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.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Two Months Without Aid

Action Against Hunger

Events, Media & Communications

AB, EMIA and Societe Generale Host the Impact and Blended Finance Conference

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Seneca Joins IWBI’s WELL for Residential Program

Henderson Nevada developer committed to redefining luxury living through purposeful, tech-driven, and sustainable residential communities became an early adopter of IWBI’s WELL for residential program, which is now open for enrollments.

Environment

On National Bird Day, International Paper Celebrates Forestland Stewards Partnership’s Support for Forest Birds Through Habitat Restoration and Sustainable Forest Management

On National Bird Day, International Paper (IP) and longtime partner National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are seeing the direct effects of forest habitat restoration and sustainable forest management to bird populations within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

This Subaru Retailer Lives Its Purpose Hosting Fiestas for Shelter Animals

Fiesta Subaru is living up to its name in a big way. The Albuquerque, New Mexico, retailer brought the pet party directly to its campus with a brand new dog park.

Health & Healthcare

Baker Tilly’s Healthy Outcomes Podcast: Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Healthcare Sector

On this episode of Healthy Outcomes, our host Mark Ross interviews Baker Tilly’s Chief Diversity Officer, Shane Lloyd.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Duke Energy, Coastal Conservation Association Florida Plant 500 Mangroves at State Park Devastated by Hurricane Ian

More than 25 volunteers from Duke Energy Florida, Coastal Conservation Association Florida, as well as special help from Lee County Electric Cooperative, teamed up to lead the restoration by planting 500 red and black mangroves across a 4,400-square-foot portion of the park.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Entergy Delivers Nearly $500M in Economic Impact for Greater New Orleans Region

The greater New Orleans region is enjoying nearly half of $1 billion dollars in economic benefits because the city is host to the corporate headquarters for Entergy, the city’s only Fortune 500 company.

Education

Young People From Curitiba Qualify in Carpentry To Win the Job Market

New Holland Agriculture (brand of CNH) used more than 1,500 kilos of pine and eucalyptus wood to change the lives of 100 young people in vulnerable situations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

World Economic Forum Recognizes Schneider Electric’s Hyderabad Factory as a Sustainability Lighthouse

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced that its Hyderabad, India, factory has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Sustainability Lighthouse.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Health and Wellness Through Dow's Total Worker Health®

Aligned to our 2025 Sustainability Goals, Dow’s Total Worker Health® (TWH) index weighs a composite score based on three strategic elements: Healthy Workplace, Healthy People and Healthy Culture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Environment+Energy Leader Awards 2024: Celebrating Organizational Excellence in Sustainability and Energy Management

Join the 2024 Environment+Energy Leader Awards! Showcase your company's commitment to sustainability & energy management. Speedy entry process, diverse categories & global recognition await. Submit by Jan 19. Celebrate your impact on Earth Day! #EELAwards2024 #Sustainability

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

DP World Posorja Welcomes First Maersk Service Route, Boosting Ecuador’s Maritime Connectivity

DP World in Posorja, Ecuador welcomed the first of three key service routes for Maersk. Maersk recently announced that beginning in January 2024, it would reroute three service routes from the Port of Guayaquil to the deep-water terminal at the Port of Posorja.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx and Operation Warm Give Coats to Children in South America

This year, the South Cone chapter of the Operation Warm campaign evolved between June and September, and left a mark in both Chile and Argentina.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Henkel Employees Make an Impact on Tomorrow

We are excited to share highlights of our employees’ wide range of community service for causes close to their hearts. At Henkel we are confident that we can make a difference for future generations through volunteerism.

Innovation & Technology

A Year of Growth and Innovation at ekō Solutions

2023 was a year of growth, innovation, agility, diversification and customer driven innovations at ekō Solutions, a Land Betterment company.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Delivering Tangible Climate Action Through the Circular Economy

By looking at how your business can reduce waste, reuse, and recycle, take responsibility for any unavoidable emissions, and support climate action projects, you can take tangible action to better manage your IT carbon footprint.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sustainability Report: MPC’s Community Investment Strategy

Our employees are dedicated to helping communities, and we support them through our MPC Giving and Volunteerism Programs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose and Tata Consultancy Services: Enabling Success: Closing Business-Critical Digital Skills Gaps

The world’s first technological—or digital—divide became apparent when people noticed the gaps in opportunity and life quality that existed between people who were able to purchase some the first telephones, and those who were not.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Arla Announces New Sustainability Initiative in Efforts To Lower CO2 Emissions

Arla Foods, owned by more than 8,400 farmers from the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg, set a bold ambition to lead in a more climate-efficient dairy production.

Innovation & Technology

The Cyber Security Shakeup Continues in 2024

Cyber threats and cybercrime show no signs of slowing. The growing risk makes it imperative that organizations constantly evaluate their security posture and take steps to harden their defenses, protect internal networks, and secure data from the barrage of threats.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smoke Detectors for a Safer Season

In an effort to help keep the communities we serve safe, Pepco has donated smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to fire companies in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.

Health & Healthcare

No-Cost Testing Helps Bolster I-HEAL Community Wellness Day in Mississippi Delta Region

Quest Diagnostics recently provided no-cost Blueprint for Wellness® testing to more than 100 local community members who attended a wellness day in the Mississippi Delta region.

Innovation & Technology

HARMAN’s 2023 Year in Review: Our Team’s Top 5 Media Moments

As a global connected technologies leader, HARMAN is always pushing the boundaries of innovation to deliver products that make life easier, more productive and entertaining. In 2023, the momentum continued and our teams delivered cutting-edge technologies.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

U.S. Bank Awards First-Ever Boundless Potential Award to Two Small Businesses

U.S. Bank recently honored two small business clients for their extraordinary commitment to their communities with the bank’s first-ever Boundless Potential award. This award was created to honor the spirit of clients who step up and make a lasting impact in their communities.

Events, Media & Communications

How Disclosures and Regulations Will Affect Sustainability Communication in 2024

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year.

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