Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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



Social Impact & Volunteering

From Olympic Glory to Community Impact: Sevran Will Welcome Paris 2024 Pool

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beyond the Code: Meet Rahul Jayaram

GoDaddy

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Circular Electronics Partnership Joins Forces With Global Electronics Council

Global Electronics Council

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: How Entrepreneurs Are Finding Strength in Numbers

Mastercard

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Creating Pathways to Affordable Homeownership Through Community and Banking

US Bank





Editors Pick

Health & Healthcare

Astellas and Donate Life America Attempt to Achieve GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title for Organ Donor Registrations

To bring greater focus to the critical importance of organ donation, Astellas and Donate Life America will attempt to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for online organ donor registrations in an eight-hour period from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) on Saturday, Nov. 5. The record-breaking attempt will take place during the Astellas-sponsored New Zealand All Blacks and Irish Rugby Football Union match at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Social Impact & Volunteering

When Disaster Strikes, Associates Provide Real-Time Relief

Because there are about 30 Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations in the Baton Rouge area where the flooding eventually hit, the company’s Emergency Operations Center had a responsibility to local associates and communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

“Message In A Can” Awareness Campaign: Costa Cruises And Cial Consortium Donate Three Benches to Savona

Three benches made of recycled aluminum have been positioned at Darsena, in front of the historic “Torretta” as a gift to the community of Savona.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Mindful Harvest: The Zen of Organic Farming

Responsible Production & Consumption

Domtar EarthChoice Monthly Minute | October 2016

We've all seen them before, either on an email from a friend "Please consider the environment before printing this," or at the bottom of a utility bill, "Go green, go paperless!" But how do prevailing thoughts about paper stack up against reality?

Health & Healthcare

How a Frosty Saved My Sons’ Halloween

Wendy's Jr. Frosty Coupon Books ensure that kids with Celiac Disease can have a safe treat on Halloween and proceeds go to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet the Antea Group Sacramento Office!

The Sacramento office has strong capabilities in environmental liability management, health and safety consulting, environmental compliance, and EHS information and knowledge management. Our experience is deeply rooted in environmental investigation and remediation projects.

Environment

Paper and Pulp: An Industry That’s Circular by Nature

There is a growing recognition among businesses and con­sumers that we must move away from a linear “take, make, waste” model of consumption where we extract materials, produce things and discard products to landfills. We are now embracing circular economy models, which by design are restorative and regenerative. Done properly, the final result is a system in which material streams are efficiently managed and recycled.

Responsible Production & Consumption

PepsiCo Launches 2025 Sustainability Agenda Designed to Meet Changing Consumer and Societal Needs

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) announced on Monday (10/17) an ambitious global sustainability agenda designed to foster continued business growth in a way that responds to changing consumer and societal needs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Three Fast-Growing Product Trends in 100% Juice

Social Impact & Volunteering

Faces of LongHorn Steakhouse | Chris Hefner

Chris Hefner has proudly devoted his career to the restaurant business. As managing partner of the LongHorn Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC, he loves the hustle and bustle of customer service, meeting and working with people, and his team’s focus on serving the community.

Environment

Sustainable Brands Corporate Members Engage in Campaign to Promote FSC

For the first time, six publicly traded companies – some of which are competitors – have come together to promote the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) directly to consumers. The companies are HP Inc., International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. All sell FSC-certified products.

Research, Reports & Publications

CBRE: “The Purpose of Safety is People”

Despite a more than 20% increase in company revenue, CBRE continued to improve its safety record in 2015, including a top-tier 0.72 total recordable injury rate for the year. This success points to our ability to attract and retain more than 240 of the highest quality Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) professionals.

Environment

VIDEO | Full Circle with HP

HP's product lifecycle approach focuses on reuse, reinvention, and reintroduction

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech's DNA | Spirit of Excellence

Reflecting on how our employees’ commitment to technical excellence defines our company

Environment

Lockheed Martin Makes CDP’s Climate A List

As a leader in sustainability, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] takes continuous steps to manage its carbon footprint. CDP has recognized the Corporation’s progress by awarding it a spot on the Climate A List, a distinction only given to the top nine percent of participating companies.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Food Companies Mean Business When it Comes to Foodborne Illness

According to the World Health Organization, over 200 illnesses and diseases – ranging from diarrhea to cancer – are associated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical contaminants in food, and hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected each year. Here in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA estimates that 48 million people become ill annually from foodborne contaminants. Over 120,000 of these illnesses are serious enough to require hospitalization, and as many as 3,000 people die.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bloomberg TV's The David Rubenstein Show

What makes a great leader? How can leadership be developed into a force for true achievement? The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations explores successful leadership through the personal and professional choices of the most influential people in business.

Research, Reports & Publications

2015 Provident Financial Group Corporate Responsibility Report Published

Provident Financial Group, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of responsible personal credit products to the non-standard lending market, has published its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Food for Thought: Focusing Minds by Fighting Hunger

Across America, kids are settling back into school routines. They are making new friends, trying new activities, and taking on new subjects to learn. But there’s something else that happens this time of year: many children also return to depend on the availability of a healthy meal at a school breakfast, lunch or afterschool program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Journalists Named to Min’s Most Intriguing Awards

min’s “Rising Stars Awards” recognizes media leaders, 30 years and under, who have taken on new challenges and made an impact on the media industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Astellas USA Foundation Names Moyra Knight as President

Astellas USA Foundation has named Moyra Knight as president, transitioning from Jeffrey A. Winton, outgoing Astellas USA Foundation president. Winton led the Foundation since 2014. Knight has served as an Astellas USA Foundation advisory committee member since 2014.

Environment

21CF and National Geographic Launch Social Media Campaign for Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Before the Flood,' Donating $100,000 to Environmental Conservation

In honor of the upcoming worldwide commercial-free broadcast of Before the Flood, the new documentary from Academy Award winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens exploring the global effects of climate change, 21st Century Fox and National Geographic have launched a new social media campaign to drive support for the conservation of endangered wildlife and ecosystems. For every use of the hashtag #BeforeTheFlood across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as the Before the Flood custom Snapchat filter from October 24 to November 18, 21CF and National Geographic will together donate $1 to Pristine Seas and $1 to the Wildlife Conservation Society for a grant total of up to $100,000 ($50,000 to each organization).

Events, Media & Communications

Taking a Multisector Approach to Ending the Obesity Crisis and Building a Healthier Future in America

Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years, a trend that means, for the first time in our history, American children are predicted to live a shorter life than the generations before them. But it’s not too late.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  2. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  3. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  4. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  5. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  6. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  7. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  8. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  9. 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...
  10. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  11. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  12. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  13. 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...
  14. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  15. 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...