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New 3M Goals for Carbon Neutrality, Reduced Water Use, and Improved Water Quality Draw Industry Attention

Stuart Mitchell

3M has announced its plans to invest approximately $1 billion over the next 20 years to accelerate new environmental goals: achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, reduce water use by 25% at its facilities, and return higher quality water to the environment after use in manufacturing operations. “As we grow 3M, we will lead in environmental stewardship, social equity and justice, and corporate governance,” said 3M chairman and CEO Mike Roman. “We are taking action now to bend the curve on carbon emissions and water use, and improve water quality. Our…

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3M amplifies sustainable business action through United Nations Global Compact sponsorship

Stuart Mitchell

In September 2020, 3M became a Patron Sponsor of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) SDG Ambition. The SDG Ambition is a UNGC Global Impact Initiative aimed at helping companies integrate the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into core business objectives, and thereby advance sustainable impact and global progress against the goals. As a next step in this sponsorship, 3M, in collaboration with the UNGC, SAP and Accenture, is pleased to announce the launch of the SDG Ambition Accelerator Program. The Accelerator is a facilitated learning course that challenges and supports participating companies in setting ambitious corporate sustainability goals and accelerating the integration of the SDGs into core business management. “3M is pleased to partner…

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3M and Discovery Education Recognize 27 State Merit Winners in the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

3M and Discovery Education havr announced the 27 State Merit Winners in the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge. As the nation’s premier middle school science competition, these young scientists submitted outstanding projects utilizing the power of STEM to improve the world. The 3M Young Scientist Challenge asks students in grades 5-8 to identify an everyday problem they’re passionate about and submit a one- to two-minute video communicating the science behind their solution to solve the problem. An esteemed group of judges, including 3M scientists and leaders in education from across…

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Sparking the Next Generation of Young Scientists with Science at Home

Stuart Mitchell

With nearly 55 million students across the US still homebound due to COVID-19, STEM education has now moved from the classroom to the home. To facilitate science-based distance-learning, 3M is helping students and educators with the all-new Science at Home video series. Created in partnership with the Bakken Museum and Discovery Education, 3M Science at Home offers students ages 6-12 a series of fun and educational science experiments that can be easily completed at home using commonly found household items. These experiments, led by 3M scientists and special guests (like…

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3M and The BrandLab Team up to Expand Diversity in the Design Sector

Stuart Mitchell

3M and The BrandLab (TBL) have announced a two-year initiative (2020 and 2021) focused on driving diversity within creative career paths, including graphic and industrial design. This partnership aims to inspire young, diverse high school students to pursue creative careers, address opportunity gaps for underrepresented students and embody a more culturally diverse population of creative talent for organizations that have a global footprint. The design talent collaboration includes the expansion of existing internship programs with The BrandLab, the addition of a classroom program, inclusive of inspirational workshops hosted at 3M…

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