Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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



Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowerment Over Pressure: Meet Bhumi Patil

GoDaddy

Innovation & Technology

Mastercard: Six Payment Trends for 2026

Mastercard

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A New Year Perspective: Trusted Chemistry

Chemours

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation, Care and the Iconic Aflac Duck

Aflac Incorporated

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gaziano Lineman Awards Finalists Announced

KeyBank





Recent Alerts

sustainability: 2025 Report - Rockwell Automation
Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

Rockwell Automation

Research, Reports & Publications

people in a boat
What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Events, Media & Communications

Community Investment Program Success Includes Measurement at the Design Stage

Gabriela Polanco-Sorto, the Associate Director of Corporate Social Responsbility at LoyaltyOne, will share recent experience relaunching a community investment program specifically designed to engage employees at the Toronto conference Inside Out: A Transformative Approach to Community Investment. Her remarks will specifically address how thinking 'measurement' at the design stage enhanced overall program design.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini, Hey Violet, Why Don’t We, Ayo & Teo, Jacob Sartorius and More Join Host Nick Cannon for Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2017, Concert Event Celebrating Kids Who Are Helping and Leading Others, Sunday, Nov. 26, at 7 P.M. (ET/PT)

Some of music’s most popular stars—Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini, Hey Violet, Why Don’t We, Ayo & Teo and Jacob Sartorius--are coming together for the Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2017, a one-of-a-kind concert special honoring four young leaders who are changing their communities and the world by “Helping and Leading Others” (HALO). Led by host, creator and executive producer Nick Cannon, the one-hour musical event will also feature Nick stars: JoJo Siwa (Lip Sync Battle Shorties), Lizzy Greene (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Ricardo Hurtado (School of Rock), and Daniella Perkins and Owen Joyner (Knight Squad). The Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2017, held at New York’s Pier 36, will be simulcast Sunday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT), across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Eight Sodexo-Operated College Dining Programs Named to Daily Meal’s Best Colleges for Food List

The Daily Meal named eight Sodexo-operated dining programs to its list of Best Colleges for Food in 2017. Liberty University premiered on the list at number three and was praised for sourcing locally-grown produce and humanely-raised meat.

Environment

Navigating EHS Challenges in an Industry Undergoing Rapid Change

Antea Group has 25 years of experience working with manufactured industrial goods companies and original equipment suppliers to address EHS compliance and sustainability issues, regulatory demands, operational risks, worker safety, and more.

Research, Reports & Publications

Leading Study of 120 Global Companies Finds Corporate Social Investments Resilient and Growing, Despite Continued Unrest

A global study from CECP: The CEO Force for Good found that businesses headquartered around the world continued to stand firm in their social investments, despite unrest and instability in their home countries and beyond.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Entertainment Buyers Association Recognizes AEG Presents and Its Affiliated Divisions at 47th Annual Conference

International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA), the leading trade organization for live entertainment industry professionals, concluded its 47th annual conference last week in Nashville with an awards ceremony honoring its industry professionals.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Arrow Electronics Spotlights the Tech Entrepreneur’s Journey at Denver Startup Week

Arrow Electronics hosted “The Entrepreneur’s Journey” at General Assembly during this year’s Denver Startup Week 2017, offering an inside look at how two successful entrepreneurs overcame the challenges of developing and bringing smart, connected internet of things (IoT) products to market.

Research, Reports & Publications

Nonprofits Are Lacking the Resources They Need to Do Their Work. Pro Bono Can Help

The Taproot Foundation recognizes that most organizations tackling social problems don’t have access to the marketing, design, technology, strategy, or planning resources they need to succeed. Nonprofits are understaffed, under-resourced, and need support. In the 2017 State of Pro Bono Service Survey, Taproot focused in on the challenges nonprofits experience each day, and in this report, identified how pro bono can be a high-impact resource in overcoming these common barriers.

Events, Media & Communications

Learn, Evolve and Lead with the GRI Reporters’ Summit and GreenBiz 18

The GRI Reporters’ Summit North America is returning on February 2018: a week of practical solutions and networking with fellow sustainability professionals. You can now also sign up for GreenBiz 18 – a three-day conference addressing sustainability trends, challenges and opportunities within the context of business.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cone Communications and Timberland Recognized as Holmes Report Global SABRE Awards Winner

Cone Communications, a public relations and marketing agency, and its client Timberland, were recognized as a winner at this year’s Holmes Report Global SABRE Awards. The Global SABRE Awards recognize the 40 best public relations programs of the past year, from around the globe, selected from the winners of the Holmes Report SABRE regional competitions.

Energy

National Grid’s Dean Seavers Joins National Commission to Slash Transportation Energy Use by Half

Dean Seavers, U.S. President of National Grid, will co-chair a national commission launched today by the Alliance to Save Energy that will develop recommendations to reduce energy use in the U.S. transportation sector by 50 percent by 2050 while meeting future mobility needs.

