Month: May 2025

The recent 2025 API Pipeline Conference in Austin was a timely reminder that pipeline safety management systems and stakeholder engagement are still at the heart of the midstream conversation and growing in importance. While the conference spanned five distinct tracks, our Team focused on sessions across the Stakeholder Engagement & Outreach and Operational Excellence tracks. These offered the clearest lens into how companies are evolving both their internal safety systems and external engagement strategies.

What we heard at the conference echoed what we’re seeing across the industry: API RP 1173 and the more recently released RP 1185 are not only relevant but are rapidly becoming essential guides for pipeline operators.

Setting the Stage: API’s Influence in the Energy Sector 

Let’s start with the context. The American Petroleum Institute (API) is more than just a technical body—it’s a powerful influencer and standard-bearer for oil and gas operations. Despite the fact that API’s Recommended Practices (RPs) like 1173 and 1185 are not regulatory requirements (yet), they increasingly function as the de facto expectations within the industry. In some cases, API guidance documents serve as the technical basis or are even incorporated by reference into federal or state regulations.

Choosing to align with API practices doesn’t just improve performance, it signals credibility and proactive leadership. It’s one reason why many operators are reassessing and modernizing their existing programs through this lens.

RP 1173: The Core of Pipeline Safety Management 

RP 1173, introduced nearly a decade ago, outlines the framework for a Pipeline Safety Management System (PSMS). Built around ten essential elements, including leadership commitment, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, the RP provides the framework to manage pipeline safety while continuously measuring progress and improving safety performance.

Yet despite its maturity, adoption across the industry remains inconsistent. Some operators have fully integrated 1173 into their operations, while others are only beginning to explore its potential.

That’s a missed opportunity.

RP 1173 provides a scalable, structured path forward for improving safety culture, reducing incidents, and ensuring compliance. It mirrors globally recognized management system frameworks like Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), helping companies move from reactive compliance to proactive performance.

Want to learn more? Watch our webinar: Development and Implementation of a Pipeline Safety Management System (API 1173) 

RP 1185: The New Frontier in Stakeholder Engagement 

Released in March 2024, RP 1185 builds and expands on the stakeholder engagement requirements highlighted in RP 1173 and focuses entirely on external stakeholder (i.e. public) engagement. In today’s environment, where public scrutiny, social license to operate, and community trust are make-or-break factors, RP 1185 provides timely, actionable guidance.

This new RP reinforces a critical message:

Stakeholder engagement is not a check the box exercise—it’s a strategic element of pipeline operations that can be leveraged to promote trust and be beneficial to all parties.

The RP is not intended to duplicate the requirements from 1173, or even API RP 1162 previously published to support Public Awareness Programs, rather it expands on those principles to provide operators with the tools and framework to:

• Integrate and demonstrate management’s commitment to the program,
• Identify historical/current environmental and social injustices or disparities including Tribal or Indigenous Nations within the footprint of operations,
• Understand the various stakeholders and recognition of, as well as tailoring communications to meet specific public literacy levels or limitations,
• Engagement with the full range of stakeholders across all project phases—not just during incidents,
• Develop a multi-faceted communication strategy targeted at establishing (and maintaining) clear communication channels through:
• Face-to-face meetings and gatherings such as site visits, public workshops, and town halls,
• Leveraging digital tools (e.g., sentiment surveys, websites, social media, emergency drills) to further improve transparency and dialogue.

In short, RP 1185 aids operators in the design of a fit-for-purpose engagement management system that complements their existing PSMS. Integration of 1185 allows operators to take control of the narrative early in the stages of a project or prior to an incident occurring, thus preventing misinformation which increased risk or negative consequences.

But there’s a caveat: RP 1185 only works when a robust pipeline safety management system aligning with RP 1173 is already in place and embraced by an organization. Without the foundational safety management system, public engagement often becomes fragmented and ineffective.

What’s in it for You? 

Whether you’re already implementing a PSMS or just getting started, here’s why this matters:

• Credibility: API RPs are increasingly recognized as the leading authority across the pipeline sector and the integration of systems, programs, and practices which align with the RPs are considered best practice.
• Preparedness: RP 1173 helps operators proactively manage safety risks while providing the opportunity for continuous improvement and compliance with evolving expectations.
• Community Trust: RP 1185 offers a structured, measurable path for engaging critical stakeholders across the lifespan of an asset, and in a meaningful and mutually beneficial manner.
• Strategic Value: When implemented together, these practices help transition your company from a compliance-only organization to an industry leader and valued member of the communities in which they live and operate.

