Corporate Social Responsibility

Atlanta – October 16, 2026 -- Cox Enterprises awarded $30,000 grants from the James M. Cox Foundation to each of its three 2026 Cox Conserves Heroes: David Schick, Nithya Tammana and Detroit Hives. Each winner directs the funds to an environmental nonprofit of their choice.

The winners were announced at a ceremony on Oct. 14. Since 2008, the program has recognized more than 200 individuals and nonprofits. Its criteria align with Cox's corporate goals to save energy and water, reduce waste, and protect and restore natural habitats and species.

Cox pledges 1 billion pounds of plastic diversion by 2034

The awards come as Cox widens its environmental agenda. In 2026, the company added habitat and species protection to its existing goals on water, waste and carbon. Cox has invested $3 billion in cleantech businesses and, with the James M. Cox Foundation, contributed more than $800 million to philanthropic causes.

By 2034, Cox aims to:

Fresno – – October 15, 2026 -- PrideStaff's annual blood drive exceeded the staffing firm's participation goal, the company said, extending a workplace donation program it launched in 2023.

PrideStaff employees, families and friends turned out under the theme "Don't Let the Blood Supply Fall"

The company did not disclose the donor target or the number of participants. Donations support local patients who depend on blood products.

Program began in 2023 after PrideStaff learned of a premature infant's transfusion needs

PrideStaff dedicated its yearly drive to Jensen Blanks and his family after hearing his story from his father, Jason. Jensen was born extremely premature and relied on blood transfusions in his first days. His tracheostomy was removed in 2024, and he has since started first grade.

Jason Blanks thanked PrideStaff employees for providing his family and others with hope through the donations.

Fountain Valley – October 14, 2026 -- Genesis committed an additional $1 million in 2026 to the next phase of its California Rises wildfire recovery initiative, while serving as Official Automotive Sponsor of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles' ReBUILD LA program.

Genesis staff joined a 500-volunteer rebuild in Pacific Palisades and Malibu

Genesis employees worked alongside Habitat LA and community volunteers during Community Build Week, held Sept. 23-26. The four-day event drew more than 500 volunteers, plus corporate and civic leaders, to support wildfire survivors in Pacific Palisades and Malibu. The Genesis GV80 was displayed at the event as part of the brand's sponsorship presence.

Frederick – October 14, 2026 -- Aligned Data Centers has become Co-Presenting Sponsor of the 2nd annual Blue & Bubbly dinner, a fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs of Frederick County (BGCFC), where about 56% of youth served receive financial aid toward membership dues.

Aligned backs the 2nd annual Blue & Bubbly event at 7th Sister Restaurant

BGCFC announced the partnership. The event is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, at 7th Sister Restaurant. Proceeds will help keep Club programs affordable for youth and families across Frederick County.

Atlanta – October 13, 2026 -- Scientific Games has won a 2026 Communitas Award for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility. The award, in the Ethical and Environmental Responsibility: Green Initiatives category, recognizes a project that recycles wooden shipping pallets in Germany with the v. Bodelschwingh Foundations Bethel, one of the country's largest social service organizations.

Scientific Games donated hundreds of lottery pallets to the Bethel project

The pallets were used to ship lottery scratchcards to German lotteries. Because the untreated wood no longer goes to landfill, it is turned into birdhouses and toys. Members of the disabled community make the items by hand at Bethel's Kracks Workshop.

Bethel sells the finished items in its retail shop. The revenue supports the organization's programs, workshop operations and future initiatives for people with disabilities.

Mumbai – October 08, 2026 -- The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has extended its three-year partnership with Ara Lumière to Milan Fashion Week, bringing The Phoenix Circle initiative and artist Raghava KK's PASSPORT project to a global luxury audience.

The Leela ties its luxury brand to a three-year social impact campaign

The hospitality group, India's largest institutionally owned pure-play luxury brand with 15 operating properties backed by Brookfield, used the Milan platform to position its "True Indian Luxury" positioning around cultural and social initiatives rather than hospitality services alone.

The Phoenix Circle centers women survivors of acid and burn attacks in creative livelihood

Founded by philanthropist Kulsum Shadab Wahab, the initiative channels fashion and art into economic opportunity and creative expression for the women it supports, reframing their public narrative around agency rather than adversity.

Apple Valley, Minn. – October 07, 2026 -- Great River Greening, GF and the Minnesota Twins are expanding their multi-year water restoration partnership to a 31-acre site at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Minnesota, marking the second year of a joint sustainability initiative targeting high-impact locations across the Twin Cities metro.

Volunteers target 31 acres of buckthorn-degraded forest at Wood Lake Nature Center

On Oct. 7, volunteers from the three organizations will plant native forbs into a moist prairie within the 150-acre nature reserve, which features three miles of trails and boardwalk used for wildlife observation and environmental education. The restoration addresses forb diversity loss and buckthorn encroachment that has crowded out native shrubs and threatens the forest's understory layer, a condition partners say puts local water quality at risk.

Houston – October 06, 2026 -- Logisnext Americas hosted a wish-reveal event on Sept. 30 at its newly built Customer Experience Center in Houston, surprising six-year-old Elena, who lives with leukemia, with news that her family vacation wish will be granted this fall.

Logisnext Americas extends second-year sponsorship of Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana

The material handling and automation manufacturer is continuing as a corporate sponsor of the regional Make-A-Wish chapter for a second consecutive year, funding wish experiences for children in the communities where its employees work.

Buffalo, N.Y. – October 05, 2026 -- Rich Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Rich Products, has committed more than $2 million to three Western New York education nonprofits, marking the company's largest education-focused funding commitment to date.

Say Yes Buffalo receives $1.25 million over five years

The largest allocation targets Say Yes Buffalo, which serves more than 20,000 community members annually and has helped over 4,300 students complete college degrees or certificate programs since launching in 2012. The new funding follows a $1 million commitment Rich made to the organization in 2021 and builds on a youth apprenticeship partnership with CareerWise Greater Buffalo established in 2022, through which Rich's currently employs two Say Yes apprentices.

Cary, N.C. – October 05, 2026 -- SAS Institute will stage the 2026 SAS Championship at Prestonwood Country Club Oct. 12-18, pairing PGA Tour Champions competition with a new AI-powered fan platform and roughly $280,000 in direct community and charity funding tied to tournament week.

SAS launches Fairway Forecast, an AI analytics app for live tournament data

The company has built Fairway Forecast, a mobile web application powered by SAS analytics and AI that gives fans real-time player insights, tournament trends and an interactive chat feature. The tool includes the SAS Index, a proprietary rating that projects player competitiveness, along with live leaderboards and a prediction contest on holes 17 and 18. Fans access the platform via QR code at the venue or through official tournament channels.