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.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CIRCON Environmental Recognizes MPC With 2022 Sustainability Leadership Award

For more than a decade, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has worked with CIRCON Environmental to convert hazardous waste from oil tanks to waste-derived fuels used in cement production.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Recognizes AccountAbility as One of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms for 2022

Forbes announced on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022, that AccountAbility was named one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms for 2022, based on the results of several country-wide top lists as well as online surveys among Partners, Clients, and Executives of Management Consultancies.

Environment

'We Are Not Doing Enough': Top CMOs Discuss Climate at Cannes

In discussion with top marketers from brands like Dole, Logitech, Mastercard, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble, WFA asked a simple question: Is the industry doing enough on climate? The resounding answer: No.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Airlines Pushing Cancer Research to New Heights With Fundraising Campaign

American Airlines, in collaboration with Stand Up To Cancer and Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated actress, singer and songwriter Mandy Moore, is launching its annual campaign to raise funds for innovative and life-saving cancer research.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Heart to Heart International Mobile Medical Van Heads to Kentucky

In response to the flood, to help with relief efforts, Heart to Heart International (HHI), based in Kansas City, KS, dispatched their brand new mobile medical van, donated by FedEx.

Environment

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2021 ESG Report: Climate Strategy

Fifth Third has been focused on three strategies since our first Environmental Sustainability Policy was approved by our Board of Directors in 2014.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tapestry, Inc. Named to Forbes' “Best Employers for Women 2022” List

Tapestry, Inc. is proud to share that it was named to Forbes’ Best Employers for Women 2022. The Company joins the ranks of 400 other companies across 24 industries that are leading the way in supporting women inside and outside their workforces.

Environment

Advancing Environmental Sustainability in the Beverage Sector Through Collaboration

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) is a technical coalition formed in 2006. It is made up of leading global beverage companies working together to advance environmental sustainability within the beverage sector.

Events, Media & Communications

Snigdha Kumar Helps Digit & Oportun Make Financial Health Achievable

Congratulations, Snigdha for being included in the 2022 Forbes Business Council for Finance, and thank you for your dedication to our mission!

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics Supports Development of National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable's 2022 Messaging Guidebook

Only 65% of Black adults aged 50 and older are up-to-date with potentially life-saving colorectal cancer screening.

Education

STEM Education: Qualcomm Inspires the Next Generation of Inventors

Our 2025 goals serve as milestones to our long-term success, and STEM education is a key part of these efforts.

Research, Reports & Publications

Women's Foundation of the South Releases Insightful Infographic That Outlines Conditions for Womxn and Girls of Color in South

Women’s Foundation of the South exists to improve futures for women and girls of color in the South by supporting both women-of-color-led nonprofits who do the same and women-of color entrepreneurs.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Home Depot Joins Billion Dollar Roundtable, Continues To Expand Supplier Diversity Programs

The Home Depot joins the Billion Dollar Roundtable Inc. (BDR), a nonprofit organization that promotes supplier diversity excellence and best practices. The BDR consists of U.S.-based corporations that spend $1 billion or more annually with minority and woman-owned suppliers.

Health & Healthcare

Nutrition For Zero Hunger's Continued Impact

The Nutrition For Zero Hunger (NFZH) initiative aims to solve the immense challenges resulting from hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity, and it’s helping us make an impact.

Green Infrastructure

A Year After the Games, a New Life Begins for Tokyo 2020 Venues

From archery to canoeing, skateboarding to hockey, a year after the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo’s citizens are already enjoying a sporting and architectural legacy built on the principles of “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Keeping Community & Dreams Alive With BBQ | Icons of Cincinnati

Sweets & Meats owners Anton Gaffney and Kristen Bailey show us what it’s like to weave a deep-rooted community into their daily operations.

What started out as a regular cookout quickly turned into a BBQ business when friends started shelling out cash to get a plate of Kristen and Anton’s insanely delicious home cooking.

Sustainable Development Goals

AllianceBernstein Commits to Net Zero Pathway

AllianceBernstein L.P. has announced its commitment to achieve netzero emissions, working to align its business operations and a range of investment strategies with a 1.5-degree Celsius pathway by 2050, in support of the Paris Agreement.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

WestRock and Mattoni Partner To Improve Circularity in Czech Republic Beverage Industry

Customers in the Czech Republic can get ready to see their favorite Mattoni products developed and packaged more sustainably than ever.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corp. Recognized as One of the 2022 Best Companies for Multicultural Women

Inclusion and Diversity is a core value at Whirlpool Corporation because we know that drawing from diverse points of view improves our products, services, our teams, and each other.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Benefits for Remote Workers Linked to Better Workplaces [Survey]

After surveying more than 1,000 employees across the U.S.—from executive through entry level—the team at Paychex has uncovered new insights into the remote employee benefit conundrum.

Health & Healthcare

Experts Discuss Importance of Cancer Screenings and Early Detection

In episode 5 of Teal Talks, Harris sits down with Dr. Laura Makaroff, SVP, prevention and early detection, American Cancer Society, and Merck’s Dr. Scot Ebbinghaus, and Steve Keefe, AVP, to discuss cancer prevention and advances in screening.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead's Hackathon Unearths Innovative Ways To Improve HIV Prevention

The goal of the hackathon was to identify innovative, digital solutions to help improve PrEP education, access and care services, particularly for the Black and Hispanic/Latinx communities in the Southern United States.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Economic Empowerment: Summer Teacher Institute Energizes Classroom Leaders

Education is a powerful tool and no one knows that more than teachers. That’s why their job never really ends, not even during the summer.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Indiana Transmission Towers Repurposed for Eagle Nesting Platforms at Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area in West Terre Haute

Duke Energy is converting two electric transmission towers that have reached the end of their useful service life into nesting platforms for bald eagles at the Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area in West Terre Haute, Ind.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Camden Dream Center Levels-Up Diversity in IT

This is where a program like Cisco Networking Academy shows its strength. A core value of Networking Academy is making technology education inclusive, and bridging that digital divide, regardless of learners’ backgrounds.

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