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.

Leidos team members helped plant 100 trees in Peoria, IL in partnership with Trees Forever, the City of Peoria, and the Peoria Park District.

Environment | Leidos

Earth Month at Leidos: Focusing Our Sustainability Lens on the Environment

“The greatest contribution Leidos makes to sustainability is through the work we do for our customers,” Chris Goodman, climate portfolio manager at Leidos, says. “Our teams develop innovative strategies and technologies to help our customers mitigate and adapt to climate change.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $152,000 in Support of Earth Day, Climate Education

Baker Hughes

Environment

International Paper Partners With the Arbor Day Foundation To Plant Breaths of Fresh Air

International Paper Company

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Earth Month With Team Gen

Gen

Yum! Brands, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger Grill logos

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How I Got Here: Burge Diemer

One of my most rewarding accomplishments has been to establish The Habit’s first Equity, Inclusion & Belonging team, launching our first Business Employee Resource Group and the mentorship program to support our young talents’ professional and personal growth.

Dow logo

Education

Beyond Benign and Dow Expand Collaboration To Advance Green Chemistry Education

Dow (NYSE: DOW), a global leader in materials science, and Beyond Benign, a nonprofit organization focused on making green chemistry an integral part of education, announce an expanded multi-year collaboration.

Allen & York Logo

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Hiring Corporate Sustainability Leaders – What You Need To Know

What do you need to know about recruiting for a sustainability role? Read our blog to find out!

GoDaddy Logo.

Social Impact & Volunteering

$960K+ in Donations Raised and 4K+ Volunteer Hours Reported by GoDaddy Employees in 2023

In 2023, GoDaddy employees played a valuable role in working to fulfill our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunity more inclusive for all. Employees donated their time and resources to important causes, and the result was a positive impact.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tide’s Loads of Hope Celebrates National Laundry Day With Donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) Canada

To celebrate national laundry day, Tide, Canada’s #1 trusted laundry detergent brand*, has announced a two-year commitment to RMHC Canada.

Albertsons Companies Recipe for Change logo

Events, Media & Communications

Albertsons Companies’ Vons Store Partners With Local Southern California Artist for Earth Month Mural

For Albertsons Companies' banner Vons, Earth Month is every month. That's why we tapped local artist @ericjunker to combine his passion and unique style with Vons' Recipe for Change™ initiative.

Black & Veatch

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Earns Highest Implementation Partnership with Leading Enterprise Asset Management System Provider, Trimble – Cityworks

Black & Veatch has earned platinum partnership status with Cityworks, a Trimble company. As part of the enhanced partnership with Cityworks, Black & Veatch maintains its expertise with the platform to support clients as they build resilient, safe and sustainable communities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing Identity, Overcoming Obstacles, Igniting a Love of Learning

Taught alongside standard subjects like math and history, culture is embedded in the land-based learning curriculum at Mother Teresa Middle School in Regina, and helps young learners—70% of whom are Indigenous—know and connect with who they are through a commitment to truth.

Jazz Pharma logo

Health & Healthcare

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Employees Wear Purple To Support Epilepsy Awareness and Community

Purple Day spotlights epilepsy and the challenges that people face when living with the condition.

Education

Skill Building: Research Office Offering Memorial Community Free Access to IBM Digital Program

As technology advances and industries evolve, skill building is integral to any student or professional’s toolkit.

Black & Veatch

Energy

Leverage Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles for Engineering, Construction, Operations and Maintenance

Virtually every industry is utilizing Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and reality capture technology. First responders, environmental scientists and even farmers use UAVs and thermal imaging to streamline their operations.

U.S. Bank Logo

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bringing Financial Education to the Heart of a Los Angeles Community

The U.S. Bank Magnolia Place Financial Education Center is designed to provide a welcoming environment for individuals and families with limited access to financial education and services who are looking to expand their knowledge and work toward financial stability.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Operational Resilience

Our Operational Resilience function orchestrates the Company’s emergency operations, business resilience, IT incident response and IT service resilience disciplines.

Environment

IBM: Creating, Enhancing, and Restoring Habitats To Support Biodiversity

By the end of 2023, IBM established 70 pollinator gardens across 26 countries, surpassing the goal of 50.

DICK'S Sporting Goods Logo

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of Its Sports Matter Program With New $2 Million Grant Initiative

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation announced a new $2 million grant initiative in honor of the 10 year anniversary of its Sports Matter Program. The year-long initiative is funded by DSG's giveback program.

