Month: July 2025

When it comes to solving complex environmental challenges, Georgia doesn’t need more division.

We need more connection. That’s exactly what the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (IGEL) offers: a powerful, people-centered experience that brings together changemakers from across the state to build trust, deepen understanding, and lead boldly toward a more sustainable future.

In a recent interview for Drawdown Georgia’s Climate Digest video interview series, longtime climate justice advocate and IGEL graduate Eriqah Vincent sat down with Monica Thornton, IGEL graduate and board member, and Beth Blalock, IGEL graduate and facilitator, to explore what makes the program so transformative, and why it’s a must for anyone serious about leading on climate solutions in Georgia.

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The future is brighter with heroes like these. 

Our PSEG Foundation is proud to support Douglass Residential College‘s Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program, helping empower young women in STEM through professional development, mentoring with PSEG leaders and career-building experiences. 

Together, we’re helping them develop the skills and confidence they need to make our world brighter and better for all. 

Learn how we’re helping these STEM warriors work toward a brighter future, on Energize!: http://spr.ly/6040f6O9G

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MetLife contributes to a more confident future as an employer, an investor and a provider of financial solutions and expertise. We bring our purpose – Always with you, building a more confident future – to life by creating shared value for our people, our customers, our communities and our shareholders. 

Over the last five years, we have been focused on meeting the financial commitments we made when we introduced our Next Horizon strategy in 2019. Through disciplined and successful execution, MetLife surpassed each of the goals it set, with our focus on sustainability among the driving forces behind every achievement. 

MetLife unveiled New Frontier, the next evolution of our corporate strategy, at the end of 2024. Over the next five years under New Frontier, MetLife will leverage its competitive strength and prioritize responsible growth at lower risk. Sustainability will be an important enabler for how MetLife will generate meaningful impact during New Frontier, meet its objectives and make sure its actions continue to have a positive impact for all its stakeholders. 

Read more about how MetLife is driving long-term value for its stakeholders through its sustainability efforts in our 2024 Sustainability Report.

Forward-Looking Statements
The forward-looking statements in this article, using words such as “continue,” “long-term,” and “will” are based on assumptions and expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, including the “Risk Factors” MetLife, Inc. describes in its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings.  MetLife’s future results could differ, and it does not undertake any obligation to publicly correct or update any of these statements.

MIAMI, July 23, 2025 /3BL/ – Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced that Vicky Rey, vice president of government affairs for Latin America, has been appointed to the Champions 12.3 coalition, a global group of leaders dedicated to advancing Target 12.3 of the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to halve food waste and reduce food loss by 2030.

A respected industry leader with more than four decades at Carnival Corporation, Rey is known for building trust-based partnerships across sectors to create shared value, opportunity and tangible benefits that align with local needs. Her appointment to Champions 12.3 reflects her role in shaping scalable, impact-driven solutions that are generating lasting change for communities while supporting the company’s commitment to reduce food waste and maximize the use of safe, surplus food across its operations.

This includes spearheading the expansion of the company’s meal donation program to new destination communities across Latin America ensuring surplus meals reach families and organizations in need. The program, which donates high-quality meals to a growing network of food banks, is part of the company’s Less Left Over strategy focused on cutting food waste while maximizing the use of safe, high-quality surplus food to help address food insecurity. As part of a broader effort to minimize food waste, the strategy has helped the company slash food waste by 44% per person in 2024 compared with 2019 levels, surpassing its 2025 interim goal a full year early – all while continuing to offer world-class food and dining experiences. 

“This appointment is deeply meaningful to me,” said Rey. “It represents the collective effort of so many partners, including governments, port teams, nonprofits and dedicated colleagues, who believe in the power of collaboration to develop new solutions that are tackling food loss and waste not just for our business but for communities globally. I’m proud to represent our region and our industry as part of this important global coalition.”

