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

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Editors Pick

Environment

Small Talk: How Bayer Is Keeping an Ear to the Short Stature Corn Conversation

With several successful trials complete and others underway, Short Stature Corn (SSC)* continues to evolve from a “what if?” to a potentially beneficial reality. As more growers take notice

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Achieves Highest Score in Its Industry for the Ninth Consecutive Year on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)

Top score in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies sector reflects Abbott's 2030 Sustainability Plan focus on innovating for greater access to life-changing technologies and breaking down barriers to health equity

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Look Ahead to 2022 - The Future of Corporate Reporting & ESG Storytelling

As the year comes to a close, 3BL Media is looking ahead to 2022 to understand trends in environmental social governance (ESG) communications. We’ve seen that stakeholders are demanding more from businesses.

Environment

Qualcomm Joins Business Ambition for 1.5ºC, Commits to Net Zero Across All Scopes by 2040

Wireless technology company Qualcomm Incorporated announced today a series of long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals

Green Infrastructure

Trane Technologies' Thermo King® Announces Refrigerated Trailer System With Zero Direct Carbon Emissions

Thermo King®, the transport refrigeration brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), today premiered its trailer refrigeration system with zero direct carbon emissions at the Solutrans International trade show in Lyon, France.

Research, Reports & Publications

Looking Beyond Net Zero: New Report Challenges Businesses to Adopt ‘Just and Regenerative’ Approaches Capable of Tackling Critical Global Challenges

New report by Forum for the Future and WBCSD, titled ‘A Compass for Just and Regenerative Business', defines ‘just’ and ‘regenerative’ for business and provides a tool to transform how they operate.

Green Infrastructure

Ceres CEO Joins Signing of Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill

Ceres CEO and President Mindy Lubber joined President Joe Biden, along with U.S. Congressional leaders and members of the U.S. business community, at the White House today as he signed the landmark bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Environment

Kohler Co. Helps Create Safe Water for Students in India

Kohler Co. proudly joined forces with Kohler India Power Group, Rotary India and the Sheboygan County Rotary Clubs in sponsoring a new water and sanitation system to a school in Wagholi, Pune, India.

Education

The Power of Collaboration: Fuel for the Million Girls Moonshot

Over the last five years, Qualcomm has invested $30M towards 160 STEM programs across the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Biogen Sets Industry Record with Recognition on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for 9th Consecutive Year

Biogen’s recognition is a testament to its ongoing efforts to address the urgent & long-term challenges facing humanity, including health equity; the climate crisis; and human capital development with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cara Garcia-Bou: 2021 Rising Star Purpose Award Recipient

Cara Garcia-Bou of the T. Rowe Price Foundation is the 2021 recipient of the ACCP Rising Star Purpose Award, which is given to a junior or mid-level professional

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Illumina Named to 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices With Highest Score in Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Industry

We’re honored to be named to the prestigious S&P Global’s Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for a 3rd year in a row.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Medtronic today announced its inclusion in the Dow Jones® Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) as one of the world's leading companies for sustainability.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Enviva Honored for Its Support of Forest and Habitat Conservation by Ducks Unlimited

Enviva honored for its support of Forest and Habitat Conservation by Ducks Unlimited.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Awards Black & Veatch's Randy Castro with Top Honor, the Gold de Fleury Medal

Black & Veatch announces that Randy Castro, president of the company’s federal business and a retired U.S. Army major general, will be awarded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) highest honor – the Gold de Fleury Medal – in recognition of his lifetime achievements and significant contributions to Army engineering.

Environment

COP26 Progress Must Lead to Even Bolder Action and Ambition in the Coming Months

Ceres CEO & President Mindy Lubber issued the following statement at the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland:

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation Diversity Exec: Know the Difference Between Workplace Equality & Equity

Workplace equity and equality are not the same. By knowing the difference between the two, people managers can better support their employees’ career paths and team diversity, according to Rockwell Automation’s

Responsible Production & Consumption

MilliporeSigma Honors America Recycles Day Today and Every Day

On America Recycles Day, and every day, MIlliporeSigma, the US and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is working toward a future with a reduced dependence on virgin plastic.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Recognizes SAIC as America's #5 Best Employer for Veterans in 2021

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) announced that the company has been recognized by Forbes as #5 on its 2021 list of “America’s Best Employers for Veterans.”

Events, Media & Communications

Cummins Joins Better Climate Challenge to Reach Key GHG Goals

Global power leader Cummins Inc. has been accepted into the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Climate Challenge, one of 35 members pledging to reduce their scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% within 10 years.

Education

Empowering Students to Understand the Power of Cooperatives

Bringing food from the farm to your table takes a lot of hard work. Right now, about 96% of the farms in the United States are family-owned and produce $136.1 billion worth of crops, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Environment

Kimberly-Clark Professional Celebrates Decade of Innovation Through The RightCycle Program

Kimberly-Clark Professional, a global leader in contamination control for cleanrooms and laboratories, celebrates the 10-year anniversary of The RightCycle™ Program, the first recycling effort for non-hazardous lab, cleanroom and industrial waste. Since 2011, the program has empowered more than 800 customers to divert over 1,400 metric tons of waste.

Innovation & Technology

Riding the Tidal Wave of Digital Transformation

An interesting change occurred during the pandemic: Previously available technologies such as video chat became ubiquitous. They are now a lifeline to our families, friends, colleagues, doctors, and more.

Environment

Minimizing Our Impact: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

At Pentair, identifying opportunities to recycle waste and reuse materials within our own operations is a key element of our waste management and Zero Waste programs to help mitigate our environmental footprint.

Research, Reports & Publications

O-I Glass Sustainability Report 2021: A Message from CEO Andres A. Lopez

At O-I, our vision is to be the most innovative, sustainable, and chosen supplier of brand-building packaging solutions.

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