How Antea Group Can Help 

At Antea Group, we’ve supported clients across the pipeline and midstream sectors with the development, implementation, and continued evolution of safety management systems aligned with RP 1173. As 1185 becomes more widely recognized and incorporated across the industry, we also support clients along that journey.

If your organization is looking to align with API RP 1173 or explore how RP 1185 can enhance your stakeholder engagement strategy, reach out to our team of experts today! 

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Today’s consumers are looking for quality products that are convenient and sustainable. At the same time, retailers are setting ambitious targets to reduce shrinkage, meet corporate sustainability goals, simplify logistics, and wow shoppers.

Join us for a dynamic discussion on the latest sustainability and packaging trends shaping the grocery industry, featuring Jason Pelz, Vice President of Sustainability, U.S. and Canada at Tetra Pak, and Jason Wadsworth, Category Merchant for Packaging & Sustainability at Wegmans Food Markets. This webinar will unpack the latest insights into how forward-thinking grocers and CPG partners are using packaging as a strategic lever to meet corporate targets and delight consumers. If you’re focused on profitability, reputation and long-term growth, this session will give you practical, executive-level takeaways to help turn sustainability into a competitive advantage.

Speakers:

• Jason Wadsworth, Category Merchant for Packaging & Sustainability at Wegmans Food Markets
• Jason Pelz, Vice President of Sustainability, U.S. and Canada at Tetra Pak
• Gina Acosta, Editorial Director/Associate Publisher Progressive Grocer

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For over two decades, Agnes Jairo has worked as a nurse at Mgandu Dispensary in rural Tanzania. She trained many of her colleagues when they first arrived at the dispensary as new health workers, and they still admire her expertise. Agnes’ passion for nursing was ignited when she observed the care provided by a nurse during a hospital visit with her mother at a young age. She knew then that she wanted to dedicate her life to healing others and improving the wellbeing of her community.

The Nutrition Crisis in Tanzania 

Only about 19% of children in Tanzania have the World Health Organization’s outlined Minimum Diet Diversity for children ages 6-23 months, which recommends a minimum of five food groups a day to achieve nutritional health. “The majority of the illnesses we receive here are caused by poor nutrition, especially among children under five years,” Agnes notes. According to Tanzania’s 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, 30% of children in Tanzania suffer from stunting, which is when a child has a low height for their age due to having suboptimal nutrition, and 12% are underweight. This is a significant improvement from 2010, when 42% of children were stunted and 15% were underweight, but it still means that thousands of children are being subjected to the long-term, harmful effects of malnutrition like:

• Impaired physical and cognitive development
• Increased risk of chronic diseases in adulthood
• Greater likelihood of poverty later in life

A child’s nutritional health is closely related to that of its mother’s, but women in Tanzania are highly vulnerable to malnutrition themselves. Only 18% of women in rural areas achieve the minimum dietary diversity due to factors such as limited access to resources, poverty, and harmful social norms. This is not just the case in Tanzania; roughly one in four women globally suffer from undernutrition according to the Gender Nutrition Gap Report. Improving women’s nutrition is essential for them to thrive and reach their full potential.

When a woman is malnourished, pregnancy can aggravate existing nutritional challenges. Pregnancy increases the demand for critical micronutrients, which can be especially difficult to meet in conditions of food insecurity. UNICEF warns that deficiencies in certain nutrients like zinc, iodine, or calcium while pregnant lead to higher risks of complications such as pre-eclampsia or death during childbirth, and babies have a higher chance of being stillborn, having a low birthweight, or facing a developmental delay. Anemia, for example, is most commonly caused by an iron deficiency and is responsible for about 14.5% of maternal deaths in Tanzania each year. A 2021 study, High Burden of Anemia Among Pregnant Women in Tanzania: a Call to Address Its Determinants, evaluated approximately 23,200 women in Tanzania found that over 57% of pregnant women were afflicted with anemia, putting both mother and baby at risk.

In addition to the nutritional challenges of pregnancy, women are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition for a wide variety of socioeconomic factors. Some of the main contributors to poor nutrition outcomes in Tanzania include discriminatory attitudes of health providers, inadequate crop management, poor agricultural and hygiene practices, and household food insecurity. These realities point to the need for a gender-sensitive transformation of nutrition services in Tanzania—a need that the Gender Equitable Nutrition (GENTU) project is addressing head-on.

GENTU: A Gender-Responsive Approach to Nutrition 

In 2023, Action Against Hunger, supported by Global Affairs Canada, launched the Gender Equitable Nutrition (GENTU) project to reduce gender gaps and contribute to gender equality in Tanzania and Uganda, primarily in rural communities. In doing so, the GENTU project is also able to directly address the issue of malnutrition among women and children in Uganda and Tanzania, tackling the two innately intertwined issues simultaneously.

