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.

Houghton Mars

Innovation & Technology | U.S. Soy

New Documentary Sheds Light on the Surprising Scope of Soy’s Sustainability Benefits

From food to fuel to plastic, soy is making the Earth more sustainable in thousands of surprising ways. In the years ahead, it might even do the same on Mars.
Gilead Sciences

Health & Healthcare

Bilal Piperdi on How Gilead Is Striving To Create New Possibilities for People With Lung Cancer

After finishing medical school in the late 1990s, Bilal Piperdi wanted to follow his mentor into the field of thoracic oncology, the specialized area that focuses on lung cancer.

Environment

Bayer: Heartbeat of the Farm

Nurture everything around you — from your loved ones to what’s beneath your feet. That’s at the heart of the success on Kalb Farms, at least.

Environment

Inogen Alliance Participates in VISION 2045 Campaign With The Economist

Inogen Alliance, a global network of Environment, Health & Safety, Sustainability and ESG consulting firms participates in “Vision 2045” led by TBD Media Group in support of the United Nations and published on The Economist.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage

Earlier this month Leidos hosted a panel discussion at its global headquarters in Reston, Va. to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage.

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Health & Healthcare

Schneider Electric Collaborates With UL Solutions to Advance Indoor Environmental Quality

Schneider Electric today announced a new relationship with UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, to offer its customers access to inspection and testing services that meet the scope requirements of the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark.

Education

Sappi Ambassadors Educate, Engage and Drive Sustainability Initiatives

Our Sustainability Ambassadors are a network of 60 dedicated employees from various groups across all of Sappi’s North American sites.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fostering a More Inclusive Patent Ecosystem for All Inventors

We believe that the United States patent system should reflect the diversity of this country, and if we can diversify who is inventing and patenting, we can create more jobs, boost the U.S. economy, close wage and wealth gaps and ensure the U.S. remains a global leader.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Unlocking Potential with Empower by GoDaddy: Jaz Erenberg's Canvas of Dreams

Meet Jaz Erenberg, an aspiring entrepreneur who turned her dreams into reality with the help of Empower by GoDaddy, a social impact program designed to help entrepreneurs in and from underserved communities succeed in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Essity 2022 Annual and Sustainability Report: Plastic and Packaging

The production of fossil plastic has a negative impact on our planet as it releases carbon emissions into the atmosphere and thereby accelerates the existing climate crisis. Plastic waste and pollutants threaten human welfare as well as wildlife and biodiversity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Home for a Hero: The Home Depot Foundation and Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors Help Army Veteran Rebuild His Life

As a military policeman in the U.S. Army, Staff Sergeant Chris Burrell was leaving on a mission to support Iraqi police when explosives destroyed his vehicle. The blast took his left leg above the knee, severely damaged his right leg and left him with a traumatic brain injury.

Environment

"Brightening Our Corner" – May 2023

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has published its quarterly newsletter. News from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, The Ray, Biomimicry Institute and Drawdown Georgia.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Named to Fortune’s America’s Most Innovative Companies 2023 List

Qurate Retail GroupSM has been named to the Fortune list of America’s Most Innovative Companies 2023.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Helps Build Affordable Homeownership in Bucks County PA

Danielle, a single mother of three, always dreamed of being able to provide her family with a home of their own. In 2018, she contacted Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County, and after investing countless hours of sweat equity and study in Habitat’s financial workshops, her dream

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wesco Partners With Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County To Support Home Preservation

Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County is proud to announce a new partnership with Wesco International. The leading global supply chain solutions provider with a distribution center in Orlando recently donated $35,000 to support Habitat Orlando.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Dragon Boat Race Team Paddles Together and Shares Their Cultures

Duke Energy’s dragon boat race team practiced for this moment.

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Environment

Cisco: How Canopy Planet Is Empowering Brands To Protect the Planet’s Most Vital Resources

Canopy’s partnership with the Cisco Foundation is built on a shared belief that supporting innovation at scale to address significant social problems has the potential to achieve a global impact.

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Events, Media & Communications

Last Call! Join Us for Future-Ready Your Business: The Case for ESG & Climate in 2023 and Beyond

How are decision-makers approaching ESG? Join us for a webinar to gain insights on current ESG and climate trends, and for guidance on ways to overcome key challenges in the market.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Land Betterment Corporation Becomes a Certified B Corporation

Land Betterment becomes a certified B Corporation using the power of business as a force for good and to strengthen stakeholder values.

Bath & Body Works

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Asian American Bar Association of New York Honors Chief Legal Officer Michael Wu With Corporate Leadership Award

Last week Bath & Body Works’ Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Michael Wu was honored with the Corporate Leadership Award from the Asian American Bar Association of New York.

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Education

Schneider Electric’s First Sustainability School Opens for Enrolment

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced that the Schneider Electric Sustainability School is open for enrolment.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Receives Great Place To Work Certification for Fifth Consecutive Year

CNH Industrial has again been recognized as one of the best companies to work for in Latin America. The Great Place to Work (GPTW) certification confirms consistent positive feedback from employees across the company’s locations in Brazil and Argentina.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

All Data, Everywhere, All at Once: Can 5G Create the Perfect Future Workspace?

The rise of new hybrid working, hub working, and networking models are raising demands on employers to make the workplace more experiential, human centric and activity based.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

50 Days of Committing To Do Good

FedEx team members have been demonstrating they care for their communities in a big way around the globe in the 50 days leading up to our 50th birthday.

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Environment

Looking Ahead: What it Will Take to Reach Net-Zero

We announced our net-zero emissions goal earlier this year after having them validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Harnessing the Power of Your People To Drive Impact

Pentair’s head of social responsibility shares how the company is engaging its global employees to advance the positive impacts of its business.

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