Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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



Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bacardi Cultivates Community in Bermuda for 60 Years

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

Innovation & Technology

Harnessing AI for Sustainability: Marc-Olivier Impact

Trane Technologies

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$100,000 Marathon Petroleum Grant To Help Bridge a Digital Divide in El Paso

Marathon Petroleum

Social Impact & Volunteering

Intern Impact Day at Paramount: Through an Intern’s Lens

Paramount

Education

PotlatchDeltic’s Summer Intern Program

PotlatchDeltic





Editors Pick

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Software-Defined Vehicles: The Critical Road to a Secure Future

Keysight Technologies

Innovation & Technology

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Impact: Delivering Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VolunteerMatch Recognizes Eight Companies and Organizations for Exemplary Volunteer Programs

Last week, VolunteerMatch recognized eight companies and organizations for their transformational work related to volunteerism and cross-sector collaboration at an awards ceremony.

Research, Reports & Publications

Microsoft Releases 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Responsible Production & Consumption

RSN Reveals Annual Conflict Minerals Rankings in Highly Anticipated Webinar Hosted by Source Intelligence & Ropes & Gray

On Friday Nov 4th, Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), a project of As You Sow, will release their annual Mining the Disclosures report, an in-depth analysis of conflict minerals reporting which ranks 200+ individual companies across 25+ industries in risk mitigation, human rights impact, and reporting quality.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Diversity Council Announces Top 25 Companies for Diversity in Texas

The National Diversity Council is proud to announce the Top 25 Companies for Diversity in Texas based on women and minority representation in executive leadership and on boards of directors.

Environment

How a Beer Maker and a Bottled Water Company Want to Save Sierra Forests

In an op-ed for the Sacramento Bee, Jonah Smith, Sustainability Manager at MillerCoors and Nelson Switzer, Chief Sustainability Officer at Nestlé Waters North America share how they are working with 20 leading environmental organizations and food and beverage companies to protect California’s water supply.

Education

Notre Dame Welcomes AT&T for MBA Challenge Aimed at Engaging Millennial Employees

What, exactly, do millennials want out of a future employer? Which social issues mean the most to them? And how do they want to spend their volunteer time?

AT&T recently wrapped up a first-of-its-kind Masters of Business Administration (MBA) challenge with the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business that tackled these kinds of questions – and then some.

Research, Reports & Publications

Factories Ask Their Workers the Honest Question, “How Do You Feel About Your Job at This Factory?”

The Walt Disney Company and nine leading brands (including American Eagle, C&A, J. Crew, M&S, and Mattel) partnered with Good World Solutions and its Laborlink platform to survey nearly 119,000 factory workers across 70 factories to better understand what factors drive positive worker satisfaction and retention in China.

Environment

America Recycles Day Encourages Americans to #BeRecycled Every Day

America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful national initiative, takes place on and in the weeks leading into Nov. 15, and is designed to help communities spotlight their recycling efforts with thousands of local events focused on how and what to recycle.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Boy, LongHorn Steakhouse Turn Lemonade into 9/11 Meals

Oliver Perry is a budding lemonade-stand mogul with the heart of a philanthropist. All this and he’s only 7.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The National Women’s Council Announces 2016 Top 15 Business Women of Dallas

The National Women’s Council is proud to announce the 2016 Top 15 Business Women of Dallas, a definitive list of female executives, influencers and achievers impacting various industries in corporate America.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Republic Services Participates in Touch-a-Truck at Oregon State University

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Skilled Volunteering is Helping Nonprofits Increase Their Impact

My own personal connection to our employee volunteer efforts goes back to the start of my legal career. I learned then that pro bono work (that is, work undertaken by lawyers for “the public good” without charge) was part of what it meant to be a lawyer; it was an obligation that came with membership in the legal profession – and was one I took seriously.