The project began with a needs assessment for Maternal, Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) in two target districts: Bahi and Itigi. The assessment suggested that an effective strategy to improve and sustain nutrition outcomes for the women, adolescent girls, and children in these districts would be to equip healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver gender-sensitive nutrition services. Thus, Action Against Hunger developed a plan to provide training and support that would transform the way nutritional interventions are approached.

With this project, women become health changemakers in their communities. Health workers are upskilled to provide effective nutritional interventions, and mothers are armed with the education and skills to make dietary decisions for themselves and their children. Set to run for five years, the GENTU project will directly support 214,764 people (58% female), and indirectly support 92,105 people (37% female) in highly at-risk, rural communities, taking a multi-sectoral approach to holistically address malnutrition and its root causes.

Building Capacity Through MIYCAN Training 

After years of seeing the harmful effects of malnutrition on the women and children in her community, Agnes was eager to join GENTU’s Maternal, Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) training program. Agnes underwent on-the-job mentorship and training on providing support to women and children dealing with nutritional challenges. She also learned about counseling caregivers of underweight children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers.

The training covered:

• Nutrition assessment and counseling for pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and adolescents
• Growth monitoring for children under five
• Nutrition education tailored to the local population
• Gender-sensitive approaches to health counseling and outreach

“Women and children in rural areas like Mgandu face significant vulnerabilities. Our clinic receives many patients, and we sometimes lack the resources to meet all their needs. These training sessions by GENTU have been invaluable, and I am grateful to be part of them,” said Agnes Jairo. Since completing the GENTU training, Agnes has applied her new skills in day-to-day clinical work. She provides support for pregnant women and mothers of underweight children, advises on breastfeeding practices, and monitors child growth using the knowledge and tools offered in the training. The Mgandu Dispensary where Agnes works provides antenatal services to approximately 1,160 children under five and 120 pregnant women monthly.

Strengthening Systems for Long-Term Sustainability 

One of the key goals of the GENTU project is system-wide integration of nutrition services. By embedding training, supervision, and data tracking into existing healthcare systems, the project supports long-term sustainability beyond the life of the program. Health care providers like Agnes can train new health workers with the information and techniques learned in GENTU training, ensuring that best practices ripple across the system and improve nutrition interventions for years to come.

Additionally, the longevity of GENTU’s work is preserved through knowledge-sharing within the community. Action Against Hunger holds Community Awareness sessions in which people can learn nutritional information and practices to take home. For example, communities are taught about the importance of diet diversity in combatting malnutrition, so when faced with a decision between buying a larger quantity of one type of food or a smaller quantity of greater variety, they know that a greater variety is typically the better option for nutritional outcomes. Community members can integrate healthy nutritional practices into their homes, lead their own learning sessions, and disseminate information for generations to come.

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Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 21 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across over 55 countries, our 8,900 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

Rockwell Automation matches returning service workers with manufacturing roles, facilitating career growth and furthering industry innovation. By focusing on skills-based hiring and lifelong learning on the job, the company is helping to future-proof their workforce. “We’ve provided skills for returning service people to compete and thrive in technical-level manufacturing jobs at manufacturers across America.” 
– Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation | Video courtesy of Business Roundtable

Businesses that continue to struggle with how to fill the tremendous skills gap are finding an answer: military veterans who want to transition into stable and worthwhile civilian careers in manufacturing.

Helping military veterans redeploy their skills in manufacturing is the focus of the Academy of Advanced Manufacturing (AAM). The program, launched in 2017 by Rockwell and ManpowerGroup, has graduated more than 470 military veterans, helping to accelerate their careers in family-sustaining jobs in industry.

During a 12-week period, veterans expand their technical skills through classroom and laboratory training. Then, they take part in a hiring process that nets each veteran an average of two career offers. The graduation rate in 2024 increased from 86% to 91%, and the placement rate stayed strong at 86%.

With each new cohort, AAM expands its impact. Twenty-five percent of the employers who hired AAM graduates did so for the first time in 2024, while the percentage of participating employers that have hired from two or more AAM cohorts increased to 45%.

“Organizations are asking to participate because we’re helping translate useful military skills to high-demand roles like automation/controls technician, electrical technician, and field service technician,” said Phil Bush, AAM business development manager. “We’re also easing the transition for veterans as they return to civilian life. It’s a win for everyone.”

