ESG News from Leading Brands

Keep up with the latest environmental, social and governance news from companies embracing the triple bottom line, shared via 3BL Media's flagship distribution platform.

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Sustainable Development Goals | Southern Company

Southern Company’s Approach to Net Zero and the Environment

Southern Company is proud to support the communities we serve, and we are committed to protecting the environment we all share.

Innovation & Technology

Digital Transformation Must Ensure Everyone Benefits

Qualcomm

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Georgia-Pacific Recycling, Waste Connections Extend Partnership

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Education

Timberland Works To Close the Skilled Trades Gap

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Mastercard Is Advancing Inclusive Growth

At the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, we work every day to forge innovative partnerships, uncover actionable insights and data, and marshal Mastercard’s built-in assets to advance financial inclusion across the globe.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial to Acquire Hemisphere GNSS

CNH Industrial announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Hemisphere GNSS (Hemisphere), a global leader in high-performance satellite positioning technology, currently owned by Unistrong, a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China.

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Environment

EPA Decision Paves Way for Dramatic Growth in Clean Truck Production and Sales

Ceres applauds the Biden administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for taking decisive action to accelerate the growth of clean truck sales in states across the country

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Applied Materials Commitment to Equity-Centered Community Involvement

At Applied Materials, our community involvement is driven by the belief that equity-centered engagement will contribute to a more just, fair and humane world.

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Environment

LyondellBasell and EEW Sign LOI for Potential Advanced Waste Sorting

LyondellBasell and EEW a leading company in thermal waste treatment in Europe recently signed a letter of intent that includes exploring a potential long-term strategic partnership to extract and recycle plasplastics out of incineration waste streams.

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Diversity & Inclusion

How Harman Celebrated Extraordinary Leaders This Women’s History Month

At HARMAN, our ongoing commitment to support gender diversity in our workplace and beyond, is focused on empowering women today and into the future, and Women’s History Month gives us another opportunity to do our part in supporting female leaders of tomorrow.

Diversity & Inclusion

Timberland Supports Communities of Color and Releases the Hip Hop Royalty Boot To Commemorate 50th Anniversary

To continue Timberland’s 50th anniversary celebration and honor the communities that helped propel the brand to where it is today, Timberland will host five youth design workshops in partnership with Black-owned creative brand CNSTNT:DVLPMNT.

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Energy

Cummins and Leclanché SA to Collaborate on Lower Emission Solutions for Marine and Rail

Global power and technology leader Cummins Inc. and leading provider of energy storage solutions, Leclanché S.A, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  to collaborate on providing customers with a broader portfolio of integrated power solutions.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in Leadership Spotlight: Christina Bryan

We are thrilled to highlight one of our outstanding leaders at Common Impact: Christina Bryan, Chief of Staff to the CEO.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Empower by GoDaddy Celebrates America's Small Business Development Centers Day

According to GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative, microbusinesses play an essential role in the U.S. economy. Areas with a higher density of microbusinesses can benefit from an increase in growth of median household income and greater job creation.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Viatris Continues Support of SBP, Celebrates Restoration of 250th Home Damaged by Hurricane Maria

Five years after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, disaster recovery and rebuilding nonprofit SBP Puerto Rico celebrated a major milestone in December 2022: 250 homes were rebuilt after the severe damage done by that storm.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Katie Fitzgerald Announced as New President & CEO

Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) Global Board of Trustees appoints Katie Fitzgerald as President and CEO, effective March 6.

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Environment

We Need Chemistry to Scale the Hydrogen Economy – And Not Just the Scientific Kind

As we work to build that future, we must turn to energy solutions that fuel our planet cleanly, efficiently, and perpetually – solutions like green hydrogen, which can cleanly power everything from cars to heavy industry if harnessed effectively.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Insights and Advice From Bloomberg First-Gen Professionals

Access to educational and employment pathways are not always easy to come by for people in underserved communities.

