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.

Recent Alerts

Corporate Responsibility

Leading Businesses Sign Fairtrade Pledge to Support 1.8 Million Farmers Calling for Climate Justice

Ben & Jerry’s, Tony’s Chocolonely, and UK retailers Co-op, M&S and Waitrose, are among a group of Fairtrade business partners worldwide pledging to support Fairtrade farmers

Volunteering & Community

CNH Industrial Plants and Donates Sweet Corn to Great Plains Food Bank

For the third consecutive year CNH Industrial employees in Fargo planted a two-acre plot of sweet corn and donated all proceeds from its Corn Picking Fest to the Great Plains Food Bank in North Dakota.

Awards & Rankings

EPA Honors Kohler Co. With 2021 WaterSense® Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today honors Kohler Co. with a 2021 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award – the seventh such award for the company – for its efforts in 2020 to help consumers and businesses conserve water.

Education & Workforce Development

Managing Forests With Climate Change in Mind

When Chris Martland analyzes a landowner’s forest to develop a management plan, he has a number of issues to consider—the landowner’s goals

Awards & Rankings

Lenovo Receives IT Industry's Highest Overall Score in 2021 Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index

Lenovo Group recently announced that it has received its highest-ever rating and the best overall industry score for the IT industry from the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index, reaching an AA+ rating for the first time.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “A Foundation for Action”

The rise of COVID-19 has not only brought the relationship between buildings and infectious disease into the spotlight, it has also highlighted the complicated process of translating research to real-world practice, guidance and standards.

Volunteering & Community

Gender Stereotypes, Social Media and Confidence Challenges Holding Teen Girls Back

The organization that executed the country’s largest survey of teen girls is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the release of a groundbreaking new book, Girls Without Limits: Helping Girls Succeed in Relationships, Academics, Careers and Life.

Philanthropy

Entergy Goes Red with the American Heart Association

Entergy was proud to sponsor the American Heart Association’s STEM Goes Red digital event encouraging young women to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Volunteering & Community

Speaking of Sustainability: A Commitment to the Community

At the Owens Corning insulation plant in Mexico, employees like Jonathan Hernandez are committed to helping vulnerable people in their community. Jonathan talks about the importance of engaging with the community.

Environment

Eldorado Is Committed to Responsible Water Practices Across Its Operations

Eldorado Gold remains focused on managing water use and protecting water
sources for local communities.

Environment

An FAQ on PFAS: Definition, Sources, Benefits and Risks

The issues around PFAS are complex and there is a staggering amount of information out there that is updating all the time. To help bring clarity around a critical issue for businesses, we’ve created this PFAS FAQ guide.

Philanthropy

Georgia-Pacific Sponsors Atlanta Habitat for Humanity

Georgia-Pacific sponsored two home constructions with the Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. The project took 12 weeks with volunteers and support from Georgia-Pacific.

Philanthropy

Breckenridge Brewery Raises $100,0000 for National Parks Conservation Association With Completion of 'In Good CO.' Campaign

Breckenridge Brewery is proud to announce the completion of the In Good CO. campaign, which kicked off in April and ran all summer long.

Environment

New NFL Goal to Help Turn The Tide on GHG Emissions

Tide has teamed up with the NFL to encourage fans to wash garments in cold water to slash emissions. The #TurnToCold campaign will kick off by educating and motivating more than 80 mil households of NFL fans on the benefits of cold-water washing.

Environment

Providing Better Care With a Smaller Footprint: How Kimberly-Clark is Reducing Plastics in the Environment

Pete Dulcamara, Kimberly-Clark’s chief scientist and technical vice president, shares an update on progress made after one year of membership in World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF)

Environment

Family Forest Owners Empowered to Address Climate Change With New Partnership Between REI Co-op, the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy

REI Co-op partners with The American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy's Family Forest Carbon Program, a high-integrity and impact-focused forest carbon project, to help fulfill its climate commitment

Education & Workforce Development

Paving the Way Forward With Education

Musim Mas has an impact on smallholders, villages, and communities including kindergarten teacher Rosmidar Yati.

Corporate Responsibility

Rockwell Automation's Asia Pacific Business Center and Poland EHS Team Win Safety Honors

For the 10th year, the Ministry of Manpower and Workplace Safety and Health Council honored Rockwell’s Asia Pacific Business Center in Singapore. This year both organizations recognized the APBC with the Workplace Safety & Health Silver Award.

Volunteering & Community

Bringing Positive Change Home to Our Communities

Creating positive global change starts in the places we call home. We’ve seen it firsthand, through the colleagues who help amplify our global citizenship efforts and bring home community-driven solutions in the places where we work and live.

Education & Workforce Development

STEM Enrichment Program at Clark Atlanta Lights the Way

How the Verizon Innovative Learning initiative is changing students’ ideas of what’s possible

Research & Reports

Flowserve Releases 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report Highlighting Progress on ESG Initiatives

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced the release of its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.

Corporate Responsibility

ESG Is 'Part of Our DNA,' Says Monaco at Enbridge's ESG Forum 2021

“ESG is foundational to executing strategy at Enbridge. It drives how we operate, oversee the business, engage with communities, and develop and energize our workforce,” said Mr. Monaco. “It’s been part of our DNA for a long time.”

Research & Reports

New Health Report Identifies Need to Address Mental and Behavioral Health Among Teens and Children in the U.S.

The report also found increased frequent mental distress in women, increasing levels of obesity among women and lack of physical activity among children.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Black in Focus: Teresa White, Aflac U.S. President

Inclusion & Opportunity

An Entrepreneurial Education is the Key to Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Challenges

BUILD.org and Comcast NBCUniversal are proud to partner and provide free, culturally-responsive digital entrepreneurship curriculum to inspire high school students nationwide to create innovative solutions to today's greatest challenges.

Latest Campaigns

IWBI | Workplace Wellness

A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...

Nutrition and Health

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

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...

Collective Action

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

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...

Leadership

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

PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...

EVP Campaign

Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...