Month: May 2024

Trinicia Perch, Senior Manager of Tapestry’s Global Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG) Programs, spent over fifteen years working in packaging across Coach and Tapestry, working with the Creative teams to produce product boxes, shopping bags, and gift packaging, as well as sourcing materials, managing vendor relationships, and more. A year ago, her career took an unexpected turn when she applied for her current position.

Tapestry is committed to ensuring every employee at Tapestry has an equal opportunity to grow and progress. We look to connect employees with advancement opportunities across the enterprise, even if a role is outside an employee’s current function.

How did Trinicia make this career change? The support of colleagues, her passion for equity, inclusivity, and diversity, and her experience as a leader within our EBRGs helped. The network Tapestry employees build as an EBRG member can be a strong support system for navigating their career, from identifying development opportunities and seeking feedback to figuring out next steps. Each of Tapestry’s EBRGs offers community, support, and belonging while providing networking, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to their members. ERBGs also serve as a platform for members and allies to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion within Tapestry.

Learn more about what it’s like to work at Tapestry here.

The Atlantic City Electric chapter of OLE had the honor of being a sponsor at the Día del Niño festival in Atlantic City. We had a fantastic day volunteering alongside our community partners with El Pueblo Unido Of Atlantic City. Over 600 families attended the event where we were able to engage them with virtual reality experiences, STEM workshops, information about our Smart Energy Network and Energy Assistance programs. We’re excited about future opportunities to connect with our communities.

Atlantic City Electric

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.

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.

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By Sandrine Duquerroy-Delesalle

Tomorrow is Earth Day and I wanted to share some good news !

The article below mentions 2 recent reports (see comments) from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and from the  International Energy Agency (IEA).

The world installed 116 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023 according to the GWEC, a 50% increase from 2022 making it the best year on record for new wind projects with China leading offshore and onshore wind installations followed by the US, Brazil and Germany.

According to the IEA, in 2023, China commissioned as much solar PV as the entire world did in 2022 and overall global annual renewable capacity additions increased by almost 50% to nearly 510 gigawatts in 2023, the fastest growth rate in the past two decades.
 

We however have a long way to go to achieve the COP28 target of tripling global renewable capacity by 2030, for which the IEA recommends better government policies and faster permitting procedures, investments in grid infrastructure, and more financing towards emerging economies.

Happy Earth Day!

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/17/wind-energy-saw-record-growth-in-2023-which-countries-installed-the-most?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ted_talks_daily_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily&user_email_address=cdb87567c486c07d7e3299680ff5cab2

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 29, 2024 /3BL/ – In a significant step towards bolstering emergency preparedness and response efforts, 3M and Direct Relief are launching a global Respiratory Protection initiative to increase preparedness ahead of the 2024 hurricane and wildfire season. This initiative aims to increase preparedness and ensure the availability of N95 respirators, which play a pivotal role in helping to safeguard respiratory health during disasters and fostering community relief, re-entry, recovery, and resilience efforts.

As part of the joint initiative, 3M has pledged to meet Direct Relief’s entire forecasted annual need for N95 filtering facepiece respirators with a donation of 5 million units. These respirators will be utilized in Direct Relief’s global humanitarian response efforts, providing essential protection to individuals in affected regions.

N95 respirators approved by NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) can be used to help protect individuals within disaster-stricken areas. They help mitigate particulate smoke exposure during wildfires and offer assistance amid clean-up activities after floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Consequently, N95s constitute a cornerstone of Direct Relief’s disaster response framework.

Serving as the Official Respiratory Protection Sponsor, 3M’s N95s will be pre-stocked and strategically positioned to expedite relief operations to impacted communities, minimizing transit time. They will feature prominently within Direct Relief’s strategic emergency stockpile (SES), encompassing wildfire kits, emergency medical backpacks, hurricane preparedness packs, cholera kits, and an extensive network of U.S. safety-net clinics.

This significant new partnership between 3M and Direct Relief emerged out of an over 20-year relationship with 3M products and cash supporting Direct Relief’s global relief, recovery, and resilience efforts including responding to various emergencies worldwide, including the Turkey earthquake, Ukraine conflict, Mozambique floods, Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, and hurricanes and severe weather events across the US.

