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

Ecocentricity Blog: The Energy-Water Collision

Water is often too hot on first pass as coolant in energy production. Another challenge is droughts; the kind predicted to be more frequent as the climate changes. #energywaternexus #climatechange

Energy & Infrastructure

Coming Soon from CBRE…The Place Makers – Episode 3

Across Asia Pacific, Architects, Developers and Investors are creatively answering the challenges of urbanization and population growth by creating spaces that people are happier living and working in.

Philanthropy

Unique Back-to-School Campaign Expands reach of LG’s ‘Life’s Good: Experience Happiness’ Initiative

With the 2019-20 school year beginning across the country, LG Electronics USA is expanding its “Life’s Good: Experience Happiness” initiative to more schools exposing a broader audience to the scientific principles that lead to happiness.

Awards & Rankings

Tetra Tech Receives Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award

Esri, a global market leader in GIS software, recognized Tetra Tech with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the 2019 Esri User Conference held on July 10th in San Diego, California.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Bancorp Introduces New Investment Banking Capabilities for Renewable Energy Industry

Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) announced today that Fifth Third Securities Inc. has hired Timothy Beach, Ari Citrin and Oliver Janssen as managing directors to lead its new Renewable Energy Investment Banking Group.

Events

Reporting19: New Speakers, New Sessions – Exciting New Updates

Ethical Corporation have just published the newly updated brochure for this year’s market-leading Sustainability Reporting and Communications Summit (16-17 Oct, Amsterdam)

Energy & Infrastructure

GM Partners With Qmerit to Create a More Accessible At-Home Charging Solution

GM recently announced a partnership with Qmerit to enable electric vehicle owners to more easily find and obtain quotes from pre-approved EV charging station installers. The partnership will give Chevrolet EV owners a seamless way to find electricians to install the charging equipment, making charging their EV an easy part of their daily routine.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Reinventing Banana Production in Ecuador

Philanthropy

Volunteers Help Build Homes for Low-income Veterans

Neither thieves nor triple-digit temperatures could deter Southern California Edison employees and volunteers from their mission to help house veterans.

Corporate Responsibility

Sappi Collaborates With University of Maine on Innovative Paper Applications

New devices made from patterned release paper— for use in biotechnical applications—were included as one of five discoveries showcased at the University of Maine earlier this year, as part of their Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program. The innovative devices were developed in partnership with Sappi’s Westbrook Technology Center.

Philanthropy

ON Semiconductor Sponsors IEEE Empower a Billion Lives Competition

ON Semiconductor, energy efficient innovations, announced a sponsorship to IEEE Empower a Billion Lives (EBL), an interdisciplinary, biennial global competition to identify and promote innovative solutions to energy poverty.

Awards & Rankings

North Carolina Student Leaders Recognized by Congress for Goalsetting and Volunteer Efforts

Smithfield has been involved with The Congressional Award since 2015, and returns this year as the Title Sponsor of the 2019 North Carolina Congressional Award Ceremony.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Weekend Honors Detroit Stars and Legacy of African Americans in Detroit Baseball History

The Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Weekend, a celebration that pays homage to the prominent legacy of African Americans in the game of baseball, took place August 7-9 at Comerica Park during a weekend series against the Kansas City Royals.

Corporate Responsibility

Watch Recorded Webinar: Evolving Your Preferred NPO Strategy for More Employee Choice

Over $5 Billion is raised through workplace giving annually. But today’s workforce has evolved to expect more options and transparency from corporate giving programs.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Duke Energy Invests More Than $150,000 in South Carolina Programs That Will Build Diverse, Talented Workforce

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded more than $150,000 in grants to four South Carolina organizations to fund strategic initiatives that will help enhance and diversify the energy industry’s workforce of tomorrow.

Philanthropy

Take Your GivingTuesday Plans to the Next Level Using Pro Bono Support

Taproot Foundation is excited to share our newly released GivingTuesday pro bono toolkit, designed to help your organization accomplish more through your fundraising efforts.

Corporate Responsibility

3 Questions to Ponder for Your 2030 Strategy

For years, 2020 was a distant concept, the end point for business goals and timelines.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Comcast Announces Largest Ever Expansion of Its Internet Essentials Program

Comcast announced today it is significantly expanding eligibility for Internet Essentials, which is the nation’s largest and most successful broadband adoption program in America, to include all qualified low-income households in its service area.

Media & Communications

How To Build a Better – More Sustainable! – Brand … Advice From an Adweek Commentator

The mad scramble to make brands more sustainable is in full swing. And many companies are still getting it wrong. So what are the correct steps?

Volunteering & Community

IOC Announces Latest List of Global Young Change-Maker Initiatives

Supported by seed-funding from the IOC of up to CHF 5,000, the new YCM cycle will see 50 new and ongoing initiatives undertaken worldwide over the next 12 months. The previous 2018-19 cycle delivered 39 life-changing projects globally.

Environment

Practitioner Spotlight--Alanna Garrison

Antea Group spotlights Alanna Garrison, a dynamic, successful health and safety practitioner from New Jersey.

Philanthropy

From Minnesota to Africa, Local Nonprofit Connects Food Experts Worlds Apart

Minnesota-based Partners in Food Solutions connects U.S. food experts with smaller African companies looking for new ways to feed large populations.

Research & Reports

AccountAbility Releases Korean Translation of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018)

AccountAbility has released the Korean translation of its latest sustainability management framework and guidance document – the AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018).

Philanthropy

Hydroponic School Gardens: How ScottsMiracle-Gro and No Kid Hungry Are Providing Fresh Food Options in Schools

This grant is part of an initiative by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, in partnership with No Kid Hungry, to increase healthy food access and reduce hunger among kids who need it most.

Corporate Responsibility

MilliporeSigma Employee Spotlight: Jacqueline Ignacio

We’re sitting down with Jacqueline Ignacio, global manager, customer sustainability solutions at MilliporeSigma, to learn more about the work she’s doing to change the way the life science industry looks at waste.

Latest Campaigns

Emergency Response

Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med

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...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Recognition of our Company

As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

Recognition of our Company

As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

Leadership

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

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...

FedEx | Delivering for Good

Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...