Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Keep up with the latest news from 3BL’s clients.



Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Power of Reverse Logistics

T-Mobile International AG

Green Infrastructure

Southwire Partners With Current/OS

Southwire

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Stack Up a Range of Benefits: Kick Off New Habits During Open Enrollment

Aflac Incorporated

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability at Chemours

Chemours

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

When Waters Rise: How PSEG Responds to Flooding and Protects Public Safety

PSEG

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rebuilding With Purpose in Western North Carolina

Truist





Editors Pick

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

VEDC and JPMorgan Chase Announce Loan Fund for African American-Owned Small Businesses

VEDC and JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a new lending program for African American-owned small businesses in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. The National African American Small Business Loan Fund will boost economic opportunity for minority-owned businesses in these cities and help them serve low-income communities by providing them with greater access to capital, technical assistance and financial consulting.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg Joins Forces Vs Cancer During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Throughout the month of October, Bloomberg employees mobilized to support Breast Cancer Awareness.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LG Electronics Honored For Environmental Sustainability Corporate Responsibility Leadership

Recognizing LG Electronics’ leadership in environmental sustainability, Corporate Responsibility Magazine, the leading voice of corporate responsibility, has named LG Electronics USA President and CEO William Cho as 2015 Responsible CEO of the Year.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Huffington Post: 3 Things to Know for Fair Trade Month

There are a lot of things to celebrate in October, and in a way, Fair Trade Month connects them all. October is a month that shows how much people care -- about other people, about living beings, about our food and about the planet. This too is the heart of Fair Trade.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Subaru Share The Love Event Returns for its Eighth Year

Subaru of America, Inc. has announced the return of its annual Share the Love event for 2015. Entering the program’s eighth year, Subaru is hoping to donate up to $15 million to its Share the Love charitable partners, which would mean a total of $65 million donated throughout the life of the program.

Education

Symantec Supports Digital Literacy Across India

Prime Minister Modi’s vision of “Digital India” is one where at least one person in each household in India is digitally literate by 2020. What exactly is digital literacy?

Health & Healthcare

Mani+ Helping to Address Childhood Malnutrition in Central America

Guatemala has the fourth-highest childhood malnutrition rate in the world, affecting more than half of its children. Fifty-three percent of the population here lives in poverty—13 percent in extreme poverty. One of the most effective ways to treat childhood malnutrition in this region is to use Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF).

Environment

Help Reduce Risk of Disasters – Live Sustainably!

When we think about climate change, we usually conjure up images of relatively slow change: ice melting or Earth’s temperature rising. We forget climate change is also increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme natural events such as hurricanes, droughts, floods, and forest fires.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Make-A-Wish® and Disney® Celebrate 100,000 Wishes Together

Make-A-Wish and The Walt Disney Company celebrated the 100,000th Disney-related wish during a special event at Disneyland Resort Wednesday night.

Innovation & Technology

The Business Case for B Corps: The Secret’s Out, Part 2

The movement is growing. Fast. 1,400+ B Corps worldwide. And, the community is partnering together in incredible ways.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Underground Storage Tank Training and Maintenance Saves You Money

You as an employer can save money while preventing inventory loss and environmental releases by participating in Underground Storage Tank Operator Training. But you may still have questions, and over at the Antea Group blog, we have answers.

Research, Reports & Publications

CSX 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Highlights: Investing in Communities

Nearly 190 years of operations have informed, and transformed, CSX’s approach to citizenship. Today, the company holds a high standard of care in the communities we serve along both sides of our network’s 21,000 miles. CSX focuses its outreach efforts in four key areas that align with the business while also meeting real societal needs: safety, community, environment, and health and wellness.

Environment

La durabilité au cœur de l’action

Chuck Jeannes, président et chef de la direction de Goldcorp, estime que les pratiques opérationnelles durables améliorent la performance globale de l’entreprise car « les choses sont ainsi faites comme il se doit et les rendements sont bons en même temps. »

Environment

Sustainability to the Core

Goldcorp President and CEO, Chuck Jeannes, believes sustainable business practices enhance overall corporate performance by “doing well and doing good at the same time.”

Environment

La Sustentabilidad como Elemento Central

El Presidente y CEO de Goldcorp, Chuck Jeannes, considera que las prácticas empresariales sustentables mejoran el rendimiento corporativo general al "hacer bien y hacer el bien simultáneamente".

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Energy Reduction Efforts Recognized: Eight Lamb Weston Facilities Receive ENERGY STAR® Certification

In demonstration of its ongoing commitment to sustainable operations, eight Lamb Weston facilities achieved ENERGY STAR ® certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lamb Weston, a ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) brand, operates 13 facilities in the U.S. that make frozen potato products. Three facilities from ConAgra Foods’ private brands business were also certified, giving the company a total of 11 certified facilities – the most in the food processing sector.

Energy

Team Orange County Wins Second Place Engineering Award at Solar Decathlon

​Team Orange County, a joint project by four local colleges, won second place in engineering for the innovation, functionality, efficiency and reliability of the solar-powered house it designed and built for the 2015 Solar Decathlon.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Do Companies Need to Consider Their Human Rights "Foot-Print"? Or "Hand-Print"? Or Both?

Similar to a carbon footprint, which measures a company’s greenhouse gas emissions, the human rights footprint of companies has been scrutinized for many years with addressing such issues as slavery in their supply chains, lawsuits, consumer pressure, and occasionally of their own volition. Business’ human rights footprints should include at the very least their labour practices and supply chain processes, but also the financial support that they knowingly or unknowingly (risk management) could be supporting oppressive regimes through commercial engagement.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Difference Make-A-Wish® Supporters Create in Our World

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why This Comcast Technician Gives to United Way

Research, Reports & Publications

Three Goals in Nestlé USA’s Corporate Sustainability Report

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