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.

Environment

Environmental Education for the Next Generation: SC Johnson and NGO Ocean Generation Announce New Partnership

SC Johnson, the maker of household consumer brands such as Mr Muscle®, Ecover® and Duck®, today launched a new partnership with UK Charity Ocean Generation

Diversity & Inclusion

Qurate Retail Group Focuses on Inclusive Mindsets During Celebrate Diversity Month

Throughout April, Qurate Retail Group honored Celebrate Diversity Month by presenting an array of panel discussions, lectures and other learning opportunities designed to help team members worldwide develop and embrace inclusive mindsets.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ENR Rankings: Black & Veatch Among Global Infrastructure Leaders As Decarbonization, Resiliency and Sustainability Solutions Drive Growth

Underscoring its leadership in helping clients achieve advanced decarbonization, sustainability and resilience solutions, Black & Veatch announces that the Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) latest “Top 500 Design Firms” Sourcebook ranks it among the world’s leaders in power, telecommunications and water.

Education

Meet the 2021 Winners of Cadence's Latinx Students in Technology Scholarship

Cadence is recognizing the recipients of Cadence’s Latinx Students in Technology Scholarship program and sharing their inspirational stories and impactful insights.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Atlantic Power Transmission LLC, a Blackstone Infrastructure Partners Portfolio Company, Announces $50 Million Commitment to New Jersey Workforce Development

Atlantic Power Transmission LLC (“APT”), a Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, announces a $50 million commitment to workforce development in New Jersey.

Health & Healthcare

The Gift of Caring for Aging Parents

While those days were difficult, Rodrique said he was fortunate that his background in cardiovascular disease at Merck helped him to better understand his parents’ diagnoses and have informed conversations with their doctors.

Events, Media & Communications

New Virtual Field Trip Supported by the CVS Health Foundation, Discovery Education, and CATCH Global Foundation Empowers Anti-Vaping Heroes

To help students learn to make healthy decisions for themselves and their community, Be Vape Free presents the new Be Vape Free Heroes Virtual Field Trip, premiering May 3rd at 1 PM ET.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UNICEF and MAC Viva Glam Boost Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS

Strengthening a 19-year partnership with UNICEF, MAC Viva Glam is donating $1.5 million to the organization’s work that helps women and children.

Innovation & Technology

FedEx Plans to Test Autonomous Drone Cargo Delivery With Elroy Air

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, is teaming up with CA Bay Area-based Elroy Air, the company building the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing aerial cargo system.

Green Infrastructure

California on the Edge: How Climate Change and Climate Policy are Transforming Building Design in the Golden State

In 1966, the state of California responded to unhealthy levels of air pollution in a half-dozen metro areas by enacting the first vehicle exhaust regulations in the U.S. That was only the beginning.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Albertsons Unveils ESG Framework, Sets New Sustainability Targets

Albertsons announced on Wednesday a set of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) initiatives and unveiled new sustainability targets, including a carbon reduction goal.

Education

Hands-on Agriculture Program Helps Trotwood Students Grow

The Trotwood-Madison school district is implementing the GBM curriculum for Westbrooke fifth graders at no cost thanks to a grant partnership between GBM and Quest Diagnostics Foundation of New Jersey.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

This Hidden Packaging Component Could Accelerate the Circular Economy

Single-use plastics have a bad rap when it comes to sustainability, and for good reason.

Innovation & Technology

Cummins Announces Patent Record as It Celebrates World IP Day

Global power leader Cummins Inc. received a record 564 global patents in 2021, as the company’s engineers, technologists and global Intellectual property (IP) team worked together to nearly double the 312 global patents recorded in 2020.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation Again Named to Forbes List of Best Employers for Diversity

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, announced it was named for the fourth consecutive year as one of the Best Employers for Diversity for 2022 by Forbes, a leading source of business news worldwide.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bloomberg Publishes 2021 Impact Report Highlighting Its Work to Mobilize the Markets and Company-wide Efforts to Fight Climate Change

Bloomberg LP published its 2021 Impact Report, which outlines how the company continues to address climate change through its operations and products, philanthropy and collaborations with partners and industry peers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Yum China Shows Appreciation to Medical Workers on International Labor Day

Sustainable Development Goals

KeyBank Details Carbon Commitments in 2021 ESG Report

As part of our recent 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report, KeyBank outlined several carbon commitments and progress toward them.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supplier Bonnie Plants and The Home Depot Empower Gardeners to #DonateYourHarvest This Season

When the U.S. first began experiencing limited stock and empty grocery shelves brought on by the pandemic, Bonnie Plants.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Announces Long-Term Strategic Partnership with Janssen

I’m proud to announce that today, during the World CDx Summit in London, Illumina, Inc. announced a long-term strategic collaboration with Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen) to accelerate the development of precision medicines.

Research, Reports & Publications

DuPont Publishes 2022 Sustainability Report

DuPont today published its 2022 Sustainability Report detailing the progress made in its environmental, social and governance journey, as well as actions to achieve its 2030 Sustainability Goals.

Innovation & Technology

RMI and the Copper Mark Launch Public Consultation on Revised Criteria for Responsible Minerals and Metals

RMI and the Copper Mark Launch Public Consultation

Health & Healthcare

The Grandmasters of Virus Surveillance

Think of an epidemiologist as an advanced chess player, an individual who studies the world’s patterns of infectious diseases to stay several steps ahead of viral threats.

Events, Media & Communications

Discover The Top 5 Trends Impacting CSR at Goodness Matters

In today’s fast-moving CSR landscape, it’s important to stay on top of the macro trends that can affect the way you work and help your people and your company make an impact. And there’s one place you can discover those trends — at the corporate purpose event of the year, Benevity's Goodness Matters!

Energy

Tetra Tech's Araí Monteforte Looks at the Transition to Cleaner, More Sustainable Energy Around the World

Tetra Tech’s Araí Monteforte how we are addressing climate change with clean energy for clients around the world.

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