The Latest News From Leading Brands

Corporate and nonprofit news distributed by 3BL, including press releases, op/eds, multimedia, and the full range of stories that shape reputation.

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Environment

Gildan Reaches Leadership Level in CDP's 2019 Scores for Corporate Transparency and Action on Climate Change

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) is pleased to have been included in the leadership band in CDP’s 2019 scores for corporate transparency and action on climate change.

Events

Tech for Good: Innovating for a Better World

MIT Solve and The Tech Interactive, eBay co-hosted the MIT Solve challenge design workshop in San Jose, California, bringing together Bay Area technologists and innovators to brainstorm the most pressing global challenges around sustainability.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Family Farming Legacy From South Africa to Canada

Ray Lourens grew up on a farm in South Africa before relocating with her family to a remote farming community in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her family’s operation was recently selected to be a part of our Regenerative Agriculture Oat Pilot program.

Education & Workforce Development

Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at How and Why LabXchange Was Created

Dr. Robert Lue, principal investigator of LabXchange,said the new platform greatly expands support for science learners, which could lead to important discoveries and broader scientific literacy.

AI & Technology

Tetra Pak Launches First Virtual Marketplace for Food and Beverage Manufacturers

Tetra Pak has today unveiled the food and beverage (F&B) industry’s first full-scale virtual marketplace.

Awards & Rankings

Northern Trust Included on Newsweek's List of America's Most Responsible Companies 2020

We're proud to be included on Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies 2020, including a top-ten ranking in the financial services industry.

Philanthropy

When We All Vote and MTV Team up to Launch the "2020 Prom Challenge" Rewarding Creative Voter Registration Drives in High Schools Nationwide

When We All Vote, in partnership with MTV, announced the official launch of the 2020 Prom Challenge - a grant competition that will recognize high schools from across the country committed to boosting voter registration in their communities.

Awards & Rankings

Sodexo Earns 100 Percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Annual Scorecard Assessing LGBTQ Workplace Equality

Sodexo announced it received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 CEI, the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

Environment

Conservation: Ensuring Forestland Stays Forested

Sustainable forestry doesn’t just happen in working forests. International Paper focuses on conserving the biodiversity and health of all forestland, including those that aren’t used to make products.

Education & Workforce Development

Wells Fargo, Scholarship America Call for Veterans Seeking Scholarships, Grants

Wells Fargo and Scholarship America seek applicants for the 2020–21 Veteran Scholarship and Emergency Grant Programs. Wells Fargo is committed to assisting veterans and spouses of veterans with disabilities succeed in getting education they need

Events

The American Heart Association, the National Football League and Discovery Education Team up to Take Students on a Virtual Field Trip

Getting active for 60 minutes a day is critical as kids who are regularly active have a better chance of a healthy adulthood, but only 20% of kids get enough activity.

Philanthropy

United Launches Third Round of Miles on a Mission Campaign

Last fall, we announced the launch of Miles on a Mission, a first-of-its-kind crowdsourcing platform that gives MileagePlus® members a simple and easy way to donate miles to charitable organizations in need of air travel.

Corporate Responsibility

Black & Veatch: Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future

Accelerating change in technology and global challenges like climate change will make this decade pivotal, deepening the need for innovation and sustainable infrastructure, writes Black & Veatch CEO Steve Edwards.

Events

Help for Reporters to Understand the New Tax Standard

Free webinar available on the GRI Tax Standard - the first global reporting standard for country-by-country tax transparency

Corporate Responsibility

Benevity Announces Finalists for the 2020 Corporate Goodness Awards

Benevity announced the list of finalists for the 2020 Corporate Goodness Awards, to recognize companies harnessing the power of Goodness through a modern approach to corporate philanthropy, social responsibility and employee engagement.

Corporate Responsibility

United Family Trains Truck Drivers to Spot Human Trafficking

The distribution center for United Family stores, hosted a training session for its employees through "Truckers Against Trafficking."...the purpose of this training is to teach drivers how to identify the signs of trafficking while out on the road.

AI & Technology

Microsoft and T-Mobile Hope to Tackle Broadband Gap With Free 4G Plans for US Schools

Microsoft is partnering up with T-Mobile to provide free 4G LTE coverage to help out schoolchildren in underserved or rural areas where broadband isn’t available in the US.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Merck Joins ‘The Valuable 500’ Initiative, Reinforcing Commitment to Disability Inclusion

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, is proud to announce its membership in The Valuable 500, an international initiative striving to put disability on the leadership agenda.

Volunteering & Community

A Million Ways JetBlue Leverages Employee Engagement For Good

Instead of requiring employees to volunteer for a favored company cause, JetBlue encourages crewmembers to follow their personal passions.

Inclusion & Opportunity

CMT Pledges 50/50 Video Airplay for Female Artists

Out of the full 29-hour primetime video hours across platforms, females are guaranteed to account for half, an increase from the 40/60 ratio.

Philanthropy

Carnival Cruise Line and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Celebrate the Inauguration of ‘Splashy Cove’ Aboard Carnival Splendor

Today, Carnival Cruise Line together with The Children’s Hospital at Westmead celebrated the inauguration of ‘Splashy Cove’, a mini-waterpark onboard Carnival Splendor which is home to a colourful mural inspired by drawings created by patients.

Media & Communications

New Holland Agriculture Promotes the Human Face of Agribusinesses in Brazil

In Brazil, agriculture is currently stimulating intense debate, some of which is not factually based. Given this backdrop, New Holland Agriculture believes it is important to take a stand to demonstrate the benefits of the Industry.

Awards & Rankings

Subaru of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Announce the 2020 AAAS/Subaru Book SB&F Prize Winners

Today, Subaru of America, Inc., along with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), announced the winners of the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books.

Awards & Rankings

Aires and Bacardi Awarded Best Vendor Partnership by the Forum for Expatriate Management

For building a seamless world-class mobility experience, Aires and Bacardi were awarded Best Vendor Partnership – RMC by the Forum for Expatriate Management at the EMEA Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards.

Latest Campaigns

AEG Celebrates Inclusion

At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Collective Action

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

Planet

At Bacardi, we prioritize reducing our impact on the environment – an approach that dates to the very beginning of the company in 1862 when Bacardi...

Health and Safety by Antea Group

Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Innovation at Chemours

Chemours chemistry enables products that people rely on to live better and thrive. Our world-class portfolio drives innovation and enables high...

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...

IWBI | Workplace Wellness

A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...