Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Business and Human Rights: From Principles to Action at Scale

Environment

Green Key Global Partners with TravGanic – The Global Green Lodging Search Engine

Green Key Global is pleased to announce its partnership with TravGanic, one of the first exclusively green travel online databases in the world. The recent launch of TravGanic (www.travganic.com) will provide Green Key Global members a new opportunity to market their sustainable successes, while also continuing to empower the public in making environmentally friendly lodging choices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tracking Down the Product Pirates

Although counterfeit car components may look like brand-name parts, they are anything but. The investigators can barely believe their eyes.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ecocentricity Blog: Be Careful How you Prounounce That...

Our work, and really everyone’s work, requires long-term vision, long-term commitment, and long-term relationships. Sure, our grants have an “end date.” But if we are doing our job well as philanthropists, our grants will carry on, having an impact long after the dollars are spent.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

JetBlue Launches in Havana – Its 100th Destination – on Historic First Day of Service Between the U.S. and Cuban Capital

JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today announced the historic launch of service to Havana’s José Martí International Airport (HAV) from three of the airline’s focus cities, with the first flight taking off this morning shortly after 9 a.m. from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). JetBlue’s service to Havana from Orlando begins November 29 and service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood begins November 30.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sappi’s Key Performance Indicators: Sustainable Fiber Sourcing

For the next installment of our key performance indicators, we take a look at fiber.

Environment

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Part I

Diversity & Inclusion

VIDEO | CBRE Hong Kong’s Employee Advantage Shines Bright at MoonTrekker 2016

CBRE Hong Kong was the lead sponsor of MoonTrekker for the 4th consecutive year. The challenging overnight hike in Lantau Island has grown to become one of our most popular sports events of the year. The dedication and determination of CBRE MoonTrekkers truly exemplifies what #EmployeeAdvantage means at CBRE.

Research, Reports & Publications

Patagonia, Fossil Group and Timberland Share Employee Engagement Strategies

Given the recent election, Brexit and issue around social inclusion, it is even more important for business to understand the need to resonate with all stakeholders and lead the way with a responsible mind-set.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Responded to Hurricane Matthew Aftermath

For more information on the Hurricane Matthew relief effort, please visit our blog

Education

HP Rolls Out Digital Inclusion and Learning Labs in India

HP today committed to deploy 48 IT-enabled digital inclusion and learning labs to isolated and disadvantaged villages across the country.
The HP World on Wheels initiative is expected to touch nearly 6,400 villages and help 15 million people over the next six years. The program targets primary, high school and college-aged students, with additional programming opportunities for adults and community members of all ages.

Innovation & Technology

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology Fosters Technology Entrepreneurship in Africa with NetSuite.org

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) was founded to give aspiring entrepreneurs in Africa a chance to create successful companies and create jobs and wealth locally. In this blog, learn more about how MEST is using a software donation from NetSuite.org to accurately track how much money it receives and how that money is being spent.

Events, Media & Communications

Where Will the Trump Administration and Congress Focus Their Infrastructure Efforts?

Understanding and addressing the needs of U.S. infrastructure requires the bridging of old and new—the upkeep of an expansive and aging infrastructure and the implementation of new technologies that allow infrastructure to become smarter and more sustainable. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson—along with other state and federal experts—joined Bloomberg Government to discuss where the Trump Administration and Congress should focus their infrastructure efforts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

generationOn and U.S. Cellular Recognize Inspiring Youth Across the Country

generationOn, the youth division of Points of Light, has collaborated with U.S. Cellular for its 2016 The Future of Good program, which was announced today. The program champions and invests in caring, compassionate and capable youth who make a positive impact in their communities. generationOn, which has a history of recognizing outstanding youth for their accomplishments, led a nationwide search to help U.S. Cellular select six children representing four different causes.

Health & Healthcare

Three Daily Quality of Lifehacks to Save on Holiday Calories

Tis the season! This means dazzling Christmas light displays, countless hours of holiday shopping, and joyous festivities with coworkers, families and friends.

Innovation & Technology

Doing Well By Doing Good: Our Journey to Nourish One Million Minds

At Hershey, we are proud of our tradition of excellence as an organization, but even more proud of the work we do to make a difference in society.

Diversity & Inclusion

New York Companies Profit from Giving Away Their Time

When Carissa Biggie was 
selected for Goldman Sachs’ six-month leadership-acceleration program, one of her tasks was to figure out a template for growth—not for the firm or even for her department but for STRIVE, a national nonprofit that provides skills training for low-income people and helps them get jobs.



Social Impact & Volunteering

NetSuite.org & Taproot Foundation Launch 'Product Donations + Pro Bono' Playbook

Taproot Foundation and NetSuite.org released an easy-to-use Product Donations + Pro Bono Service Playbook.

Health & Healthcare

Baxter Employee Gains On-the-Ground Perspective on Impact of Product Donations

As Angelique Lewis, a global community relations manager at Baxter, recently walked along on a series of guided tours of three clinics in an area just outside the largest city in El Salvador, her eyes were opened wide.

Health & Healthcare

Pfizer Foundation Grantee Clinicas del Azúcar Approaches Diabetes Care in Mexico “From a Different Perspective”

Miguel Garza is the Chief Financial Officer and Director of New Business Development for Clínicas del Azúcar. Based in Monterrey, Mexico, the organization’s mission is to provide high-quality low-cost care to prevent and treat diabetes. Clínicas del Azúcar’s leaders use their background in business to apply entrepreneurial skills to improve the health of people who would otherwise not have access to specialized care.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Be a Responsible Tourist - "Buy Informed"

When you think of an exotic Caribbean vacation, what comes to mind? Maybe beautiful beaches, delicious cuisines, and souvenirs for your loved ones back home. Before your next Caribbean trip, JetBlue and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urge you to “Buy Informed.”

Innovation & Technology

Making Technological Investments That Change Lives

Ten years ago at a company retreat, Bill Bold had an idea born out of the frustration of having new technologies people in other countries weren’t able to use.

Education

How Cargill’s Global Scholars Program is Growing Future Leaders

What makes the Cargill Global Scholars Program unique? Scholars from six different countries share their experiences during the 2016 Global Leadership Seminar held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. F

Health & Healthcare

Americares and Baxter International Foundation Announce Oral Health Project to Prevent Systemic Health Issues in Low-Income Patients

Baxter International Foundation and Americares are launching a new oral health project to help combat the negative impact poor oral hygiene can have on patients’ overall health.

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