Month: April 2024

Originally published on April 5th, 2024 on LinkedIn.com

Neil Russell, Sysco’s Chief Administrative officer, joined Governor Jared Polis and members of the Colorado General Assembly to celebrate the arrival of 10 electric trucks that recently joined our Sysco Denver fleet. At Sysco, we are proud to be the first heavy-duty fleet operator to bring widescale adoption of this new zero emissions technology to the state of Colorado.

Electrifying our fleet is an important component of Sysco’s ambitious climate goal to reduce our direct emissions by 27.5% by 2030. These efforts are driven by our commitment to protect our planet and create a positive change in the communities we serve.

None of this would be possible without our valued partnerships with Governor Jared Polis, Executive Director Will Toor of the Colorado Energy Office, the Colorado Legislature, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) who have helped accelerate the voluntary adoption of zero emissions technologies in Colorado through the Clean Fleet Vehicle Technology Program.

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 72,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76 billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including Sysco’s 2022 Sustainability Report and 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com.

For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoFoods. For important news and information regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s Internet home page at investors.sysco.com, which Sysco plans to use as a primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information. In addition, investors should continue to review our news releases and filings with the SEC. It is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information.

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Duke Energy’s Indigenous employee resource group is called Forever Indigenous Resource Support Team (FIRST) and is open to all employees at Duke Energy. Wow! I have learned so much from our FIRST members over this past year.

We support the communities we serve by sponsoring events like the 2023 AISES Region 7 Conference in Lumberton and the Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration.

Duke Energy Corporation is also one of the sponsors of the inaugural American Indian Leadership Development Program at Campbell University.

Thank you Al Bryant, Peter Donlon and team for the postive impact you are having on North and South Carolina through such an impressive leadership program.

Duke Energy

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 27,600 people.

Duke Energy is executing an ambitious clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company has interim carbon emission targets of at least 50% reduction from electric generation by 2030, 50% for Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 upstream and downstream emissions by 2035, and 80% from electric generation by 2040. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.

Duke Energy was named to Fortune’s 2023 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list and Forbes’ “World’s Best Employers” list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy’s illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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Whirlpool Corporation prioritizes the entire product life cycle – from the design phase through repair and refurbishment. The company is committed to delivering the best quality products that maintain performance while evolving to be more efficient and environmentally friendly.

In 2023, we conducted a life cycle analysis of our KitchenAid stand mixer, blender and food processor which exemplified sustainable management through the full product life cycle and value chain.

Learn more about Whirlpool Corporation’s value chain in the 2023 Sustainability Report: https://whirlpoolcorp.com/2023SustainabilityReport/

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. In an increasingly digital world, the company is driving purposeful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and InSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

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MAYS LANDING, N.J., April 3, 2024 /3BL/ – Atlantic City Electric purchased $178 million in goods and services from diversity-certified suppliers in 2023, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the company’s total purchases for the year. This expenditure, a $49 million increase from 2022, is the most spent with diverse suppliers in the company’s more than 100-year history and reflects Atlantic City Electric’s ongoing efforts to support local and diverse communities.

“Supplier diversity is just one of the ways we support our customers and local communities with more than energy,” said Rodney Oddoye, senior vice president of Government, Regulatory and External Affairs at Pepco Holdings, which includes Atlantic City Electric. “Our continued increase in investments with these valuable partners reinforces our commitment to the local communities that we proudly serve and supports local business growth, helping our communities thrive.”

In line with Atlantic City Electric’s dedication to enhancing procurement efforts with local diversity-certified suppliers, the Empowerment Academy, formerly known as Target 25, offers prospective suppliers a chance to gain insights into Atlantic City Electric’s procurement procedures and those of its parent company, Exelon. This initiative contributes to the growth and development of each vendor’s relationship with the energy company. Since establishing the Empowerment Academy, Atlantic City Electric has graduated 13 diversity-certified suppliers and looks to expand this opportunity to even more local, diverse suppliers.

