Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow's RENUVA™ Program Wins Sustainability Award From Chemical Week

Dow (NYSE: Dow), has won Best Sustainable Product for its RENUVA™ Mattress Recycling Program in Chemical Week’s Sustainability Awards.

Energy

Enbridge's Pennsylvania Project To Join New Jersey Facility in Supplying Solar Energy To Help Keep Natural Gas Flowing

Earlier this month, Enbridge announced a company-wide plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

Today, in Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania, we’re taking another important step on that journey.

Health & Healthcare

T-Mobile Makes 988 Emergency Lifeline's Critical Mental Health Support Services Immediately Available to Customers

T-Mobile has once again demonstrated its commitment to getting customers the essential connectivity they need at the most important times.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mohawk's Employee Volunteers in Action

As Mohawk grows around the world, we bring with us a legacy of commitment to the communities in which our manufacturing facilities are located — the same communities our employees and their families call home.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Northern Trust's Business Resource Councils

In 2019, our BRCs launched global campaigns to increase collaboration across regions and strengthen the engagement of our employees worldwide.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS News | UPS Foundation Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Top Citizenship Award

When businesses create shared value — aligning corporate citizenship with business strategy, engaging their people to act with purpose, and leveraging their strengths to deliver good — they drive powerful, positive change. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation recognized UPS for doing just that.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Contributes 80,000-Pound Protein Donation for 24th Annual Mayflower Marathon Food and Fund Drive

This donation will provide the equivalent of more than 300,000 servings of nutritious protein to assist those suffering from food insecurity throughout Hampton Roads.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

United Airlines Executive Chairman Oscar Munoz Joins CBRE Group, Inc. Board of Directors

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced that Oscar Munoz, Executive Chairman of United Airlines, has joined the company’s Board of Directors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting Communities With Our Renewable Products

Our Espaly, France, plant donated 11,000 corrugated boxes to the Trisomie21 Association of the Haute- Loire region, to assist their fundraising efforts for people living with Down syndrome.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Webinar Recording - Introduction to Insights & Impact: Measuring the Social Impact of Volunteerism

Learn about new tools for volunteer impact measurement & optimization in this webinar by Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly and True Impact Founder & CEO Farron Levy.

Diversity & Inclusion

In a Year of Profound Change, Over 1,100 C-Suite Leaders Convene to Accelerate Commitments to Diversity & Inclusion

Herbalife Nutrition’s Chairman and CEO John Agwunobi along with with more than 1,000+ leaders joined the 4th annual CEO Action Closed-Door Session to discuss the bold commitments necessary to address systemic issues of inequity in society.

Health & Healthcare

“Pandemic Priority: Daily Free Tests for All!”

The nationwide spread of COVID-19 in the USA on the abject failure of the Trump administration, revealed by Robert Woodward‘s interviews in “RAGE” (2020), are focusing on individualistic behavior and politics.

Energy

Ørsted Welcomes UK's 10-point Plan for a Low-carbon Industrial Revolution

Renewable energy leader Ørsted welcomes the UK Government's "Ten-Point Plan for a Low-Carbon Industrial Revolution" to accelerate the UK towards net-zero emissions by 2050. Headline commitments include 40GW of offshore wind energy and phase out of fossil fuel car sales in the UK by 2030.

Diversity & Inclusion

CIT Announces Grant to Urban League of San Diego to Enhance Digital Access During COVID-19

CIT and its Pasadena-based banking subsidiary CIT Bank, N.A. recently announced a grant to Urban League of San Diego County (ULSDC) to enhance digital access for underrepresented individuals in San Diego County during COVID-19.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Scotia Global Asset Management Launches Suite of Scotia Low Carbon Funds, Announces Other ScotiaFunds Name Changes

Scotia Global Asset Management today announced the launch of a suite of Scotia Low Carbon Funds, diversified portfolios of high-quality investments designed to provide a lower carbon intensity than the broader market:

Innovation & Technology

How the Nanostructure of a Butterfly Wing Inspired a Better Way to Purify Air

Metalmark uses biomimicry to address the global air pollution crisis by turning contaminated fumes into breathable air.

Social Impact & Volunteering

1.5 Million Meals: How Virginia's Food Banks Are Feeding Families Safely

Across Virginia, Feeding America predicts the number of people facing food insecurity to increase by about 50% this year due to the pandemic.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

UPS Longitudes | Shedding New Light on Supply Chain Visibility

Supply chain visibility is not a new concept. But true, real-time, end-to-end supply chain visibility is something few companies have been able to obtain due to the inherent complexities and investment required.

Diversity & Inclusion

Alexion Joins the Women in STEM Ireland Campaign

Environment

EarthX Screens Oceanic Global Short Film Festival Finalists, Showcases Emerging Filmmakers in Conservation

In partnership with international NGO Oceanic Global, EarthX will host a virtual screening and panel discussion for the first-ever Oceanic Global Short Film Festival.

Social Impact & Volunteering

MLB & MLBPA Announce Third Round of 11 Nonprofit Recipients of the "Healthy Relationships Community Grant" Program

Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) today announced the third round of recipients of the joint “Healthy Relationships Community Grant” program.

Diversity & Inclusion

(Re)Boot Camp: How IBM Vets Are Helping Other Vets Get Good Tech Jobs

We worked with Corporate America Supports You to make a special version of IBM’s free SkillsBuild online career readiness curricula accessible to job seekers with military backgrounds.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Responsible Investment and the Faith-Based Investor

Religious investors have been a vital force in the development of modern responsible investment for the last 50 years.

Media & Communications

Big News: US SIF Report on US Sustainable and Impact Investing Trends 2020 Released

Every two years, since 1996, the influential trade organization for sustainable, responsible and impact investment (US SIF) conducts a year-long survey of professional asset managers to determine the total of USA-based assets under management

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  3. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  4. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  5. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  6. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  7. 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...
  8. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  9. 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...
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  12. 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...
  13. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  14. Small Business Growth
    We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...
  15. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...