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

Social Impact & Volunteering

30 Days of Pink

Anthony Cobb and R.J. Corning’s workplace attire has become more noticeably pink the past few weeks.
That’s because the two Whirlpool Corp. employees are among the 13 West Michigan participants in the Real Men Wear Pink campaign.

Health & Healthcare

Achieving Nutritional Autonomy for All

Nutriset, the world leader in research and manufacturing of products for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, has joined the Business Call to Action (BctA) with a commitment to reach 79 million malnourished children by 2026. To achieve this, it will empower local partners in its PlumpyField® network to procure 6,900 tons of raw materials for nutrition products each year.

Education

Transformational Thought II Book Release

Transformational Thought II: More Radical Ideas to Remake the Built Environment is Jason F. McLennan's second book of dynamic essays critically challenging prevalent contemporary thinking and conventional design modalities related to the built and natural environments.

Environment

Calculating and Conserving the Natural Capital Benefits of Canada's Forests

Forests have traditionally been viewed as a resource to be used for timber and fiber, beautiful natural spaces to be enjoyed, and, where ecologically significant forest areas exist, protected.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep Prince William Beautiful Helps Bring Serenity to Adult Day Healthcare Center

Keep America Beautiful affiliate Keep Prince William Beautiful, area businesses, and a civic organization recently partnered with the Prince William Area Agency on Aging to create a “Serenity Garden” in the circle in front of the Adult Day Healthcare Center in Woodbridge, Virginia.

Events, Media & Communications

New Podcast Gives Insider Access to Sustainability Leaders

The Bard MBA in Sustainability has launched the Sustainable Business Fridays series as a podcast. The first of its kind, this podcast brings together Bard MBA students with leaders in business, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship for discussions on industry trends. Sustainable Business Fridays takes listeners behind the scenes with cutting-edge sustainability practitioners.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ideas That Matter 2016 | SOLA Case Statement and Website

Design studio, The Blank Page, is helping SOLA, School of Leadership, Afghanistan to change lives through our Ideas that Matter grant.

Innovation & Technology

The American Art Therapy Association Co-Sponsors Mental Health Research Briefing on Capitol Hill

On October 4, 2016, the American Art Therapy Association was represented at a briefing in the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.

Innovation & Technology

Advances in Remote Mining Prompt Need for Sophisticated Communications Networks

An IT revolution is underway in the mining industry, and any investment in communications infrastructure needs to be both strategic and holistic in its planning.

Environment

'The X-Files' Creator Chris Carter Earns Vancouver Film Festival Award for Environmental Efforts on Set

At a Vancouver International Film Festival luncheon on October 7, The X-Files creator Chris Carter accepted the festival's 2016 Industry Builder Award for his role in leading efforts behind the scenes to make production as environmentally sustainable as possible. Beginning with initiatives on the set of 20th Century Fox's The X-Files: I Want to Believe in 2007 and continuing through to this year's six-episode event series, the work led by Carter and his crew has resulted in major savings in both costs and carbon emissions and developed new strategies to recycle set materials. The initiatives were bolstered by 21st Century Fox's corporate sustainability program, which is dedicated to reducing environmental impacts across global operations.

Energy

The Palazzo Hotel Operations Team Prepare Meals at Three Square Food Bank

At the end of September, members of Hotel Operations at The Palazzo participated in a volunteer event at Three Square, helping with the preparation of snacks and meals for the less fortunate. They aim to volunteer at two local organizations per year as a part of their efforts to give back.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Arrow Electronics’ Netherlands Employees Support Maria Auxiliatrix Run

Employees from Arrow Electronics’ Venlo office volunteered their time last month to support the Maria Auxiliatrix Run (M.A.-Run), an annual two-day event that centers on giving back to individuals with disabilities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council Honors FCA US with Two Awards

FCA US LLC was named Corporation of the Year at the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council’s 33rd annual Ambassadors Championing Excellence Awards, honoring excellence and ongoing commitment to working with and helping to develop and mentor minority business enterprises. Kevin Bell, Head of Diversity Supplier Development at FCA US, also received the Jethro Joseph Advocate of the Year Award.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How OhioHealth Surpasses Their Associate Volunteering Goals

OhioHealth increased volunteer participation rates by over 4,000 hours in just one year. To be specific, they set a goal to track 18,500 volunteer hours in 2016 — a goal which they met and then surpassed by reaching 22,618 volunteer hours. I wanted to know how they did it.

Health & Healthcare

M&S Wants Us to Get Active for 30 Minutes a Day to Help Cut the Risks pf Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), and UK high-street retailer M&S has launched a campaign, ‘Spark Something Good,’ by teaming up with seven women, all of whom have been affected by breast cancer, to help get customers active to prevent the disease. During this month, the store will be donating 10 per cent of all women’s fitness clothing and sports bra sales to the charity, Breast Cancer Now.

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech’s DNA | Cutting-Edge Solutions

Providing cost-effective, innovative, and unique solutions to solve our clients’ most complex problems

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Announces $6 Million in Grants

Innovation & Technology

What if There Were More Women in Tech?

Becky Plummer, senior software engineer, Bloomberg

"The reality is that there is no shortage of innovations pioneered by women - not least the handheld syringe (Letitia Geer), gas central heating (Alice Parker), residential solar heating (Dr Maria Telkes), Kevlar (Stephanie Kwolek), and even the foundations for wi-fi (Hedy Lamarr).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Finding Connection Through Volunteerism at NetSuite

NetSuite's Volunteer Time Off policy gives all employees 16 hours of paid time to volunteer in their local communities. In this post, one NetSuite employee shares how volunteerism has helped him forge connections with colleagues and give back to his community.

Environment

Getting Back on the Landfill-Free List

General Motors’ expectations for a landfill-free facility are structured and strict, with sites removed from the list if even a small load goes into the ground. When that happens, both the local teams and global waste experts collaborate to find solutions.

Innovation & Technology

More Cybersecurity Awareness may Lead to Lower Contract Spending

Welcome to Bloomberg Government’s Analyst Picks, our daily briefing of top stories affecting the federal market. Bloomberg Government clients have access to Washington’s best government contracting data and analysis.

Innovation & Technology

Q&A with Devin Thorpe, Founder of Your Mark on the World Center

Devin Thorpe was a finance guy until he realized life wasn’t all about the money. As a new-media journalist and founder of the Your Mark on the World Center, Devin has established himself as a champion of social good.

Responsible Production & Consumption

World Focus on Ethical Sourcing Turns to California as Leaders Gather

The World focus on ethical sourcing of materials will shift to California next month when the Conflict-Free Smelter Initiative (CFSI) holds its annual meeting in Santa Clara.

Latest Campaigns

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    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  2. Growth Through Sustainability
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  3. Cisco Purpose Report
    Cisco Purpose Report
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Data Center Logistics
    DP World provides comprehensive data center logistics capabilities including assembly of server racks, mission-critical supply chain management from...
  15. Corporate Responsibility
    We operate ethically, protect the environment and help foster public safety and thriving communities. Our ESG Framework demonstrates our governance...