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.

Diversity & Inclusion

Girls in Engineering Academy Tours Detroit Refinery

Rising 7th graders from the Girls in Engineering Academy (GEA) in Detroit have first-hand knowledge of the energy industry after touring Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit refinery and meeting with some of the women who work there.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic Podcast: How Medtronic Is Bringing the Power of Data To Bear in the Fight Against Chronic Diseases

Sanjiv Arora, VP of business development, and Leo Rapallini, VP of research & development, explain how trail-blazing technologies like the LINQ family of ICMs are a great tool in measuring infrequent – but important – cardiac events.

Environment

The New Shape of Water: Adapting to Climate Change

Climate change is altering rainfall patterns, and making both floods and drought more frequent and extreme. To survive and thrive in the 21st century, we need to rethink our relationship with water and the way we manage this precious resource.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Suppliers Are Creating Access to Microcredit Through Whole Planet Foundation in 2022

Whole Planet Foundation’s top supplier donors for 2022 are funding essential microbusinesses to alleviate global poverty through the Foundation's microlending programs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Black & Veatch Selects Barry Clegg To Lead BV Operations As the Critical Human Infrastructure Leader Addresses Megatrends Reshaping the World

Black & Veatch announced today that it has named Barry Clegg president of BV Operations, a group comprising a centralized pool of resources and talent serving as the execution engine that keeps the global engineering and construction company

Energy

Materiality in the Energy Industry

In this video, Danielle Pucherelli, a Consultant at Antea Group, dives into materiality for energy companies and which E,S, and G topics are especially relevant.

Responsible Production & Consumption

We Need a Faster Food Revolution for People, Planet and Livelihoods

Food is at the heart of every stable and thriving society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CACI Named Washington Post Top Workplace for Eighth Consecutive Year

CACI International Inc announced that it has been ranked ninth on the Washington Post Top Workplaces for 2022 list in the Largest Companies category. This marks the eighth consecutive year that CACI has been included on the list.

Research, Reports & Publications

Great States: Great Companies and ESG Practices

Data and reflection on our Site Selection Magazine review on the connection between company sustainability and CSR and their facility locations.

Events, Media & Communications

Fuel Your Fundraising With Volunteer Support

Register for our upcoming webinar to learn how to fuel your nonprofit fundraising efforts with volunteer support!

Social Impact & Volunteering

RealTalk: The 1.25% of Employee Volunteers That Will Change Everything

Join Chris Jarvis and Megan Strand on September 7th for another RealTalk with Realized Worth! This time, we're talking about the 1.25% of your Employee Volunteers that will change everything (and how to find them).

Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2021 ESG Report: Climate Risk Management

Fifth Third’s organization-wide focus on climate-related risks is overseen directly the Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for overseeing corporate governance, strategy and risks, which include risks and opportunities related to climate.

Diversity & Inclusion

Paving the Path: First Two American Airlines Cadet Academy Graduates Hired at American Airlines

As graduates of the Cadet Academy, Keith Taylor and Damion Washington continue American's legacy of firsts by becoming the first graduates of a legacy carrier's pilot training program to make it to the mainline flight deck as first officers.

Innovation & Technology

Taco Bell® Testing New Crispy Melt Taco With Proprietary Plant-Based Protein in Birmingham, AL

Taco Bell fans in Birmingham, AL have another reason to be cheesin’. For a limited time, lucky locals are being introduced to the Crispy Melt Taco.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cologix 2nd Annual ESG Report Now Available; Targets 100% Renewable Energy Use by 2030

Cologix, North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, today issued its 2nd annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.

Diversity & Inclusion

PNC Bank Strengthens Commitment to Women and Nonbinary Entrepreneurs

PNC Bank announced it will provide an additional $220,000 to expand funding and support for 200 businesses owned by women and nonbinary individuals.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Clara Green: A Passion for People

Cover story in the Birmingham Times profiles Regions’ head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ørsted Celebrates £1 Million Milestone of “Skills Fund” As Winners Announced for Coastal Areas of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk

The East Coast “Skills Fund” forms part of the company’s £465,000 East Coast Community Fund 20-year annual commitment and is part of the community engagement programme for Ørsted’s Hornsea and Race Bank offshore wind farms.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building a Culture of Safety: A Transformative Approach to Environmental, Health and Safety

Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) is more than just saying the right things and ticking the right boxes. And determining how safe a project is shouldn’t just be measured by its incident report or lack thereof.

Sustainable Development Goals

Renewable Materials Offer Opportunity To Meet UN Goals

Companies tend to have a high level of focus on the end-of-life sustainability of their products — and rightly so.

Diversity & Inclusion

2021 Inclusion & Diversity Report - Representing Our Travelers, Strengthening Communities

Travelers are looking for brands and suppliers that represent them and their values. We are committed to improving inclusivity and diversity across all Expedia Group brands.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Qualcomm's STEM Community Partnerships: VentureWell

With Qualcomm’s support of the E-Team program, VentureWell was able to train 190 diverse early-stage innovators from across the U.S.

Environment

Is Carbon Offsetting Worth It?

Significant price spikes in the energy attribute certificate (EAC) and carbon offset markets have many companies are wondering whether environmental commodities are the right way to reach their goals, asking: is carbon offsetting worth it?

Innovation & Technology

Learn How PwC Helps Its Customers Achieve Their Climate Targets

The SaaS solution, based on SAP Business Technology Platform, enables PwC’s clients to calculate the implications of climate risk to better understand challenges and opportunities within the climate crisis.

Health & Healthcare

4 Questions With Jared Baeten: Innovating, Collaborating and Inspiring at Aids 2022

We connected with Jared Baeten, Gilead’s Vice President of HIV Clinical Development to discuss the top highlights from AIDS 2022, and ways the company is looking to help transform care and improve outcomes for people affected by HIV.

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