Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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



Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Q2 2025

DICK'S Sporting Goods

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Recognized as a 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards Finalist

Wesco International

Events, Media & Communications

How AI Is Disrupting Sustainability Reporting

3BL

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The ROI of Sustainability: A CFO's Perspective

Trane Technologies

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DaVita Marks Major Milestone in 100% Renewable Energy Commitment

DaVita





Editors Pick

Environment

A 20-Acre Pollinator Plot, Brought to You by Tomorrow's Leaders

Who would've thought an outdoor pollinator pilot project could bring together students & staff from nearly every department in a local high school? Illinois students launch latest endangered species project, with support & land donation from Enbridge

Health & Healthcare

Illumina and Genetic Alliance Launch $120 Million Global Initiative to Increase Equity and Improve Outcomes for Families Impacted by Genetic Disease

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Genetic Alliance today announced the creation of the iHope™ Genetic Health program aimed at providing whole-genome sequencing access (WGS) to tens of thousands of patients across the globe impacted by genetic disease.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IWBI and Global Green Announce Partnership to Support Leadership in Cities

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Global Green today announced a collaboration focused on supporting local leaders as they seek to deploy solutions that advance well-being for both people and planet.

Energy

Black & Veatch Report: Renewable Energy Integration Tops Electric Sector's List of Challenges As Decarbonization, Climate Change Propel Transformation

Facing mounting demand to integrate increasing amounts of renewable energy onto the grid and elevate their resilience to power-disrupting weather events and wildfires, U.S. electric utilities continue to wage a transformation keying on their need to modernize in a decarbonizing world.

Health & Healthcare

Cold and Flu Season: 5 Healthy Habits to Practice Now

There is a common myth that the flu vaccine causes the flu. This is incorrect. The flu vaccine contains an inactivated form of the virus, and thus cannot cause the flu.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wilo and Schneider Electric Partner to Advance Wilo's Climate Strategy

Wilo, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of pumps and pump systems, and Schneider Electric announced that the companies have partnered to advance Wilo’s climate strategy in anticipation of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

Diversity & Inclusion

Linda Clement-Holmes and Jewell Hoover Named As Savoy Magazine's Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

Fifth Third Bancorp directors, Linda Clement-Holmes and Jewell Hoover, have been named as two of Savoy Magazine’s 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors. The listing is comprised of executives, influencers, and achievers who serve on the boards of the world’s leading corporations and organizations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Del Monte Foods, Inc. Doubles Down on Upcycled Food Movement With Industry's First Line of Upcycled Certified Green Beans

Del Monte Foods, Inc. is helping to lead the upcycled food movement with the industry’s first canned vegetable product to be Upcycled Certified by the Upcycled Food Association, the world's only third-party certification program for upcycled food ingredients and products.

Energy

Gilead Sciences Commits to Electrifying Its Fleet

Gilead Sciences has joined the Climate Group’s #EV100 and commits to electrifying its fleet of vehicles by 2030.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Global Citizen and the World Food Programme Partner to Raise Awareness for the School Meals Coalition

The international advocacy organization, Global Citizen, and the World Food Programme (WFP), have partnered on a 6-month global campaign to raise awareness around the School Meals Coalition.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kimberly-Clark Continues Support of Water For People for World Toilet Day

Kimberly-Clark is donating $1.5 million to global nonprofit, Water For People, to support the organization’s sustainable WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) programs in Latin America, reaching 400,000 people with access to safe toilets and hygiene training.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation Named One of America's Best-Led Companies

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced it has been named as one of America’s Best-Led Companies of 2021 by Inc., one of the world’s most trusted business-media brands.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Hope Through Housing

Whirlpool Corporation employee Dan Page-Wood receives Volunteer of the Year Award from Habitat for Humanity of Michigan

Environment

O-I Launches GLASS4GOOD™ Recycling Merging Glass Recycling and Social Impact

In response for growing demand for recycled glass, O-I has created GLASS4GOOD™ Recycling; a community-based recycling program that incentivizes glass recycling.

Green Infrastructure

Making the Electric Grid More Resilient to Extreme Weather

Though it may seem that summer just ended, Southern California Edison is already looking ahead to next summer. The company is working to increase grid reliability by installing battery storage at three strategically located SCE substations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Herbalife Nutrition's Global Responsibility Journey: Committing to 50 Million Positive Impacts Campaign: Corporate Social Responsibility

Herbalife Nutrition is constantly pushing the boundaries to support their partners and evaluate how they can positively impact communities in need. That is why they are pledging to create 50 million positive impacts by 2030, their 50th anniversary.

Diversity & Inclusion

Benefit Strategies to Support Women in the Workplace

After decades of progress, the women’s labor force participation rate dipped to its lowest point in more than 30 years.

Research, Reports & Publications

92% of S&P 500® Companies and 70% of Russell 1000® Companies Published Sustainability Reports in 2020, G&A Institute Research Shows

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. (G&A) today announced the findings of its 2021 Sustainability Reporting in Focus research on sustainability reporting trends among companies in the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 1000® Index.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Mondelēz International Invests in Circulate Capital's Ocean Fund to Advance Global Efforts in Plastic Waste Collection and Recycling

Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) advanced its commitment to helping create a circular economy for plastic by joining Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF)

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E23: Grace Bonney, Collective Wisdom & Design*Sponge

Learn how relationships with people from different cultures and ways of life can have a profound impact on your values, happiness, and success as bestselling author Grace Bonney (Design*Sponge) takes you through her new book, "Collective Wisdom."

Environment

American Express: Clean Skies for Tomorrow

Accelerating the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) is crucial to reaching net zero emissions in the travel industry

Research, Reports & Publications

Newly Released Horizons Report Finds Biopharma Leaders at a Crossroads

While global demand for life-saving drug treatments, novel vaccines and cell and gene therapies expands exponentially – fueled in no small part by COVID-19

Environment

Essity Survey Reveals USA Consumers' Increased Focus on Sustainability in a Post-pandemic World

Essity, a leading global hygiene and health company with more than 3,100 U.S. employees, which manufactures and sells the leading Tork and TENA brands, and other strong product brands such as JOBST and Leukoplast, announced today the results of its ‘Green Response’ research project, which focuses on sustainability and the impact COVID-19 has had on individuals’ behaviors toward living sustainably and making environmentally conscious decisions.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Goals That Inspire: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  3. 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...
  4. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  5. 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...
  6. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report
  7. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  8. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  9. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  10. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  11. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  12. Aflac News and Updates
    See the latest news about Aflac.
  13. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...
  14. Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment
    The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...