Month: June 2023

This World Refugee Day, discover Gildan’s refugee program activated at some of its yarn-spinning facilities in North Carolina. This program supports individuals from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Egypt, Syria, Iran, Uganda, Congo, Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Morocco, and Guyana, who have left their homes due to challenging conditions and are building their lives in a new place.

Launched in 2022, this employee-initiated program was first mobilized by the Human Resources team in Salisbury in search of new talent. Given the refugee community in the region and individuals’ interest in finding employment, Gildan turned to this group through partnerships with local organizations and NGOs and began recruiting interested candidates.

“Within a short span of time, what began as a recruitment strategy grew into an initiative that strengthens our workforce locally,” says Jim Powers, Director, Human Resources at Gildan. “More importantly, it allows us to meaningfully support and guide this group of individuals as they settle into their new lives in the U.S.”

As part of this program, interested applicants are invited to Gildan’s facilities to fill out job applications, participate in an interview, and tour the yarn-spinning facility. If hired, individuals then undergo Gildan’s regular employee onboarding, accompanied by rigorous health and safety trainings. Individuals leading this initiative locally are also given cultural sensitivity training to ensure that respect for different backgrounds is upheld and inclusivity is fostered in the workplace.

In partnerships with NGOs and several regional organizations, Gildan also lends a hand to these individuals beyond work to help smoothen their transition to a new country. For instance, Gildan assists in securing housing, a valuable support in cases where individuals don’t have an existing credit history. Another offering is increased access to English language courses.

By far, one of the most beneficial aids the Company provides to this group of employees, as well as to those who may have migrated from other countries, is transportation assistance, increasing their ability to commute long distances, because acquiring a drivers’ license in a foreign country can often pose a barrier. Finally, Gildan helps this group of employees with other areas of life, including providing food vouchers, and partnering with local banks to improve employees’ access to financial services in the U.S.

“I am incredibly proud of my HR team for bringing this initiative to life that has made a positive impact on both our organization and the individuals hired through it,” continues Jim. “Navigating one’s way through a foreign country is difficult, and we are glad that this program can help our employees feel both welcome and supported as they go through this big life change.” 

Find out more about Gildan’s respect for people here.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; William Ruto, President of Kenya; Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank To Join ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ on Thursday, June 22

Rajiv Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation; Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization; and Climate Activists Elizabeth Wathuti and Wawa Gatheru also set to participate

Power Our Planet: Urgent Call for Countries and Development Banks to Deliver on $100 Billion Promise, Introduce Debt Clauses, Provide Extra Resources for Developing Nations 

Tune in around the world on Apple Music & the Apple TV app, the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Associated Press, Brut, iHeartRadio, 9Now, France Télévisions, CSTAR, Evil Geniuses Creator Collective, Mediacorp, Reuters, SABC, TimesLIVE, TNT, Veeps, YouTube, globalcitizen.org and the Global Citizen app

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PARIS and NEW YORK, June 20, 2023 /3BL Media/ – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; William Ruto, President of Kenya; Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank will address 20,000 people gathering for ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ on the iconic Champ de Mars in Paris this Thursday, June 22. Rajiv Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation; Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization; and Climate Activists Elizabeth Wathuti and Wawa Gatheru are also set to participate, as well as José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste, who will represent the world’s Least Developed Countries.

The sold out event is hosted by Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, and will feature performances from Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Jon Batiste and special guests Ayra Starr, FINNEAS, Joé Dwèt Filé, and Mosimann. The event will rally global leaders attending the New Financial Pact Summit, chaired by President Macron.

The Power Our Planet campaign, which is co-chaired by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, is calling for a seismic shift in the way the world’s financial systems work to give the world’s poor and developing nations access to the financing they urgently need to quicken their transition to clean energy, strengthen their resilience against natural disasters, and address their most urgent needs.

“The Summit for a New Global Financial Pact presents world leaders with a pivotal opportunity to acknowledge the flaws in our global financial system, and to disrupt and modernize them in light of the climate crisis,” said Hugh Evans, Co-Founder & CEO, Global Citizen. “This week could be a turning point for our planet and a step toward equity and justice for poor and developing countries. The question is, will Macron and his summit act with the bold and decisive leadership this hour demands? The world is watching.”

“I’m looking forward to joining ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ beneath the iconic Eiffel Tower, along with 20,000 activists and fellow music fans,” said Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil. “We only have today, and it’s possible to act on climate change, hunger and poverty, and update our financial systems to build the world that we want, with peace and without hunger.”

‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ will also feature appearances by John Boyega, Rémy Buisine, Common, Connie Britton, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Cyril Dion, Danai Gurira, Diane Kruger, Padma Lakshmi, Aïssa Maïga, Berla Mundi, Norman Reedus and Michelle Yeoh and the world’s leading youth climate activists, including Xiye Bastida, Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe, Camille Etienne, Jerome Foster II, Brianna Fruean, Wawa Gatheru, Helena Gualinga, Wangari Kuria, Mitzi Jonelle Tan, and Elizabeth Wathuti.

Viewers around the world can participate during the broadcast by downloading the Global Citizen app and taking action.

‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ event is hosted in partnership with the City of Paris, and is produced by Live Nation.

WHEN: Thursday, June 22, 8:00pm CEST/ 2:00pm EST

WHERE: Champ de Mars, Paris, France

HOW TO WATCH: ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ will be broadcast and streamed to the world on Apple Music & the Apple TV app, the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, iHeartRadio, Associated Press, 9Now in Australia, France Télévisions, CSTAR and Brut in France, Evil Geniuses Creator Collective Twitch Channels, Mediacorp in Singapore, Reuters, SABC and TimesLIVE in South Africa, TNT in Latin America and the Caribbean, Veeps, YouTube, globalcitizen.org and the Global Citizen app from 8:00pm CEST on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: 
Global Citizen’s Power Our Planet campaign is galvanizing millions of people around the world to take action, raise their voices and demand urgent changes from governments, multilateral development banks, and major corporations, including:

Keep Promises Already Made: Deliver the outstanding $16.7 billion of the committed $100 billion in climate financing for lower-income countries; transfer $100 billion in IMF Special Drawing Rights from wealthy countries to poor countries; increase foreign aid budgets; and enact global carbon emissions taxes.Free Up Funding: Make up to $1 trillion in financing available to countries in need through policy reforms at the World Bank and other multilateral development banks; and include natural disaster and pandemic clauses in loans to poorer nations.Transition to Clean Energy: Corporations should commit to join the United Nations’ Race-to-Zero by setting science-based targets; publish time-bound action plans for climate transitions; and make transformative investments for a lower-carbon transition in emerging economies.

An alliance of world leaders representing both Global North and Global South countries has joined the Power Our Planet campaign alongside Global Citizen and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, including supporters Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone; Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor Leste; Biman Prasad, Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji, the Government of Ghana, the Government of Namibia, the Government of Zambia, and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).

Power Our Planet’s coalition of supporters also includes leading activists, philanthropic foundations, nonprofit organizations, and private sector leaders, including Dr. Rajiv Shah, President, Rockefeller Foundation; Mark Malloch Brown, President, Open Society Foundations; Benedict Oramah, President of AfreximBank; Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi; Kate Higgins, CEO, Cooperation Canada; Jennifer Jones, President of Rotary International; Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations; Eloise Todd, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Pandemic Action Network; and Ineza Umuhoza Grace, Co-Founder of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition and 2023 Global Citizen Prize winner. 

The Power Our Planet campaign is supported by: African Climate Reality Project; Aspire Artemis Foundation Inc.; Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens; BASICS International; Bays Planet Foundation; Beyond Bretton Woods; Blended Finance Taskforce; Brave Foundation; Center for Environmental Peacebuilding; Chanja Datti; Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean; Common Good Marketplace; Connected Development; Don’t Gas Africa; E3G; Earth For All; ECB Sustainable Youth Foundation; Education Cannot Wait: The UN Global Fund for Education in Emergencies; Extinction Rebellion (XR) Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB); Focus 2030; Friends of the Global Fund Europe; GAIN; Gender and Economic Research Center; Germanwatch; Glasgow Actions Team; Global Alliance for a Green New Deal; Global Education and Leadership Foundation (Values 20 India); the Global Fund; Global Health Advocates; the Global Kid; Global Nation; Green Republic Farms; Hungry for Action; International Climate Change Development Initiative; International Climate Financing WG; International Electrotechnical Commission; International Fund for Agricultural Development; JA Africa; Jane Goodall Institute France; Jara; Lagos Food Bank; LEAP Africa; Loss and Damage Youth Coalition; Malala Fund; Marafiki United Green Youths Initiative; Millennials Movement; Moody’s; the ONE Campaign; ONG Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement (JVE); Only One; OurCause; OWIT Brussels – Organization of Women in Trade; Oxfam France; Plastic Punch; Power to Girls Foundation; Primavera Zur; Project Everyone; Recycling Scheme for Women and Youth Empowerment (RESWAYE); Restless Development; Re:Wild; Save the Children; SDG2 Advocacy Hub; Shamba Centre for Food and Climate; Sharing Strategies; She Leads Climate Action; Stage For Change; Strategic Youth Network for Development; Sungulo Comm NPC; Support Humanity Cameroon (SUHUCAM); Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Sustainability and Climate Podcast; UN Joint SDG Fund; United Nations Foundation; Uniting To Combat NTDs; Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI); Women At Risk International Foundation.