Events, Media & Communications

Didn't Make It to VM Summit 16? Check out the Recap

In case you missed it, VM Summit 16 — the conference on corporate volunteerism and nonprofit partnerships — took place Tuesday, October 25, 2016, in Chicago. VM Summit 16 event manager Bree von Faith takes a photo-filled stroll down memory lane in this post.

Energy

National Grid: Daylight Savings | No One Left in the Dark

Harnessing the sun to generate clean, homegrown electricity is brilliant. We know it is an important piece of a balanced energy portfolio. But after conversations with customers and other stakeholders, it has become clear to me that we mustn’t be blinded by the benefits of solar energy – it must still be affordable and accessible to all.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Hasbro and generationOn Celebrate Ten Inspiring Youth as Hasbro Community Action Heroes

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), a global play and entertainment company, and generationOn, the youth division of Points of Light, today announced that ten outstanding youth were named Hasbro Community Action Heroes. The award recognizes young volunteers whose service achievements have demonstrated the qualities of a hero -- kindness, courage and leadership – to serve their communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hanesbrands Earns High Score in 2016 CDP Climate Change Report

HanesBrands posted better performance in the 2016 Climate Change Report than the apparel industry average and overall program average in all CDP reporting categories: governance and strategy, risk and opportunity management, emissions management and verification.

Education

New Training Announcement: Introduction to Corporate Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) for Investment & Finance Professionals Certification

In response to the growing demand for sustainable investing education from asset owners, asset managers, financial analysts and other financial professionals we are pleased to announce a one-day certificate program entitled, "Introduction to Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for Investment and Finance Professionals." The program is organized by Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A) in collaboration with Global Change Associates (GCA) and hosted by the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College/CUNY.

Events, Media & Communications

Co-Creating a Winning CSR Communications Strategy

It’s no secret that corporations are now expected to do more than just offer safe, effective products at affordable prices. Today’s consumers scrutinize both how a company makes its money and how it spends it. Expectations expand far beyond the token do-gooding characteristic of traditional Corporate Social Responsibility programs; people want to know the impact that brands are having on social issues, and whether a company’s workplace conditions, environmental policies, and materials sourcing align with its publicly stated values.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

General Mills CEO Highlights Bold Leadership at BSR Conference 2016

Environment

GM Recognized as World Leader for Climate Change Action

CDP, a global nonprofit committed to sustainable economies, has named General Motors a global leader for its actions and strategies to address climate change. GM is now on the global Climate A List – a spot held by just 9 percent of the thousands of companies participating in CDP’s climate change program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

7 Outstanding Corporate Matching Gift Programs

Each year, companies and businesses support nonprofits by distributing hundreds of millions of dollars in matching gift donations.

Events, Media & Communications

PYXERA Global will Join the Net Impact Conference to Speak on Solvable Problems, Post-Harvest Loss, and Global Goals

Deirdre White, CEO, PYXERA Global and Laura Asiala, Vice President, Public Affairs will both speak this year’s Net Impact Conference, captioned Shape Your Future and The World. Ms. White will address post-harvest loss, while Ms. Asiala explore the role of the private sector in addressing the Global Goals.

Health & Healthcare

Carnival Victory Earns Second Consecutive 100 U.S.P.H. Inspection Score

Carnival Victory scored 100 during its recent United States Public Health (U.S.P.H.) inspection which took place in Port Canaveral, Fla. This marks the second consecutive time the ship has achieved a perfect U.S.P.H inspection score.

Events, Media & Communications

2016 Cone Communications Millennial Employee Engagement Webinar

Join the Cone Communications for a webinar to learn about the findings and insights from the newly-released 2016 Cone Communications Millennial Employee Engagement Study, a deep-dive into the expectations, attitudes and motivations of Millennials in the workforce. The study reveals that meaningful engagement around CSR is a business – and bottom line – imperative, impacting a company’s ability to appeal to, retain and inspire Millennial talent.

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    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
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    Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education. Through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org...
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    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
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