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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Environment

GM Wildlife World Tour

Last week seven of our sites earned new certifications from the Wildlife Habitat Council for establishing wildlife habitats on corporate lands and 12 earned recertification, having shown continuous growth of their habitats and environmental education programs.

Environment

Freeport-McMoRan Safeguards Biodiversity Surrounding Mining Operations

Thirteen Freeport-McMoRan mining sites are certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) Wildlife at Work program, which recognizes activities that create, conserve and restore wildlife habitat on corporate lands, and six sites were certified by the WHC Corporate Lands for Learning program, which recognizes activities to promote environmental education and outreach initiatives in local communities. PT Freeport Indonesia received the prestigious Corporate Lands for Learning of the Year award for outstanding conservation education, stewardship and voluntary employee efforts.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Salmon Farming: Growing Fish Sustainably

Salmon farmers in British Columbia are committed to growing the world's best fish and are continually improving their environmental practices. As part of their commitment to sustainability, members of the BC Salmon Farmers Association raising Atlantic Salmon in British Columbia are striving to become 100% certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) by 2020 – a certification that is currently only held by 66 salmon farms around the world.

Corporate Responsibility

​Interview with Luca Crisciotti, CEO, DNV GL - Business Assurance

GRI’s Reporting 2025 is designed to promote an international discussion about the purpose of sustainability reporting and disclosures looking ahead to 2025. Watch this interview with Luca Crisciotti, CEO, DNV GL – Business Assurance.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Achieving a Circular Economy: How the Private Sector is Reimagining the Future of Business

Companies are actively pursuing alternative approaches to the linear take-make-waste model that decouple economic growth from resource constraints—such as the circular economy.

Research & Reports

AccountAbility Releases Global Standard in Stakeholder Engagement

AccountAbility has released the final version of the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (AA1000SES) 2015. Part of the AA1000 Series of Standards, the AA1000SES (2015) provides practical guidance on how to assess, design, implement and communicate effective stakeholder engagement.

Environment

GM Student Corps Intern LEAPs into Recycling Action to Improve Community

Tahmim Siddiquee was assigned to research recycling initiatives as part of his GM Student Corps internship this past summer. A resident of Hamtramck, Michigan all his life, Tahmim didn’t even know his hometown had a residential recycling program.

Volunteering & Community

Passing the Pro Bono Baton

Learn more about the pro bono marathon event that the Taproot Foundation held in October during Pro Bono Week.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

TSC Plastics Supply Chain Field Tour

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Newton Investment Management's Head of Responsible Investing on Engaging with Social Finance

Events

14 Films to Keep You Eco-Minded!

With colder weather in the north and shorter days throughout the country, it’s a great time to snuggle in front of your TV set. TerraPass has you covered with our environmentally-minded movie recommendations!

AI & Technology

Latest Entrepreneurs Index Shows UK Enterprise Is Thriving

UK start-ups are demonstrating the greatest survival rates in three years, according to the Barclays and Business Growth Fund (BGF) Entrepreneurs Index, a bi-annual series tracking the UK entrepreneurial lifecycle.

Education & Workforce Development

Meet Amgen Scholar Alumni Carly O'Connor

"I have been studying Japanese for eight years, and the ability to use my language skills and conduct science is incomparable to any other experience I have ever had."

Health & Healthcare

Sundara Recycles Hotel Soap to Prevent Disease In The Developing World

While working in rural northern Thailand in 2013, Erin Zaikis met children who didn’t know what soap was, so she brought them some, trying to conduct an impromptu hand-washing workshop. She was stunned to see the children smacking their faces with the bars of soap, unsure of what to do with it. Soap is something that so many of us take for granted; however, there are many people in the world who can’t afford it and don’t understand the benefits of hand washing.

Corporate Responsibility

An Interview with Leila Janah of Sama Group at the BSR Conference 2015

Environment

CDP UK Climate Change Report 2015

Events

National Geographic Partners Closes Deal, Announces Senior Leadership Team

21st Century Fox and the National Geographic Society have completed the transaction to form National Geographic Partners, a new media company combining the National Geographic television channels with the remainder of the Society's commercial assets, including National Geographic magazine, National Geographic Studios, and more. The new company will have a shared governance structure, and both entities will have equal representation on the board of directors. On November 16, the company announced the appointment of its senior leadership team.

Inclusion & Opportunity

NS: Gains In Workforce Diversity

“There is a concentrated outreach effort around increasing recruitment of females, especially in operations. Having women in our workforce who are successful helps, because that makes it easier for us to recruit and retain more women. It doesn’t matter where you are in a company, if you can’t look around and see people like yourself, you’re going to ask, ‘Is this the place for me?’” ~ Cindy Earhart
Executive Vice President, Administration, Norfolk Southern http://nssustainability.com/culture/diversity.php

Awards & Rankings

Symantec Wins ICARUS Award for Outstanding Event Sustainability Work!

Symantec received the ICARUS Outstanding Achievement Award from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s premier business travel and corporate meetings organization.

Awards & Rankings

Antea Group Consultant Among First to Receive Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Credential

Antea Group is excited to announce that consultant Anna Blitz has earned the Sustainable Accounting Standard Board (SASB) Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Level One Credential.

Volunteering & Community

Guide to Employee Fundraising and Crowdfunding

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Millennials and Scaling Social Finance

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Advocacy

Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...

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Policy and Advocacy

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