Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health: Strengthening Health Through Housing

CVS Health

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mixed-Use: Green Housing and Social Enterprise

GreenMoney Journal

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

3BL Media Best Practices Webinar on July 20 Focuses on UN Global Goal 11: The Business Case for Sustainable Cities -- Making Urban Centers Inclusive, Safe and Resilient

3BL Media has partnered with the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business to hold a free webinar exploring the topic. The event, “The Business Case for Sustainable Cities – Making Urban Centers Inclusive, Safe and Resilient,” will be held on July 20 at 10 a.m. ET and is free to attend.

Environment

Electric Cars Take a Cue From the Sharing Economy

While electric cars represent just a small slice of the auto market today, such vehicles are, in the future, likely to give their gas-powered cohorts a run for their money.

Research, Reports & Publications

Experian Demonstrates How It is Creating Shared Value in its 2016 Corporate Responsibility Report

As the world’s largest credit bureaux operator, Experian is helping millions of people make the most of their data to get fair and affordable access to essential, everyday services.

Responsible Production & Consumption

European Union Agree On Conflict Minerals Legislation

On Wednesday, June 15th, The European Union (EU) agreed to outline a deal to facilitate a focus on transparency in the supply chain. This legislation concerns the sourcing of conflict minerals, not just in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but from high-risk regions, worldwide.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Regenerative Qualities of Bed-Stuy Fresh & Local

Becoming a cooperatively owned enterprise rather than a traditional, privately owned one was something Sheila and Dylan had contemplated for their new generation mom and pop grocery when it was initially launched. However, they quickly ran into the usual startup financing obstacles. “No bank would fund us even though we had perfect credit and a good business plan,” Sheila reports, “They were uncomfortable lending into gentrifying areas, let alone to a cooperative.” The two ended up raising the needed funds through an Indiegogo campaign, from friends and family, and by assuming personal debt.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $17MM to Patriot Station, Helps Shortage of Affordable Housing in White City, Oregon

KeyBank’s Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) group announced it will provide a total of $17MM to the Housing Authority of Jackson County (HAJC) to help develop 53 units of affordable housing for singles, couples, families and veterans making 50 percent of area median income. The development, named Patriot Station, is located in in White City, Oregon. Patriot Station participates in the VASH program, a HUD Housing Choice Voucher program that supports vulnerable, chronically homeless veterans. KeyBank provided a $9.3MM equity investment, facilitated by Beth Wirtz of Key Community Development Corporation (KCDC), and a $7.7 MM construction loan, facilitated by CDLI’s Aubre Dickson.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Antea Group Reports 2015 Financial Results

Health & Healthcare

Questions (and Answers) That Matter When Developing an Inclusive Society

Keystone Institute India explores four questions to build a foundation for a more inclusive society in India.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit Comes to Canada

On June 8, 2016, the first annual Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit Canada was held in Toronto.

Latest Campaigns

First Responder Programming

At Motorola Solutions, our customers are everyday heroes, and our philanthropic arm, the Motorola Solutions Foundation is dedicated to paying it...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Community Investment

all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

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...

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...

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...

Whirlpool Corporation & Sustainability

At Whirlpool Corporation, we have a history of advances in sustainability founded on a simple principle: "Do the right things, the right ways. Always...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...