Liz Goodwin, senior fellow and director of food loss and waste at World Resources Institute, which serves as the secretariat for Champions 12.3, welcomed Rey’s appointment:

“I am delighted that Vicky has agreed to join Champions 12.3. She’s passionate about responsibly using every ounce of natural resource, investment and labor behind the food on our plates. We need global leaders such as Vicky to champion the very best ideas and solutions, so that food is used to feed people – never landfills,” said Goodwin.

As Carnival Corporation continues expanding its food recovery and waste reduction efforts, Rey has played a central role in aligning cross-sector partnerships around locally approved frameworks that support safe and effective surplus meal recovery and donation. Her leadership has shaped flexible, trust-based models built on food safety, compliance and community collaboration – which are now being explored in new regions and contexts around the world.

As a member of Champions 12.3, Rey will bring these valuable insights to the coalition of executive leaders from various business, government and civil sectors, helping to develop actionable, replicable surplus meal donation frameworks in partnership with even more destinations.

About Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest global cruise company and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines – AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.

For more information, please visit www.carnivalcorp.com, www.aida.de, www.carnival.com, www.costacruises.com, www.cunard.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.pocruises.com, www.princess.com, and www.seabourn.com.

To learn more about Carnival Corporation’s purpose and our positive impact worldwide on people and the planet, go to www.carnivalcorp.com/impact/.

Carnival Corporation Media Contacts

Jody Venturoni, Carnival Corporation, jventuroni@carnival.com

Janna Rowell, Carnival Corporation, jrowell@carnival.com

Across East Texas, fire departments are first on the scene, protecting people, property, and entire communities, often with limited resources. 

To help support their vital mission, Georgia-Pacific LLC contributed $70,000 to fire departments in Diboll, Livingston, Corrigan, and beyond. These funds will help cover daily operations and provide essential equipment and safety gear, ensuring they’re ready to respond when every second counts.

About 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 and building products.  Our familiar consumer brands include Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Dixie®, enMotion®, Quilted Northern®, 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 approximately 30,000 people directly and creates more than 80,000 jobs indirectly. For more information, visit: gp.com/about-us. For news, visit: news.gp.com. Follow Georgia-Pacific on LinkedIn, Meta, Instagram, X and YouTube.

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In an era where supply chain volatility has become the norm rather than the exception, how are industry leaders maintaining agility while controlling costs? The answer lies in integrated logistics — and you can discover the strategies that are redefining supply chain excellence.

Why This Webinar Matters Now

Supply chain professionals in FMCG and retail face an unprecedented challenge: responding faster to market demands while reducing landed costs and ensuring products remain on shelves. Traditional approaches are falling short, and the companies that thrive are those embracing a new paradigm of integrated logistics solutions.

The Next Frontier: How Integrated Logistics Is Redefining Supply Chain Agility is a must-watch Supply Chain Now livestream that will equip you with the insights and strategies needed to navigate today’s complex trade environment successfully.

Learn From Industry Experts

This exclusive session brings together Supply Chain Now hosts Scott Luton and Scott DeGroot with two powerhouse executives from DP World:

• Brittany Caskey, Chief Commercial Officer – Logistics
• Carla Montenegro, Vice President – Commercial Freight Forwarding

These industry veterans share real-world insights on how modular, end-to-end logistics solutions are giving brands a competitive advantage in an increasingly unpredictable marketplace.

Whether you’re navigating tariff shifts, demand surges, or last-mile challenges, this session will show you how to stay nimble, scalable, and customer-ready.

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What You’ll Discover

This isn’t another theoretical discussion about supply chain trends. You’ll walk away with actionable insights including:

• Strategic Foundation Building: Understand why freight has emerged as the new control tower for supply chain adaptability and how it serves as the foundational lever for retail agility and demand responsiveness.
• Flexible Trade Route Design: Learn how to build flexibility into your trade routes without the massive undertaking of reengineering your entire supply chain infrastructure.
• Smart Warehousing Decisions: Discover when and where warehousing adds genuine value to your operations—and critically, when it doesn’t, helping you optimize costs and efficiency.
• Modular Logistics in Action: See what configurable, a la carte logistics solutions look like in practice, with real examples of how they’re being implemented successfully.
• Competitive Advantage Through Integration: Explore how integrated logistics can simultaneously shorten lead times and protect margins without adding operational complexity.

