Month: May 2026

As a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Direct Relief is preparing to ship $2.5 million in medicine and medical supplies to treat patients, protect health workers, and limit the spread of the highly contagious disease.

The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare species of Ebola, distinct from the more common Zaire strain. Bundibugyo has a fatality rate of 30% to 50%, according to the World Health Organization.

There is no vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus. Healthcare workers provide patients with supportive care, treating them for dehydration, coinfections, respiratory and digestive complications, and other common symptoms, said Alycia Clark, Direct Relief’s Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer.

Direct Relief has been a leading responder to Ebola outbreaks for more than a decade. At the height of the crisis in September 2014, Direct Relief chartered a Boeing 747 that departed New York’s JFK International Airport carrying 100 tons of emergency medical supplies – including 2.8 million gloves, 170,000 coverall gowns, and enough oral rehydration solution to supply two Ebola wards for a full year.

“Direct Relief has longstanding histories with our partners in the affected regions,” Clark said. “These organizations have earned the trust of their communities through years of work under extraordinarily difficult conditions. Direct Relief’s job is to make sure they don’t face this outbreak without the tools to fight it.”

Staff at Direct Relief’s medical warehouse in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Wednesday completed packing the shipment, which includes:

• Personal protective equipment – Coveralls rated for biological protection, N95 respirators, and goggles, to protect health workers from direct viral exposure
• Antibiotics to treat coinfections common among Ebola patients
• Diagnostics and other medical supplies – Stethoscopes, needles, syringes, sharps containers
• Supportive care medications – Oral rehydration salts and electrolyte packets to manage Ebola’s common symptoms of dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities
• Chronic disease medications – Diabetes, cardiovascular, and arthritis treatments. If these are poorly managed, they can worsen outcomes for Ebola patients
• Field infrastructure and safety equipment – Portable tents, water purification devices, safety vests, and insect repellent

In addition to delivering medical aid, Direct Relief has allocated an initial $100,000 in funding toward its response.

Direct Relief is sending the medical aid to Jericho Road’s Wellness Clinic, located at the New Hope Center in Goma, a region where armed conflict and mass displacement have severely strained healthcare capacity. The clinic will distribute supplies to hospital partners in at-risk areas, keeping some to protect its own patients and staff. Health workers are at high risk of becoming infected while treating patients for Ebola, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids.

In some disasters, well-meaning donors send unneeded and unrequested material, which can swamp local capacity. Direct Relief only donates items specifically requested by recipients; the Wellness Clinic requested each item in this shipment.

Direct Relief is coordinating its response with the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and with the International Organization for Migration, said Daniel Hovey, Direct Relief’s Vice President of Emergency Response.

When the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history erupted in West Africa in 2014, Direct Relief arranged more than 80 emergency shipments – totaling approximately $40 million in medical aid and 476 tons of essential medical supplies and protective equipment – to more than 1,000 hospitals and clinics throughout Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.

When Ebola returned to the DRC in 2018 – the worst Ebola outbreak in DRC history and the second largest globally – Direct Relief again mobilized, supporting Jericho Road as it cared for patients amid what was the first Ebola outbreak in an active conflict zone.

In 2024, Direct Relief supported Jericho Road’s mpox response – awarding a $50,000 grant for mpox response, prevention, and treatment programs in three internally displaced people camps near the Goma facility. When conflict intensified in early 2025 following the M23 militia’s capture of Goma, Direct Relief provided a $25,000 emergency grant to Jericho Road for local procurement of essential medical supplies, including antibiotics and medicines for chronic disease management.

PITTSBURGH, May 21, 2026 /3BL/ – Wesco International (NYSE:WCC), a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, has been included for the first time in the North American Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index (DJ BIC) (formerly the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America). The index includes the top 20% of the largest 600 North American companies based on long-term environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

The DJ BIC are float-adjusted market capitalization weighted indices that track equity markets while applying a sustainability best-in-class selection process. The index family, including the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index (DJ BIC World), was originally launched in 1999 as the pioneering series of global sustainability best-in-class benchmarks available in the market and is comprised of global, regional and country benchmarks. For more information about the DJSI methodology, please visit: www.spglobal.com/spdji.

“Wesco’s inclusion in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class North American Index provides noteworthy recognition for our company,” said John Engel, Chairman, President and CEO. “This milestone reflects our continued focus on strong governance, disciplined processes, and consistent, high-quality management across our global enterprise.”

