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.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | T-Mobile

Rediscovering Real Connection in a Digital World

At T-Mobile, we’ve made it our mission to be the best in the world at connecting customers to their world. But during the holidays, I think a lot about a different kind of connection — the kind you can’t get from technology alone.
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Events, Media & Communications

Spark Collaborative Action at Network Effect: Cincinnati – Join Us on Sept. 28

3BL’s Network Effect series has made its way across the country, sparking impactful conversations centered on pressing sustainability and social impact issues and showcasing meaningful initiatives. Now we are bringing the conversation to Cincinnati, OH on September 28.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Speaking of Sustainability: Zac Graffice, Warehouse Leader

Owens Corning has warehouses around the world, and they represent a significant part of our operations. For Zac Graffice, they are also an opportunity to deliver on our commitment to supply chain sustainability.

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Events, Media & Communications

Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Global Citizen Announce the Fourth Annual Global Town Hall 2023

oreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) and Global Citizen, the world’s leading advocacy organization, working in partnership with a worldwide consortium of civil society organizations, think tanks, and universities, today announced its fourth annual virtual Global Town Hall.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Volunteer Spotlight: Alexa Tang, Arity

After participating in one skills-based volunteering event, Alexa Tang was encouraged to continue giving back meaningfully.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Special Shipments: FedEx Lends Planes, Trucks, and People to Nonprofits in Commitment to Social Good

For more than 40 years, FedEx has supported the global eye care nonprofit Orbis in its mission to end avoidable blindness.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Regions Associates Get ‘On Board’ With a Community Leadership Role

To help associates learn more about serving on a nonprofit board, Regions recently launched a training course to provide information and insight on board service, as part of its Degreed learning platform.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

T-Mobile Stands Ready for Hurricane Idalia, Deploys Emergency Teams and Resources Ahead of Landfall

As Hurricane Idalia intensifies to Category 3 and continues its path toward landfall, T-Mobile has activated its emergency plan so when needed, teams can quickly begin recovery efforts to keep communities, first responders and customers along the Gulf Coast and Atlantic seaboard

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Sustainable Development Goals

Cummins Announces Approval of Unblended Renewable Diesel Use in All Industrial High-Horsepower Engines

Cummins Inc. recently announced approval of its entire line of diesel high horsepower engines across all ratings for use with unblended paraffinic fuels (EN15940), often referred to as renewable diesel, including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Proudly Serving Those Who Have Served

Enbridge was proud to be MISSION UNITED’s first funder, awarding UWSV a Fueling Futures grant of $7,500 to help establish the program in 2021, as part of our commitment to build sustainable communities.

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Environment

Green Mountain Energy Customers Avoid 8.7 Billion Pounds of Carbon Dioxide in 2022

Green Mountain Energy customers prioritized protecting the environment in 2022 by choosing renewable energy and carbon offset products to prevent more than 8.7 billion pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) from entering the atmosphere.

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Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Third Bank Collaborates with the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio to Host Wealth Building Wednesdays

Fifth Third Bank, in collaboration with The Urban League's Financial Empowerment Center, is proud to present the next discussion in its Wealth Building Wednesdays (WBW) series, "Generational Wealth in Action!" today, August 30, 2023, during Black Philanthropy Month.

Innovation & Technology

Calhoun Community College Unveils Innovative Building Automation System Lab With Trane and NC3

Calhoun Community College and Trane® - by Trane Technologies celebrate the opening of Calhoun Community College’s new building automation system lab.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cintas St. Paul Rental Location Certified as VPP Star Site

The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally honored Cintas Corporation’s Rental Division Location in St. Paul, MN, as a Minnesota Star certified location during Monday’s ceremony at the location.

Education

Qualcomm’s Thinkabit Lab Encourages Future Inventors To Integrate Sustainable Design

Thinkabit Lab is our homegrown STEM engagement program that introduces students to the invention process through hands-on engineering activities.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Bridge to Sustainability

From our operations to our customers, sustainability is at the core of NRG Business. We have worked together, across functionalities, to develop a comprehensive sustainability framework, placing equal importance on decarbonizing our business and helping our customers.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cisco: Signpost Reminds Us That Great Things Are Possible Through Collaboration

This year’s World Humanitarian Day theme is “No Matter What” – a recognition that the humanitarian community strives to reach people in crisis with lifesaving assistance, regardless of the dangers or difficulties in making that happen.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Joins Better Cotton Discussion on Carbon Finance

Joyce Tsoi, SAC’s Director of Collective Action Programs, participated in a conversation on “Making Carbon Finance Projects Work for Farmers” at the recent Better Cotton Conference.

Research, Reports & Publications

Designing for Sustainability Drives Progress Along Logitech’s Sustainability Journey

Logitech International published its Fiscal Year 2023 Impact Report detailing the Company’s progress toward its sustainability commitments. Logitech is dedicated to removing more carbon than it produces, aiming to achieve climate positive by 2030.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Melba Russell, the Longest Serving Employee in Walgreens History

Retiring was not Melba Russell’s idea, but her hip had other plans. It kept bothering her, and Russell’s doctor said the only way to heal it would be to stay off her feet.

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Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Fifth Anniversary of COMPASS: Helping Address the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. South

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, a 10-year, more than $100 million commitment to addressing the HIV epidemic in the Southern United States.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Crown Holdings Expands Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Certifications to Asia Pacific Region

As part of the commitments laid out in its Twentyby30™ sustainability program to help advance responsible supply chains, Crown Holdings, Inc. has expanded its Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certifications into the Asia Pacific region.

Energy

Investing in Resilience & Access: The Microgrid Energy Landscape

Private investment capital at scale will be necessary to achieve our global energy goals and to avert catastrophic climate change, while also meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and achieving universal access to clean energy.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Webster Bank Corporate Responsibility Report: Responsible Governance

This commitment starts with comprehensive governance structures, policies, management committees and practices designed to ensure transparency in reporting and accountability for our Board of Directors and senior management.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Caring for Those in Need Sends Powerful Message

Entergy Mississippi has committed more than $528,000 from shareholders to The Power to Care program, which provides emergency bill assistance to older adults and customers with disabilities. The Salvation Army administers the program on our behalf to reach those in need.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Foundation Commits $500,000 for Hurricane Idalia Relief

As Hurricane Idalia rapidly accelerates and makes its way towards land, Truist Foundation announced it will donate $500,000 to support relief and recovery efforts for communities across the Florida Gulf Coast and Southeastern Seaboard impacted by the storm.

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