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

Responsible Production & Consumption

Timberlands Best Management Practices

Our timberland management practices are driven by our objectives for sustainable timberland production and for environmental protection.

Education

SJSU Is Providing Hands-On Rocketry Experience to Its Students

In most engineering programs around the world, students only learn how to design things on paper. But the rocketry program at San José State University (SJSU) is different.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MCHS Family of Services Receives $180,000 Grant from KeyBank to Support Development of Skilled Trade Program

KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation announced an investment of $180,000 in MCHS Family of Services, aimed at developing the Skilled Trade Program to enhance the services of youth aging out of the foster care system.

Research, Reports & Publications

Insights on ESG Ratings

Julian Kölbel, assistant professor at the University of St. Gallen and a research affiliate at the MIT Sloan School of Management, joins co-host Mandi McReynolds for a discussion on ESG rating agencies.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the SEE Impact Report: Q&A With Alan Adams

SEE takes a holistic approach that enables customers to reduce their environmental impact and achieve their sustainability goals.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Empowers Female Farmer in Thailand Through Tech

Women are cultivating positive change in agriculture by embracing precision farming technology.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Foundation Announces $10.2 Million in Grants To Mark 20th Anniversary of PNC Grow Up Great®

The PNC Foundation today announced it is allocating a $5.2 million grant pool across its markets to implement or enhance high-quality, nature-based outdoor play and learning environments.

Diversity & Inclusion

Girl Power on the Assembly Line

In 1813, a businessman named Francis Cabot Lowell formed the Boston Manufacturing Company and built a textile mill next to the Charles River.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foundation Forward: The Latest Truist Foundation News | Q1 2024

This quarterly newsletter showcases how Truist Foundation supports Truist Financial Corporation’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities through strategic investments in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations centered around two focus areas: building career

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

D'USSÉ Cognac Welcomes Agathe Boinot as Its Youngest and First Female Cellar Master

In this position, Boinot has pledged to champion representation for women in Cognac, who have played an important but largely invisible role. "I aim to bring visibility to our work, inviting more women and younger generations to Cognac’s possibilities in the process,” she added.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NRG Receives A- Scores in Climate Change and Water Security from CDP

We are proud to share that NRG has achieved A- scores in both the 2023 Climate Change and Water Security reports. These scores reinforce NRG’s industry leadership and surpass the North American regional average score of C for both reports.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands China Expands Its Initiatives To Drive Innovation and Technology Development in Macao

At the end of last year, Sands China announced the inaugural winners of the Sands Innovation Challenge, a smart-tourism competition to drive innovation and technology development in Macao.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Moves the Starting Line in Industrial Cybersecurity

Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and consulting leader, is revolutionizing industrial cybersecurity by moving the starting line to the beginning of asset development.

Environment

EIT Climate-KIC Selects Five Cities To Receive Funding in FedEx-Backed Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge

FedEx Express Europe and EIT Climate-KIC have named five cities across Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands and the UK as the projects selected to receive funding in the second edition of the ‘Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge.’

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mary Kay Inc. Spearheads Ocean Conservation Efforts at the 11th Annual World Ocean Summit

Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in women’s empowerment and staunch advocate for sustainability, is once again at the forefront of global ocean conservation efforts. The beauty brand was proud to participate at the 11th Annual World Ocean Summit & Expo, held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Opportunities for Recreation

Our foresters endeavor to manage our timberlands on a sustainable basis and protect water quality, wildlife, and biodiversity. PotlatchDeltic is proud of our timberlands and the legacy we are protecting for the future.

Environment

AEG and Green Sports Alliance Unite Sports and Entertainment Around Sustainability at 2024 Green Sports Alliance Summit

The Green Sports Alliance (GSA) is thrilled to announce the 14th annual Summit, themed “Faster, Further, Together,” to be held at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles from June 11th to June 13th.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The CGF Launches Net Zero Leadership Team To Spearhead Industry-Wide Climate Action

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has announced the leadership team for its Net Zero Coalition of Action (“the Coalition”), a CEO led initiative set to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the consumer goods industry.

Environment

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Preparing Your Business for ESG Regulations

Join us on  Wednesday, April 24th at 12:00 PM CDT for our latest webinar, Getting Ahead of the Curve: Preparing Your Business for ESG Regulations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keysight Employees in Spain Participate in Charity Run To Benefit Cancer Research and Treatment

A team of 18 Keysight Spain employees recently participated in TauRun, a charity run organized by the Spanish Association Against Cancer at the Málaga TechPark.

Events, Media & Communications

IKEA Sources Bright Sustainability Ideas From Stakeholders at the ONE HOME, ONE PLANET U.S. Event

The projected global revenue from shifting to a circular economy is expected to increase from $339 billion in 2022 to $712 billion in 2026.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Whole Foods Market Foundation is on a Mission to Nourish People and the Planet

Whole Foods Market’s three philanthropic projects have united under Whole Foods Market Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing people and the planet by helping to advance healthy food access, nutrition and economic opportunities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Online Microbusinesses Lower Local Unemployment, Says GoDaddy and UCLA Research

Entrepreneurship is booming, and online microbusinesses – those with 10 or fewer employees, a domain and an active website – create jobs and lower unemployment rates across the U.S., according to new research from GoDaddy and UCLA Anderson Forecast.

Health & Healthcare

IWBI and The Instant Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Spur Health Leadership in Coworking and Flexible Workspaces

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority on advancing healthy buildings, organizations and communities, and The Instant Group, the largest global marketplace for flexible workspace, announced today a strategic partnership.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Clorox is Tackling Sustainability Challenges & Mobilizing Employees

As a business, Clorox has long understood that sustainability is not simply a tagline — it’s an intentional and integrated part of our IGNITE strategy.

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. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  5. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  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. 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...
  11. Made to Move Communities
    About the Made to Move Communities program Launched in 2020, the Made to Move Communities program engages young minds to explore real-world...
  12. 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...
  13. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  14. 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...
  15. 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...