Month: May 2024

CASE Construction Equipment, a CNH brand, highlights the inspiring story of a construction professional who is always in pursuit of improving her skills in the sector.

Historically, women in construction have faced major challenges, including gender discrimination and lack of equal opportunities. However, they have persevered and made significant strides in the fight for equality in the industry.

In a story where passion and attitude are essential pillars, CASE presents the story of Lina Marcela Gonzalez Vásquez, Commercial Coordinator of the dealer Partequipos, the official distributor for CASE in Colombia. “The word that best defines what work means to me is “fulfillment”, says Lina, “Every day, having the opportunity to contribute, grow professionally, and achieve goals within my field of work gives me a sense of satisfaction and personal accomplishment that I find invaluable.”

In her day-to-day work, Lina plays a fundamental role, supporting and sustaining the commercial process to promote the development of each sales opportunity, providing accompaniment to both commercial advisors and others involved. In addition, she oversees the negotiation processes with international suppliers, always maintaining a results-oriented approach, with a high level of productivity and quality in her work.

Women play a prominent role throughout the sector’s value chain, which has increased in recent years. “Personally, I am optimistic about the growing presence of women in a male-dominated sector like mine. Participation not only fosters gender equality, but also enriches our work environment with a variety of perspectives and skills.”

12 years of hard work later, Lina still finds herself in a position to learn more about her field every day. “My journey in the heavy machinery field has taught me the importance of adaptability, effective communication, and continuous learning. I have learned to face challenges with flexibility and determination, to value customer satisfaction, and to constantly look for opportunities to improve my skills. These learnings have been fundamental for my personal and professional growth in the field,” said Lina.

Since 2016, Partequipos has been an official CASE distributor in the Latin American country. Currently, it has points of sale in seven of the main cities of the country, providing coverage and assistance at a national level, ensuring a comprehensive and effective service throughout the territory.

From strategic locations, the distributor offers the wide portfolio of the brand’s construction line, highlighting skid steer loaders, backhoe loaders, motor graders, excavators, among others, equipment that plays a fundamental role in the growth and development of the country.

Sharing Lina’s story is a demonstration of CNH’s commitment to integrating diverse experiences and perspectives into the work of its brands and dealers. The company continuously supports women in Ag and Construction to continue Breaking New Ground.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mahindra University, one of the premier educational institutions in India, to develop a collaborative framework to create, implement, and promote a comprehensive ‘Climate Solutions’ course. The goal is to equip students with skills and knowledge in sustainability best practices. The course will launch in August 2024.

The collaboration’s comprehensive curriculum will include fundamental sustainability concepts, methodologies, and real-world applications. In addition, the partnership can establish a climate solutions laboratory that will offer students invaluable hands-on experience with advanced technologies. Outside of academia, joint research efforts will delve into pressing sustainability issues, fostering innovation and effective solutions.

“It is imperative that the future workforce keeps sustainability at the helm of everything they do,” said Anirban Ghosh, Head, Centre for Sustainability, Mahindra University. “Our partnership with Rockwell reinforces our commitment to advancing sustainability education and is an important step towards equipping the next generation of leaders with the expertise and technical skills to address some of the greatest challenges facing our planet.”

Learn more about Rockwell’s commitment to preparing a new generation of leaders.

BETHESDA, Md., May 2, 2024 /3BL/ – WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) is seeking nominations for its newly created WHC Executive Advisory Committee (EAC). Members of the EAC will shape the future of WHC Conservation Certification®, the world’s only voluntary sustainability standard for broad-based biodiversity enhancement and conservation education activities on corporate landholdings.

As the pace of change at the nexus of biodiversity and business continues rapidly, WHC is taking steps to ensure the Certification standard remains a hallmark for quality habitat for wildlife, conservation education and community outreach initiatives. The EAC will provide direction, governance and oversight to ensure WHC Certification operates cohesively toward its intended goals. In addition to contributing to the advancement of WHC Certification, the EAC will also offer technical expertise, evaluate proposed changes to the current Certification system and ensure that changes are consistent with global business standards and contemporary conservation objectives.

WHC is seeking a group of esteemed experts from diverse backgrounds to be appointed to the Committee. Potential EAC members should have extensive experience with business and biodiversity initiatives; nature-based NGOs; ESG rating organizations; academics engaged in conservation science; or representatives from the private, public and financial sectors.

Members will be expected to participate in the deliberations of the EAC and establish policies and procedures for efficient operation of the EAC. All engagement is voluntary, and the expected hourly involvement per year will be determined at the first meetings of the EAC.

Nominations are open until June 30, 2024, with the first online meeting to be held in September. Learn more about the expectations and submit a nomination here.

About WHC:

WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) has been working at the nexus of business and biodiversity for 35 years and is the only international NGO focused exclusively on enabling private sector action for nature. WHC builds strategies and frameworks for companies to integrate nature with climate, equity and engagement to support sustainable ecosystems and healthy communities. WHC’s corporate members represent some of the leading national and multinational corporations. WHC-certified programs can be found in 19 countries and 48 U.S. states. Learn more at www.wildlifehc.org.

We welcome the publication of this analysis and congratulate the ISSB and EFRAG for reaching this important milestone.

Companies should take confidence that the ISSB and EFRAG have agreed on common areas of their climate-related disclosures and highlighted significant alignment. Having an agreed list of areas of difference to watch out for allows companies applying both to move forwards confidently with gathering data and preparing disclosures. There can be significant synergies.

The analysis is critical towards the goal of interoperability – which is what is needed to make dual-compliance disclosure manageable for companies. With this jointly approved analysis from the ISSB and EFRAG, it is now incumbent on all of us – not just the standard setters – to interpret the standards during implementation such that we realise the goal of maximum interoperability in practice. 

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