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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Responsible Production & the Circular Economy | PepsiCo

Growing the Next Generation of Farmers

As farmers retire and fewer young people enter agriculture, new efforts across Europe, the U.S., Africa, and Latin America are helping the next generation find a pathway into farming.

Awards & Rankings

Novata Named in the Top 5% of the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Novata

Volunteering & Community

Cisco Launches 40 Communities Johannesburg: A New Chapter of Community-Led Transformation in South Africa

Cisco Systems Inc.

AI & Technology

Apply for the Digital Ready AI Accelerator

Verizon

AI & Technology

3BL's AI Visibility Tracker Gives Brands a Benchmark for Visibility in AI-Powered Search

3BL

Corporate Responsibility

Essity Around the World – July 2026

Essity / TORK

Philanthropy

Whirlpool Community Golf Event Raises $3 Million for Southwest Michigan Youth

Whirlpool Corporation

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: What to Eat When You’re Not That Hungry

Guiding Stars Licensing Company LLC

Environment

Monitoring and Preserving: Our Dedication to Biodiversity

Covia

Featured Brands

Every Ring Echoes Here, Too

For families facing pediatric cancer, the ringing of the bell marks something extraordinary: the end of treatment.

Creating Moments of Connection for the Military Community

Comcast recently joined community partners at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) to host two unique experiences honoring service members and military families.

Cisco: Creating the Intelligent Workplace Experience: A Connected Workplace Blueprint

Our offices around the world serve as proving grounds where we deploy the solutions we bring to market, using them to create better employee experiences while addressing the same operational realities faced by real estate and facilities teams everywhere.

5 Smartphone Habits Every Family Should Teach Before School Starts

For many parents it seems like just yesterday you were getting your kid their new backpack to start off the school year in style – and somehow it’s already time to navigate another big back-to-school milestone: buying a new smartphone.

Apply for the Digital Ready AI Accelerator

The Digital Ready AI Accelerator is a free, exclusive 12-week program, sponsored by Verizon Small Business Digital Ready in partnership with Next Street, that begins this September and helps small business owners move from exploring AI to actually using it, with expert support

Cisco Launches 40 Communities Johannesburg: A New Chapter of Community-Led Transformation in South Africa

As part of my work at Cisco, I often emphasize the power of proximity and how true impact isn’t delivered from a distance; it happens when we show up, listen, and align our global resources with the heartbeat of local communities. 

Guiding Stars: What to Eat When You’re Not That Hungry

Nourishment is important, but what if you’re just not hungry? Maybe you’re not feeling well, or the weather is oppressively hot.

Jewelry Business Doubles Sales With New AI Aptitude and Social Media Mastery

Anastasia Volynsky was slowly building her company’s social media presence by showcasing Lucky Goldie’s custom charm jewelry. But she wanted to quickly grow brand awareness of her San Francisco Bay Area-based company, so she turned to Verizon Small Business Digital Ready.

Cisco: Powering Partner Growth Through Skills-Based Talent Connections

At the core of every Cisco solution is the talent that brings it to life. For partner organizations, finding and retaining the right talent—professionals who can contribute today and adapt as technology evolves—is not just about filling roles

Carnival Corporation Sets New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity Reduction Target

Carnival Corporation’s progress, detailed in its newly published 2025 Sustainability Report, is driven by a comprehensive decarbonization strategy focused on operational improvements, energy efficiency investments and low-GHG power generation.

Recent Alerts

Environment

Asbestos May Become One of Ten Chemicals Reviewed Under the New TSCA This Year

Since the reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was passed by the Senate and signed into law two months ago, the EPA has received mounting pressure to deliver on promised regulatory improvements and demonstrate their commitment to the spirit of the new law. Industry stakeholders should ensure they are informed about the results of chemical evaluations under the new TSCA law, especially since chemicals that failed to be regulated previously could now become banned. Asbestos, a proven carcinogen, may be one of the first on that list as growing public awareness and civic pressure push the EPA to take action.

