Month: August 2023

By Demarcus Reaves, Analytics Developer, Koch Global Services

I was struggling my first year of college, unsure what I wanted to do, but confident that it wasn’t sitting in an anthropology class. That’s when I learned about a technology training program called Year Up. To me, it was an opportunity to improve myself and learn in a way better suited to my needs. So, I took the untraditional, scary step to leave college and enroll in the program.

Year Up totally changed my trajectory and reframed how I viewed myself and my potential. Over the next 12 months, I acquired technology skills that are in high demand, invaluable soft skills (like dressing for the part), networking and how to present my work and ideas. Any doubt I had in my ability to contribute at work, to my community and the wider world diminished with each step forward.

The program connected me with a mentor at Georgia-Pacific in Atlanta. He encouraged me to apply for an internship at Georgia-Pacific So, I did. And I got it.

Year Up helped me gain confidence in myself and my abilities. At Georgia-Pacific, a Koch company, my personal growth was accelerated by a culture and vision that promotes lifelong learning, identifying your interests and talents and pursuing them, as well as challenging yourself to keep growing.

Georgia-Pacific and other Koch companies create an environment where it’s OK not to know something or even to mess up — as long as you learn from it. After some mistakes and trial and error, I was so proud when I figured out how to automate processes to make a tool more effective in my first role. Now that my skills are more advanced, it’s funny looking back. I see what I did as so basic, and it’s motivating to see how much I’ve learned.

When my first supervisor at Georgia-Pacific offered me a full-time job, she saw my potential and my value. And every time I’m offered a new opportunity, it reinforces the fact that people who come through nontraditional pipelines, with nontraditional backgrounds and credentials, are valuable to the organization. I often tell my colleagues to be confident in themselves and their abilities, and not to waste time worrying about whether they have the “right” credentials.

To those who are starting careers through a similar path as mine, it’s important you know: You can do the job. You deserve your spot. You are worthy.

My goal is to emulate the examples set by my mentor and my supervisors. I’ve felt encouragement from every one of my supervisors, who have helped me be successful by caring about me as a person, allowing me to explore my interests and having confidence in me to take on challenges, even when I didn’t feel ready. I tell people all the time that support from my mentors and supervisors, combined with having a growth mindset, helped me break down walls and find a fulfilling career.

In February, I began a new role for Koch Global Services, a different Koch company, as an analytics developer, creating tools to make work life easier and more efficient. This is just the type of rewarding position I imagined having one day, and I can’t wait to see where my skills and Koch’s culture will take me.

This Paramount Community Day 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the partnership between Paramount and Second Chance Toys. Second Chance Toys (SCT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2006 working to protect the world’s two greatest assets: our children and the environment. SCT operations focus on matching donated gently-used toys across the United States with partnering recipient organizations that serve children and families in need. Since the inception, SCT has recirculated over 425,000 good-as-new toys, therefore diverting 1.7 million pounds of plastic from landfills, and serving millions of children along the way with each round of shared play.

Since the beginning of our collaborations, the Paramount community has given immense support behind the scenes as well as on the front lines, where they have saved thousands of toys from landfills and kept them in circulation and where they belong, in the hands of deserving children.

In celebration of Community Day 2023, and in conjunction with the earlier Earth Month, Paramount hosted two far reaching, yet close-to-home impactful initiatives with Second Chance Toys.

Firstly, as spring approached and the yearly cleaning season began, Paramount families were invited to clear out their own outplayed toys sustainably with SCT. Led by the Social Responsibility Team, this initiative allowed families to make an impact from their own homes, by packing up and shipping outplayed toys directly to one of the Second Chance Toys recipient organizations. SCT hosted a short information session over video conference and prepared a simple set of instructions for donors on which toys are acceptable to donate. Since Paramount underwrote shipping, and the community was eager to make an impact in another area, this batch of toys was matched with one of SCT’s newest partners, New Beginnings 4 U Inc. of Raleigh, NC.

“We rely on our relationships to community partners like Second Chance Toys to create long-standing impact initiatives at Paramount like Community Day” said by Harold Anderson, a coordinator on the Social Responsibility team. “As this relationship progress, our employees begin to build a strong connection to Second Chance Toys as an organization that support social causes we care deeply about and it drives them to want to volunteer more with SCT!”

