Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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



Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bacardi Cultivates Community in Bermuda for 60 Years

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

Innovation & Technology

Harnessing AI for Sustainability: Marc-Olivier Impact

Trane Technologies

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$100,000 Marathon Petroleum Grant To Help Bridge a Digital Divide in El Paso

Marathon Petroleum

Social Impact & Volunteering

Intern Impact Day at Paramount: Through an Intern’s Lens

Paramount

Education

PotlatchDeltic’s Summer Intern Program

PotlatchDeltic





Editors Pick

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Impact: Delivering Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Science in action: two scientists shown in white lab coats.
Science in Action: Kenvue Research Driving Real-Life Solutions

Kenvue

Research, Reports & Publications

Innovation & Technology

4 New Leaders Who Are Living Shared Value

We're pleased to present you with the winners of the Shared Value Storytellers competition—four crowdsourced innovators who will present their inspiring stories at the Shared Value Leadership Summit on May 10-11 in New York.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Shows How Business Responds to Disasters Effectively

Companies often play a critical role in managing the effects of disasters. A Unified Front: Business Partnerships for Effective Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery highlights best practices for utilizing business assets and developing strategic partnerships to help communities prepare for and recover from disasters.

Social Impact & Volunteering

#EarthMonth Profile: Cox Conserves Heroes Improve Outdoor Spaces For All

April is a month to observe sustainability and encourage eco-friendly behavior. The Cox Conserves Heroes program, however, celebrates environmental volunteers all year long.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Living Cities Launches New $31 Million Blended Catalyst Fund for Social Impact Investment in US Cities

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ceres’ Response to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Scoping Report

Ceres president Mindy Lubber praised the members of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) on the release of their “Phase 1” report today, which lays out the scope and high level objectives for the task force’s work.

Environment

NWF Asks Americans to Pledge to Be Butterfly Heroes

The National Wildlife Federation today announced the launch of Butterfly Heroes presented by Subaru with a goal of 100,000 Americans pledging to help save monarchs and other critically important pollinators in 2016.

Environment

Talk with Green Guy Show - Mayors Climate Summit Series. Interview with Mayor Esther Manheimer of Asheville, NC

Listen to Talk with Green Guy's interview with Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer talking about sustainability initiatives

Responsible Production & Consumption

Plastics News Profiles One Company's Unique Approach to Healthcare Plastics Recycling

Plastics News has a great new piece about the work Triumvirate Environmental Inc is doing to recycle healthcare plastics by transforming them into plastic lumber through their subsidiary brand Best Plus.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sands Cares Featured in Hotel Business Magazine

Diversity & Inclusion

Practitioner Spotlight--Chris Bone

Let's take a look at some of Antea Group's most valuable resources--its people! Next up is information and knowledge management practitioner Chris Bone, who talks to us about what surprises people most about his job, the key ingredient for success as a data management practitioner, and what fictional character he'd most love to work with.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Recipe for Taking Action Against Hunger

What can a kid do to fight hunger? That was a question I asked myself when I was 7 years old. I saw a man on a street corner holding a sign that read: NEED A MEAL. It made me sad inside, and I knew I needed to do something about it. But what could I do? I was just 7 years old.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

George, the "Science Liaison Leader”

An interview with George, GSK Medical Science Liaison Director. George has his Pharm.D., is based in Dallas, TX, has worked for GSK for fourteen years, and manages of a team of eight other MSLs.

Energy

Gas-to-Electricity Plant Debuts at Irvine's Bowerman Landfill

The Bowerman Power Project went into operation this week, converting methane gas, a byproduct of landfill trash, into enough electricity to power 26,000 homes.

Health & Healthcare

Fast Food has Replaced Everything

Cities influence how we live, travel and eat, all of which have an impact on our health. Novo Nordisk’s latest issue of TBL Quarterly takes you to the city streets to show the challenges and opportunities to improve the health of urbanites living with type 2 diabetes. ​

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Championing Women in the Social Impact Sector

Since launching The Wakeman Agency in 2003, Vanessa Wakeman has been recognized as a champion for nonprofits and progressive organizations at the forefront of innovation and social change.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Anti-Slavery Sees Signifiant Changes in March

As March comes to a close, news and legislation regarding anti-slavery has significantly impacted the way supply chains will work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Benevity and TechSoup Join Forces to Deliver Unparalleled Global Donation Platform

Benevity, Inc., the global leader in online workplace giving, matching, volunteering and grant management solutions, today announced a formal partnership with TechSoup Global, the leading online platform connecting validated nonprofits to in-kind technology and philanthropic resources at scale.

Environment

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Names Michael Molitor as Senior Fellow

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Names Michael Molitor as Senior Fellow. Researcher and Writer is an Expert on Resource Productivity and the Circular Economy

Innovation & Technology

Points of Light Civic Accelerator Launches Spring 2016 Class – Invests in 14 Civic Ventures That Are Addressing Digital and Financial Inclusion

The Points of Light Civic Accelerator – the first national accelerator dedicated to investing in civic ventures – announced today the 14 ventures selected to participate in its Spring 2016 program. This will be the seventh cohort of the Civic Accelerator since its founding in 2012. The ventures come from across the U.S. and include for-profits and nonprofits that focus on digital and financial inclusion to help more people succeed in the digital economy.

Environment

More Than 400 GM Dealerships Join Green Program

When Lee Davis became the fourth-generation owner of Davis Chevrolet in Lexington, North Carolina, he used his expertise as an environmental scientist to upgrade the dealership. From heating the service department and body shop with used vehicle oil to buying lunch for employees with money from recycling soft drink cans, he is integrating sustainable practices into daily operations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Apple Issues $1.5B Green Bond to Spearhead Environmental Efforts

Corporate green bonds are a debt taken on by a company to finance environment-friendly projects.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Three Tips to Drive Volunteerism in Your Company

For many companies, large and small, community service is ingrained in the culture. AT&T is no different. For more than 100 years, we have been donating our time and talents to support underserved populations and strengthen our communities. Thanks to platforms like VolunteerMatch, we have been able to strengthen our community engagement programs to help achieve even greater results.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  3. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  4. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  5. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  6. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  7. 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...
  8. Subaru Love Promise: Education
    Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education. Through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org...
  9. GoDaddy | Customers
    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  10. 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...
  11. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  12. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  13. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  14. 2025: Entergy helps customers beat the heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  15. Technology & Engineering Education
    We aim to inspire and cultivate the next generation of engineers and inventors by supporting organizations that foster innovation in education...