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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Inclusion & Opportunity

Building Blocks for an Inclusive Recovery

It’s been a year or more since people around the world first got acquainted with the words “stay at home order” and “social distancing.”

Environment

Alabama River Cellulose: A Strong Presence in the Region

Since 1978, the Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region.

Education & Workforce Development

AccountAbility Principles Course Now Available on Earth Academy, Expanding Training on Principles-Based Sustainability Management to Practitioners Globally

Global consulting and standards firm, AccountAbility, and Amsterdam-based sustainability education platform, Earth Academy, have together launched a self-paced AccountAbility Principles course.

Environment

Ecocentricity Guest Blog - Environmental Justice and the Soul of America: A Conversation with Rev. Gerald Durley

“...The soul of America is the environment. If you destroy the soul, nothing else exists. If you destroy the air, the water, the wildlife, the plants...that's the soul of America.” - Rev. Gerald Durley

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Awards $375,000 in Grants to South Carolina Tutoring Programs, Education Initiatives Impacted by Pandemic

Duke Energy announced the recipients of $375,000 in grants through the Duke Energy Foundation to South Carolina organizations that will fund tutoring and reading programs in underserved and minority communities.

Research & Reports

In Full Transparency: A Year of CSR at Illumina

Illumina has always been committed to a more equitable and sustainable future, and the challenges of 2020 gave us myriad opportunities to demonstrate our shared values and global citizenship.

Philanthropy

How KeyBank Helps Communities - Including Buffalo

This week, I'm focusing on how KeyBank invests its resources. I'm joined by Kawanza Humphrey, KeyBank's regional corporate responsibility officer, to talk about a recent announcement...

Research & Reports

Alexion Launches 2020 CSR Report Written From Employee Perspective

Alexion, a global biopharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: ALXN), is committed to all the communities we engage with

Awards & Rankings

Mohawk Group's Fractal Flooring Receives Honorable Distinction, Relaxing Floors Line Featured in the Journal of Sustainability

Mohawk Group’s award-winning Relaxing Floors carpet line is featured in the Journal of Sustainability’s special issue, entitled “Architecture and Salutogenesis: Beyond Indoor Environmental Quality.”

Philanthropy

ON Semiconductor and Orbis International Launch State-of-the-art Vision Center to Expand Access to Eye Healthcare in Vietnam

With the goal of positively impacting the communities in which we operate, ON Semiconductor prioritizes supporting organizations across the globe that promote good health and well-being.

Awards & Rankings

Responsible Business Alliance Announces Compass Award Winners

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) today announced the winners of its 2020 Compass Awards for corporate social responsibility excellence across three categories: Leadership, Innovation and Implementation.

AI & Technology

Buckeye Partners & Nala Renewables Invest in Swift Current Energy to Accelerate U.S. Growth Plans

Buckeye Partners, L.P. (“Buckeye”) and Nala Renewables will together acquire majority ownership of leading North American clean energy development and investment platform Swift Current Energy (“Swift Current”).

Research & Reports

CLP Ensures Cyber Security Governance “Stays Patched” for Global Cyber Risks

In its latest Sustainability Report, the CLP Group highlights the resilience of its cyber security governance in a record year for global cybercrime amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more in the new publication.

Environment

Subaru, TerraCycle Team up on PPE Recycling Initiative

Subaru of America Inc. has launched a new initiative aimed at recycling personal protective equipment, in partnership with waste management company TerraCycle.

Corporate Responsibility

Taking the BlackRock Challenge: Three Steps Towards Greater ESG Accountability

For the second year in a row, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has rocked the corporate and investment world with a simple tool…a letter. With the pandemic as a backdrop, he makes a compelling case for corporate responsibility amidst the existential environmental and social threats we face, with a strong call to action for transformation to a net zero economy.

Health & Healthcare

Employers Bringing Healthy Nutrition to Their Workforce During COVID-19 Uncertainty

One in three people worldwide suffers from malnutrition today, making it a massive global concern impacting individuals, businesses, and economies alike – in both developing and developed countries.

Environment

Apalachicola Bay Living Shoreline

Coastal resilience is one of the most challenging climate issues we face. Through multiple innovative projects, WSP USA and the Apalachee Regional Planning Council are spearheading sustainable solutions for shoreline restoration & resilience efforts.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Reflecting on Women's History Month at Hershey

When I joined The Hershey Company as an Associate Brand Manager in 2019, I knew I wanted to impact both the business and the people. I was a freshly-MBAed marketer with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on her mind.

Health & Healthcare

Healthy Recipe Cards and Food Boxes Provided to Low-Income Families Nationwide

Herbalife Nutrition in partnership with Feed the Children (“FEED”), under the Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative, announced it will supply 40,000 sets of healthy snack and meal recipe cards to approximately 40,000.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

CNH Industrial Invests in the Future of Alternative Fuels and the Circular Economy

CNH Industrial N.V. has completed the acquisition of a minority stake in Bennamann Ltd., a UK based, fast growing agricultural technology company in the field of clean energy.

Philanthropy

Walmart, Sam's Club & Feeding America® Partner to Help Fight Hunger as the Need Continues as a Result of the Pandemic

As COVID-19 continues to impact communities, keeping some schools and businesses closed, and many employees furloughed, one issue is coming to the forefront: food insecurity.

Inclusion & Opportunity

P&G's Widen the Screen Initiative Invests in Black Talent on Both Sides of the Camera

Some of film’s simplest images of Black life have a way of inspiring deep-seated dread in audiences.

Philanthropy

The Initiative to Accelerate Charitable Giving & Global Citizen's Give While You Live Campaign Partner Together, Aiming to Unlock Billions of Charitable Dollars

The Initiative to Accelerate Charitable Giving and international advocacy organization Global Citizen’s Give While You Live campaign today announced an alliance to come together to try and unlock billions of charitable dollars currently pledged, or sitting in private foundations and donor-advised funds.

Education & Workforce Development

Moody's and Girls, Inc. Operate the First-Ever Data Analytics Program for Girls from Low-Income Communities

"The future success of our global economy relies on girls having access to the education and resources they need for careers and leadership roles in finance...

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The ABC's of ESG

Never heard of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)? Well, it likely won’t be long before your finance team will be required to report on it.

Latest Campaigns

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...

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...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

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...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

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...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

Collective Action

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