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.

Research, Reports & Publications

Momentum Builds Towards Historic Dakar 2026 YOG

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Production & Consumption

Toxic Release Inventory Reporting: A Q&A With Kara and Friends

Antea Group

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beets, Basketball and Mid-Bore Engines

Cummins Inc

Green Infrastructure

Sustainable Home Improvement Is Life Improvement

Our homes are our cradles, now more than ever. With the global pandemic continuing to affect and restrict us, our homes will continue to shape our livelihoods and impact our wellbeing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employees Help Evacuate Patients From Record Flood in China

Merck employees help evacuate patients from record flood in China.

Environment

Decarbonization: The Transition Has Barely Begun

The summer of 2021, with its record-breaking heat waves, devastating floods and wildfires, has vividly illustrated the realities of climate change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2021 Top Employers for Latino Leaders to Be Honored at the 6th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference

The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Sixth Annual National Latino Leadership Conference from September 14th-September 15th via Whova/Zoom.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainability Software Provider Metrio Joins SASB Alliance and Strengthens Ties With Value Reporting Foundation

Metrio has become one of the first sustainability reporting software providers to join the SASB Alliance.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cologix Publishes Its First-Ever ESG Report

Cologix, North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, announced it published the company’s inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Responds to Events in Afghanistan

With the challenges faced by those in Afghanistan and their friends and family here in the U.S., T-Mobile wants to do its part to help customers stay connected to their loved ones during this uncertain time.

Innovation & Technology

Carolyn Gundersen Joins LifeGuides® As Executive Vice President, Enterprise Growth

Carolyn Gundersen joins LifeGuides® as Vice President, Sales. Carolyn comes to LifeGuides® with over two decades of experience in the coaching, learning and talent development space. Throughout her career, she has amplified servant leadership and redefined organizational culture

Events, Media & Communications

VERGE 21: The Climate Tech Event

The urgency of the climate crisis is accelerating — and so, too, is the opportunity to build a clean economy.

Diversity & Inclusion

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2020 ESG Report: Bold Goals for Inclusion & Diversity

In its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, Fifth Third highlighted its six bold goals for Inclusion & Diversity.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Blank Canvas: Can We Make a Totally Recyclable Building?

In a circular economy, how could we design a completely recyclable building? How do we recycle a building or materials in a way that we could really benefit from? Looking back on traditional constructions, old timber houses were often moved, so it should be possible with more natural materials such as brick, wood and glass. If the car industry can do it, we should be able to do the same.

Energy

National Grid Announces Stephen Woerner to Lead New England Businesses

Woerner currently serves as Baltimore Gas and Electric’s (BGE) President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) where he oversees the day-to-day operations of the company.

Environment

Rockwell Automation Showcases Customers' Sustainable Innovations

Trade publication Control Global’s recent article “Sustainability’s Good for Business, Too” recaps “Sustainability: From Vision to Impact,” a Rockwell Automation ROKLive session that showcased sustainable innovations from Rockwell customers.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Intel, Inclusion Comes From Seeing Value in Each Person

Of course, all companies want the best and the brightest. So how do we value those people when we've secured them?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity Announces Janeen Speer As Chief People Officer As the Company Looks to Grow by 300 Roles This Year

Janeen Speer, former VP of Talent from Shopify, has joined Benevity as Chief People Officer. In this newly created role, Janeen will help build upon the company’s purpose-driven culture for Benevity’s rapidly growing, global team.

Media & Communications

Summertime 2021 - Not a Quiet Time for ESG & Sustainability News

If your company has not yet started your sustainability journey, then here in August 2021 the stakes are getting higher for your Board of Directors and C-suite.

Innovation & Technology

Power of 9: Colombia

The Fishing with Mobile Nets program uses wireless technologies, digital content and a virtual community platform to promote the economic and social development of traditional fishermen, women and youth in 13 vulnerable fishing villages in Colombia.

Health & Healthcare

Improve Quality of Connected Medical Devices: Effective Manufacturing Test Strategies

The advent of IoT is driving transformation in healthcare. Rising healthcare costs and consumer demands for better healthcare delivery are driving the widespread use of IoT in healthcare.

Health & Healthcare

Berry Oncology Utilizes Illumina Technology to Accelerate Early Liver Cancer Detection in China

The CEO of Berry Oncology, a subsidiary of Berry Genomics, is overseeing China’s first and only large-scale, forward-looking cohort study of early liver cancer screening based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Makes 5m RMB Grant to Henan Flood Relief Effort

FedEx has donated $771K USD to the Give2Asia Henan Flood Relief, who is partnering with charities in China including the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and the China Women’s Development Foundation to provide relief for flood victims.

Health & Healthcare

The Reinvigoration of Small-Business Benefits

Rising health care costs are hitting both employees and employers hard. In fact, 58% of workers at small businesses couldn’t pay $1,000 or more for out-of-pocket expenses without relying on credit and going into debt if an unexpected serious illness or accident occurred today, according to Aflac’s WorkForces Report.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Auschwitz Institute Launches 'Corporate Foundations of Atrocity Prevention', Its First-ever Course for the Business Sector

The Auschwitz Institute (AIPG) is proud to announce its first-ever course for the business sector: Corporate Foundations of Atrocity Prevention, that will take place from Oct 25 to Nov 13, 2021. Registration now open!

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rising to the Occasion

There aren’t many situations that the American Airlines team at Dulles International Airport (IAD) can’t handle.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Discovery Education K-12 Learning Platform Honored With a 2021 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence for Back to School

Discovery Education's daily learning platform was recently honored with a 2021 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School in the Secondary (6-12) category.

Environment

How to Host a Sustainable Labor Day Gathering

According to a OnePoll survey conducted in 2020 on behalf of Republic Services, many Americans are interested in becoming more sustainable. In fact, 58% of survey respondents shared that they were reevaluating their eco-friendly habits as a result of the pandemic.

Latest Campaigns

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