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Executive Summary: California Climate Laws
October 18, 2023 12:00 AM AEDT| By 3BLOn October 7th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-253 and SB-261, two bills that would require large corporations operating in the state to disclose their carbon footprints and climate-relate...

Clarion Partners Highlights Latest ESG Strategies, Policies and Achievements in New Report
October 18, 2023 12:00 AM AEDT| By 3BLOctober 17, 2023 /3BL/ - Clarion Partners LLC, an independent investment subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, has issued its annual report detailing the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG)...

International Paper Partners With The Global FoodBanking Network and Feeding America for World Food Day and International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
October 18, 2023 12:00 AM AEDT| By 3BLInternational Paper, in partnership with The Global FoodBanking Network and Feeding America ®, believes everyone should have access to the wholesome, nutritious food needed to live a healthy life. IP...

Sappi North America Delivers Exceptional Financial Performance in 2022
October 18, 2023 12:00 AM AEDT| By 3BLThe Sappi group delivered historical financial performance in fiscal 2022. The group reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $1,339 million (18% of sales),...

Griffith Foods Supports Minimizing Food Waste
October 17, 2023 11:55 PM AEDT| By 3BLInternational Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste reminds us of the sobering fact that an estimated 17 percent of total global food production is wasted (according to the United Nations). Today is...

Alibaba Cloud’s AI-Powered Tools Drive Sustainability and Inclusiveness at Hangzhou Asian
October 17, 2023 11:45 PM AEDT| By 3BLAlibaba Cloud is turning the Hangzhou Asian Games greener and more inclusive with AI-powered tools, the cloud computing company said on Thursday.The company launched a sustainability web application t...

AB: The Connection Between Climate Change and Modern Slavery
October 17, 2023 11:40 PM AEDT| By 3BLSaskia Kort-Chick| Director of Social Research and Engagement—ResponsibilityMatthew Coghlan| Financial Sector Engagement Manager—Walk FreeClimate change is traditionally regarded as an environmental i...

Spiraling Banana Production Costs Underline Need for Fairer Prices and Living Wages
October 17, 2023 11:15 PM AEDT| By 3BLWASHINGTON, October 17, 2023 /3BL/ - Fairtrade America, the U.S. branch of Fairtrade International, today announced it is backing calls from banana producers and farm workers for fair prices and decen...

Whirlpool Corporation Named One of America’s Greenest Companies 2024 by Newsweek
October 17, 2023 11:05 PM AEDT| By 3BLNewsweek has included Whirlpool Corporation on its list of America’s Greenest Companies for 2024. This recognition for Whirlpool highlights the company’s continued commitment to sustainability through...

Kimberly-Clark Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
October 17, 2023 11:05 PM AEDT| By 3BLIn celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, our Latin American Network for Diversity (LAND) employee resource group in North America hosted a keynote session featuring a panel of Latino leaders at Kimb...

Boston Scientific: Bridging Cultural and Language Barriers at Work Through Mentoring
October 17, 2023 11:00 PM AEDT| By 3BLIlonkis Lum first joined the Hispanic Organization for Leadership & Achievement (HOLA) employee resource group (ERG) to meet people outside of her team at Boston Scientific, where she’s a Senior P...

Crown Holdings 2022 Sustainability Report: Our Role
October 17, 2023 10:55 PM AEDT| By 3BLOriginally published in Crown Holding's 2022 Corporate Responsibility ReportAs evidenced by our Twentyby30™ program objectives and progress, the manufacturing sector is critical to global sustainabili...

IWBI and RICS Announce Collaboration To Integrate Health and Well-Being Into Built Environment Sector
October 17, 2023 10:50 PM AEDT| By 3BLLONDON, October 17, 2023 /3BL/ - The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organisations and communities, and...

A 50-year-old chemical factory in New Zealand's Unveils New Website to Set the Bar Higher
October 17, 2023 07:40 AM AEDT| By EIN Presswirearandee website A 50-year-old chemical factory in New Zealand has just unveiled its new website, which has been redesigned to provide a better user experience. Arandee remains family owned and is now...

Rep Jim Jordan endorsed by VFAF Veterans for Trump for House Speaker
October 17, 2023 07:38 AM AEDT| By EIN PresswireJim Jordan VFAF endorsement for Speaker Jim Jordan with VFAF Ambassador Donna Fitzgerald Mar-A-Lago Veterans for America First AKA Veterans for Trump have endorsed congressman Jim Jordan for House Spe...

Cintas Spotlight: Akuma N.
October 17, 2023 06:40 AM AEDT| By 3BLLiving with a disability is filled with challenges that Akuma N. knows all too well. Akuma, a folder at the Rental Location in Union, N.J., is visually impaired.The Nigerian-born employee-partner said...

Readying the Northeastern U.S. for Electric Trucks: National Grid to Build DOE Funded Roadmap
October 17, 2023 06:40 AM AEDT| By 3BLWALTHAM, MA and BROOKLYN, N.Y., October 16, 2023 /3BL/ - National Grid today is announcing the kickoff of a landmark study to support the electrification of commercial fleets, mapping out truck chargi...

The Power of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Southwire Releases First DEI Report and Updates Website With New Mission Statement and Areas of Focus
October 17, 2023 06:20 AM AEDT| By 3BLSouthwire’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goes beyond what happens in the workplace and extends into the communities in which its team members work and live across its entire foo...

Duke Energy Foundation Delivers Bright Futures for Hispanic Students With $75,000 Grant to Hispanic Heritage Scholarship Fund
October 17, 2023 05:57 AM AEDT| By 3BLFunds provide professional development and scholarship opportunities to empower Hispanic students in central FloridaST. PETERSBURG, Fla., October 16, 2023 /3BL/ - As Hispanic Heritage Month celebratio...

CTVacinas Uses Lenovo Workstations for the First 100-Percent Brazilian-Made Vaccine Against COVID-19
October 17, 2023 04:10 AM AEDT| By 3BLCTVacinas is one of the most important biotechnology research laboratories in Brazil. Located within the biotechnology hub of the Belo Horizonte Technology Park (BH-TEC), it was created in 2016 from a...