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.

Events, Media & Communications

The Clock is Ticking for Businesses to Meet Sustainability Targets

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Home Depot Achieves Milestone in Eliminating Harmful Packaging Materials

The Home Depot

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Helps Protect the Environment Through $1M in Grants to Community Partners

Entergy is helping 20 local community partners protect the environment by contributing a combined total of approximately $1 million in shareholder-funded grants through the company’s Environmental Initiatives Fund.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating 25 Years of Corporate Purpose

Throughout 2024, CECP will be celebrating 25 years of purpose–this is a significant milestone, not only for CECP, but also for the entire corporate purpose movement.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Supports Expanded Rural Connectivity in Latin America

CNH’s strategic alliance with Telecom Argentina continues the company’s objective of bolstering connectivity in digital agriculture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2023 Covia Excellence Awards

Every year, Covia recognizes the outstanding work and contributions of Team Members, project teams, and plants, through several awards and accolades. The Covia Excellence Awards are one way we celebrate our team’s efforts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Drive Forward > Give Back With FedEx Picture Proof of Planting

FedEx team members around the world are passionate about protecting the environment in their hometown.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cisco and the Cisco Foundation: Transforming Communities, One Drop of Water at a Time

As part of Cisco’s Purpose to Power and Inclusive Future for All, we invest in solutions that build resiliency for communities, individuals and natural ecosystems, including equitable access to clean and affordable drinking water.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bristol Myers Squibb Releases 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report Demonstrating Progress and Setting New Long-Term Goals

Bristol Myers Squibb published its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report detailing the company’s meaningful progress, evolved strategy, and aspirational goals toward its ESG efforts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cintas Is Recognized as One of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024

Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) has been recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 by Newsweek for its continued commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Diversity & Inclusion

Frito-Lay and Quaker Employee Resource Group Champions Diversity

Frito-Lay and Quaker take pride in fostering an inclusive workplace where every individual feels a sense of belonging, championing diversity through community support.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Day in the Life of an Employee on a RaaS Assignment

At Antea Group, we offer an EHS Staffing solution we call Resources-as-a-Service (RaaS) for clients seeking temporary staffing in environment, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS&S). Learn what its like to work in a RaaS assignment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Volunteer Month: Making April a Month of Meaning

April is National Volunteer Month, so we're celebrating some of Action Against Hunger's best activists.

Education

EarthShare Launches the 30x30 Project: Educating & Empowering Environmental Conservation

EarthShare announces the launch of The 30x30 Project, an educational microsite and promotional campaign, highlighting the United Nation’s 30x30 (“thirty by thirty”) target and six solutions needed to achieve this bold goal.

Environment

Carnival Corporation EVP Joins International Initiative To Reduce Food Loss

In recognition of the company’s food waste management leadership, Jan Swartz, executive vice president of strategic operations for Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, joins the powerhouse ranks of Champions 12.3

Health & Healthcare

Walgreens Boots Alliance Advances Global Health Equity Through Collaborative Partnerships

Walgreens Boots Alliance continues to engage in long-term partnerships at the national and international levels to tackle health issues like poverty, disease prevention, mental health, dementia and cancer support.

Innovation & Technology

Digital Twins: Maximizing Their Value

Imagine unmatched ability to visualize and interact with your data, enabling immediate and actionable insights into the functional and performance characteristics of an asset or system. This is the promise of a digital twin.

Research, Reports & Publications

Recap of Key Factors Driving Women Entrepreneurial Success

In February of 2024, nearly 100 virtual attendees joined the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, the Wells Fargo Foundation and GoDaddy Venture Forward to discuss fresh data on women-led entrepreneurship.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Bank Invests $20 Million in Local Initiatives Support Corporation To Fuel Growth in Under-Resourced Communities Nationwide

PNC Bank has invested $20 million in the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to expand the organization’s efforts to boost economic opportunity and growth in thousands of rural counties as well as across 38 metro areas in the United States.

Health & Healthcare

3 Ways That Artificial Intelligence Is Enabling Resilience in Healthcare

The Covid-19 pandemic heightened existing pressure points in nearly every sector and industry. The pandemic exacerbated the already crisis-level burnout that healthcare workers were struggling with.

Education

Giving Students a New Window on Genomic Technologies

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides amazing insights into health care, agriculture, food safety, and many other disciplines, making it increasingly essential for students to have access to this technology to enhance their career options.

Research, Reports & Publications

Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Our Approach to Operating Sustainably

We work to be a positive force in protecting the environment by continually looking for ways to develop our ESG programs.

Events, Media & Communications

Eastman Naia™ Showcased at Première Vision Paris

The Naia™ from Eastman team was present at this year’s Première Vision Paris, the fashion industry’s most anticipated annual event. Eastman featured its latest sustainable textile innovation as well as its newly achieved Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Veteran Homeowner Finds Community and Partnership Through Home Donation

Oscar Perez III, a U.S. Army veteran medically discharged after being injured while deployed in the Middle East, said his journey to homeownership came with both joy and disbelief.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Principal Financial Group Employee Spotlights: What It's Like To Be a Customer Experience Specialist at Principal

At Principal®, we invest in what matters. And building talented teams is where it all begins. Nahla is a customer experience specialist in the Participant Contact Center in Des Moines, Iowa. In this video, Nahla takes us through her typical workday.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gilead Sciences Champions Equal Pay

Women represent more than half of Gilead’s workforce, and our weighted salary ratio for women to men globally in 2023 was 99.93:100. We'll continue our efforts to champion an environment of equality and inclusion for all.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gildan’s Sign Language Training Program: Encouraging Inclusive Communications in the Dominican Republic

In 2021, Gildan initiated a Spanish sign language training program in three of its facilities in the Dominican Republic.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  2. Responsible Investing
    Responsible Investing
  3. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...
  4. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  5. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  6. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  7. Policy
    Ceres is the leading organizer of investor and company support for climate and clean energy policies in the U.S. By making the economic case for...
  8. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  9. 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...
  10. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  11. Operate Sustainably
    We are aiming to operate sustainably by improving our supply chain and operations to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, living our commitment to...
  12. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  13. Housing affordability
    We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...
  14. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  15. 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...