November 2025

From Playgrounds to Patient Care: How DaVita Helps Strengthen Communities

Earlier this year, more than 100 DaVita teammates (employees) from across the country gathered in Florida for the inaugural DaVita Recess, a two-day immersive experience designed to celebrate service, leadership and connection. The centerpiece of the event was a new playground built in collaboration with KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit dedicated to ending playspace inequity. To support the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida, DaVita teammates constructed a vibrant, safe space that now serves more than 160 children daily and more than 250 families each week.

The Food System is Broken. Let’s Rebuild it.

by Claire Smith, founder, Beyond Investing, Beyond Impact, and the US Vegan Climate ETF

We are at a decisive moment in food production. The ways we grow, process and consume food have brought humanity to the edge of ecological and social breakdown. At the same time, they provide the greatest opportunity to redesign our systems. Food is not only sustenance; it is the most powerful lever we have to influence climate, biodiversity, water use, public health, and social equity.

Trane Technologies Marks Record-Breaking Participation in Second Annual Global Time of Service

November 26, 2025 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies has completed its second Annual Global Time of Service, an employee-driven initiative that brings our global workforce together to make a positive, collective impact in communities worldwide.

Held from October 20 – November 14, Global Time of Service saw remarkable growth in participation and volunteerism:

Case Study: How Tapestry Is Reducing Emissions and Advancing Bold Climate Goals

Tapestry recently partnered with The Fashion Pact, a global, CEO-led sustainability initiative bringing together some of the world’s largest fashion and textile companies to work collectively on environmental challenges, to share how the company is taking early, meaningful action to reduce its environmental impact.

Should Your Company Care About COP30?

COP30, the first COP held in the Amazon (and perhaps the first featuring a small fire…), ended November 22 in Belém, Brazil.

As a business leader, you might ask: "Should we be paying attention to what emerged from COP30?"

First, it’s a good question. The answer? I am reminded of the biologist and author EO Wilson’s wonderful line:

“The real problem of humanity is we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. It is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis.”

Comcast Commits $2.5 Million To Expand Digital Opportunity in Rural Communities Across the Country

PHILADELPHIA, November 26, 2025 /3BL/ - Comcast today announced $2.5 million in total grant funding to Lead for America (LFA) and Partners for Rural Impact (PRI), two nonprofit organizations working to open doors to economic mobility and strengthen communities across the United States.

Tariffs, Turbulence, and Responsible Purchasing: Are Trade Wars More of an Opportunity Than a Threat?

by Lindsay Wright, Cascale director, affiliate and partner communications

The Blessing in Disguise (BiD) Hypothesis encourages us to see challenges as opportunities in disguise and reframe perceived threats as chances for growth, innovation, transformation, and change.

4 Data Points Defining Sustainability in 2025

As sustainability continues to mature as a core business function, organizations are refining their strategies, investing in governance, and reassessing how they collect and use data. Novata’s 2025 State of Sustainability Report highlights the trends shaping this shift, revealing both progress and persistent gaps.

Below are four data points that define where teams stand today and what will matter most in the year ahead.

  1. Sustainability Takes Shape 

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