The Power Our Planet campaign and the ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ event is hosted in partnership with the City of Paris, is produced by Live Nation, and supported by Cisco and Citi, as well as Afrexim Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Seadream Family Foundation. ​​A series of thought leadership events focused on driving action from the private sector is being supported by Cisco, Citi and Accenture. The ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ broadcast will be produced by Done and Dusted.

Global Citizen is grateful for the support of leading media companies across the world including: AIM Group, Arena Holdings, Bandsintown, Bella Naija, Branded Cities, Brut, Clear Channel Outdoor, Dysturb, EIB Network, Europe 2, Executive Channel Network, Fun Radio, JC Decaux (France), Mediatransports, NRJ Group, OUI FM, OUTFRONT Media, Pass Culture, Politico, RFM, RTL2, Seen Media, Trooh, Vanguard Media, Wall Street Journal and Zikoko.

For more information visit globalcitizen.org/powerourplanet, download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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About Global Citizen 
Global Citizen is the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW. Powered by a worldwide community of everyday activists raising their voices and taking action, the movement is amplified by campaigns and events that convene leaders in music, entertainment, public policy, media, philanthropy and the corporate sector. Over the past 10 years, $43.6 billion in commitments announced on Global Citizen platforms has been deployed, impacting nearly 1.3 billion lives. Established in Australia in 2008, Global Citizen’s team operates from New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Berlin, Melbourne, Toronto, Johannesburg, Lagos and beyond. Join the movement at globalcitizen.org, download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and Twitter.

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Smart Talks with IBM

Hosted by Malcolm Gladwell

A podcast featuring the visionaries who are creatively applying technology in business to drive change.

This season, we’re exploring the stories of New Creators — developers, data scientists, CTOs and other visionaries creatively applying technology in business to drive change. From more responsible AI to transforming business with hybrid cloud, hear first-hand how they are using their expertise to develop more creative and effective solutions to tackle today’s most pressing challenges.

IBM and HBCUs: Fueling a New Generation of Cybersecurity Experts

Education has the power to show students a path they had never considered before. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell and Dr. Laurie Santos take on tech education at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) with Dr. Derrick Warren, Associate Dean at the Southern University College of Business. They talk about the partnership between IBM SkillsBuild and Southern University to co-create a cybersecurity leadership center for HBCU students, and discuss how exposure to first-experiences inspires creativity.

Connect with the IBM SkillsBuild community here.

The $211 billion global digital health market continues to leap forward as healthcare organizations capitalize on the increasing demand for telehealth and adopt the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) to improve care outcomes. In the digital age, the potential for improved patient outcomes is profound. However, as we charter this new territory, one fast-growing demographic requires our focused attention – our senior citizens. To them, these digital advancements, rather than being second nature, often pose technical obstacles that can be daunting to navigate. A pivotal part of the solution lies in refining the digital experience of healthcare software.

In this article, we will delve into the key obstacles to digital health for senior citizens, the challenges of user experience (UX) testing, and explore how AI can optimize UX testing, ultimately boosting the accessibility of digital health for all.

Why User Experience Testing is Critical to Accessible Digital Healthcare

By 2060, adults over 65 will make up a quarter of the US population, according to the US Census Bureau’s projection as shown in the attached video. Among this demographic, over half of a million will be centenarians. This demographic shift underscores a crucial imperative: the design of patients’ digital experiences must accommodate the unique needs of an aging demographic.

However, recent research has shown barriers to digital health persist for senior citizens. 2 out of 5 adults over 65 reported that their telemedicine visit was worse than in‐person care, with only 5% considering it was better.1 Despite the promised convenience of digital health technologies, senior citizens reported frustrating technical challenges. Nearly three-quarters of those over 65 said they needed help using new electronic devices.

Taking the patient portal app as an example, this platform often serves as the first point of contact for patients seeking digital health services. Yet, even something seemingly straightforward, like the login screen, can become frustrating for seniors if not adequately tested. Be it forgotten passwords, pesky program bugs, and difficult-to-read content.

