Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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

HPRC Impact Report

Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
Focus for maximum impact

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

HanesBrands logo

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HanesBrands Earns Corporate Social Responsibility Award for Supporting At-Risk Youth in El Salvador

HanesBrands, a leading global marketer of everyday basic apparel under world-class brands, has earned the CSR Footprint social impact award for supporting at-risk youth in El Salvador.

Sustainable Development Goals

Join Us in Building a Low Carbon, Circular Economy in the Food and Beverage Industry

As a company committed to doing good – by consumers, customers, employees and society – sustainability is one of our biggest values and a critical component in the legacy we want to leave behind. Advances inspired by sustainability have helped us build success in our business and drive innovation for the food and beverage industry. Innovations such as aseptic solutions, e-beam technology, fully-renewable packaging, and low-carbon operations showcase how sustainability has always been at the core of who we are and what we do.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Lockheed Martin’s Focus on Employee Safety

Lockheed Martin employees celebrated National Safety Month in June with informative and interactive “Safety Day” events at facilities across the company. Hosted by Lockheed Martin’s dedicated Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) teams, the events included demonstrations of personal protective equipment, expired-medication collection services and free physical therapy consultations, among other offerings.

Antea Group logo

Environment

EHS Global Moments: Industrial Physicians in Japan

Antea Group’s EHS Global moments blog focuses on Japan’s regulation that mandates the appointment of physicians in industrial workplaces.

HP logo

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

HP Takes the Circular Economy to the Next Level

For a company that has been recycling its hardware and toner cartridges since the 1980s, moving to a circular economy was not that big of a leap for printer and personal computer leader HP Inc.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac Awards $125,000 in Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits

Aflac is granting $125,000 to 17 local nonprofits working on projects that support health & well-being, education, and community development programs

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Education

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Interview with Elizabeth Mack

Through the Freestyle Language Center, Elizabeth Mack aspires to create a true language learning community with a fun stress-free model and effective methodology where using the language in relevant context is key.

Environment

Beth Rattner at Climate One: Climate Change May Take Out Some of Our Best Teachers

Beth Rattner of the Biomimicry Institute recently spoke at a Climate One panel and podcast about "nature's best teachers."

PNC logo

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PNC Named Employer of the Year by Disability:IN

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) has been recognized by Disability:IN® as the 2019 Employer of the Year for its exemplary policies, strategies and initiatives that have resulted in measurable progress in the areas of disability inclusiveness in the workplace, marketplace and supply chain.

Albertsons Companies Recipe for Change logo

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Dairy West Truck Donation Helps the Idaho Foodbank Bridge Milk Gap

Originally Posted by Dairy West. Albertsons customers donated $20,866.79 to benefit The Idaho Foodbank. Albertsons Market Street in Meridian and Albertsons in Ammon were recognized as the top collecting and second top collecting stores, respectively.

onsemi logo

Sustainable Development Goals

ON Semiconductor’s Commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Environment

We are committed to a greener world by keeping sustainability at the forefront of our operations. We work to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions, minimize the consumption of energy, save water and reduce chemical usage and waste generation.

Sustainable Development Goals

Accelerating the Transformation Towards Sustainable Development

How can the private sector support countries to deliver on their 2030 Agenda commitments, as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo’s Gerri Mason Hall Named on the 2019 Most Influential Women in Corporate America List by Savoy Magazine

Gerri Mason Hall, Sodexo’s SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, North America, was recognized by Savoy Magazine on the 2019 list of the Most Influential Women in Corporate America. The Savoy Most Influential Women in Corporate America feature is the definitive listing of African American Women achievers impacting corporate America.

Black & Veatch

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch/Capita JV Secures Environment Agency Framework

Climate change and population growth mean that an average £1 billion per year will be spent on flood and coastal resilience measures, over the next 50 years, according to the Environment Agency (EA). As part of its strategy to protect communities the EA has awarded places on both of its Client Support Frameworks (CSF) to Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure and Black & Veatch joint venture (JV).

Ceres logo

Environment

Requiring Disclosure of Climate Change Risks Makes Sense for Investors, Companies, and the U.S. Economy

U.S. House lawmakers took an important step forward on Tuesday in protecting the American economy from the impacts of climate change.

Innovation & Technology

America's Charities' Partner Pinkaloo Launches Charitable Giving Pilot, “Give for Good,” with Leading Financial Institution as Part of MassChallenge FinTech Program

Pinkaloo, a personal charitable giving management software that helps companies build stronger relationships with their customers and employees through philanthropy, is pleased to announce it has launched a charitable giving pilot, “Give for Good,” with Eastern Bank during the inaugural MassChallenge FinTech (MCFT) program.

logo

Energy

Duke Energy to Build Solar Power Plant at Discovery Park District Near Purdue University

Duke Energy is building a 1.6-megawatt solar power plant in the Discovery Park District near Purdue University. “We’ll use the clean, renewable energy from this solar plant for our Indiana customers,” said Stan Pinegar, Duke Energy state president for Indiana. “Discovery Park at Purdue is a hub for innovation in science, technology and engineering, so building this plant there is a natural fit.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Contributes $60,000 to Bladen County Read and Feed Program

The Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced today a donation of $60,000 to Bladen County Schools Foundation to fund the purchase of a new mobile van for the district’s “Read and Feed” program. The new mobile unit will deliver to more than 4,000 students throughout Bladen County to ensure they have access to free meals and literacy programs that would otherwise be unavailable during summer months.

Innovation & Technology

How Blockchain Can Drive Supply Chain Sustainability

How can blockchain technology advance sustainability? By improving asset visibility and creating a sharing economy across the supply chain.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Behind Aflac’s Branded Product Helping Kids With Cancer

It’s rare when a branded product can connect with a child deeply. But My Special Aflac Duck - modeled after Aflac's longtime mascot - is doing just that with hundreds of children who are battling cancer. And the smart toy is helping them through perhaps the most difficult time of their lives.

3BL logo

Research, Reports & Publications

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) holds second Environment, Social and Governance market briefing last month

“By doing the right thing for customers and the community, we will be a better and safer organisation providing more sustainable returns for our shareholders”, Shayne Elliott, ANZ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the bank’s second Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) market briefing.

CNH Logo

Education

CNH Industrial Honors Sergio Marchionne Student Achievement Awards Winners for North America

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) honored the winners of the Sergio Marchionne Student Achievement Awards for North America during an awards ceremony on July 12. The annual Student Achievement Awards Program recognizes children of CNH Industrial’s employees for their academic excellence, involvement in extracurricular activities and community service.

Sustainable Development Goals

Building Internal Capacity For Infrastructure

As part of Bechtel’s commitment to contribute 100 ideas to support the United Nation’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we discuss Gabon’s Project Management Organization to implement its National Infrastructure plan.

CyberGrants

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why and How To Create CSR Champions At Your Organization

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has fully established itself as a major corporate initiative, and today many corporate leaders have realized the growing sense of urgency to give back to society given the imminent threat of issues like social inequality and climate change. As CSR is finally settling in and finding its place in the business world, everyone from the C-Suite on down are realizing that they can play a significant role to address these challenges.

Education

Chevron’s Support for Teacher Training and Mentor Programs

Chevron is proud to partner with California State University system and provide support to their STEM Teacher and Researcher (STAR) Program, a recognized innovation in teacher preparation.

Latest Campaigns

  1. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

  2. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  3. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

  4. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...

  5. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

  6. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

  7. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.

  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  9. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...

  10. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

  11. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.

  12. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

  13. 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...

  14. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...

  15. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...