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

Events, Media & Communications

Honoring American Heroes

American Airlines is proud to honor those who serve and have served in the United States Armed Forces.

Energy

Port of Long Beach Drives Toward Zero-Emissions Future

The Port of Long Beach is working closely with Southern California Edison to solidify its leadership in the transportation industry’s effort to improve air quality and overall sustainability through electrification.

Events, Media & Communications

TCFD Publishes Final Status Report and Next Steps

The sixth and final status report prepared by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was released in October.

Environment

Evaluating Carbon Offsets

Welcome back to the second installment in our carbon offsets series. As a brief refresher, our last blog covered what carbon offsets are, the various types of credits, and why using offsets in support of broader decarbonization efforts is valuable.

Research, Reports & Publications

UK Entrepreneurs Less Confident About Growth Than US Counterparts, GoDaddy Reveals

UK microbusiness owners are significantly less optimistic about their national economy and individual growth prospects than US counterparts, according to a new GoDaddy study of digital/online microbusiness owners.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Appreciating the Gift of Water: Lucy Tomee’s Story

Providing ‘safe’ water is about more than access to clean drinking water—it’s why FedEx chooses to support organizations like Water Mission, who build safe water solutions for individuals and communities around the world.

Energy

How Dairy Farmers Are Turning Manure

The Connecticut River cuts between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the White Mountains of New Hampshire and rushes into the heart of Massachusetts, where Denise Barstow Manz stands in the wind, surveying the land her family has farmed for 217 years.

Health & Healthcare

Essity Hygiene and Health Report 2023–2024: Promoting Value-Based Care

The purpose of care in the care economy is to improve health and quality of life for people cared for at a sustainable total cost level. Healthcare systems need to generate value both for individuals and for society at large.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bank Leader McNeill Honored for Work To Increase Military Homeownership

U.S. Bank was recently awarded the 2023 Residential Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Award for Market Outreach Strategies – Large Lender by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

“We Can’t Achieve Net Zero Without the Circular Economy.”

I may be paraphrasing, but this was the sentiment behind a speech given by Costa Samaras, a Chief White House Science and Technology Policy advisor, at an Ellen MacArthur conference earlier this year.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Talks Data on Worldly CSRD Compliance Strategy Webinar

Jeremy Lardeau, vice president of Higg Index at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, joined a recent panel hosted by Worldly, an impact intelligence platform that is the exclusive licensee of the SAC Higg Index Tools.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Teams Up with the Buffalo Bisons to Donate $10,000 to Slow Roll Buffalo

This past baseball season, KeyBank teamed up with the Buffalo Bisons to make a $7.00 donation to Slow Roll Buffalo for each defensive assist the Bisons made on the field. As one of the world’s largest free community bike rides, Slow Roll Buffalo’s mission is to provide inclusive.

Diversity & Inclusion

Albertsons Companies’ Shaw’s Division Honors Veterans With a Field of Flags

To honor veterans and build belonging, Albertsons Companies' Shaw's Division proudly assembled a field of flags at the Shaw's Supermarkets and Star Market Store Support Center (SSC) in West Bridgewater, MA.

Energy

Baker Hughes Announces Milestone Electric-LNG Award for ADNOC Ruwais LNG Export Terminal

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), an energy technology company, announced it has received a letter of award by ADNOC Gas, for and on behalf of ADNOC, to provide two electric liquefaction systems (e-LNG) for the Ruwais LNG project in the United Arab Emirates.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From the SEE® Impact Report: Integrating Automation, Digital, and Sustainability

Global packaging solutions provider SEE® solves critical customer challenges with innovative solutions by applying digital technology, automating the full value chain from production to point of packaging, and accelerating the sustainability progress of customers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Entergy To Sponsor 50th Annual Bayou Classic, Expands Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Entergy is pleased to serve as the diamond sponsor for the 50th Annual Bayou Classic, an annual event that celebrates the rich heritage and legacy of America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Here’s What It Takes To End World Hunger.

We can create a world that's free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Corporation Reaches $125 Million Giving Milestone With Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International today announced that Whirlpool Corporation has surpassed the $125 million in-kind donated product milestone to Habitat.

Environment

New Survey Highlights Demand for Corporate Climate Action

New Harris Poll survey reveals many consumers say they're more loyal to companies that take an active role in protecting the environment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named One of “America’s Best Companies for Veterans” by Newsweek

Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on Newsweek’s ranking of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Veterans.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation Launches a Call for Applications for Organizations Working Across Latin America and the Caribbean

As Whole Planet Foundation crosses the $105MM threshold for funds disbursed, we have set ambitious but achievable goals for the next 7 years. By 2030, Whole Planet Foundation aims to reach 300,000 new microentrepreneurs, smallholder farmers, and vulnerable populations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Paychex Named a Leader in Payroll Services by NelsonHall

This is the seventh consecutive time Paychex has been positioned in the upper right quadrant of the NEAT graph with a leader designation featuring Paychex Flex®, the company’s cloud-based SaaS solution.

Health & Healthcare

Caring for Caregivers: Alkermes Celebrates National Caregivers Month

Today and every day, we give thanks to all those providing care to loved ones. We recognize that caregiving can have an immense toll on one’s overall well-being.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies' Southern California Division Presented $1 Million to City of Hope

Albertsons Companies is committed to a healthy future and supporting our communities. This past Friday, Kevin Curry, President, SoCal Division, presented $1 million to City of Hope, one of the largest cancer treatment and research organizations in the United States.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper Awarded AF&PA Leadership in Sustainability Award for Resilient U.S. Forests

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced its Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Sustainability Award winners. The awards recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in paper and wood products manufacturing.

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