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Corporate and nonprofit news distributed by 3BL, including press releases, op/eds, multimedia, and the full range of stories that shape reputation.

Volunteering & Community

KeyBank Leverages NHL and NBA Playoff Momentum To Strengthen Brand, Community Ties

KeyBank

Environment

DP World Advances Climate Action Through Verified Carbon Offsets Supporting Grassland Restoration in Mexico

DP World

Philanthropy

CVS Health Foundation Invests $1 Million in Rhode Island Nonprofits Tackling Community Health Needs

CVS Health

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Complimentary Broadcast: What Do ASC’s New Standards Mean for Aquaculture?

SCS Global Services

Philanthropy

Action Against Hunger Condemns Deadly Attack on Aid Convoy Carrying Partner Personnel in South Sudan; Demands Safety for Humanitarian Workers

Action Against Hunger

Education & Workforce Development

3M and Discovery Education Announce 37 State Merit Winners and Four Honorable Mentions in 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge

Discovery Education

Corporate Responsibility

How Mary Kay Is Transforming Beauty by Balancing Legacy, Innovation, and Purpose

Mary Kay

Corporate Responsibility

From Claims To Proof: How GORE TEX® Products Are Independently Verified

GORE

Featured Brands

Growing our business; increasing our impact - PNC corporate responsibility report
Driving Growth, Increasing Impact: PNC Latest Corporate Responsibility Report Underscores Investments That Matter

PNC Financial Services Group

Research & Reports

Guiding Stars: Celebrating America’s 250th With Food

If you’re celebrating the United States’ 250th year of independence on July 4th, food is likely to be a big part of your party or get-together. The menu that’s usually served on our nation’s “birthday” isn’t random—it actually developed over years.

A Message From PNC’s CCRO to Our Stakeholders

PNC’s investment in and collaboration with our employees, communities, customers, and shareholders directly reflect the strength and character of our company. When our communities thrive, we thrive.

Cisco Partners With College Board To Launch AP Cybersecurity and Expand Career-Connected Learning

Cybersecurity professionals have become essential to protecting our society’s critical infrastructure. Yet globally, 4.8 million cybersecurity-related vacancies remain unfilled, and organizations across industries are feeling the impact.

Designer Rachel Zoe and Aflac Make Fashion Statement To Urge Americans To Check for Cancer

Aflac, a pioneer and leader in cancer insurance for seven decades, today announced the launch of Fit Checks, an innovative new awareness campaign developed with fashion designer Rachel Zoe

Special Delivery: FedEx Helps Harbor Seal Walnut Find a New Home

FedEx is known for delivering packages around the world—but this month, the company delivered something far more unique. Through its FedEx Cares Delivering for Good initiative, FedEx helped transport Walnut, a four-year-old harbor seal, from the Los Angeles Zoo to his new home

Get Your Ducks in a Row for Summer Fun

This year, the Aflac Childhood Cancer Foundation will award 10 grants of $2,000 each to Child Life programs in the U.S. that provide support to children with cancer and/or blood disorders and/or their siblings.

3M’s Fiber Optic Breakthrough Is Helping Power AI’s Massive Buildout

Inside a modern data center, speed is everything. As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, the pressure on technology companies to build and activate massive computing infrastructure fast has never been greater.

Carnival Corporation Expands Surplus Meal Donation Program to the Dominican Republic

Carnival Corporation today announced the expansion of its surplus meal donation program to the Dominican Republic, marking the second Latin American country to join the company’s initiative to safely redirect prepared, unserved meals to local communities where its ships visit.

Cisco and Generation Are Scaling AI-Powered Pathways to Employment

As AI reshapes industries and redefines how work gets done, the question of who benefits and who gets left behind has become one of the more pressing challenges to solve in economic mobility.

Recent Alerts

Awards & Rankings

Congratulations to the 2016 Citizens Finalists for Best Commitment to Education

The Best Commitment to Education Program Corporate Citizenship Award recognizes strategic work to improve educational outcomes for students around the world. Read on to learn more about the significant, positive impacts these businesses have had in communities, locally and globally.

Environment

Six Principles of Water Stewardship: Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Releases a New Framework for Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry

To demonstrate the beverage sector’s continued pursuit of advancing water stewardship, today the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) released a refreshed framework definition for World Class Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry.

AI & Technology

Conversant Executive Shares How Company is Doing Good While Doing Well at Advertising Week

During New York Advertising Week, Bill Todd, executive vice president of Conversant, an Alliance Data company, spoke on a panel that examined the good coming from the ad and marketing tech community.

Environment

How to Address 6 Overlooked EHS Risks for Lower-Risk Facilities

Discover EHS risks that you may be overlooking at your lower-risk facility, as well as some tips for addressing them to ensure employees are happy and safe.

Volunteering & Community

Taproot Foundation Corporate Advisory Services Newsletter on Pro Bono Service | September 2016

It's well known that corporate pro bono is a powerful vehicle to improve the performance of social good organizations. But can engaging your employees in pro bono help your business, too?

