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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Awards & Rankings

EPA Honors 2020 Green Power Leaders

Fifth Third Bank (Cincinnati, Ohio) realized its goal of 100 percent renewable power through a financial contract of an 80-Megawatt (M.W.) solar project in North Carolina, which will produce approximately 202 million kWh of electricity per year.

Corporate Responsibility

UN Secretary-General Renews Call on Governments to Act on Crew Change Crisis to Avoid Global Supply Chain Disruption As Major Businesses Cite Forced Labor

On World Maritime Day, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his call on Governments to designate seafarers as “key workers” as 800,000 seafarers are either left stranded on vessels or prevented from returning to ships due to Covid-19 restrictions on travel and transit.

Energy & Infrastructure

Regenerative Retrofit: California's First Living Building.

Ecotone Publishing, the industry’s original green architecture and design publisher, today announced the release of the seventh book in the Living Building Challenge Series titled Regenerative Retrofit: California’s First Living Building, researched and written by Juliet Grable.

Environment

New SEC Rule Will Impair Investors' Ability To Manage Risk at a Time of Mounting Systemic Risks

At a time when the climate crisis and other systemic risks loom over the economy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s 3-to-2 vote today amending its rule on shareholder proposals would make it harder for investors to manage the financial risks associated with these trends.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Time for a Home Tech Upgrade? Here's How to Do It Safely and Responsibly

Learn how to protect your data and reduce environmental impact when you’re ready for a new device.

Volunteering & Community

VolunteerMatch Celebrates National Voter Registration Day With Launch of New Election-Related Volunteering Website

VolunteerMatch has launched a new website designed to make election-related volunteering more accessible. Nonprofits including Turnout Nation, Open Progress, and Civic Works are featured, each of which offer volunteer actions that can be performed virtually via computer, phone, and mail.

Corporate Responsibility

CEOs, Make Sure Your Employees Aren't Struggling To Get By

In 2018, PayPal anonymously surveyed a large sample of its hourly and entry-level employees to assess their financial security. The results indicated that almost two-thirds of surveyed employees reported periodically running out of money between paydays.

Awards & Rankings

CNH Industrial Included in the 2020 Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion Index

CNH Industrial is pleased to announce that its efforts in diversity and inclusion have been recognized in the 2020 Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion Index.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Realtors Reducing Poverty: Tony Sells SLC

Tony was instrumental in his former employer showing up one day to the Whole Foods Market headquarters office in Austin, Texas with a Big Check made out to Whole Planet Foundation for $100,000.

Energy & Infrastructure

North Carolina's Largest Hydro Plant Gets a Makeover

From the littlest electrical switches to rotors that weigh 300 tons, Duke Energy employees recently completed a multi-year renovation at Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station to update nearly every part of the plant.

Volunteering & Community

Make Your Voice Heard

At United, our mission is to connect people and unite the world — and one of the most important ways to do that is to engage in the democratic process. That's why we've long provided our employees with resources to help them get registered to vote.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic: Quality Care, From Anywhere

When New York City became the epicenter for COVID-19, Medtronic took the initiative to help transform a well-renowned convention center into a source of hope.

Volunteering & Community

Verizon Joins Cisco and P&G as 'Just Vote' Campaign Partners

These companies are giving employees paid time off so they can get to the polls.

Research & Reports

Land Betterment Corporation Highlights the World Economic Forum's Whitepaper on Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism

Land Betterment Corporation supports and is ready to take action based on the World Economic Forum’s White Paper on Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Oweesta Corporation Receives $300,000 Grant to Support Native Communities

Oweesta Corporation announced a $300,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation, which will enable the Native Community Development Financial Institution intermediary to provide COVID-19 focused technical assistance, training and other support service

Health & Healthcare

Reimagining Community Health Systems Challenge to Deliver Telehealth to Underserved Areas Ends With Strategies for Expansion

PYXERA Global’s Reimagining Community Health Systems Challenge ended in September with U.S. Community Health Centers poised to play a stronger role in expanding telehealth services for 30 million low-income patients

AI & Technology

Cypris Materials Introduces Nature Inspired, Tunable, Structural Color Coating

Cypris Materials, Inc. has cracked nature's code on nanostructures by creating a new type of paint that can be used from cosmetics to the auto industry.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Meet the Civil Rights Leaders Joining T‑Mobile’s External Diversity and Inclusion Council

The men and women of the council include some of America’s most accomplished civil rights leaders, representing a wide-range of underrepresented communities.

Philanthropy

Truist Donates $40 Million to Launch Innovative Nonprofit Fund Supporting Ethnically, Racially Diverse and Women-Owned Small Businesses

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced a $40 million initial donation to help establish CornerSquare Community Capital, a new national nonprofit fund that will support selected community development financial institutions...

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health Commits $800 Million Through 2030 to Make Its Products More Sustainable for a Healthier Planet

As part of its new Healthy Lives Mission, the company's iconic consumer brands will aim to use 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable plastic packaging and certified/post-consumer recycled paper- and pulp-based packaging.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Making Our Operations Less Carbon Intensive

Products made by chemistry are vital to many low-carbon technologies, including the “built environment,” medicine and mobility. Yet the industrial processes to make these products are both energy and CO2-intensive.

Philanthropy

Bringing Healing and Justice to Portland's Black Community

As our biggest donor to date, Comcast's contribution to Brown Hope — now the Black Resilience Fund’s parent nonprofit — will provide real and tangible support to our Black neighbors.

AI & Technology

EarthX Leads Environmental Innovation With Entrepreneur-In-Residence Program

EarthX has announced it has launched a new Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, EarthX <EIR>, providing the world’s most talented thinkers the opportunity to incubate their ideas and spur innovation for environmental benefit. The program provides...

Latest Campaigns

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...

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Sustainable Operations

As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...

GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

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...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Nutrition and Health

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

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...

Subaru Share the Love® Event

Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...

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...