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.

Woman working at a vegetable stand

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives | The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

To Measure Social Impact, We Could Start by Using the Tools We Already Have

An initiative called Project Kirana, launched by Mastercard and its partners, helped Renu adopt digital payments, creating the formal transaction history that would show her business was booming.

Research, Reports & Publications

Suncor Issues Its Annual Report on Sustainability and Climate Report

Suncor Energy

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox Automotive Presents 2023 Leader in Sustainability Award To Mark Miller Subaru

Subaru of America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

It’s Personal: Kimberly-Clark’s Lori Shaffer Describes Purpose-Driven Supply Chains

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing Diversity and Amplifying Indigenous Voices

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples celebrates the rich cultural diversity of Indigenous people worldwide while raising awareness and support for the protection of their rights.

Ceres | Sustainability is the bottom line.

Environment

Major Fleet Operators Call on States To Expand Clean Vehicle Access Across the U.S.

Commercial fleet operators are urging governors across the country to accelerate and support the shift to zero-emission vehicles by adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rules in their respective states.

KeyBank Logo

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Trailhead’s You Lead Idaho Program Receives $200,000 Grant From KeyBank

KeyBank has awarded a $200,000 grant to Trailhead, a non-profit organization offering mentoring and support services to Idaho student entrepreneurs. The grant will allow Trailhead to expand its You Lead Idaho program and empower more students through education.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Advancing Corporate Responsibility: A Message From Dr. Lisa Su, AMD Chair and CEO

At AMD, we push the limits of high-performance and adaptive computing to solve the world’s most important challenges.

CNH Logo

Education

New Holland Arrives at Expo Rural With a Focus on Education, Sustainability, and Family

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, presented the T6.180 Methane Power tractor and their most chosen equipment for the agricultural-livestock sector at the 135th Rural Expo that took place in July.

Education

Advancing Reconciliation Through Education

The rates of Indigenous students attending and completing post-secondary education have been rising in Canada over the past decade, thanks to meaningful reconciliation actions by schools, organizations, businesses and government.

Dow logo

Responsible Production & Consumption

Advancing Water Stewardship and Resilience

As one of the largest materials science companies in the world, Dow depends on a steady supply of fresh water to create the products that are essential for everyday life and human progress.

FedEx logo

Sustainable Development Goals

Optimizing Energy Management at FedEx Facilities

We aim to continuously improve the sustainability, reduce the environmental impact, and increase the efficiency of our more than 5,000 air and ground hubs, local stations, freight service centers, and retail locations.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Edison International 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report: Creating Greater Accountability in DEI

SCE BRGs and Edison Energy ERGs play a large role in putting DEI at the heart of our culture.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Joyce St. Clair Appointed to Bread Financial’s Board of Directors

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. announced that Joyce St. Clair, a veteran financial services senior executive, has joined the Company’s board as an independent director, effective July 10, 2023.

Taproot logo

Events, Media & Communications

Prepare Your Nonprofit’s Holiday Giving Campaign

Register for Taproot's August 31 webinar to learn how your nonprofit can stand out during the crowded holiday fundraising season.

Vanguard Renewables logo

Energy

Expansion Nationwide to 150 RNG Sites Are in the Plan

On episode 184 of The Green Insider, Neil Smith, CEO of Vanguard Renewables, discusses food waste, manure, landfill, carbon accounting, natural gas prices, and the carbon intensity (CI) score.

Innovation & Technology

How The World’s Largest Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Service Went Carbon Neutral

With a fleet of more than 330,000 vehicles, 3.1 million active guests, and availability in more than 11,000+ cities, Turo has become an industry disruptor in the peer-to-peer car sharing space, offering a modern alternative to traditional car rental agencies.

Walgreens Boots Alliance logo

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Jamie Fintz, Art Director, Marketing, Walgreens

In August of 2017, my whole life changed. I was hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Education

Building a Brighter Future: Back-to-School Season Begins for The Home Depot Foundation’s Path to Pro Students

Just as the remaining summer days are winding down, a new season of learning arrives. In partnership with SkillPointe Foundation, The Home Depot’s Path to Pro program is redefining the back-to-school experience, equipping students with the essential tools.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition logo

Responsible Production & Consumption

“Greenhushing” Is a Dangerous Step Backwards for Consumers

In the latest blog post, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) features Sandra Capponi, Co-founder of Good on You and Board Advisor at the SAC, who discusses greenhushing and the risk it poses to achieving greater transparency, and ultimately driving greater action.

GoDaddy Logo.

Diversity & Inclusion

Own Your Career Podcast — Have Confidence in Yourself: Meet Geoffrey Brown

Hello, and welcome to the Own Your Career Podcast. My name is Janelle Jordan, and I’m a Program Manager on our Talent, Performance, and Engagement Team, and I am so excited to be here with you. Throughout this series, you will hear inspiring interviews with employees.

Events, Media & Communications

The “Future” of the Climate Change Crisis Is Here Today – Whether U.S. Politicos Agree or Not

As we prepare this issue of the Sustainability Newsletter, we cannot look away from six facts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

AMD Showcases How Innovation and Partnerships Advance Corporate Responsibility

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today released its annual Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report, detailing progress toward goals spanning environmental sustainability; digital impact; supply chain responsibility; and diversity, belonging and inclusion.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How a Mini Food Creator, a Pepper Farming Duo, and Other Iowans Are Accelerating Their Businesses

The Drake University Business Clinic has helped budding entrepreneurs around Iowa develop their business plans.

Chemours logo

Energy

Chemours New Johnsonville Featured in the U.S. Department of Energy Road Show Series for Decarbonization Efforts

Decarbonizing America’s buildings, homes, and plants is critical in the fight against climate change.

KeyBank Logo

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Invests $800,000 in Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

KeyBank announced an investment of $800,000 in The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland to increase meaningful access to courts and government agencies and access to justice for people with low-income.

Logo

Health & Healthcare

The Global Rise of Healthy Building Policy

The past few years in the United States have seen remarkable progress in the adoption and implementation of healthy building policies.

Energy

Challenging Ourselves To Lead in Sustainable Energy

Our commitment to sustainability means striving to create shared value with our stakeholders - empowering people to achieve more, contributing to progress in our communities and protecting the environment we all share.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Extends Capacity-Building Support for the Asian Community Development Council

Las Vegas Sands announced it has donated $175,000 to the Asian Community Development Council (ACDC), building on the company’s Sands Cares partnership with the leading nonprofit organization serving the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in Southern Nevada.

Latest Campaigns

  1. State Policy
    It is imperative that states maintain and expand policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting clean energy solutions. Strong...

  2. Focus on People
    We are focusing on our people through strengthening our business by embracing our differences, doing the right thing when helping our communities, and...

  3. Sustainability Leadership
    The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key...

  4. Small Business Growth
    We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

  5. Policy and Advocacy
    Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

  6. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

  7. Marathon Petroleum 2022 Sustainability Report
    Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...

  8. Shared Planet
    Chemours is committed to reducing our footprint through individual initiatives and actions – from plants to people – including by reducing emissions...

  9. Climate Change
    Ceres mobilizes the most influential investors and companies in tackling climate change as a sustainability issue that must be addressed at every...

  10. Taproot Foundation's Research and Resources
    Taproot Foundation, a national nonprofit, connects nonprofits and social change organizations with passionate, business professionals who share their...

  11. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...

  12. Strengthen Communities
    We are working to strengthen our communities by investing and honoring our veterans, being the first on the scene with disaster relief, and helping...

  13. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship

  14. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

  15. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...