About Wesco

Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) builds, connects, powers and protects the world. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wesco is a FORTUNE 500® company with approximately $24 billion in annual sales in 2025 and a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions. Wesco offers a best-in-class product and services portfolio of Electrical and Electronic Solutions, Communications and Security Solutions, and Utility and Broadband Solutions. The Company employs approximately 21,000 people, partners with the industry’s premier suppliers, and serves thousands of customers around the world. With millions of products, end-to-end supply chain services, and significant digital capabilities, Wesco provides innovative solutions to meet customer needs across commercial and industrial businesses, technology companies, telecommunications providers, and utilities. Wesco operates more than 700 sites, including distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and sales offices in approximately 50 countries, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and global corporations.

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Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit: www.spglobal.com/spdji.

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Jennifer Sniderman
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717-579-6603

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PITTSBURGH, May 21, 2026 /3BL/ – Wesco International (NYSE:WCC), a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, has been included for the first time in the North American Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index (DJ BIC) (formerly the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America). The index includes the top 20% of the largest 600 North American companies based on long-term environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

The DJ BIC are float-adjusted market capitalization weighted indices that track equity markets while applying a sustainability best-in-class selection process. The index family, including the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index (DJ BIC World), was originally launched in 1999 as the pioneering series of global sustainability best-in-class benchmarks available in the market and is comprised of global, regional and country benchmarks. For more information about the DJSI methodology, please visit: www.spglobal.com/spdji.

“Wesco’s inclusion in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class North American Index provides noteworthy recognition for our company,” said John Engel, Chairman, President and CEO. “This milestone reflects our continued focus on strong governance, disciplined processes, and consistent, high-quality management across our global enterprise.”

About Wesco

Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) builds, connects, powers and protects the world. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wesco is a FORTUNE 500® company with approximately $24 billion in annual sales in 2025 and a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions. Wesco offers a best-in-class product and services portfolio of Electrical and Electronic Solutions, Communications and Security Solutions, and Utility and Broadband Solutions. The Company employs approximately 21,000 people, partners with the industry’s premier suppliers, and serves thousands of customers around the world. With millions of products, end-to-end supply chain services, and significant digital capabilities, Wesco provides innovative solutions to meet customer needs across commercial and industrial businesses, technology companies, telecommunications providers, and utilities. Wesco operates more than 700 sites, including distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and sales offices in approximately 50 countries, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and global corporations.

ABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICES S&P

Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit: www.spglobal.com/spdji.

Contact Information:

Corporate Communications
Jennifer Sniderman
Vice President, Corporate Communications
717-579-6603

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At CACI, many know Nathaniel “Nate” Dibling as executive director of Strategic Technical Integration for U.S. Operations, but outside of the company, his deep affinity to mission-focused work is backed by a long commitment to service.

Dibling is not just a CACI employee, he is also a current member of the Texas Army National Guard. He has been a member of the U.S. Armed Forces for the past 24 years, starting his career with the Army in 2002. He served in active duty for six years before joining the Guard in 2008, where he has been for 18 years.

This past April, Dibling had the unique honor of traveling to Santiago, Chile to take part in an official partnership agreement signing between the Texas Army National Guard and Chile’s military. Standing alongside Chilean military leaders and fellow members of the Guard, he witnessed the next chapter of the partnership take shape.

“The agreement represents more than a document,” said Dibling. “It’s a commitment to deepen understanding of the Chilean Army’s role in providing security and protection, building trust between the Army and the communities it serves, and strengthening the long-standing bond between the Texas Army National Guard and the Chilean military.”

While Dibling has been with CACI for a decade, his sense of purpose and people-first attitude transcends all aspects of his life.

“I enjoy the work we do here and the folks too; everyone is focused on the mission,” said Dibling. This feeling can be found all throughout CACI; our teams deeply care about the mission of our company and customers and the work we do helps keep our future safe, making CACI truly a rewarding place to work every day.

In his current role, Dibling is responsible for improving technology integration and reuse across the company, ensuring CACI leverages these innovations across its markets to help build stronger capabilities that help the warfighter.

Prior to joining CACI’s U.S. Operations team, he worked on the Spectral program, building the next generation of signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare (EW) for U.S. Navy platforms. He notes that the program’s mission and CACI’s impact fuel his enduring commitment to work on essential strategic interests of our nation.