Energy & Infrastructure

Avista Receives Grant to Pilot a Shared Energy Economy Model

Recently, Avista was awarded a grant from the Washington Department of Commerce and Governor Jay Inslee’s Clean Energy Fund 2 to demonstrate how a Shared Energy Economy can benefit Washington energy consumers. The grant is the latest example of Avista’s 127-year history of innovation and positions the utility for the energy future.

Philanthropy

Petfinder Celebrates 20th Anniversary, 25 Million Pet Adoptions with Video that can Unlock $200,000 Donation Benefitting 20 Shelters/Rescues

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Donates $500,000 for Phoenix-Area Revitalization Efforts

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a total of $500,000 in donations for seven local nonprofits will help revitalize Maricopa County neighborhoods through the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® program.

Education & Workforce Development

Detroit Basketball Player Andre Drummond Joined JetBlue in Detroit for its ‘Soar With Reading’ Initiative

Last year, JetBlue launched an online #BookBattle competition as part of its award-winning Soar with Reading program. The airline asked crewmembers and the public which community -- Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles or New York City -- should get 100,000 new children's books from JetBlue in 2016. Nearly 1.3 million online votes were cast and Detroit triumphed with 48 percent of the vote.

Volunteering & Community

Atlas Copco's Community Engagement Project, Water for All, Turns 32!

Philanthropy

The UPS Foundation

AI & Technology

As Seen on The Guardian: What Will the Highway of the Future Look Like?

As technology for automated vehicles improves, there’s a sharper focus on building a ‘smarter’ infrastructure where they can thrive.

Energy & Infrastructure

Sustainability in Action | Mocksville Efficiency in Manufacturing

Ingersoll Rand’s Mocksville, North Carolina, manufacturing facility has enabled a 6 percent reduction of energy consumption in recent months.

Health & Healthcare

Anthem Blue Cross Partners With Community Organizations To Help Prevent Diabetes

Working with community groups such as Black Women for Wellness and Valley Jewish Community Center as well as large, national organizations, Anthem Blue Cross has launched an ambitious diabetes prevention program to educate, treat and support its members who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Philanthropy

Join Keystone Human Services International in Building Inclusive Global Communities

Keystone Human Services International is part of an ongoing global effort to create a society where people with disabilities receive appropriate support and have the same opportunities and support as everyone else. Join us as change agents and support our work to make the world a safer, more inviting place for all people.

Education & Workforce Development

What's Trending in Back-to-School Cause Marketing

Parents, teachers and communities are going to great lengths to increase attendance and create a vibrant learning environment for kids heading back to the classroom, from a 4th-grade teacher's viral "welcome back" rap video, to an Arizona mayor going door-to-door to urge high school dropouts to re-enroll. And companies are joining in as well, lending their unique tools and assets to help kids grow and learn both in and outside of school. Here's a sampling of back-to-school cause marketing campaigns that caught our eye:

Volunteering & Community

Giving Back the Aimia Way to Create Real Social Value

AI & Technology

Qualcomm Invests in a Sustainable Future [Video]

The Internet of Things (IoT) narrative has evolved drastically over the past two years, and today we have even more opportunity to redefine what’s possible with connectivity to make cities, cars, homes and devices smarter and more sustainable. At Qualcomm, we take pride in innovating for the greater good, and are excited about the opportunity to help shape the narrative about the role of IoT in enabling economic development and smart urban infrastructure.

Research & Reports

Caterpillar: Work That Matters

2015 was a year of innovation and encouraging all Caterpillar employees to band together and share ideas, big and small, to drive efficiency.

Corporate Responsibility

The Personal is Professional: BSR Conference Brand Camp

We are certainly living in interesting times. Who would have imagined that a social media platform once widely (and unfairly) derided as a way for the bored to update the bored on their daily minutiae would make front-page coverage in major media outlets—and be considered a huge influence in a presidential campaign?

