ list celebrates “a company’s connection with its audience through cultural relevance, social impact, and clear, authentic communication.”

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Energy

Southern Company Subsidiary and TerraPower Complete Installation of Integrated Effects Test, a Key Milestone in Development of Molten Chloride Fast Reactor

Southern Company and TerraPower have completed installation of the Integrated Effects Test, marking a crucial milestone in the development of TerraPower's first-of-a-kind Molten Chloride Fast Reactor.

Diversity & Inclusion

IOC President: Gender Equality Is a Must-Have for Every Organisation and Country

Sports organisations have a responsibility to advance gender equality, diversity and inclusion, leading by example and making the world a better place

Research, Reports & Publications

Designing a Positive Future: Logitech's FY22 Impact Report

Logitech’s 14th annual Impact Report shares the latest progress toward its goal of Designing a Positive Future, one that defies the logic of the past to create a more equitable and climate positive world.

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Innovation & Technology

CSRHub Announces CSRHub ESG Ratings on Salesforce AppExchange, the World's Leading Enterprise Cloud Marketplace

CSRHub ESG Ratings on Salesforce AppExchange will allow customers to have easy access and tools to analyze and compare overall consensus ESG scores.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

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.

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Awards, Ratings & 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.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Top Trends in the Plastics Industry Stemming From Global Megatrends

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

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Environment

Criminal Culpability for Corporate 'Greenwashing'

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

Responsible Production & Consumption

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

Energy

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.”

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Innovation & 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.

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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.

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Research, Reports & Publications

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.

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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 & Publications

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.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment
    The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...

  2. Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment
    The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...

  3. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  4. 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...

  5. Building a Sustainable Future | Circular Economy
    Our economy can work in harmony with our society and the environment. At Saint-Gobain North America, we are reimagining design and construction to...

  6. Responsible Investing
    Responsible Investing

  7. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...

  8. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...

  9. Environmental Leadership
    Meeting the world’s growing demand for chemicals that play a critical role in our daily lives requires Chemours to grow while reducing our...

  10. Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment
    The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...

  11. GoDaddy Sustainability News & Reports
    GoDaddy's ESG reporting shows our progress in building a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive society and outlines areas for future growth.

  12. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

  13. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  14. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...

  15. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...