A couple of months later in June, though Spring Cleaning was finished out, the demand for toys continued to grow among Second Chance Toys recipient organizations. Luckily Paramount was geared up and eager to continue to work to fill that need! For Community Day on June 14, Paramount sent a delegation of volunteers to SCT satellite toy drop-off location, Fair Lawn, NJ Recycling and Public Works. The crew spent the morning working tirelessly to screen donations in preparation to be re-circulated in the surrounding communities. This comprehensive screening included unpacking, cleaning, refurbishing, and reuniting small parts, all culminating in packing the toys up for pick-up. In total, 500 toys were inspected and cleared for donation, therefore averaging about 2,000 pounds of unnecessary plastic waste diverted from landfills.

Team co-captain Danielle Rowe-Jackson reflects on the experience: “It was truly a pleasure to work with the team at Second Chance Toys. I think we all loved the idea of giving a toy another opportunity to make a child happy.”

These items have been matched with the New Jersey Community Development Corporation of Paterson, NJ, where they will be distributed to children and families they serve in the Great Falls area of Paterson.

“It is such an honor to be included in the Paramount Community Day lineup once again. SCT is especially proud and excited this year to have the Paramount team back out in-person with us screening toys for the first time since 2019! Feels great to be back outside, making an impact and having a great time!” said Zoe Cook-Nadel, Director of Second Chance Toys.“We can’t wait to see what the future holds and continue to make innovative impacts for children and the environment together with Paramount.”

Tens of thousands of toys worth of impact later, Paramount is one of the longest running Valued Supporters of the Second Chance Toys environmental and social missions.

Originally published on bloomberg.com

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Bloomberg’s head of sustainable finance solutions Patricia Torres and ESG enterprise data content head Caroline Ward outline how they are working together to provide a comprehensive suite of ESG data solutions on and off the desktop.

Environmental Finance: What is your business goal when it comes to ESG data?

Patricia Torres: I oversee the ESG strategy for the Bloomberg Terminal. My goal is to ensure that we are exceeding our clients’ expectations about how they can use ESG data. My team’s first priority is ensuring our clients can access all the data and analytics they need for their business, including company-reported data, Bloomberg proprietary datasets, and third-party data.

Secondly, we provide seamless integration of these datasets across Bloomberg solutions so clients can efficiently build and execute their ESG investment strategies.

Manage sustainability-related risks and opportunities

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Caroline Ward: I look after Bloomberg’s Enterprise Data ESG business, which makes ESG datasets accessible for enterprise use via Bloomberg Data License. Patricia and I share a mutual goal to create consistency across every channel while offering our customers optionality. For example, customers want to share data across their entire enterprise in a scalable way, so I spend a lot of time ensuring consistency when it comes to historical data, metadata, and more. This enables our customers to take their Bloomberg ESG datasets and distribute them into data lakes or management systems so people across an organisation can readily access the same information.

EF: What sets Bloomberg’s ESG data offering apart?

PT: Hands down, it’s data quality and transparency. Our company reported ESG data on 15,000 companies representing more than 80% of company operations and at least 80% of the company workforce. Our ESG analysts run over 5,000 sophisticated, multilayer quality control systems to ensure all data conforms to the highest standards. Our customers can drill down to the source documents to validate any datapoint.

We provide visibility into factors that are applied to Bloomberg’s ESG scores and the weighting of those factors. Our scores are based on a quant model; they are not subject to conflicts of interest and are not judged by analysts. They are based on company reported data and we do not use proxies to supplement a lack of data governance.

It is clear to our users what data has been disclosed by the company, what hasn’t, and how well a company performs on disclosure.

EF: What enhancements have you recently made?

PT: Regulation is a big driver. There are 30 taxonomies in development as well as global frameworks. We are working with policy makers and industry associations to inform our development to support interoperability of ESG-based regulations worldwide.

CW: Another major challenge is incorporating ESG data from multiple sources. Bloomberg’s Data License Plus ESG Manager solution provides firms with the flexibility to satisfy multi-vendor ESG requirements, maintain consistent data across their organisation, and enrich it with Bloomberg Data License content.

EF: What are your priorities for the year ahead?

PT: Biodiversity and impact investing are emerging as big themes. Our customers are expected to set biodiversity policies, monitor investment impact/exposure to biodiversity loss, create biodiversity-themed investment products, align with TNFD, and report to their regulator. To help clients meet these requirements, we are enhancing our supply chain and commodity exposure data so users can understand the flow of commodities driving nature loss. We are also working on analytics that identify whether a company operates in locations of high impact or dependency risks, as well as capturing nature-related disclosures.

