News from Leading Brands

Keep up with the latest impact news from companies embracing the triple bottom line, shared via 3BL's publishing platform.

" "

Education | PNC Financial Services Group

PNC Volunteers Bring Basic Financial Knowledge to New Volunteer Opportunity

For about two years now, the PNC Center for Financial Education (CFE), an effort led by Community Development Banking, has been collaborating with community-based nonprofits to offer financial education to individuals, first-time homebuyers and small businesses.

Focus for maximum impact

Focus™ is 3BL’s premier product, a comprehensive suite of proprietary tools and expertise to optimize your impact programs with precision and purpose.

Discover Focus

Smarter impact communications

Power your message with data, insights and confidence

Find out more at 3BL.com

GCNC Logo

Sustainable Development Goals

Mobilize Ambitious and Responsible Business Conduct in Canada to Drive Progress, Enhance Resiliency and Generate Impactful Solutions for Global Challenges

The 2021 Making Global Goals Local Business – Canada conference will be held virtually on October 5-6, 2021 with the theme of ‘Catalyzing a resilient future in the Decade of Action’.

PSEG logo

Energy

PSE&G Advises Customers to Plan for Emergencies

The last few weeks have included painful examples of the increased severity of storms that strike New Jersey.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Recognizes Hispanic Community Volunteers

In celebration of this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month, Comcast is honoring eight community volunteers as part of the company’s sixth annual Hispanic Hero Awards.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Electrified, Equitable Mobility Can Transform US Cities

In nearly every American city and county, buses are the most-used form of public transit. The transportation sector drives nearly a quarter of carbon emissions globally, so there is a clear need to decarbonize transportation.

Entergy logo

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Commits $1.25M to Help Louisiana Communities Recover from Hurricane Ida

Crews continue to work on restoring service to customers affected by Hurricane Ida, and Entergy employees are teaming up with nonprofits and partners both local and from across the country to help those who have been impacted.

International Paper logo

Events, Media & Communications

You're Invited! International Paper and American Forest Foundation to Discuss Sustainability

Are you interested in hearing how International Paper is working with others to make meaningful contributions to sustainability - inside and outside of our company? You're invited to join a free Climate Week virtual event on September 23.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Support More With Mohawk - Mohawk's 2021 United Way Campaign

Mohawk's annual United Way campaign is underway! We're proud to come together as a company to support the communities where we live and work.

Fifth Third Bancorp logo

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the 2020 Fifth Third ESG Report: Employee Development

Learning and development must be accessible to meet a range of needs for employees and address a work environment in which skills need to evolve rapidly. Thus, we offer a rich mix of education, experiences, and tools to expand knowledge and skills.

Verizon logo

Diversity & Inclusion

How One App Is Changing the Game for Black-Owned Businesses

“I noticed that none of the restaurants I was picking up from were Black-owned,” he says. “I said to myself, ‘If I can’t find Black-owned restaurants on any of the existing services, why don’t I create my own?”

Environment

Northern Trust's Strategy for Addressing Climate Change Risks

Northern Trust commits to protecting the environment and mitigating any negative environmental impacts from operations.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Education

Take Science Learning Outside of the Classroom This School Year With MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs™ at Home Experiments

Just in time for the back-to-school season, learn how students can continue exploring their interest in science beyond the school day through the MilliporeSigma Curiosity Labs™ at Home science education program.

Environment

Smart Sewer Technology Satisfies EPA Consent Decree, Saves City $400 Million

Global water technology company Xylem is delivering the advanced “smart sewer” system enabling the City of South Bend, Indiana, to exceed the requirements of a wastewater consent decree for 60% less capital investment than originally planned.

Innovation & Technology

5G Field Guide by Qualcomm

5G is one of the biggest, most complex technological challenges of the past decade, and because of its speed and reliability, it will provide the framework for how we connect to the world around us.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Goodyear Names Jones Chief Sustainability Officer

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that Ellis Jones has been named vice president and chief sustainability officer, reporting to Chris Helsel, senior vice president, global operations and chief technology officer, effective Sept. 2.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

We seldom hear how coffee comes with an environmental cost. Minds may go to the billions of single-use coffee cups discarded each year; a problem for sure. Specifically, I want to talk about the carbon footprint of drinking coffee itself.

KeyBank Logo

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation and KeyBank Mark Dedication and Unveiling of the Lone Sailor Statue Along Cleveland's Waterfront

The USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation and KeyBank marked the unveiling of the Lone Sailor Statue in Cleveland. A dedication ceremony took place Friday September 10, 2021 at the Great Lakes Science Center where the statue is now on display.

Taproot logo

Social Impact & Volunteering

Taproot Foundation Deepens Community Impact With Online Program

Taproot Foundation was founded on a core belief: that greater change can be achieved when we strengthen the organizations tackling society’s greatest challenges. After 20 years of serving nonprofits, we're poised to have even greater impact.

Reuters Events logo

Events, Media & Communications

Carbon Webinar: Cultivating a New Kind of Crop to Address Climate Change

Carbon farming, a nature-based climate solution that removes and reduces carbon in the atmosphere, is increasingly becoming part of the climate change discussion.

Black & Veatch

Environment

PFAS Regulatory Activity Broadens and Intensifies

This year has seen an unprecedented amount of regulatory activity aimed at mitigating the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our environment and consumer products.

Gilead Sciences

Diversity & Inclusion

Wake Forest University School of Divinity Brings Faith to the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®

Gilead launched the COMPASS Initiative® in the Southern United States with the goal of reaching the communities most impacted by the HIV epidemic.

Research, Reports & Publications

Vistra Continues Legacy of Giving through Community Donations

In 2020, Vistra donated $6 million to nonprofits and made contributions of over $2 million to organizations such as Irving Cares, Peoria Promise scholarship fund, and various Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Announces BEST Community Comeback

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), the parent company of Berkshire Bank, a socially responsible community-dedicated bank with branch locations in New England and New York, announced that the Bank will lend and invest $5 billion over the next three years to help strengthen local communities.

Environment

Mitigating Climate Change: A Carbon Zero Future for Agriculture

We have the capability – and responsibility – to develop climate-smart solutions and trigger farmers’ adoption by creating innovative business models that benefit farmers, tackle climate change, and drive towards a carbon-zero future for agriculture.

Whirlpool logo

Social Impact & Volunteering

Whirlpool Brand Featured in The Tent Mender, a Profoundly Moving Documentary Series on People Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles

Hand Made Productions recently announced the release of a limited three-part series, The Tent Mender, a documentary film spotlighting people experiencing homelessness, which features laundry.

Kaleidoscope Futures Logo

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Understanding Shareholder Value

The shareholder value doctrine suggests that companies and their managers should only do something that’s good for society when it is simultaneously and demonstrably good for business. This belief is increasingly being questioned and challenged.

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

  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. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Gilead Sciences Corporate Social Responsibility

  6. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...

  7. People: Belonging
    We have committed to making the next ten years the best yet for Bacardi, and part of that journey includes creating a unified global community of...

  8. Diversity & Inclusion
    Kimberly-Clark: Diversity & Inclusion

  9. 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...

  10. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...

  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. People
    Empowering Team Members, focusing on safety, and strengthening our communities.

  13. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

  14. 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...

  15. Responsible Investing
    Responsible Investing