Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Podcast: Scale Your Business and Impact

In this episode of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Drivers of Change podcast, host Lee Green speaks to NY Times best-selling author, and CEO of We First, Simon Mainwaring on how to scale your purpose-driven business and drive greater impact.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Betterment Harvest Becomes Gold Member in Texas Tech University's Center for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER)

Betterment Harvest becomes gold member of CASFER who is developing an innovative approach to recycling nitrogen-based fertilizers used in farming.

Education

CNH Industrial and Lavazza Imagine a New Era of Coffee Harvesting

CNH Industrial and Lavazza have challenged students to imagine the coffee harvesters of the future.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FOODWORKS, Under the Compass Group USA, Partners With Subaru To Support Camden, New Jersey Businesses Through the Ignite Program

FOODWORKS is proud to partner with Subaru of America, Inc. to donate $20,000 of the IGNITE Program to help support small businesses throughout their hometown of Camden, N.J.

Health & Healthcare

How Is the Brain Affected by Alcohol?

Some people kick off the new year by abstaining from alcohol with Dry January. However, rethinking drinking is no small feat.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Companies Take Action on Diversity and Inclusion in Bloomberg’s 2023 Gender-Equality Index

Today, Bloomberg announced that 484 companies are included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Are You Mindful When Unwrapping a Bar of Chocolate?

With the deadly combination of plastic pollution remaining a major environmental hazard and sales of chocolate predicted to grow by 13 per cent within the next five years to reach £6.66bn, confectionary producers are finally eliminating unsustainable packaging.

Innovation & Technology

Five Ways Digitalization Can Help Build Global Resilience in 2023

Ericsson was founded on the premise that communication is a basic human need. Yet, today’s biggest inequality may be between the connected and unconnected.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cincinnati Leader of Impact: Cintas’ Katie Gough-Edwards

Cintas Corporation’s Katie Gough-Edwards, a longtime advocate for heart health and the American Heart Association, won a seven-week fundraising challenge to become the AHA’s 2022 Leader of Impact for Greater Cincinnati.

Sustainable Development Goals

From Human to Planet: Smarter Manufacturing for Sustainability

With the importance of sustainability front of mind for so many, Lenovo is constantly reaffirming its vision for net-zero emissions, ensuring an emissions reduction approach aligned to the latest climate science.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Suncor Adds a High Tech System To Improve Mine Safety

Jason Mercer is a miner and a frontline leader with more than two decades of experience operating heavy equipment. He sees the new collision awareness system as “a game changer” for safety in the mines.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Koch Voted ‘Wichita’s Best Place to Work’ in 2022

Koch has been selected as “Wichita’s Best Place to Work” in 2022 in a new survey of employees and community members. The company employs more than 3,300 people in the Wichita area.

Health & Healthcare

Video: UK Festival of Genomics & Biodata Inspires and Connects Genomics Leaders

The Festival of Genomics & Biodata 2023, held in London in January, is the largest event in the UK’s genomics events calendar. More than 4000 delegates from health care, academia, technology, and pharma came together to network and share the latest findings.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Eaton Named to Newsweek’s First Annual List of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity

Intelligent power management company Eaton announced it has been named to Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works Celebrates Perfumer Michael R. Carby During Black History Month

Perfumer Michael R. Carby has created some of Bath & Body Works’ most-loved fragrances, including Cactus Blossom, Sun Washed Citrus, Eucalyptus Rain and Beach Weather.

Health & Healthcare

Helping Puerto Ricans Recover From Long COVID

Made possible through funding support from Q4HE, Puerto Rico’s first post-COVID-19 Care Clinic was opened by SIM, and a growing number of patients experiencing long COVID symptoms have been receiving critical tailored care.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sofidel Participates in Military Spouse Employment Partnership

Sofidel announced that it is a proud participant in the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Wins Five 2023 BIG Innovation Awards

Dow (NYSE: DOW) has been recognized with five 2023 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group™.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T‑Mobile’s VR‑y Cool “Game of Phones” Holiday Campaign Creates Popular “Magentaverse”

Because the wireless provider is committed to giving back to the community, players were able to help distribute a $100,000 donation from T-Mobile through the trivia gameplay across three non-profit organizations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Georgia Power Celebrates MLK Day as a Day “On” With Largest Volunteer Response on Record

On Monday, January 16, 2022, over 1,000 Georgia Power employees and their loved ones volunteered in more than 30 service projects throughout the state, which has been noted as the largest volunteer turnout to date.

Events, Media & Communications

Stay Up to Date With Nasdaq’s 2023 North American ESG Reporting & Events Calendar

Planning the year ahead for ESG reporting, disclosures, and events can be a challenging undertaking. Our dedicated team of ESG experts therefore compiled the calendar below as a resource to assist you in organizing and resourcing your 2023 ESG plans.

Research, Reports & Publications

What Companies and Investors Need to Know about a Just Climate Transition in the Food Sector

There is much discussion around what a just transition looks like in sectors such as energy and industry, but one that has received less consideration is the food and agriculture sector – where it is a critical issue.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Sustainability Advantages of a Majority-Owned Supply Chain in the Apparel Industry

The apparel industry is well known for extensive supply chains, often with a reputation for unsustainable practices.

Diversity & Inclusion

Voices of Viatris: For Nathan Wilson, Family Is a Change Worth Fighting For

When Nathan Wilson was just 19, he was violently attacked by strangers one evening while walking in a town in New South Wales, Australia. Seriously injured, he was left on a sidewalk to fend for himself.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

2022 in Review: Reflecting on Our Sound Purpose

Supporting the local communities in which we operate, empowering our diverse employees around the world and prioritizing our planet’s sustainability are all central to HARMAN’s core mission and global purpose.

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...