“Direct Relief is deeply thankful and privileged to work with 3M on this historic donation that will protect frontline health and emergency responders during disasters,” said Thomas Tighe, CEO and President of Direct Relief. “During disasters that are on-going, 3M has led by example, stepping up to help protect first responders, health workers and those at risk, and is once again providing high-quality protective equipment for people enduring fires, earthquakes, and other disasters and crises.”

This initiative reinforces 3M’s unwavering dedication to supporting communities in need and builds on its long-term commitment to humanitarian relief efforts. Since 2016, 3M has contributed nearly 10 million N95 respirators and other requested products to Direct Relief for individuals in the United States and more than 80 countries.

“3M is proud to continue our partnership with Direct Relief to expand access to critical protective equipment for natural disaster preparedness,” said Chris Goralski, president of 3M Safety and Industrial. “Access to N95 respirators can make a real difference in the health and safety of first responders and others providing care and support during crises. We will work together with Direct Relief to ensure these essential supplies reach the communities that need them most.”

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About 3M 

3M (NYSE: MMM) believes science helps create a brighter world for everyone. By unlocking the power of people, ideas and science to reimagine what’s possible, our global team uniquely addresses the opportunities and challenges of our customers, communities, and planet. Learn how we’re working to improve lives and make what’s next at 3M.com/news.

About Direct Relief

A humanitarian organization committed to improving the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies, Direct Relief delivers lifesaving medical resources throughout the world to communities in need, without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay. For more information, please visit https://www.DirectRelief.org.

May 29, 2024 /3BL/ – My Green Lab and its newly launched commercial subsidiary, Impact Laboratories, are proud to announce the appointment of Jennifer Edson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With a distinguished background in finance and internal operations, Jennifer brings a wealth of experience to the My Green Lab and Impact Laboratories executive team. As CFO, Jennifer will provide crucial early-stage financial and operational leadership to accelerate their shared mission of bringing sustainability to science.

“Jennifer’s depth of start-up finance expertise and proven executive leadership makes her an invaluable addition to our team,” said James Connelly, CEO of My Green Lab. “Jennifer is one of the most respected start-up accounting leaders in the Pacific Northwest and her passion for developing scalable GAAP-compliant financial systems in a high-growth environment is the exact skill set we need to advance My Green Lab’s and Impact Laboratories’ mission as we scale.” 

Jennifer’s career spans over three decades, during which she has garnered accolades for her adept leadership and problem-solving skills. As the former CFO of Plunk, an AI-driven real estate analytics company, and COO at Denali Founder Consulting, Jennifer has demonstrated her ability to navigate complex financial landscapes for early-stage technology companies while providing strategic executive leadership that fosters growth and innovation. 

“My Green Lab’s dedication to innovation and sustainability resonates deeply with me,” said Jennifer. “The opportunity to merge my financial expertise with a commitment to environmental responsibility is both exciting and fulfilling. I am honored to join the team and help contribute to a more sustainable future within science.” 

As CFO, Jennifer will play a pivotal role in overseeing financial strategies and operations, ensuring alignment with My Green Lab’s and Impact Laboratories’ mission and programs and accurate reporting to investors and stakeholders. 

“I am eager to collaborate with the talented team at My Green Lab that is already recognized as the global leader on sustainability in science. With $1.35 million in new equity funding received last month and at least another $1 million in the pipeline, we are poised for rapid growth,” added Jennifer. “Together, we can accelerate the transition to sustainable labs at a global scale.” 

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Iowa and is a licensed CPA in Washington State. Residing in the Pacific Northwest since 2007, she brings with her a deep appreciation for the environment and a commitment to promoting sustainable practices both personally and professionally.

About My Green Lab

My Green Lab® is a nonprofit environmental organization with a mission to build a global culture of sustainability in science. The organization is the world leader in developing internationally recognized sustainability standards for laboratories and laboratory products—bringing sustainability to the community responsible for the world’s life-changing medical and technical innovations. Laboratories are some of the most resource-intensive spaces in any industry, but they don’t have to be. By introducing a new perspective and proven best practices within a carefully crafted framework, My Green Lab has inspired tens of thousands of scientists and lab professionals to make positive changes in their labs by reducing the environmental impact of their work.

