Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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



Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowerment Over Pressure: Meet Bhumi Patil

GoDaddy

Innovation & Technology

Mastercard: Six Payment Trends for 2026

Mastercard

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A New Year Perspective: Trusted Chemistry

Chemours

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation, Care and the Iconic Aflac Duck

Aflac Incorporated

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gaziano Lineman Awards Finalists Announced

KeyBank





Recent Alerts

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Presents on “Unlocking the Power of Packaging”

Lee Green, the SAC’s Senior Director of Marketing & Communications, recently presented on intersection between emerging policies and packaging at the “Unlocking the Power of Packaging: From Supply Chain Efficiency to Improved Sustainability” dinner hosted by Billerud.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

What Is the Boston Scientific Foundation?

As a leader in health care, Boston Scientific is dedicated to creating healthier communities in a wealth of ways, including large-scale programs like Close the Gap that help increase health equity in the U.S. and global corporate volunteer initiatives such as Season of Giving.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Louisiana Announces $1 Million in Bill Assistance for Customers

Entergy Louisiana has partnered with local agencies to offer bill payment assistance to qualifying residential customers. Entergy’s shareholders will contribute $1 million in bill relief across Entergy Louisiana’s service area in north, central, southeast and southwest Louisiana.

Environment

Sofidel Earns Climate Pledge-Friendly Badge by Amazon

Sofidel, a leading global provider of paper products, has earned a Climate Pledge Friendly badge from Amazon.

Innovation & Technology

Ethics in the Age of Generative AI: A Closer Look at the Ethical Principles for VMware’s AI

The development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI and large language models (LLMs), have opened up many opportunities for businesses, researchers, and society. However, these opportunities come with significant ethical considerations.

Green Infrastructure

New Emission Data Shows Rail Travel Emits 10 Times Less Carbon Than Car Travel

​Innovative technology to calculate travel carbon emissions has highlighted rail travel as kinder to the planet with 10 times less CO2 releases, compared to driving a car.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion Policies Are at Threat – Here’s How To Keep Them on Track

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is under fire. In the United States (US), the courts recently ruled that race could no longer be a factor in university admissions, defeating affirmative action policies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Receives EPA Green Power Leadership and CRS Market Development Awards

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company known for its corporate citizenship, announced today that it has received a 2023 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Market Development Award from

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gildan Achieves ISO 45001 Certification in Two Sewing Factories in the Dominican Republic

Gildan is proud to share that its San Pedro de Macoris and Las Americas sewing facilities in the Dominican Republic have become the Company’s first ISO 45001 certified factories, marking an important milestone in the organization's safety journey.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Diverse Teams

Jonathan Cragg, Principal Technology Project Manager at T. Rowe Price, is passionate about building diverse tech teams. He discusses his role in nurturing talent and the importance of proactively identifying new talent pipelines.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $71.8 Million of Financing for New Affordable Housing Construction in Greenfield, California

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) and KeyBanc Capital Markets provided $71.8 million construction and permanent 501(c)(3) bond financing utilizing a combination of direct bank debt and Fannie Mae M.TEBs for Greenfield Commons Phase 1.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Packaging: Increasing Recyclability While Decreasing Energy Consumption

Sustainability is front-of-mind for the packaging industry as large companies pursue ambitious objectives to meet consumer demands and achieve higher environmental standards.

Events, Media & Communications

Global Leaders Chart Path for Net-Zero Transition at Bloomberg Transition Finance Action Forum, Outlined Next Steps for Accelerating Progress Ahead of COP28

Global leaders across the public and private sectors convened at the Bloomberg Transition Finance Action Forum, which took place at the Plaza Hotel in New York City and coincided with New York Climate Week and the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

Events, Media & Communications

You're Invited! Sustainable Retail Summit

Learn first‐hand how companies are taking positive actions to drive change and overcome today’s biggest sustainability and health challenges.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Our Commitment to Responsible Gaming at DraftKings Begins With Employees

Since joining DraftKings in 2020, I have been impressed with how the dialogue around Responsible Gaming (RG) has expanded in the entire industry.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bonsucro Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Indian Sugar Mills Association To Accelerate Sustainability

Bonsucro, the leading global sustainability platform for sugarcane, and Indian Sugar Mills Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a partnership to share knowledge and initiatives to accelerate sustainability practices in the Indian sugar industry.

Green Infrastructure

Southwire Enters Partnership With NKT To Supply Underground Cables for Champlain Hudson Power Express Project

As the company continues its focus on strategic growth and sustainability, Southwire has been awarded the supply of a portion of the underground power cables for Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) by NKT, the project’s turnkey cable supplier and cable system technology owner.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ensuring Small Business Matters

Small Business Matters. That was the theme at the entrepreneur summit at the National Urban League Annual Conference.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Otis’ Women in Technology ERG Teams Up With Girls for Technology, Inc.

Last week, colleagues from Otis' Women in Technology ERG teamed up with Girls for Technology, Inc. in Hartford, CT for the Building Dreams: Girls Mastering Elevator Engineering event.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Leveraging Black & Veatch Solutions, Groundwater Replenishment Project Earns Water Environment Federation Project Excellence Award

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has recognized a Black & Veatch-designed project— the Orange County Water District Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) Final Expansion — with a Project Excellence Award.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empower by GoDaddy: Transforming Pilates With Ade McCray’s Inclusive Vision

Phoenix-based creator and CEO of Pilates King L.L.C. Ade McCray is on a mission to make Pilates more accessible for all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Packers, Tork Team Up on ‘Tackle Hygiene With Every Catch’ Campaign

As fans return to Lambeau Field this week for the home opener, the Green Bay Packers are once again teaming up with Tork®, the professional hygiene brand of leading global hygiene and health company Essity, for the 2023 “Tackle Hygiene with Every Catch” campaign.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Qualcomm Works To Expand Entrepreneurship in Senegal

We are bringing economic benefits of wireless connectivity to entrepreneurial ventures around the world by encouraging solutions that promote capacity building, scalability and longevity with micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank’s Key4Women, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), and the Portland Thorns FC Announce Women-Owned Business Pitch Contest Finalists

KeyBank’s Key4Women program, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), and the Portland Thorns FC today announced 10 finalists have been selected to compete in a business pitch contest for women-owned businesses located in Oregon and SW Washington.

Education

Sparking Curiosity Across the U.S. With MilliporeSigma’s Curiosity Cube

The Curiosity Cube, a 22x10-foot shipping container turned mobile science lab from MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has spent the summer traveling the country to share STEM education with students and their communities.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cisco Purpose Report
    Cisco Purpose Report
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Data Center Logistics
    DP World provides comprehensive data center logistics capabilities including assembly of server racks, mission-critical supply chain management from...
  10. Corporate Responsibility
    We operate ethically, protect the environment and help foster public safety and thriving communities. Our ESG Framework demonstrates our governance...
  11. Sustainability Insights
    General sustainability insights.
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  15. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...