2024 marked the first-ever AAM longitudinal study, which saw compensation growing for AAM graduates by 11%. More than 93% of graduates remain in the manufacturing industry, with 85% satisfied with the program and 83% satisfied with their role placement.

Originally published on GoDaddy Resource Library

By Jillian Johnson, Senior Manager, Strategic Customer Partnerships at GoDaddy

When Olive Klug, who uses the pronoun they, began building their digital presence, they knew their online space needed to reflect the same intention and artistry as their music. In today’s music industry, where an artist’s online presence can be just as impactful as their live shows, the line between business and creativity is blurring.

For Olive, choosing GoDaddy wasn’t just about finding a website builder — it was about finding tools that could support the personal, collaborative and often messy process of being a working artist.

“It’s been amazing to watch GoDaddy expand over the past few years of using it. I’m now able to list my tour dates more easily, the online store function has expanded, and the email marketing function has become way more user-friendly.”

– Olive Klug

Today, Olive is an independent singer-songwriter with a tour underway and a growing fanbase that values authenticity just as much as artistry. As Olive’s music career has flourished, so has their understanding of what it means to be both a creator and a digital entrepreneur. Their website, OliveKlug.com, has become the foundation for both.

“It can be difficult to manage at times, but I like to link the two together,” Olive explained. “It can be fun to share the beginnings of the creative process with my fans, and when I share an unfinished song on social media and fans respond well to it, it makes the creative process collaborative which I really enjoy.”

For Olive, the idea of a “digital space” is not about perfection or polish. It is about connection. Their website serves as a home base where fans can find everything in one place — music videos, tour announcements, merch and more. Most importantly, it gives Olive the power to reach their audience directly.

“It’s really useful to have a place where everything is centralized and have the capacity to reach everyone with an email list,” Olive said. “Social media can be fun, but the algorithms make it too difficult to reach everyone with one post. On my website, I can list my tour dates, my album release dates, my video release dates and create a cohesive brand. I also love that GoDaddy allows me to blast an email marketing campaign to all my subscribers, which gives me peace of mind when things like TikTok are being threatened.”

Olive believes that being an artist today is about more than just the music. It is about storytelling across multiple platforms and treating every part of the journey as a creative act.

Olive’s main piece of advice for artists wanting to build and maintain their own digital space is simple:

“I would tell them to have fun with it and allow it to become an extension of your creative energy,” said Olive “I’ve learned that it’s important to treat being an artist as a holistic experience that you curate for your fans rather than just performing or writing songs.”

With a voice that invites reflection and lyrics that feel like pages from a journal, Olive brings that same intentionality to their digital presence. OliveKlug.com is not just a place to buy tickets or stream a new song. It reflects who they are, where they are going and how they invite their community along for the ride.

As they head out on tour, Olive’s online home is ready to grow with them — flexible, functional and fully their own.

Habitat Inspects is made possible by Universal Orlando Foundation with support from Wesco and Duke Energy.

Originally published on Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County Newsroom

In 2016, Melissa bought her home in Habitat Orlando & Osceola’s Butler’s Preserve community. She was ecstatic, not only because she could provide a stable home for her daughter but also because she had something she could leave behind someday.

“I was letting my daughter know that you don’t always have to rent. I was showing her that you can work hard and own a home in your lifetime,” Melissa said. “Not only can you do that, but the sky’s the limit. You can get whatever you want in life if you put your mind to it.”

Once she was in her home, Melissa mainly focused on working and getting her daughter through high school and later into college. Like many homeowners, the last thing on her mind was home insurance.

“I came to a point where I got injured and then unemployed,” she said. “It gave me time to focus on my house and I started looking at all my paperwork and came across my insurance information.”

Melissa found out that she was paying nearly $5,000 a year for her insurance premium, which was putting a huge strain on her, especially since she was living off her savings. She quickly set up an appointment with Habitat Orlando & Osceola, where she was referred to the new Habitat Inspects program and signed up to receive a free wind mitigation inspection.

“All of the things that I learned originally with the Habitat about taking care of my home made me interested in this program,” she said.

Once the wind mitigation inspection was completed, she worked with Habitat Orlando & Osceola staff to find a more affordable home insurance policy to fit her needs. She now pays about $1,700 a year — a $3,300 savings compared to what she was paying before.

“I really appreciate Universal [and others] so much because they are helping us preserve our homes which is something that wasn’t given to us. This is something that we had to come out here and work hard for and we had to dedicate two years of our lives to get to where we are today,” she said.

As part of the Habitat Inspects program, she also took Habitat U classes hosted by experts on topics like home insurance, disaster preparedness, and how to create a will.