About Impact Laboratories

Impact Laboratories, a subsidiary of My Green Lab, helps measure, certify, and verify labs around the world that are taking concrete steps to become more sustainable. The organization provides third-party verification and enterprise scale software tools that give the entire scientific community yet another reason to accelerate the journey to lab sustainability at a global scale. Working with labs in academia, commercial, and the biotech and pharma sectors, Impact Laboratories’ goal is to scale up the world’s most trusted green lab certification and tools.

For media requests, contact Namrata Jain at namrata@mygreenlab.org.

For more information about My Green Lab, visit mygreenlab.org.

For more information about Impact Laboratories, visit impactlaboratories.org.

May 29, 2024 /3BL/ – Hundreds of CEOs from the world’s major consumer goods retailers and manufacturers are gearing up for The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Global Summit in Chicago, United States, which will involve three days of inspiring and action-orientated talks to help catalyse the positive changes that people, planet and business urgently need.

The Consumer Goods Forum’s upcoming Global Summit, from 11-14 June in Chicago, will unite CEOs from hundreds of retailers and manufactures to accelerate progress on crucial industry issues including forests, human rights, plastics, healthier lives, food waste, food safety, net zero, supply chains and product data.Amidst a rapidly changing business environment, driven by digital innovation, geopolitical shifts, and escalating environmental and social concerns, the event will provide a vital forum for leaders to integrate sustainability with profitability to help ensure better lives through better business.

The Global Summit is the landmark annual forum for industry leaders to come together and discuss strategies to integrate sustainability with profitability to meet both immediate and long-term challenges.

Themed “Empowering Businesses to Deliver a Better Tomorrow”, the event will gather decision makers from companies, including Ahold Delhaize, Mondelēz International, The Coca-Cola Company, Danone, L’Oréal, PepsiCo and Walmart, for a series of inspirational talks.

Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director of The Consumer Goods Forum, said:

The Global Summit is a catalyst for important industry change, setting new standards for responsible business practices. It will equip leaders with tools and insights to navigate their companies towards sustainable prosperity, aligning business success with social and environmental stewardship.

Uniting many of the world’s most influential business leaders, the event will harness the collective expertise and reach that makes the CGF a powerful force for good. We will shine a light on where change is happening and where even greater action is needed, to keep pushing forward progress across the global consumer goods community.

The Summit will provide an opportunity for industry leaders to drive forward the CGF’s nine Coalitions of Action, which are ensuring systemic change on forests, human rights, plastics, healthier lives, food waste, food safety, net zero, supply chains and product data. Across three days, attendees will share insights and inspiring examples of progress to enable faster action. The Summit is all about encouraging active participation and fostering an environment where ideas and innovations are shared and developed.

Last June, the CGF’s Co-Chairs – Frans Muller, President and CEO of Ahold Delhaize, and Dirk Van de Put, Chairman & CEO of Mondelēz International – launched five Acceleration Areas designed to speed up the systemic change continuously driven by its Coalitions. The Summit offers an important chance to ramp up the delivery of these five focused actions: mainstreaming a deforestation and conversion-free approach to supply chains; adopting CGF’s Golden Design Rules to enable a circular economy for plastics; embracing Human Rights Due Diligence; establishing employee wellbeing programmes; accelerating emission reductions.

Frans Muller, President & CEO of Ahold Delhaize, and Co-Chair of The CGF said:

The consumer goods sector has a critical part to play in the transition to a greener, healthier, and more resilient future, and every business must step up to go further. While the scale of the challenges we face are unprecedented, they are also shared – so there is great power in tackling them together. As the CGF is the only CEO-led organisation that brings together both manufacturers and retailers globally, the Global Summit is a vital milestone to accelerate impact.

Dirk Van de Put, Chairman and CEO of Mondelēz International and Co-Chair of The CGF said:

By uniting many of the world’s most influential business leaders, the Summit will harness the collective expertise and reach that makes the CGF a uniquely powerful force. It is a huge opportunity for inspiration, networking and collaboration. We will be urging all the CGF’s members to connect, collaborate and actively contribute towards our Acceleration Areas, using the Summit to really ramp up understanding of how every member can get involved. Our message is that the entire consumer goods industry must continue to step up and go further.

