Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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



Environment

Fifth Year of Camden Cleanup Underway

Subaru of America

Research, Reports & Publications

MetLife: Living Our Purpose Through Sustainability

MetLife

Events, Media & Communications

A Year On, Paris 2024 Belongs to Everyone

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mondelēz 2024 Snacking Made Right Report: Waste

Mondelez International





Editors Pick

Diversity & Inclusion

Supporting Diversity While Closing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Jo Justice decided to forgo earning a traditional high school diploma in favor of a GED. Working with computers had long attracted her, so Jo then attended a technical trade school to earn her associate degree in network administration.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Experiencing the Magic of the ‘Gooooal’ With the Patients of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

In June, Aflac spent an entire afternoon at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami with Adamari López, the renowned TV personality who, as a breast cancer survivor, understands the importance of smiling during challenging moments.

Education

The Human Component.

Ah, middle school. Whether you recall your own experiences (I’m still trying to forget) or happen to have a middle schooler of your own (I’ll lend you mine for a while...), you’ll probably agree that it’s a time marked by transition.

Sustainable Development Goals

Shaping Policy: GRI 13’s Timely Launch and Implications for the U.S. Farm Bill

The newest GRI Sector Standard, GRI 13: Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fishing 2022, focuses on three of the world's cornerstone industries with profound impacts on sustainable development.

Environment

Keysight 2023 Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Environmental Sustainability Impact

Keysight recognizes that climate change is an economic, social, and environmental challenge and is committed to helping minimize the impacts of climate change by conducting business in an ethical, environmentally sustainable, and socially responsible manner.

Diversity & Inclusion

Saint-Gobain Canada Partners With Women Building Futures To Open Pathways for Women in Trade Careers

Saint-Gobain, today reaffirmed its commitment to advancing gender diversity and empowerment within the construction industry through a partnership with Women Building Futures a non-profit organization based in Alberta that fosters economic security for women facing barriers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Former Steel Worker Ignites BBQ Business Dream | Made in America, Season 5, Ep 2

Darren W. Carter left his high-paying job in an Ohio steel mill to bet on himself and go all in on Carter’s BBQ with his wife Theresa. Barbecue equals family and community for the couple. It’s Darren’s happy place—one that stemmed from watching his father barbecue.

Education

Students and Illumina Employees Come Together for a STEM Boot Camp

Samantha Goldbaum, age 16, runs a STEM club at her charter high school in Chula Vista, California, 7.5 miles from the US-Mexico border. The club, and her school, are both very small, and she finds it difficult to share her interest in science with others in her community.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Green Mountain Energy for Advancing Sustainability and Helping Customers Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the renewable energy industry and based on its analysis results, presents Green Mountain Energy with the 2024 U.S. Customer Value Leadership Award.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Innovation To Create a Better Circle | Eastman

At Eastman, sustainability is no longer an option. It’s a must.

Diversity & Inclusion

Expedia Group Partners With French Government To Enhance Accessible Travel for Paris 2024

At Expedia Group, we’re always working to provide and improve equitable, inclusive, and accessible travel experiences. An important and growing sector is people traveling with disabilities, expected to grow to over 33 million travelers by 2028 in the US alone.

Diversity & Inclusion

Quest Diagnostics Named a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" for Seventh Straight Year

Quest achieves top score of 100 on 2024 Disability Equality Index® Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion

Essity 2023 Annual and Sustainability Report: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Conducting Essity’s business in a socially responsible way is part of our corporate DNA. We have a zero-tolerance approach to unethical business behavior and violations of human rights in the value chains where we exercise control.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Stacy-Marie Ishmael on Why Every Journalist Needs “A Really Good Group Text”

In this article, adapted from an interview that originally appeared on TheMuse.com, Ishmael talks about what drew her to journalism, the value of diverse newsrooms, and why she loves working at Bloomberg.

Research, Reports & Publications

Circular Industry Solutions for a Global Plastics Treaty

This report shares key insights and learnings from industry players across the plastics value chain, who have started to develop and implement circular solutions.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Principal Financial Group 2023 Sustainability Report: Our Global Sustainable Investment Products

We are seeing institutional investors around the world become more interested in sustainable investment products —and we’re responding. As a global asset manager, we have focused on converting and launching new funds that comply with greater expectations of sustainability.

Education

Subaru Supports Milestone 750,000 Students in High-Needs Schools Through Subaru Loves Learning Initiative

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced that a milestone of 750,000 students nationwide will be helped following its Subaru Loves Learning® program this year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sappi’s 2024 ‘Employee Ideas That Matter’ Winners Drive Positive Impact Across Local Communities

Sappi North America, Inc. today announced the winners of its 2024 Employee Ideas that Matter (EITM) grant program, donating a total of $60,000 to 27 charities in the environmental, healthcare, educational and community spaces.

Energy

Duke Energy PowerPair Pilot Program Enrollment Surpasses 1,300 Customers in North Carolina

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has enrolled more than 1,300 customers in North Carolina in its new PowerPairSM pilot, a one-time incentive-based program designed to help make a home solar plus battery system more affordable for customers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Birthplace of Fair Play Celebrated With Launch of Paris Awards

The International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is once again proud to announce the Fair Play Award to honour extraordinary acts of sporting spirit during the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Village Savings and Loan Associations, With Kal Lakew and Emily Janoch

On learning through listening and the keys to creating more effective community-driven development solutions, from CARE leaders Kalkidan Lakew Yihun and Emily Janoch.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Action Against Hunger Launches New Partnership With IHG Hotels & Resorts to Tackle Food Insecurity and Malnutrition

Action Against Hunger, a global leader in promoting food security, today announced a new multi-year partnership to combat hunger for millions of people around the world with IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies.

Education

Building Young Women’s Cyber Safety and Advocacy Skills

Celebrating over a decade of partnership with WAGGGS, Norton's recent event in Pune spotlighted the Surf Smart 2.0 Programme, empowering young women worldwide with essential Cyber Safety skills and leadership training.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Collaboration: Strengthening International Paper’s Supplier Network

Our suppliers’ contribution is pivotal to our business success and the implementation of our Vision 2030 goals. We actively seek to work with suppliers who share our core values and commitment to ethical conduct. At International Paper, we hold our suppliers to high standards.

Sustainable Development Goals

Inside IBM’s Sustainability Strategy With Justina Nixon-Saintil, EP #91

IBM's Chief Impact Officer Justina Nixon-Saintil shares insights on the company's sustainability strategy and efforts, focusing on successes and challenges.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Innovation Spotlight: Duke Energy
    At Duke Energy, we’re always improving operations and finding smart, safe and innovative ways to power the communities we serve. We’re embracing new...
  2. 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...
  3. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  4. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  5. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  6. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  7. LG Air Conditioning Solutions
    About LG Conditioning Technologies The LG Electronics USA Air Conditioning Technologies business is based in Alpharetta, Ga. LG is a leading player in...
  8. Profiles of Good Character and Inspiring Innovation
    There are two pillars to CACl’s culture: character – our commitment to ethics and integrity in all we do, and innovation – our dedication to...
  9. Profiles of Good Character and Inspiring Innovation
    There are two pillars to CACl’s culture: character – our commitment to ethics and integrity in all we do, and innovation – our dedication to...
  10. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  11. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  12. Our People
    People are what make CNH. It is the talent, skill, effort and dedication of each and every employee in our 47,700 strong workforce that makes CNH what...
  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. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  15. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...