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

Events, Media & Communications

Nasdaq's Annual NY Climate Week Conference 2023

In our panels, we explored the role of carbon markets in achieving net zero, best practices in navigating public discourse on ESG and climate, and the importance of ESG data quality and standardization across both investors and corporates.

Diversity & Inclusion

Medtronic Earns Four 5-Star Ratings From the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility

Medtronic is one of only three companies to achieve top scores in all four pillars of employment, governance, philanthropy, and procurement this year.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $36.3 Million of Financing for Affordable Multifamily Housing in Colorado

KeyBank provided a $36.3 million for the new construction of Elevate at Aurora, a 137-unit family project in Aurora, CO. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $30 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit.

Social Impact & Volunteering

2023 Bill Conway Founders Charity Golf Classic

On Tuesday, October 10, Covia hosted more than 115 golfers in support of United Way's efforts to unite people and resources to measurably improve the self-sufficiency of individuals and families.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Northern Trust Employees Volunteer With Cara Chicago

Chairman and CEO Mike O’Grady along with a group of Northern Trust employees recently volunteered with Cara Chicago, which helps people boost their job prospects through resources, education and encouragement.

Diversity & Inclusion

LA Galaxy Teams Up With the Play Equity Fund and Capitanes Del Futuro To Host Two-Day Career Exploration Event for Girls

Interest and participation in women’s sports has been on the rise as observed most recently during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 with record breaking attendance numbers and ticket sales. However, women of color have been historically underrepresented in sports leadership roles.

Diversity & Inclusion

Dust Suppression To Help a First Nation’s Celebration

The storytelling begins with the drummers, each of their beats bringing those present into balance with the pulse of the earth.

Education

Baker Tilly and NACUBO Unveil Path to Sustainability Toolkit to Navigate Higher Education Challenges

Leading advisory, tax and assurance firm Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) in partnership with the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), announces the release of their Path to Sustainability toolkit.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Otis Colleagues Rise Up To Meet 3 in ’23 Volunteer Challenge

As part of its 170th anniversary celebration, Otis encouraged colleagues to join its 3 in ‘23 Volunteer Challenge, a campaign encouraging colleagues to volunteer in their local communities for three hours before the end of the year.

Energy

New Solar Microgrid Trailer To Bring Light to the Darkness During Disaster Response

A coalition of Atlanta-based partners has come together to make disaster response more sustainable in Georgia through the building of solar microgrid trailers that serve as mobile solar power stations to provide clean and portable power.

Environment

What Barbenheimer’s Success Tells Us About ESG’s Popularity

ESG, and societal reflection - all wrapped in the Barbenheimer experience. Learn about how the Oppenheimer and Barbie films reflect society’s drive toward ESG.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bread Financial™ Awards $250,000 Grant to the Fedcap Group To Support Financial Empowerment

The Fedcap Group announced it has received $250,000 from Bread Financial™ to make the Single Stop benefits screening platform available when Civic Hall at Union Square opens this fall.

Diversity & Inclusion

Father Lays Foundation for an American Legacy

Luis Rodriguez-Sepulveda joined American in the 1960’s working at San Juan Airport in Tech Ops, helping mechanics find the right parts and tools for the job.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arizona Helping Hands Completes Renovation of Foster Resource Center

Arizona Helping Hands renovated its foster resource shopping center. Three organizations joined forces with Arizona Helping Hands to provide complementary essential resources to children on a foster care journey.

Events, Media & Communications

Asking Stakeholders for Their Opinions – Will This Help To Shape ISS ESG Ratings?

Corporate executives and board members may wonder what specific factors are shaping the scores and ratings assigned to their companies by the major ESG ratings agencies.

Innovation & Technology

U.S. Bank Engineer Recognized by NASA for Commercial Invention of the Year Award

For most of us, these are the subjects of a sci-fi thriller. For Adam Sanders, they were the thrill of daily work. In 2006, the college grad launched his career as an engineer with General Motors, which quickly led to his selection to participate in a partnership with NASA for mo

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gilead Sciences: Leading With Passion and Purpose: Sandra’s Story

Shortly after Sandra joined Gilead, this company ambition touched close to home. She worked on an acquisition that ended up being the backbone of Gilead’s work to develop a cure for hepatitis C.

Health & Healthcare

How One Wellness Exam Helped Save Two Lives

Shawn and Nikki Cannon are firm believers in getting their routine wellness exams, and their story is an excellent reminder to stay on top of regular screenings — and nudging your friends and loved ones to do the same.

Education

Transformative New Product Connecting Careers and Classrooms

At Discovery Education, we are always looking to meet educator’s needs. Educators require flexible, reliable, and high-quality services that fit in wherever learning takes place and really ignite student curiosity.

Education

How To Unlock Student Potential With Today’s Technology

If we can apply VR to skills such as those across science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — aka STEAM learning — imagine the possibilities for the next generation of students.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VMware Has Been Recognized as One of the Best Companies To Work for in the Technology Sector

We are thrilled to announce that VMware has been recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the Technology Sector by U.S. News & World Report!

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Driving the Future: The Role of Supply Chain Sustainability in the Clean Energy Revolution

The move towards green energy has reached new levels of momentum, spurring optimism around the world when it comes to reducing carbon emissions and tackling the pending climate crisis.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

$200,000 Investment by KeyBank To Help YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County Expand Options for Homeless Families

KeyBank is investing $200,000 to help Young Women's Christian Association of Rochester and Monroe County (YWCA) expand efforts to help homeless women and families find appropriate housing and improve financial stability. YWCA has been providing safe, quality housing to women.

Research, Reports & Publications

Clarion Partners Highlights Latest ESG Strategies, Policies and Achievements in New Report

Clarion Partners LLC, an independent investment subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, has issued its annual report detailing the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Finalists Announced for Second Truist Foundation Inspire Awards

Truist Foundation today announced the finalists for the Inspire Awards, a pitch grant program that elevates and celebrates nonprofits from across the country with innovative solutions that support entrepreneurs.

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...