News from Leading Brands

Keep up with the latest impact news from companies embracing the triple bottom line, shared via 3BL's publishing platform.

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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Innovation & Technology

Royal HaskoningDHV, CEAD and DSM Additive Manufacturing Design First Lightweight 3D Printed Bridge

Royal HaskoningDHV, CEAD and DSM Additive Manufacturing have designed first lightweight 3D printed bridge using fiber-reinforced plastic.

Green Infrastructure

Xylem Watermark and EarthEcho International Lead the Clean Water Movement on World Water Monitoring Day, September 18th

In celebration of World Water Monitoring Day on September 18, Xylem Watermark is collaborating with environmental youth leadership organization EarthEcho International to host youth-led events nationwide

Diversity & Inclusion

Bechtel Mentors 100 Girls in First-Ever STEAM Summer Camp in the Balkans

Bechtel partnered with governments of Kosovo and the United States, as well as the leadership development initiative Girl Up and other companies to host the first-ever girls’ summer camp in the Balkans focused on STEAM.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Telling Your Pro Bono Story in Action: Morgan Stanley

For corporate pro bono practitioners, telling stories is critical. By communicating the impact of your pro bono programming effectively, you’ll promote your company’s social good initiatives both internally and externally.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Clarion Partners Details Deepening Environmental, Social and Governance Commitments in New Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Our newly published corporate social responsibility report details how we continue to deepen our environmental, social and governance commitments.

Innovation & Technology

My Special Aflac Duck Flies High as a Friend to Kids with Cancer

For a quarter century, the American insurance provider Aflac has been working behind the scenes with members of the medical community to improve health care options for young cancer patients.

Environment

​​​​​​​​​​​Tetra Pak Surpasses 500 Billion FSC Labelled Package Milestone​

Tetra Pak has now delivered more than 500 billion packages labelled with the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) logo globally, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey to promote responsible sourcing and contributing to a low-carbon circular economy.

Environment

Freeport-McMoRan’s Pollinator Conservation Initiative Enhances Pollinator Habitats and Provides Pollinator Protection Education

Since 2011, Freeport-McMoRan’s Pollinator Conservation Initiative has sought to increase the habitat for pollinators and to provide learners of all ages with opportunities to engage with topics in STEM.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

5 Reasons to Attend to Transform Summit (16-17 October, Amsterdam)

Over the past couple of weeks, Ethical Corporation has added a lot of exciting new speakers & new sessions to the Transform Summit (16-17 October, Amsterdam).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Corporation and Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation Pledge $2 Million for Hurricane Dorian Relief

Carnival Corporation & plc together with the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation have pledged to donate $2 million in funding and in-kind support for relief efforts in The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Corporation Partners with Tropical Shipping to Collect and Ship Donations to The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency

Carnival Corporation & plc today announced a partnership with Tropical Shipping and The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to collect and deliver NEMA-approved food and supplies for the people of The Bahamas.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Securing Opportunities. Adding Value.

Dexus has released its 2019 Annual Report, an integrated report that outlines the strategy, key resources and business activities undertaken to create sustained value in the FY19 reporting period (1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Attorneys Named First Chair Awards Recipients

Arrow Attorneys Javier Blanco and Alan Chan have been named recipients of the First Chair Awards, which honor in-house counsel who have made significant contributions to the legal community in the past year through their hard work and innovation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Stands with our Customers, Employees and Communities Affected by Hurricane Dorian

Scotiabank is donating $100,000 USD to the Red Cross in support of the rescue and relief efforts taking place in response to Hurricane Dorian's devastation.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Hormel Foods Announces the Creation and Launch of Plant-forward Meat Alternative HAPPY LITTLE PLANTS™ Brand at Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference

Hormel Foods Corporation announced the launch of the Happy Little Plants™ brand, a new plant-forward, protein portfolio created as part of the company’s first project under its Cultivated Foods umbrella.

Green Infrastructure

Premiere in Barcelona: AIDAnova Is First Ever Ship to Be Supplied With Low-Emission Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the Mediterranean

On April 26, 2019, AIDA Cruises and numerous representatives from politics, port-related businesses and tourism celebrated the first-time arrival of the world's first LNG cruise ship in Barcelona.

Events, Media & Communications

Timberland Kicks off its 2019 Urban Greening Season in Detroit’s Lincoln Street Art Park

In June, global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland teamed up with Sustainable Brands and Detroit’s Green Living Science to revitalize the Lincoln Street Art Park, a formerly abandoned industrial site turned sculpture park.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paying it Forward: 40 Impacts Yields Additional 34,000+ Impacts

This summer, forty college scholars from Usher’s New Look (UNL) learned about career opportunities at FedEx. Usher’s New Look is a nonprofit providing leadership programs that support youth in underserved communities to find their passion

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Research, Reports & Publications

Discover the Impact of Our Commitment to Sustainability and Diversity in Our 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced the release of its ninth Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report.

Events, Media & Communications

Aflac Announces Slate of Events to Commemorate National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Aflac will commemorate National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September with a full slate of actions and activities designed to raise awareness and help provide comfort for those impacted by childhood cancer.

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Diversity & Inclusion

CIT and Operation HOPE Introduce Launch and Grow in Southern California

CIT Group Inc., and its Southern California retail branch bank OneWest Bank, today introduced the next facet of the Launch and Grow initiative.

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Education

Mentorship Changes the Game in Early Childhood and Elementary Education

According to research, a student who can't read on grade level by third grade is four times less likely to graduate by age 19 than a child who reads proficiently by that time.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CEO Bryan de Lottinville and 20 Execs From Benevity’s Client Community Named to Top 100 CSR Influence Leaders List

Assent Compliance adds to groundswell of recognition for companies making positive social impact through their core business strategy

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Environment

Sysco Adopts Solar in Pursuit of 2025 Goals

Sysco installed 3 photovoltaic solar systems which reduce our carbon emissions from electricity 5,111,368 lbs annually— the equivalent of removing 490 cars from the road, saving 261,094 gallons of fuel, or planting 59,634 trees annually.

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Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation Announces New Partnership With Santa Margherita

The Arbor Day Foundation announced today a new partnership with world-renowned Italian winery, Santa Margherita, to plant 15,000 trees in Texas National Forest during the holiday timeframe of September to December.

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