Events

“Energy” and Its Materiality in Your Enterprise Shared Perspectives From an Industry Expert

In the pages of our newsletters over time there are many mentions of “materiality,” and how this applies (especially) in corporate sustainability, ESG, CSR and so on. “What” is material – and “how” do we report on that?

Corporate Responsibility

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Launches Opportunity Initiatives

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has recently launched its new corporate responsibility plan, Opportunity Initiatives.

Events

CSRHub’s Cynthia Figge Speaking at Future in Review

CSRHub COO and Co-founder Cynthia Figge is speaking at the Future in Review (FiRe) Conference today at Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City, Utah.

Philanthropy

JetBlue Launches Eighth Annual ‘Swing for Good’ Charitable Fundraising Initiative

Health & Healthcare

Merck Congratulates Guatemala as Fourth Country in Latin America to Achieve WHO Verification of Elimination of River Blindness

Research & Reports

Caterpillar Supports Global Sanitation Improvements

Events

Registration Opens for the 2017 International Corporate Citizenship Conference: Corporate Citizenship Ecosystems

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, Carroll School of Management is pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2017 International Corporate Citizenship Conference. Uniquely tailored to corporate citizenship professionals, the annual 2.5 day conference brings together industry experts and more than 600 CSR practitioners from around the world to network, learn, and grow. With support from convening sponsor State Street, the 2017 International Corporate Citizenship Conference will take place in Boston, MA from March 26-28, 2017. This year’s theme is corporate citizenship ecosystems.

Education & Workforce Development

CITGO School Uniform Drive Supports E.K. Key Elementary

Philanthropy

Give Kids The World Village Makes a Difference for the Bravest Kids and Their Families

Each year 27,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For these children, simple surprises and joys of life are eclipsed by doctors’ visits, hospital stays, medical tests and treatments. The lives of their family members shift to a place of fear and stress.

Volunteering & Community

Republic Services Hosts Tour at Roosevelt Regional Landfill for Key Community Leaders

Republic Services proudly hosted a tour at the Roosevelt Regional Landfill located in the state of Washington for the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and key Thurston County elected officials. The highly engaged group of community leaders learned more about how Republic accepts and responsibly processes municipal solid waste on a daily basis.

AI & Technology

The New Fuso eCanter

The Fuso Canter E-Cell is now the Fuso eCanter. The new name represents the third generation of the world's first fully electric-powered light truck, and the small-scale production run is an important step on the way to full production.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Macomb Innovation Fund Announces $375,000 in Awards to Six Detroit-area Technology Startups

Six early-stage companies from Oakland and Wayne counties will receive $375,000 in funding from the Innovation Fund Macomb Community College, Powered by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Twitter Shows the Future Promise of STEM

This week, Sodexo participated in the “Upskilling America’s Workforce: Preparing for the Future of Work by Aligning Business and Education” conference, hosted by Manpower Group and Apollo Education Group at the National Press Club. The conference highlighted a ManpowerGroup’s Talent Shortage Survey, which found that 38 percent of employers globally report difficulties filling jobs.

Corporate Responsibility

Sodexo Shares Questions Businesses Should Ask Providers Before Outsourcing IT Services

Businesses, nonprofits and public institutions worldwide are on pace to outlay $3.4 trillion on IT services in 2016.[i] That figure is projected to rise to $3.8 trillion by 2020.

Awards & Rankings

Working Mother Recognizes Diageo North America as One of “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” for Eighth Consecutive Year

Working Mother magazine has recognized Diageo North America among the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” for the eighth consecutive year. Diageo has repeatedly been named to this respected annual list for the company’s outstanding leadership in creating progressive programs for its employees in the areas of advancement of women, flexibility, child care and paid parental leave.

Philanthropy

Carnival Corporation to Donate $2 Million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture

Carnival Corporation, through its philanthropic arm, Carnival Foundation, is donating $2 million to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History & Culture.

Corporate Responsibility

GRI Podcasts: Beyond Reports - Episode 8, Vishnee Payen

In this month's episode of Beyond Reports, listen to Vishnee Payen, Group Sustainability & CSR Manager at LUX Resorts & Hotels, talk about how the hotel operator is using their sustainability reporting process to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. LUX Resorts & Hotels is a member of GRI’s GOLD Community.

Health & Healthcare

PURELL™ Brand Extends Portfolio with Launch of PURELL™ Surface Disinfecting and Sanitizing Sprays

Education & Workforce Development

The Big Pivot to Sustainability Requires a Change in Our Worldview

Awards & Rankings

Baxter Young Investigator Awards Honor Students Working to Resolve Critical Issues in Healthcare

As part of continued efforts to celebrate and promote innovative research that aligns with its mission to save and sustain lives, Baxter honored 17 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with the 2016 Young Investigator Awards. The Young Investigator Awards seek to stimulate and reward research applicable to the development of therapies and medical products that help resolve critical medical needs.

Latest Campaigns

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...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

Awards and Recognition

This captures all of Action Against Hunger's awards and recognition.

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

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...

The Ray

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

Sustainable Operations

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

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...

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...

Emergency Response

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