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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Distributed $200,000 in Safeway Gift Cards at 12th Annual Christmas with the Currys Event

Albertsons Companies joined Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s 12th Annual Christmas with the Currys event, in partnership with Eat. Learn. Play., to bring joy to the Oakland community.

Energy

Ohio Lawmakers Must Consider Efficiency Programs in 2025 To Bring Savings, Reliability to Ohio

The Ohio state Senate today failed to act on a key energy cost-saving measure by not voting on HB 79.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Dow Announces Appointment of Karen S. Carter as Chief Operating Officer

Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced that Karen S. Carter, currently president of Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics, has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

Environment

The Power of Soil

Healthy soil is a superhero in the fight against climate change. As a critical carbon sink, it acts as a natural reservoir, absorbing and storing more carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere than it releases.

Green Infrastructure

Advanced Clean Cars II Approval Provides Market Certainty As Businesses Plan Fleets

Ceres issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved California’s implementation of the Advanced Clean Cars II policy, which will support the development of the clean light-duty vehicle market in the 12 states that have adopted it.

Energy

Delmarva Power Enhances Winter Readiness of Energy Grid, Urges Customer Preparedness

As winter nears, Delmarva Power is conducting essential infrastructure upgrades and maintenance to help ensure reliable energy service.

Environment

Inside COP29: Outcomes and Insights From Azerbaijan

In this podcast episode, you will hear from three Inogen Alliance members who attended COP29 and have been heavily involved in the negotiations as they share their insights and learnings from this year's gathering.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sip, Return, Repeat: What One City’s Reusable Cup Trial Taught Yum! Brands About Sustainable Packaging

Habit Burger & Grill, KFC and Taco Bell customers in Petaluma, California, recently participated in the United States’ first city-wide reusable cup program, and their parent company is using data collected from that project to inform future packaging decisions.

Environment

Balancing Protection and Resources: Right-Sizing Environmental Incident Response

Incident response can be intense and expensive, but with careful planning, businesses can address emergencies effectively without exhausting their resources.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Logitech Named World’s Best Employer by Forbes

Logitech is proud to be named one of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes in its 8th annual ranking. The company ranked #20 globally on the list and #1 in Switzerland, out of 850 companies. This is the first time Logitech has been included on the list.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Magic City Classic: More Than Just Football

Regions once again served as the Official Bank of the Magic City Classic and this year expanded its role as the first Official Volunteer Sponsor. Almost 200 Regions associates were on the ground at several events throughout the city helping ensure a successful weekend.

Events, Media & Communications

Top Stories of 2024

CrowdStrike’s outage quickly demonstrated the severe risk associated with heavily integrating large service providers into an organization’s operations. Organizations are now starting to evaluate their recovery strategies, pinpointing where they have single points of failure.

Diversity & Inclusion

Raising the Bar for Security Excellence: Meet Jai Sharma

Joining GoDaddy has been a pivotal milestone in my journey. It's provided me with opportunities to not only grow technically but also to contribute meaningfully by aligning security practices with business goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Hidden Valley Ranch Celebrates 70th Anniversary With a Gift to Others

A coordinated nationwide campaign in honor of Hidden Valley Ranch’s 70th anniversary brought teammates across the U.S. together to volunteer their time with nonprofit organizations working to address food insecurity.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Video: Asking Our Employees Why They Choose Illumina

How would it feel to know the work you do each day is impacting human health on a global scale? As genomics enables a new era of heath care, Illumina technology is empowering personalized care – improving health outcomes for all.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Human Rights and Portfolio Risk: Why Investors Should Think Big

With human rights regulations expanding, investors need a broader approach to assessing risk and opportunity.

Health & Healthcare

One Community at a Time: Enabling Early Lung Cancer Detection Across the U.S.

Early detection through screening is key to improving lung cancer survivorship – when lung cancer is discovered early enough to be surgically removed before spreading, a patient's chance of surviving five years jumps from 4% to 55%.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Shares the Love With Seniors

This holiday season, you can share the love and support our aging neighbors nationwide. With every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased, Subaru and its retailers are donating a minimum of $300 to charity, like Meals on Wheels.*

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Taking the Next Steps: Progress on the Industry Decarbonization Roadmap

In this latest blog Cascale’s Senior Vice President of the Higg Index, Jeremy Lardeau, shares progress on Cascale and Aii’s Industry Decarbonization Roadmap (IDR), which was launched at our Annual Meeting in Munich Lardeau.

Health & Healthcare

Advancing Stroke Diagnosis With En Route Care and 5G-Enhanced Technology

No one can predict when an emergency will strike, but being prepared can make all the difference. When every second matters, first responders need equipment they can trust to perform without fail.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Supports Fashion Summit Hong Kong

This year, Cascale was a supporting organization for the Fashion Summit event in Hong Kong.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning Earns Place on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for 15th Consecutive Year

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) earned a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the 15th consecutive year and on the DJSI North America Index for the seventh consecutive year, with industry-leading assessment scores.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cisco’s FY24 Purpose Report: Looking Back While Looking Ahead

As the world enters the intelligent age and Cisco enters its fourth decade, we have an incredible opportunity to drive ethical, responsible, and sustainable leadership—and to bring others along with us.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tapestry, Inc. Releases FY2024 Corporate Responsibility Report

Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE: TPR), a house of iconic accessories and lifestyle brands consisting of Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman, today released its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) Corporate Responsibility (CR) report.

Events, Media & Communications

How Sustainability Communications Performed in 2024

3BL’s highly anticipated year-end report offers valuable insights into the performance of sustainability communications throughout 2024, drawing on data from 6,000+ pieces of content published across our platform.

Latest Campaigns

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