Month: March 2025

Discover 360 years of construction, innovation and passion, as we travel the world to see Saint-Gobain teams in action!

In our first stop, we visit the United States of America, where climate expert François Gemenne learns how Saint-Gobain contributes to building homes that are more resilient through the use of offsite construction, a method where homes are built in a manufacturing facility and assembled onsite.

About Saint-Gobain

Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group, celebrating its 360th anniversary in 2025, remains more committed than ever to its purpose “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”.

€46.6 billion in sales in 2024
More than 161,000 employees, locations in 80 countries
Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 

CLEVELAND, March 13, 2025 /3BL/ — KeyBank’s Key4Women will present “Awakening the Power of Women: Igniting Social Impact and Change” a free, one-hour virtual event on Wednesday, March 19th at 1:00 p.m. EST / 11:00 a.m. MT / 10:00 a.m. PST.

This conversation will have participants embark on a transformative journey that shines as spotlight on the pivotal role women play in addressing critical challenges and igniting social impact. Key4Women National Director, Rachael Sampson, will be joined by Founder and CEO of Women Igniting Change, Robbin Jorgensen in a celebration of Women’s History Month. Jorgensen will celebrate the awakening of women’s power to lead change with profound significance through compelling stories and actionable insights.

In this webinar, participants will learn:

How key events in women’s history have shaped today’s landscape.How women serve as key catalysts for transformational change in their community.How to lead by example by advocating for each other and using personal growth and self-awareness in effecting organizational change.

“We are happy to celebrate Women’s History Month with this impressive webinar,” said Sampson. “Robbin is not only knowledgeable on the impact women have on the world, but lives and breathes it every day. We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring this to our participants as we know they will walk away feeling inspired.

Robbin Jorgensen is the Founder and CEO of Women Igniting Change®, a global purpose driven organization that unleashes the contribution of women around the world. She is a status quo disruptor, human rights activist, female change agent, and global citizen. She helps companies move business and humanity forward through women’s leadership and social impact initiatives, drawing from her experience working with women in 31 countries.

For more information, contact key4women@keybank.com or register online by March 18th  here. 

About Key4Women 
Key4Women started in 2005 as a campaign to lend $1 billion to qualified women-owned businesses within three years. The program achieved that in two years and has now generated more than $12 billion in loans to women-owned businesses. Membership in Key4Women is free. In addition to helping women business leaders and owners tap into capital to build and grow their businesses, Key4Women members gain valuable access to a team of local Certified Key4Wome Advisors who advocate, connect and empower women on their journey to financial wellness. For more information, visit key.com/key4women.

About KeyBank

In 2025, KeyCorp celebrates its bicentennial, marking 200 years of service to clients and communities from Maine to Alaska. To learn more, visit KeyBank Heritage Center. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $187 billion at December 31, 2024.

Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,200 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank Member FDIC.

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The supply chain industry is evolving rapidly, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, automation, and sustainability initiatives. However, a major challenge persists — the gap between industry needs and traditional education models.

A 2022 Deloitte study found that only 25% of supply chain professionals feel adequately trained in digital tools, despite 76% of companies investing in AI-driven solutions. Similarly, a 2023 McKinsey report revealed that 60% of supply chain executives struggle to find candidates with both analytical skills and hands-on experience. As supply chains become more technology-driven and sustainability-focused, it is clear that education must evolve to keep up.

At DP World, we recognize that education is the key to solving this challenge. That’s why we’ve launched the Global Education Portal — a dedicated learning platform designed to equip students, professionals, and industry leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to drive the future of supply chains. Through specialized learning opportunities, hands-on training, and industry collaborations, DP World is preparing the next generation of supply chain professionals to meet the evolving demands of global trade.

DP World’s Education Portal: A Learning Hub for All

DP World’s Global Education Portal offers three tailored learning tracks designed to cater to educators, students, and DP World employees. This hub provides a structured, interactive approach to learning about global trade, logistics, and sustainability.

1. Educator Track

This track supports teachers by offering educational resources that align with global learning standards. Key modules include:

Making Trade Flow – Introduces students (ages 11–16) to the innovations driving global trade, covering subjects such as Mathematics, Geography, and Business Studies.Blue Carbon Ecosystems – Explores the role of coastal habitats in carbon sequestration and sustainability, suitable for Science and Geography students (ages 11–17).Plastic Pollution: Protecting Our Waters – Examines the impact of plastics on marine ecosystems and promotes sustainability awareness among students (ages 11–16).Humanitarian Logistics – Provides insight into the complexities of organizing aid during global crises, covering Geography, Social Studies, and STEM (ages 11–16).

2. Student Track

This track is designed for learners exploring career opportunities and skills development in the supply chain and logistics sectors. Offerings include:

Career Finder – An interactive quiz helping students identify career paths in global trade.Skills for the Future – Workshops and courses on interview skills, self-development, and industry insights.Certificate in Terminal Operations (CTO) – An e-learning program offering in-depth training in port terminal operations (ages 17+).Internships & Apprenticeships – Access to real-world industry experiences at DP World.

3. DP World Insider Track

Available exclusively to DP World employees, this track facilitates employee engagement in education initiatives, allowing them to support students and educational institutions while expanding their own industry knowledge.

A Wealth of Educational Resources

Beyond structured learning tracks, the platform offers a diverse collection of resources for different educational needs:

Interactive Lessons & Activities – Covering trade logistics, sustainability, and technological advancements.Virtual Reality Experiences – Immersive 360-degree port exploration to understand trade operations.Environmental & Sustainability Modules – Lessons on marine ecosystems, pollution, and sustainable practices.Games & Quizzes – Interactive tools that engage students in supply chain challenges.

