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Events, Media & Communications

Fox Searchlight's 'He Named Me Malala' Opens Telluride Film Festival

He Named Me Malala, Fox Searchlight's upcoming documentary about 18-year old Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, opened the 42nd Telluride Film Festival in Colorado on Friday, September 4, becoming the first ever documentary chosen as the festival's "Patron Preview," a first-anywhere screening that is open only to the festival's biggest supporters. Director Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman, An Inconvenient Truth) was on hand to introduce the film and participate in a post-screening Q&A.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

NS: Advanced Technologies for Improved Service

Events, Media & Communications

Novartis Foundation Presents Healthcare Models and Disease Elimination Programs at ECTMIH

The Novartis Foundation and its partners will highlight progress towards transforming the health of the poorest populations at the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) held in Basel from September 6 – 10. Updates on nine Novartis Foundation-sponsored healthcare delivery models and disease elimination programs in low- and middle-income countries will be showcased in scientific sessions and sponsored-symposia.

Events, Media & Communications

Celebrating World Water Week: #3BLwater Recap

For the past 25 years, over 200 organizations have been gathering in Stockholm, Sweden at World Water Week, to discuss water and development issues. Here at 3BL Media, instead of being bummed that we weren’t headed to #WWWeek, we decided to make the most of it from this side of the Atlantic.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg LP: A Promising Young Technologist

Do you remember what you did the summer before you started the 9th grade? It’s a bit hazy for me, but it probably involved a lot of whiffle ball, riding bikes, and going to the beach with my friends. I’m sure I had loads of fun, but would I call it a productive use of time? Well, maybe not.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Winner Takes All: Adrish's Fight For Education

"We were very worried about getting Adrish into school," Shanti confides. Like so many in Kolkata, India, she and her husband knew that navigating the lottery system to find their young son a decent and affordable school would be an uphill battle.

Education

Meet Henry Chou, Amgen Biotech Experience Alumni

"Science is not about text books, it’s not about testing. It’s something in everyday life."

Health & Healthcare

Never-before Published Photos: 30 Years Ago Michael Drummond Became the 1st Heart Failure Patient to be Successfully Bridged to a Donor Heart Transplant

A successful bridge to a donor heart transplant (BTT) 30 years ago revolutionized the treatment of end-stage biventricular (both sides) heart failure when Michael Drummond received a Total Artificial Heart implant—a direct predecessor of the modern SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t).

Social Impact & Volunteering

BJ's Wholesale Club Gets Involved in Hunger Action Month This Spoontember

Environment

Got Plans for Planting Day?

Environment

100-Million Pound Problem: The Subaru Zero Landfill Initiative to Make National Parks Zero-Landfill

Every year, visitors to the most pristine places on earth send over 100 million pounds of garbage to landfills. Subaru, recognized for having the first automotive assembly plant in Amerca designated as zero landfill, presents "Who We Are is What We Leave Behind," a new series documenting the National Parks zero landfill initiative.

Events, Media & Communications

UN Global Compact Bulletin (September 2015)

Responsible Production & Consumption

California's SB657 is an Awakening for Global Businesses

Education

Meet Angeline Marcks, Amgen Biotech Experience Alumni

"The hands-on components of ABE were much better than what was offered in other science courses I had taken. They are really what turned me on to science as a potential career."

Social Impact & Volunteering

Holland America Line Hosts Seattle Men’s and Women’s Choruses Director’s Circle Summer Luncheon on Board ms Amsterdam

Holland America Line hosted the annual Director’s Circle Summer Luncheon for the Seattle Men’s and Women’s choruses aboard ms Amsterdam Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at the Port of Seattle.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Breakdown of Domtar's 2014 Community Investments

Diversity & Inclusion

Hello Singapore! All Aboard the Bloomberg Career Express

This year marks Bloomberg 25th years in Singapore and as part of our anniversary celebrations; we are launching a one-of-a kind recruitment drive targeted at students in local educational institutions.

Environment

KFC Scoots Responsibly in Malaysia

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GFNorte es una Organización Responsablemente Saludable

Con gran entusiasmo compartimos que Grupo Financiero Banorte se ha hecho acreedor al Distintivo Organización Responsablemente Saludable (ORS) en Etapa Desarrollo y Crecimiento, fruto del esfuerzo diario por fomentar entre sus colaboradores una cultura en pro de la salud y de entornos favorables al bienestar en el lugar de trabajo.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GFNorte is a Responsibly Healthy Organization

it is with great enthusiasm that we would like to announce that Grupo Financiero Banorte has been accredited by the distinctive Organización Responsablemente Saludable ORS (responsibly healthy organization in English), in the Development and Growth Stage, as a result of daily efforts to foster a culture in favor of health and environments conducive to well-being in the workplace among employees.

Environment

The Green Lantern: Kimberly-Clark’s Brand Story

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bloomberg Engages Young People at the Barbican in London

At Bloomberg, we believe engaging with arts and culture helps strengthen and enhance communities. Through Bloomberg Philanthropies, which encompasses all of our founder’s charitable giving, we look to develop innovative partnerships and take bold approaches to increase access to key cultural institutions.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. Southwire 2024 Sustainability Report
    Southwire was founded in 1950 with the goal of bringing electric light to people who needed it. In 2025, as we celebrate the 75-year history of our...
  3. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    At Franklin Templeton, we are proud of our commitment to communities where we live and work. Each year, we engage with hundreds of organizations...
  4. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  5. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  6. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Innovation Spotlight: Duke Energy
    At Duke Energy, we’re always improving operations and finding smart, safe and innovative ways to power the communities we serve. We’re embracing new...
  10. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  11. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  12. GoDaddy | Customers
    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  13. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  14. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  15. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...