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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Philanthropy

YOU Get a Grant and YOU Get a Grant - T-Mobile to Bolster 25 Small Towns Nationwide

T‑Mobile has committed $25M to small town grants over the next five years, starting with these 25 deserving communities across the country.

Corporate Responsibility

Speaking of Sustainability: A New Employee's Experience at Owens Corning

New employee Rob Martin shares his perspective on joining Owens Corning during the pandemic and how his employee experience and connection to the company’s culture started even before his first day on the job.

Environment

M∙A∙C Cosmetics Brings Its Iconic Recycling Program to Poland and Belgium

Over 30 years ago, M∙A∙C Cosmetics helped usher in a new era for recycling cosmetics products through the creation of the Back-To-M∙A∙C takeback program.

Awards & Rankings

Comcast NBCUniversal Recognized As a Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company

Comcast NBCUniversal is proud to be recognized on Fast Company’s 2021 ‘Best Workplaces for Innovators’ list for the first time this year.

Philanthropy

LA Galaxy Team Up With Dream on 3 and Children's Hospital Los Angeles to Celebrate Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

AEG’s LA Galaxy recently teamed up with Dream on 3, a nonprofit dedicated to creating sports-themed experiences for youth living with life-altering medical or intellectual conditions, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to celebrate Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, in conjunction with the Major League Soccer’s “Kick Childhood Cancer” campaign.

Education & Workforce Development

How to Make College Savings a Reality for All Students

Paying for college can be one of the first very real financial situations that students are personally faced with. So, since September is College Savings Month, now is the perfect time to discuss college savings with your students.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Stellantis Named a Top 50 Company for Latinas

The editors of LATINA Style magazine have selected Stellantis as one of the 2021 Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work in the U.S.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Scottish Widows Relaunches Greener Pension Fund

Scottish Widows has refreshed its Environmental Fund which will invest hundreds of millions of pounds in green British businesses, the life insurance and pensions company has announced.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard Launches Strive Initiative to Accelerate Small Business Recovery

Micro and small enterprises are important contributors to job creation and global economic development, representing approximately 90% of business and more than 50% of employment worldwide.

Philanthropy

Delivering Critical Aid to Haiti

As doctors and nurses on the frontlines work to treat those affected by the deadly earthquake in Haiti, FedEx is working with multiple humanitarian agencies to deliver aid where it’s needed most.

Education & Workforce Development

P&G Supports "Recovering Learning" to Help School Dropouts in Latin America

P&G, with the support of United Way, is taking an active role to fight school dropouts in Latin America by supporting the program Recovering Learning.

Environment

State Farm and Arbor Day Foundation to Plant and Distribute Thousands of Urban-Area Trees in 15 Cities This Fall

State Farm, in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, will be holding more than a dozen tree planting and tree distribution events across the U.S. as part of State Farm’s 2021 nationwide urban planting campaign.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Why Suppliers are Key to Unlocking Sustainable Procurement Value

Despite the recent challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, both buyers and suppliers are increasing their commitment to sustainable procurement.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Did You Know: Beauty Packaging

From adhesives to beauty to laundry and home care, our innovations deliver the technology and solutions behind the products you use every day.

Research & Reports

Lenovo Announces New Climate Change Mitigation Goals and Releases 2020/21 ESG Report

Today Lenovo is committing to new goals in the areas of climate change mitigation, circular economy and sustainable materials. As part of its annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, Lenovo shares its ESG progress and outlines plans to leverage smarter technology to create a brighter, more sustainable future for all.

Volunteering & Community

LG and Discovery Education Teach Youth How to Practice Happiness

Celebrate the back-to-school season by watching the VFT throughout the month of September and posting photos of your classroom or at-home watch party using the hashtag #LGVFTWatchParty to share how you build happiness skills.

Environment

New Report from Field to Market Signals Increase in Climate Targets Across Food and Agriculture and Calls for Increased Urgency to Translate Ambition into Action

Field to Market releases second edition of Climate Action in U.S. Agriculture: A Compendium of Field to Market Member Climate Commitments, which showcases an increasing number of greenhouse gas targets across the industry over the past year and reinforces the need for urgent collective action to address intensifying climate impacts.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Health Equity and Elevating Tomorrow's Black Women Leaders

We were pleased to sponsor the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s ALC50 where our own Stephanie Dyson introduced Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman.

AI & Technology

Bayer to Launch Organic Vegetable Seeds Portfolio Enabling Greater Access to Certified Organic Market

Bayer today announced that it will expand its vegetable seeds offerings under the new Vegetables by Bayer umbrella to include organically produced seed.

Research & Reports

Biogen Issues First Progress Report of its Signature Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives™ Initiative

The report details Biogen's efforts to go fossil fuel free, engagement with employees and suppliers, and collaborations with renowned institutions to improve health – especially for vulnerable populations most impacted by climate-related events.

Energy & Infrastructure

Takachar: Meet the Team That Developed a Solution to Make Economic Use of Biomass Residues While Reducing Air Pollution

Globally, about $120 billion worth of crops and forest residues are burned in the open each year.

Burning these residues is counterproductive to climate change, as it significantly increases air pollution, but it’s also a missed opportunity.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

FPC Annual Report Press Release

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has today published its first-ever Annual Report

Corporate Responsibility

Defining the Inclusive Business Features

The Inclusive Business Features seek to act as a guiding document for the adoption of IB through clear and practically defined features for businesses, investors and governments and have been developed specifically for them

Research & Reports

New Survey Provides Insights Into Drinking Behaviors During the Pandemic

A new online survey conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic by The Harris Poll on behalf of Alkermes found that 17% of respondents aged 21 and over reported drinking patterns that met the survey criteria for "heavy drinking"*.

Health & Healthcare

Pfizer Versus Moderna Versus Johnson & Johnson

Bahar's recent research takes a look at the ESG data on each of the vaccine manufactures: Moderna Inc. Pfizer Inc., and Johnson & Johnson.

Latest Campaigns

Leadership

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Sustainable Operations

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

Innovation at Chemours

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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...

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...