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

Wells Fargo Donates $300,000 in Support of Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico

Wells Fargo is donating $300,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support three organizations providing urgent relief in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona. The funding to the Hispanic Federation, SBP, and World Central Kitchen will focus on necessities like meals and supplies as well as resources for rebuilding efforts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank: Responsible and Inclusive Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. KeyBank makes intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range of products, services, programs, and initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion

T. Rowe Price Participates in MLT Hispanic Equity at Work Launch

T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) proudly announces its participation in the Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) Hispanic Equity at Work Certification.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Climate Change: A Growing Source of Investment Risk and Opportunity

Climate change represents a growing source of long-term investment risk and opportunity. In the following report, our sustainable investing team explains what you should know about climate change

Green Infrastructure

Comcast Announces Plan To Power a Greener Internet, Double Network Energy Efficiency by 2030

Comcast announced at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2022 that Comcast Cable plans to double its network energy efficiency by 2030, cutting the electricity per consumed terabyte of data in half.

Responsible Production & Consumption

How Brands Can Support Sustainable Consumption in Asia

Consumers in Asia-Pacific are among the most ESG-driven in the world, creating demand that has left brands scrambling to catch up.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Accountability on Human Rights: GRI Labor Standards up for Review

Human rights reporting will be further integrated in the GRI Standards, following the launch of a project to update labor Topic Standards – including the creation of new disclosures or standards.

Energy

Gas Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Integration Vital to Accelerating Asia's Energy Transition: Black & Veatch

AsAsia races to expand its variable renewable energy generation, more integration of generation, transmission and distribution technologies will be required to balance electric grids, enhance energy security and reach decarbonization goals.

Research, Reports & Publications

Parker's Fiscal Year 2022 Sustainability Report Highlights the Impact of Clean Technologies, Environmental Actions and Community Support

Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, has released its fiscal year 2022 Sustainability Report.

Events, Media & Communications

A Look Into Gildan's Fight Against Climate Change With Nello Masciarelli, Director of Regional Energy

As part of the new Gildan Respects™ campaign, the Company today unveils its second documentary video to show viewers one of the ways Gildan tackles a very important world issue: climate change.

Energy

Using Carbon Markets To Fuel the Energy Transition

Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how carbon finance options can help cut greenhouse gas reduction costs.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Biogen-Funded Collaboration with Americares and Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative

To address climate-related risks to operations and patient health at community health centers, Biogen is collaborating with Americares and Harvard Chan C-CHANGE.

Environment

New Report From Field to Market Signals Growth in Climate Action Across Agriculture Value Chain

Today, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture™ released the third edition of its annual report, Climate Action in U.S. Agriculture: A Compendium of Field to Market Member Climate Commitments,

Education

CASE Construction Names Winner of 2022 Kickstart Business Development Contest

Earlier in September, CASE Construction, a CNH Industrial brand, named Terry McNair and his landscaping company Real Turf Solutions, based in Fort Valley, Georgia, USA, as the recipient of the CASE Kickstart business development program for 2022.

Education

Oprah Winfrey Congratulates Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng on Winning New Africa Education Medal

Oprah Winfrey has congratulated Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng on winning the new Africa Education Medal.

Events, Media & Communications

Northern Trust Names First Chief Sustainability Officer

Jamie brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to the position, having worked with a variety of teams across the organization.

Research, Reports & Publications

Edison International 2021 Sustainability Report: Carbon Footprint

We account for GHG emissions using The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol and the sector-specific reporting protocol for the Electric Power Sector. Edison International's and Edison Energy's emissions are de minimis compared to SCE's emissions.

Green Infrastructure

National Grid Unveils Its Northeast Clean Energy Vision During Climate Week NYC

National Grid kicked off Climate Week NYC 2022 by introducing a model to develop and deliver a large-scale, clean and fossil-free energy hub across the entirety of Long Island.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Dow Announces Partnership With BSB Nanotechnology To Expand Bio-Based, and Low-Carbon Ingredients in the Global Personal Care Market

Dow (NYSE: Dow) announced a new engagement with BSB Nanotechnology Joint Stock Company, the world's first producer of premium rice husk-based specialty silica.

Events, Media & Communications

Live From UNGA 77 - September 16 & 17

Catch up on the latest developments at UNGA 77, as well as this month’s other high-level events including the 2022 Fall Meeting of the Broadband Commission and Transforming Education Summit (TES).

Innovation & Technology

US Coalition on Sustainability Partners With Leading Alliances To Create the World’s Largest Sustainability Action Platform

The US Coalition on Sustainability, a startup nonprofit organization established in collaboration with the United Nations, today welcomes more than a dozen leading alliances to SustainChain,

Diversity & Inclusion

Join the Thriving Through Technology Buildathon: Your Chance to “Hack” an Accessible Future

Lenovo, appliedAIstudio, and the Scott-Morgan Foundation will host a “hackathon” event to transform AI, health monitoring, mobility robotics, and communication technology to empower people with disabilities

Environment

Advancing Environmental Sustainability at AMD

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Risks Report, “climate action failure” is the number one long-term threat to the world, and it is the risk that has potentially the most severe impacts over the next decade.

Innovation & Technology

Sustainable Innovations Company Changes the Way the World Cleans for People, Planet, and Profit

Tersano is Changing the Way the World Cleans by eliminating the impact that cleaning, sanitizing, and deodorizing have on human health and planet earth. They achieve this by providing markets with technologies that produce Stabilized Aqueous Ozone (SAO®) on-site and on-demand, an all-in-one cleaner, sanitizer, and deodorizer that effectively makes the need for harsh chemicals obsolete.

Health & Healthcare

Keep the Wheels Turning

At Bristol Myers Squibb, Global Patient Week stands as a pinnacle of our year-round vision to transform patients’ lives through science, bringing together our more than 32,000 employees around the world to celebrate the individuals we work each day to serve.

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