Industry Partnerships for a Stronger Workforce

Education does not operate in isolation, which is why DP World collaborates with universities, trade organizations, and logistics leaders to develop industry-aligned training programs. These partnerships ensure that course content remains relevant, connecting students with industry experts and fostering mentorship opportunities.

At DP World, we believe that education is the foundation of supply chain innovation. By investing in future talent, equipping students with digital skills, and fostering industry collaboration, we are building a workforce that is ready for the challenges of tomorrow.

Be part of the change. Explore DP World’s Global Education Portal today and start your learning journey. Visit DP World’s Education Portal Now.

Client background

For 50 years, this client has grown into an international leader in lighting technology. The client manufactures lighting solutions across industries with innovative solutions and products.

The business challenge

The client engaged Baker Tilly’s digital solutions team to guide and support the development of a new customer-facing web portal. This portal aims to reduce call volume in customer support and increase customer satisfaction and effectiveness. When the organization sells theatre equipment to dealers, distributors and sales reps, users at those organizations need to execute complex, often years-long collaborations on designing, installing and supporting their products and equipment across many interconnected platforms. Due to this interconnection, the platforms needed to be carefully connected through APIs and the user’s experience across these platforms must be carefully designed.

Strategy and solution

To ensure no data was missed during API requests, we gathered the necessary information to understand the intricate processes involved. This information was collected through stakeholder interviews and shadowing with detailed notes taken. These notes were then used to create swim lane diagrams of the current business processes, with each lane corresponding to each platform. This approach allowed us to more easily identify the elements that needed to be designed and built within the new web portal. It also helped ensure we had a complete understanding of the processes and data being transferred to design a seamless user experience around the data interchange.

Here is the full step-by-step process:

Identify and shadow subject matter experts: Select internal participants who are experts in the business processes that affect the solution you are building. Schedule time to shadow their existing processes and understand the tools they currently rely on. Ask clarifying questions, and if possible, create the process map live as they walk through the process. If not, jot down the steps in bullet points and group them by the platforms used.Create swim lane outline: Use tools like Draw.io or LucidChart to create your swim lane diagram. Start by making swim lanes for each platform, backend and frontend. If you are aware of the platforms involved in the future state, incorporate them. Adding the swim lanes simplifies design creation by allowing you to better visualize which platforms’ specific UI elements are a part of, which can be challenging in multiplatform projects.Translate notes to diagram: Convert your notes into individual process steps within the swim lanes, ensuring all decision points are included. Use arrows across swim lanes to represent data exchanges.Validate with stakeholders: Meet with the stakeholders again to verify that your swim lane diagram accurately represents the current process. Continue to incorporate feedback until there’s consensus on the critical aspects.Identify improvements: To facilitate future gap analysis, create a new process map for your “future state” and use the current state diagram to brainstorm innovative ideas for process improvements, focusing on bottlenecks or tedious tasks. While shadowing and interviewing stakeholders, you likely discovered tools and processes that don’t work well today. Additionally, the value proposition for your solution may have already identified new customer needs not met by the current solution. Incorporate proposed solutions to these problems and new opportunities into the future state diagram.Gather team feedback: Share your ideas with the original group of stakeholders for their input and opinions and incorporate their feedback.

How we can help

Baker Tilly’s digital solutions team can help bring meaning to chaotic and complex service environments, support your organization in solving real customer problems and innovating in new opportunity spaces. We can conduct assessments and innovation workshops, involving your organization’s stakeholders to make sure everyone is aligned, working toward achieving your desired business goals and improving your customer satisfaction.

Connect with a Baker Tilly specialist to learn more!

Deadline to apply: April 4, 2025

Attention entrepreneurs, startups, and world-changing innovators. If you’re sitting on a breakthrough idea that could transform the consumer electronics industry, Logitech wants to hear from you. The Future Positive Challenge is an opportunity to showcase groundbreaking solutions, gain exposure for your ideas, and collaborate with a global leader in innovative design.

Logitech’s Future Positive Challenge looks for disruptive partners with bold ideas in areas like lower-impact printed circuit board design, scalable battery technology and recycling, sustainable manufacturing processes, and renewable or recycled materials. When you partner with Logitech to scale your innovation, it doesn’t just get noticed, it gets nurtured with guidance from some of the brightest engineering and design minds in the consumer electronics industry.

Past winners have tackled challenges like minimizing rare earth materials in electronics, revolutionizing battery recycling, and creating cleaner manufacturing methods for printed circuit boards. Your idea could be the next to join this legacy of innovation and impact.

The 2025 Future Positive Challenge includes the following categories:

Printed Circuits – we’re seeking innovative solutions for lower-impact, efficient circuit board designs and additive manufacturing.Battery Technology and Recycling – we’re looking for solutions for improving electronics efficiency, scaling battery capacity without more lithium or cobalt, or recycling key components from existing batteries.Materials – we are looking for renewable, recycled materials that deliver equal or superior performance, and/or offer a reduced carbon footprint.Sustainable Manufacturing – we’re seeking experts to enhance manufacturing and supply chain efficiency through innovation and improvement.Waste Management – join us in revolutionizing electronic waste management through prevention, recycling, waste-to-energy, and re-purposing.

Applications are open now through April 4th. Apply directly online through the Agorize partnership portal. Take the first step by completing the participation form and submitting your proposal.