Thorough UX testing is essential to effectively remove these technical barriers and deliver a more user-friendly, seamless digital experience to our senior citizens.

Key Challenges of User Experience Testing in Healthcare

User experience (UX) testing in healthcare is increasingly complex due to the involvement of multiple modules and services from different vendors across different platforms. For instance, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems and other healthcare applications undergo more frequent update cycles, with each change impacting one another. Traditional manual testing becomes time-consuming and costly. The need to address key areas such as functionality, localization, performance, accessibility, and user experience further prolongs the QA process.

Functionality testing ensures the healthcare software performs reliably and securely, handling protected health information (PHI), medication, and insurance claims correctly.Localization testing makes sure that the software can adapt to different language settings so the content remains accessible after language changes.Performance testing is essential to examine the system’s stability under heavy data loads. By simulating peak scenarios, it identifies potential bottlenecks and helps prevent system downtime, ensuring uninterrupted care delivery.Accessibility testing assesses the software’s compatibility with assistive technologies and evaluates its usability for all users, particularly those with disabilities like vision impairment.User experience testing captures real user behavior and feedback to fine-tune every step of the digital healthcare experience.

With the extensive list of testing requirements, QA teams often find themselves constrained by time and resources. As a result, they may only evaluate a few critical scenarios, leaving many potential user journeys unexamined.

The Power of Digital Twin in Healthcare Software Testing

This is where AI and digital twin technology enter the picture, poised to redefine user experience testing in healthcare.

A “digital twin,” as described by McKinsey, is a virtual representation of a physical asset, person, or process.2 Healthcare leaders are increasingly recognizing the power of digital twins to improve care quality as shown in Figure 1.

In the context of software testing, we define “digital twin” as a simplified model that encompasses all possible user journeys through the application under test. By leveraging digital twin models, intelligent test automation tools like Eggplant make comprehensive testing of various user journeys possible, addressing scenarios that may have been overlooked due to limited manual testing capacity.

For example, consider the testing of a patient portal app’s login screen. Using traditional approaches, a resource-constrained QA team may only test two cases—correct and incorrect username credentials—before moving on. However, using a digital twin approach, exploring numerous user behaviors and variations becomes possible with time constraints. Within one model in Eggplant, testers can easily introduce additional steps, change the order of the actions, and incorporate mobile user experiences like “rotate screen” as shown in Figure 2.

The number of possible user journeys that can be extracted from a single digital twin model is staggering. A typical mobile application model can yield over 9 billion separate cases to explore all combinations fully. To efficiently navigate this vast testing landscape, test automation tools employ machine learning (ML) algorithms to enhance testing coverage efficiently. By analyzing historical patterns, prioritized cases, and real-user insights, ML algorithms can auto-generate test cases and rigorously scrutinize each user interaction, ensuring optimal digital experiences. The attached video displays Eggplant’s AI-driven software testing for healthcare.

Benefits of AI-Driven User Experience Testing

At Keysight, we are proactively exploring the full potential of digital twin technology and helping healthcare organizations maximize the benefits AI-driven software testing.

Increased testing coverage across platforms

One primary advantage of AI-driven UX testing is significantly increased test coverage. Traditional testing methods are often limited in scope, focusing on predetermined scenarios. However, AI-powered testing tools leverage machine learning algorithms to analyze vast amounts of data and identify historical patterns. Software testing teams can efficiently cover a broader range of user scenarios and reuse test cases across different platforms, leading to a more thorough testing of the holistic digital experience.

Accelerated testing speed

Traditional manual testing processes are time-consuming and often cannot keep up with the pace of modern healthcare software’s development cycles. However, AI-driven UX testing tools can autonomously simulate user interactions, generate test cases, and execute tests, freeing up testers’ time from repetitive processes. With faster test execution, software development teams can also detect defects earlier and meet user expectations promptly.

Optimized digital experiences for all

Digital healthcare applications need to be user-friendly, accessible, and capable of catering to diverse user needs. AI-driven UX testing can simulate realistic user interactions from different demographic and predict how specific user groups will interact with the application. These simulations can effectively capture potential pain points and fix usability flaws for senior citizens.

Conclusion

As the global digital health market expands, ensuring a positive user experience becomes paramount. Digital healthcare for all is more than just a buzzword—it’s a mission statement. By leveraging AI and digital twin technologies, healthcare organizations can evaluate how their applications perform for senior citizens. With advancements in AI, we look to collaborate with healthcare organizations of all sizes to optimize user experiences beyond our wildest dreams, making digital healthcare inclusive and accessible for everyone.