In 2022, Exelon, Atlantic City Electric’s parent company, launched the Community Impact Capital Fund (CICF) in partnership with RockCreek, one of the world’s largest diverse-owned global investment firms, which has invested more than $8.4 billion in diverse firms over the last two decades. The CICF, formerly known as the Racial Equity Capital Fund, expands capital access to businesses that have traditionally been challenged in accessing and securing funding so they can create more jobs, grow their companies and reinvest in their neighborhoods and communities.

Companies interested in working with Atlantic City Electric and other Exelon companies can register and provide pertinent information, including their diversity status, at exeloncorp.com/Suppliers.

To learn more about Atlantic City Electric, visit The Source, Atlantic City Electric’s online newsroom. Find additional information by visiting atlanticcityelectric.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/AtlanticCityElectric, and on X, formerly known as Twitter, at twitter.com/AcEleCconnect. Atlantic City Electric’s mobile app is available at atlanticcityelectric.com/MobileApp.

Atlantic City Electric is a unit of Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC), a Fortune 250 company and the nation’s largest utility company, serving more than 10 million customers. Atlantic City Electric provides safe and reliable energy service to approximately 572,000 customers in southern New Jersey.

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Our 35th Atlanta Habitat for Humanity build is officially underway and the home is already taking shape. Hear from Andy Konieczka, executive vice president of our building products business, as he speaks on our long-standing partnership with Habitat.

Georgia-Pacific

Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, nonwoven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. Our familiar consumer brands include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Dixie®, enMotion®, Sparkle® and Vanity Fair®. Georgia-Pacific has long been a leading supplier of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers. Its Georgia-Pacific Recycling subsidiary is among the world’s largest traders of paper, metal and plastics. The company operates more than 150 facilities and employs more than 30,000 people directly and creates approximately 89,000 jobs indirectly. For more information, visit: gp.com/about-us. For news, visit: gp.com/news.

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April 16, 2024 /3BL/ – World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched the Global Farm Loss Tool for growers of all sizes to more easily measure and report on-farm food loss. Developed by WWF and tested with members of the Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition and their growers, the tool provides a user-friendly and simplified approach to help farmers and their buyers identify and address the cause of their on-farm food loss and its associated impacts, such as scope 3 emissions.

The tool targets the reduction of food loss at one of the most critical points of the global supply chain: on farm. Research from WWF and Tesco shows that as much as 1.2 billion tonnes, around 15% of all food produced, is lost on farms during, around and after harvest worldwide annually. Adding to the challenge, growers and buyers have limited data on the volume of unharvested products to know how much of what’s being left behind is marketable, non-marketable, or spoiled.

The Global Farm Loss Tool provides actionable insights for growers and buyers to map their current loss levels and develop new channels to utilise more of what is grown. The tool can be used to estimate how much surplus (grown to the point of maturity) was left behind in-field post-harvest and at further stages across a farm’s operations (such as processing and packhouse). This first public iteration of the tool can be used for all crops, but especially fruits, vegetables and tree nuts.

Pete Pearson, Senior Director of Food Loss and Waste at WWF said, “We need visibility to identify food loss hotspots and understand the reason behind them. The Global Farm Loss Tool is designed to be part of that solution, helping fill the crucial gap of tracking primary and actionable food loss data at the farm level of global supply chains.”

The CGF supported the beta testing of the Global Farm Loss Tool through its Food Waste Coalition, which brings together 18 of the world’s largest food brands, retailers and manufacturers. The Coalition aims to halve global food loss and waste by 2030, helping to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. Working with Coalition members, the CGF and WWF will continue to assess the impact of the new tool, reviewing how to improve the tool’s user experience, expand its utility in the field and for more food types across the global supply chain, and promote its usage to new growers and suppliers.

Sharon Bligh, Director of Health and Sustainability at the CGF, said, “Growers are vital to helping ensure a sustainable food system. The CGF is committed to supporting our members to help growers in their supply chains to track, address and ultimately reduce the footprint of agriculture. This data is essential for accelerating our transition to a more efficient and circular food system.”

The Global Farm Loss Tool is compatible with existing reporting programmes, including World Resources Institute’s (WRI) 10x20x30 and WRAP’s Food Waste Atlas, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Loss Index. Endorsed by the food loss experts at Champions 12.3, the tool will also be integrated into existing farm sustainability reporting frameworks, such as Sustainable Food Trust’s Global Farm Metric, and develop new capabilities to estimate the scope 3 emissions associated with on-farm food loss in the year ahead.

