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.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Entergy Corporation Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking

3BL Media has named Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) one of the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest, U.S. public companies.

Research, Reports & Publications

FedEx Publishes 2021 ESG Report

The FedEx 2021 ESG Report outlines the company’s commitment to connecting communities in responsible ways — in good times and during periods of great need. As part of our longstanding mission, FedEx has set a new goal to achieve carbon neutral operations globally by 2040.

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Ecolab Ranks Eighth on 2021 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

Ecolab is ranked within the top 10 on Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, which recognizes leading U.S. public companies for their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

Environment

Biodiversity: Cultivating Life on and Beyond the Farm

Our long-term success as a company lies in providing farmers with the best tools and solutions so they can grow enough with less environmental impact.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity of Thought Is an Important Way We As Security Pros Are Going to Get to Greater Resilience.

Angela Weinman of VMware and Jimmy Sanders of Netflix DVD discuss this and other insights in their Keynote Conversation for RSA Conference 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kids In Need Foundation Receives Donation From Georgia-Pacific

Over the past year, our teachers have been adaptive, innovative, and creative. As a proud partner of Kids In Need Foundation, we donated over 5,000 soap bottles to their resource centers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People Behind CSR at Cisco: Hoa Tran Makes a Difference Through Community Impact Programs

Hoa Tran manages Cisco’s San Francisco Bay Area Community Impact Grants (CIG) program, and Habitat for Humanity Build Grants program, and other employee-engaged initiatives from the Cisco Foundation and the Public Benefit Investment (PBI) Team.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

COVID-19 Shows Small Businesses the Benefits of Digital Financial Services

Before COVID-19, small merchants globally were gradually beginning to see the power of digital financial services. Transitioning to digital services helps small businesses transact faster, smarter and safer, and opens up credit options and other benefits.

Health & Healthcare

Sands Supports Global WASH Efforts

Through world events like the COVID-19 pandemic, Las Vegas Sands are able to leverage resources to engage in focused relief efforts, such as contributing to organizations helping at the front lines, and donating life-saving supplies to our frontline workers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021

Merck was named to the annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking by 3BL. The list recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

3BL Media Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021

3BL Media announced today its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance amongst the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Reaches Milestone Delivery of 1 Billion Courses of Antimalarial Treatment

Novartis announced today that it has delivered one billion courses of antimalarial treatment since 1999. More than 90% of this artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) was supplied without profit to malaria-endemic countries around the globe.

Innovation & Technology

Unlocking the Covid Code

One day at the New York Genome Center, a researcher named Neville Sanjana told me that he thinks of genetic sequencers not as a typical invention but as a kind of “platform technology.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Verizon Deepens Commitment To Help Vulnerable Communities and Bridge Digital Divide

Verizon today announced new programs, initiatives and investments to help underserved communities bridge the digital divide.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins CEO Promotes ESG Progress at Annual Meeting

ESG excellence is key @Cummins. CEO Tom Linebarger says the company continued to make progress on ESG initiatives in 2020 despite the pandemic.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Why 36 of Our Offices Are Leading With LEED and BREEAM

Design is a core component of our culture, and so is sustainability. Every decision we make around our building design takes into consideration operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Media & Communications

Black & Veatch Management Consulting Names New Leaders to Accelerate Growth in Transactions and Infrastructure Modernization

As organizations around the globe work to modernize aging infrastructure, embrace decarbonization and adopt advanced technologies,

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

At Taco Bell, we strive to learn more and lean into conversations that build on our passion of driving positive impact within and outside our Taco Bell community.

Environment

Giving New Life to Old Uniforms

Most of us don’t give much thought to our clothes beyond comfort and style, much less what to do with them when they get worn out. Just 13 percent of the world’s clothing gets recycled in some way.

Research, Reports & Publications

Keysight Releases 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report — Announces Net Zero Emissions and Diversity Goals

Throughout the past year's societal impacts from COVID-19, weather-related disasters, wildfires and political unrest, Keysight maintained progress toward its vision of building a better planet through CSR.

Research, Reports & Publications

Fiix, a Rockwell Automation Company, Publishes Interactive Online Sustainability and Social Impact Report

Rockwell Automation-owned Fiix, Inc. published its fifth annual sustainability and social impact report in a new, interactive format.

Health & Healthcare

Chief Medical Officer of Maternal-Child Health Discusses Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal Care

The mortality rate for expectant Black mothers in America is twice as high as white mothers, according to America’s Health Rankings data. This is one of the widest disparities in women’s health, according to the report, but there are many more.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HP PC Portfolio Awarded Green Good Design Awards for Responsible Design and Manufacturing

HP earned Green Good Design Awards for its sustainable PC portfolio1, responsible design and manufacturing.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fashion Doesn't Always Have to Cost the Earth To Protect the Earth

Yes Friends has started its mission by selling environmentally friendly t-shirts for a mere £7.99. These slavery-free t-shirts are made from Fairtrade organic cotton in a factory powered by wind and solar energy (reducing CO2 emissions by 90%).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Boston Club Recognizes Alkermes plc and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts With First President's Award

Alkermes plc is a recipient of The Boston Club’s first President’s Award, recognizing organizations that are leaders in supporting the advancement of women in the C-suite and boardroom.

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