Education

Pensole Lewis College and Logitech Collaborate To Revolutionize the Next Generation of Design

Pensole Lewis College (PLC), the first and only HBCU (Historically Black College and University) with a focus on design, and Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) announced today a multifaceted long-term partnership aimed at revolutionizing the next generation of desi

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Environment

U.S. Bank, First Mile Continue To Reduce Ocean-Bound Plastic, Build Communities

Going the extra mile is a well-known phrase to U.S. Bank Product Manager Ted Gamble. In a 2021 project call with First Mile®, he began a journey that took him from exchanging smiles on video calls to logging miles on the running trail — with far reaching impact.

Events, Media & Communications

EcoVadis Network Impact Report Showcases Progress on Environmental & Social KPIs and Metrics from 40,000 Business Sustainability Ratings

ESG performance insights from ratings covering $2.6 trillion in procurement spend mark acceleration of positive actions & improvement across the EcoVadis Network

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third eBus Rolls Into Norcross, Georgia

Sometimes opportunity knocks. Other times, it rolls. The Fifth Third Financial Empowerment Mobile, or eBus, rolled in Norcross, Georgia, on Wednesday, March 22, to bring financial empowerment into the Gwinnet County community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Four Plays for Improving Your Financial Health

LaRese Purnell, an author, brand ambassador for Our Money Matters, shared financial health tips and tricks with the student-athletes that can also help you win in the game of financial health.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Donors Raise Over $346,000 for Casa in Turkey After Devastating Earthquake, Surpassing Initial Goal

On February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey, near the Syrian border. The earthquake sadly led to thousands of deaths, injuries, and huge destruction to buildings.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paychex Charitable Foundation to Donate $1 Million to Mental Health America

Paychex, Inc. announced that Mental Health America (MHA) will receive a $1 million grant from the Paychex Charitable Foundation to support the organization’s work raising awareness about the importance of prioritizing mental health care.

Diversity & Inclusion

New Holland Is Fostering Careers in Agriculture for Young Women Across Australia

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has proudly announced a partnership with UNIQ You – a not-for-profit increasing the proportion of women working in industries where they are currently under-represented in Australia.

Energy

Eaton and Sunverge Expand Strategic Collaboration To Help Utilities Manage Residential EV Charging Infrastructure

Intelligent power management company Eaton and Sunverge announced expanded collaboration to enable dynamic utility management of home electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bread Financial, Cleveland Cavaliers Partner to Help Plant a Billion Trees

Bread Financial and the Cleveland Cavaliers have partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to plant more than 58,000 trees across the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SkysTheLimit.org Spotlights Tiffany Shelly, Visionary Redefining the Self-Care Industry, This Women’s History Month

During Women’s History Month, Sky’s the Limit is shining a light on Tiffany Shelly, a visionary entrepreneur who designed a product that revolutionizes the self-care industry and single-handedly redefines how consumers buy and shops sell self-care and beauty products.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and The Aspen Institute present the 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit. Alongside the World Bank-IMF...

  2. Climate Change
    Ceres mobilizes the most influential investors and companies in tackling climate change as a sustainability issue that must be addressed at every...

  3. APPLIED MATERIALS | LEAD WITH PURPOSE
    Applied Materials leads with purpose through a values-based approach to innovation, decision-making, and community action.We align what matters to our...

  4. Shared Planet
    Chemours is committed to reducing our footprint through individual initiatives and actions – from plants to people – including by reducing emissions...

  5. Fifth Third Bank | Financial Access and Capability
    Since 2004, Fifth Third Bank has been a leader in the development of financial education programs that empower people at every age and every stage of...

  6. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH Industrial’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying...

  7. Financial health
    At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...

  8. Empower by GoDaddy Spotlight Series
    Here at GoDaddy, helping others is something that we’re passionate about. From community outreach to helping our own, we continue to join forces to...

  9. Housing affordability
    We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

  10. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

  11. Subaru Share the Love
    Over the last 12 years, through the Share the Love Event, Subaru of America and its participating retailers have donated more than $175 million to...

  12. AEG's Culture of Philanthropy and Community Engagement
    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...

  13. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...

  14. Focus on People
    We are focusing on our people through strengthening our business by embracing our differences, doing the right thing when helping our communities, and...

  15. Fifth Third Bank | ESG
    Fifth Third is committed to being a top quartile performing company in environmental, social and governance reporting. To read our ESG reports, see...