3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The Nation’s Only National Fellowship to Support Diverse Women and Girls in K-12 Education. SOURCE: Bath & Body Works. DESCRIPTION: COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Thirty Dr. Patty Diversity Fellowships are being underwritten by Bath & Body Works, a global leader in personal care and home fragrance. Named in honor and memory of Dr.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 14, 2022
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3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
SOURCE: DICK'S Sporting Goods. DESCRIPTION: There's no better way to take part in National Public Lands Day (NPLD) than to get outside to protect and preserve our public lands for future generations. That's exactly how more than 240 Public Lands store employees ( guides ) and local community members (explorers) spent the day on Sept. 24. In recognition of NPLD and to celebrate the one-year anniversary of DICK'S Sporting Goods' first Public Lands store, the outdoor specialty retailer hosted a ser
ESG Today
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Mercedes-Benz announced today that it converted an €11 billion revolving credit facility into a sustainability-linked loan, with terms tied to climate-related goals aligned with the company’s sustainability strategy, Ambition 2039. Sustainability-linked debt is one of the fastest growing areas of sustainable finance , with attributes including interest payments tied to an issuer’s achievement of specific sustainability targets.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Program to prepare, certify and position Latinos for the future through tech ed and job skills. SOURCE: IBM. DESCRIPTION: WASHINGTON, October 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) announced today its collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM ) which includes leveraging IBM SkillsBuild – a free education program that helps students and adult learners develop valuable new skills and access career opportunities in technology fields – by providing digital content, personalized mento
Cisco CSR
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Inspiring discussions around innovative tech . Technology has typically had a reputation for being exciting and inventive. Unfortunately, this hasn’t always been the case for security. But times have changed. We are now recognizing the crucial role security plays in any groundbreaking technology. Without strong defenses, even the most visionary app is likely to crash and burn.
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Energy Central
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The article linked below under Read More describing government efforts is a good start at helping consumers identify safe IoT products, but much more is needed to provide software consumers with visibility into the trustworthiness of apps in app stores, which are collectively the largest distributor of consumer commercial software on the planet. Apps within app stores are commonly used by.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
SOURCE: Logitech. DESCRIPTION: Recently, teachers from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) had the opportunity to select Logitech products for their classrooms to provide thousands of students with the latest computer accessories, keyboards and mice to speakers and headphones, equipping them with the resources they need for in-class and remote learning. “This is an incredible opportunity for Logitech to give back in a meaningful and sustainable way, with hundreds of students benefiting by using high pe
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 14, 2022
by Anna Linhoss, Auburn University When storms like Hurricane Ian make landfall, the first things they hit often are barrier islands – thin ribbons of sand that line the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It’s hard to imagine how these narrow strips can withstand such forces, but in fact, many of them have buffered our … Continue reading Barrier islands are natural coast guards that absorb impacts from hurricanes and storms.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Get to know one San Diego-based scientist who’s making a global impact on health. SOURCE: Illumina. DESCRIPTION: As a scientist on Illumina’s Assay Research team in San Diego, Suzanne Rohrback works with colleagues to come up with new ways next-generation sequencing (NGS) can maximize insights from a sample—such as cells from a tumor or a tube of blood—extracting as much information about it as possible, as efficiently as possible.
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Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.
Impakter
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Impakter. Taxing Cow Farts: New Zealand First Country to Curb Agriculture Emissions. On October 10, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, and Climate Change Minister James Shaw gathered on a farm in Wairarapa on the southeastern corner of the North Island. The goal of the visit was to announce a new plan for reducing and regulating emissions from New Zealand’s agricultural industry.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
SOURCE: 3M. DESCRIPTION: The shift to hybrid work just became easier. Thanks to a recent co-innovation between 3M and Microsoft, the new Post-it® App for Microsoft Teams allows users to generate and organize ideas with the power of a digital whiteboard tool. With many great ideas starting as thoughts written on a Post-it® Note, the Post-it® App for Teams takes it one-step further, bridging the gap between the physical and digital worlds.
Impakter
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Impakter. C40 Cities Summit: Mayors Called to Fight the Climate Crisis. Next week, on October 19-21, the triennial C40 climate action conference will be held both in person in Buenos Aires and live-streamed online. The summit will bring together mayors from across the globe as well as business professionals, campaigners, scientists, and youth leaders to “show the progress global cities have made in confronting the climate […].
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
SOURCE: Alibaba Group. DESCRIPTION: By Ivy Yu , Chloe Shen. Alibaba Group is helping to close the digital divide with artificial intelligence (AI) that aides the elderly and visually impaired gain access to daily services, from transport to online shopping. The Hangzhou-based company is making its platforms more inclusive with options featuring larger fonts, simplified navigation and voice assistance.
Speaker: Hortense Grouvel
In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op
Stacey Higginbotham
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Microsoft and Mercedes-Benz built up a relationship in the cloud : Microsoft wants to be the IT side of any IT-OT convergences, and a new deal with Mercedes-Benz shows how it has built infrastructure to bring plant data into IT environments for analysis. Mercedes-Benz, meanwhile, has built its MO360 Data Platform to connect 30 passenger car manufacturing plants to Microsoft Cloud to help meet sustainability and production goals. ( Microsoft ).
