Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Named a Best Place to Work in It for 21st Time IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld Rank Aflac No. 16 Among Large Organizations for Excellence in It Employee Compensation, Benefits, Growth Opportunity

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance products in the U.S., announced that Insider Pro and Computerworld named the insurer one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in IT.

Diversity & Inclusion

Seats at the Table

Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun, sets himself apart in a region with 45 Fortune 1000 companies run by hundreds of board members, but only 13 who are Latinx.

Green Infrastructure

State of the Green Building Industry 2021

USGBC created LEED, the world’s most widely used green building rating system and promotes the use of strategies that reduce environmental impact, enhance human health and support economic development.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins CEO Leading the Charge to a Cleaner Future

Responsible Production & Consumption

Columbine Vineyards Becomes the First Sustainably Grown Certified Table Grapes Producer in the US

Columbine Vineyards, producer of the popular Holiday® table grapes in California's San Joaquin Valley, has now become the first Sustainably Grown Certified table grapes producer in the US.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fortune and Great Place to Work Name Workiva a 2021 Best Workplaces in New York

Great Place to Work®, a global people analytics and consulting firm, and FORTUNE have honored Workiva Inc. as one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in New York™

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Tech's Jessica Menon Discusses Advancing Gender Equality for Women in the Global Energy Workforce

Jessica Menon, Tetra Tech’s gender integration director for energy, has advanced gender equality and social inclusion globally for more than 15 years. Based in Lusaka, Zambia, she manages Tetra Tech’s USAID Engendering Utilities program, oversees a team of technical experts who also support USAID Enhancing Equality in Energy for Southeast Asia (E4SEA), and provides technical support to gender specialists across Tetra Tech’s international energy services projects.

Education

IVECO Promotes Sustainability in Local Kindergarten

CNH Industrial brand IVECO in the Czech Republic promoted creativity and sustainability among kindergarteners in the town of Vysoké Mýto.

Environment

Kitchen Overflowing With Gadgets? Get the Scoop on How to Recycle Them

Toasters, microwaves, blenders, and other small appliances are investments that should last you a while. However, if you’ve been holding on to decades-old appliances, eventually you will need to replace them.

Diversity & Inclusion

Doritos Passes the Mic to the Black Community With Its SOLID BLACK Line

Today, we explore how one brand is meeting these expectations through passing the mic to Black influencers.

Health & Healthcare

FedEx Delivers Critical Healthcare Shipments Around the Globe

Our mission to help the world move forward from COVID-19 continues: a third donated FedEx charter flight arrived in India over the weekend with additional COVID relief supplies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva Recognized by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work as a Best Workplace for Millennials

Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK) announced today it has ranked on the 2021 Best Workplaces for Millennials™ list by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE. This is the fifth consecutive year Workiva has been named to this prestigious list, ranking #50 among large workplaces.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Partners to Launch Womenentrepreneurs4good Initiative

P&G along with HEC Paris has sponsored the WomenEntrepreneurs4Good initiative as part of P&G’s global commitment to supporting and championing women entrepreneurs and fostering green innovation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Searching for Balance: How and Why We Work

Industrialists like Henry Ford made the 40-hour work week popular in the 1920s. A hundred years later, as we reflect on how the global pandemic changed our work lives, we meet people questioning the 40-hour standard and searching for more sustainable options.

Environment

American Airlines Commits to Setting Science Based Target for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

American Airlines announced today that it has committed to set a science-based target for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a move that will sharpen the company’s strategy for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050

Health & Healthcare

Diabetes Update: New Data Shows How Abbott's Health Tech Helps More People, In More Places

Knowing those diabetes numbers is crucial to the health of millions living with diabetes and with technology like the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system, it's never been easier, affordable and accessible for so many.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement in the Age of COVID-19

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), over 7 in 10 employers said adjusting to remote work during COVID-19 has been a challenge, with 2 in 3 citing low employee morale—especially those organizations with 500 employees or more.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Comcast Brings Lift Zone Technology to Family Promise of Spokane to Support Vulnerable Families

Comcast is equipping three Family Promise shelters in the city of Spokane with WiFi-connected Lift Zones as well as new laptops to support vulnerable students, adults and families.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Pride Month: Lenovo Employees Share the Meaning of Pride

In honor of Pride Month, we asked some of our employees from around the world to share what pride means to them, insights on how to become a better LGBTQIA+ ally and advice for being your true, authentic self.

Research, Reports & Publications

Alliance Data Provides Update on Three-Year Sustainability Goals With Release of 2020 ESG Performance Report

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS) a leading global provider of data-driven marketing, loyalty and payment solutions, has released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance Report.

Health & Healthcare

Putting Health Knowledge to Work

Medtronic is using education and advocacy to turn cutting-edge health knowledge and technology into better outcomes for all.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Supports Local YWCA With Donations

CNH Industrial recently organized a hygiene items drive at its New Holland Agriculture manufacturing site in Saskatoon, Canada to support the YWCA Saskatoon.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Chipotle, Chobani, Even, Prudential Financial, Verizon, and Other Leading Companies Join Forces With PayPal and JUST Capital to Improve the Financial Health of America's Workforce

Chipotle, Chobani, Even, Prudential Financial, Verizon, and other leading companies have joined PayPal and JUST Capital in the Worker Financial Wellness Initiative, a coalition aimed at making workers' financial security and health a C-suite and investor priority.

Health & Healthcare

The Human Future of Healthcare

At Medtronic we listen to patients' needs, study their situations, and develop solutions — on the scale of one individual's experience and across the breadth of the global communities we serve.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
  2. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  3. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. 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...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. 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...
  8. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  9. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  15. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...