Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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







Editors Pick

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Names Otis Rolley as Head of Social Impact

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today that Otis Rolley is joining the company as head of Social Impact, leading community engagement and enterprise philanthropy, including the Wells Fargo Foundation.

Education

3M Young Scientist Challenge Announces 2022 National Finalists and Honorable Mentions

3M and Discovery Education are proud to announce the top 10 finalists and four honorable mention recipients in the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the 15th year of the competition.

Research, Reports & Publications

Inaugural Indigo Credit Issuance Unlocks Farmer Access to Multi-Billion Dollar Voluntary Carbon Market

Industry leading carbon farming program provides new global revenue stream for farmers and an immediately accessible, scalable nature-based solution to climate change.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Businesses Can Accelerate the Work of Social Entrepreneurs To Change the World

Non-profit organizations and social enterprises account for an average of 4.5% of their countries’ GDP and employ 10% or more of the total workforce.

Environment

At Issue Is Deforestation "Right Here in River City"

Deforestation has long been a prominent subject in the scientific and professional literature and, increasingly in recent years, the popular press.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Congratulates Its Co-founder on Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) congratulates The Honorable Raul H. Yzaguirre who is receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom today from the President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

YWCA Receives Support From Keybank Foundation To Provide Digital Literacy and Internet Access to Low-Income Women

The YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester and KeyBank announce a community partnership to provide life-changing digital skills training and resources to low-income women currently residing the YWCA’s Women’s Residence in White Plains, as well as to women residing throughout Westchester County.

Innovation & Technology

Alibaba Cloud Launches Carbon Management Solution - Energy Expert

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has announced the global launch of Energy Expert, a sustainability platform to help customers worldwide measure, analyze and manage the carbon emissions of their business activities and products.

Events, Media & Communications

Meet the Leading Content Distribution Platform for ESG Storytelling

Your company has a story to tell about your environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Creating compelling content is important — but that's only one part of the equation.

Education

Clean Air in Schools Is Essential for Good Health & Learning

Aura Air technology and federal funding make it easier than ever for education facilities to improve and monitor air quality.

Environment

IAC’s Annual Gold and Diamond Conference Returns to Bohemian National Hall in NYC; the Focus of the 12th Year Is “Boldly Building the Future: Gold, Diamonds, and Jewelry in a Transformational Age”

Recipients for the Award for Leadership in Responsible Practice and the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Diamond and Jewelry Industries will be honored, while experts, employing jewelry as the lens, deliberate the industry, from mining practices and responsible sourcing to succession and training jewelers and goldsmiths for the future.

Environment

Fifth Third Employees Claim Tree Saplings, Plant Trees in Honor of Arbor Day

In honor of Arbor Day, Fifth Third Bank gave away 400 bur oak and pin oak seedlings April 28 to employees at its Madisonville Campus and downtown Fifth Third Center in Cincinnati where Fifth Third is headquartered.

Green Infrastructure

WELL for ALL - Snapshots of Rapidly Expanding Space Types of WELL Adoption

Over the last few months, we’ve seen increased WELL adoption across organizations and industries that may surprise you.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corp. Named a Top Company for Executive Women by Seramount

Whirlpool Corporation has recently been named to the 2022 Seramount Top Companies for Executive Women list. The distinction recognizes the company for its diverse and inclusive culture that promotes leadership and advancement of women.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Renewable Energy Careers at Schneider Electric: Miguel Gil Mast

Miguel's career path is at once typical and atypical, fueled by an advanced degree in renewable energy engineering and early career experience at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Congratulates Its Newest HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) congratulates the 15th cohort of the HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™ on their completion of the program last month.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Brands Work for “Fair Play”

The unequal division of labor in the home is not a new issue. However, the global pandemic brought inequities in this division even more to the forefront in millions of households.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Teaming Up With Team USA

Earlier this month, Team USA Olympians and Paralympians visited Philadelphia to help us kick-off our new national volunteer program, Team UP.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Truist Boosts Minimum Wage to $22

Truist Financial Corporation announced it will boost its minimum U.S. hourly pay rate to $22 effective Oct. 1 of this year. This increase is the company's latest investment in key talent across the organization.

Education

NortonLifeLock's 3 Tips To Help Keep Your Family Cyber Safe This Summer

Summer often poses different online safety risks for families as kids are typically home more, on their devices more, and spend more time unsupervised. NortonLifeLock's Paige Hanson offers three easy tips to help families protect their kids.

Innovation & Technology

How HP Designers Think About Sustainable PCs

For the last few years, HP’s design work has gained recognition, evidenced by the studio’s gleaming rows of awards. But there’s not a single name listed on any of them.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Chasing Zero With SAP Industry Network for Automotive

SAP Industry Network for Automotive packages help enterprises gain insights into their product carbon footprint data and identify further potentials in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Is Central to Cintas

At Cintas, we view our entrance into formal ESG reporting and the development of our company-wide ESG strategy as the latest steps in our progression.

Environment

The Path to Net Zero Offers Companies New Opportunities

Over a fifth of the world’s largest companies have pledged to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Energy

Ecocentricity Blog - Solving the Intermittency Challenge: The Importance of Grid Storage as Renewable Electricity Rises

Wind and solar electricity generation is good for many reasons, but intermittency is a persistent challenge. There are multiple solutions to that challenge.

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. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  3. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  4. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  5. 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...
  6. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...