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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Environment | World Wildlife Fund

Grassland Loss in the Great Plains Persists, With 1.9 Million Acres Destroyed in 2022

Annual analysis from World Wildlife Fund’s Plowprint report reveals 1.9 million acres of grasslands were converted for crops in 2022 alone across the Great Plains.

Environment

Subaru and Arbor Day Foundation Partner To Launch Largest Corporate Tree Distribution Program

Subaru of America, Inc.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power of Giving

NRG Energy

Health & Healthcare

Championing HIV Services for LGBTQ+ Youth

Gilead Sciences

Diversity & Inclusion

Making a Difference: The Logitech #WomenWhoMaster Leaders Giving Back to Their Communities

Logitech MX supports opportunities for women and girls to build the skills they need for STEM careers and honors women working in tech and IT with #WomenWhoMaster.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Sofidel Ranks Best in Household Products Industry for ESG Risk Rating

Sofidel, a global household products company received a ESG Risk Rating of 13.6 from Morningstar Sustainalytics, ranking it first out of over 120 companies in the Household Products industry.

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Innovation & Technology

Sustainability Intelligence: The Vital Importance of a Business Technology Platform

Whether fueled by environmental laws or consumer demand, increasing organizational focus on ESG-related goals is opening opportunities for partners – key junctures where their innovations can contribute.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Three Generations of Home Depot: The Casteel-Whisenant Family, Made Up of Six Associates, Shares Their Orange-Blooded Story

Scott Casteel grew up around retail. After years of working in other fields, it took a lightbulb moment at a family meal to make it click. 

“I knew I had to join The Home Depot when during dinner, my father and my ex-wife had what felt like a 20-minute conversation using nothin

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Sustainable Development Goals

Leading a Sustainable Future: Tackling Scope 3 Emissions

Recently, we announced LyondellBasell's new climate ambitions. Today I am writing to give you my reflection on the importance of LyondellBasell's recent bold and significant moves: reducing our Scope 3 emissions.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Cisco: A Love Letter to Planet Earth

As a large, global company, we want to do our part to decrease the GHG emissions associated with our business and help our customers do the same.

Education

SkillUp Coalition Receives $1.5 Million Grant From Truist Foundation To Develop Remote Jobs Catalog

SkillUp Coalition, a national collaboration of nonprofits, training providers, and employers, today announced a $1.5 million grant from Truist Foundation to develop a remote jobs catalog.

Education

New IBM Survey Reveals the Greatest Perceived Barrier to Professional or Technical Skill Development Is That Programs Are Too Expensive

Job seekers, students, and career changers around the world want to pursue roles related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across different industries, but say they are not familiar with career options.

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Environment

Evaporator Flushing Creates Significant Water Savings and Energy Efficiency at Cloquet Mill

Focused on a Thrive25 sustainability goal to reduce energy use, Sappi North America has also successfully reduced water and steam use at the Cloquet Mill.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative LaunchPA

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to present the participants of its newly formed Environmental Working Group (EWG).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Campaigns With Heart Honored As 2023 Halo Award Finalists

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Engage for Good celebrates companies and causes that truly ‘get it’ – companies with heart – with the announcement of this year’s Halo Award finalists.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Regions Financial Named One of America’s Most JUST Companies for Third Consecutive Year

Regions Financial Corp., the parent company of Regions Bank, on Friday announced the company has been named as one of America’s Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital, along with its media partner, CNBC.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx To Launch 11th Annual Small Business Grant Contest

FedEx Corp. recently announced the upcoming launch of its 11th annual Small Business Grant Contest, which will award more than $330,000 in grants and services to ten (10) U.S.- based small businesses. The entry period will be open January 31 until February 21, 2023.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Focus on Supply Chain: Recovery & Reuse of Fiber

International Paper is one of the world’s largest users of recovered fiber. Recovering and reusing fiber after consumer use helps to extend the usefulness of natural resources and to reduce materials to landfills.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carol Cone Honored for ‘Championing Change’ by Campaign US

The results are in for Campaign US’ fifth annual Inspiring Women honorees, previously known as the Female Frontier Awards.

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Sustainable Development Goals

HanesBrands Reaches Solar Energy Milestones

Advancing energy efficiency practices at our facilities is critical to HanesBrands’ sustainability strategy. We have set an ambitious goal of manufacturing with 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

Environment

A Year of Meaningful Climate Progress

2022 was a crucial year for Comcast as we made measurable progress toward our carbon neutral goal and took a critical step in joining the Science Based Targets initiative on climate action.

Energy

Transportation Electrification Gains Momentum

When record-high temperatures brought California’s electric grid to the brink of rotating power outages last September, skeptics of the state’s aggressive efforts to promote the widespread adoption of electric vehicles had a field day.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Believes We All Can Lead Gender Equality Progress in STEM

As a company built on the innovation our products have provided consumers for more than 185 years, we understand the important contributions women in science make — not only to our company’s success — but to our world’s.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

13 Key CSR & ESG Insights From Points of Light’s 2023 Corporate Service Council Summit

On February 7, 2023, Points of Light hosted its annual Corporate Service Council Summit at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public Service in Washington, D.C. The Summit brought together top CSR, ESG and social impact experts and leaders from across the country.

Diversity & Inclusion

Conversations That Inspire: Raising the Stakes

Steph Wagner, National Director of Women & Wealth, sat down with Erin Lydon, President of Poker Power, to discuss how poker is more than a game; it’s a game-changer for women across all generations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Impact Investors Can Help at a Time of Global Crisis. Here’s How

In a time of global crisis, what can be done to accelerate positive change? Impact investors have a key role to play, whether they are entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, financial institutions or big listed corporations.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keysight Technologies Included in 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI)

Keysight’s inclusion in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index demonstrates its long-standing commitment to building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, further supporting the initiatives outlined in the company’s most recent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Rep

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

To Act on Climate Change, Today’s Companies Must Be Water Stewards

As a trio of water experts recently observed in the Harvard Business Review, water is often a hidden climate risk for companies.

Events, Media & Communications

Culture Warriors Have New Straw Men: ESG and “Woke Capitalism”

The ongoing internal culture war in the United States now includes a full-frontal assault on the alleged “dangers” posed to certain investors by those asset managers who embrace sustainable investing and factor in ESG analysis for their portfolio decision-making.

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