The tool is now available free of charge to growers and farmers worldwide at GlobalFarmLossTool.org.

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About World Wildlife Fund

WWF is one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, working in nearly 100 countries for over half a century to help people and nature thrive. With the support of more than 5 million members worldwide, WWF is dedicated to delivering science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, halt the degradation of the environment and combat the climate crisis. Visit https://www.worldwildlife.org to learn more and keep up with the latest conservation news by following @WWFNews on Twitter and signing up for our newsletter and news alerts here.

For more information, contact Lorin Hancock lorin.hancock@wwfus.org.

About The Consumer Goods Forum

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is the only CEO-led organisation that represents both manufacturers and retailers globally. It brings together senior leaders from more than 400 retailers, manufacturers and other stakeholders across 70 countries.The CGF accelerates change through nine Coalitions of Action: forests, human rights, plastics, healthier lives, food waste, food safety, supply chains, product data and net zero.Its member companies have combined sales of EUR 4.6 trillion and directly employ nearly 10 million people, with a further 90 million related jobs estimated along the value chain. It is governed by its Board of Directors, which comprises more than 55 manufacturer and retailer CEOs.For more information, please visit: www.theconsumergoodsforum.com

For more information, contact Louise Chester at l.chester@theconsumergoodsforum.com.

Additional Statements of Support

“At McCain Foods, we are committed to sustainability throughout our entire supply chain. We are proud to have been involved in testing WWF’s Global Farm Loss Tool alongside two of our growers. This valuable tool will be instrumental for our partners as we work to identify and reduce food loss from the field, a key step in improving the resource use efficiency of our global food system.” — Max Koeune, President and CEO, McCain Foods and Co-Sponsor of The Consumer Goods Forum Food Waste Coalition of Action

“As an industry, we must continue to increase efforts to tackle food loss and waste throughout the entire supply chain, including on-farm. At Tesco, we are proud that over 100 of our growers are now measuring and tackling their in-field and production food loss, and through collaboration with WWF, many have contributed to the testing of the Global Farm Loss Tool. With collaboration across retailers, farmers and suppliers, we can help identify the causes of post-harvest food loss and reduce its environmental impact, while getting more of the food we grow to humans.” — Ken Murphy, CEO of Tesco and Co-Sponsor of The Consumer Goods Forum Food Waste Coalition of Action

“Walmart is proud to be part of this work to scale harmonized reporting of food loss and waste across the value chain. The Global Farm Loss Tool will help elevate the voice of the farmer to support measurement upstream and quantify environmental and financial benefits from food waste reduction initiatives during harvest. Walmart is already seeing benefits from using this tool with whole chain assessment projects conducted last year to identify food waste hot spots and take action.” – Chris Franke, Senior Manager, Global Sustainability, Walmart, and Co-Chair of The Consumer Goods Forum Food Waste Coalition

“Better data and insights on food losses at the primary production stage and their root causes and drivers is pivotal for developing effective strategies for prevention and reduction. At Wageningen University, we foresee this becoming ever more important under the influence of climate change and reduced use of pesticides. We need to organize an integrated, systems approach that includes farm-level actors.” — Sanne Stroosnijder, Programme Manager at Wageningen Food & Biobased Research

“WRAP has been working on farm-stage food waste for 10 years, and we feel that the collaborative efforts in developing the Global Farm Loss Tool will lead to impactful reductions in food loss and waste across supply chains. The need for a circular food system and systemic change has never been more urgent and we’re excited to see how this can help farmers unlock the potential in this hidden waste.” — Will McManus, Food Waste Specialist, WRAP

“Champions 12.3 advocates the target, measure, act approach to tackling food loss and waste. We need to measure in order to understand where hot spots are so we can target action. Tools like the Global Farm Loss tool will help increase our knowledge of major sources of food loss, so we can develop solutions to benefit farmers as well as the environment.” — Liz Goodwin, OBE, Senior Fellow at World Resources Institute and Champions 12.3