Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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

Events, Media & Communications

Philadelphia Union, Subaru Team Up to Help Dogs Find Forever Homes. Make a Dog's Day Fest 10/24

Before every home game, fans can gather at the Subaru Pet Plaza to meet and greet cuddly pups in need of a forever home. Working with local shelters, the hope is to unite adoptable dogs with loving fans.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Greener Chemistry for a More Sustainable World

How can a running track be better for people and planet? How does a paint coating also help clean the air? What can make one soda can more sustainable than another? The answer, of course, is green chemistry or more sustainable chemistry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Works Alongside Local Food Banks to Help Fight Hunger

In response to the hunger crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, FedEx quickly ramped up its longtime support of local food banks across the country last spring, creating a lifeline for hungry people in key cities of operation.

Environment

Imagine a Day Without Water

Water plays a vital role in our day to day lives, yet an estimated 785 million people globally do not have access to basic water services.

Media & Communications

ESG Reporting Frameworks & Standards - Continue to Multiply

The number of ESG disclosure and reporting guidelines, frameworks and standards continues to expand – here comes the GRI Universal Standards, the SASB XRBL Taxonomy, and much more.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Announces Neighborhood Investment Program in Collaboration with Enterprise Community Partners and CDC of Tampa to Transform East Tampa

Fifth Third intends to commit up to $20 million in lending, investments and philanthropic support, including grants from the Fifth Third Foundation to East Tampa.

Research, Reports & Publications

Musim Mas Group Releases Its 4th Annual Sustainability Report With Selected Disclosures in the Report Independently Assured by Ernst & Young LLP (EY)

Musim Mas Group releases its fourth annual Sustainability Report, which updates the Group’s sustainability performance for the 2020 calendar year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Cities: Common Impact to Connect Corporate and Nonprofit Worlds to Advance Efforts Around Racial and Digital Equity

Skills for Cities will bring together volunteers from 16 companies including Verizon, Boston Dynamics, Equitable, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, John Hancock, and Truist and leaders of 17 BIPOC-led, racial equity, and digital inclusion nonprofits.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Safety on All Frequencies in Canada's Extreme Climates

Enbridge has a relationship with Sahtu Search and Rescue dating back to 2015, giving $7,500 each year as part of our commitment to improving safety in communities near our operations.

Environment

Xylem Expands Partnership with Imagine H2O to Support Water Innovation Entrepreneurs

Xylem’s recently launched Xylem Innovation Labs will work across Imagine H2O’s programs to support entrepreneurs pioneering sustainable solutions to the water challenges facing communities and businesses.

Health & Healthcare

5 Ways Johnson & Johnson Is Working to Improve the Well-Being of the World by 2025

With its just-announced Health for Humanity 2025 Goals, Johnson & Johnson is taking on two critical health challenges currently confronting people around the world: pandemics and epidemics and health equity.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Yum! Brands Extends Partnership With NextGen Consortium To Accelerate Circular Foodservice Packaging Solutions

As a supporting partner, Yum! and its KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell & The Habit Burger Grill brands will continue to collaborate with other companies to help advance sustainable foodservice packaging solutions that are recoverable across infrastructures.

Environment

Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI) Leads $2 Million Debt Facility for Cleantech Startup Standard Biocarbon's First Manufacturing Facility

Standard Biocarbon (SBC) announced today that it secured $2 million in financing from three Maine-based institutions to purchase equipment for producing high quality biochar at the former site of the Great Northern Paper mill in East Millinocket.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SportsBusiness Journal Names STAPLES Center Senior Vice President of Guest Services and Security Danielle Snyder As 2021 Game Changers “Women in Sports Business” Honoree

AEG’s Danielle Snyder, senior vice president of guest services and security at STAPLES Center, has been named an honoree of SportsBusiness Journal’s 2021 Game Changers “Women in Sports Business.”

Events, Media & Communications

'Common Prosperity' and Sustainable Future High on the Agenda at 4th Cgf China Day

BEIJING and SHANGHAI, 18th October 2021 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) will host on 22nd November the fourth annual edition of the CGF China Day in Beijing.

Innovation & Technology

People Behind CSR at Cisco: Early-stage Tech Entrepreneurs Get a Boost From Cisco's Global Problem Solver Challenge

Robots plucking trash out of oceans and low-cost bionic limbs; these are just two winning concepts from the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge, which announced its latest winners in June.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Power Plant Workers Embrace Change as Industry Adds Renewable Energy

Duke Energy employees in Midwest learn new skills as industry invests in renewables, retires coal

Research, Reports & Publications

ESG Technology Guide: Future-proof Your Reporting

There’s been a sea change for ESG that is getting serious C-level attention.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Innovation Pays Off During the Pandemic

With the world still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, American business focused on innovation and social innovation to succeed in these uncertain times.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Can We Talk?

Kimberly-Clark’s caring value encourages employees to care not only for each other but also for the communities where they live and work.

Research, Reports & Publications

2021 EcoVadis Sustainability Index Highlights: Supply Chain Risks Compromise Global Performance Growth

In its fifth year, the 2021 Sustainability Risk and Performance Index examines the sustainability performance of more than 46,000 companies assessed by EcoVadis during the period 2016-2020 and provides critical insights into trends in environmental, social and ethical practices across diverse regions and industries.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation's Lynette Nettles Fuses STEM and DEI

“I’ve watched our company become more intentional about our culture and strengthening our commitment to DEI,” Lynette said.

Health & Healthcare

Maytag Introduces New 'Feel Good Fridge' Initiative to Help Provide Dependable Access to Healthy Food for Children

Brand leverages long-standing relationship with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to help address an increasing food insecurity issue across the country

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Wins Reuters 2021 Responsible Business Award for Business Transformation

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, has been named the winner of the Business Transformation Award, as announced at this year’s Reuters Responsible Business Awards event.

Research, Reports & Publications

Making It Real: olam food ingredients (ofi) Launches New Brand to Underline Its Customer Proposition

olam food ingredients (“ofi”), a global leader in natural and sustainable food ingredients and solutions, has just revealed its new brand. The identity taps into themes and colors which reflect ofi’s ability to drive innovation in all areas of its business to deliver more growth and impact for customers.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
  2. 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...
  3. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. 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...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  10. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  15. 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...