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Infographic: 2026 Grant impact at a glance: Strengthening communities globally.

Education & Workforce Development | Motorola Solutions

Supporting Today’s Heroes and Tomorrow’s Innovators

Behind every siren is a first responder facing the emotional toll of protecting their community. In classrooms worldwide, students are facing a different hurdle: a lack of the technology and mentorship required to succeed. These disparate challenges share a common solution.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Cascale Explores Sustainable Finance Enablers at Climate Bonds Initiative Connect Hong Kong

Cascale

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Strong by Form Closes €5.8M To Make Wood as Strong as Steel and Concrete

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Education & Workforce Development

Entergy, Ampirical Invest $1.5M in LSU New Orleans Energy Lab

Entergy Corporation

Volunteering & Community

From Lumber to Lifelines: Aflac Employees Help Ensure No Child Sleeps on the Floor

Aflac Incorporated

Awards & Rankings

Industry Safety Organizations Recognize Georgia-Pacific for Excellence and Innovation

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Biopharma Circular Systems Will Move Beyond Park Benches

MilliporeSigma

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: The Most Underrated & Simple Balanced Meal? A Sandwich

Guiding Stars Licensing Company LLC

AI & Technology

You Don’t Need $1,000 to Start a Business. You Might Not Even Need $100.

GoDaddy

Featured Brands

Guiding Stars: Cooking With Limited Equipment

There are many reasons why you may need to cook with limited equipment or without a full kitchen. Maybe you have a very small space, or it doesn’t make sense to heat up a large oven.

From Lumber to Lifelines: Aflac Employees Help Ensure No Child Sleeps on the Floor

On a Friday afternoon, when many people were looking ahead to weekend plans, 31 Aflac employees gathered in a Columbus, Georgia, warehouse with a different purpose in mind.

Guiding Stars: The Most Underrated & Simple Balanced Meal? A Sandwich

It’s time to stop sleeping on sandwiches—these lunchtime staples have a lot going for them. You have to appreciate the efficiency of packing all the food groups between two slices of bread.

Boutique Optician Uses AI To Save Time and Keep Clients Coming Back

Destynee Turner became an optician because she loves helping people see. But growing The Optical Experience, her boutique optical shop in West Palm Beach, Florida, demanded business skills no opticianry program taught her.

AI for Small Business: How Mannequin Madness Found a New Partner in AI

Judi Henderson has “always been curious about the next, newest thing.” That’s how she found herself buying a single mannequin in 1999 for an art project—and ended up an entrepreneur.

Guiding Stars: An Easy Protein for Low-Effort Meals: Tinned Fish

The American Heart Association recommends consuming fish at least twice per week to lower risk of heart disease. Tinned fish can help you meet this goal. It’s a shelf-stable, cost-effective protein that makes quick meals more accessible.

Idealist Awarded $220,000 From the Andrew Carnegie Foundation for Volunteering and Community Service

Idealist has received a $220,000 philanthropic grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to strengthen participation in volunteering and community service throughout the United States. This investment comes at a pivotal time, following the 2025 merger of Idealist and VolunteerMat

Idealist Hosts Annual New York City Graduate School Fair for Social-Impact on September 29

Idealist will once again host an in-person graduate school fair in New York City on September 29th at the Metropolitan Pavilion for all those interested in social-impact careers.

T-Mobile Supports Indiana Communities Following Severe Weather and Prolonged Power Outages

Following destructive storms across the Midwest, T-Mobile teams helped support impacted customers and communities, including offering unlimited talk, text and data to customers in affected areas who don’t already have it, through Tuesday, September 15.

Verizon Combines Tech, Readiness and Grants for Complete Disaster Relief

As natural disasters become more frequent, evidenced by recent weather across the country, communities are left increasingly vulnerable. Verizon is meeting this challenge holistically by combining long-term resilience investments with immediate aid.

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Environment

COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR - Beyond the Standard: Turning LSRS & FLAG Into Supply-Chain Advantage in 2027

Join SCS Consulting's Director of Climate Solutions, Nick Betts, on September 30th for a session focused on what comes next for LSRS.

Research & Reports

Britain’s Entrepreneurial Boom Is Moving Beyond Big Cities

Some of the UK’s small satellite cities are experiencing rapid small business growth, as entrepreneurs move outside of their larger neighbours, new research shows.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Energy Transition Is Here: Why Renewable Energy Is One of the Most Compelling Investment Opportunities of Our Time

There is a moment in every major economic transition when the early movers look prescient, and the late movers look like they simply were not paying attention. We are in that moment right now with renewables, and we are excited about the potential.

Education & Workforce Development

DaVita Community Care Report 2025: Empowering Teammates Through Career Development and Education

Our approach to career development explicitly prioritizes economic mobility, helping teammates and leaders advance their careers and increase their earning potential.

