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

Alkermes Inspiration Grants® 2021 Applications Are Now Open

This year’s Alkermes Inspiration Grants® is now officially open for applications! We look forward to reviewing proposals for innovative nonprofit programs to address #addiction, serious mental illness or cancer.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Be Boundless Month by Alliance Data

This May, Alliance Data is recognizing May as Be Boundless Month, a time to renew our focus on providing opportunities for associates to be boundless in their career development.

Diversity & Inclusion

Employee Spotlight: Varun Kao

Meet Varun Kao Associate, Office of the CTO, an alum of the iTAP Program, which is a global Invesco talent program that recruits and prepares highly skilled junior professionals to place them in permanent roles.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cartoon Networking

Cartoons are not just fun. They can inspire children to learn about energy saving and sustainability, gifting them with lifelong values. Check out how CLP has been using animated videos to get the message across.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Social & Health Research Center and Quest Diagnostics Team Up to Address Childhood Hunger and Obesity Exacerbated by COVID-19 in Underserved Communities

Quest Diagnostics is collaborating with the Social and Health Research Center of San Antonio to bring its school health curriculum to underserved schools and communities, first in Texas and then across the United States.

Green Infrastructure

Tetra Tech's Ridge Robinson Discusses Using Water Resources Economics to Evaluate the Costs and Benefits of Public Infrastructure Investments

Ridge Robinson has more than 30 years of experience in the water resources economics field and has worked on more than 200 water resources projects around the globe.

Health & Healthcare

Consumption of Wildlife Drops Almost 30% Over Links to COVID-19

New WWF report finds more than 80% of people surveyed across five countries support government action to close high-risk wildlife markets and stop deforestation to prevent future pandemics.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Great Place to Work® Recognizes CNH Industrial in South America

CNH Industrial South America was named a “Great Place to Work®” by the Great Place to Work® Institute. This is the second time for CNH Industrial in Argentina and Brazil to be recognized as an excellent workplace in terms of workplace culture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ON Semiconductor Named Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021

ON Semiconductor has been named by 3BL Media to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest, U.S. public companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Partnership Aims to Help Businesses Following Civil Unrest

Watch a video on how Jim Stage, owner of Lloyd’s Pharmacy in St. Paul, Minnesota, is rebuilding his store — a neighborhood staple since 1918 — with support from UnitedHealth Group and the community he serves.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Empowering Our Communities

In 2020, Stanley Black & Decker committed over $10 million for pandemic relief efforts around the world including support for frontline workers, healthcare institutions, those lacking basic needs and back-to-school efforts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Receives the 2021 Manufacturer of the Year Award From the Manufacturing Leadership Council

Dow was named 2021 Manufacturer of the Year, Large Enterprise, by the Manufacturing Leadership Council (MLC), a division of the National Association of Manufactures (NAM).

Diversity & Inclusion

HBCU Community Development Action Coalition Awarded $5.6 Million From the Wells Fargo Foundation to Address Racial Wealth Disparities

The Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Development Action Coalition (HBCU CDAC) is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive financial wellness initiative, Our Money Matters (OMM) for college students of color.

Responsible Production & Consumption

America's First Premium Cocktails Served in Cartons

Tetra Pak and buzzbox™ are teaming up to offer a safer, more sustainable way to enjoy a cocktail on-the-go.

Diversity & Inclusion

Brands Uplift AAPI Heritage to Stop Asian Hate

Today, we dive into three different approaches companies are taking to empower and give equity back to the AAPI community.

Environment

La Red de Innovación e Impacto - Meet iCam Group México

Through the La Red de Innovación e Impacto program, WEC and our partners support small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) that are accelerating business development and promoting sustainable economic growth in Latin America.

Environment

La Red de Innovación e Impacto - Conoce a iCam Group México

A través de la Iniciativa La Red de Innovación e Impacto programa, WEC y nuestros socios apoyamos a las pequeñas y medianas empresas que están acelerando el desarrollo empresarial y promoviendo el crecimiento económico sostenible en América Latina.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Extends Support and Donates Second Charter Flight to Deliver Critical Aid to India

On May 16, more than 780 oxygen concentrators, over 1.8 million KN95 masks, and medicines and pharmaceutical supplies were unloaded from a FedEx Boeing 777F charter flight in New Delhi, India.

Environment

Positively Impacting Our Planet

As a key brand contributor to the Yum! Brands Recipe for Good strategy and noting our own KFC focus on making our business more sustainable across all operations, we can celebrate another bold commitment to our planet today.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Help Us Celebrate One Year of Doing Good

P&G Good Everyday has done 5 million acts of good in the first year, and are celebrating with a one-year anniversary challenge.

Responsible Production & Consumption

CGF Announces New Members for April 2021

The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business.

Media & Communications

Ethical Markets Founding Colleague Now Named Co-chair of Global Advisory Board

Hazel Henderson, founder, CEO and Chair of Ethical Markets illustrious global Advisory Board is delighted that longtime colleague, Linda Crompton, MBA with her strong and diverse international experience and reputation, has accepted the new role as Co-Chair in steering toward future global challenges.

Education

Qualcomm Announced as Theme Sponsor of FIRST's Robotics 2021-2022 Season: FIRST FORWARD

As season presenting sponsor, Qualcomm aims to inspire youth around the world to explore the future of transportation and how it impacts individuals and economies globally.

Diversity & Inclusion

Can This Model of Academic, Emotional and Financial Support Root Out Racial Disparity in Education?

At its most basic, education is about uplifting the individual. That means providing the tools and knowledge necessary to give people choices about their futures and a chance to be productive, and hopefully happy, in their lives and work.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Consulting Magazine Names Booz Allen's Julie McPherson and Kelly Rozumalski “2021 Women Leaders in Technology”

“The diversity of thought and style you bring is much needed and absolutely necessary for your firm’s and your clients’ success.”

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