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
SOURCE: Gildan Activewear. DESCRIPTION: With widespread operations in Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic, and close to 500 employees of Hispanic heritage in the United States, Hispanic culture runs deep in Gildan’s daily operations. This year, Gildan ran a month-long internal and social media campaign, featuring stories of a few employees to hear how their Hispanic identities play a role in their #LifeatGildan.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Asian Americans play a key role in creating a more sustainable and inclusive economy. A new report explores the challenges this group faces and how companies can better support them.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
SOURCE: Applied Materials. DESCRIPTION: By helping girls from diverse backgrounds grow their self-confidence and knowledge around STEM, we are supporting the next generation of diverse female leaders. As we enter the fifth year of the Applied Materials Foundation’s Generation Girl initiative, we are grateful for the dedication of our grantee organizations and employee volunteers, who remind us every day of the power of opportunity.
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Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission
B the Change
OCTOBER 14, 2022
How Businesses Can Advocate for a More Resilient and Inclusive Economy (Photo by RF._.studio ) In the midst of global challenges?—?a pandemic, racial inequality, and economic instability?—?that affect all communities, business leaders face a choice as they look to the future. Do we want business as usual, or should we instead seize the opportunity to rebuild and collaborate to create an inclusive and regenerative economy that better serves all people?
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
SOURCE: Kohler Co. DESCRIPTION: This Global Handwashing Day , Kohler is celebrating the importance of handwashing and highlighting the ongoing need for universal hand hygiene. A universal solution requires universal effort. At Kohler, we are committed to contributing our safe water and sanitation expertise to partnerships and products that make a positive impact—in our own communities and around the world.
ESG Today
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Climate-focused investment firm Galvanize Climate Solutions announced the appointment of Joseph Sumberg to launch its sustainable real estate platform, and serve as Managing Partner and Head of Galvanize Sustainable Real Estate. Galvanize was launched last year by Hall Capital Partners founder Katie Hall and hedge fund billionaire and former presidential candidate Tom Steyer, as a mission-driven investment platform to provide capital, expertise and partnerships necessary to produce and scale urg
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Qurate Retail Group is working to elevate disability-owned businesses and hosting events for team members on the history and achievements within the disability community. SOURCE: Qurate Retail Group. DESCRIPTION: In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Qurate Retail Group SM is using its production resources, television broadcasts and digital platforms to support disability-owned businesses and is hosting events for team members to celebrate the history, contributions and ach
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Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.
ESG Today
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Climate-focused investor engagement initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) announced today the results of the most recent round of Net Zero Company Benchmark assessments, examining the emissions reduction goals, decarbonization strategies and climate disclosure practices of the world’s largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting companies. The assessment indicated that major emitters continue to make progress on setting net zero commitments, but many have not advanced on setting transition strategies
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
By Jon Freier, President of Consumer Group. SOURCE: T-Mobile. DESCRIPTION: Weather is more unpredictable every year. Communities in disaster-prone areas prepare for the worst, yet sometimes there's no safeguarding from the force of nature. Take Hurricane Ian, the fifth-strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States. After pummeling Cuba, Ian recently hit the western coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm and made landfall again in South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane.
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Investor pressure and SEC regulations have helped increase the overall ESG efforts from information analyzed in a report from Haynes and Boone and EnerCom. The post US Oil and Gas Companies Make ESG Strategies, Slower on Net Zero appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
SOURCE: The Home Depot. DESCRIPTION: Long before Henry Yanes founded plant nursery Pure Beauty Farms with his brother Victor, he remembers growing up in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution. “My mother and grandparents quickly put me on a plane to the U.S. with nothing but a badge that displayed my name, blood type and the names of family friends with whom I’d stay with in Miami,” Henry recalls.
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In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The Environment+Energy Leader Honoree program is an annual list that recognizes environment and energy management “doers.” Here, Tina Halfpenny talks about the challenges of mitigating light pollution as well as opportunities that still remain for LEDs. The post Meet the Honorees: Tina Halfpenny, Executive Director, DLC appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Follow Susan Clayton’s entrepreneurial journey as she starts a gear brand in Baltimore and ensures the operations continue to run smoothly despite big challenges. Brought to you by GoDaddy. SOURCE: GoDaddy. DESCRIPTION: “It’s hard to pitch your business, especially when you need the money.” – Takia Ross, Owner, Accessmatized. Business owner and running mittens inventor Susan Clayton is about to go on stage at the Crab Tank, Baltimore Homecoming’s Shark-Tank-style pitch competition.
Impakter
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Impakter. Netherlands Now Facing Drought After Centuries of Fighting Too Much Water. Two-thirds of the Netherlands’ population, including its capital city of Amsterdam and several other major population centres, lie below sea level. The country’s low-lying, swampy environment bears witness to the country’s centuries-long battle with water. Canals carried the water away after being pushed out of soggy fields by windmills.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Join us to Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene! SOURCE: Essity. DESCRIPTION: During the COVID-19 pandemic it became obvious to the world that proper hand hygiene can help save lives for people everywhere. Unfortunately, there are still millions of people in many parts of the world that do not even have access to proper hand hygiene facilities. We aim to create awareness around this, and how important proper hand hygiene is throughout your day, no matter where you are or who you are.
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Throughout Climate Week, a feeling of urgency on tackling the climate crisis was palpable. Yet, questions continue to linger about corporate progress. Are we truly moving the needle or are we stuck in a cycle of empty statements and a flood of reports and guidelines? In the latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Libra Edition , we use Climate Week outcomes to explore how brands can communicate progress credibly.
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