CW: A priority for my team is helping customers navigate the sustainable debt market. Bloomberg evaluates the credentials of active fixed income instruments across corporate bonds, loans, preferreds, munis and structured products, then offers timely and comprehensive sustainability data for investors seeking to direct capital to sustainable activities.

We are also focused on helping clients analyse fund investments according to specific ESG goals. We have recently launched a Funds Data Solution which combines Bloomberg’s holdings data with its premium security-level data to deliver objective, granular fund-level ESG Scores & Analytics so customers can determine if a fund truly meets sustainability criteria. ESG is getting more complex, especially as new taxonomies and frameworks emerge.

EF: What is one thing you want your customers to know?

PT: ESG is getting more complex, especially as new taxonomies and global frameworks emerge. We focus on data transparency and consistency so you can cut through the complexity and act with confidence.

This article was published in conjunction with Environmental Finance’s 2023 ESG Data Guide – view Bloomberg’s entry here.

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. At its core are the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which represent a global partnership between developed and developing countries to end poverty, protect the planet, and improve the lives and prospects of people everywhere. There are 17 UN SDGs with 169 underlying targets. The private sector has been asked to partner towards the successful achievement of the UN SDGs by identifying opportunities to incorporate them into business strategies. While PotlatchDeltic supports all the UN SDGs, we focus on the six core UN SDGs where we have the greatest impact. We also include an additional five goals that closely align with our policies and initiatives. In our ESG report, we highlight some of our work that reflects these international goals.

OUR CORE UN SDGS

UN – SDG 6 
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION

A significant portion of the nation’s drinking water originates from forests, and timberland owners play an important role in protecting water quality. PotlatchDeltic’s forests play a fundamental role in protecting water quality and providing aquatic habitat. Protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems is fundamental to our forest management efforts. Our wood products facilities seek to minimize use of water and promote water quality. We also seek conservation outcomes through rural land sales that protect water and aquatic habitats.

UN – SDG 8 
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

PotlatchDeltic invests in technological improvements at our wood products facilities to increase productivity and resource efficiency. We cultivate a workplace of excellence through our inclusive culture, fair compensation, and opportunities for development. We maintain partnerships with high schools, technical schools, and universities within our communities. We aim to prevent occupational illness and injuries by focusing on the health and safety of our employees without compromise. This is at the core of every decision we make.

UN – SDG 12 
RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION 

Sustainability is a hallmark of effective forest management and wood products manufacturing. With over 100 years of experience, PotlatchDeltic embodies sustainable consumption and production. From pollution prevention programs to technology upgrades, we have many examples of reducing emissions, reducing waste generation, and maximizing the efficient use of natural resources. By combining these efforts with sustainable practices and integrated sustainability benchmarks, we provide a winning combination for our shareholders, our Team Members, and our communities.

UN – SDG 13 
CLIMATE ACTION

As a steward of Earth’s natural resources, PotlatchDeltic recognizes the need for climate action, and that timberlands play a powerful positive role in combating climate change through carbon sequestration. We continue to improve our climate change resilience and adaptive capacity across our organization, from specialized seedling selection for planting to increased resource utilization efficiency at our mills. This is an iterative process to integrate climate change measures into our policies, strategies, and planning cycles. In addition, wood products store naturally sequestered carbon as a climate solution. 

UN – SDG 15 
LIFE ON LAND

PotlatchDeltic has a vested interest in conservation and the sustainable use and management of our forests. We are a leader in the sustainable management of forests through best management practices, reforestation, and the protection of biodiversity and threatened species. As part of our sustainability commitment, we remain diligent in reducing the impacts of invasive and alien species through targeted control efforts.

UN – SDG 17 
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS

Partnerships represent combined and often multiplicative efforts to improve the world in which we live. PotlatchDeltic maintains that cooperation and access to science, technology, and knowledge-sharing is foundational to sustainable development. Our work with research organizations, coalitions, cooperatives, and industry associations provides evidence of this philosophy, which helps make progress towards several of the UN SDGs.

