Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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



Social Impact & Volunteering

From Olympic Glory to Community Impact: Sevran Will Welcome Paris 2024 Pool

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beyond the Code: Meet Rahul Jayaram

GoDaddy

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Circular Electronics Partnership Joins Forces With Global Electronics Council

Global Electronics Council

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: How Entrepreneurs Are Finding Strength in Numbers

Mastercard

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Creating Pathways to Affordable Homeownership Through Community and Banking

US Bank





Editors Pick

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Boosting Office Attendance: Selling & Delivering Workplace Value to Employees

Many companies and their employees remain out of sync on the amount of time workers should be in the office, according to a CBRE and CoreNet Global survey of 235 corporate real estate professionals.

Education

Experts: Show What You Know in a Skills-First Job Market

Lydia Logan, IBM VP of Global Education and Workforce Development, recently joined Whiteboard Advisors, along with other industry experts, to talk about IBM SkillsBuild, the shift towards skills-based learning across the industry, and hiring trends.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why Hundreds of Leaders, Academics and Industry Experts Came Together To Support Racial Equity

In partnership with Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, my alma mater and a highly recognized institution in research and studies related to social impact, Northwestern Mutual hosted its first-ever Gather Against the Gap event here in Milwaukee.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH Launches Program To Support the Future of India’s Construction Industry

CNH is committed to standing with the world’s farmers and construction workers as part of their everlasting commitment to sustainability, innovation, and productivity.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Delmarva Power Delivers More Than Energy for Its Community

Delmarva Power is proud to partner with more than 200 local non-profits in Delaware and Maryland that support neighbors in need, advance career opportunities, and create a stronger, more connected community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Baker Tilly’s Expertise in Forensic Investigation Using Data Science Helps Pharmacy Chain Uncover Pricing Error

Baker Tilly Digital analyzed multiple years of the client and their supplier’s data, including purchasing history, the pricing catalog from the supplier and how their drug credits and rebate calculations were being applied to their account.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Reclamation at Covia’s Menomonie Plant

Responsible land use is embedded throughout the life cycle of our operations – from our careful approach to early development and operational planning, to our production phase, all the way through our collaborative reclamation process.

Environment

Water Rights and Regulatory Risk: Understanding Water Allocation and Management Practices

The water-related business risks that companies face are closely tied to water-related impacts in their region. For businesses, it's important to understand these regulatory requirements and the current water allocation and management practices throughout the US.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Incorporated a Fortune Most Admired Company for 23rd Time

Aflac Incorporated has been named to Fortune Magazine's list of World's Most Admired Companies for the 23rd time, ranking No. 1 in the Insurance: Life and Health category as a long-term investment for the second consecutive year.

Diversity & Inclusion

Everyday Heroes. Extraordinary Impact

At Regions we believe that heroism resides not just in history books but among us every day. This Black History Month, we celebrate Black heroes in our communities who work tirelessly to make life better for all.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Public Affairs Council Honors International Paper for Grassroots Innovation Award for Period Poverty Initiative

The Public Affairs Council honored the winners of the 2024 Innovation Awards during its annual Advocacy Conference in Austin, Texas on January 30, 2024.

Education

Panasonic and Olympic Champion Katie Ledecky Team Up To Show Students and Educators Exciting STEM Innovations Across Japan

Panasonic Corporation of North America and Olympian Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in history, jointly announced a second virtual field trip from STEM Forward, an educational program created with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Eastman Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023–2024 Corporate Equality Index

Eastman proudly announced that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

All Otis Manufacturing Facilities in China Earn Zero Waste Certification

Otis Worldwide has achieved Gold-level TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) zero waste certification for all of its five manufacturing facilities in China.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

YWCA Receives $240,000 Grant from KeyBank

YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish has received a $240,000 grant from KeyBank to support YWCA's Pathways for Women, an emergency shelter in Lynnwood, WA serving unhoused adult women and women with children under 18.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Future Scientists in the Making: MilliporeSigma’s Curiosity Cube Wraps Up 2023 Multi-Country STEM Tour

Across Europe and North America in 2023, MilliporeSigma' Curiosity Cube reached more than 40,000 students through 259 events in 184 communities with hands-on science experiments focused to spark curiosity in the next generation of scientists.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Navigating the Rising Tide: The Convergence of Climate Change and Global Trade

Changing climate patterns and severe weather events are changing the game for global trade and logistics organizations.

Energy

Where People Can Turn When They Need Help Paying Utility Bills

As executive director of Crisis Control Ministry, Margaret Elliott knows how easy it is for people to fall behind on paying their utility bills, and once things start to snowball, it’s hard to stop those bills from piling up.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cencora Releases 2023 ESG Report

Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), a global healthcare company, released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.

Social Impact & Volunteering

New Study Shows Mixed Reality Technology for Blood Donation From Abbott and Blood Centers of America Helps Ease Stress, Encourages People To Donate Again

Results from the pilot study reveal that mixed reality "is an innovative technology that holds promise to increase donor engagement, satisfaction, and retention," researchers said.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Honoring Veterans and Employees for Their Local Contributions

In honor of his outstanding volunteer work in 2022, Ryan Whitman, manager of our Smart Energy Network project, was one of three Atlantic City Electric employees who recently received Exelon’s Powering Communities Employee Volunteer Award.

Innovation & Technology

Hospital CIOs Weigh 5G As Digitized Medicine Pushes Wi-Fi to Its Limits

With electronic records, medical devices, AR and VR, and AI apps to come, some hospital CIOs are evaluating private 5G networks to prepare for the inevitably bigger digital loads ahead.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pepco Advocates for Continued Energy Assistance Funding and Reminds Customers to Act Now to Secure Support

Today is Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Action Day and Pepco employees are on Capitol Hill to meet with representatives and advocates for policies that protect funding for LIHEAP and support vulnerable households in the District of Columbia and Maryland.

Events, Media & Communications

GRI North America Present at GreenBiz'24

This year, GRI North America is thrilled to play a key role at GreenBiz24 conference, seizing various opportunities to engage with North American attendees at an event that gathers approximately 2500 sustainability professionals every year.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Aramark Helps the Chiefs Tackle Food Waste in Kansas City

As it was reported in the recently released 2023 Be Well. Do Well. Progress Report, Aramark is committed to reducing food waste across its operations with the dual goals of conserving resources and minimizing the company’s environmental footprint.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  3. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  4. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  5. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  6. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  7. 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...
  8. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  9. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  10. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  11. Made to Move Communities
    About the Made to Move Communities program Launched in 2020, the Made to Move Communities program engages young minds to explore real-world...
  12. 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...
  13. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  14. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  15. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...