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.

Green Infrastructure

Ecocentricity Blog: Making Magic

Like the oxygen and erosion control that trees offer to other organisms, The Ray gives life to other ideas. This was on display last week in the form of an exciting announcement from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Energy

Electric Vehicles, Pt 1 - Follow the Fleet

Price, charging infrastructure and dirty battery production are limiting the impact of EVs, but look to fleet operations to lead the way to broader adoption.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CRB Project for Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing's Expansion Selected for Facility of the Year Award by ISPE

“We congratulate the team at GRAM, whose commitment to quality and safety positioned this facility to play a critical role in the nation’s pandemic response,” said CRB President Ryan Schroeder. “Our team is very proud to have played a part in their success.”

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation and Bank of America Accelerate Local Climate Resiliency Initiatives in High-Need Urban Communities

The Arbor Day Foundation announced today that Bank of America provided a $250,000 grant to support efforts to increase the number of trees planted in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in four U.S. cities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Kids Foundation Awards 2021 Young Entrepreneurs Pilot Grant

Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit focused on children’s nutrition and wellness, announced today that Minnesota-based Roots for the Home Team has been awarded the 2021 Young Entrepreneurs Pilot Grant worth $25,000.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Letter from Daniel O'Day, Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: A Year In Review

In 2020, the world was tested in ways we could never have imagined. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact across the globe and yet it has also demonstrated our strength, our resilience and our ability to overcome great challenges.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Pittsburgh's Pop-Up Glass Recycling Program Is a Win-Win

Glass should never be trash. When the Pittsburgh metro area stopped accepting glass in curbside recycling bins, O-I Glass and CAP Glass had a solution.

Energy

Hydro Plant on Lake Keowee Helps Power Upstate South Carolina

While it’s relatively young for a hydropower plant, Keowee Hydro Station tells the story of a much larger energy project for the beautiful northwest corner of South Carolina.

Green Infrastructure

Benefiting Biodiversity & Soil Health

Through close collaboration with growers and other partners, we are committed to balancing the need for crop production with nature conservation and reducing agriculture’s impact on biodiversity.

Energy

Four Steps to Green Power

Renewable energy is helping to drive a global green revolution. By taking four basic steps of energy management, businesses can make the difference between good intentions and commercial success.

Research, Reports & Publications

Alexion’s CEO Speaks to the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Progress

There is no doubt that 2020 was a year of change – it changed the way we live, the way we work and the way we serve our communities. Yet, with all of the change, I was reminded of an important truth – we are all human, and together we are resilient.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Voice of Leadership: Women in Wildlife in Zambia

Tetra Tech’s Patricia Malasha shares how establishing community resource boards to manage natural resources can increase women’s participation and create opportunities for leadership.

Events, Media & Communications

Take the Guesswork Out of Communicating Your ESG Progress

The research is clear. At a time when business is viewed as the most trusted and effective problem-solver, it is imperative that companies engage key stakeholders with their environmental, social, governance (ESG) agendas.

Research, Reports & Publications

Freeport-McMoRan Publishes 2020 Annual Report on Sustainability

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced the publication of its 2020 Annual Report on Sustainability detailing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance during the year.

Environment

Trane Technologies Ties ESG Metrics to Executive and Employee Compensation As It Accelerates Bold 2030 Sustainability Commitments

Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, announced today that it has revised its executive and senior leader incentive plan to link directly to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics

Events, Media & Communications

2021 Black Lives Matter & Business Webinar Series

The UN Global Compact Network UK have launched a second Black Lives Matter & Business series, supported by HSBC.

Energy

Black & Veatch Appointed to Drax Technical Services Framework

Major UK power provider Drax has awarded Black & Veatch a role on the company’s Technical Services Framework.

Health & Healthcare

The Current State of Aseptic Processing & Fill-finish Manufacturing

Almost every day, we rely on pharmaceuticals like ear drops, eye drops, nasal sprays, and vaccines to be sterile, hygienic, and free from contamination.

Innovation & Technology

T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile to Participate in FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

To ensure households struggling to pay for Internet service during the pandemic are able to stay connected to work, education and healthcare services, T-Mobile is participating in the FCC’s temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Biogen Receives Honorable Mention From Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards

Biogen’s “world changing” idea is Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives, a 20-year, $250-million commitment to go beyond net zero and become fossil fuel free across its operations by 2040 – with an approach designed to advance climate, health and equity.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IWBI's WELL Health-Safety Rating Honored in Spaces, Places and Cities Category of Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced that its WELL Health-Safety Rating, which is being deployed across more than one billion square feet of real estate, has been selected as an Honorable Mention in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards.

Events, Media & Communications

Ralph Lauren's Chief Product and Sustainability Officer to Highlight Company's Circularity Strategy at Reuters Transform USA 2021

With a longstanding vision of timeless style, Ralph Lauren has a unique approach to adopting circular business practices.

Innovation & Technology

New Holland Combine Harvesters Win Two Medals at the SIMA Innovation Awards 2021

New Holland Agriculture’s innovation in combine harvesting has been rewarded with two medals at the SIMA 2021 Innovation Awards by the international jury panel of industry specialists assisted by a network of technical experts:

Health & Healthcare

Reopening: It's All About the Execution

High expectations around reopening may already be substantially priced into markets, pointing to new risks around how the reopening actually plays out.

Green Infrastructure

Rice University's Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden Blossoms With Sustainability and Solar Upgrades

oday, Rice University’s gardening community celebrates a solar upgrade and improvements at the Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden, a place where anyone can learn how to improve their quality of life and neighborhoods through gardening.

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