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.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation Awards $734,000 in Grants to Support Workforce Development in Florida

Duke Energy is investing $734,000 in strategic workforce development and education programs in Florida.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named by Seramount As One of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women

Merck has been named one of the 2021 Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Seramount (formerly Working Mother Media)—an honor recognizing companies that create and use best practices in hiring, retaining, and promoting multicultural women in the United States.

Innovation & Technology

What Do Sustainable Agriculture and Healthcare Equity Have in Common?

From globally organized protests to individual acts of courage that spark national dialogue, the efforts of young leaders and activists have commanded attention around the globe in recent years.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Next Steps Towards a Circular Economy

Check out the Next Steps Towards a Circular Economy - from what it is exactly to where it is going...

Diversity & Inclusion

Gender Equity Critical to Solving Climate Change: Women in Climate Tech Announces International TECFD Team

Women in Climate Tech, a group empowering the voices of women and non-binary professionals in climate tech, announced today a global team of talent selected to embed equity into climate-related financial disclosures.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Partnering for Climate Action

Canadian rancher and CEO describes new regenerative grazing collaboration, Grazing Forward

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2021 National Latino Leaders to Be Honored at the 6th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference

The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Sixth Annual National Latino Leadership Conference from September 14th-September 15th via Whova/Zoom. This year’s theme is "The Rise, Power, and Influence of Latino Leaders".

Environment

Susanne Rust: Tracking The Gray Whale

Gray whales are dying in record numbers - over 400 have washed up on West Coast shores since 2019. And yet, scientists aren’t quite sure why. With all the man-made problems affecting ocean ecosystems, it’s hard to point to just one cause.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Workiva's CFO on Growth and ESG Data

When entering college, Jill Klindt, CFO, SVP, and treasurer at Workiva Inc., a software-as-a-service company, thought she'd have a career maintaining the health of animals, not as a finance leader.

Green Infrastructure

IVECO Partners Gruber Logistics for Energy Transition With Biomethane-Powered Vehicles

IVECO, a brand of CNH Industrial, and Gruber Logistics have undertaken a sustainability partnership with IVECO S-WAY biomethane-powered trucks.

Media & Communications

Nature Is Calling - The Business Case for Resilience

In late July, as wildfires and drought raged across the western United States, I paid a visit to my family’s farm in western Minnesota.

Energy

Hydrogen As a New Source of Energy for E-mobility

Getting from A to B without endlessly choking the planet on a deadly cocktail of toxic pollution is more feasible these days as electric mobility continues to gather pace.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating a Space for Black Stories at ViacomCBS

The head writer of ViacomCBS International Studios' Narrativas Negras, an all-Black writers room in Brazil, introduces the team creating more inclusive content for the studio.

Diversity & Inclusion

LA Kings Host “We Are All Kings” Youth Camp

AEG’s LA Kings recently hosted the club’s first week-long “We Are All Kings Camp” at the Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo on August 2-7. Free for children ages 5-and-up, the camp focused on introducing new players to the game of hockey.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

P&G Puts Athletes Who Lead With Love Center Stage at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Celebrating Their Efforts and Inspiring Positive Action in Others

Olympic Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin and Olympic Silver Medalist Gus Kenworthy co-host virtual panel discussion with athletes displaying compassion, humanity, and goodness on and off the field.

Innovation & Technology

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E16: Lina Klebanov, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

In a conversation on the digital divide and the need for increased access to technology, Head of CSR Lina Klebanov shares how Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is empowering communities through proven digital inclusion and equity programs.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Future of Forest Products

Sappi’s continual push to find new ways to extract value from trees has resulted in the exploration of unique applications for our line of Valida products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Four Post-COVID-19 Supply Chain Sustainability Trends to Watch

As communities start reopening post-pandemic, we look forward to the upcoming trends and what is next in this space. If the previous year taught us anything, it is that supply chains are complicated, opaque and sensitive to shocks.

Sustainable Development Goals

Owens Corning: Progress on Environmental Footprint Goals

Purchasing electricity only from renewable sources is a key part of our effort to halve our greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing energy use overall through energy efficiency improvements in our processes is another important strategy.

Environment

ESG vs. CSR: Key Distinctions & What Businesses Need to Know

Sustainability leaders, investors, employees, and consumers are increasingly choosing companies that align with their values. Learn how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) policies can help your company set, achieve, and share progress on sustainability goals.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment Continues Expansion in the Northeast and MidAtlantic With the Appointment of Anna Belanger

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has appointed Anna Belanger as a senior relationship manager to expand community development lending and investment activity in the Northeast and MidAtlantic markets.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Sourcing at Stanley Black & Decker

We are working with suppliers to achieve superior social and environmental performance along our supply chain.

Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Live Line-UPS Revealed for Paris, Lagos, & NYC Events To Defend the Planet & Defeat Poverty

International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, has revealed many of the artists who’ll perform at Global Citizen Live events in Lagos, Nigeria, as well as festivals in Paris, France and in New York City, which is presented by Citi and Cisco, on September 25.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2020 ESG Report: Public Policy and Government Relations

Our government affairs program is designed to give us a coordinated voice in public policy through a partnership between the Government Affairs team and Company leaders.

Innovation & Technology

ARC Advisory Group White Paper Explores How Rockwell Automation Helps Customers Accelerate Digital Transformation While Keeping Workers Safe

A new white paper from leading technology market research firm ARC Advisory Group explores how Rockwell Automation’s expanding smart safety solutions portfolio can help customers accelerate digital transformation while keeping workers safe.

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