Take our guided product tour today to unlock the power of AI-driven UX testing.

References

1 Older adults’ perspectives on primary care telemedicine during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The American Geriatrics Society, 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9538237/

2 Digital twins: From one twin to the enterprise metaverse. McKinsey Digital, 2022. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/digital-twins-from-one-twin-to-the-enterprise-metaverse

3 Digital twins: From one twin to the enterprise metaverse. McKinsey Digital, 2022. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/digital-twins-from-one-twin-to-the-enterprise-metaverse

Comcast NBCUniversal celebrates Pride and LGBTQ+ changemakers, organizations, and entertainers all year long. Throughout Pride Month, we’re showcasing how Pride is Universal across the company through our unparalleled content destinations and partnerships with LGBTQ-led and serving nonprofits advancing digital equity in their communities.

Xfinity

Xfinity celebrates Pride year-round with its best-in-class LGBTQ+ Film & TV destination on X1, Flex, and Xfinity Stream. We connect LGBTQ+ viewers and their allies to a growing collection of entertainment from across hundreds of networks and streaming services that highlight and reflect their lived experiences.

During Pride Month, we debut new features, functionality, and content collections to make it easier for customers to find and enjoy LGBTQ+ programming. Notably, we are bringing back the interactive timeline of LGBTQ+ representation in entertainment that we debuted during last year’s Pride Month. Researched and created by our LGTBQ+ editor, this year’s list includes five new milestones from 2022, including the release of Universal Pictures’ Bros, the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio. Customers can find this special collection and more by simply saying “Pride” into their Xfinity voice remote.

Comcast Newsmakers

Comcast Newsmakers will release five new interviews spotlighting champions of the LGBTQ+ community, including Kelley Robinson, the first Black woman to serve as president of the Human Rights Campaign. Other featured guests include E.C. Pizarro III of TransTech Social Enterprises, Stacy Lentz of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, and Casey Pick of The Trevor Project. Conversations focus on topics including tech industry education and career development for transgender and non-binary people, and more.

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal is celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month to recognize this incredible and diverse community. NBCUniversal’s “Pride Is Universal” campaign pays tribute to those who paved the way for the LGBTQ+ community and celebrates all those who identify with it. On Peacock, check out the Amplifying LGBTQIA+ Voices Collection to stream stories that are authentic, fearless, and undeniably proud.

Digital Equity & Social Impact

Through Project UP, our comprehensive initiative to advance digital equity, Comcast NBCUniversal is proud to partner with organizations dedicated to uplifting the LGBTQ+ community. This includes working with StartOut, a nonprofit organization that aims to build a world where every LGBTQ+ entrepreneur has equal access to lead, succeed, and shape the workforce of the future, and LGBT Tech, which provides cutting edge technology and resources to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals. We’ve also partnered with The Trevor Project and GLSEN to continue spreading the message of equality for all regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Our Employees

Comcast employees are celebrating the LGBTQ+ community across the country at Pride parades and employee-led events, including our first-ever national Pride Summit. This hybrid event will bring together employees from the LGBTQ+ community and their allies for conversations around allyship and authenticity.

Our passionate employees inspire us all and we’re grateful for their commitment to making our company a place where people feel safe and valued. Meet a few of our employees below and learn more about how they celebrate their identities at work.

VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, TPX Amaya Capellán

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TOTAL REWARDS DATA SERVICES PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER & CO-LEAD FOR THE HEADQUARTERS MYABILITIES EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP Jerry Marcus

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Clorox’s ESG goals are integrated into our IGNITE strategy because we believe they drive growth and create positive value for our brands, people and communities. We’ve focused on where we can make the biggest impact – Clean World, Healthy Lives and Thriving Communities — and have 20 public-facing goals in these areas.   

In recognition of National Safety Month, this next installment of our “Steps to …” series focuses on the steps Clorox takes to foster the safest workplace possible for our teammates. We spoke with Carla Mueller, associate director of global supply chain, to learn more about Clorox’s enterprise-wide safety management efforts.

Why is promoting safety in the workplace so important to Clorox?  

People are at the center of everything we do here at Clorox, which is why we strive to create a workplace culture that prioritizes our teammates’ safety and well-being in our day-to-day operations.

