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.

Philanthropy

Donated Semi-Truck Helps El Paso Food Bank Reach Those in Need

Marathon Petroleum

Inclusion & Opportunity

Championing Accessibility Through Inclusive Design at Lenovo

Lenovo

Education & Workforce Development

Comcast and El Centro de la Raza Open Lift Zone in Federal Way to Help South King County Families Build Digital Skills

Comcast

Health & Healthcare

Two Sides of the “Gift of Life” From DaVita Teammates

DaVita

Environment

Staying Ahead of Changing Water Treatment and Preservation Needs

Rockwell Automation

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Truly Sustainable, Truly Iconic: An Introduction to Caesarstone ICON™

Caesarstone

Environment

Mastercard: From Burn Scar to Blueprint for Rebirth: How This Canadian Forest Is Being Rebuilt

Mastercard

Education & Workforce Development

CSR Talent Group: Fractional Staffing as a Business Imperative

CSR Talent Group

Featured Brands

Comcast and El Centro de la Raza Open Lift Zone in Federal Way to Help South King County Families Build Digital Skills

Comcast launched its newest Lift Zone this month in partnership with El Centro de la Raza to advance digital skills and training opportunities for families in South King County.

How I Got Here: Jim Dausch

In the #HowIGotHere series, you’ll read about the career paths of some of the world-renowned leaders at Yum! Brands. Learn more about Jim Dausch, Chief Digital & Technology Officer and President of Byte by Yum! at Yum! Brands.

Mastercard: From Burn Scar to Blueprint for Rebirth: How This Canadian Forest Is Being Rebuilt

On June 30, 2021, as drought conditions and record-breaking temperatures bore down on the dry, rugged interior of British Columbia, a spark set off one of the most devastating fires in Canada’s history.

Jill’s 40-Year Journey With Taco Bell

When the small oil and gas company Jill worked for in Newport Beach went out of business, she spotted a newspaper ad for a job at Taco Bell Corporate. She applied, got the role, and began her four-decade journey with the brand.

Delivering History: FedEx Brings Millions of Years of the Past to the Present

At FedEx, our network connects people and possibilities across the globe every single day. But some of our most remarkable deliveries don't just bridge miles—they bridge millions of years.

How a Dangerous Collapse Led One Woman to a Blood Pressure Procedure

Heart conditions can impact anyone, anywhere, and often without warning. Fifty-nine-year-old Ana Florencio experienced this first-hand when what began as an otherwise typical day quickly turned into one of the scariest moments of her life.

Does Screen Time Affect Behavior? Why Using It as a Reward Can Backfire

A cognitive specialist and parenting coach explains how screen habits can shape kids’ motivation and emotions—and shares simple ways to reset the pattern.

Entrepreneur Fund Announces 26 Recipients of Rural Field to Market Grant

The Entrepreneur Fund (EFund), with support from the Wells Fargo Foundation, announced the 26 recipients of the Rural Field to Market Grant, a one-time funding opportunity designed to strengthen small- to mid-size farm and food businesses across EFund’s Minnesota service area.

The Power of Collaboration – Building a Circular Future in Memphis

Imagine a world where "waste" doesn't exist, and the things we use every day get a new lease on life. This isn't a far-off dream; it's the heart of the circular economy, and it's happening right here in Memphis.

Guiding Stars: Healthy Habits for Perimenopause & Menopause

Perimenopause and menopause have become a more open and widely discussed life stage, with many women seeking practical, evidence-based guidance and support. Declining estrogen, the marker of this transition, influences a woman’s health in several ways that go beyond hot flashes.

Recent Alerts

Health & Healthcare

Taco Bell Goes Beyond Meat — Literally and Figuratively

As for those colorful sauce packets that either end up in landfill or in the condiment morgue of your refrigerator, change is also on the horizon. Last week, Taco Bell said it would work with TerraCycle to find those sauce packets a second life.

Philanthropy

Leveraging our Resources to Make our Communities Stronger

From large-scale volunteer efforts driven by Sands Cares to sustainability initiatives spearheaded by Sands ECO360, we approach this mission at the granular level, and also leverage our resources to affect change on a much larger scale, as well.

AI & Technology

Black & Veatch Promotes CIO Irvin Bishop Jr. to Executive Vice President

Having intensified Black & Veatch’s focus on deployment of data optimization and other transformative technologies to bolster decision-making and value to clients, Irvin Bishop Jr., CIO, has been promoted to executive vice president.

Awards & Rankings

Schneider Electric Earns 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence Award

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management, automation, and sustainability, today announced that it has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Women in Leadership: Mentorship, Progression and Confidence

Women’s History Month may be over, but our recognition of women’s contributions isn’t. In this continuation of our women’s leadership blog series, we share more of our women leaders’ pledges for equality and commitments to challenging the status quo.

Volunteering & Community

Superheroes of Social-Emotional Learning Honored on National Teachers' Day

Celebrating educators across the United States for their heroic efforts to support youth mental health and wellbeing, the Life’s Good: Experience Happiness program is honoring America’s superhero teachers in recognition of National Teachers’ Day, May 4.

Events

PSEG & TechUnited Look to Entrepreneurs for Innovative Solutions That Promote Electrified Transportation

The Challenge is open to startups that are working on innovative solutions for promoting electrified transportation and will provide the winner with a $50,000 prize and mentorship from PSEG executives.