“I pay my mortgage and keep up with my property, but there’s more to it than that,” Melissa said. “The classes opened my eyes a lot and helped me understand the principles. The preparedness courses about hurricane damages and roofing and flood insurance…all that stuff just really blew my mind.”

Melissa feels safer and more secure in her home than ever before and has started focusing on recovering from her injury with support from her beloved dog, Fancy.

“She actually keeps me going. She helped me through my injury and has been helping me get better. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t think I would heal the way I’ve been healing. She’s a big part of me,” she said.

You can learn more about the program here.

• Progress Report highlights achievements in ethical business and governance, environmental sustainability, and positive social impact efforts worldwide while disclosures provide valuable stakeholder insights into the effectiveness of these efforts
• Keysight surpassed many 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility key impact goals

SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 14, 2025 /3BL/ – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) released its 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Progress Report, highlighting the company’s recent achievements across ethical business and governance, environmental sustainability, and positive social impact. The progress report, with its accompanying 2024 CSR Data Report, encompasses Keysight’s CSR performance in fiscal year 2024 and includes operations worldwide, unless otherwise noted. Data includes disclosures that have been prepared with reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) revised universal topic standards and aligned to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) frameworks, as well as additional human capital metrics not included in the mentioned frameworks.

Keysight’s 2024 CSR Progress Report showcases how the company met its ethical business and governance goals, progressed toward long-term sustainability goals, exceeded some short-term key impact goals. These results were attained while continuing to make positive contributions to purposeful technology and transparency with key international environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure frameworks.

Met stated goals for ethical business and governance in fiscal year 2024

The company met its ethical governance goals by not incurring any material negative impacts to its income statement from CSR-related matters in fiscal year 2024. This achievement aligns to Keysight’s ethical operations and business commitments through the company’s robust governance, which is provided by its Standards of Business Conduct (SBC), corporate policies, board and risk oversight, and environmental, health, and safety programs to name a few.

Made progress toward environmental sustainability goals

The company made progress in environmental sustainability related to its commitment to net zero emissions in business operations by the end of fiscal year 2040. For example, Keysight signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Southern Power to acquire renewable energy credits from a 39 MW expansion at the Millers Branch Solar Facility. This agreement is expected to start in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 and will generate enough renewable electricity to cover 100% of Keysight’s electricity consumption in the US and Canada.

Surpassed citizenship, community engagement, and education goals for fiscal year 2024

Keysight significantly surpassed its goals for positive social impact by focusing on community and education. Progress noted includes:

• Committing more than $295 million in value to strengthen communities through citizenship, giving, STEM education, and university engagements.
• Employees volunteered 1,225 hours in CSR and community engagement activities.
• Through direct support and partnerships, engaged more than 4.4 million students, future engineers, and technology skill learners through STEM education programs worldwide.

Maintained commitment to a positive work environment for all employees

In fiscal year 2024 the company fostered a positive and engaged work environment with opportunities for all employees to participate and thrive, including through employee network groups, educational assistance and training programs, flexible work schedules, coffee talks, employee surveys, and internal feedback platforms. The company continually assesses the efficacy of its efforts, implementing new initiatives, and actively engaging employees across its global workforce.

Continued providing sustainably developed solutions that support development of purposeful technologies

The Keysight 2024 CSR Progress and Data Reports showcase the company’s mission of accelerating innovation to connect and secure the world through sustainably developed solutions that enable purposeful technologies. Through the company’s solutions, Keysight helps customers deliver breakthrough innovations in areas such as clean technology, social impact and wellness, and safety and security, all while helping address emerging energy efficiency measurement and regulatory requirements.

New impact goals announced

Looking forward, Keysight remains committed to its mid- and long-term targets supporting net zero emissions in its operations by the end of fiscal year 2040 and has announced a new set of targets tracking progress in positive societal impact and ethical governance throughout 2025 and into 2026.

Satish Dhanasekaran, President and Chief Executive Officer, Keysight, said: “I take great pride in our enduring commitment to building a better planet. From pioneering solutions that connect and secure the world to our global CSR framework rooted in integrity and responsibility, Keysight remains dedicated to making a meaningful impact and driving breakthroughs that help create a better, more sustainable world.”

Resources

• 2024 CSR Progress Report
• 2024 CSR Data Report
• Keysight CSR Website
• Keysight CSR Resources Hub
• Keysight CSR News, Awards & Recognitions

About Keysight Technologies

At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500 company, we deliver market-leading design, emulation, and test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with less risk, throughout the entire product life cycle. We’re a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and www.keysight.com.

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