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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Health & Healthcare

New IOC Mental Health Action Plan To Further Focus on Well-Being of Athletes and Promoting Psychologically Safe Environments

The Mental Health Action Plan signals the IOC’s intent to integrate expert-led support for athletes’ well-being across multiple IOC programmes, working on complementary topics such as gender equality and safeguarding, with the support of Olympic Solidarity.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: ESG-Labeled Bonds: Are Greeniums Doomed To Dwindle?

Investors in ESG-labeled bonds expect well-structured issues with strong green or social credentials to command higher prices than the same issuer’s conventional bonds.

Philanthropy

T-Mobile Ready To Support Customers and Employees in Maui

T-Mobile’s emergency teams continue to restore connectivity in Maui and support first responders, agencies, officials, customers and communities.

Environment

7 Nature Positive Business Strategies for Tackling the Biodiversity Crisis

Business is clearly a villain on biodiversity loss, but can it also be a hero in a market worth up to $93bn by 2030? Here are seven business strategies that can contribute to a nature positive future, from ad-hoc, incremental actions to systemic, transformational change.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report: Our Carbon Footprint

We look at each individual step within our supply chain to understand the contributors to our carbon footprint and where we believe our focus can matter most.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

We Must Protect and Support Our Local Dairy Farms

In many parts of the US, the dairy farmer is a staple in the agricultural landscape; yet many multi-generational dairies are closing their barn doors. Solutions such as anaerobic digesters not only help farms mitigate their environmental impacts, they create new revenue streams.

Awards & Rankings

Cintas First Aid and Safety Location in Canton, Ohio Certified as VPP Star Site

Ohio OSHA formally honored Cintas Corporation’s First Aid and Safety Location in Canton, Ohio, as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star certified location during Friday’s ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Awards & Rankings

Southern Company Ranked in Top 10 for Best Employers for Women

Forbes has recognized Southern Company on its 2023 list of America’s Best Employers for Women. Ranked No. 9 in the country, the company received the highest mark in the utility industry and is also the top-ranked company based in the state of Georgia.

Energy & Infrastructure

Turning the PAGE: Global Energy Transition in the Spotlight

Enbridge is a member of PAGE alongside responsible energy companies such as EQT Corporation, TC Energy and Williams, as well as allied NGOs and climate advocates—and Enbridge’s Cynthia Hansen was a speaker at GET2023 on June 8.

Energy & Infrastructure

The Ray, GDOT and Troup County Launch Drone Program To Innovate Emergency Response

The Ray, Georgia DOT, Troup County, Georgia and Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced a strategic partnership to develop a cutting-edge "drone as a first responder" (DFR) program along “The Ray Highway” on Interstate

Education & Workforce Development

Verizon Innovative Learning Expands With New Schools and Content for Back to School

As students return to classrooms, Verizon aims to increase digital equity and inclusion for teachers and students nationwide through its award-winning education initiative, Verizon Innovative Learning.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Aramark Recognized As a “Best Company For Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” by Black Enterprise

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global provider of hospitality, facilities, and uniform services in 19 countries, has been named one of the "Best Companies for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)” by BLACK ENTERPRISE.

Philanthropy

Texas Capital Sponsors Special Exhibition at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum launched a new special exhibit, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, supported by Texas Capital, on July 20, 2023.

Awards & Rankings

Climate-Tech Startups To Watch in 2023

The winners of BloombergNEF’s Pioneers 2023 award were announced on April 17. The annual competition searches for game-changing technologies or innovations with the potential to accelerate global decarbonization and halt climate change.

Environment

Companies Call for Climate Disclosure Legislation As California Lawmakers Return to Session

In the coming weeks, lawmakers are set to consider two key pieces of legislation that would provide consumers, investors, and other stakeholders with information about how companies are managing the financial risks and opportunities from climate change.

Energy & Infrastructure

Building a Sustainable Future: Understanding Construction Circularity

Forward-thinking businesses are embracing construction circularity as a strategic approach to reduce their dependence on scarce raw materials and minimize waste generation.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

The SAP Solution Transforming How Businesses Navigate Plastic Regulations

Regulations regarding plastic waste are expanding at a dizzying pace. The United Kingdom established plastic taxes in 2022, followed by Spain in 2023.

Health & Healthcare

Preventative Health Hub Coming to Jacksonville

Thanks to efforts by prominent Black social impact developers Pastor Clinton Bush and his brother, Anthony B. Miles, the Preventative Health Hub® concept is coming to Jacksonville’s downtown and urban core.

Environment

PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Forest Planning – Sustainability

The forest management cycle combines decades of biological knowledge with technical advances in forest management. Our Forest Stewardship Policy reflects our commitment to sustainable forest management.

Energy & Infrastructure

Cool Off With Affordable, Efficient Heat Pumps

We've all felt the heat. From Lancaster to Palm Springs and Tulare to Irvine, the past few weeks have brought scorching temperatures.

Corporate Responsibility

Speaking of Sustainability: Ismo Kuokkanen, Sustainability Program Lead

Even at a young age, Ismo Kuokkanen was interested in sustainability issues. Now, as a sustainability program lead in Europe, Ismo is able to put his mechanical engineering background to work helping Owens Corning reduce our environmental impacts

Inclusion & Opportunity

Growing Through Work-Life Balance: Meet Sadbhavana Bhardwaj

I’m Sadbhavana and I work as a Software Engineer on the UIP team. I originally applied for GoDaddy through social media, as I knew that it was a well-established and globally recognised company in web hosting.

Education & Workforce Development

Facing a Digital Divide, Student Success Requires Connectivity and Access to Technology

In 2020, T-Mobile launched Project 10Million, a $10.7 billion commitment to bridge the digital divide by providing free internet and Wi-Fi hotspots for five years to disadvantaged K-12 students.

Energy & Infrastructure

Clean Energy Investment and Innovation Trends

As someone who has been researching clean-tech sectors for more than two decades and conducting stock index research since 2006, I find it exciting to be tracking the mass adoption and scale-up progress of a range of clean technologies.

Awards & Rankings

Oklahoma City Advances Healthier Buildings for Residents and Employees by Achieving WELL Health-Safety Rating Across Portfolio of Buildings

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today that Oklahoma City has become the first city in Oklahoma, and third in the country, to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management across a portfolio of five municipal buildings.

Latest Campaigns

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...

PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

The Ray

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

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...

EVP Campaign

Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...