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

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Fuels Diverse Chamber Leader Training, Programs with $1.2M Investment

Wells Fargo, America’s leading small business lender*, and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation announced today a $1.2 million investment spanning two years.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Using the Sun to Power Bloomberg's Global HQ & Other Facilities

Social Impact & Volunteering

Action for Healthy Kids® and CSX Corporation Provide Grants to 292 Schools for 2015-2016 School Year

Action for Healthy Kids® (AFHK) announces the 292 recipients of School Grants for Healthy Kids for the 2015-2016 school year, provided through funding by CSX Corporation. Awarded in 13 states, the grants aim to improve student knowledge, attitudes and behaviors around physical activity, while also engaging parents to support physical activity at home. Grants may also include a healthy eating component.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Cares Week Expands to 500 Cities Around the World

More than 10,000 FedEx team members from around the world will volunteer nearly 55,000 hours this week to celebrate the 11th annual FedEx Cares Week.

Education

Comcast Announces Internet Essentials Community College Pilot Programs In Colorado And Illinois

Education and home Internet go hand in hand. And equalizing access to educational resources is one of the most important benefits of a home Internet connection. That’s precisely why we first offered Internet Essentials to low-income families with children from Head Start through 12th grade. Education, however, doesn’t just end after high school. So, today, I had the privilege of joining Colorado Lieutenant Governor and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education Joe Garcia and President of the Colorado Community College System Nancy McCallin, Ph.D., to announce that Comcast is extending Internet Essentials, on a pilot basis, to low-income community college students across Colorado. We also announced an Internet Essentials low-income community college pilot program in Illinois, home to one of the largest community college systems in the nation. To be eligible, students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant — the nation’s largest need-based grant program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Samsung Honors Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation at 14th Annual Hope for Children Gala

Samsung hosted its annual star-studded Hope for Children benefit gala (#SamsungGives) today featuring celebrity guests Ben Stiller, Tony Bennett, Josh Lucas and Rob Thomas. The event, held at the Manhattan Center in New York City, honored Samsung’s guests and partners, including Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation, who have helped to improve children’s lives and communities in the United States.

Innovation & Technology

The Inevitable Shift Toward a Quality of Life Economic Model

Social Impact & Volunteering

Employees Give Back on National Day of Service

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sanofi's CSR Achievements Recognized in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Sanofi announced today that its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance has been recognized in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. For the ninth consecutive year, Sanofi has been included in the DJSI World, the most recognized international sustainability indices by investors. Sanofi is also among five pharmaceutical companies selected for the DJSI Europe, a first in the company's history.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Addressing the Root Causes of Hunger and Poverty

Diversity & Inclusion

Sanofi Culture of Employee Engagement

There is now a very large amount of research available, showing that companies that regard diversity and inclusion (D&I) as an integral part of their culture and a necessary part of how they deliver their business strategy enjoy higher levels of engagement from their employees. This focus on inclusion allows companies to create an environment where employees feel comfortable and confident to be themselves and to bring their full potential and talent to their work. This is the kind of environment that we strive for at Sanofi – and the kind of environment that our Employee Resource Groups (or ERGs for short) have played a big part in helping us to create and are continuing to help us improve and enhance.

Social Impact & Volunteering

AIDA students Venture Out to Sea with the Sail Training Ship “Großherzogin Elisabeth”

On August 16, 2015, twenty-four AIDA Cruises students set sail for the first time from Bremerhaven with the sail training ship “Großherzogin Elisabeth.” The training trip for the 24 students of nautical science, ship operation engineering and electrical engineering for ships ended on September 4, 2015, in Rostock. Over some 21 days, the future mariners will complete their basic nautical training on the North and Baltic Sea before their first assignment onboard the AIDA fleet. In addition to the AIDA Cruises students, 18 cadets from Carnival UK are participating in this training trip once again.

Environment

It's Time to Communicate about Climate Solutions

What actions can we take, or are we already taking, that can mitigate climate change and enable human prosperity?

Environment

Beverage Companies Commit to Addressing Climate Change through Operations and Supply Chains

Climate change has significant ramifications for water and energy -- vital resources both within our direct operations, as well as within the broader production supply chain. Thus, a compelling business case can be made from the beverage sector to recognize and adapt to these environmental challenges.

Events, Media & Communications

Exploring the Importance of Financial Education to Families and Communities #TRPkids

Join Justmeans (@Justmeans) as moderator of this live discussion with T. Rowe Price’s Renee Christoff (@TRowePrice), head of corporate social responsibility, and Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine (@ParentandChild) as they provide insight into how parents can start talking to kids about money right away. During this live 60-minute chat, users can follow along using the hashtag #TRPkids.

Education

Keep America Beautiful Kicks Off Fifth Annual Recycle-Bowl Competition

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit which envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, today announced the launch of the fifth annual Recycle-Bowl youth recycling competition. The competition, supported by national partner Recyclebank, runs from Oct. 19 through Nov. 15, 2015, culminating on America Recycles Day.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact Launches Pro Bono Perspectives to Expand Reach of Skills-Based Volunteering

Common Impact, a nonprofit that pioneered corporate skills-based volunteering as a resource for strengthening local communities, unveiled a new resource to support more companies and nonprofits in working together to solve complex community challenges. Pro Bono Perspectives, released today, showcases a cross-sector, cross-discipline cohort of individuals who have used skills-based volunteering to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations delivering critical social services.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Topping Out Ceremony for Bloomberg’s New European Headquarters in the City of London

Lord Foster and Michael R. Bloomberg hosted the topping out ceremony of Bloomberg’s new European headquarters in the City of London today, located between the Bank of England and St Paul’s Cathedral.

Events, Media & Communications

G&A's SustainabilityHQ Highlights | 2015 RobecoSAM CSA & DJSI Results Released (September 17, 2015)

This week, the results of the RobecoSAM's annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) were announced. Along with it, we see the flurry of press releases coming from companies announcing their results -- their inclusion in the various DJSI family of indexes or being recognized with the various other highly coveted recognitions (such as the Gold Class, or Sector Leader recognitions, among others).

Environment

Beverage Companies Commit to Addressing Climate Change Through Operations and Supply Chains

Climate change has significant ramifications for water and energy -- vital resources both within our direct operations, as well as within the broader production supply chain. Thus, a compelling business case can be made from the beverage sector to recognize and adapt to these environmental challenges.

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