Philanthropy

Arby’s Kicks Off 2016 National Restaurant Fundraiser to Help End Childhood Hunger in America

Childhood hunger lives in communities large and small across the country, with no regard for geographic or demographic boundaries. In an effort to raise awareness to this issue and help end childhood hunger in America, Arby’s® restaurants are teaming up with their guests to make a difference. Starting today through Oct. 9, 2016, the Brand is hosting the 2016 Arby’s Foundation National Restaurant Fundraiser, where guests can make in-restaurant donations to support the Arby’s Foundation and its mission to end childhood hunger in partnership with No Kid Hungry.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Surprise--You are the New Plant Safety Person! Now What?

Much to your surprise, you have suddenly become the new plant safety person. And on top of that, you have little or no background in safety! Unfortunately with downsizing/right-sizing and budget cuts, this kind of move has become increasingly common at the plant level, despite the importance of EHS to the operation.

Instead of thinking you were in the wrong place at the right time, think of this as an opportunity—as actually being in the right place at the right time. Rather than feeling overwhelmed with your new job title and associated tasks, you can start working your way towards becoming a well-informed, knowledgeable safety person by following some simple steps.

Volunteering & Community

Meet Minsi Tails Council/Boy Scouts of America - 2016 Pocono Mountains Community Fundraiser Winner

Since its inception in 2004, the Pocono Mountains Community Fundraiser has grown to be the largest single fundraiser event in Monroe County, giving back more than $2 million to the community. More than 480 community enthusiasts attended this year’s event, titled “Keeping It Close to Home.” Event founder, Diamond Sponsor and host Sanofi Pasteur once again covered all event costs. As a result, 100 percent of ticket sales and sponsorships directly benefitted the non-profit recipients.

Volunteering & Community

5 Strategies to Convince Your Boss to Send You to VM Summit 16

Since you realize that VM Summit 16 is the place to collaborate with other employee volunteer program managers (as well as with volunteer managers from nonprofits), you know you’ll leave having learned a thing or two, like how to create the most impactful partnerships possible. Knowing all of this, perhaps you still lack internal support from your company to get you to VM Summit 16. That’s why we’re sharing 5 strategies to convince your boss, or the person who makes conference decisions at your company, to send you to VM Summit 16.

Environment

Sappi’s Key Performance Indicators: Water

All pulp and paper mills in North America use and treat water in accordance with comprehensive environmental permits. Our North American mills use only surface water sources (rivers and lakes) and return treated water to the same primary source.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Two HP Directors Land Savoy’s Power 300 List

At a time when racial divisions in the U.S. – and other parts of the world – seem to be more prevalent, HP is quietly taking pride in the work that it’s doing to bring about change. For a company the size of HP, one of the areas where it can have the biggest impact is in its hiring practices – from entry-level positions to the executive ranks.

Philanthropy

Spotlight on EYElliance: 4 Questions with Elizabeth Smith

Many people take their eyeglasses for granted. And yet, 2.5 billion people around the world, largely in developing countries, live with poor vision because they lack access to eyeglasses, hindering their ability to succeed in school or be productive at work. While the benefits are clear, providing eyeglasses to 2.5 billion people is a challenge, requiring multi-faceted action from a cross-sector group of organizations including healthcare systems, private sector eyeglass manufacturers and retailers, NGOs and social enterprises, and policymakers.

Education & Workforce Development

Subaru Teamed up with Google as the Official U.S. Partner of the Expeditions Pioneer Program

Energy & Infrastructure

Pipelines = A Safer Alternative

Pipelines are the safest, most environmentally friendly way of transporting the oil we use every day. Get the facts.

Latest Campaigns

Emergency Response

Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med

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...

Recognition of our Company

As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

Community Impact

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

Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

IWBI | Community News

We believe that people's health and wellness should be at the center of design. That’s why we’re working with industry professionals in real estate...

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...

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

Novata News

Communicating key news and updates about Novata.