Effective safety can’t be achieved solely from the efforts of leaders or just one area of our business. It relies on everyone working to create a safer working environment together, using best practices rooted in the understanding that it’s in all our best interests to protect one another. We want all of our teammates to have an active voice in how we evolve our operations — especially as it relates to safety — because that’s how we’ll continue to stay engaged, grow as a company and create the best products for our consumers around the world.

How does Clorox keep itself accountable for maintaining a safe work environment? 

One way we stay accountable is by setting goals. Based on industry benchmarking by Clorox, we aim for a global recordable incident rate, or RIR, of 1.0 or less, as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines. Despite the increase in complexity, attrition and cumulative fatigue of the broader labor force, last fiscal year we surpassed our goal and reported an RIR of 0.56. This means that for every 100 full-time equivalent Clorox teammates globally (inclusive of remote workers), we averaged less than one reportable incident during the past year.

To us, safety is more than an annual metric. As we continue executing on our IGNITE strategy, we have a responsibility to keep raising the bar for safe working conditions for our 9,000 teammates, our contractors and suppliers, and our local communities around the world.

What are some of the ways Clorox implements and tracks safety efforts across its operations?

In addition to complying with government regulations around the world (namely EPA, OSHA and ANSI), we have systems and policies to help us identify, track, report and improve workplace issues and minimize hazardous conditions for all teammates — whether they’re working in one of our plants, offices or research labs, or even at home.

To ensure all production teams are trained consistently and comprehensively, our Global Safety and Environmental team operates a monthly education program in the continental U.S., which we recently expanded internationally into four languages.

We encourage all of our teammates to identify, control or eliminate physical risk, and we reinforce this with internal safety audits conducted at all our facilities every two years. Additionally, our facilities have established rotating committees that meet periodically to identify safety risks and solutions unique to their shift and location to track real-time opportunities for improvement.

To support our hybrid workforce, we’ve put more emphasis on our ergonomic programs to help ensure our teammates working remotely are comfortable, have the proper equipment, and take breaks to ensure overall well-being.

How is Clorox using technological advances to innovate its safety policies and processes? 

Our workplace safety systems consist of a strategic mix of digital tools, training modules, compliance programs and corporate emergency operations centers to coordinate and allocate resources in times of crisis.

As one example, our engineering team has installed safety devices for our existing machinery that provide alternative protection measures, ensure they’re working properly and ultimately prevent teammates from getting hurt.

In our journey of continuous improvement, we’re currently evaluating new technology to assist in behavior-based safety improvements at pilot sites within our organization. This new source of data will be used to help proactively identify incident trends and offer focused improvements in areas in which the potential for risk exists.

What are some examples of workplace safety best practices, training and/or resources you would encourage other organizations to adopt? 

Keep teammates accountable and communications open. Beyond establishing code of conduct policies and mandatory trainings, all organizations should work to create a culture of accountability and advocacy so that every teammate feels empowered to speak up when they see opportunities to make their work environment safer. Ensuring the channels of communication are open and that people feel comfortable bringing up safety concerns are key!Celebrate safety wins. At Clorox, we launched the Clorox Cup to highlight teams that excelled in completing compliance tasks across the areas of safety, environmental, sustainability and security. Programs like this are a great way to showcase best practices so that other teams can get inspired and improve processes of their own.

Our ESG commitment is driven by our purpose to champion people to be well and thrive every single day. Learn more about our ESG goals here. Want to make a positive impact on the world? Learn about Clorox careers here. 

Leidos debuted on the inaugural U.S. News Best Companies to Work For list, earning especially high marks on work-life balance.

Why you should know: The accolade affirms the company’s commitment to its most valuable asset, its employees, and further positions the company as a leader in attracting great talent.

Methodology: The list includes the top 200 companies evaluated by U.S. News, which graded companies based on flexibility, pay and benefits, stability, comfort, development and inclusion.

“To consider what selected publicly available data says about how a company supports the everyday experience of its employees, we leveraged Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and translated it into an ‘Employee’s Hierarchy of Needs,’” says the list’s publishers.

Leidos CEO Tom Bell emphasized the company’s strong employee culture in a message to all 45,000 employees last week.

“Leidos is a company of exceptionally talented and dedicated individuals,” wrote Bell. “It’s clear that there is something very special most of us feel about working at Leidos. The camaraderie and genuine care for each other here is readily apparent.”

Background: It’s the latest in a string of major recognitions for Leidos, which was also recently named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the sixth consecutive year, one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes, one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune and one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes.

