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Giving in Numbers® 2026 Edition Data Reveals a Stark Divide in Corporate Giving

New CECP Giving in Numbers® data reveals a widening divide in corporate giving. While median community investments rose 7.5%, 52% of companies reduced giving in 2025 and overall giving remained flat—showing topline growth masked a broader trend of pullbacks.

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Giving in Numbers® 2026 Edition Data Reveals a Stark Divide in Corporate Giving

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GoDaddy 2025 Global Stakeholder Impact Report: People & Culture | Employee Experience

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Building An Enduring Company: Covia Releases 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report

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Corporate Sustainability Efforts Redouble, Says New Report

The rollback of America’s environmental regulations and international commitments has galvanized companies around the world to extend or redouble their efforts, according to a new report. “State of Green Business 2018,” published by GreenBiz Group in association with Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices, is the 11th annual assessment of the progress by companies around the world in addressing their energy, waste, water, greenhouse gas and other impacts, and in increasing their sustainability investments, transparency and other leadership activities.

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Dave Stangis, CSO Campbell's to Speak at Erb Institute | Business for Sustainability on Convergence of Technology and Sustainability

Dave Stangis has been in the sustainability business for over 20 years. As of last year, he quite literally wrote the book on sustainability—twice. The Campbell’s vice president of corporate responsibility and chief sustainability officer first co-authored 21st Century Corporate Citizenship:

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CLP Looks Ahead After Shining in Hong Kong’s Sustainability Arena

Another year of pushing CLP Group’s sustainability work to the next level has borne fruit, with industry recognition earned in Hong Kong and beyond.

At the CDP Hong Kong and South East Asia awards, CLP was named the best performing Hong Kong company with a score of A- for its water programmes in 2017. It was ranked top of the Hong Kong-based or listed companies which participated in the CDP survey. The assessment was based on the climate change, water and forest-related data received from 1,073 of the world’s largest companies.

Beyond Hong Kong, CLP clinched the best ESG communications award in the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2017. The magazine has honoured excellence in investor relations around the world for over 25 years.

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King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award Winners Honored by King Salman in Saudi Arabia

The winners of the 2017 King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness (RC) Award were honored in the prestigious annual Award Gala that took place in December 2017 in Riyadh. King Salman recognized and acclaimed winning companies for their excellent sustainability and responsible competitiveness leadership, outstanding management practices and innovative social and environmental initiatives.

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LBG Canada Data Stories: Want to Learn More About LBG Canada?

Community investment professionals benefit from being a part of the LBG Canada Network.

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UK Energy Sector Transformation Marks Historic Milestones

In the chronicles of Great Britain’s energy industry, 2017 will go down as a significant year. At a time already characterized by change and uncertainty, two events stand out. One signals a break with the past; the other suggests the shape of things to come.

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Domtar Recognized by Newsweek for Sustainability

Domtar is named a top 50 company for its sustainability work on the Newsweek Green Rankings 2017 list.

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When Does It Pay for Companies to Signal That They Are “Green?” – Research by Tom Lyon, Erb Institute Faculty

The prevailing wisdom says that it pays to be green. However, some research has demonstrated negative market consequences to companies’ voluntary emissions reductions. Why is this? One answer may lie in “regulator discretion.”

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Action Points for Poverty Alleviation: New GRI Paper Outlines Practical Steps

CSR reporting can help companies advance poverty alleviation. A new paper by GRI outlines recommendations and specific disclosures companies can apply to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal #1: No Poverty.

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GRI Standards Now Available in German

The German translation of the GRI Standards is now available to download in time, just in time for the reporting season at hand. As a public good, GRI Standards downloads are all free of change.

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