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.

Savings Group

Diversity & Inclusion | CARE

Transforming Daily Lives Through Digital Savings

In Sierra Leone, small savings groups have a long history of supporting farmers and marginalized communities, especially women. In short, saving groups have transformed lives, offering financial support and fostering community resilience.
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Diversity & Inclusion

Interview with Laurence Esguerra, Water Infrastructure Project Manager

Laurence Esguerra earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine in civil engineering with an emphasis in water and wastewater. Laurence interned with Tetra Tech as a student and joined our Irvine office after graduating in 2003. As a project manager and technical lead, he focuses on water and recycled water infrastructure. He manages design and implementation of water and recycled water capital improvement projects for local municipalities. We talked with Laurence as part of our #TtInspires campaign celebrating the passion of Tetra Tech employees. Follow #TtInspires on social media for more stories.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Paolo Bevilacqua of Frasers Property Australia Appointed to International Living Future Institute Board of Directors

The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) announced today that Paolo Bevilacqua, Frasers Property Australia’s General Manager - Real Utilities and Chair of the Board of Living Future Institute Australia (LFIA), has become a member of the Board of Directors.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Highlights from MetLife's 2018 Global Impact Report

Making a Global Impact: Our Corporate Responsibility Strategy: At MetLife, we see our role as building a more protected world in a time of unprecedented change. The company’s commitment to corporate responsibility is integral to this core business purpose. We deliver on this commitment in many ways: through the security we provide customers, the claims we pay during their times of need, our activities in the communities that we serve, and long-term investments in the broader economy. Our goal is to responsibly deliver long-term value for all stakeholders as we navigate life together.

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Research, Reports & Publications

JT Group Sustainability Report FY2018

The JT Group’s 2018 Sustainability Report is now available. It includes some of the key contributions of JTI, its international tobacco business, in meeting the Group’s sustainability objectives.

Education

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Amgen Teach Science Projects Workshop In The Future Classroom Lab, 5-6 April

The workshop was co-organised by the Amgen Teach and Space EU projects and had 12 Amgen Teach Ambassadors and 10 Space EU Teacher Training Institutes (TTIs) participating during a 2 day event at the European Schoolnet headquarters in Brussels

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Environment

Unpacking the Business & Stakeholder Relationship Management Toolbox During Decommissioning

Antea Group’s blog has great advice on successfully managing business risk and stakeholder relationships before and during a decommissioning process.

Diversity & Inclusion

We Must Remember on Memorial Day

The unofficial start to summer kicks off this weekend with cookouts, pool parties, and beach getaways. As a combat veteran who has lost friends to the scourge of war, I want to provide the following public service announcement. Enjoy the holiday weekend but please find time to celebrate Memorial Day the right way. Whatever you do, avoid these holiday greetings: “Thank you for your service” and “Happy Memorial Day.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel Earns Ranking on Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain List

Congratulations to Intel and its suppliers for their commitment to supply chain excellence. The annual rankings for Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain companies were announced May 16 – Intel was ranked #6, its 8th consecutive year in the Top 10.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lockheed Martin Honors America's Veterans at National Memorial Day Concert

Lockheed Martin is a proud sponsor the National Memorial Day Concert, which honors the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country.

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Health & Healthcare

Kimberly-Clark on a Mission for Period Progress on Menstrual Hygiene Day

Kimberly-Clark’s commitment to menstrual hygiene began nearly 100 years ago with the introduction of the world’s first disposable menstrual pads under the Kotex brand.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AIDA opens first school in the Philippines financed by donations

On May 9, 2019, AIDA Cruises celebrated the inauguration of the first school in Cebu, Philippines, built with donations from the AIDA Cruise & Help initiative. Felix Eichhorn, President AIDA Cruises, symbolically cut the ribbon in front of the building and opened the newly built classrooms for around 40 children.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Five Ws of Supply Chains: Who, What, Where, When and Why Corporations Should Care

Not a month goes by without a media campaign linking the supply chain of a well-known brand with unsavory labor practices or environmental mismanagement. Such exposés can devalue brands and reduce well-meaning corporate sustainability initiatives to hypocrisy. Beyond financial and reputational risks, a corporation that doesn’t know its supply chain can be caught flat-footed when the regions it sources from are rocked by political and environmental upheaval.

