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.

Launch of the latest Finance Lab with Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester.

Education | Webster Bank

Webster Bank Celebrates Opening of Dorchester Finance Lab

In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, Webster Bank, together with Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Massachusetts, (BGCD) celebrated the opening of the Webster Bank Finance Lab, a program created to provide local students the skills needed for financial empowerment.

Events, Media & Communications

ESG Insider: Why Companies, Investors Should Be Worried About Water

World Water Day was March 22nd, and we’re marking the occasion by looking at the looming threat of water scarcity and the lack of investor appetite for financing water-related projects.

Events, Media & Communications

American Center for Life Cycle Assessment Webinar, “LCA and Science Based Targets.”

Are you ready to tackle your Science Based Targets (SBT) progress? WSPUSA experts Jordan Chamberlain and Julie Sinistore cover the basics of how life cycle assessment (LCA) can be used to inform SBT setting and progress tracking at the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment webinar, “LCA and Science Based Targets.”

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Health & Healthcare

Smarter Technology Is Turning Deadly Venom Into Potential Medicine

Dr. Zoltan Takacs uses a ThinkPad to analyze some of the world's deadliest toxins and turn them into medicine leads. Most people avoid venomous creatures. Dr. Zoltan Takacs has spent his life chasing them.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Takeda Manufacturing Site in Belgium Pioneering Wastewater Recycling for Production

Our manufacturing site in Lessines, Belgium, is pioneering wastewater circularity in the pharma industry. The facility installed a water treatment system which will be used to supplement fresh water for the drug production process...

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Education

Equitable Digital Financial Education Keeps Students Engaged and Grows Knowledge

April is Financial Literacy Month, the perfect time to face the fact that the United States has a problem with finances and now is the time do something about it.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ninety One Continues Expansion Across Us Institutional Team With West Coast Hire

Ninety One Continues Expansion Across US Institutional Team with West Coast Hire as Sasha Talcott joins firm, based in Los Angeles

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods and Safeway Donation Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Oakland's First Contactless Drive-Through Food Distribution

As Easter and spring break approach, donation of 10,000-plus hams and jars of peanut butter will help Alameda County Community Food Bank serve record need.

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Innovation & Technology

Sustainable Innovation Starts at Home: The Singapore Story

Sir Isaac Newton was at his best when he was working from home. The legend goes that when the polymath stayed at home to avoid the plague of 1665, he discovered the laws of gravity, optics, and invented calculus.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

O-I Lauds Glass as 'Packaging Choice of the Future' in High-Profile Report

If you’re worried about the future of the planet and concerned about the health of your loved ones, don’t compromise: choose glass packaging.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pentair Earns 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award

Pentair is proud to announce it received the 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.

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Environment

310 Businesses and Investors Support U.S. Federal Climate Target in Open Letter to President Biden

310 businesses and investors with a footprint in the U.S. signed an open letter to President Biden indicating their support for the Biden administration’s commitment to climate action, and for setting a federal climate target to reduce emissions.

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Environment

State Farm to Help Forests and Communities Recover Through Partnership With the Arbor Day Foundation

State Farm, America’s largest auto and home insurer, is partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to help restore areas that have been devastated by natural disasters across the country.

Innovation & Technology

How the Edge Is Reshaping Healthcare

Here's one problem the pandemic has underscored: A healthcare system that was not terribly efficient to begin with now seems stressed to the breaking point.

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Innovation & Technology

Improving Road Safety With Homologation of Electric Vehicles

In the world of connected and portable devices, rechargeable devices are part of our everyday life.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Clarivate Joins the UN Global Compact Network

Clarivate has sustainability at heart of all its operations, as a growing business and as a partner to companies innovating around sustainability.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Land Betterment Corporation Secures Initial Funding of its Impact Notes

Growth capital will support job creation and sustainable economic development throughout Central Appalachian and Midwest communities

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Environment

Webinar / The ESG Evolution: A Firsthand Look at How (and Why) Two Tech Companies Are Tackling ESG

Antea Group is hosting a webinar on Tuesday April 27 to facilitate a discussion with ESG leaders from Jack Henry & Associates and Commvault to learn how they have tackled the growing ESG demands in the tech industry.

Energy

Chesapeake Energy and Project Canary Announce Multi-basin Responsibly Sourced Gas Partnership

Project Canary and Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHK) launched a pilot partnership to produce certified responsibly sourced natural gas (RSG) at select well pads in the Marcellus and Haynesville shales, the companies announced today.

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Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Announces “VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World” Hosted by Selena Gomez

International advocacy organisation Global Citizen today announced VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World, a global broadcast and streaming special that aims to inspire vaccine confidence worldwide and help get the COVID-19 vaccines to everyone

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Research, Reports & Publications

In a Remarkable Year, Vertex Fuels Its Efforts in Corporate Responsibility; Announces 2020 CR Report

The COVID-19 pandemic and a heightened focus on social and racial justice brought about unprecedented disruption, change and uncertainty.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Sponsors Girls in Science Event

Arrow Electronics supported Girls in Science, an annual forum hosted by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and KCNC-TV (CBS4 Denver), offering third- through eighth-grade girls the chance to explore career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, art and math.

Environment

Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture Marks One Year Anniversary, Welcomes Pepsico as First Partner

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) are thrilled to mark the one year anniversary of AgMission

Innovation & Technology

Trane Technologies Launches Air Purification System for Public Buses: 98% Effective in Deactivating Surrogate for Virus That Causes COVID-19*

To help improve public transit safety and support economic recovery, Thermo King, a strategic brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), has launched a new air purification solution

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Media & Communications

SLR Acquires Corporate Citizenship

We’re delighted to share the news that SLR has acquired Corporate Citizenship, a specialist ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Advisory business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Targets $10 Billion Commitment in Support of Affordable Housing in Canada

Scotiabank announced that it is the first large financial institution in Canada to align with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to transform housing affordability across the country.

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