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

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Coronavirus Concerns? Show Your Workers You Care (You Really Care) in Three Steps

COV-19, also known as the coronavirus, is here.

In a blink of an eye, it seems our world has turned upside down.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Pledges $1 Million to Support COVID-19 Hunger-Relief Efforts

Feeding America, Convoy of Hope, Conscious Alliance and food and hunger-relief organizations in the company’s plant communities will be among those organizations receiving immediate funding and donations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet ON Semiconductor’s New Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Department

On Wednesday, March 11th, ON Semiconductor celebrated the development of its newest department, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic Continuing to Increase Ventilator Production to Address COVID-19 Pandemic

Medtronic, the global leader in medical technology, continues to make progress in increasing ventilator production worldwide.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic Perspective: Collaborating to Improve Global Health Access

Medtronic recognizes that access to quality, affordable healthcare is a fundamental right for all people, but the solution to advancing global health access — accessibility, quality, and affordability of care — for more equitable outcomes is not simple.

Environment

Rebecca Vallas: Erasing the Hierarchy of Humanity

Corona Virus Disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is spreading, and threatening the lives of the physically vulnerable, including the elderly and people with a variety of preexisting conditions.

Environment

Trees, a Remarkable Innovation, the Unsung Heroes of Mitigating Climate Change

Forests provide jobs to more than 1.6 billion people, and they serve a critical function for humanity: they absorb carbon from the atmosphere. But, record breaking temperatures and extreme weather of late have fueled massive wildfires around...

Diversity & Inclusion

International Women’s Day Podcast: Celebrating Women as Change Agents

Each year on International Women's Day, we like to take a moment to spotlight the intelligent and driven women in our industry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The UPS Foundation Supports Its Global Network of Humanitarian Partners and Local Community Organizations to Combat the Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus

The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS (NYSE: UPS), announced it has expanded its response to the novel Coronavirus, including new grant allocations, surpassing $6 million to United Nations agencies, humanitarian relief partners and community-based non-profit and international non-government organizations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Profiles in Creating Possible: Bismay Mishra Advocates for Transgender Equity

Educating people about gender identities and sexual orientation can be challenging to navigate in any setting – let alone at a company with employees from diverse backgrounds all over the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Commits $250,000 to Atlanta Braves’ Relief Fund

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced it will be awarding a grant of $250,000 to the Atlanta Braves' Relief Fund to support the needs of hourly workers at Truist Park, CoolToday Park and each of the Minor League Baseball facilities

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Critical Ways America’s Charities’ Nonprofit Members are Helping Communities Respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic

Nonprofits are the backbone of our communities – some more visible than others in their impact and the needs they meet.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful Announces Postponement of Annual Great American Cleanup Campaign

Keep America Beautiful®, the national nonprofit committed to improving and beautifying our communities, today announced the postponement of the 23rd annual Great American Cleanup®.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kim Bowman-Scott: Doing the Right Thing

For years, honey bees have been a stinger in the side of our operations. In the past, an exterminator was called in to destroy the unwanted hives. But Kim knew that the bees could be saved and relocated.

Environment

The Time for Action Is Now, the Time for Trees Is Now

The Arbor Day Foundation hosted and participated in a large number of forestry events at the United Nations Climate Change Conference during the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) in Madrid, Spain.

Health & Healthcare

MTV, Comedy Central & Other ViacomCBS Brands Launch Social Distancing Campaign #AloneTogether

It’s the new normal — for now, at least — and ViacomCBS’ Entertainment & Youth Brands are teaming to raise awareness about social distancing.

Diversity & Inclusion

#EachforEqual: Blackbaud Employees Pledge Commitment to Equality for Women's History Month

Blackbaud believes the world will be a better place when good takes over. The organization continues to demonstrate this by encouraging and implementing more gender equality and female leadership in the workplace.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Preventing a Double Recession for Nonprofits: 5 Things You Can Do to Meet Urgent Needs

Driven by a desire to lend a helping hand, the “hands-on” world of volunteer service connects people to help each other meet community challenges.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Safeway to Announce Seniors-only Shopping Hour to Protect From COVID-19

Joining the Gee and Ursula Show, president of Safeway and Albertson's for the Seattle Division, Karl Schroeder.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Reports on Its COVID-19 Actions and Community Support; Company Pledges $1 Million to Hunger-Relief Causes

The company has announced its pledge of $1 million in cash and product donations for hunger relief and food insecurity as a result of this crisis.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Shares Weekly Economic Update from Chief Investment Strategist

In these uncertain times, Fifth Third’s Chief Investment Strategist shares his weekly economic update. Read his update for the week of March 16, 2020.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Metlife Foundation to Donate $1 Million to Food Banks across the U.S. to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus

MetLife Foundation announced today that it has committed to donating $1 million to food banks across the U.S. to help them deal with increased demand for their services as a result of coronavirus.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Keys to a Great Workplace

Keysight Technologies is grateful to have again been named as a Top 20 Best Workplace in the Bay Area by the Great Place to Work Institute and FORTUNE Magazine. Check out the tips Marie Hattar, Chief Marketing Officer, has for your office environment

Health & Healthcare

Ecocentricity Blog: COVID-19

John Lanier has decided to write his weekly Ecocentricity blog about the COVID-19 virus, and the reason is simple - He's an environmentalist because of his love for humanity, and the actions that we all take now in response to this virus can save human lives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Grid Commits $500,000 to Assist Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island Families Impacted by COVID-19

National Grid is directing $500,000 to support customers affected by the health impacts, financial hardships and disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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