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.

Diversity & Inclusion

Southwire Launches Phase Two of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Website

Southwire treasures the diversity of its employees and the communities that it represents and serves, and the company’s four key values – trust, empowerment, consistency and inclusion – are the foundation of the organization’s DEI strategy.

Energy

Wells Fargo, Elevate Team Up To Boost Access To Clean, Affordable Energy and Jobs

As climate change accelerates, underserved communities and people of color are increasingly vulnerable to higher energy burdens, unhealthy air quality, and extreme weather.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AccountAbility Receives Prestigious Global ESG Award

AccountAbility Awarded Best ESG Strategy Development Partner Global 2022 by Capital Finance International (CFI.co)

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ESG Investing: Engaging With Companies on Human Rights and Diversity

Active ownership plays a central role in managing risk and performance in ESG investing. Global Head of Sustainable Investing and Stewardship Julie Moret highlights examples on how active ownership works with human rights and diversity.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Details of the Deal: Inside Nasdaq Acquisition of Metrio

As part of its commitment to helping corporations achieve impact in their ESG journey, Nasdaq has acquired Metrio, a Montreal-based SaaS provider with a platform for collecting, tracking, analyzing, disclosing and communicating on granular ESG data.

Energy

Eager To Electrify: Gen Z and Millennial Homeowners Motivated To Buy Electric Outdoor Power Equipment, According to Stanley Black & Decker Survey

A new survey released recently from Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the world's largest tools company and outdoor equipment leader, found that the majority of homeowners prioritize their lawn and garden equipment as much as recreational items

Research, Reports & Publications

Mondelēz Snacking Made Right Report: Environmental Resilience

By tackling deforestation, we are helping to combat climate change and promoting sustainable supply of key ingredients.

Diversity & Inclusion

FedEx Spotlight: Hispanic Small Business Keeps the World Warm, One Baby at a Time

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, FedEx is spotlighting a small business, Whimsical Charm, from the third cohort of the FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab beginning this fall.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Community During Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to continue honoring that long-standing commitment and showcasing its impact on the Hispanic and Latin community globally.

Environment

Small Businesses Key in Tackling Climate Change

At Meta, we recognise the urgency to act against climate change and have set an ambitious target to be net zero by 2030 across our entire value chain–while we have already reached net zero for our own operations in 2020.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hispanic+Latin Heritage Month: Heberto C.

To celebrate and honor this month, we're amplifying the voices of those within the Hispanic+Latin community. They will share their journey and experiences that led them to where they are today. Read Heberto's story below.

Diversity & Inclusion

AEG Partners With Avion Tequila To Present Fiestón en La Plaza, a Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration for the Downtown Los Angeles Community

On Oct. 1, 2023, AEG partnered with Avión Tequila to present Fiestón en la Plaza, a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month that highlighted the impact that Latin American people and culture have had on the city of Los Angeles, CA.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane® by Trane Technologies Receives European Heat Pump Association's People's Choice Award

Trane® by Trane Technologies has been awarded the European Heat Pump Association’s (EHPA) People’s Choice Award for its Thermal System installation at Broomfield College in Derby, United Kingdom.

Environment

Accelerating Regeneration for a Decade of Action

When Walmart set a goal to become a regenerative company in 2020, we knew that even if we did not have a clear roadmap for every issue, it was our responsibility to set a vision for the kind of future we wanted to help drive.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Bank Expands PartnerUp® Career Pathway Initiative to High Schoolers in New Markets

PartnerUp®, a PNC Bank-led initiative aimed at steering high school graduates into well-paying careers in high-growth industries, is moving into Cleveland and Birmingham after a successful five-year run with Pittsburgh area school students.

Education

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Educators and Students Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances

Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Health & Healthcare

Virus Hunters Map How COVID-19 Variants Travel

In a study in Virus Evolution, our Pandemic Defense Coalition partner Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formation and Abbott’s Virus Hunters looked at lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Senegal over six months.

Diversity & Inclusion

Total Rewards: Inside the HR Strategy That Helps To Foster Inclusive Workplaces

In an effort to recruit and retain talent, companies are increasingly developing employee engagement programs centered on wellness as well as personal and career growth.

Energy

Cummins' Second Largest Solar Farm Goes Live at Rocky Mount Engine Plant

With a mission to power a more prosperous world, global power leader Cummins Inc. continues to make significant investments in solar energy with the installation of Cummins’ second largest solar array

Environment

Working Forests for Birding Field Day at Bembry's Mill Tree Farm

The forestry and birding communities share a passion for being good stewards of the forests in the Southeast, so it was great to bring members of the Georgia Forestry Foundation and Georgia Audubon together for a Working Forests for Birding Field Day at Bembry's Mill Tree Farm in Hawkinsville.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Illumina's Newest Employee Resource Group, iLatinx, Supports Employees and Advocates for Diversity in Life Science

Many corporations and companies have adopted employee resource groups, or ERGs, into their work cultures to help employees from minority and marginalized backgrounds feel welcome and to provide career support and development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

McKeesport Girls Basketball Team Joins Swin Cash for HOF Induction

Check out the photo diary and reactions from an unforgettable journey the team shared with a McKeesport legend.

Energy

Hackensack Meridian Health Saves Money With Energy Efficiency Upgrades

Director of Sustainability at Hackensack Meridian Health Kyle Tafuri understands the link between a healthy environment and overall community health.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cleveland Flower Walls Wins Key4Women, Score Cleveland Women-Owned Business Pitch Contest

KeyBank’s Key4Women program and SCORE Cleveland announced Cleveland Flower Walls as the winner of the second annual business pitch contest for women-owned businesses located throughout Northeast Ohio

Diversity & Inclusion

The Entrepreneurial Spirit of Baltimore | Made in America, Season 4, Ep 1

Introducing the premiere of Made in America: Baltimore, a YouTube docuseries produced by GoDaddy, the company helping millions of microbusinesses and entrepreneurs succeed, to shine a spotlight on enterprising entrepreneurs in vital American cities.

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