Our Aligned SDGs 

UN SDG 3 
Good Health and Well-being 

UN SDG 10 
Reduced Inequalities 

UN SDG 4 
Quality Education 

UN SDG 5 
Gender Equality 

UN SDG 11 
Sustainable Cities and Communities

A positive human experience enables our employees to do their best work and our stakeholders to align with our mission. Our culture has health and safety as a core value and offers employees and their families comprehensive benefits and wellness initiatives. We value a culture of ethical, diverse, and inclusive teamwork and look to attract talent with diverse backgrounds and experience. Employee engagement, training, and development is promoted through a strategy of continuous performance improvement. We promote the use of wood products and innovations like mass timber in buildings as nature-based climate solutions. Our charitable giving focuses on supporting the communities where we operate.

View the full PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report here. 

This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as “aim,” “commitment,” “continue,” “goal,” “look,” “maintain,” “promote,” “seek,” and similar expressions and references to achievement of objectives in the future are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s views of future events based on estimates and assumptions and are therefore subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, and are not guarantees of future conduct, results, or policies. Please view the Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information on page 134 of PotlatchDeltic’s 2022 ESG Report.

CAMDEN, N.J., August 1, 2023 /3BL/ – Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced that for the third year in a row, the automaker and its retailers will provide funding to teachers across the country to purchase the school supplies and resources needed to help their students succeed. Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education, and by continuing its partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org, as part of the Subaru Loves Learning® initiative, students will have the supplies and learning materials they need to excel in the classroom.

To kick off the 2023 program, SOA will continue to support students in the Camden City School District (CCSD) by adopting all of the 55 classrooms at the four-school Camden High Campus (grades 9-12) near the automaker’s headquarters in Camden, NJ. Furthermore, SOA will fund career and technical education (CTE) programs at Camden’s Eastside High School, which was also adopted in 2022.

“We are proud to work with AdoptAClassroom.org again this year to help students across America succeed in the classroom with the resources they need,” said Alan Bethke, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Subaru of America, Inc. “Subaru and our retailers want to support students in the community by providing teachers with the funding they need to purchase essential school supplies for a thriving learning environment.”

According to AdoptAClassroom.org, more than 92 percent of classrooms have students whose families cannot afford to purchase any school supplies for their children, often requiring teachers to purchase resources using their own money. Throughout August, Subaru and more than 630 participating retailers will once again work with AdoptAClassroom.org to adopt classrooms at high-needs* schools in their communities by providing teachers with funding for critical learning supplies. Many participating retailers will also be donating school supply kits that contain highly requested learning materials, and nearly 10 percent of retailers will be adopting an entire school (20 or more classrooms).

“We are grateful for the opportunity to continue our partnership with Subaru for the third year to provide even more schools and students across the country with the resources they need,” said Ann Pifer, Executive Director of AdoptAClassroom.org. “The enthusiastic and generous involvement of Subaru and its retailers means that more teachers will be supported and empowered to make an even bigger difference for their students’ lives this school year.”

As the largest corporate partner of AdoptAClassroom.org, Subaru and its retailers have supported more than 470,000 students nationwide through the Subaru Loves Learning initiative since 2021. The automaker and nonprofit were recently awarded the 2023 Gold Halo Award for Best Education initiative for their commitment to supporting education, on behalf of the impact of the 2022 Subaru Loves Learning initiative. Last year, Subaru and 621 of its retailers helped support teachers by supporting 652 schools and 5,699 teachers across the U.S., allowing teachers to choose the supplies that would most benefit their students. Retailers also visited their local schools and hand-delivered classroom supply kits to the adopted classrooms.

To highlight Subaru Loves Learning and the support it provides to students and teachers nationwide, the automaker developed advertising assets including a 15-second clip, 30-second TV spot, and a feature video centered around the emotional impact that these initiatives can have on a personal level for both educators and children. The commercial will run on national television, digital video, and social media platforms throughout August.

For information about Subaru Loves Learning and to find out more about the partners that Subaru supports, visit subaru.com/learning, and follow #SubaruLovesLearning on social media. To learn more about AdoptAClassroom.org, visit adoptaclassroom.org.

*High-need is defined as a school that has a Title I Schoolwide Program and/or a school where 40% or more of the student population qualifies for the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program.