Health & Healthcare

I Am CVS Health: Chelsey Shaw

Chelsey, a registered nurse with Coram CVS Specialty Infusion Services, has spent 13 years providing clinical care, patient education, therapy administration and ongoing support for patients managing complex conditions such as immune disorders, neurological diseases and other chr

Environment

Protecting Our Planet: Reducing Our Operational Emissions

Our sustainability strategy encompasses a variety of innovative approaches and advanced solutions. Through the implementation of operational improvements and emissions reduction efforts, we are committed to lowering our environmental impact and promoting a sustainable future.

Health & Healthcare

When Words Stay Silent: How Sign Language Avatars Are Transforming Access to Medicine

At first glance, medicine package inserts appear readable. They are printed, structured, and written in clear paragraphs. But for many deaf people, written medical information can quickly turn into a barrier.

Education & Workforce Development

Supporting Today’s Heroes and Tomorrow’s Innovators

Behind every siren is a first responder facing the emotional toll of protecting their community. In classrooms worldwide, students are facing a different hurdle: a lack of the technology and mentorship required to succeed. These disparate challenges share a common solution.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A CFO’s Perspective on Business and Sustainability

According to Trane Technologies CFO Chris Kuehn, sustainability is a measurable driver of innovation, growth and long-term value creation, proving that strong business performance and decarbonization can advance together.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Cascale Explores Sustainable Finance Enablers at Climate Bonds Initiative Connect Hong Kong

Climate Bonds Initiative at Connect Hong Kong examined climate finance, transitions, and capital paths for Asian manufacturing.

Health & Healthcare

From Paper to Pixels: How Digitalization in Healthcare Can Benefit Rural Communities

Many remote communities lack access to quality healthcare for various reasons, a major one being the reliance on paper medical records. In Argentina, doctors struggled to keep track of patients’ medical records to provide consistent care across vast distances.

Environment

Rethinking EHS Podcast Season 3: Conversations Behind the Expertise

Rethinking EHS has become a reflection of who we are as a global community: local experts sharing practical knowledge, learning from one another, and exploring how complex environmental, health, safety, and sustainability challenges are experienced differently around the world.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Strong by Form Closes €5.8M To Make Wood as Strong as Steel and Concrete

Strong by Form, a past participant of the Biomimicry Institute's Ray of Hope Accelerator, has just closed €5.8M of its €10 million Series A round to develop Woodflow-core, the world’s first wooden slab that can match the strength of steel and concrete while being 80% lighter.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece to Address Consumer Goods Leaders at Cascale Annual Meeting

Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, will deliver remarks at Cascale’s 2026 Annual Meeting in Athens, bringing a government perspective to discussions on building a more sustainable and resilient consumer goods industry.

Education & Workforce Development

Entergy, Ampirical Invest $1.5M in LSU New Orleans Energy Lab

LSU New Orleans students preparing for careers in engineering and the energy industry will gain access to enhanced technology, research opportunities and hands-on learning through a combined $1.5 million investment from Entergy and Ampirical to modernize the university’s Power an

Awards & Rankings

Industry Safety Organizations Recognize Georgia-Pacific for Excellence and Innovation

Georgia-Pacific is committed to ensuring team members go home after their shift the same way they arrived at work. Many safety solutions implemented at our facilities are the result of collaboration among employees using their knowledge and skillset, along with innovative technol

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Fashion Summit HK 2026 Showcases AI’s Role in Sustainable Fashion

Cascale recently participated in Fashion Summit HK 2026, held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum under the theme “Code the Fashion Forward.”

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Biopharma Circular Systems Will Move Beyond Park Benches

Back in 2015, we launched an industry-first biopharma recycling program to address the new and fast-growing challenge of single-use plastics.

Events

Going After the Gatekeepers

Institutions in the crosshairs this week include regulators in the EU, auditing teams at Big Four accounting firms, U.S. states with EPR programs, and standard-setters like ISSB, TCFD, CDP, SBTi. Read on to see how each one responded.

AI & Technology

You Don’t Need $1,000 to Start a Business. You Might Not Even Need $100.

With school back in session, students everywhere are looking for additional income. For a college student or young adult, the idea of starting a business can sound expensive before it even begins.

Environment

National Park Foundation Awards $5 Million in Grants to Strengthen Park Partners and Catalyze Impact Across the Country

The National Park Foundation announced today that it has awarded $5 million in grants to strengthen the organizational and philanthropic capacity of 77 park partners

Corporate Responsibility

DP World Launches Global Education Program to Empower Young People in Ecuador

DP World in Ecuador is expanding its investment in local education with the launch of the Global Education Program, an initiative designed to strengthen opportunities for young people while introducing them to the world of trade and logistics.

Health & Healthcare

Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Available at CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic Across the U.S.

Energy & Infrastructure

DaVita Community Care Report 2025: Our Journey to Net Zero

In 2025 we celebrated the milestone of achieving the environmental goals we established five years ago — an important step on our long-term sustainability journey.

Environment

Preparing for a First GHG Assurance Engagement: It's Never Too Soon to Start

A GHG assurance engagement benefits from practitioners who deeply understand GHG accounting—not just the auditing process. For many companies, there are multiple reasons to start looking for data gaps now.

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SCS Consulting

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Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

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...

Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...

Cascale Events

Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

GoDaddy | Customers

GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.