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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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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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keybank Donating $1.5 Million to MetroHealth to Improve Health and Well-being of Underserved Populations

The KeyBank Foundation is donating $1.5 million to MetroHealth so the health system can bolster its effort to address social determinants of health in Greater Cleveland, particularly in underserved populations.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rebuilding Together and Wells Fargo Partner to Rebuild Homes and Communities Across the Country

Rebuilding Together, a leading national nonprofit providing essential home repairs and revitalizing communities, today announced a national initiative with Wells Fargo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Always Doubles Down on Their Efforts to Tackle Period-Related Challenges

In honor of Menstrual Hygiene Day, P&G brand Always participated in Ending Period Poverty in America discussing the prevalence of period poverty in the U.S., its effect on young people’s education, and their economic independence.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Social Good Benefits Matter to Prospective Employees

Potential employees prefer companies that do good, and much of this is due to CSR initiatives like matching gifts and volunteerism. Learn why CSR is important to candidates and other benefits of social good programs!

Research, Reports & Publications

Why Double-Materiality Is Crucial for Reporting Organizational Impacts

A white paper commissioned by GRI investigates the application of materiality in sustainability reporting

Green Infrastructure

Big Mac, Small Footprint

EnergyAustralia has supported McDonald’s in opening the fast food giant’s first outlet in Down Under running entirely on renewable energy. Check out how they are creating a blueprint of sustainability for other eateries nationwide.

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Environment

Tetra Tech's Ernesto L. Diaz Discusses Using Ecological and Nature-based Engineering for Coastal Risk Reduction and Sea Level Rise Adaptation

Ernesto L. Diaz is Tetra Tech’s Caribbean regional manager based in Puerto Rico and a lead coastal and marine scientist specializing in risk reduction, shoreline protection, and development of sea level rise adaptation strategies

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From Bad Bunny to Smart Money

Sisters Melanie and Mariana Montoya could relate when they saw SUMA Wealth using the demand for Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny’s concert tickets to shell out personal financial advice: Don’t spend what you don’t have. “When Bad Bunny tickets were released, they were really expensive. The post suggested that if you bought them you should hold off on other big purchases,” said Melanie, a freelance graphic designer and video editor. “That’s using something super relevant for people our age to teach finance in a culturally relevant way.”

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ethics and Compliance on the Factory Floor

Employee safety, workplace equity, and the protection of human rights – each are key components to determining a company’s commitment to ethical and responsible practices. But how exactly are businesses making sure that their supply chains are living up to these standards?

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Here's Why Brits Are Putting Illustrated Hands in Their Windows Across the UK

Walking around the deserted streets of Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the most obvious signs of humanity have come from what people have put in their windows.

Innovation & Technology

Ideagen TV Presents the World Wide Release of Ideagen's Cloud, AI and Innovation Summit Series Presented Globally by Microsoft

As we continue the countdown to 2030 and achieving the 17 Global Goals, on May 25, 26 and 27, 2021, Ideagen’s Annual Cloud, AI, and Innovation Summit highlighted systemic solutions to solve the world’s most vexing issues.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Employees Volunteer at Racine Zoo

Over 20 CNH Industrial employees recently joined a force of volunteers to support the annual spring clean-up efforts of the Racine Zoo in Racine, Wisconsin.

Environment

WEC Hosts Virtual Workshop: “How Can Business Collaborate to Achieve Meaningful Impact on Advancing SDGs?”

On May 20, 2021 WEC hosted the Virtual Workshop: “How can Business Collaborate to Achieve Meaningful Impact on Advancing SDGs?” in collaboration with ERM and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Environment

WEC Virtual Roundtable “How to Achieve Net Positive Water” in Collaboration With Ecolab

Securing reliable supplies of clean, fresh water needed for the health and wellbeing of people, agriculture, industry, and nature will be a greater challenge in more parts of the world as climate change accelerates.

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Energy

Volvo Trucks' Customer Albertsons Achieves Nation's First Commercial 100% Zero-Emission Refrigerated Grocery Delivery With a Class 8 Truck

Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the U.S., recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution center in Irvine, California.

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Innovation & Technology

"Verizon Innovative Learning Showed Me What It's Like to Really Be a Leader"

​Verizon Innovative Learning has provided thousands of students at Title I middle schools across the nation with advanced technology, next-generation curriculum and devices and data access that they can use to explore STEM at school and at home. I

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

O-I Partners With Its Local Communities to Create Glass Recycling Access

O-I Glass launches Glass for Good, a glass recycling program that benefits communities by generating charitable donations for recycled glass.

Environment

Sustainable Water Use

Our water stewardship journey continues as we look to lead and initiate action-based projects with local communities, industry and water basin authorities—the result of which will help to fulfill our goal to create a more sustainable world.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CGF Announces New Members for May 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.

Diversity & Inclusion

Concrete Plans and Current Momentum Fuel Intel's Commitments to Equity

Real progress in racial equity calls for us to work internally and externally, using all of our talent, resources, and relationships.

Green Infrastructure

Enhancing Safety on Ann Arbor Streets With C-V2X

Qualcomm Technologies is supporting UMTRI with its Smart Intersection project to demonstrate improved automotive and pedestrian safety using C-V2X technology.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Our Commitment to Volunteering, Partnerships and Donations

At Clarivate, we believe we can create a larger, more dynamic force for good by organizing and promoting campaigns and initiatives to help making the world a better place.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keoki's Workplace Motto of Doing the Right Thing and Never Settling

Keoki Souza was born in Maui and raised there and the island of Hawaii. And although these Hawaiian islands are known for their diverse terrain and beautiful beaches, Keoki remembers the struggles he and his family faced growing up.

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Health & Healthcare

Introducing the COVID Advocacy Exchange

Cathy Traz, Executive Director & Head of Global Advocacy at Bristol Myers Squibb, talks about her central involvement in the creation of the COVID Advocacy Exchange (CAE), an innovative, virtual platform that convenes advocacy groups, patients...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast Seeks Community Partners for WiFi-Connected “Lift Zones” in Southern Arizona

Comcast is equipping multiple locations across the greater Tucson area with WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” before the end of 2021 as part of its ongoing commitment to help connect low-income families to the Internet.

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