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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

For Private Equity - ESG Momentum Is Peaking

3BL Media breaks down what PE firms need to know about ESG communications. Explore more resources at our Private Equity Hub.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 - All You Need to Know

Beijing 2022 is the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games to date, with women accounting for a record 45 per cent of the athletes.

Environment

Students Compete for Cash Prizes in Global Innovation Challenge to Solve Water Issues

Secondary and tertiary students worldwide are called on to expand water access and resilience, through signing up to join Xylem’s Global Student Innovation Challenge.

Events, Media & Communications

Nathan Loftice Joins EarthX As Executive Vice President of Sustainability Events and Services

International environmental nonprofit EarthX today announced the appointment of Nathan Loftice as the organization’s Executive Vice President of Sustainability Events and Services.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Climbs to #11 on Barron's List of Most Sustainable U.S. Companies

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) rose to #11 on the Barron’s 2022 list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the U.S., out of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies by market value.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH Industrial Supports the Halal Children's Home in Nigeria

CNH Industrial, though it’s Case IH and New Holland Agriculture brands recently made a donation to the Halal Children’s Home, an NGO for orphans and vulnerable children in Abuja, Nigeria.

Health & Healthcare

An Introduction to ATMP Manufacturing

A cure for the previously incurable. That’s the big promise of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), and it’s attracting big numbers. In 2020 alone, the global ATMP industry raised $19.9B in annual financing, a 200% increase over 2019.

Environment

New Research Finds Scaling Sustainable Agriculture Requires Blended Solutions

Farm Journal’s Trust In Food and Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture today released the 2022 edition of their “State of Sustainable Ag” report.

Environment

Water May Be Life, But It Is Never a Given: Learnings from the Navajo Nation

In 2021, human rights nonprofit DigDeep collaborated with Kohler to launch the Water Is Life microgrant program — which is working to make safe water a reality for all residents of the Navajo Nation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Earns Perfect Score for Fifth Consecutive Year in 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Lenovo announced that, for the fifth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation gave the company a perfect score of 100 on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index.

Environment

Current Investment Could Provide Future Water Security

The concurrent challenges of Covid-19, climate change and aging infrastructure have placed increasing burden on an already struggling water industry.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Solution Integrator to Solutions Architect: One Individual's Exciting Career Journey

What’s it like to work as a security expert for a global company, which invests heavily in security and offers an open invitation to customers for dialogue on the issue?

Innovation & Technology

A High-Tech Approach to Improving Wildfire Threat Prediction

Southern California Edison continues to enhance its fire science program- Opens in new window and Tom Rolinski, SCE’s fire scientist, leads the effort.

Responsible Production & Consumption

New Video Explains Key Role Fuel Cells Could Play in Decarbonization

As part of its efforts to lead in the global campaign to decarbonize, Cummins has produced a new video explaining the important role hydrogen fuel cells could play.

Green Infrastructure

Improving Governance In Infrastructure Projects to Accelerate Decision-Making

How the SI:D³ systems approach fosters delivery of intended benefits

Education

Green Bronx Machine and Quest Diagnostics Foundation Team up to Expand Acclaimed Indoor Gardening Curriculum to Inspire Healthier Students

Green Bronx Machine, a transformational educational nonprofit helping students and teachers turn classrooms into agricultural learning experiences

Innovation & Technology

Calling Young Innovators: T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation Launch Fourth Changemaker Challenge to Fund Big Ideas

Today T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka kicked off the fourth Changemaker Challenge, a nationwide contest that gives young leaders the opportunity to level up their ideas for creating a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AMD Recognized by CDP As a Supplier Engagement Leader on Climate Change

AMD has again been recognized by CDP as a Supplier Engagement Leader for its actions to reduce emissions and manage climate risks in its global supply chain.

Diversity & Inclusion

Therapeutic Horsemanship Gets Northern Minnesota Riders Saddled Up

Horses have been long known to elicit a special connection with humans, and Jack Pine Stables has been mastering this art for over two decades.

Environment

Major U.S. Companies Call for Swift Passage of Ambitious Federal Climate Policy to Build an Affordable, Competitive Clean Economy

Chief executives and other senior leaders from influential U.S. companies will meet with congressional offices to urge swift passage of a federal reconciliation bill that includes historic climate, clean energy, and environmental justice investments.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hershey Company Earns Top Score on Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

The Hershey Company announced that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The diversity of Hershey's workforce serves as a foundation of strength, innovation and collaboration.

Diversity & Inclusion

Kala Gibson Named to Executive Leadership Council's Class of 2022

The ELC is a membership organization committed to increasing the number of Black executives in C-Suite and CEO roles and on corporate boards of Fortune 1000, Global 500 and equivalent companies.

Environment

Veganuary Increases Appetite for Reducing Your Environmental Impact

We need to work at pace collectively and individually to protect the environment from the constant threat of global warming devastation.

Diversity & Inclusion

OLAY Announces Second $1 Million Commitment to Closing the Gender Gap in STEM

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, OLAY enters year two of the brand’s 10-year program by announcing their second commitment of $1 million towards efforts to help close the STEM gap

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Ben & Jerry's Uses Ice Cream as a Convener for Social Change

We invited Chris Miller, Ben & Jerry’s Head of Global Activism Strategy, to discuss what cutting-edge corporate activism looks like today and how Ben & Jerry’s remains authentic to its values while using ice cream to change the world.

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