AI & Technology

How Technology Is Achieving Better Natural Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Resilience

Lenovo is the Technology Partner for second edition of the SAFE STEPS D-Tech Awards, in partnership with Prudence Foundation, together with Humanitarian Partner International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Inclusion & Opportunity

Franklin Templeton Celebrates Women's History Month

Franklin Templeton’s Women at FT business resource group (BRG), in partnership with its specialist investment organizations, hosted more than 30 events to honor International Women’s Day (IWD) and Month.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Mohawk Group Launches Data Tide: Innovative Carpet Collection Supports Nature With Data

Data Tide is one part of Mohawk Group’s larger sustainability effort, The Waterways Project. This project highlights new products, technologies and initiatives to give back to and restore the living rivers that sustain life.

Health & Healthcare

Podcast: An Appetite for Opportunity: Changing Dietary Goals

In this episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Markus Stripf, SpoonGuru, Georgie Altman, Google and Emma Burton, Price Waterhouse Cooper to find out more about a new report recently published by their respective companies.

Philanthropy

Fifth Third Bank to Provide 1 Million Meals to Fight Hunger Across Bank's Footprint

The meals are being donated to food organizations across the Bank’s 11-state retail footprint in honor of the Bank’s annual companywide community celebration in May, centered on May 3. The date, 5/3 on the calendar, is recognized as Fifth Third Day.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Join HSUS and HSI's #BeCrueltyFree Campaign to End Cosmetic Testing on Animals

Cruelty-free beauty is on its way to becoming mainstream globally, driven in large part by the #BeCrueltyFree campaign led by Humane Society International, the Humane Society of the United States, our affiliates, and partners.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Goodyear Installs Air Purification Systems and Develops a Greenbelt Area in India

Goodyear India Limited (GIL), as a part of Goodyear’s Better Future framework and CSR initiative “Solutions to Air Pollution (SAP),”has collaborated with Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF), Corridor Management Unit of Mathura Road, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), and Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) for initiatives to protect the environment, to improve the quality of air that people breathe in Ballabhgarh and Faridabad and to raise awareness regarding air pollution and steps that can be taken to reduce it.

Philanthropy

VMware Citizen Philanthropists Celebrate Earth Month

VMware Citizen Philanthropists are active in their communities all year, adapting their efforts based on the needs of the nonprofits they serve and the communities of which they are a part.

Environment

UGG Announces Commitments To Restore Our Earth This Earth Day 2021

UGG has committed to restoration across four focus areas with an Earth Day theme for 2021 of "Restore Our Earth." Through FEEL GOOD, the brand's journey towards a more sustainable future focuses on restoring the planet.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Truist Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May commemorates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and we’re shining a light on the tremendous contributions and cultures of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

Awards & Rankings

Stellantis Named Among Top Companies Recruiting Indigenous STEM Professionals

The editors of Winds of Change magazine have selected Stellantis to the publication’s annual list of top companies setting the standard for providing careers, development and recruiting opportunities for Indigenous STEM professionals in North America

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Logitech Gaming Products Now Labeled Climate Pledge Friendly on amazon.com

Logitech Gaming Products are now signposted on amazon.com as “Climate Pledge Friendly”. This means eco-conscious consumers can also search for devices, which are “Climate Pledge Friendly” and find our gaming products – LogitechG and ASTRO Gaming.

Education & Workforce Development

GP PRO and Consumer Products Reimagine Opportunities in the Community

The Georgia-Pacific Buddy program is an employee-volunteer tutoring initiative that began over 20 years ago. The program was established to enhance the academic skills of students at M. Agnes Jones (MAJ) Elementary in the Atlanta Public Schools.

Corporate Responsibility

Companies Commit to SDGs Collaboration

A new program to enhance corporate reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by making it more relevant to stakeholders, is now underway – bringing together senior representatives from international companies.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Engineering a More Equal Future

Women are generally underrepresented in the engineering sector where less than one in 10 qualified engineers in Hong Kong are female. CLP is taking innovative steps to even up the profession’s gender imbalance.

Research & Reports

SCS Global Services Applauds Release of New Report by the United Nations Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party sustainability and climate certification, congratulates the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (FICCA) for publication last week of its groundbreaking report outlining the processes that contribute to low carbon sources of cotton and polyester.

Events

Food Safety: An Opportunity to Rethink, Reset and Recharge

Around the world, an estimated 600 million people fall ill after eating contaminated food each year, and concerns over food safety have been intensified by COVID-19.

Health & Healthcare

Kansas City Lights the Night with a New Research Institute

Like many teenagers his age, when Ben noticed that something was a little off - he grabbed his phone. For weeks, Ben was going to school, participating in wrestling, and doing what most teenagers do in their free time - hanging out with friends.

Latest Campaigns

Collective Action

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

Community Investment

all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)

Health and Safety by Antea Group

Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

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...

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...

Community Investment

all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)

AMD Environmental Sustainability

Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship

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...

Novata News

Communicating key news and updates about Novata.

Caesarstone ICON: Innovating Today for a More Sustainable Future

Innovating today for a more sustainable future. Crafted with decades of commitment to exceptional design and quality, Caesarstone ICON advanced fusion...