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.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Spotlight: Eric Michel

I started working at Mosaic in 2007, just out of college. While I was in school, a representative from one of the local government agencies came to talk about environmental protections in the mining industry.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Identifies Growing Health Challenges for Older Americans

These growing challenges have been exacerbated by COVID-19. As a recent survey by the AARP Foundation found, the pandemic undermined healthy routines by isolating people from one another and causing higher levels of anxiety and depression.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Mills Is One of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens

General Mills ranked #2 overall - and #1 in the Food & Beverage category - in 3BL Media 's 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, and is one of only 19 companies to be named among the 100 Best each year since 2009.

Health & Healthcare

United and Abbott Partner to Make Return to U.S. "Worry Free" For International Travelers With Home-testing Kits

United and Abbott recently announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration to use Abbott's BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Home Test and Abbott's NAVICA app to help make the international travel experience more seamless.

Education

Edison International Awards $1.2 Million to 30 High School Seniors Pursuing STEM

Thirty high school seniors in Southern California Edison’s service area have been named 2021 Edison Scholars and will be awarded $1.2 million in scholarships by Edison International to pursue science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) studies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named One of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021

3BL Media has once again named Abbott to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, which recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ESG Performance Propels Cummins to 2021 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking

Global power leader Cummins is proud to rejoin the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. The company’s ranking on ESG Performance propelled it back on to the list, which measures sustainability performance and transparency.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel on 3BL's 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

Intel has ranked on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list every year since 2009 and is the only company in the Russell 1000 to have made the top 10 every year since 2012.

Environment

Keysight Technologies Commits to Net Zero Emissions by End of 2040

In addition to its operational targets, Keysight’s sustainably developed solutions and services enable its customers to meet their own climate goals.

Green Infrastructure

5 Questions With Suparna: Building Green

KFC's Suparna Ukey highlights KFC Building Green – a program to help Yum! Brands reduce the environmental impact its restaurants make on the planet & one of many steps its brands are taking to get the company closer to its net-zero carbon commitment.

Innovation & Technology

From Farm to Fork: How Technology Can Help Lift Smallholder Farmers Out of Poverty

The world produces enough food to feed every individual, yet almost 690 million people continue to go hungry. The irony is that many of those who are undernourished spend their days growing food for others. Smallholder farmers, who cultivate less than 5 acres of land, constitute a large portion of the world’s poor living on less than $2 a day, according to World Bank estimates.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sourcing Ahold Delhaize's First Ever Director of Sustainability & Health for Europe & Indonesia

As the food retail industry continues to change rapidly, fueled by a shift in customer behavior, preferences and market disruption, Ahold Delhaize have committed to accelerate change in five key areas – “healthy and sustainable” being one of these pillars.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Foundation to Partner With Sesame Workshop To Address Racial Justice Through $6.2 Million Grant

The newest phase of PNC Grow Up Great® and Sesame Workshop's collaboration will focus on racial justice and providing children with the foundation for kindness, fairness, and respect, in the critical early years of child development.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Grocery Shopping for a Healthier Planet

"We want to do our part. We want to be incredible stewards to our customers, our communities and the environment," said Darcie Renn, Director of ESG & Sustainability for Albertsons Companies.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sappi North America Highlights Continued Commitment to Communities and Safety in 2020 Sustainability Report

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today released its 2020 Sustainability Report, illustrating Sappi's continued commitment to sustainable development.

Innovation & Technology

A Vehicle Electrification Revolution

Due to advances in technology, many vehicles will offer an electric powertrain as an option or standard equipment in the future.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sharper Focus on Sustainability in Sectors

A consultation has launched to gather feedback on two proposed new Standards under GRI’s Sector Program, which will increase transparency within sectors by focusing attention on the sustainability issues that matter most.

Innovation & Technology

A Workplace for Tomorrow

When Gilead set out to design a new research building, the company had big aspirations. The aim was to build a space that would encourage researchers to focus on their scientific visions of tomorrow.

Innovation & Technology

These Former Video Game Designers Are Using VR at Duke Energy

While they used to work for video game studios, the artists and software engineers of Duke Energy’s XR Lab are now designing virtual reality programs to help keep their teammates safe.

Research, Reports & Publications

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Operations and Supply Chain

Innovation & Technology

Protecting Health Care Data Through Shared Responsibility for Data Security

Tetra Tech’s Nolan Morrison, who supported the implementation of the Data Guardian program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), discusses the importance of collaboration and shared responsibility for protecting personal health information.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Bridges to Combat Asian American Violence

Chinese American Susanna Chiu, director of Energy Services at PSE&G, says the foundation of her 35-year career at the utility is problem-solving.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Recognized by Forbes, Financial Times and 3BL Media for Leadership in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance

Trane Technologies plc, a global climate innovator, recently earned three prestigious rankings: Forbes ‘America’s Best Employers for Diversity’, Financial Times ‘Europe’s Climate Leaders 2021’, and 3BL Media’s ‘100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021.’

Education

Trane Technologies Commits $100 Million and 500,000 Volunteer Hours to Building Sustainable Futures for Underrepresented Populations

Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, announced today that it has launched Sustainable Futures

Research, Reports & Publications

Suzano 2020 Report: Renewing Life Inspired by Trees

Suzano is a Brazilian company and a global reference in developing sustainable and innovative solutions from renewable sources. It is the world's leading producer of eucalyptus pulp and one of Latin America’s largest paper producers, the corporation, through its products, plays a part in the lives of over two billion people.

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