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.

Environment

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launches First in Nation Cleantech Loan Fund To Accelerate Equitable Climate Action

The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) announced the launch of their nationwide LACI Cleantech Debt Fund, a first-of-its-kind green loan program to scale early stage cleantech startups and accelerate equitable climate action.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Feeds 200 Families at KeyBus Kickoff Event in Buffalo

Following the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, KeyBank Corporate Responsibility Officer Chiwuike Owunwanne knew something had to be done to help the nearby neighborhood recover.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Do Something Big With Realized Worth

Realized Worth is working on Something Big. After 15 years of experience in the CSR industry, they're providing access to their knowledge, resources, tools and advice. Learn more about what is to come.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kimberly-Clark's UK Manufacturing Facilities Achieve 1 Million Injury-Free Hours

Safety is an inherent part of Kimberly-Clark’s caring value, and the company is proud to announce that its Flint and Coleshill manufacturing facilities in Wales have achieved more than 1 million hours without a single reportable injury.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Food and Agriculture: Finding Sustainable Solutions

An Unsustainable System - One example of an extractive model rooted in extraction and exploitation of nature is industrial agriculture.

Health & Healthcare

The Jewish Home of Rochester Receives IWBI's WELL Health-Safety Rating - First in the Region

Jewish Senior Life, a senior living community serving more than 1,000 residents and patients in Rochester, NY, announced today that it has received the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Digitally-Driven Operations Enhance Industrial Sustainability and Performance

By giving greater visibility into overall operations, digital technologies can boost safety, productivity and efficiency in physical industries such as mining, manufacturing and oil and gas.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Purpose 360: Creating a Future With More Cheers at Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch has been making beer for 170 years. But even with legacy brands that have stood the test of time, like Budweiser and Stella Artois, Anheuser-Busch is a company in constant pursuit of a better, more sustainable future.

Energy

Natural Gas and Renewables Will Work Together To Achieve Energy Independence

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with ensuing decisions to ban or reduce demand for Russian oil and gas exports, have caused significant shifts in the global oil and gas market and reminded citizens and governments worldwide of the need for stability of domestic oil and gas costs.

Energy

The Time To Transform Our Energy Future Is Now

The best way to predict the future is to create it. - Peter Drucker

Environment

ESG Due Diligence: How Proposed Regulations Are Driving Action

Here’s a look at what’s coming in terms of regulations, and the role ESG due diligence plays in ensuring your business isn’t carrying – or taking on – undue financial risk.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Investing in a Circular Economy

Dow is partnering to help build new business models and improve infrastructure to promote the reuse and recycling of materials and address waste management gaps.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Art of the Possible: FedEx Empowers Economic Mobility for Students

With accessible, high-quality educational programs needed now more than ever, FedEx has stepped in to support educational organizations in several markets with the aid of its Community Engagement Councils.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Desire to Never Stop Learning Helped Esther Harper Go From Part-Time Copier to Full-Time Boss

As Esther photocopied giant engineering drawings, it didn't occur to her that one day she might work full time at the facility. But today, Esther is one of the leaders who run Koch companies' manufacturing facilities.

Energy

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Celebrates Opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation are celebrating the opening of their Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, thanks to a $78,375 donation by Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Demand Is Growing for Impact-Oriented Professionals | Q&A With Acre's Ian Povey-Hall

Acre's Executive Director and Global Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing was recently featured in PEI Media's Infrastructure Investor magazine to discuss what this means for impact-oriented professionals and the industry as a whole.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Exponential Innovation Potential of Circular, Social Purpose Businesses

As concluded in the seminal circular economy report "Turning Point," issued by the Council of Canadian Academies, material extraction and waste are exceeding planetary thresholds. We are using 1.7 planets’ worth of resources.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Workforce Nutrition Alliance Publishes Booklet Highlighting Key Actions to Improve Workforce Nutrition

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), as part of the Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA), are thrilled to publish the Workforce Nutrition Alliance Case Study Booklet.

Research, Reports & Publications

2022 Comcast NBCUniversal Impact Report

At Comcast NBCUniversal, our commitment to building a more just, equitable, and connected world is stronger than ever.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Marathon Petroleum Helps Rebuild Community Devastated by Hurricane Ida

“This is the worst it has ever been,” said Gwendolyn Bernard, a lifelong resident of St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana.

Diversity & Inclusion

NortonLifeLock Celebrates Pride and Our Partnership with Out & Equal

NortonLifeLock has long shown a commitment to our LGBTQ+ employees and we continue to push ourselves to be a more inclusive company. We recently extended our partnership with Out & Equal, a global thought leader and catalyst for LGBTQ+ rights.

Research, Reports & Publications

Johnson & Johnson Releases 2021 Health for Humanity Report Highlighting Performance on ESG Priorities and Progress Against Public Commitments

Johnson & Johnson has published its 2021 Health for Humanity Report, which shares progress against its purpose-driven Health for Humanity 2025 Goals and serves as its annual disclosure on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

Events, Media & Communications

Workiva Webinar: SEC Climate Disclosure Proposal: Your Questions Answered

The ESG regulatory pressure continues to mount in tandem with increasing shareholder scrutiny toward corporate-accountability business practices.

Innovation & Technology

Rockwell Automation Technologies To Power New EV Plant in UK

REE Automotive, a manufacturer of rolling chassis for commercial electronic vehicles, plans to build a highly automated assembly plant in the UK to supply customers in Europe.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Southern Co.'s Annual Meeting a Model for Corporate America

The best corporate annual meeting of the year award goes to the Southern Co. — hands down.

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  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  3. Environmental Leadership
    Meeting the world’s growing demand for chemicals that play a critical role in our daily lives requires Chemours to grow while reducing our...
  4. Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment
    The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...
  5. GoDaddy Sustainability News & Reports
    GoDaddy's ESG reporting shows our progress in building a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive society and outlines areas for future growth.
  6. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  7. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  8. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  9. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  10. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  11. 2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...
  12. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  13. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  14. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  15. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.