“People are the foundation of everything we do,” says Maureen Waterston, Leidos Chief Human Resources Officer. “Our inclusive culture attracts a vast array of the best talent and embraces different perspectives to foster the innovation that differentiates Leidos within the industry.”

Looking ahead: Bell, who began his tenure last month, said he’s looking forward to building on success.

“We will work in the coming months to continue to define and implement plans that make Leidos a truly differentiated employer — attracting and retaining only the best-of-the-best, ‘wicked-smart’ people to serve our customers,” he said.

To find your new career path at Leidos, please search our careers page.

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What was your favorite part of your GoDaddy internship?

My favorite part of the GoDaddy internship was the exhilarating intern hackathons, which gave all interns the opportunity to showcase our skills and explore new horizons. I was able to collaborate with other talented interns and we competed against other teams to develop innovative products within a tight 24-hour timeframe. During my first internship, my team and I had created an electron app that seamlessly integrated essential work tools, earning us victory in the hackathon. In my second internship, we incorporated biometric authentication into GoDaddy’s current method web authentication, ensuring secure logins. Winning both hackathons, I was able to take home a total of $600 over the course of my two internships. These intense hackathon experiences challenged me to think creatively, push boundaries, and strive for excellence. GoDaddy provided the perfect platform for me to not only showcase my skills, but also explore new technologies and expand my horizons. The lessons I learned and the achievements I attained during those intense 24-hour sprints continue to inspire me to seek out new challenges, break barriers, and make a lasting impact in the world of technology.

Did you learn anything in your internship that has helped you in your final semesters in college?

Absolutely! The internship at GoDaddy had a significant impact on my final semesters in college. Initially, it was a bit intimidating to enter an unfamiliar world surrounded by talented and brilliant Software Engineers. However, my worries were quickly dispelled as I got to know my team on a deeper level, in which they became a source of support and guidance. As a Software Engineering major, there’s a strong emphasis on learning industry practices. Prior to the internship, my knowledge was limited to the programming principles taught to me up to my sophomore year. During my internship at GoDaddy, my teammates helped serve as valuable mentors who helped me expand my understanding of various concepts that were far ahead of my current progress in Arizona State University’s curriculum. I gained exposure to microservice architecture, REST APIs, database fundamentals, agile methodologies, and, through so many code reviews, my teammates had guided me towards the beauty of organizing my code in a logical and readable manner. For me, this hands-on experience bridged the gap between theory and practice and gave me a deeper understanding of the industry while preparing me for the challenges that awaited me in my final semesters.

What were you most excited for, about starting full-time for GoDaddy?

Starting full-time at GoDaddy has been an exhilarating milestone in my journey as a Software Engineer. What excited me the most was the prospect of collaborating with a team of highly skilled professionals who are truly passionate about their work. Their expertise and dedication present invaluable opportunities for me to learn and grow as a professional.

What advise would you share with future interns?

Embrace every learning opportunity that comes your way as a future intern. Remember, you’re not expected to know everything right from the start. Your teammates are there to support and guide you, with the shared goal of shaping you into a resilient engineer, capable of tackling unprecedented challenges. Approach your internship with a positive attitude and a strong desire to learn. Mistakes and setbacks are inevitable. You will break stuff, but they also present valuable learning opportunities. Strive to learn from them and continuously improve, aiming to be the best version of yourself throughout the internship.

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—Number of supercomputers powered by AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct accelerators increases 29 percent YOY in latest Top500 list—

—Seven of Top 10 in Green500 List Are Powered by AMD Processors —

June 20, 2023 /3BL Media/ – AMD recently celebrated its first year of breaking the exascale barrier. AMD EPYC™ processors and AMD Instinct™ accelerators continue to be the solutions of choice behind many of the most innovative, green and powerful supercomputers in the world, powering 121 supercomputers on the latest Top500 list.

“AMD’s mission in high-performance computing is to enable our customers to tackle the world’s most important challenges,” said Forrest Norrod, executive vice president and general manager, Data Center Solutions Business Group, AMD. “Our industry partners and the global HPC community continue to leverage the performance and efficiency of AMD EPYC processors and Instinct accelerators to advance their groundbreaking work and scientific discoveries.”

AMD Powered Frontier Moves into Full User Operations

The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, powered by AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct accelerators, remains the fastest computer in the world – for the third list in a row. Frontier’s performance increased to 1.194 exaflops, adding 92 petaflops of performance since the November 2022 ranking. The additional 92 petaflops would place eighth on the latest Top500 list. As well, Frontier still remains one of the most energy efficient systems in the world. The Frontier Test and Development System is number two on the Green500 with the full system placing sixth.

