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.

People gathered outside harvesting

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

Who We Are Is What We Leave Behind: The Joy of Dumpster Diving

You can't get rid of 100 million pounds of garbage until you know what the 100 million pounds of garbage is.

Corporate Responsibility

Xylem Sparking A Renaissance

With our original research, entitled Powering the Wastewater Renaissance, we outlined how the wastewater sector could cut energy consumption and reduce related harmful emissions with existing proven technologies.

Research & Reports

Diageo Reports Good First Year Progress Against 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility Targets

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, this week reported strong progress against its 2020 sustainability and responsibility targets with the publication of the company's 2016 Annual Report. Diageo made notable gains in its improvement in water efficiency, reduction of carbon emissions and waste materials as well as taking new steps to promote responsible drinking and agreed strategic partnerships with development organisations.

Events

My First RAGBRAI: An Incredible Experience

I was told that RAGBRAI was hard to put into words, that it was just something you needed to experience in order to understand. I don’t think you can fully grasp the magnitude of 35,000 people riding 420 miles on their bikes across the state of Iowa for 7 days until you see it in person.

Volunteering & Community

A Good Neighbour in Bad Times

TransCanada provides immediate support to First Nation’s communities after a huge tornado rips a path through southern Manitoba.

Research & Reports

Telstra Releases Bigger Picture 2016 Sustainability Report

Telstra has released its Bigger Picture 2016 Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s progress in embedding its three strategic sustainability priorities – Everyone Connected, Environmental leadership and Employee involvement – and in responding to the issues that matter most to its operations and stakeholders.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Fx Reshaping Hollywood with Big Push for Diversity Behind the Camera

FX CEO John Landgraf dedicated a sizable portion of his August 9 session at the TCA Summer Press Tour to this issue of diversity in Hollywood, announcing that the network has dramatically expanded opportunities for diverse directors. Currently, 51% of the directors hired to work on FX and FXX shows during the 2016-2017 season are women or people of color.

Environment

Accelerated Sustainable Resource Leadership Championed By Nestle Waters Sustainability Chief

Pointing out that many collaboration efforts today may be well intentioned, but create limited shared value for both corporations and communities, Nelson Switzer, chief sustainability officer for Nestlé Waters North America, today called for aggressive new leadership in collective action through partnership to solve shared water challenges. He outlined this thinking at the 2016 Global Sustainability Summit (http://www.fmi.org/sustainability2016/overview) of the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association being held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Events

Enabling Greater Financial Capability

An astounding two billion people around the world still lack access to modern financial services. While the finance gap is most acute in the developing world, communities and businesses across the United States also lack adequate access to finance. In the meantime, there are still big gaps in financial literacy and capability even among those who have access to finance.

Environment

Europe Assesses Chemicals Legislation; REACH Moves Away from Animal Testing

The European Commission is currently implementing a fitness check as part of its broader goal for better regulation – “designing policies and laws so that they achieve their objectives in the most efficient and effective way possible.” Better regulation ensures that EU policies are relevant, policy-making is informed by evidence, and that stakeholders are a part of the process.

Events

Join Us for "Good to Great--Building a Best-in-Class CSR Dept" CSR Certificate Program with The Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers

Join Us for Our Second CSR Certificate Program with The Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School Newark Titled "Good to Great -- Building a Best-in-Class CSR Department" (September 28-29, 2016)

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Farmers Markets Offer Benefits That Go Beyond Health

This is National Farmers Market week, and markets near you are probably ready to brim full of fruits and vegetables that local farmers will harvest through the fall. Famers Markets can be a lot of fun to visit—you might even discover a fruit or vegetable variety that you didn’t even know existed. But there are also health, environmental and community benefits that come from buying and eating fresh, local produce.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Importance of Connections in Customized Employment

If there was a theme of my work with Melissa to support her to find a job, it would be the importance of connections. Good connections are important, no matter who is looking for a job.

AI & Technology

Corporate Giving: How to Ease the Transition from a Manual to an Automated System

Dear Andy: We have a Corporate Giving Program but our process is totally manual (about 16 different spreadsheets, hundreds of emails) and things are falling through the cracks. I want to move to something automated but am nervous about the transition and losing critical data. What do you recommend to make the transition easier? - Trapped Under Paperwork

Philanthropy

Guest Blog: From Hopeless to Hopeful. Finding a Family for Paul

Courtney Angeles is a Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiter and works each day to find loving permanent homes for children in foster care.

Volunteering & Community

Points of Light and The Walt Disney Company Call for Daily Point of Light Award Nominations for Families

Points of Light and The Walt Disney Company will celebrate the impact of family volunteering across the nation by honoring exemplary family volunteers with a Daily Point of Light Award. The award recognizes their commitment to volunteering as a family.

Philanthropy

Republic Services Donates $1,500 to the Marlborough Labor Day Parade

Marlborough – Mayor Arthur Vigeant July 27 accepted a generous Marlborough Labor Day Parade sponsorship presented by Republic Services’ Municipal Services Manager Terry Grady. This year’s parade will be held Monday, Sept. 5, at 12 p.m.

Philanthropy

Huggies and Plunket Encourage New Zealand Families to Make Time for Hugs

Events

Univision Promotes "Access for All" with Community Empowerment Programs

By focusing on four areas most critical for success – education, health, prosperity, and civic engagement – Univision is empowering the Hispanic community by providing families life-changing access to information, programs and services.

AI & Technology

The Power of Digital Inclusion: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Living Progress Challenge Winners

Awards & Rankings

Green Builder Magazine Celebrates Ingersoll Rand as an Eco-Leader for Second Consecutive Year

Ingersoll Rand is recognized on Green Builder Magazine’s annual list of Eco-Leaders for a second consecutive year. The honor highlights a number of key attributes that differentiate Ingersoll Rand’s approach to energy efficiency and sustainability.

Research & Reports

Diageo Reports Good First Year Progress Against 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility Targets

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, this week reported strong progress against its 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility targets with the publication of its 2016 Annual Report.

AI & Technology

Qualcomm's Smart Campus Wins Digital Innovation Award

Qualcomm has served as the essential accelerator to the mobile device market for more than 30 years. Our mobile processors and modems have been “under the hood” of thousands of flagship mobile device models. Now, the need for mobile connectivity is expanding beyond — far beyond — smartphones and tablets. The Internet of Things (IoT) has expanded the market for mobile connectivity. And one of the main benefactors of the IoT revolution are Smart Cities.

Volunteering & Community

Mirage in the Middle of the City: Hear Out the Business Case for Supporting Social Causes

David Tulauskas, General Motors’ director of sustainability, recalls how recognizing a homeless person on his way to work underscored his belief that for businesses to thrive, the communities in which they operate need to flourish. There’s an interconnection of social impact and business value.

Health & Healthcare

Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trial to Launch in South Africa

An early-stage HIV vaccine clinical trial in South Africa has determined that an investigational vaccine regimen is safe and generates comparable immune responses to those reported in a landmark 2009 study showing that a vaccine can protect people from HIV infection.

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.