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

Environment

JetBlue Pledges To Offset All Carbon Emissions for U.S. Flights

In a statement, the company said yesterday’s announcements underscore its "long-term strategy to ensure a more sustainable business for crew members, customers, shareholders and communities served by JetBlue.”

Awards & Rankings

Domtar Board Members Recognized As WomenInc.’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors

Domtar Corporation congratulates three of its board members, Giannella Alvarez, Mary A. Winston and Pamela B. Strobel, on being named to WomenInc. Magazine’s list of 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors.

Research & Reports

IOC’s Plastic Game Plan for Sport to Help Sports Organisations Tackle Plastic Pollution

The International Olympic Committee has launched a new guide which aims to help the sports community address plastic pollution.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Brazil: Drone Technology Development Program for Precision Agriculture

A collaboration between Qualcomm, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation & the Institute for Solidarity Socioeconomics (ISES) to innovate drone technology that will be able to provide immediate agricultural intelligence to smaller farmers.

Energy & Infrastructure

Partnering Early Helps Transportation Agencies Deliver More Value for Travelers

Public sector agencies are starting to see the value of optimizing on a solution with the ultimate deliverers of the project as a way to ensure project viability and success. As this trend continues, the ultimate winners will be the traveling public.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Announces Initial Planting Locations for 20 Million #TeamTrees Trees

The Arbor Day Foundation is launching domestic and international planting projects to fulfill its commitment to plant more than 21.5 million trees funded by #TeamTrees, a viral crowdfunding campaign driven by YouTubers MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and Mark Rober in late 2019.

Philanthropy

HPE’s Commitment to Protecting Human Rights

Championing human rights is fundamental to HPE’s values and mission to advance the way we live and work, and all people are entitled to basic freedoms and standards of treatment, both inside and outside the company

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

A Decade In Design

As we approach a new decade in design, themes of renewal underscore a resurgence of enthusiasm for responsible design practices.

Events

HP at CES 2020: Unleashing Next Generation Computing and Sustainability Innovations

HP’s latest consumer and commercial product innovations offer users the freedom to work more securely and show their personal values by offering the world’s first notebook and sleeve made with ocean-bound plastic materials.

Events

LG Electronics Sustainability Leadership Featured in CES Green Guide

Among many innovations for greener living highlighted at CES® 2020, LG Electronics is demonstrating its “ThinQ Home” energy management dashboard on 2020 LG AI-enabled smart TVs.

Corporate Responsibility

Choose the Right Technology for Your Employee Volunteering and Giving Programs.

Join this month’s episode of Listen Up! for a robust discussion on trends and best practices in the use of technology to support corporate citizenship programs. Wednesday, January 8, 11:30 – 12:30 EST (New York City time zone)

Philanthropy

Comerica Bank Puts Commitment to Detroit on Display With $25,000 Donation to Detroit Public Safety Foundation

Comerica Bank awarded the Detroit Public Safety Foundation a $25,000 donation at the bank’s Michigan headquarters in downtown Detroit to kick off the DPSF’s week-long “Back the Blue” campaign

Education & Workforce Development

Tech Is Helping Power Connections to African-American History

Blackbaud's largest single philanthropic contribution supports the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.

Volunteering & Community

Whirlpool Corporation Impacted Communities Across the Globe in 2019

The Whirlpool Foundation has awarded more than $200 million in grants since its founding, and employees volunteer an average of 268,000 hours each year, supporting more than 1,000 organizations, while benefiting more than 1.6 million people around the globe.

Philanthropy

Carnival Australia Supporting Australian Red Cross for Bushfire Disaster Relief

Australia’s leading cruise organisation, Carnival Australia, today pledged $350,000 to support the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund as a result of the devastating bushfires.

Philanthropy

Longer Events Increase our Opportunities to Give Back

Beginning in November of every year, Season of Giving involves Las Vegas Team Member volunteers in events like sorting and packaging food at a local food bank, bringing Team Members together to help Southern Nevada’s homeless population.

Research & Reports

Infographic: Renewable & Traditional Energy Strategies are Converging

What factors are driving this seismic shift toward sustainable energy and what can companies expect for the future of energy? The asnwers to these questions in Schneider Electric's Renewable & Traditional Energy Strategies are Converging infographic

Research & Reports

CECP Launches 2019 Industry-Defining Giving in Numbers Survey

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), the unrivaled leader in benchmarking on corporate social investments, is celebrating the launch of the 15th annual Giving in Numbers Survey, in partnership with hundreds of the world’s leading companies.

Volunteering & Community

Alexion Employees Build and Donate Wheelchairs to Boston Medical Center

At Alexion, a core component of our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is Serving Our Communities. Recently, our General Managers (GMs) from around the world came together in Boston for a multiday leadership development workshop.

Philanthropy

Las Vegas Sands and Clean the World Partner for Disaster Preparedness Event

Each year Sands Cares and Clean the World host a global, all-volunteer event to help build disaster relief kits for community members in need. In 2019, we brought the American Red Cross on board and turned the event into a kit build and blood drive.

AI & Technology

New Decade, New Tech: Sustainability Innovations to Watch at CES 2020

CES features nearly 200 exhibitors in the category of sustainability this year, along with presentations from industry leaders on topics including energy efficiency and revolutionizing package design.

Philanthropy

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Opens 2020 Grassroots Grants with KidsGardening to Get More Kids Growing, Learning Outside

Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and national nonprofit KidsGardening opened its Gro More Good Grassroots Grants, an annual grant program designed to get more kids outside through the development of youth-based garden and greenspace programs.

Volunteering & Community

New Holland Agriculture Helps Keep Turkey’s Tractors in Top Condition

The periodic maintenance of tractors that work continuously throughout the year is essential for numerous reasons, namely to ensure safe operation and productive farming which produces high yields.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Finding and Using Best Practices For Working Forests

The fiber used to make our products comes from working forests. These are forests that are harvested sustainably and then replanted over and over.

Latest Campaigns

GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

Nutrition and Health

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

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

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...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

Nutrition and Health

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

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...