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's distribution platform.

Innovation & Technology

Survival of the Best: The Past, Present and Future of Plant Breeding

Innovations in plant breeding have advanced the prosperity of civilizations for centuries. Continuously improving seeds remains one of agriculture’s strongest tools in fighting hunger and supporting the farmers who feed communities around the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third and Its Employees Rally To Support Ukraine

As war broke out in Ukraine, the Fifth Third Foundation and the Bank’s employees rallied to support the individuals and families who were impacted.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Home Depot Foundation Prepares 7,000 Disaster Relief Kits Ahead of 2022 Hurricane Season

June 1 officially marks the start of hurricane season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Embracing Clean Technologies, Even If We Don't Have All of the Answers Yet

We need to address end-of-life concerns with #cleanenergy technologies. Smart people are working on that, but we still need to embrace and adopt the technologies now.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics' Employees Help Build Homes in North Denver With Habitat for Humanity

Fifteen Colorado volunteers from Arrow Electronics helped Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver complete an affordable home-building project this month.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation's Amy Doroff and Tyra Woodruff Receive Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards

Amy Doroff, materials operations manager, and Tyra Woodruff, industrial engineering manager, from Whirlpool Corp’s manufacturing facility in Findlay, Ohio received Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours New Johnsonville Site Recognized for Environmental Excellence and Awarded Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation Certification

The Chemours Company’s Johnsonville Site demonstrated its commitment to environmental stewardship by achieving Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for its Species Management and Habitat programs.

Environment

EarthX Programming: Our Living Oceans

Our Living Oceans is geared towards educating viewers about the health of the oceans, the threats they face, & what is being done to save them through conversations with scientists.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Supports Cancer Patients Nationwide With Renewed Partnership With the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that as part of its commitment to helping all people lead healthy lives, the automaker will partner with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) for the seventh consecutive year

Environment

Learning Center Awarded New Outdoor Classroom From Green Mountain Energy Sun Club

The Learning Center K-8 School is thrilled to be awarded a $108,600 sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club for the design and construction of a timber-framed outdoor classroom on school grounds.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IWBI Named a Top Workplace

We are thrilled to announce that for the second consecutive year, IWBI has been named a Top Workplace in amNY’s 2022 Top Workplaces.

Diversity & Inclusion

4 Questions With Betty Chiang: Addressing Health Disparities in the Asian Community

"I still remember a family friend in his 30s who suddenly passed away from hepatitis B related liver cancer. I later learned that hepatitis B disproportionately affects the Asian community, which influenced my decision to explore medicine as a career to help people I cared about.”

Energy

Duke Energy Indiana Expands Clean Energy Production With Upgrades to Markland Hydroelectric Station

Duke Energy Indiana has completed upgrades at its Markland Hydroelectric Station near Florence, Ind., increasing the facility’s clean, renewable energy output by about 10% and bolstering its ability to reliably serve customers for the next 40 years.

Sustainable Development Goals

Why Collaboration Through Platforms Is Important for Tackling the Climate Challenge

There have been many lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, but none more pronounced than the need for collaboration. We have all had to work together to identify the way forward. This spirit now needs to be transposed to tackling climate change.

Events, Media & Communications

How To Avoid the Most Common Mistake in ESG Communications

Join TriplePundit Executive Editors, Mary Mazzoni and Leon Kaye, on June 15 to take a closer look at how to avoid this most frequent faux pas and communicate your work in a way that resonates with today’s audiences.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cisco Employees From Across the Globe Participated in Our 25th Recycle IT Day

The event, which encourages employees to bring in e-waste for recycling, has so far brought in more than 7 million pounds of e-waste during the last quarter century.

Health & Healthcare

Taking Prostate Cancer Research Forward

Almost everyone knows somebody living with prostate cancer. But the people we know are not just a statistic or a number. They are our partners, parents, children, siblings and friends.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling Receives Responsible Gambling Grants

The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling is pleased to announce that it has received grants from DraftKings, FanDuel, and PlaySugarHouse to help fund its responsible gambling programs.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tapestry Joins Catalyst As It Works To Create a More Equitable, Inclusive, and Empowered Workplace

At Tapestry, we’re creating a more equitable, inclusive, and empowered workplace for our employees. As part of this journey we are now an official member of Catalyst Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to building workplaces that work for women.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Naked Juice's “Goodness Outside” Commitment Provides Another $50,000 to Alleviate Poverty Through Whole Planet Foundation

Naked Juice has been a supporter of Whole Planet Foundation since 2007, and it is renewing its $50,000 per year commitment to the Foundation’s Supplier Alliance for Microcredit.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Private Bank Demonstrates Its Commitment to Ethical Standards With Inaugural Wealth for Good Award

Fifth Third Private Bank has joined the ranks of global wealth management industry participants who recognize the importance of the highest standards of ethical and sustainable behaviors by winning a Wealth for Good Award from WealthBriefing.

Health & Healthcare

Miami Becomes First City in the Nation To Achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating Across Municipal Building Portfolio

The City of Miami, ranked recently as America’s healthiest city, and the International WELL Building Institute announced that Miami has become the first city in the country to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating.

Research, Reports & Publications

WSP Infrastructure Index: 80 Percent of Americans Support Equity in Infrastructure Spending Over Improvements in Their Own Communities

WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, today released its new WSP Infrastructure Index that gauges Americans’ views on how the Biden Administration’s $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, should be spent.

Environment

Investing in Valuing Nature

Since 2011, scientists, engineers and economists from both Dow and The Nature Conservancy have worked together to analyze the various services that nature provides to our operations and community.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

With the Help of O-I Glass, Renata Tambasco's Glass Recycling Start-Up Creates New Habits in São Paulo

Recitotal, a glass recycling and processing company based in São Paulo, Brazil isn’t your average recycling collection operation.

Latest Campaigns

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