Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Jonathan Lash Appointed to International Living Future Institute Board of Directors

The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) announced today that Jonathan Lash, president of Hampshire College and an internationally recognized sustainability leader, will join the ILFI’s Board of Directors. Under Lash’s leadership, Hampshire’s newly constructed 17,000 square foot R.W. Kern Center is pursuing certification as a Living Building, a major part of the college’s broad initiative to transform its campus into a living laboratory for sustainability systems and performance.

Energy

LG Leading the Way in LED Lighting Efficiency With 'No-Load Draw' and Wireless Technologies

New LED ballasted tube lighting fixtures with external drivers from LG Electronics are among the first to meet the U.S. Department of Energy’s stringent new external power supply standards that took effect this year, LG Electronics USA announced.

Environment

An Exclusive Look at Climate of Hope, Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope’s New Book on Climate Change

Climate change is perhaps the gravest challenge of this generation. And yet, its sharpest consequences are often local: The tens of thousands who have to flee the flames of a California wildfire. The generation that loses its livelihood after a lake dries up in Bolivia.

Environment

How We Fight Back, Part II

This week on Sea Change Radio, in the second half of our discussion with former senior advisers to the Bernie Sanders campaign, Becky Bond and Zack Exley, host Alex Wise struggles with the harsh reality of an incoming President completely unqualified and unprepared to lead the planet's only superpower.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AccountAbility Launches New Website

AccountAbility is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website – www.accountability.org. The website is positioned to be a leading source for cutting-edge insights, solutions, and interactive features for the sustainability and CR community.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AkzoNobel Partners with Leaders of the Future to Revitalize US Community

A group of young people in the US who are working to eradicate poverty and blight in Pontiac, Michigan, have joined forces with AkzoNobel’s Human Cities initiative in order to further revitalize the city and help make people’s lives more liveable and inspiring.

Health & Healthcare

Food Safety for Holiday Leftovers

Are you guilty of just throwing your leftovers in the fridge as is after the big meal? Come out of your food coma and do it right. Holiday leftovers are a great way to use up excess food but require proper planning to ensure you use them safely.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cherishing Memories, Building New Ones

Six years ago, 77-year-old Mason Linn noticed a change in his wife Yvonne’s behavior. She began doing things like putting the car in reverse instead of drive. Soon after, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Once Mason became Yvonne’s full-time caregiver, he wanted to find a safe, understanding environment that she could visit and enjoy activities outside of their home.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Women in Capital Markets Recognized Scotiabank’s Marian Lawson

Women in Capital Markets recognized Scotiabank’s Marian Lawson with a leadership award.

Energy

SCA Donates Wood Pallets to Help Heat Greenwich Public Works Building

Every day, SCA’s converting facility in Greenwich, NY, receives shipments of giant paper rolls for converting to SCA products, like napkins, towels and bath tissue. The rolls are supported by wood pallets to keep them stable inside the tractor trailer. Prior to the winter of 2015, once the materials were offloaded inside, the pallets went unused, sitting in an ever-growing pile outside the facility.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sodexo Reinforces an Already Robust Commitment to Animal Welfare by Working with U.S. Suppliers to Improve Conditions of Broiler Chickens

In a joint announcement today with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, committed to working with U.S. suppliers to further improve the treatment of broiler chickens in its supply chain by 2024.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

EHS Management for Terminal Demolition and Site Restoration for a Global Oil and Gas Client

A global oil and gas company required final decommissioning at a former terminal and blending facility that had been idle for almost a decade. The 3-acre site, located in Durban, South Africa, required the removal of all above and below ground structures, underground utilities, process equipment, buildings, concrete slabs and foundations.
The objective of the project was to demolish the structures to safety requirements agreed upon by the province, port authority and client, so that the client could completely exit the site.

Environment

CAREton – A Lasting Partnership

The CAREton Project was launched in 2012, with the aim of building on Tetra Pak Malaysia’s existing work to promote recycling in partnership with our customer Nestlé. While the initial campaign focused on the environmental benefits, CAREton shows how recycling can help local communities, too.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Inclusive Growth in Bangladesh through Agriculture

Energy

Orvis Goes Solar

The Orvis Company is pleased to announce the installation of solar panels at their corporate headquarters in Sunderland, VT. As a company founded on fly fishing and wingshooting, Orvis prides itself on its commitment to conservation and sustainability.

Green Infrastructure

MAG Property Development Partners with Delos™ to Introduce New Wellness Single Family Homes in the Middle East

MAG Property Development (MAG PD), the real estate development arm of MAG Group, today announced a partnership with pioneering wellness real estate and technology firm Delos™, to introduce to the UAE wellness inspired homes over the next five years. The first project to be carried out by the partnership will be the residences at “MAG of Life Creek Resort”, the world’s largest wellness concept in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) Phase 2.

Environment

COP22: Business Leadership Will Be Central in Carrying the Climate Agenda Forward

The UN climate conference in Marrakech (COP22) in November celebrated the entry of the Paris Agreement into force, already ratified by 111 countries. CBRE’s Anastasiya Kostomarova, a member of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth, reflects on her time at the conference.

Health & Healthcare

Aflac and The Washington Post are Chasing Cancer

Social Impact & Volunteering

USO Holiday Care Packages Hit the Deck & Deck the Halls

As a little girl, I grew up watching old WWII shows with my dad, like Flying Leathernecks with John Wayne and Baa Baa Black Sheep. I recall telling him that I wish I could have been a boy, so I could fly planes like they did on TV. I would thumb through my dad’s old photos from his army days in Korea, looking forward to my turn to serve. Military aviation was in my childhood soul. My dad shared with me the tales of the transit to Korea, sleeping in a hammock on a ship – sea sick all the way. These were the earliest memories of my dream of becoming a military pilot.

Environment

Nestlé Working to Achieve Water Efficiency

Water is vital to our operations, used for washing and processing raw materials, cooling and cleaning equipment, hygiene and our bottled water business. We continue to reduce, reuse and recycle water across our business through water-saving innovations and technologies. Altogether, our U.S. factories are withdrawing 10% less water per ton of product than they did five years ago.

Diversity & Inclusion

Paid Parental Leave: What Working Women Really Need

Nearly 70% of all working women with children under 18 are trying to balance the needs of their kids with those of a demanding career. This can be challenging at times, however, there are ways to make caregiving easier.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Barclays is Waking up to Open Innovation

“I am very good at brainstorming” says Magdalena Krön, minutes after meeting in the open space of Rise London. Situated in the East End, in a former department store, the centre is open plan and gently buzzing with the activity of a dozen fresh companies. Some may go on to become fintech superstars.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tetra Tech’s 50th Anniversary Global Clean Water Fund Helps Communities Around the World

Partnering with Engineers Without Borders organizations to provide clean, safe water supplies

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Companies Must Disclose Climate-change Risk: Carney Panel

Corporations, especially those in the financial and energy sectors, should provide investors with clear and systematic disclosure of the risks that climate change poses to their future economic health, a task force reporting to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney recommended Wednesday.

Events, Media & Communications

Registration Is Now Open for the Inaugural Health Means Business National Summit and Healthy10 Awards

Registration is now open for the inaugural Health Means Business National Summit and Healthy10 Awards! Hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Summit will discuss the connection between healthy communities, economic prosperity, and a more competitive U.S. economy for all.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
  2. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  3. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. 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...
  8. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  9. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  10. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  11. 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...
  12. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  13. 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...
  14. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  15. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...