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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.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Secret Ingredients to Thriving Small Businesses

The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a heavy blow to small businesses, but a silver lining emerged amidst the shuttering of storefronts: a clearer understanding of the types of support small businesses need to survive, grow and compete in today’s digital economy.

Corporate Responsibility

Sappi North America Releases 2022 Sustainability Report, Achieves Top Sustainability Rating for Third Consecutive Year

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today released its 2022 Sustainability Report, highlighting its commitment to science-based targets in creating sustainable products and business practices.

AI & Technology

How Rayonier Foresters Use Drones to Manage Land

For Dan, who’s been a Rayonier forester for more than 30 years, his drone eliminates hours of work tromping through the forest to locate pre-commercial thinning candidates, trees with flaws such as forking that should be removed to make room for the optimal trees to grow.

Volunteering & Community

Rallying To Remove, Prevent and Transform Waste in Our Environment

In the six years since Dow launched its PullingOurWeight campaign, tens of thousands of colleagues, family members and stakeholder volunteers have collected more than 2.1 million pounds of waste from waterways to neighborhoods.

Philanthropy

2023 Halo Awards Honor Top Corporate Social Impact Initiatives

2023 Halo Awards Honor top corporate social impact initiatives. Winning companies and nonprofits were recognized at Engage for Good’s annual conference in Atlanta, GA.

Health & Healthcare

Spotlight On: Mental Health

For Mental Health Awareness Month, IWBI sits down with our own Renee Christensen, PhD, Director, Mind Concept, Standard Development

Corporate Responsibility

Vanguard Renewables Announces CFE Seafoods Joins the Farm Powered Sustainability Heroes Program

Vanguard Renewables is proud to announce that CFE Seafoods, located in Auburndale, MA, is the latest New England food and beverage manufacturer to join the Farm Powered Sustainability Heroes Program (FPSH).

Corporate Responsibility

Critics, Experts in Demand for Sustainability Panels

​​In a recent article for the Business Times, Acre's Head of Sustainable Business, APAC, Greg Brittian, discusses the demand for region-specific sustainability specialists to sit on advisory panels for multinational companies.

Philanthropy

Jumpstart 2022 Annual Report: Message From Our Leadership

After years of closures and restrictions, Canadian kids and sport organizations were eager to return to a sense of normalcy in 2022. To honour our founder, Martha Billes’ vision that all kids in Canada have a chance to fulfil their dreams, we knew we had an important role to play

Philanthropy

Work for Humankind: Lenovo Pairs With N.C. HBCU To Change the Face of Conservation

In December 2021, Lenovo launched Work For Humankind – a bold initiative that allowed volunteers to make a positive, long-lasting difference within an island community, while working from one of the most remote, tech-enabled offices in the world.

Education & Workforce Development

Rockwell Automation Collaborates To Advance Indonesian Higher Education in STEM

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the USAID Higher Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) project for a four-year commitment to implement advanced STEM programs and build strong pathways and partnerships

Philanthropy

Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates the Brilliance and Courage of AAPI Communities

All year-long, Comcast NBCUniversal is committed to supporting and uplifting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, especially during AAPI Heritage Month.

Corporate Responsibility

Spotlight on Henkel's ERGs: Asian American Professional Association (AAPA)

Henkel’s Asian American Professional Association (AAPA) ERG aims to create a meaningful network of employees who are of Asian descent, have friends and family who are, and want to learn more to be better allies.

Inclusion & Opportunity

What Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (EI&B) Means for KFC Pan-Europe

This week, leaders from KFC across Pan-Europe gathered for a day-long workshop on equity, inclusion and belonging with an emphasis on how our commitment to inclusion intersects with KFC’s social purpose of Feeding People’s Potential.

Corporate Responsibility

ESG Amidst Inflation: 7 Governance Mechanisms That Drive Value Creation in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

Running a profitable business in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry isn’t easy – especially when inflation has consumers pinching pennies and hunting for basement bargains.

Corporate Responsibility

Reconnecting Humans with Nature in the Twin Cities | Icons of Minneapolis

Chances are if the weather is nice in Minnesota, you’ll find Tim Clemens, owner of Ironwood Foraging outside. Tim may have started his business because he wanted to be his own boss, but his passion for what he does takes center stage. 

Health & Healthcare

Q4HE Grantee, American Heart Association, Celebrates Hispanic and Black Scholars

American Heart Association (AHA), a Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) grantee, honored scholars of its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Scholars Programs with two Spring Research Symposiums.

Education & Workforce Development

PNC and PBS KIDS Team Up To Elevate Pre-K Lesson Plans

A $500 million, multiyear, bilingual early childhood education initiative, PNC Grow Up Great has helped prepare children from birth through age 5 for success in school and life.

Research & Reports

Keysight Releases 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reports

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) released its 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report and 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Report, highlighting the company's recent environmental, social impact, ethical governance, diversity, and equity achievements.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Qurate Retail Group Named a 2023 DiversityInc Noteworthy Company

Qurate Retail Group has been named a DiversityInc 2023 Noteworthy Company in recognition of its unwavering commitment to promoting workplace fairness.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

How HARMAN’s Packaging Design Innovation Creates a More Sustainable Future

HARMAN’s legacy as a global technology leader was established through our thoughtful design and purpose-driven values. At HARMAN, sustainability is one of our strategic pillars that guides everything we do, and this includes our packaging design strategy and product development.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Champion Named New Apparel Partner for National Federation of State High School Associations and American Cancer Society’s ‘Shop for a Cause’

Champion is proud to open an online storefront serving high school teams, their fans and local community members to support the American Cancer Society and its fundraising campaign with the NFHS.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Franklin Templeton Employees Receive Accolades for Their DEI Work

Franklin Templeton’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) nominated Laura Fergerson, President, Franklin Templeton Services; Alejandro Nuñez, Internal Advisor Consultant; and Tiffany Hong, Chief Administrative Officer, for awards recognizing their steadfast commitment to work.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Logitech Partners With iFixit To Advance Circularity Goals

Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) announced today that it is partnering with iFixit, a global repair community that sells replacement parts and provides toolkits and repair guides for consumer electronics devices.

Research & Reports

Companies Talking More About Sustainable Development, Employees and Causes, Less About Diversity, According to 3BL Content Analysis

U.S. corporations continued to communicate on a wide range of sustainability topics in the first quarter of 2023, despite signs that environmental, social and governance (ESG) will be a divisive issue in the 2024 presidential election, according to research from 3BL.

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Sustainable Operations

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

Innovation at Chemours

Chemours chemistry enables products that people rely on to live better and thrive. Our world-class portfolio drives innovation and enables high...

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...

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...