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.

Social Impact & Volunteering

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Environment

Supporting Leadership in Climate Change Reduction

As the 2015 Paris Climate Conference kicks off two weeks of talks between world leaders, climate experts and members of civil society on action to curb GHG emissions, we want to take this opportunity to affirm our support for the Canadian government’s effort to tackle climate change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

BJ's Kicks Off Community Kids' Toy Drive

BJ's Wholesale Club is once again running its Community Kids’ Toy Drive, an annual initiative to collect toys in its 211 Clubs, distribution centers and home office. Through Sunday, December 13, each BJ's location partners with a local nonprofit organization that will receive and redistribute toys to children in the surrounding community.

Energy

Bloomberg and EDP Renewables Announce Largest Corporate Renewable Energy Purchase on Record in the State of New York

EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s fourth-largest wind energy producer, today announced that it has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, for 20MW of clean energy that will be used to offset the energy use of their New York Offices.

Research, Reports & Publications

CSRHub Named First Partner of SASB’s New Research & Insight Partnership Program

Today The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board™ (SASB)™ announced that CSRHub® is the first partner of their newly launched Research & Insight Partnership Program, in which commercial and academic partners use SASB intellectual property (IP) to surface market trends and set benchmarks. SASB is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides sustainability accounting standards for use by publicly listed corporations in the U.S. CSRHub is a B Corporation that has built the world’s largest database of sustainability information.

Health & Healthcare

Patient Focus: Novo Nordisk’s Way of Going From Talk to Walk

Today, Novo Nordisk published a new issue of the company’s sustainability magazine, TBL Quarterly. The new issue – Patient focus: A snapshot of why we are in business – shows the value of dialogue and including the voice of people with diabetes and other chronic conditions in business decisions.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Spread the Holiday Cheer with Employee Volunteer Programs

Ready to take holiday giving in the workplace to the next step?

Environment

Hershey Expands Sustainable Sourcing Efforts with New Deforestation Commitments

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today made new commitments to help prevent deforestation in its supply chain by launching a comprehensive Pulp and Paper Policy and announcing an update on its efforts to trace its global palm oil supply chain.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How NOT To Go Broke This Holiday Season

According to a recent study by T. Rowe Price on family holiday spending most parents will overspend on holiday gifts.

Environment

Everything You Need to Know About UN Climate Conference: Bloomberg Brief

From November 30 through December 11, Bloomberg is providing dedicated coverage of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) conference under our Sustainable Finance Brief newsletter.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

2016: A Pivotal Moment for Responsible Investing

Find out why the Sustainable, Responsible Impact Investing (SRI) industry is at a unique moment in our history.

Energy

Sustainable Georgia: Driving with the Sun

I was thrilled to see one of my great sci-fi dreams come true in West Point when Georgia unveiled its first solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station. We’ve been rewarded by the convergence of public, private, local and global efforts.

Environment

Bloomberg Philanthropies with Olafur Eliasson to Launch Major Public Artwork at UN Climate Summit in Paris

With support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, glacier ice installation Ice Watch aims to encourage public action against climate change at COP21.

Environment

BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch: Day 4

The BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch highlights news and insights on the policy negotiations and their implications for business and a sustainable future for our climate.

Environment

Apparel Company CEOs Call for Strong Climate Deal

Citing droughts, temperature shifts and other impacts that will make apparel production “more difficult and costly,” the CEOs of seven top global apparel companies today issued a statement calling on government leaders to reach a strong climate change agreement here that will stop the growth of greenhouse gas pollution that is causing damaging global warming.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Big is Beautiful

The big question about business sustainability has always been: Can it scale?

Energy

Solar Energy Making Ultra-Green Homes of the Future a Modern Day Reality

Energy-efficient homes of the future have arrived and are growing in popularity. According to a report by McGraw Hill Construction, nearly one-third of new single-family homes in the U.S. will be green by 2016. They are energy and natural resource efficient, designed to reduce overall impact on human health and the environment. An increased number of consumers are going a step further and striving for net-zero energy homes that use renewable energy solutions, such as solar power systems, to offset all or most of their energy consumption. Across the country, the number of net-zero energy residential and commercial buildings doubled between 2012 and 2014 as cited by the New Buildings Institute.

Innovation & Technology

E-waste Is Hazardous to Your Health

Short of a surgeon general’s warning on every piece of electronics, this report in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) should serve as ample admonition about the growing health consequences associated with electronics at their end of life.

Environment

Ancient City, Young Again

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg LP Partner SASB Announces New SASB Implementation Guide

The SASB Implementation Guide is a reference document for issuers who are in the process of integrating SASB standards into their existing 10-K or 20-F disclosure processes. The Guide is intended to help companies achieve three objectives: 1) identify the industry-specific sustainability topics most likely to be material to an investor; 2) understand the current state of disclosure and performance on those topics, and 3) enhance existing reporting processes to more effectively disclose material information on sustainability topics. Download the guide at Using SASB, a microsite with resources for companies and investors.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bloomberg Co-Hosts First Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Coaching Session in the UK

Environment

Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Monona Terrace Convention Center Awarded LEED® Gold in Building Sustainability

Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Monona Terrace Convention Center Awarded LEED® Gold in Building Sustainability

Environment

Water Action is at the Heart of Climate Action

Today at COP21, the French and Peruvian government’s Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) will focus on resilience. Recognizing the close connection between water and climate change, the day will feature a dedicated water segment.

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