Carol Cone ON PURPOSE Logo

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Good for the Great Outdoors With Johnson Outdoors

"If a check would fix the problem, I would've written that check already," said Sam Johnson, founder of Johnson Outdoors. These words embody the company's ethos founded with a reverence for nature and a commitment to its preservation.

Whirlpool logo

Education

Whirlpool Corporation Hosts Youth Solutions, Inc. Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) From Benton Harbor High School for Hands-On “Grill Empire” Simulation

Whirlpool Corporation recently hosted 30 youths with Youth Solutions, Inc. Jobs for Michigan's Graduates (JMG) from Benton Harbor High School to participate in a hands-on "Grill Empire" simulation.

Green Infrastructure

SCS Standards Releases SCS-115 Certification Standard for Product Carbon Intensity and Reduction for Chemicals and Co-Products

SCS Standards is pleased to announce the publication of SCS-115, Certification Standard for Product Carbon Intensity and Reduction for Chemicals and Co-products.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MilliporeSigma Greener Products & Solutions Program Recognized as Top Project in Environmental Impact Category by 2024 Environment+Energy Leader Awards

In the Environmental Impact category, MilliporeSigma’s Greener Products & Solutions program was recognized as a Top Project by the 2024 Environment+Energy Leader Awards.

DP World logo

Energy

Pioneering Sustainable Trade: DP World Implements Charging Station for Electric Trucks at Peru’s Port of Callao

This initiative makes Callao the first port terminal in Latin America to feature this type of infrastructure, promoting decarbonization, environmental stewardship, and operational efficiency.

KeyBank Logo

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region Receives $300,000 Grant From KeyBank for Clean Energy Initiative

Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region has received a grant of $300,000 from KeyBank. The funds will help support clean energy/clean tech career preparation courses to equip young adult job seekers to pursue green economy-related careers in the rapidly growing sector.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Applegate Farms LLC Announces $50,000 Support American Farmland Trust’s Brighter Future Fund

In its commitment to supporting the next generation of farmers, APPLEGATE®, the nation’s leading natural and organic meat brand, has announced a new partnership with American Farmland Trust (AFT) in a $50,000 donation to the AFT’s Brighter Future Fund.

Elanco logo

Education

Elanco's ‘Parvo is Poop’ Campaign Unleashes Awareness and Action on National Parvo Awareness Day

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today unleashed a multi-faceted educational campaign – declaring today as the first-ever National Parvo Awareness Day, aimed at bringing awareness to this devastating and often-fatal puppy disease.

Atlantic City Electric Logo

Energy

Atlantic City Electric Customers Experienced Company’s Most Reliable Service, Thanks to Electric Grid Performance and Resiliency Enhancements

Atlantic City Electric’s efforts to reinforce the local energy grid, add new technology and smart devices and target projects to increase resiliency against more frequent and impactful weather events, resulted in customers experiencing the lowest frequency of electric outages.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane® Honored With Environment + Energy Leader Award for Energy Innovation

Trane® - by Trane Technologies has received “Top Project of the Year Award for Energy Innovation” in the 2024 Environment + Energy Leader (E+E Leader) Award program for its decarbonization-focused program with the State of New Mexico.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

  2. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

  3. Empower by GoDaddy Spotlight Series
    Here at GoDaddy, helping others is something that we’re passionate about. From community outreach to helping our own, we continue to join forces to...

  4. Purpose: Moving for Good and Making a Difference
    Through our global cause initiative, HARMAN Inspired, employees are empowered to participate in meaningful activities that directly impact the...

  5. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...

  6. State Policy
    It is imperative that states maintain and expand policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting clean energy solutions. Strong...

  7. Climate Change
    Ceres mobilizes the most influential investors and companies in tackling climate change as a sustainability issue that must be addressed at every...

  8. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...

  9. Water
    Evolve with the Water IndustryPartner with Black & Veatch to make water supplies more resilient for providers, more affordable for customers, and more...

  10. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...

  11. Community
    By sharing our time, talent, and technology, we aim to inspire, support, and empower our communities, our employees, and the next generation.

  12. Truist Community Development
    Truist’s purpose is to inspire and build better lives and communities. One way we accomplish that goal is by lending and investing in projects that...

  13. The Consumer Goods Forum
    The Consumer Goods Forum (“CGF”) is a global, parity-based industry network that is driven by its members to encourage the global adoption of...

  14. Truist Foundation
    About Truist FoundationThe Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation’s (NYSE: TFC) purpose to inspire and build better lives and...

  15. Responsible Investing
    Responsible Investing