Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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







Editors Pick

Media & Communications

Watch Land Betterment Corporation's Impact Minute Episode 17

In this episode, Land Betterment’s President, Kirk Taylor, discusses how to identify and engage stakeholders. Listening to what stakeholders want will enable a business to make decisions beyond the bottom line to advance long term success.

Education

Connecting Students to the Real-World of Substance Misuse Prevention by Uniting Educators and Pharmacists

Amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic, families and communities across the United States still battle another challenge: substance misuse.

Energy

Cummins-Powered Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trains Moving Down the Track to Austria

With hydrogen power, there's a whole universe of possibilities. As the world looks to decarbonize, Cummins is investing in clean forms of energy, including fuel cells and hydrogen production technologies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

People of Pro Bono: How Jessica Nelson Made a Difference in a Challenging Year

This year the sudden pivot to virtual work paired with waves of layoffs and furloughs left many skilled professionals with new-found time at home—time they wanted to donate to the nonprofits working to heal and rebuild our communities. After being laid off due to COVID-19, PR Director Jessica Nelson did just that by connecting with Harlem Film House through Taproot Plus.

Innovation & Technology

Manufacturing Unveiled: Distribution at Gildan

After t-shirts have been sewn and inspected for quality during step three, they are finally ready to be packaged and distributed.

Health & Healthcare

Contact Tracing With Prophylactic Treatment Could Near-Eliminate Leprosy in a Single Generation, New Research Suggests

New results from the largest ever research program on combining contact tracing with prophylactic treatment indicate this approach could massively reduce the global burden of leprosy.

Energy

Black & Veatch: Decarbonization Driving Repowering of the Power Industry

The global power industry is in a state of transformation and needs to accelerate the path to net zero as many companies, communities and stakeholders forge ahead with commitments to lower carbon emissions.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Philippines: 15 Brands Pass Lead Safe Paint® Certification

Fifteen architectural and industrial paint brands comprising a total of 1,395 paint products manufactured by three paint companies in the Philippines have passed the third-party Lead Safe Paint® Certification program.

Research, Reports & Publications

Most of the World's Biggest Public Companies Support Climate Risk Disclosure

A task force set up to improve the reporting of financial risks caused by climate change has seen support for its recommendations soar in the past year as demand grew from investors for more information on how a warming planet will affect business.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

47 Benevity Clients Make 2021 Forbes JUST 100 List of America's Most JUST Companies

Benevity announces that nearly half of the leaders named on the 2021 Forbes Just 100 Ranking – which recognizes “America’s Most JUST Companies” – use Benevity products and services to power their corporate purpose programs.

Diversity & Inclusion

New Holland Supports Women in Agribusiness Across Brazil

New Holland Agriculture is firmly committed to supporting and promoting women’s role in agribusiness.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Future of Global Pro Bono

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LG Celebrates 'Energy Star Day' with Efficiency Upgrades for Deserving Families

Commemorating “ENERGY STAR® Day” 2020, LG Electronics USA joined forces with Lowe’s and Rebuilding Together to help local families “save today, save tomorrow and save for good” with energy efficiency upgrades using ENERGY STAR certified LG home appliances.

Media & Communications

US Banks & Climate Change - What's the Exposure to Climate Risk

Energy

Sun Shines Bright in Alliant Energy's Iowa Clean Energy Blueprint

Today, Alliant Energy (NASDAQ: LNT) introduces the Clean Energy Blueprint for Iowa, a path for accelerating their transition to cleaner energy for customers

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

VF Welcomes New Crew of Associates...Robots

The bots, manufactured by Locus Robotics, create an ergonomic workspace and help support associates by increasing social distancing in response to COVID-19.

Social Impact & Volunteering

3M Launches Health Care Virtual Pro Bono Program

Events, Media & Communications

Global Voices Consider the Future of Pro Bono

To help celebrate Pro Bono Week 2020, PYXERA Global is bringing together our global colleagues to share key takeaways from the 2020 virtual Pro Bono Network´s Regional Summits held in Latin America and the Asia Pacific in partnership with the Global Pro Bono Network and the support of the BMW Foundation in Germany.

Health & Healthcare

Putting Purpose into Action: Global Healthcare Access

Medtronic is putting purpose into action. Learn more about our efforts to increase global healthcare access in our FY20 Integrated Performance Report.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Business as “Usual”?

The reality is that we are no longer functioning in the old business-as-usual environment. The pandemic sparked the end of that era, and our “usual” has reached a state of constant evolution.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Global Study Reveals That Healthcare Remains Top of the List When It Comes to Impact Investing

Against the backdrop of a pandemic, healthcare continues to be front and center as the cause that aligns most with personal values or priorities when making an impact investment, according to a new survey by global asset manager American Century Investments. Study results showcasing responses from the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, examined generational and gender-based attitudes toward impact investing and/or environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  3. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  7. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  8. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  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. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...