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Events, Media & Communications | 3BL

“AI Can’t Quote Coverage You Never Generated.”

The CMO made a compelling case: Advertising had measurable return on ad spend (ROAS). Content marketing had attribution, earned media had neither. It wasn’t an unreasonable argument. The metrics said what they said. Her headcount went to marketing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic

Events, Media & Communications

Georgia-Pacific Announces President & CEO; Duncan to Lead Nearly 100-year-old Atlanta-Based Manufacturing Company

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Events, Media & Communications

Boston’s Flexible Workspace The Village Works Has Achieved the First WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S.

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

FedEx

Environment

The Label to Look for When Shopping for Responsibly Sourced Paper Products

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Innovation & Technology

How Lenovo Is Transforming Enterprise Sustainability for ThinkPad Through Its Partnership With Makersite

Lenovo

Education

New Junior Achievement Experiential Learning Center, Presented by KeyBank, Focuses on Workforce Readiness

KeyBank

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health Foundation Invests $2.24 Million To Strengthen Community Health in Charlotte’s Historic West End

CVS Health

Featured Brands

Gina Adams Honored by Dress for Success As Part of Women Who Inspire Campaign

Gina Adams, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at FedEx, has been recognized by Dress for Success Worldwide as part of its annual Women Who Inspire global campaign.

PNC Announces New Initiatives to Inspire Outdoor Learning, Classroom Innovation Through PNC Grow Up Great

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., is kicking off Great Month, its annual celebration of PNC Grow Up Great® and high-quality early childhood education, by announcing new initiatives with two longtime collaborators.

Prosperity Now Receives $1 Million Wells Fargo Foundation Grant to Support VITA Organizations Nationwide

Prosperity Now receives a $1 million dollar Wells Fargo Foundation grant to support IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organizations nationwide. Grant expands access to trusted, no-cost tax return preparation services.

Finding Courage in a Feathered Friend

But on that overwhelming day, Arlo was handed something unexpected: a small, soft feathered companion with a gentle heartbeat and a peaceful expression. It was My Special Aflac Duck®, a robotic comfort companion designed for children facing cancer and sickle cell disease.

Scaling Impact and Connectivity Through Technology Donations at Cisco

Through the Cisco Foundation and our corporate Social Impact Investments (SII), we support organizations that use technology in bold, innovative ways — from saving energy to saving lives. 

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S.

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, Jamaica faced one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.

T‑Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Recently, FedEx hosted the spring edition of the Marine Corps Career Readiness Initiative webinar, an inspiring event dedicated to equipping student scholars with the tools they need to transition from college to career.

Aflac 2025 Agents of Care Prove the Power of Compassion in Action

Quiet acts of service often speak the loudest, and that kind of generosity can ripple outward to help strengthen entire communities.

Recent Alerts

Green Infrastructure

Designing Net Zero Ports

The maritime sector plays a major role in the global economy, transporting a high volume of freight around the world. As such, maritime, and ports in particular, are a visible part of transport decarbonization discussions.

Education

Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers Offers Free Enrichment Program

Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers offers no cost enrichment program, facilitating middle school students' access to emerging tech at college campuses nationwide.

Research, Reports & Publications

Essity Annual and Sustainability Report: Attractive and Engaging Employer

Essity’s culture is based on the company’s purpose to break barriers to well-being and is characterized by an inclusive working environment where employees develop and are challenged.

Research, Reports & Publications

Illumina CEO Highlights the Company’s Efforts To Leverage Genomics for Good

We entered 2021 full of hope for a recovery from the pandemic, at the dawn of a new era of genomic medicine, and a recognition of the incredible opportunities for us to rebuild a healthier, more inclusive, and more sustainable global community.

Environment

Washing Your Clothes With Cold Water Can Help Save Carbon Emissions and Ocean Pollution

Did you know that if we all washed our clothes in cold water, we could reduce about 50% of the greenhouse gases for the life of a garment?

Research, Reports & Publications

Three Things Supporting HP's Leadership in Sustainability

HP reported its sustainability progress this week which continued to showcase a level of focus, effort and, most important, progress that arguably leads the industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

AEG's LA Kings Host an Inclusive Coaching Training for Youth Hockey Partners

AEG’s LA Kings hosted a virtual inclusive coaching workshop for 15 of its affiliated youth hockey partners, including the Jr. Kings Program, Jr. Reign Program and the High School Hockey League on June 29, 2022.

