Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Redefining Supply Chains With Integrated Logistics: The DP World Approach

DP World

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nielsen Global Impact Day 2025: Expanding Our Global Impact

Nielsen

Research, Reports & Publications

Teva’s 2025 Healthy Future Report Highlights Environmental and Access to Medicines Progress, Including Meeting All Sustainability-Linked Bond Targets

Teva Pharmaceutical

Innovation & Technology

An Ecosystem Approach to the Future of Automotive

Qualcomm

Events, Media & Communications

Coalition to Develop First Standardized Guidance for Assessing and Managing Corporate Value Chain Water Risk

SCS Global Services

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating the Sixth Sands Cares Accelerator Graduate: The LGBTQ+ Center of Las Vegas

Las Vegas Sands

Responsible Production & Consumption

Food Security: Reducing Food Loss and Waste Is Our Best Investment for Mitigating Current and Future Food Crises

Care USA

Innovation & Technology

Beyond Earth Day: Turning Sustainability Into Growth Across the Partner Ecosystem

Lenovo

Featured Brands

DreamSpring Introduces New Loan Products Designed for Small Business Affordability

DreamSpring, a nonprofit CDFI and SBA lender, has introduced new loan products tailored for small businesses, including flexible repayment and care economy financing. With a $500,000 Wells Fargo grant, DreamSpring expanded its offerings to address growth-stage needs and industrie

Comcast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County Open Lift Zones in Lacey to Help Youth Build Digital Skills

Comcast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County (BGCTC) have opened new Lift Zones in Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, and Rochester to help youth build their digital skills.

An Ecosystem Approach to the Future of Automotive

The automotive industry is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in history. Vehicles are evolving into software-defined platforms capable of improving safety, creating new experiences for drivers and passengers, and continuously evolving over their lifetimes.

Guiding Stars: What We’re Learning About Food, Packaging & the Environment

Social media feeds fill with news of forever chemicals. Apps abound that allow us to assess a product’s “health impact” score. Meanwhile, we still want nutritious options that are best for our bodies and health.

How We’re Building a Cleaner, More Efficient Energy Supply | Cisco FY25 Purpose Report

Cisco has long believed that sustainability action can spur innovation and build a more resilient energy supply.

Redefining the Human Experience With Intelligent Computing

Think of AI like coffee. You don’t walk into a café and ask for “a beverage brewed from roasted beans” — that’s assumed. You order the experience. Latte, half-pump vanilla, extra shot against a soundtrack of acoustic 90s alternative.

Mi Casa Es Su Casa

A first-of-its-kind home for adults with disabilities has opened in Miami – with support from Truist – bringing purpose to life and expanding what’s possible in care.

Multiple Eco-Certifications for 2026 LG TVs Demonstrate Sustainability Progress

Global consumer electronics innovator LG Electronics has earned multiple globally recognized eco-certifications for its 2026 TV lineup, underscoring the company’s sustainability efforts across the full product lifecycle, from manufacturing and distribution to end-of-life

Mastercard: In Los Angeles, Luxury Retail’s Second — and More Sustainable — Act

At first glance, The Way We Wore could be mistaken for an ordinary Los Angeles secondhand store with a warehouse vibe. Huge windows cast warm light onto cement floors and racks hung with an eclectic mix of clothing and accessories.

Medtronic Launches Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation System for Parkinson’s Patients in India

Adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) is designed to automatically adjust therapy based on changes in brain signals or patient activity.

Recent Alerts

Health & Healthcare

Wal-Mart to Invest $25 Million in China Food Safety Research

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and its foundation are investing $25 million over five years in food safety research in China, as the world’s largest retailer seeks to strengthen its foothold in the country more than two years after it was hit by high-profile product scandals.

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech's DNA | Collaboration

Collaborating across the company to provide our clients with innovative, cost-effective solutions to their complex problems

Research, Reports & Publications

VMware Releases Global Impact Report

Through the collective impact of their employees, customers and partners, VMware strives to be a Force for Good in the world. Their shared mission is to leave ahead a better future – to put back more into the environment, society and global economy than they take.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Tata Steel and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Organise Outreach Programme

Mumbai: Tata Steel in collaboration with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) organised an outreach programme today with industry experts to discuss and deliberate on how to manage risks and opportunities related to climate change. The event, held in Mumbai, was attended by eminent people across industry, finance, government and senior members from the Task Force Secretariat.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

A Winning Duo: Abbott Recognized for Two Breakthrough Tech Innovations

Innovation. It's been our thing since Dr. Abbott set up shop in a Chicago neighborhood more than a century ago. It’s still our thing. But don’t take our word for it.Ask Popular Science, which named our Absorb disappearing stent and FreeStyle Libre* glucose monitoring system – the one that saves you a routine stick of the finger – as two of its "Best of What's New" innovations in 2016. PopSci's bottom line on these medical breakthroughs: They "transform their category, solve an unsolvable problem, and incorporate entirely new ideas and functions." Sounds like a pretty good description to us.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg News Recognised for Opinion Writing at SOPA 2016 Awards

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch: Low prices, Security Concerns Push Natural Gas Industry to Look Inward

Emerging global markets, liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increased coal plant retirements represent growing opportunities for the natural gas industry even as low-price conditions hinder capital investments. This outlook, found in Black & Veatch’s just-released 2016 Strategic Directions: Natural Gas Industry Report, reflects widely varying market outlooks for the upstream, midstream and downstream segments.

Environment

Soil Restoration Innovation Wins $100,000 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge “Ray of Hope” Prize

A Chilean team has won the first-ever $100,000 Ray C. Anderson Foundation “Ray of Hope” Prize in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, an international design competition and accelerator program that crowdsources nature-inspired solutions to big sustainability challenges, such as climate change, food system issues, water management, and alternative energy.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bloomberg India 20th Anniversary

Events, Media & Communications

The Business of Corporate Responsibility

The fact is the business of corporate responsibility is complex. Not only is there the issue of the mechanics of how you get it done, there is also the issue of how you relate it back to your organization. Both sides of the equation are equally important. And from what you told us when we asked, both can be vexing.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nature Comes Indoors

Over the lunch hour on Monday, October 17, pliers, safety goggles, gloves and mesh panels were on the menu for TransCanada head office employees volunteering with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to help build range cages.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Nominated for The 2016 International Content Marketing Awards

The International Content Marketing Awards have become the single most competitive awards in the world with more entries per category from more agencies battling to win across 24 prestigious categories.

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.

Innovation & Technology

Timberland Supports Next Generation of Sustainable Business at NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge

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.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Arrives in Baltimore, MD, Offering Wellness, Nutrition and Play Programming to Thousands of Residents

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.

Latest Campaigns

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...

License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

P&G | Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Responsibility: We’ve achieved 14 out of 16 of the environmental goals we set in 2010, and we will accelerate our progress as we work to...