In this year’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, BNY Mellon Chairman and CEO, Gerald L. Hassell, reflects on how CSR has matured both at BNY Mellon and around the world since he arrived at The Bank of New York fresh out of college in 1973. We’ve excerpted part of his message below. Read his full letter here for more on how the new generation of employees is spurring corporations to increase their commitment to responsible behavior.

Points of Light has named Wells Fargo as one of America’s most community-minded companies in its annual Civic 50 initiative. Points of Light is the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service.

Astellas Farma Brasil (AFB) has placed #3 among the best companies to work for in the Brazilian pharmaceutical industry, according to the Great Place to Work® Institute’s latest rankings. The results are based on a survey of hundreds of pharmaceutical industry employees across Brazil.

Chat with us on Twitter as Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor of GreenBiz Group, talks with Lara Birkes about her new role as Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President, Living Progress at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and what role she thinks technology plays in the sustainability of our planet.

A global trend toward sustainable palm oil is emerging; diverse stakeholders including non-profits, scientists, and global brands worldwide have announced their commitment to sustainably sourced palm oil and supply chain transparency.

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has one mission: To dramatically increase the number of adoptions from foster care. The Foundation’s signature program is the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (WWK) program.

UPS® (NYSE: UPS) today was recognized again as a leader in global volunteerism on the 2016 Civic 50, marking the third year the company has made the list. The Civic 50 initiative by Points of Light, honors the 50 most community-minded companies in the U.S., and helps set a standard for corporate civic engagement, creating a roadmap for companies seeking to improve quality of life in the communities where they do business.

Prudential Financial, Inc. today announced it has been recognized as one of the most community-minded companies in the nation as a part of the Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light that sets the standard for corporate civic engagement and creates a roadmap for companies seeking to best use their time, talent, and resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business. Civic 50 winners were announced today at Points of Light’s Conference on Volunteering and Service in Detroit, Michigan, where leaders in volunteerism and civic engagement are gathering to discuss social innovation, cross-sector collaboration and citizen engagement that can drive change.

As an outdoor lifestyle brand, Timberland has a legacy of protecting and restoring the outdoors and supporting the communities in which it operates. Tree planting plays an important role in this commitment. Since 2001, Timberland has planted 8.7 million trees around the world, empowering thousands of smallholder farmers in the process. For its tree planting milestones around the globe, Timberland was recently recognized by: the Environmental Leader Product & Project Awards, The Stevie American Business Awards and The Classy Awards.

Brown-Forman claimed the top spot as the “greenest” beverage alcohol company among U.S. publicly traded companies in the Newsweek Green Rankings, one of the foremost corporate environmental rankings index.