About AdoptAClassroom.org

AdoptAClassroom.org believes every child deserves the tools and materials they need to learn and thrive in school. To achieve this, teachers are spending an average of $860 of their own money each year on their classrooms. AdoptAClassroom.org is a national nonprofit that funds PreK-12 teachers and schools across the U.S. to help equip more classrooms and students for success, and offset the financial burden on teachers. Since 1998, AdoptAClassroom.org has raised $65 million and equipped more than 6.4 million students across the U.S. 90% of all funded classrooms are considered high needs. The 501(c)(3) holds the highest 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and the highest transparency rating offered by Candid/GuideStar. For more information, or to make a donation, please visit www.adoptaclassroom.org.

About Subaru of America, Inc.

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company’s vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $300 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 88,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do. For additional information visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Diane Anton 
Subaru of America, Inc. 
856-488-5093 
danton@subaru.com

Adam Leiter 
Subaru of America, Inc. 
(856) 488-8668 
aleiter@subaru.com

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., August 1, 2023 /3BL/ – Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF) on Wednesday announced Alison Rand has been appointed to the boards of Regions Financial Corp. and its subsidiary, Regions Bank. Her term will begin Oct. 1, 2023.

An experienced corporate executive, Rand has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Primerica for 23 years. Based in metro Atlanta, Primerica delivers a range of financial products and services centered on the needs of middle-income households in the United States and Canada.

As a member of Primerica’s executive team, Rand led the company’s public offering in 2010 and continued to help grow the company by concentrating on investor relations, strategic planning, capital management, product development and financial reporting and analysis. In her CFO role, Rand is responsible for the management of Primerica’s finances, optimizing capital, driving innovation through product development and casting a long-term strategic vision. In addition, she oversees all aspects of Primerica’s finance and accounting functions, treasury, capital management, tax, investor relations and more. Rand serves as a key spokesperson with the investor and analyst communities.

Alison’s depth of experience will complement the vision and focus of the Regions Boards of Directors as we develop and enhance strategies to support the company’s commitment to deliver consistent, sustainable long-term performance.

Charles McCrary, Chair of the Regions Financial Corp. and Regions Bank Boards

“Alison’s depth of experience will complement the vision and focus of the Regions Boards of Directors as we develop and enhance strategies to support the company’s commitment to deliver consistent, sustainable long-term performance,” said Charles McCrary, Chair of the Regions Financial Corp. and Regions Bank Boards. “The Regions mission is to make life better for the people we serve, and we accomplish that by creating shared value for customers, associates, communities and shareholders. With her strong financial management background and her passion for community engagement and superior service, Alison will be a significant contributor as we accomplish short-term priorities and long-term objectives on behalf of everyone we serve.”

Prior to being named as CFO for Primerica, Rand served in various financial leadership positions at Primerica. She began her career in 1990 at KPMG in the Audit department.

Rand is a graduate of the University of Florida, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She serves on several nonprofit boards, including The University of Florida Foundation and Junior Achievement of Georgia. Further, she participates in advisory boards for the University of Georgia Terry College of Business and the University of Florida Warrington College of Business.

“Living in metro Atlanta – a market where Regions has made significant investments in terms of locations, talent and community engagement – I am very familiar with the Regions brand and its strong reputation for customer service and community support,” Rand said. “I am honored to be a part of a company whose values of doing what is right and focusing on the customer so closely align with mine, and I’m pleased to lend my knowledge and experience to help Regions consistently attain its goals for long-term, sustainable growth.”

I am honored to be a part of a company whose values of doing what is right and focusingon the customer so closely align with mine.
–Alison Rand

With the addition of Rand, the Regions Boards will consist of 14 members. Upon joining the Regions Boards, Rand will serve on the Technology Committee. It is expected that she will join the Audit Committee upon her previously announced retirement from Primerica.

Regions is committed to serving the long-term interests of shareholders by maintaining strong governance principles and cultivating an experienced and engaged Board of Directors with diverse skills and attributes supporting both Regions Financial Corp. and Regions Bank. Board members have adopted comprehensive Corporate Governance Principles to guide their oversight and independent governance. The Corporate Governance Principles affirm the Boards will seek members from diverse professional backgrounds, who combine a broad spectrum of experience and expertise with a reputation for integrity, to ensure the Boards maintain an appropriate mix of skills and characteristics to meet the needs of Regions and the people it serves.

About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $154 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates more than 1,250 banking offices and more than 2,000 ATMs. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.

KeyBank announced Vic Laurenza has been promoted to Market President in Western Pennsylvania. In this role, he will help grow KeyBank’s business and community presence in the region while continuing to serve as the National Client Engagement Leader for Key Private Bank.