Diversity & Inclusion

An Ally at the Intersection

Imagine a room with 4,000 people from every state and 40 other nations. It’s a giant room which intersects many ages, genders, races, abilities and ethnicities along with a diverse range of talents, experience and professions. In fact, they come from more than 250 employers including my own, Sodexo. You might wonder what makes this global business conference unique?

Education

Mobile Science Lab Visits Bedford’s Lane School

The 22-feet-by-10-feet Curiosity Cube encourages students at a formative age to get excited about science, as well as taking them into an atypical setting outside the traditional classroom.

Environment

New Talks on Paris Climate Pact Are Set, and That’s Awkward for U.S.

Mike Bloomberg says the debate over Trump's intentions should not be a distraction from the urgent business of addressing climate change. "We have to act for our children and grandchildren," Mike urges in this New York Times article.

Education

Wonders of Water and Wildlife Offers Hands-On Conservation Opportunities for Girls

As one of Duke Energy’s Water Resources Fund recipients, the Hornet’s Nest Council brought the Wonders of Water and Wildlife (WoWW) program to its campus in Iredell County, which serves the surrounding eight counties. The program is developing tomorrow’s leaders in water conservation by teaching girls how to improve water quality and quantity.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Guest Post: Timberland Talks Responsible Materials at the Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference

At Timberland, we strive to be Earthkeepers in everything we do. We work hard to make our products responsibly, to protect the outdoors, and to serve the communities around the globe where we live, work and explore. My role focuses on responsible product.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Adopted Siblings Make Big Impact on Family

Events, Media & Communications

Cone Communications to Headline 2017 B:CIVIC Summit

Whitney Dailey, Director of Marketing/Research & Insights at Cone Communications, will join the 2017 B:CIVIC Summit as the keynote presenter on November 14. The event, hosted in metro Denver at the National Western Center, is designed to serve as a catalyst for building capacity in the community with social impact champions who know that for-profit business is a powerful force for social change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Provides Expanded Support for Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico

Xylem announced plans to expand its support for the ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria. The Company has pledged financial support, including matching employee contributions, as well as a new effort to bring clean water to several of the hardest hit areas of the island.

Health & Healthcare

James Beard Award Winner and Celebrity Chef Jimmy Bannos, Jr. to Serve as Sodexo’s Culinary Ambassador at Northwestern University

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, in partnership with Northwestern University Dining, today announced that one of Chicago’s own celebrity chefs and owner of The Purple Pig, Jimmy Bannos, Jr., will serve as Northwestern Dining’s new culinary ambassador for the upcoming school year. Working alongside Northwestern Dining’s Executive Chef Chris Studtmann and his 13 chefs, Chef Bannos brings an exceptionally creative and exciting lens to the student dining experience.

Green Infrastructure

Keep America Beautiful and Coca-Cola Celebrate Impact of Public Space Recycling Grants Over Past Decade; Announce 2017 Grant Opportunity

National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Foundation today announced the opening of the application period for the 2017 Coca-Cola Public Space Recycling Bin Grant Program. In its 11th year, the initiative is designed to expand access to recycling in public spaces in communities across America. Grant applications will be available online through Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. All interested parties can visit BinGrant.org to apply.

Environment

Domtar Sustainability: Pulling Our Weight

Unlike their counterparts in Pulp and Paper, our logistics colleagues in Personal Care don’t have a weight problem. Quite the opposite, they struggle to put it on.

Optimizing transportation efficiency is the objective for both of our divisions. They both strive to get the most product in a trailer. One is weight constrained. The other has a space issue.

The reason for the difference is that personal care products are lightweight. It is easy to fill a trailer and be well within the regulated weight limit. The challenge for our logistics colleagues in Personal Care is how to max out the allowable weight limit.

Green Infrastructure

Health Product Declaration® (HPD) Collaborative Announces Third-Party Verification Program

The Health Product Declaration® (HPD) Collaborative today announced the approval of its Third-Party Verification Program. This program provides a means for manufacturers to obtain an authoritative third-party verification of Health Product Declarations® (HPDs) that they have created for their products

Social Impact & Volunteering

Creating a Purpose-Rich Environment for Your Employees Through Volunteering

Historically, there has been a disconnect between purpose in personal and professional life. In your personal life, you choose how to incorporate purpose — such as helping your neighbors, volunteering for a specific cause, or donating to a local organization. At work, you just do tasks related your job — right?

Latest Campaigns

  1. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  2. Special Economic Zones
    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  3. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  4. 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...
  5. Cisco Purpose Report
    Cisco Purpose Report
  6. Making the World a Better Home | Our Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
    We believe diversity strengthens us and the best ideas come from diverse teams working together. Creating a positive workplace for everyone means...
  7. Making the World a Better Home | Our Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
    We believe diversity strengthens us and the best ideas come from diverse teams working together. Creating a positive workplace for everyone means...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  11. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  12. 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...
  13. Guiding Stars blog: Health & Wellness
    About the Guiding Stars Health & Wellness Blog The Guiding Stars Health & Wellness blog is your place for the latest in health and nutrition news...
  14. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  15. 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...