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.

Environment

Creating a Better and More Inclusive Future Through Regenerative Sustainability

The Cisco Foundation recently made a $100 million commitment to invest in a sustainable and regenerative future through climate solutions. You’re likely to hear the term environmental sustainability in conjunction with climate solutions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

GP's Sweetwater Builds Gypsum and Futures

GP’s Sweetwater gypsum mill just made a sweet deal with the independent school district (ISD) of Sweetwater, Texas. They’re investing $200k into their career and technology education (CTE) program.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ralph Lauren Shares Progress on Environmental and Social Goals in Its Fiscal 2021 Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) has published its fiscal year 2021 annual Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report (FY21 Report), a detailed progress update on its Design the Change strategy.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Betterment Corporation Highlighted by Green Money Journal

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is proud to announce its spotlight article in the June 2021 issue of the Green Money Journal.

Environment

Ralph Lauren Commits to Achieving Net Zero Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) today announced its goal to achieve net zero global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations and its value chain by 2040.

Research, Reports & Publications

HP Commits to Accelerate Digital Equity, Highlights Progress in Its 20th Year of Sustainability Reporting

HP Sustainable Impact is integral to helping the company become the world’s most sustainable and just technology company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Meet Randy Perez-Lopez: Our GroMoreGood Youth Artist Winner

A trip to Guatemala when Randy Perez-Lopez was ten years old stuck with him. It was the first time he had ever visited his grandparents in person. And it was his first time visiting the country where both his mom and his dad grew up.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Impact Cubed Launches Sovereign ESG Impact Data

Impact Cubed, a leading provider of ESG data and analytics, has announced the launch of its sovereign fixed income impact data and multi-asset portfolio reporting tool

Events, Media & Communications

Brands for Good Marks Its Second Anniversary With New Research, Tools and Members, Including Mastercard, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, and Mccormick & Company

Today, Brands for Good, a collaboration of leading global brands working to use their collective influence to help make sustainable lifestyles more attractive

Social Impact & Volunteering

ON Semiconductor Employees Help Change the Face of Men's Health

Movember fundraisers are a global community of fired up Mo Bros and Mo Sisters – aka rock stars making a difference in mental health, suicide prevention, as well as prostate and testicular cancer during the month of November.

Responsible Production & Consumption

LG Captures 2021 USGBC Leadership Award for Outstanding Commitment to Advancing Green Building

LG Electronics USA has received the 2021 USGBC Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council for the company’s LEED Platinum Certified LG North American headquarters campus in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Research, Reports & Publications

WSP Announces the Release of Its Global 2020 ESG Report

Our teams bring global expertise to their local communities, dare to challenge the status quo, and are empowered to accelerate meaningful change.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Balancing the Short- and Long-Term, Simultaneously

The success of a business is measured in myriad ways, sometimes changing hourly, weekly, or annually. In the short- and long-term, a company will find itself facing any number of challenges and it must be prepared to respond or have the foresight to be proactive.

Environment

3 Sustainable Father's Day Gifts

As we begin to gear up for summer and move outdoors, now is the time to gift dad with something he’ll love. And to really go the extra mile, we’ve got three sustainable products that’ll also benefit the environment.

Environment

La Red de Innovación e Impacto Capacitaciones Especializadas

Nuevos talleres y curso para este mes de Junio enfocados en sustentabilidad para pequeños negocios.

Environment

La Red de Innovación e Impacto Specialized Trainings

La Red offers new workshops and courses in June focused on sustainability for small businesses

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch Expands 'Experts on Demand' to Include Data Center Facility Consulting and Advisory Services

Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are increasingly employing more data-intensive applications to conduct business and serve their customers, driving a growing need to upgrade or modernize their enterprise data center infrastructure.

Education

From School Hall to Safari: Creating VR Experiences for Children With Special Educational Needs

When the UK entered its first lockdown last spring, most schools abruptly closed. As students, teachers, and families adjusted, one school kept its doors open for some of its most vulnerable.

Education

Henkel Launches Researchers' World Program in North America

Beginning June 17, 2021, Researchers’ World at Mill River Park will offer free workshops, introducing students to the concepts of sustainability, consumption, recycling, materials science and more.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx and United Way Mumbai Help 400 Women Restart Their Businesses

In honor of International Women’s Day, read how our FedEx Express India team, in collaboration with United Way Mumbai, is helping empower women to restart their small businesses.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Advances Economic Mobility and Racial Equity in Underserved Communities Through $10 Million Investment with Inclusiv

Comcast has committed to invest $10 million aimed at building equity in credit unions led by serving people of color through Inclusiv’s Racial Equity and Resilience Investment Fund

Responsible Production & Consumption

Combining Expertise for More Sustainable Fashion

Ever wonder how much water was used to make your favorite cotton T-shirt? About 2,700 liters, or roughly three years of drinking water.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Students Nurture and Release Painted Lady Butterflies

The International Paper Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, mill, through the International Paper Foundation, has provided an unforgettable, hands-on learning experience for children in its community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Miracle-Gro® Encourages Families to Share the Benefits of Edible Gardening, Expands No Kid Hungry Partnership With the Release of the GroMoreGood™ Harvest Donation Bag

In an effort to spread the joy of gardening and get more children in need access to healthy meals, Miracle-Gro today unveiled its new GroMoreGood Harvest Donation Bag

Social Impact & Volunteering

System Change is Key to Driving Social Impact Work That Matters

The level of system change required to tackle many of the world’s most pressing challenges can seem overwhelming. Sometimes, a simple and unlikely symbol changes our perspectives.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Goals That Inspire: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  2. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  3. Employee Giving & Volunteerism
    We support employees in their desire to give back – connecting them to organizations where they can make a difference.Motorolans are good citizens by...
  4. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  5. Community
    Albertsons Companies stores are much more than a place to buy groceries. We're part of your neighborhood, and we believe in making each of our...
  6. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  7. Advancing inclusion, diversity, and equity
    We believe in zero barriers to opportunity, so we use all the assets we have to advance equity in our communities and within our business. We drive...
  8. Truist Foundation
    About Truist FoundationThe Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation’s (NYSE: TFC) purpose to inspire and build better lives and...
  9. State Policy
    It is imperative that states maintain and expand policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting clean energy solutions. Strong...
  10. ESG Talk: Season Three
    The ESG Talk podcast features candid conversations with business leaders from around the world. In season three, co-hosts Mandi McReynolds, Steve...
  11. ISSP Leadership
    The Governing Board holds responsibility for strategic oversight and fiscal responsibility of ISSP, through three Standing Committees: Strategic...
  12. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way we connect people and possibilities.We support nonprofit organizations working to...
  13. People
    Empowering Team Members, focusing on safety, and strengthening our communities.
  14. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  15. Energy Transition
    Energy Transition Content