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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Energy & Infrastructure

Building New Jersey's Smart Electric Infrastructure

If you are like me, you have come to expect the power to be there when you need it.

Socially Responsible Investing

Give Her Credit: Expanding Women's Access to Finance

In December 2019, Pham Phuong Thao set up a small shop selling flowers and ornamental plants in her home district in northern Vietnam. Four months later, the pandemic hit, devastating her fledgling storefront business.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Arrow Electronics Supports Women Employees Through Women in Electronics Sponsorship

Arrow Electronics is providing opportunities for its women employees to grow their leadership skills and industry networks through its sponsorship of Women in Electronics.

Philanthropy

DraftKings-Backed International Center for Responsible Gaming Fund to Support Research on Sports Betting Awards Grant to Bowling Green State University

A first-of-its-kind, the ICRG created the Fund to focus on responsible gaming in sports betting, with the goal of developing peer-reviewed, scientifically based research that contributes meaningfully to the understanding of responsible gaming.

Events

Editorial Webinar: The Green Credentials of 5G and IoT—Can Technology Help Save the World?

Can this technological confluence deliver meaningful business outcomes while also advancing global sustainability priorities?

Corporate Responsibility

Deckers Brands Proudly Announces Results From Its March 2022 Art of Kindness Event

Deckers Brands recently held its fourth biannual Art of Kindness week of volunteering where employees across the globe united to make a collective impact on their local communities.

Awards & Rankings

HanesBrands Named One of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies

HanesBrands Inc., a global leader in iconic apparel brands, has been recognized as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies for the second year in a row by Ethisphere, an industry leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

AI & Technology

Ripe for Robots

Agriculture must become more efficient: Robots and autonomous supertractors are one important solution.

Corporate Responsibility

Whirlpool Corp. Outlines Progress on Net Zero Targets as Part of Long-term Commitment to Sustainability

Whirlpool Corporation today issued an update on progress towards achieving Net Zero targets the company first announced in May of 2021.

Awards & Rankings

Merck Honored as a 2022 VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer

Merck honored to have earned the designation VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer, as part of the 2022 VETS Indexes Employer Awards.

Philanthropy

An Open Letter on Ukraine From Daniel O'Day, Chairman & CEO

Our teams have been working with urgency to mitigate any impact on the supply of our medicines to patients who depend on them in Ukraine.

AI & Technology

When Disaster Strikes, Digital Technologies Save Lives

For more than 40 years, Mercy Corps has been responding to the world’s worst disasters, offering food, clean water, shelter, and support to all who are afflicted.

Socially Responsible Investing

AllianceBernstein: ESG Risks Are Real Credit Risks

Patrick, many investors say that ESG—environmental, social and governance—concerns, are too specialized, too difficult to quantify, especially in emerging markets. What’s AllianceBernstein’s view?

Energy & Infrastructure

Cainiao Taps Rooftop Solar Panels to Power Bonded Warehouses

Alibaba Group’s logistics arm Cainiao Network has started to use energy generated by rooftop solar panels.

AI & Technology

Supporting Survivors and Creating Safer Digital Spaces

We are continuing our celebration of Women's Month by sharing the incredible work accomplished by one of our nonprofit partners, the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV).

Research & Reports

NN Group Releases 2021 Annual Report: Serving Customers in Times of Change

NN Group, a financial services company active in several European countries and Japan, published its 2021 Annual Report. It provides an integrated overview of our strategy, and financial and non-financial performance.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Buying Black: Reinvesting in Community

On this episode we hear from Bernard Bronner, President and CEO of Bronner Bros., one of the largest Black-owned beauty companies in the U.S.

Inclusion & Opportunity

New SXSW Film Highlights Small Business Owners and the Power of Resilience

When talking about small businesses surviving the pandemic, resilience is a word often used to describe how they struggled, pivoted and ultimately succeeded.

Events

Truist Foundation 2022 Inspire Awards Challenge Application Deadline is May 13

Truist Foundation is partnering with MIT Solve to host the 2022 Inspire Awards Challenge, designed to support the ideas of innovative nonprofits that help grow, develop and sustain racially diverse or women-led small businesses.

Environment

GAF Aims to Curb Urban Heat With Cool Community Project

GAF has partnered with Climate Resolve, the Global Cool Cities Alliance, local community organizations, and municipal government partners to conduct a multi-phased research project to understand the impacts of urban heat and cooling solutions

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Cummins Is Repowering KLW Locomotives Across the U.S. To Help the Company Meet Sustainability Commitments

The images of powerful trains chugging down a railroad track pushing black smoke into the air is nostalgic, but is literally killing the environment.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “China: Doubling Down on Better Buildings for Better Health”

In 2021, IWBI released an in-depth report that lays out research approaches and specific operational strategies as the world continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares for acute health threats into the future.

Corporate Responsibility

IWBI Applauds the White House and EPA for Launching the 'Clean Air in Buildings Challenge'

As part of the recently announced National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, the Biden Administration underscored the critical need to utilize funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Inclusion & Opportunity

Zero Barriers: Medtronic Supplier Diversity Efforts Go Global

Our diverse supplier base drives sustainable economic change in communities with every contract signed and every job created.

AI & Technology

Further Investment in Electrification & Alternative Fuels for CNH Industrial

With increasing global demand for zero emissions, CNH Industrial will continue to build upon its leading position in alternative propulsion (thanks to 15+ years of R&D and products now in commercial production).

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IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

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...

Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Nutrition and Health

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

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 Global Stakeholder Impact News & Reports

GoDaddy is committed to embedding sustainable practices across our business. Our approach focuses on creating long-term value for our customers...

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...

Heritage

For more than 160 years, Bacardi has been a family-owned company guided by its heritage. From the revolutionary introduction of BACARDÍ rum, the birth...