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

Making Time to #GiveTime Back to the Community

For the past six years, U.S. Bank has partnered with VolunteerMatch on its annual #GiveTimeSweepstakes campaign to inspire the community to share how they are giving back time during the holiday season.

Diversity & Inclusion

Forty-Eight Albertsons Companies Associates Awarded 2022 Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer

We’re thrilled to celebrate our 2022 Top Women in Grocery award winners! Forty-eight Albertsons Companies associates were honored by Progressive Grocer in the Store Managers, Rising Stars and Senior-Level Executives categories.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In Celebration of JetBlue For Good Month and Giving Tuesday, JetBlue Donates 2 Million TrueBlue Points to Charitable Organizations

JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today continues to commemorate November as JetBlue For Good® Month, celebrating all the ways the airline and its crewmembers give back to communities across its network.

Energy

New Jersey Wind Port Sailing Along

The New Jersey Wind Port is a step closer to reality after concrete for the northern wharf was poured last Thursday.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Centering Safety at Booster

Safety is Booster's highest guiding principle. Though our mission is to sustainably fuel fleets everywhere, we recognize that true sustainability prioritizes the safety and longevity of our team members and the communities we serve.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Confidence Through the Cadence Returnship Program

When Sanjita, Lead Application Engineer and Cadence Returnship alum, was ready to re-enter the workforce, she had to learn to navigate new technological developments and trends.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Grand Rapids Nonprofit To Continue Transformative Work With Grant From the KeyBank Foundation

Family Promise of Grand Rapids was awarded a $15,000 grant from the KeyBank Foundation to fill the gaps in the community’s emergency response for families that need shelter now. Grant funds will serve to support prevention, stabilization, and emergency shelter programming and build out additional program space to adequately support our staff and serve families in need.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Ralph Lauren Gives Back on Giving Tuesday

On Giving Tuesday, and throughout the year, we’re committed to making a meaningful difference in our communities around the world, including through our philanthropic programs, like Ralph Lauren Gives Back.

Environment

Bayer Vegetable Seeds: Advancing Sustainability

With our innovative solutions Vegetables by Bayer, along with our Seminis and De Ruiter brands, is actively working to providing what our customers need to grow more sustainably.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Griffith Foods Rob Pellicano Joins Bear Necessities Board of Directors

Rob Pellicano, Global Vice President of Marketing, Griffith Foods, has joined the Board of Directors of Bear Necessities, a not-for-profit with a mission to eliminate pediatric cancer while providing hope and support to those who are touched by it.

Events, Media & Communications

From the Ground Up: How Business Can Drive Financial Inclusion

Join Merck KGaA, CNote and 3BL Media on December 14 at 1 p.m. ET to learn how businesses can use an innovative model to meet their DE&I targets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Consultation to Set Priorities for GRI Standards Development

The draft work program of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), which will guide GRI standard setting activities over the next three years, has been made available for public comment.

Health & Healthcare

Carrefour and Danone With Nine Major Food Manufacturers Wins 2022 SIRIUS Prize in Sustainable Collaboration for Healthier Lives Initiative in France

Carrefour and Danone with 9 Food Manufacturers Win 2022 SIRIUS Prize in Sustainable Collaboration for CGF"s Healthier Lives Lundi C'est Veggie Initiative in France

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Help NBCC in Its Mission to End Breast Cancer

Founded in 1991, the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund’s (NBCC) mission is to end breast cancer through the power of action, education and advocacy.

Diversity & Inclusion

What Veterans Day Means to Cisco's VETS Inclusive Community

Every November 11th, you may see more flags flying and people thanking military veterans for their service.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Help SPLC Dismantle White Supremacy, Strengthen Intersectional Movements, and Advance the Human Rights of All People

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.

Innovation & Technology

Update on Land Betterment's Entrepreneur Zone

E-Zone which offers workspaces, community resources, education & start-up capital to foster & grow the occupant’s businesses looks to expand beyond Kentucky.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Can I Recycle That? Most Americans Look to Packaging First To Determine Recyclability

For companies and brands looking to improve the likelihood their package gets recycled this America Recycles Day, new research reinforces the critical importance of recycling information included on packaging.

Energy

New Cummins CEO Says Energy Transition Is Chance for Company To Shine

Describing her first 90 days as a whirlwind, Cummins Inc.’s new CEO says she believes more than ever this is a moment of truth for the planet and society and an opportunity for the company to shine.

Education

America’s Charities Unveils New Scholarship Program To Help Improve Educational Opportunities, Build a Better-Educated Workforce, and Scale Scholarship Funding

America’s Charities’ new Scholarship Program provides direction on scholarship policy development, manages the application process, provides donation technology to secure scholarship funding, and distributes scholarship money.

Events, Media & Communications

Imagine Live Tour - Unique Experiences Addressing Your Needs

The ImagineLiveTour is tailored to meet our customers' unique needs at more than 60 stops over the next six months.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Upcycle Your Lenovo Boxes Into Cat Houses

If you think we want our boxes upcycled into cat houses... you're absolutely right.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPRI Receives DOE Award To Research Uranium Recovery Options for the Next Generation of Reactors

“Recovering uranium from used nuclear fuel so that it can be used in the next generation of reactors helps to ensure the success of carbon-free generation,” said Neil Wilmshurst, EPRI senior vice president of Energy System Resources and Chief Nuclear Officer.

Education

Through Mentorship, Verizon Volunteers Are Helping Young Women Around the World Excel in STEM

Brianna Hanson, a third-year college student in Kingston, Jamaica, remembers how STEM subjects captivated her as a girl. “Science, technology, engineering and math really intrigued me growing up,” she says.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sands China Receives the Special Olympics' Golisano Health Leadership Award

In September, Sands China was awarded the Golisano Health Leadership Award by the Special Olympics for its long-term sponsorship of the Macau Special Olympics’ Healthy Athletes Program.

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