Laurenza joined Key in 2016, serving first as a Wealth Advisor and later as Senior Vice President of Private Banking Market Leader before stepping into his current role last year. Already active in the greater Pittsburgh community, he will now take on a more visible role as the face and voice of Key in the Western Pennsylvania market. He will also partner closely with Carla Frost, Key’s Corporate Responsibility Officer for the market, to plan Key’s strategic investments to help the community thrive.

“We are thrilled to expand Vic’s title and look forward to the great things he will accomplish as Market President,” said Chris Doyle, KeyBank’s Senior Commercial Sales Leader. “His presence and reputation in Western Pennsylvania will be an important asset to continue our growth in the region and for community engagement. His experience within the Private Bank uniquely positions him to drive collaboration and coordination in the market.”

Laurenza began his banking career more than 20 years ago at PNC in retail management and business banking, eventually moving into Wealth Management. Before joining Key, he was Vice President, Relationship Manager in Huntington National Bank’s Private Client Group.

In addition to Market President, Laurenza will also continue his role within Key Private Bank. As the National Client Engagement Leader, he works with a broad set of stakeholders and subject matter experts to create and execute on client satisfaction initiatives, marketing, field communications and change management initiatives.

A veteran in the banking industry, Laurenza holds a Bachelor of Finance from Mercyhurst University. He serves on the board of Familylinks, a local nonprofit dedicated to positively impacting lives through integrated community, behavioral and social programs and is a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh.

Additionally, Tim Glass has been promoted to Commercial Sales Leader for the market. While leading the commercial sales client-facing team, he will also continue to manage and develop his own portfolio.

Glass joined Key in 2022 as a Senior Relationship Manager. Over the course of his 23-year banking career, he has acquired valuable experience as a credit analyst, field examiner, underwriter, portfolio manager and relationship manager. Prior to joining Key, Glass was a Relationship Manager for Wells Fargo in Western Pennsylvania.

Glass earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University. He also serves as a board member of Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh, a local nonprofit assisting low-income homeowners with the maintenance and care of their homes to improve living conditions and the quality of life.

“Since joining Key last year, Tim has been an outstanding team player and commercial banker,” said Doyle. “His extensive experience in the industry, established reputation and leadership will position us in the market to create an even greater impact.”

Applied Materials’ latest Sustainability Report includes updates to Applied’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals, strategies and accomplishments. We sat down with Michelle Mapp Cooper, culture of inclusion vice president, to get an inside look at what Applied is doing to build upon our culture of inclusion so everyone can thrive.

What does diversity, equity and inclusion mean to you?

It’s about building an environment where everyone can be their best selves and achieve their full potential. That’s where I want to work! At Applied, our DEI strategy starts with leaders as champions of change who work to break down systemic barriers, build diversity in our teams and ensure equity in our talent processes. When leaders remove barriers, we begin to see DEI operationalized in all we do.

How are you building a culture of inclusion?

We’ve launched the DEI Engine—a framework of tools, learning and processes—to give our leaders and employees tangible assets and learning opportunities to accelerate our culture of inclusion strategy and help them further their own inclusion journey. Our focus for 2023 is to ingrain an inclusive culture. It’s phase one of a multiyear roadmap designed to achieve our 2030 goals.

What are Applied’s 2030 diversity goals?

Our goals for 2030 are:

Increase representation of women in our global workforce to >25%Increase representation of women executives (director-level and above) globally to >21%Increase underrepresented minorities (URM) in our U.S. workforce to >25%Increase URM representation among our U.S. executives to >10%Achieve top quartile results for our Inclusion Index (measured via the employee survey) with no significant differences between demographics

I believe that as an industry leader, it is our responsibility to make the world a better place—and to lead the way when it comes to inclusive practices and broader workplace diversity.

What is your strategy to meet those goals?

We have a focus on talent where each leader works in partnership with human resources to review their DEI data and put plans in place to achieve improvements as needed. These actions and plans are not only for women and underrepresented minorities, but for all employees. Our overarching goal is to enable everyone in our workforce to achieve their full potential.

What are Applied’s biggest accomplishments in the DEI space to date?

I moved into my role to lead our culture of inclusion in 2022, and since then I’ve built a team to raise the level and increase the pace of our DEI efforts—and we’ve engaged with our colleagues outside the company to broaden the impact across the tech industry. All our work is showing up in our 2023 mid-year results, where we have achieved three of our five goals and are making strong progress on all fronts.