Don’t Miss This Opportunity

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the companies that succeed are those that can adapt quickly while maintaining operational excellence. This livestream offers you the chance to learn from leaders who are already implementing these next-generation strategies successfully.

The insights shared in this session could be the difference between thriving and merely surviving in the current supply chain landscape. Register now to gain access to the strategies that are redefining supply chain agility.

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Transform your approach to supply chain management and discover how integrated logistics can become your competitive advantage. The future of supply chain agility starts here.

At the Social Labor & Convergence Program’s (SLCP) recent Stakeholder Meeting in New York, Joleen Ong, Cascale’s senior director of brand and retailer membership, joined a panel of industry experts to share insights on key issues impacting the apparel industry. The “Data Insights and Industry Perspectives” panel was moderated by Anna Burger, SLCP board member, and included Robert Reid, senior manager, corporate social responsibility at Randa Accessories, and Ana Chiu, senior director at PVH Corp.

Ong highlighted the collaboration between Cascale and SLCP and its pivotal role in laying the foundation for an even more targeted, deeper, and impact-driven approach to improving social performance in global supply chains. Delving deeper into Cascale’s collaborative work with SLCP, Ong highlighted the Higg Facility Social & Labor Module (Higg FSLM), which is built on SLCP’s Converged Assessment Framework (CAF), underpinning Cascale’s Support Decent Work for All strategic pillar and reflecting its commitment to champion workers’ rights, ensure fair purchasing practices, and streamline audits to foster safe and equitable workplaces.

Ong shared insights from the recent update to the Higg FSLM and CAF v1.7, noting that the update enhances risk assessment and regulatory alignment to deliver greater transparency through credible, actionable social and labor compliance data, driving decent working conditions across global supply chains. She noted that the CAF, which is available in 60 countries, forms the backbone of the Higg FSLM, making it Cascale’s preferred tool for streamlining assessments, reducing audit duplication, and obtaining credible and actionable data.

Highlighting the benefits of convergence, Ong referenced Cascale’s Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI) survey, which features a “Win-Win Sustainable Partnership” section that gathers manufacturers’ insights on how convergence supports outcomes such as a living wage and health and safety investments. Now, with Better Buying under Cascale, we can link purchasing practice feedback directly to SLCP data patterns. For example, the BBPPI found that:

• 60% of suppliers reported monetary savings from CAF adoption
• 24% used those savings to increase wages—a direct indication that reduced audit fatigue is helping to unlock resources for remediation and improvement.

She observed the growing momentum toward convergence: the average SLCP assessment is now shared 2.96 times—a 16% increase from last year—signaling a shift from proprietary tools toward shared trust in the Converged Assessment Framework (CAF). Tools like the Higg FSLM enable multi-brand recognition of a single verified assessment, reducing duplication, building facility ownership of data, and fostering collaboration.

At the same time, social compliance professionals must assess factory risk before production begins—but existing data from converged assessments can often provide these insights without requiring additional questionnaires. Key factors include the number of migrant or contract workers, gender ratios, factory location, and the presence of other buyers—all evaluated against internal codes of conduct and issue criticality.

Common “showstopper” risks include fire safety and forced labor issues. Pre-audit questions can help flag concerns, such as:

• Do factories in China built before 1998 have automatic fire sprinklers installed, in line with the updated fire code introduced that year?
• In countries where migrant labor is common such as Taiwan, Malaysia or Japan, have migrant workers paid recruitment fees?
• In Southern India, are wages paid regularly rather than in lump sums, given known risks of Sumangali schemes?

Converged assessments make this type of pre-screening possible, helping teams prioritize due diligence and focus more time on meaningful remediation—especially when paired with the FSLM’s risk-based prioritization logic.

Ong concluded by sharing how human rights due diligence enhances long-term business resilience by fostering stable and reliable supplier relationships. She advocated for a collective, risk-based approach across industry initiatives to reduce audit fatigue and enable more meaningful resource allocation, thereby achieving lasting improvements.