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.

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Environment | Medtronic

Healing People and Planet: 3 Things You Need to Know About This Shared Innovation Challenge

When you think about healthcare technology, you may imagine the pacemaker assisting your dad’s ailing heart or the pulse oximeter placed on your finger during your annual physical exam. You probably don’t think about the energy or resources required to manufacture those products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report: Giving Waste New Life

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Research, Reports & Publications

American Workforce Burnout Reaches Tipping Point

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Events, Media & Communications

An Actionable Roadmap To Streamline Your Sustainability Strategy Webinar Series

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Active or Passive? Seeking Solutions to ESG Confusion

Investors with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus are increasingly leaning toward passive portfolios, which may seem to offer the simplicity they crave in a complex market landscape.

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Diversity & Inclusion

EmpowHER Speaker Series Features a Powerful Lineup of Inspirational Women Leaders

Over the past year, the corporate EmpowHER Team Member resource group for women and their allies have hosted “Women in Leadership,” an ongoing speaker series featuring a variety of women leaders who provided inspiration, tools and knowledge.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How Thai Union Is Driving Alignment and Improvement in the Seafood Sector With the SSCI Benchmark

As global demand for seafood continues to soar, ensuring ethical and sustainable practices within the industry is more crucial than ever.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Microfinance Nonprofit Grameen America Opens New Branch in Phoenix With Catalytic Support From Wells Fargo

Grameen America announced the opening of its new branch location in Phoenix, Arizona with major philanthropic support from the Wells Fargo Foundation to help expand access to affordable capital for women entrepreneurs.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investing in Value Creation Through Regenerative Agriculture

The challenge is feeding 8.1 billion people within Earth’s planetary boundaries. Industrial agriculture practices emphasize maximizing yield and include carbon intensive processes and chemical fertilizers.

Research, Reports & Publications

Accelerating Action for Impact - Trane Technologies Accelerates Growth Through Leading Sustainability Performance

Trane Technologies is accelerating growth and delivering continued, industry-leading financial performance while advancing the company’s bold 2030 Sustainability Commitments.

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Innovation & Technology

ServiceNow: 2 Million Reasons To Help the Nonprofit Sector Solve World Challenges

CARE has been selected as one of the four inaugural recipients of ServiceNow's Partnership for Good Grant and will be developing an AI-enabled education program tracking tool.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Viatris Publishes 2023 Sustainability Report: Building Sustainable Access at Scale

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS), a global healthcare company, today published its 2023 Sustainability Report: Building Sustainable Access at Scale.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Albertsons Companies’ Portland Division Volunteers With Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Albertsons Companies Portland Division store team #2599 had an amazing time volunteering at the Sleep in Heavenly Peace community event in Bend, OR! We helped make beds for children in need and even made 65 foot-long sandwiches to feed over 100 volunteers for lunch.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

STEYR Plus Styling Wins One of World’s Top Design Awards

STEYR, a brand of CNH, has scooped a top design award for its STEYR Plus, the newest tractor range in the brand’s line-up.

Environment

Tetra Pak Commits to Taking Action for Nature

Ahead of the United Nation’s International Day of Biodiversity on 22nd May, Tetra Pak has announced the launch of its ‘Approach to Nature’ - a comprehensive framework that defines the company’s contribution to halting and reversing nature loss and enhancing water security.

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Health & Healthcare

Ruth Clements Speaks at National Action Network Event Addressing Health Inequities

Quest Diagnostics East Region President Ruth Clements explained how routine diagnostic testing is crucial to closing gaps in healthcare as part of health panel at the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in April.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Community Bonds Create Powerful Force Against Hunger in El Paso

The El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is collaborating with Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s El Paso, Texas, refinery to meet growing demand for food assistance.

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Events, Media & Communications

A Day in the Life at the Points of Light Conference

Have you ever wondered what a typical day in the life is like at the Points of Light Conference? Meet our (fictional) friend, Sheriee Steinbach, a corporate social impact manager at a Fortune 1000 company. This is what a full day of conference could look like for a CSR leader.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Blind Spot Many People Miss on the Path to Building Wealth

Wealth. While everyone has their own definition of the word, it can often feel unattainable due to economic, societal or generational impact.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Lab Week 2024 – Deepika Kumar

I believe my journey from a Lab Assistant to the current role of Associate Scientist is a testament to the growth and opportunities within our team.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Crown Holdings Celebrates International Women’s Day 2024

Embracing the inspire inclusion theme of International Women's Day 2024, several sites across our global network have spent the last week celebrating the event locally.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Work for Humankind: Deepening Conservation and Transformation Two Years Later

This Earth Day, we sat down with Vivian Huacuja Garcia, a wildlife veterinarian at Island Conservation, to discuss the new conservation efforts made possible by Lenovo’s smarter technology.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

DP World Certified™ by Great Place To Work® at Several Locations Across the Americas

DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, announces that six business units have been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Cares Recognizes Top Volunteers With the FedEx Founder’s Fund Award

Join FedEx Cares in congratulating the winners of the inaugural FedEx Founder’s Fund Award, the most prestigious recognition team members can achieve within the FedEx Cares program.

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Environment

Taking Action: Hershey Supports the Forest Through the Trees

At Hershey, we have always said that doing good by the planet is not only doing the right thing – it’s good business.

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Innovation & Technology

Southwire Announces Expansion of Cofer Technology Center Research and Development Facility

Southwire is pleased to announce the construction of a new expansion of the company’s Cofer Technology Center. Located in Carrollton, Ga., the facility will serve as an extension to Southwire’s hub for research and development (R&D) initiatives.

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Research, Reports & Publications

“The Profiteers” With Christopher Marquis

We are facing a tragedy of the commons — and have been for a while. At worst, businesses are taking advantage of the planet and society and aren’t holding themselves fully responsible for the damage they are doing.

Energy

Empowering Customers For a Sustainable Energy Future

This Earth Month is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the intersection of sustainability and customers in our energy systems. Having spent most of my career in the energy space, I have never seen a transformation like the one we are facing today.

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Energy

Grand River Dam Authority in Oklahoma Breaks Ground on Power Project

As the electric sector’s transition to cleaner energy sources accelerates, the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) in Oklahoma has launched design, procurement and construction activities for a new advanced class natural gas-fired project co-led by the GRDA and Black & Veatch.

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