Discovery Education

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tata Consultancy Services and Discovery Education Announce “Ignite Innovation Student Challenge” Winners

Tata Consultancy Services, (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, announced the winners of the TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge. Eleven-year-old Ryan H. from The Pegasus School in Huntington Beach, Calif., will receive a $10,000 Grand Prize and virtual mentorship from TCS technology experts. Ryan’s invention, titled Early Wildfire Detection Network enables firefighters to activate an app on their cellphone using a low-cost wireless field module.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Future of Food and Farming is Kernza®

Cascadian Farm invited thought leaders from food, climate change, agriculture and culture to discuss the future of food and farming at the launch of our Deeply Rooted For Good event in San Francisco, California on 04.10.19.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Piedmont Natural Gas Completes Its Largest Debt Issuance Aided by Disabled-Veteran-Owned Banks

Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), has successfully closed a $600 million debt offering – its largest debt issuance in the history of the company and its first since it merged with Duke Energy.

Environment

A Ray of Hope. Mid-Course Correction Revisited

John Lanier recently joined Beth Bond of Southeast Green for a podcast interview about his new book, Mid-Course Correction Revisited. This interview includes an historical review of Ray's original vision, and how that impacted the first book, and then how that vision played out through the years for the industrialist turned environmentalist.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Give Back to Your Community: Volunteer Pro Bono

Make a difference by donating your time and professional skills to charities in need of your expertise. Get started by joining Taproot Foundation’s free webinar on Tuesday, May 29 for future marketing, tech, HR, finance, and strategy volunteers.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Education

2019 Edition of "Curiosity Cube" Gives Students Hands-On Experience With Stem

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Cube® mobile science lab recently visited the State College area. Check it out on WTAJ.com.

Events, Media & Communications

Women’s Business Symposium Engages and Entertains Crowd of Nearly 700

From meditation to tech tips and then finishing the afternoon with encouragement to be an agent of change, Comerica Bank’s 2019 Women’s Business Symposium in Greater Detroit offered a little bit of everything for participants and lived up to its purpose to help women Learn, Connect & Grow.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Tech Receives ACEC Massachusetts 2019 Engineering Excellence Gold Award

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) honored Tetra Tech with the 2019 Engineering Excellence Gold Award for its achievements on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Liberia Municipal Water Project (LMWP) I & II. This award recognizes engineering projects for innovation, complexity, fulfillment of client needs, socio-economic considerations, and future value to the profession. Tetra Tech provided engineering design, construction oversight, and institutional reform on LMWP, while building the capacity of the water utility and local engineers.

PepsiCo

Diversity & Inclusion

Fritos® Partners With Carry the Load to Salute Our Nation's Heroes

Fritos®, the flagship brand of PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, is teaming up with Carry The Load, a non-profit dedicated to providing active, meaningful ways to honor and celebrate the sacrifices made by our nation's heroes, to produce nearly 22 million specially marked bags to honor past and present heroes.

Health & Healthcare

Mental Health: Raising Awareness, Erasing the Stigma, and Helping People Get Support!

Mental health is essential to your overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. People struggling with mental health may be in your family, live next door, teach your children, work in the next cubicle, sit in the same church pew, or perhaps you yourself are the one struggling with mental health.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Our Furry Friends and the Benefits They Contribute to Our Lives

Whether they are just being cute, goofy, and playful, or are providing assistance to people with disabilities, disorders, or impairments, pets contribute so much love and many benefits to people's lives.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan Named to CR Magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2019

Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR Magazine) recently named Freeport-McMoRan Inc. to its 20th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance amongst the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating the Diverse and Unique Heritage of Our Country’s Cities and States

Established by America’s Charities’ member, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in 1973, Preservation Month has become a month long event celebrated in May each year by local preservation groups, State historical societies, and business and civic organizations across the country. Thousands of people participate in this event annually by holding events that promote the social and economic benefits of preserving historic places, and celebrate the diverse and unique heritage of our country’s cities and states.

Latest Campaigns

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  2. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...

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  4. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...

  5. Policy
    Ceres is the leading organizer of investor and company support for climate and clean energy policies in the U.S. By making the economic case for...

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  7. 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...

  8. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

  9. ESG Talk: Season Three
    The ESG Talk podcast features candid conversations with business leaders from around the world. In season three, co-hosts Mandi McReynolds, Steve...

  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

  11. 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...

  12. Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
    SUMMARY: SCS is working to empower companies, NGOs, institutions and government agencies around the globe meet the United Nation's Sustainable...

  13. State Policy
    It is imperative that states maintain and expand policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting clean energy solutions. Strong...

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  15. Integrity and Trust
    Our commitment to trust and responsibility informs our entire business. We foster that trust by incorporating privacy and security into every phase of...