This year marks the one-year anniversary of the Frontier officially breaking the exascale barrier for the first time, a feat that remains unmatched. Since then, Frontier entered full user operations and is now supporting users from numerous scientific disciplines. A sample of studies currently using the power of the Frontier supercomputer include:

Cancer Distributed Learning Environment (CANDLE) which seeks to develop predictive simulations that could help identify and streamline trials for promising cancer treatments, reducing years of lengthy, expensive clinical studies.WarpX which looks to simulate smaller, more versatile plasma-based particle accelerators and enable scientists to design particle accelerators for everything from radiation therapy to making semiconductor chips. The team’s work won the 2022 Gordon Bell Prize, which recognizes outstanding achievement in high-performance computing.ExaSky which plans to expand the size, scope and accuracy of simulations for complex cosmological phenomena such as dark matter to uncover new insights into the dynamics of the universe.

“WarpX is a first-of-its-kind application that enables 3D simulations of laser-plasma physics. As the team worked on the application as part of the DOE Exascale Computing Project, we knew that it needed to be optimized from the get-go to run on the world’s fastest supercomputer, Frontier,” said Axel Huebl, lead software architect of WarpX at Berkeley Lab. “What made our jobs easy was the fact that the GPU kernels that support the AMD Instinct accelerators and the ROCm open software platform are written in modern C++ with a fully open software stack. This and close iteration on early software and hardware previews gave the WarpX team the confidence and ease to get up and running quickly on Frontier, with fantastic results, that ultimately helped us win the Gordon Bell prize.”

Driving a Robust HPC and AI Ecosystem

AMD is also providing the hardware and software portfolio needed to meet the rapidly growing demand for AI applications within the HPC industry.

For hardware, the AMD Instinct MI250X and AMD EPYC processors take the top two spots in the latest HPL-MxP mixed-precision benchmark, which highlights the convergence of HPC and AI workloads, with the Frontier and LUMI systems. Frontier posted a score of 9.95 exaflops of mixed precision performance, adding two exaflops to its score from the previous list. While Lumi posted a score of 2.2 exaflops in the HPL-MxP benchmark.

Beyond hardware, AMD works with the HPC and AI community to drive the next wave of innovation and support new applications through open software. The AMD ROCm™ open software platform is utilized across multiple large scale HPC systems and has demonstrated stability, robustness and use at this massive scale. ROCm support of large AI models is also rapidly expanding on industry-leading TensorFlow and PyTorch frameworks to help users accelerate AI workloads on AMD Instinct hardware.

For example, the LUMI Supercomputer at CSC Finland is being used to train and power a GPT-3 large language model (LLM) with 13 billion parameters based entirely on Finnish. As well, LUMI is also being used by the Allen Institute for AI to train a new LLM for scientific discovery called Open Language Model (OLMo). OLMo is a uniquely open language model intended to benefit the research community by providing access and education around all aspects of model creation.

Accelerating Adoption of AMD-Processor Powered Systems

AMD demonstrated new collaborations that are advancing what’s possible for solving the world’s most complex problems. Systems leveraging AMD products include:

A new supercomputer from Atos for the Max Planck Society powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct MI300 accelerators for research around astrophysics, life science research, materials research, plasma physics and AI.The Adastra system, one of the fastest and greenest in Europe, managed by GENCI and housed at CINES was commissioned, installed and is now available to French and European researchers.LUMI, one of the fastest and most energy efficient supercomputers in the world. Leveraging AMD EPYC and AMD Instinct processors, LUMI is being used to power new research around climate change and cancer.A new supercomputer launched in April 2023 from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dedicated to climate science research.Nautilus, a new supercomputer from the U.S. Navy DoD Supercomputing Resource Center will support development of weather and ocean products is powered by AMD EPYC CPUs.

Enabling More Energy Efficient Computing

In HPC, energy efficiency is a top priority for the industry to meet sustainability commitments and enable the next generation of supercomputers. AMD is driving innovation and setting new industry standards around energy efficiency. On the latest Green500 list, AMD powers seven of the top 10 systems on the including spots two through seven with AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Instinct Accelerators.

A highlight of energy efficiency is the AMD powered LUMI supercomputer which is the both the fastest supercomputer in Europe and one of the most efficient. LUMI also takes this the next step by running on 100 percent carbon neutral hydroelectric power and capturing waste heat to power the surrounding city.

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