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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Volunteering & Community

CITGO Contributes Volunteer Support to Camp Aranzazu in its Fifth Annual Care Day

Volunteers from CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery returned to Camp Aranzazu in Rockport for a fifth year to assist with cleanup and other efforts on the camp’s Annual Camp Care Day. Camp Aranzazu serves children and adults with special needs and chronic illnesses through therapeutic recreation at its barrier-free facility. With more than 100 acres of land and only one full-time maintenance staff member, the camp relies heavily on volunteers.

Research & Reports

TransCanada Releases 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

TransCanada officially released its 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, which highlights the company’s commitment to operating safely and in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

How H&M Will Become a Tastemaker for Sustainable Fashion

In April, H&M hosted a sustainability event at their London showroom. At the reception, they shared the company’s latest sustainability report and the major findings from their sustainability work in 2015.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Is MGM Resorts International Really Leaving the NV Energy Grid?

Chief Sustainability Officer, Cindy Ortega, discusses our latest decision to improve our renewable energy portfolio.

Corporate Responsibility

2016 AIAG IMDS Conference

This year's event takes place over 1 ½ days with an evening reception at the end of day 1. The first day will consist of breakout sessions focusing on IMDS specific topics and legislative issues. The second day will focus strictly on IMDS topics including IMDS 11.0, which includes a new method to support additional regulations, and refinements to further improved data quality.

Research & Reports

CSX Highlights 2015 Accomplishments

In June, CSX released its sixth annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, tracking the company’s performance against key goals and exploring the issues important to diverse stakeholders who work with, live near, and ultimately depend on this company.

Philanthropy

Sodexo Provides More than 13,000 Free Summer Meals in First 10 Days at Richland School District Two

Sodexo, the world leader in Quality of Life Services, announced today that the summer meal program at Richland School District Two kicked-off successfully this year, serving more than 13,000 meals to youth in the first 10 days. The district’s Food Service Program, operated by Sodexo, is again providing free meals to youth in the county where nearly 1 in 5 kids is at risk of hunger.

Research & Reports

Gildan Releases its 2015 Genuine Gildan® CSR Report

Gildan’s 2015 corporate, social and environmental responsibility (CSR) report was released on the Company’s CSR dedicated website genuinegildan.com. Among other information, this year’s report highlights the results of Gildan’s 2010-2015 efforts in the area of environmental sustainability.

Awards & Rankings

Call for Nominations for Jurors for World Environment Center Sustainability Award

The World Environment Center (WEC) is seeking recommendations for sustainability experts to serve as members of the independent jury to select its yearly Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development. The Gold Medal Award is presented annually to a global company that demonstrates systemic commitment to sustainability in business practice.

Events

Interview with Jennifer Risi, Managing Director at Ogilvy Media Influence

Jennifer Risi is a seasoned communications executive with more than 15 years of experience. She oversees global media relations at Ogilvy and serves as senior advisor to many of the firm’s clients. She is an expert in nation branding, CEO positioning, crisis communications, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business-to-business strategy development. She is a worldwide board member of Ogilvy Public Relations.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Choosing to Find Your Happy Place at Work

Sometimes finding happiness must be very intentional but simply knowing happiness is a choice is not enough. Experiencing it requires a conscious decision every day and it is not always easy.

Awards & Rankings

KIRO 7 and The Trust for Public Land Announce Finalists for Western Washington’s Cox Conserves Heroes Program

KIRO 7, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, today announced finalists for Western Washington’s 2016 Cox Conserves Heroes program. The public is being asked to vote now through August 19 at http://www.kiro7.com/heroes.

Awards & Rankings

Nominate Your Company for the 2017 WEC Gold Medal Award for Sustainability (due Sept. 7)

Nominations are now being accepted for the World Environment Center’s (WEC) 2017 Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development. The Gold Medal Award is presented annually to a global company that demonstrates systemic commitment to sustainability in business practice.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Investors See Strong Link Between Corporate Sustainability and Financial Performance

Up to 90% of professional investors measure a company’s sustainability performance before making investment decisions.

Research & Reports

HPE Releases Its First Living Progress Report

HPE announces first Living Progress Report as Hewlett Packard Enterprise. With our new company comes a new three part format intended to make relevant information more easily accessible to our many stakeholders.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Rubber Ducks and Water Neutrality

As part of the upcoming NAEM 2016 Corporate Sustainability Management Conference, Antea Group will be helping make participants water neutral for the day.

Research & Reports

Caterpillar is Shaving Weeks Off Delivery Time

Research & Reports

Sands ECO360 | New Technologies and Innovation

Volunteering & Community

VolunteerMatch and YourCause Now Partner to Connect Companies with Community Volunteer Needs

VolunteerMatch, the web’s largest volunteer engagement network, and YourCause LLC, provider of CSRconnect Employee Engagement and Enterprise Philanthropic Platform, announce today a partnership that will give YourCause clients the option to add the VolunteerMatch network to their existing suite of corporate social responsibility (CSR) management tools.

Education & Workforce Development

CITGO Awards Collegiate Scholarships to Local Students

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Collaboration and Partnership

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Greener Products and Solutions

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Community Investment

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