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

Paramount's 27th Annual Community Day

For the 27th consecutive year, thousands of Paramount employees gathered across the globe to create impact in their communities by contributing to a magnitude of social and environmental causes.

Innovation & Technology

Five Digital Technology Trends Defining the Future of Work

Constant and rapid technological innovation has resulted in astounding growth in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and with it, changes to both today’s and tomorrow’s workplaces and workforces.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IOC Announces New Collaboration With AFD and Paris 2024 To Extend Games Legacy

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 have signed a new tripartite agreement.

Research, Reports & Publications

Believing in Better: Turning Conversations Into Action at Kohler

The past year was a pivotal one for Kohler. We continued to build on our efforts in environmental sustainability; diversity, equity, and inclusion; social impact; and integrate our Believing in Better® framework into the business at every level.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Research Showcases Major Benefits of WELL Certification

A study published this month in Building & Environment found organizations that achieved WELL Certification experienced higher-performing workplaces than their non-certified peers, underscoring the importance of prioritizing employee health and well-being in buildings.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Integrum ESG’s Transparent Signal Has Been Added to CSRHub

Integrum ESG’s data set has been added to CSRHub, contributing nearly 900 sources of ESG opinion, allowing users more insight into their CSR data.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Register Now for CSR Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Engaging All Employees in Social Impact

Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, from 1 – 2 pm ET, for an interactive webinar centered around the universal topic of involving employees traditionally referred to as “hard-to-reach" in your company's social impact initiatives. 

Sustainable Development Goals

Lenovo Boosts Customer Sustainability With New Reduced Carbon Transport Service

To support carbon-conscious enterprise customers in their sustainability journeys, Lenovo is offering a Reduced Carbon Transport Service, a distinct offering that gives enterprises the option to lower their carbon impact when IT devices are air shipped.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Affordable Housing Leader Reflects on Her Journey and Community Impact

Lisa Gutierrez is a Nor Cal resident to the core, but her passion for communities across the country in her day-to-day work is second to none.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Announces the Honorees at Its First-Ever Inclusión Gala Recognizing Hispanic Excellence During Hispanic Heritage Month

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) announces its HACR Inclusión Gala Corporate Honoree along with three exemplary corporate leaders, receiving Corporate Director of the Year Honoree, Executive of the Year Honoree and Inclusión Champion Honoree.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Improving Sustainability, Compliance, and Efficiency for the Tequila Industry

Tequila has been manufactured for over 250 years. The Cuervo family began commercially distilling tequila in 1758, followed by the Sauza family in 1873.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Last Year, McDonald’s, Its Franchisees and Customers Donated Over $182 Million to Ronald McDonald House Charities

RMHC is a global network of more than 260 Chapters that help families access medical care for their children and family support services in more than 60 countries and regions throughout the world.

Education

Bacardi Trains Next Generation of Berlin Mixologists As Shake Your Future Launches in Germany

In response to the growing demand for trained bartenders, family-owned Bacardi today announced that it is launching Shake Your Future in Germany. Shake Your Future is a special initiative giving young adults the life-changing opportunity to train as a professional mixologist.

Health & Healthcare

Rutgers University and Quest Diagnostics Double H.O.P.E. Clinic Capacity With Expanded Collaboration

Rutgers University and Quest Diagnostics are expanding their collaboration to further improve access to critical primary care services for uninsured and underinsured patients of the university’s Health Outreach Practice Experience (H.O.P.E.) Clinic in Plainfield, NJ.

Events, Media & Communications

Renowned Public Health and Design Leaders To Headline IWBI's WELL Summit

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities, will host the 2023 WELL Summit.

Sustainable Development Goals

Rayonier 2022 Sustainability Report: Third-Party Certifications and Forestry Regulations

We are dedicated to meeting the highest standards of sustainable forestry established by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®), Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™ (PEFC™).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How (and Why) To Buy a Home Despite an Uncertain Market

Buying a home can be stressful, regardless of economic outlook or whether a homebuyer has gone through the process before. But homeownership is a major step toward establishing financial stability and building wealth for future generations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Edison International 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report: Increasing Development Opportunities

Fostering better career opportunities for underrepresented talent has never been more important, and it requires strategic investment in the right workplace policies and programs.

Sustainable Development Goals

New Sustainable Guidance Released for Canadian Companies To Report on Impact

Social Value Canada, the Digital Governance Standards Institute, and the Standards Council of Canada announced the release of the first ‘Technical Specification (TS) for Impact Statements is seeking to report credibly on impact and sustainability performance.

Innovation & Technology

Cisco Networking Academy Fostering Founders, One Learner at a Time

As we celebrate World Entrepreneurs’ Day on August 21, it is interesting to reflect on how an established company like Cisco—a Fortune 500 company with more than 80,000 employees—relates to entrepreneurship.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting the Wave of New Black Women Entrepreneurs

Saundra Gilliard started her business in early 2020, just weeks before COVID-19 would officially become a pandemic. It turns out, she was far from alone.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bread Financial™ Included on USA Today’s Climate Leaders List

For its successful adoption of environmentally responsible business practices and its prioritization of investments and initiatives related to climate change, Bread Financial™ was recently named to USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders 2023 list.

Education

Gilead Sciences: How One School Has Transformed Education for First-Generation Students

As an elementary school student, Nohely Peraza took a bus from her home in East Palo Alto to a school several miles away in another city.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

DP World, Supply Chain Dive Survey Finds: ESG Tops the List of Global Supply Chain Concerns

DP World, in collaboration with studioID, discovered a reshuffling of priorities and investment strategies as supply chains work to address these top issues.

Education

Subaru of America Adopts All Camden High Campus Classrooms During Subaru Loves Learning® Initiative

“The heart of our Subaru Loves Learning initiative is showing support for the students in our communities, and here in our own Camden community we want every student to get the education that can help them achieve their dreams,” said Jeff Walters President and COO, SOA.

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