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.

Diversity & Inclusion

Join Accenture's Celebration for International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Did you know that more than 1 billion people worldwide have a disability? That’s more than 1 billion reasons why we all have a role in enabling change for a more inclusive world.

Diversity & Inclusion

2021 Global Inclusive Growth Summit Highlights

Revisit highlights from the 2021 Global Inclusive Growth Summit—a virtual event co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Your Thanksgiving Table; Will Your Favorite Sides Be Available?

For those who think Thanksgiving sides are the best, we couldn’t agree more!

Energy

As Megatrends Reshape Infrastructure Markets, Black & Veatch Announces New Client-Focused Structure

With sustainability-driven global megatrends such as electrification, decarbonization, digitization and resilience aggressively reshaping the critical human infrastructure markets, Black & Veatch announces a new leadership team and operational structure designed to address the goals and issues of its expanding client portfolio.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ecolab Again Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices

Ecolab Inc. has again been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability™ World Index (DJSI), published November 12, 2021, which tracks the leading sustainability-driven publicly listed companies globally.

Research, Reports & Publications

O-I Glass Sustainability Report 2021: A Message from CSO Randolph L. Burns

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, we continued our transformative leadership in sustainable packaging in 2020 and 2021.

Environment

Continuing the Journey to Protect the Mangroves in the Philippines: AI Solutions Show Promise in Wildlife and Site Protection

Since 2015, we’ve worked with local partners on IoT solutions that conserve mangrove ecosystems in the Philippines and Malaysia. Read the latest on the project and discover how new AI solutions are proving themselves

Health & Healthcare

India's Efforts to Help End Hepatitis C Starts With Prison Population

A global nonprofit is leading an effort to help eliminate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who are incarcerated in India.

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy Celebrates National Native American Heritage Month with Entrepreneur Spotlight Featuring Cherilyn Yazzie of Coffee Pot Farms

Cherilyn Yazzie, Owner of Coffee Pot Farms, knows firsthand the physical, economical and generational barriers she has worked through to be a successful farmer in the desert lands of northern Arizona.

Energy

NRG Energy Joins the EV100 Initiative

NRG Energy, Inc. announced its participation in the Climate Group's EV100 initiative, committing to electrify 100 percent of its light-duty fleet by 2030.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

More Than a Job: 3Mers Using Their Expertise to Address Equity Disparities

When corporations tackle social justice initiatives, it is important to go beyond messaging and to look at the unique ways they can put those words into action to have a greater impact on the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Kimberly-Clark and its 'Toilets Change Lives' Program Brings Clean Water and Sanitation Solutions to 7 Million People Across 15 Countries

Globally, more than 2 billion people lack access to basic sanitation, including toilets. Kimberly-Clark and the Kimberly-Clark Foundation have formed partnerships and programs to help address this global health crisis, and the company's 'Toilets Change Lives' program has impacted the lives of more than 7 million people across 15 countries over the last seven years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Recognized as a Best for Vets Employer for Ninth Year in a Row

Hormel Foods Corporation announced it has been ranked No. 32 on Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2021 list. This is the ninth consecutive year the company has made the list.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leo's Guardian Angel Reads Meters

Little Leo has a new guardian angel who reads meters.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Named to 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Whirlpool Corporation has been named to the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) North America Index in recognition of the Company’s ongoing focus on environmental and social responsibility.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

El Abra Funds Projects to Protect the Cultural, Archaeological and Historical Heritage of the Province of El Loa

Minera El Abra recently launched a second “Heritage Fund” to support a variety of initiatives that promote and preserve the culture and traditions of the Indigenous communities surrounding El Abra’s operations.

Green Infrastructure

Data Centers to Prioritize Environmental Sustainability

Data Centers are changing and Schneider Electric is working with its clients and organizational partners in the space to ensure environmental sustainability is prioritized.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Acer Listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for Eighth Straight Year in 2021

Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced that it has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Emerging Markets Index, for the eighth straight year in 2021.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Green Bond Standards Advance, Bringing Greater Clarity for Issuers and Investors

The green bond market, which is anticipated by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to reach $1 trillion annually by 2023, has played an increasingly important role in financing assets needed for the transition to a low-carbon future.

Environment

Swedish Philanthropist Awards World's Biggest Environmental Prize

B4Plastics and GreenWave are given the 2021 Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize for their development of materials for biodegradable fishing gear and sustainable ocean-based food production, respectively. Each prize amounts to $2 million. This means that the world's biggest environmental award is all about food.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Research From Sustainable Brands and Ipsos Highlights Consumers' Willingness to Leverage Their Buying Power to Support Companies' Good Works

New research indicates that nearly 70% of consumers believe that they can influence companies to do better by buying from them when they do.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named to the Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation inducted Abbott into its Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame for the company's sustained, positive impact on society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

South Carolina High School Wins Trane Technologies Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, and the National Football League’s (NFL) Carolina Panthers are pleased to announce Clover High School as the winner of the Trane Technologies Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge.

Environment

Kimberly-Clark's UK Operations Move to Renewable Energy to Manufacture Andrex, Kleenex, Huggies, WypAll and Scott

Kimberly-Clark signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that will lead to the construction of a new wind farm owned by Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust that will make almost 80% of all its electrical power consumption in the UK renewable.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Renews Partnership With the National Park Foundation to 2024

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its expanded commitment to supporting America’s national parks as a premier sponsor of the National Park Foundation’s (NPF) Outdoor Exploration, Parks of the Future, and Resilience and Sustainability initiatives.

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