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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Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

ReFED Accelerates Action to Cut Food Waste in Half by 2030 at 2019 Food Waste Summit

The 2019 Food Waste Summit will gather influential thought leaders and decision-makers from across sectors to share and discuss concrete strategies to achieve the national goal to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030.

Volunteering & Community

Tackling Local Issues Through Citywide Days of Skilled Service

Companies are thinking more expansively about how to work with their neighboring businesses to target regional issues. Common Impact is facilitating these partnerships through Skills for Cities, its model for localized days of skilled service.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ Continues to Champion Women Entrepreneurs at She's Next, Empowered by Visa

The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ participated in the first Visa Canada She's Next, Empowered by Visa workshop in Toronto yesterday, a global initiative to support and champion women business owners as they build, sustain and advance their businesses.

Education & Workforce Development

Discovery Education & Corporate Program Partners Recognize Red Ribbon Week with New Resources to Aid in Substance Abuse Prevention

Discovery Education continues to add to the portfolio of Corporate Education Partnership programs that provide students, families, and employees with cross-disciplinary resources to support educating students about the dangers of substance misuse.

Awards & Rankings

Bridgestone Wins the Mercedes-Benz Environmental Responsibility Award

Bridgestone received the Mercedes-Benz Environmental Responsibility Award for the implementation of the Reused Water Project. The announcement of the winners took place on October 15, at an awards ceremony held in São Paulo.

Philanthropy

Montana Homeownership to Get $3.4 Million Boost From Wells Fargo

The NeighborhoodLIFT® program is part of $1 billion commitment by the Wells Fargo Foundation over six years to address housing affordability

Corporate Responsibility

How Domtar is Keeping Our Employees Safe and Well

Active Awareness and Prevention Programs are in place across our locations, supported by dedicated safety and well-being experts, industry-leading methods and tools, and our leadership teams.

Philanthropy

The Coca-Cola Company’s Natural Brands Believe Poverty is Unnecessary

Whole Planet Foundation’s Poverty is Unnecessary Annual Benefit & Auction on October 25 is supported by Presenting Sponsor The Coca-Cola Company's natural brands.

Research & Reports

Blackbaud Releases Second Annual Social Responsibility Report

Blackbaud has released its second annual Social Responsibility Report, which provides an in-depth look at the company’s global social responsibility, governance, ethical practices and dedication to sustainability.

Inclusion & Opportunity

NxtGen Program Develops an Inclusive Workplace for Adults with Autism

In partnership with Autism Speaks, we’re establishing the NxtGen Program: a community college curriculum focused on skills that will prepare people with autism to pursue skilled-labor jobs in manufacturing.

Environment

Zero-Carbon Transportation: Beyond The Tailpipe

Zero-carbon transportation is not just a possibility. It is a necessity.

Philanthropy

Wells Fargo Grants Aim to Improve Financial Health for Struggling Families

With millions of Americans wrestling with financial insecurity, the Wells Fargo Foundation today announced $5.4 million in grants to nine organizations that help struggling households manage their finances, reduce debt, improve credit and gain access to other life-changing economic opportunities.

Health & Healthcare

VIDEO: FedEx & Safe Kids Halloween Safety Tips

On Halloween, twice as many kids are hit and killed while walking than on any other day of the year. The sugar rush, yard-to-yard running and sense of community make it easier for a “rules no longer apply” mentality when trick-or-treating.

Volunteering & Community

Give and Get: Developing and Inspiring Symantec’s Future Leaders

Our engineers, salespeople, accountants, product managers, and others use their unique skill set to help nonprofits solve critical challenges, giving and receiving in the process.

Health & Healthcare

Walgreens, Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Collaborate to Support Research in Tough-to-Treat Cancers and Increase Access to Care

Walgreens announced today a new collaboration with Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to enable research in tough-to-treat cancers and increase access to care with a pledge to contribute more than $25 million to the organizations, collectively, over the next five years.

Awards & Rankings

Sodexo Scores Among the Highest in the Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index

Sodexo has been recognized in the Diversity Best Practices (DBP) Inclusion Index for the third consecutive year, and has been named to the Index’s “Top 10 Percent” for scoring an 82 percent, among the highest of the 150 organizations nominated.

Volunteering & Community

Keep America Beautiful Partners With Earth Day Network on 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful® and Earth Day Network today announced a partnership to promote the iconic organizations’ respective missions to keep America clean, green, and beautiful as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day approaches.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Strengthening Supply Chain Reporting

A leadership forum on strengthening supply chain sustainability reporting has been launched by the Global Reporting Initiative

Environment

Cultivating Student Scientists to Improve Water Quality of Indian River Lagoon

These students have helped raise over 2,000 native shoreline plants in schoolyard nurseries and filled hundreds of fossilized shell bags, all of which have been utilized in living shoreline restoration projects in the Indian River Lagoon.

Environment

Creating a Rain Forest in the Pacific Ocean

SCE’s Wheeler North Reef expansion project will build 374 acres of habitat for residential fish and marine life near San Clemente.

Corporate Responsibility

The New Climate for Business: Employee Activism as an Asset

Now, more than ever employees are using their voice to influence the companies they work for, regardless of sector, on issues as varied as climate change and sexual harassment.

Volunteering & Community

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 34: Gary Levante, Bershire Bank

This Pro Bono Week bonus episode returns to Danielle Holly's conversation with Gary Levante, Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility & Culture at Berkshire Bank and one of the collaborators behind Skills for Cities.

Volunteering & Community

Freeport-McMoRan Employees Volunteer in Their Communities

Freeport-McMoRan employees volunteered over 3,000 hours during this year’s Global Volunteer Month, doing everything from planting trees to holding food and diaper drives.

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Sustainability Report

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Whirlpool Corporate Citizenship

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...

Key Supports Affordable Housing

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...

Subaru Love Promise: Community

Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...

Sustainable Products and Innovation

Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...

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...

Wesco Cares

Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...