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.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Teddy Mendoza: When Crisis Hits Home

As I watch the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which devastated parts of our home state of North Carolina, I am reminded of what it feels like when crisis hits your own backyard. It’s personal.

Diversity & Inclusion

Global Diversity Awareness Month: HARMAN's Journey to Transform Tomorrow, Together

As a global leader in connected technologies, we at HARMAN pride ourselves on an employee base that represents the full diversity of the world we inhabit. In our experience, innovation happens when people with different backgrounds and experiences unite.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Wesco Employees Volunteer at the 38th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

Habitat for Humanity’s 38th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project kicked off recently in East St. Paul. This year's weeklong event is took place at The Heights, where Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity plans to build 147 units, its largest development to date.

Diversity & Inclusion

Supporting Our Veterans at PotlatchDeltic

At PotlatchDeltic, one of our core values is inclusion and respect. To live up to this value, it is important that we focus on the needs of all team members and ensure they feel respected, supported, and valued.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Purpose Alignment: Dave Bender's Story

Looking forward, Dave and his team has set ambitious goals, including ensuring 50% of their finished products meet or exceed global nutrition standards and working toward net-zero GHG emissions by 2030 for Scope 1 and 2, and by 2040 for Scope 3 of their value chain.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Preschool Promise Inc. Receives $390,000 from KeyBank to Address Early Educators Workforce Crisis

KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation announced an investment of $390,000 in Dayton’s Preschool Promise Inc. to boost its Promise Scholars program.

Innovation & Technology

Driving Toward Cleaner Air: Innovations in Aftertreatment for Regulation Compliance

Cummins Emission Solutions supports OEMs in their path to cleaner diesel solutions with a robust portfolio of components, including DEF and hydrocarbon dosing systems, mixers, e-heaters, and DEF filters.

Social Impact & Volunteering

B4SI Announces Dates for Global Annual Conference

B4SI's flagship event to take place virtually on 20th and 21st November 2024.

Events, Media & Communications

The Civic 50 Survey Launches Dec. 10

Join us today, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. ET. to learn how to build a case for participating in the 2025 survey for The Civic 50. We will discuss the benefits of being recognized and how this tool can be used for benchmarking your company’s CSR program.

Diversity & Inclusion

More Than 50 Women From Agriculture Meet in Córdoba With “Women in Campaign”

Women in Campaign, a program promoted by New Holland, a CNH brand, celebrated Rural Women's Day in the province of Córdoba.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SLB Technology Innovations Recognized at the 2024 Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards

The annual Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards honor cutting-edge innovations and technological advancements in the energy industry.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AF&PA Recognizes International Paper With 2024 Sustainability Award

The American Forest & Paper Association today announced its Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Sustainability Award winners. International Paper was selected for the Leadership in Sustainability – Resilient U.S. Forests category.

Health & Healthcare

Leidos Awarded Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Operations Contract

Leidos announced a new contract to modernize the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), a critical system that delivers vital organ transplant information to patients, donors, and healthcare providers.

Environment

Southern Company Celebrates 25 Years of Environmental Stewardship With Initiatives Supporting Waterways, Wildlife, and Ecosystem Conservation

Southern Company’s focus on biodiversity and environmental stewardship is integral to our identity and summarized in our Biodiversity Principles.

Research, Reports & Publications

Getting Connected: Digital infrastructure Overhaul Sparks 280,000 Jobs Nationwide, Finds GoDaddy and UCLA

Job creation due to digital infrastructure investment skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic. Recent data from GoDaddy and UCLA Anderson Forecast shows that digital infrastructure improvement created 280,000+ jobs nationwide - equivalent to the population of Reno.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wesco and Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity; Creating Brighter Futures and Transforming Lives

Wesco, as an inaugural sponsor of Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity, has provided support for the home repair collaboration that transforms lives and builds brighter futures. Read about Derek, an Army veteran with 24 years of service, and the home that has been in his family.

Innovation & Technology

Tune Out the Noise This Holiday Season

Ahead of the holiday season, JBL, the leading audio brand known for pushing boundaries through sound and innovation, set out to learn more about how Americans will combat the biggest travel stressors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mastercard: In Colombia, Building Businesses by Bridging the Digital Divide

To help entrepreneurs like Rosa Rodrigues make their mark, the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth last month launched Mastercard Strive Colombia, part of its global initiative to help digitally transform small businesses.

Education

Partnering for Impact: How Community Organizations & Corporations Can Change the Course of STEM Education

The Mill River Park Collaborative in Stamford, CT, and its partnership with Henkel Researchers’ World is an example of how corporations and community organizations can collaborate on programming to promote STEM education year-round.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Kingsford Provides Hurricane Relief With BBQ Meals for Those in Need

Driven by a mission of bringing family and community together over barbecue, but more importantly bringing food to those in need, the Kingsford brand was compelled to aid in the relief effort.

Research, Reports & Publications

How Practitioners Really Feel About CSRD

During Climate Week NYC, Workiva released a report with research on how companies are getting ready for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and how practitioners feel about it. Dig into the findings in this crossover episode with ESG Talk host Mandi McReynolds

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific's GP PRO Teams Raise $12K+ to Support the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research!

Eric Jungslager and CHRIS NAKOS recently co-hosted our first Rally 5K Fun Run/Walk in memory of Rally kid Caroline Belcher.

Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Pact for the Future Highlights Role of Sport for SDGs – IOC President Thanks World Leaders at Summit of the Future

Addressing world leaders during the Summit of the Future at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach thanked them wholeheartedly for including sport in the Pact for the Future.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Exclusive Data Reveals All-Time High Corporate Social Responsibility Impact in UK

New Exclusive Data Reveals All-Time High Corporate Social Responsibility Impact in UK. Research from Benevity shows UK businesses are embracing enterprise-wide impact with increased investment

Education

National STEM Day: AMD Empowers Students Through an Interactive Computer Build

Amid the bright backdrop of Q2 Stadium, home to Austin FC, AMD welcomed 45 students and staff members from the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin, TX, for a special hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) experience

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