Speakers and panellists announced so far include:

Frans Muller, President and CEO of Ahold DelhaizeDirk Van De Put, Chairman & CEO of Mondelēz InternationalCécile Beliot-Zind, CEO of Bel GroupJames Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola CompanyAntoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO of DanoneCarlos Abrams-Rivera, CEO of The Kraft Heinz CompanyNicolas Hieronimus, CEO of L’OréalRamon Laguarta, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCoHein Schumacher, CEO of UnileverKathryn McLay, President & CEO of Walmart InternationalColleen Wegman, CEO of Wegmans

Key topics will include the impact of digital transformation, the dynamics of global market shifts, and the strategic implementation of ESG principles. Retailers will be at the forefront of discussions on managing scope 3 emissions through innovative strategies across the supply chain, and the event will showcase how AI and other advances can enhance efficiency and responsiveness to evolving consumer and investor expectations. Talks from leading NGOs, such as The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Bite Back 2030 and WWF, will also feature as part of the three-day programme.

With more to be announced, highlighted sessions across the programme include:

The Challenged Consumer – Shifting Values & Behaviours withSajal Kohli, Senior Partner of McKinsey,James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola CompanyHein Schumacher, CEO of UnileverKathryn McLay, President & CEO of Walmart InternationalMalina Ngai, Group CEO of A.S Watson GroupThe Journey to Net Zero withAnastasia Kouvela, Managing Director and Partner of Boston Consulting GroupAntoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO of DanoneNina Jönsson, CEO of ICAScott Price, Group Chief Executive, DFI Retail GroupRamon Laguarta, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCoCécile Beliot-Zind, CEO of Bel GroupGenAI: Future Trends & the Impact on Our industry withPoul Weihrauch, CEO and Office of the President of Mars Inc.Julie Sweet, CEO of AccentureSustainable Growth: Unveiling Shareholders’ True Expectations withJessica Moulton, Senior Partner of McKinsey & CompanyRichard Taylor, Managing Director, Consumer and Consumer Health Investment Banking of JefferiesMichael Steib, Partner of Melitas Ventures

To find out more, visit our website.

Notes to Editors

Visit CGF on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube for updates and new programme confirmations. For more information about media access to speakers and to enquire about receiving a potential press pass to attend the Summit, please contact cgf@forster.co.uk

About The Consumer Goods Forum

The Consumer Goods Forum (“CGF”) is a global, parity-based industry network that is driven by its members to encourage the global adoption of practices and standards that serves the consumer goods industry worldwide. It brings together the CEOs and senior management of some 400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other stakeholders across 70 countries, and it reflects the diversity of the industry in geography, size, product category and format. 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.

May 29, 2024 /3BL/ – Embark on a transformative journey during the 2024 Environment+Energy Leader Solutions Summit, where industry leaders, innovators, and sustainability enthusiasts gather to explore the collaborative landscape of sustainable leadership. The virtual event, themed “Sustainability Synergy,” will provide attendees with a concise yet impactful exploration of the intricacies within the environmental and energy sectors.

Event Info:

June 4-510:00 AM ET – 3:00 PM ETReserve Your Seat

Key Sessions

An Integrative Approach to High-Performance Building Design and Racial Justice AdvocacyAPP’s Sustainability Roadmap: A Conversation on Community InvolvementEverything Everywhere All at Once: The Future of Air Force Installation EnergyGain exclusive insights into upcoming SEC and CSRD regulations

Engaging Networking Opportunities

The summit will also offer dedicated networking sessions, providing a platform for attendees to connect with industry leaders, thought influencers, and peers.

About Environment+Energy Leader

Environment+Energy Leader’s mission is to empower business leaders from various sectors with the critical knowledge, actionable insights, and practical tools needed to advance progress and make a positive impact worldwide. We aim to inspire, inform, and engage leaders in conversations that catalyze substantial environmental and corporate changes.

Contact:

Andrew Crawford 
Communications 
Environment+Energy Leader 
andrew.crawford@environmentenergyleader.com 
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