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

Diversity & Inclusion

Lawyer by Day, Children's Book Author by Night: How Susan Do Uses Her Voice and Vietnamese Culture in More Ways Than One

Susan Do wears many hats. At work, she is legal counsel for Pizza Hut Digital Ventures. At home, she is a wife and a mother to two Vietnamese-Honduran boys. And now, she is also the author of “The Phở Team,” a children’s book Do authored, illustrated, and published in the summer of 2020.

Innovation & Technology

Preparing for Disaster Season With Canter Power Systems

Established as Canter Electric Company in 1948, Canter Power Systems is the largest residential generator installer in the U.S. The company is also one of The Home Depot’s trusted service providers, supporting more than 500 stores across 10 states.

Environment

Ninety One Becomes First Investment Manager Founded in South Africa to Sign Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative

Ninety One, an active global investment manager, is proud to announce that it has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, which supports investing aligned with the global goal of net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. This commitment underlines Ninety One’s support for the objectives of the Paris Agreement and global efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C and aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Events, Media & Communications

KeyBank Names Jennifer Eastes as Head of Environmental, Social, Governance

KeyBank today announced that Jennifer Eastes has joined as Head of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Skincare on the RISE in SW Portland

Lani Doser came with her family from Korea to the U.S. when she was two-and-a-half, settling on a ranch in a tiny town way outside of La Grande, Or.

Health & Healthcare

Consider Families With Kids During Benefits Enrollment

It is easy to think of benefits as a decision one makes for themselves. However, if one has children, insurance options are not only about the individual.

Health & Healthcare

PAXXUS Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council is pleased to welcome PAXXUS, a manufacturer of flexible packaging materials, as the newest member. PAXXUS is a leading supplier of engineered flexible materials for the global healthcare market and is dedicated to supporting the complex regulatory requirements of the medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation Addresses Long-Held Biases in Technical Language

This month, Rockwell Automation unveiled its Adopting Inclusive Terminology initiative, an effort to create a unified guidance to identify, replace, and avoid offensive and racially biased language in Rockwell’s products and content.

Green Infrastructure

Conservation Is in Bloom at Franklin Park Zoo

Zoo New England’s Franklin Park Zoo is taking sustainability to the next level thanks to a $123,000 grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. The project features two golf carts with active solar charging systems and two ground-mounted Smartflowers, which generate up to 40 percent more electricity, about 8,000+ kWh annually, compared to traditional solar panels.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Power of Women: How We've Become One of the Most Gender Balanced C-Suite on the CAC40, and Why We Won't Stop Here

All of us need to be champions of change and equity. To challenge mindsets and stereotypes. To speak up when you see bias. It takes all diversities to help create a more equitable world together.

Sustainable Development Goals

Webinar: Plan-Do-Check-Act: How to Build and Maintain an Effective EHS Management System

Join our EHS management system experts on Wednesday, July 28 at 2pm EDT for Plan-Do-Check-Act: How to Build and Maintain an Effective EHS Management System. Learn about the foundation of EHS management systems, how to build an effective approach that suits your organization, and how to develop an effective management system.

Energy

Employee Spotlight: Colby Hall - Lowering Carbon Intensity

Meet Colby. She's finding ways to lower carbon intensity of our operations. Read about the difference her work is making in the 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report chevron.com/sustainability

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Estella Tse Uses VR Art to Help the Earth and #StopAsianHate

Estella Tse is a big deal in the VR art world, standing at the intersection of augmented and virtual reality tech with traditional studio culture.

Research, Reports & Publications

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Releases Fifth Full Sustainability Report, Continuing Its Middle East Corporate Sustainability Leadership

NBK today released its fifth annual full Sustainability Report, summarizing the company’s continued progress in advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management activities and performance.

Health & Healthcare

ZzappMalaria: Meet the Team That Is Using AI to Eradicate Malaria

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

Research, Reports & Publications

2021 ESG Reporting Details Meaningful Progress in Key Areas

While the events of 2020 challenged us all, they reinforced Walmart's desire to accelerate our transformation and commit to becoming a regenerative company — seeking to fulfill our customer mission in a way that restores, renews and replenishes nature and humanity.

Research, Reports & Publications

T. Rowe Price Releases 2020 Sustainability Report

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) has published its 2020 Sustainability Report, A Resolve to Reach Higher, highlighting progress on its sustainability journey, its commitment to increasing transparency and accountability, and plans for developing new environmental targets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins Engaging Employees Across Company to Achieve Environmental Goals

Cummins is working to engage employees in both the company’s 2030 goals to further reduce Cummins’ environmental impact and the company’s aspiration to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Health & Healthcare

10 NHS Staff on How UK Aid Cuts Make Their Jobs Harder

Doctors, nurses, and more across the UK spoke to Global Citizen about how it’s impacted their work.

Health & Healthcare

The Second Wave of Sustainability Is Health and Well-Being

For health and wellbeing in buildings, a wellness certification for a building was a luxury a year ago. Now some consider it a must have, and a way to encourage workers back to the office.

Events, Media & Communications

SB Brands for Good Partners With Ipsos to Uncover Global Insights and Trends on Consumers' Adoption of Sustainable Behaviors

SB Brands for Good, a multi-brand collaboration led by Sustainable Brands, where leading global brands are working to use their collective influence to drive sustainable behavior change at scale, has announced a new partnership with Ipsos to expand its consumer research globally.

Events, Media & Communications

Engaging Consumers in Climate Action: Essential Steps for Brands

As the world emerges from the global pandemic, evidence suggests that a majority of consumers worldwide want to take personal action against climate change.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Points of Light Launches Community for Employee Civic Engagement

Global nonprofit Points of Light announced today their latest offering for corporate social responsibility professionals. Points of Light’s Community for Employee Civic Engagement, known as CECE, is an online resource and community for those looking to develop, support and master their approach to employee civic engagement. To become a member, simply create an account with an email address.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Taking Pride in the Pursuit of Parenthood

For many couples, adoption is not a viable path to starting a family due to the high cost and the length of time it takes to be placed with a child, with same-sex couples often subjected to longer timelines. When it comes to the overall expense, some companies such as American offer an adoption reimbursement benefit to team members to help ease the financial burden of the process.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding New Ways to Innovate and Make Operations Safer and More Sustainable

We are always finding new ways to innovate and make operations safer and more #sustainable. We are launching a new commitment to sustainability that we want to share with you.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  2. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Goals That Inspire: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  15. 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...