Green Infrastructure

Harnessing the Power of Parked EVs

E-Flex and Cisco help electric vehicles drive to Net Zero

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

'I'm Muy Fancy Now'

A day-in-the-life of a New York businesswoman who upped her digital marketing skills with Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Names Otis Rolley as Head of Social Impact

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today that Otis Rolley is joining the company as head of Social Impact, leading community engagement and enterprise philanthropy, including the Wells Fargo Foundation.

Education

3M Young Scientist Challenge Announces 2022 National Finalists and Honorable Mentions

3M and Discovery Education are proud to announce the top 10 finalists and four honorable mention recipients in the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the 15th year of the competition.

Research, Reports & Publications

Inaugural Indigo Credit Issuance Unlocks Farmer Access to Multi-Billion Dollar Voluntary Carbon Market

Industry leading carbon farming program provides new global revenue stream for farmers and an immediately accessible, scalable nature-based solution to climate change.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

YWCA Receives Support From Keybank Foundation To Provide Digital Literacy and Internet Access to Low-Income Women

The YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester and KeyBank announce a community partnership to provide life-changing digital skills training and resources to low-income women currently residing the YWCA’s Women’s Residence in White Plains, as well as to women residing throughout Westchester County.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Businesses Can Accelerate the Work of Social Entrepreneurs To Change the World

Non-profit organizations and social enterprises account for an average of 4.5% of their countries’ GDP and employ 10% or more of the total workforce.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Congratulates Its Co-founder on Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) congratulates The Honorable Raul H. Yzaguirre who is receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom today from the President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden

Environment

At Issue Is Deforestation "Right Here in River City"

Deforestation has long been a prominent subject in the scientific and professional literature and, increasingly in recent years, the popular press.

Innovation & Technology

Alibaba Cloud Launches Carbon Management Solution - Energy Expert

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has announced the global launch of Energy Expert, a sustainability platform to help customers worldwide measure, analyze and manage the carbon emissions of their business activities and products.

Events, Media & Communications

Meet the Leading Content Distribution Platform for ESG Storytelling

Your company has a story to tell about your environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Creating compelling content is important — but that's only one part of the equation.

Education

Clean Air in Schools Is Essential for Good Health & Learning

Aura Air technology and federal funding make it easier than ever for education facilities to improve and monitor air quality.

Environment

Fifth Third Employees Claim Tree Saplings, Plant Trees in Honor of Arbor Day

In honor of Arbor Day, Fifth Third Bank gave away 400 bur oak and pin oak seedlings April 28 to employees at its Madisonville Campus and downtown Fifth Third Center in Cincinnati where Fifth Third is headquartered.

Environment

IAC’s Annual Gold and Diamond Conference Returns to Bohemian National Hall in NYC; the Focus of the 12th Year Is “Boldly Building the Future: Gold, Diamonds, and Jewelry in a Transformational Age”

Recipients for the Award for Leadership in Responsible Practice and the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Diamond and Jewelry Industries will be honored, while experts, employing jewelry as the lens, deliberate the industry, from mining practices and responsible sourcing to succession and training jewelers and goldsmiths for the future.

Green Infrastructure

WELL for ALL - Snapshots of Rapidly Expanding Space Types of WELL Adoption

Over the last few months, we’ve seen increased WELL adoption across organizations and industries that may surprise you.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corp. Named a Top Company for Executive Women by Seramount

Whirlpool Corporation has recently been named to the 2022 Seramount Top Companies for Executive Women list. The distinction recognizes the company for its diverse and inclusive culture that promotes leadership and advancement of women.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Renewable Energy Careers at Schneider Electric: Miguel Gil Mast

Miguel's career path is at once typical and atypical, fueled by an advanced degree in renewable energy engineering and early career experience at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Congratulates Its Newest HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) congratulates the 15th cohort of the HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™ on their completion of the program last month.

Latest Campaigns

PSEG Strength in Service, Sandy and Beyond

Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Climate Action & Environmental Management

Reach net-zero carbon in our own operations by 2030 and partner with suppliers to reduce their climate impact.

Financial health

At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...

Subaru Love Promise: Environment

Subaru works to reduce waste, safeguard resources for future generations, and preserve natural spaces – making real, meaningful commitments to these...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

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.

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...