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

Environment

IBM and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste to Create Data Platform to Help Track Global Plastic Waste in the Environment

The Plastics Recovery Insight and Steering Model ("PRISM") will aim to serve as a single source of consistent actionable data helping inform how NGOs, communities, regulators and other organizations, improve waste management decisions and programs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rick Cook Remembers Ray C. Anderson on Person Place Thing (PPT) Podcast

Rick Cook, Founding Partner of COOKFOX was recently interviewed by Randy Cohen on the Person Place Thing PPT Podcast.

Sustainable Development Goals

Five Ways to Optimize Sustainability Across Global Facilities

Now is the time to make sure your company’s “house is in order” and your facilities have optimized their energy, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water, and wastewater. Here are five ways to optimize sustainability across global facilities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Donates 300,000 Units of PPE to Essential Workers

The personal protective equipment went to healthcare facilities and to water utility operators working to keep essential services flowing in local communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tree City USA: Celebrating the Importance of Urban Tree Canopies

The Tree City USA program has strengthened and sustained urban forests across the country thanks to support of Foundation members and partners. From the Gulf of Alaska to the Gulf Coast, nearly 155 million Americans are living in Tree City USA...

Diversity & Inclusion

I Moved From One Part of My Company to Another in Order to Grow My Career - Here's How

A few years into her career, Rachael Rodney made a bold move: She moved across the country to transition from a role in recruiting to a role in sales. One thing that didn’t change? The organization she worked for.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH Industrial Supports a New Study by the Telethon Foundation Into the Virus That Causes COVID-19

CNH Industrial is supporting the Telethon Foundation by contributing to a targeted study on the ongoing pandemic. This involves a series of tests on the strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, with the aim of reconstructing its transmission tree.

Environment

El Yunque National Forest Advances With the Arbor Day Foundation

After a hurricane, local leaders need to rebuild not only the damaged roads and buildings, but also the injured trees and plant life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Donates $10,000 to Copeland Elementary School in Surry County, N.C.

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded Copeland Elementary School in Surry County, N.C., a $10,000 Duke Energy Renewables grant to fund the purchase of Chromebooks for students.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Herbalife Nutrition Joins United Nations Global Compact

Herbalife Nutrition has joined the United Nations (“U.N.”) Global Compact, the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world. With this commitment, the company is demonstrating its long-term support of the Sustainable Development Goals...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Safeway Partners With Skippy to Donate 3,000 Jars of Peanut Butter on Colorado Gives Day

For Colorado Gives Day, Albertsons Companies’ Safeway Denver Division teamed up Skippy Peanut Butter to donate 3,000 jars of peanut butter to Volunteers of America. This donation will provide nearly 50,000 PB&J sandwiches to families in need.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cisco Tactical Operations: Meet Team Member Matt Altman

Education

International Paper Commits to the #fight4literacy As the Presenting Sponsor of Coaching for Literacy's 2020-2021 Season

International Paper announces its support for childhood literacy by teaming up with Coaching for Literacy and its #Fight4Literacy Games presented by International Paper.

Energy

Vistra Brings World's Largest Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage System Online

Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced that its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility
connected to the power grid and began operating on Dec. 11, 2020. At 300 megawatts/1,200 megawatt-hours, the lithium-ion battery storage system...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

United Airlines Commits to 100% Green Carbon Neutral by 2050

We recognize the role we play as an airline in contributing to climate change and therefore our responsibility in solving it.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Written in Her Code

How one K-8 technology teacher is making computer programming curriculum more accessible to her students

Environment

Nature Valley Collaborates With Daveed Diggs to Remake “I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” to Celebrate Restoring Access to 10,000 Miles of National Park Trails

Nature Valley and the National Park Foundation (NPF) announced today the completion of a three-year project to restore access to 10,000 miles of national park trails, which is equivalent to flying from New York City to Sydney.

Environment

Hershey Is Working Towards Zero Waste to Landfill

More than a century ago, our founder Milton Hershey established our company’s first recycling center to reuse manufacturing waste. He embedded the practice of reusing waste and recycling building materials whenever possible right from the beginning.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sands Releases 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Sands has released its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which outlines the company’s strategies and progress around its corporate responsibility pillars of People, Community and Planet.

Diversity & Inclusion

Powered by Purpose Episode 3: “I see the world through other people's eyes.”

Sam Latif is an incredible woman who has refused to let being blind hold her back. From being the first woman in her family to go to university to moving from Scotland to London on her own to work for P&G, her story is one of resilience and resourcefulness.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Resource Guide Released on Sustainable Animal Feed, Helps Companies Navigate Environmental Impacts of Rising Demand for Animal Protein

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) released today the Resource Guide on Sustainable Animal Feed, a digital resource created to help companies in the animal feed supply chain better understand and address how the demand for animal protein products

Social Impact & Volunteering

Today's Young People Are Transforming Giving Back: Mobilizing 25,000 Hours of Volunteer Service

Now is the time to support our young people in giving back in innovative ways and volunteering in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Free Face Shields Delivered to Iowa Schools; More Still Available

Alliant Energy and Iowa State University’s Digital Manufacturing Lab are partnering with two Iowa companies to provide 9,000 free face shields to schools and daycare facilities across the state.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Primo Water North America Announces Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification for its Wekiva Spring Site

Primo Water Corporation today announced that SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party certification of sustainability performance, confirmed that Primo Water North America’s Wekiva Spring site in Florida achieved certification based on an independent, in-depth assessment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Solidia Technologies Named a Global Cleantech 100 Company for Fourth Year

Cleantech Group named Solidia Technologies® a 2021 Global Cleantech 100 Company, the fourth year the sustainable cement and concrete technology company was so honored.

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. 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...
  11. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  15. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...