What are the unique challenges for tech companies in attracting and recruiting diverse talent?

The tech industry has historically lacked diversity due to culture and availability. At Applied, we aren’t sitting on the sidelines. We invest in building an inclusive talent pipeline to expand opportunities for those who have been traditionally underrepresented in tech. We partner with nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities to foster interest and build STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) capabilities, particularly among girls and underrepresented minorities.

Through the Applied Materials Foundation’s Generation Girl® initiative, we collaborate with U.S. nonprofit organizations to strengthen girls’ self-confidence and to grow interest and engagement in STEM subjects. Since 2018, Generation Girl has served more than 36,000 girls, with over 60% of participants coming from low-income households and identifying as Black, Latina or Native American.

Recently, in collaboration with Last Mile Education Fund, we established the Applied Materials Momentum Fund, accelerating the next generation of women in engineering. Through the Momentum Fund, we will provide flexible financial support to increase graduation rates for women engineers facing financial hardship. In addition to funding, Applied will also offer dedicated internships and networking opportunities with our employees, helping scholars gain industry experience and grow their list of contacts in the semiconductor ecosystem. With this new program, Applied Materials and the Applied Materials Foundation will support girls and young women from kindergarten to career – growing access to opportunity and strengthening pathways to careers in the semiconductor industry.

What excites you most about the future of DEI at Applied?

I came to Applied more than 20 years ago as an engineer supporting the manufacturing of our incredible products, because I was excited to have a hand in technology that is essential to the electronic devices we use every day. But what I’ve also come to understand about myself over the years is that I love our people. They are dedicated, smart and hardworking. DEI work is human work. And I can see that when our employees feel included, with a deep sense of belonging, they are happier, healthier and more productive, both at work and at home. What job could be better?

“I’m driven by the opportunity to bring social impact into every part of Gen. It’s incredibly motivating to see the Corporate Responsibility team working closer than ever across the business. DEI, recruitment, talent development, global health and wellness, legal, product, brand and marketing are all pulling together to make a real difference. Our people feel they have an active stake in the program. We’re united in our community-minded values and passion for powering Digital Freedom.”– Kim Allman, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Public Policy, Gen
 
Today, Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN) releases its 2023 Social Impact Report. Gen is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted Cyber Safety brands, Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner. The Company’s commitment to social impact is embedded in its daily work as Gen empowers people to live their best digital lives.
 
The Company’s inaugural Social Impact Report demonstrates how Gen brings together its team, passions and technology to support people and communities, making the world a better, safer place.
 
Our Social Impact strategy is focused on helping children, families, and vulnerable people stay safe online, and eliminating the gender gap in tech by helping women advance their cybersecurity careers. The Gen team is unified in its efforts to foster a culture of giving, care for the environment and build a diverse and dedicated team.
 
You can see the efforts of Gen and its family of consumer Cyber Safety brands come to life through some of the 2023 highlights from the report including:

Reached more than 2.8 million people through its Cyber Safety education and training programs.Contributed $5.3 million in charitable giving to high-impact nonprofits, including the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Save the Children India, Planet Water Foundation and Discovery Education.Donated products to more than 9,200 nonprofits.Gen employees spent more than 4,700 hours volunteering in their communities and 33% of employees participated in Gen giving programs.Globally, 32% of Gen employees are women.Gen employees completed more than 780 projects through its Sustainable Home Improvement Program, an employee benefit providing cash incentives for home improvement projects that help reduce environmental impacts.Delivered approximately 98% of products digitally and less than 0.5% of the material used in physical products contained plastic.Received social impact awards and recognitions, including Points of Light’s The Civic 50, Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies, SEAL’s Environmental Initiatives Award, The Corporate Engagement Awards, Fortune’s Modern Board 25 and being listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

Learn more about how Gen is committed to making the world a better, safer place in its 2023 Social Impact Report.

About Gen 
Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted Cyber Safety brands, Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner. The Gen family of consumer brands is rooted in providing safety for the first digital generations. Now, Gen empowers people to live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently today and for generations to come. Gen brings award-winning products and services in cybersecurity, online privacy and identity protection to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries. Learn more at www.GenDigital.com. 

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Jenna Torluemke
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