“Being able to build technology and systems that keep soldiers, sailors, airmen, and probably myself safe motivates me.”

Dibling said he joined the Army for two reasons: legacy and opportunity.

“My family has been in the military for generations. I am a fourth-generation soldier and my son will be a fifth. Knowing what my family has done for a long time was an inspiration,” continued Dibling. “Second, my ROTC program helped me pay for college. The Army has afforded me many opportunities.”

Among his many proud memories was spending six years as a leader for the Officer Candidate School. “I was responsible for commissioning about 100 officers,” he said. “The impact of shaping and leading folks that become senior leaders later was a really important part of my military history.”

He remains driven by the belief that what we build today has a direct impact on protecting people tomorrow. His story reflects not only his personal growth but a lifelong dedication to service, one that continues to strengthen both his team and the broader mission.

“My military service taught me to think strategically, operate with integrity, and stay focused on the mission,” said Dibling. “The mindset I gained from my time in service directly shaped how I lead, collaborate, and deliver for our teams and customers.”

CACI offers meaningful career opportunities supporting national security customers with opportunities to take on challenging and rewarding work every day in fields closely aligned with military occupational specialties. Explore opportunities to continue your mission with CACI.

About CACI
CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) is a national security company with 27,000 talented employees who are Ever Vigilant in expanding the limits of national security. We ensure our customers’ success by delivering differentiated technology and distinctive expertise to accelerate innovation, drive speed and efficiency, and rapidly anticipate and eliminate threats. Our culture drives our success and earns us recognition as a Fortune World’s Most Admired Company. We are members of the Fortune 500™, the Russell 1000 Index, and the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For more information, visit us at caci.com.

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Lauren Presti
Executive Director, External Communications
(703) 434-5037, lauren.presti@caci.com

Originally published NACDA

CLEVELAND, May 21, 2026 /3BL/ – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), today announced a new collaboration with SPORTx at Arizona State University (ASU) and GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) that lays the foundation for student-athlete education and activation opportunities relative to Name, Image and Likeness (NIL).

SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy will be recognized as NACDA’s Annual and Convention sponsor ahead of the 2026 NACDA & Affiliates Convention in Las Vegas, while also sponsoring the Senior Administrators Mentoring Institute and providing educational programming for Convention attendees this June.

“One of the primary factors driving the new landscape of intercollegiate athletics is NIL, and it is important for NACDA to provide our members with the right tools to help them navigate this space on their campuses,” said Pat Manak, chief executive officer at NACDA. “This new collaboration with Arizona State University and GoDaddy provides athletics administrators and student-athletes with previously untapped resources from industry experts, allowing them to reach their full potential inside and outside of sport.”

The collaboration builds on the successful launch of the SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy at Arizona State University during the 2025 academic year. Initially launched to support ASU student-athletes through entrepreneurial education, mentorship, venture development and digital enablement tools, the initiative has since generated meaningful insights around how institutions can better support student-athletes at scale through accessible, compliant and career-focused programming.

“College athletics is evolving rapidly, and we believe institutions have a tremendous opportunity to empower student-athletes with tools and experiences that extend far beyond sport,” said Jeff Kunowski, founding director of SPORTx at Arizona State University. “Through our collaboration with GoDaddy, we’ve seen firsthand how entrepreneurship, digital ownership and proactive career development can unlock confidence and long-term opportunity for student-athletes. We’re excited to collaborate with NACDA to share those insights and help support athletics administrators across the country.”

Through the collaboration, SPORTx at ASU and GoDaddy will share learnings, resources and practical frameworks with NACDA members to help institutions create stronger pathways for student-athlete development beyond traditional NIL transactions. Areas of focus include entrepreneurial mindset development, digital identity ownership and brand development, career readiness, mentorship and equitable access to modern business-building tools and technologies.

“As NIL continues to evolve, the real opportunity isn’t just in what student-athletes can earn; it’s in what they can build,” said Jared Sine, chief strategy and legal officer at GoDaddy. “We’re focused on the whole student-athlete, because all will go pro in something outside of their sport at some stage, and they deserve access to the tools and education that make that next chapter beyond athletics possible. That’s what GoDaddy’s purpose means in practice: making opportunity more inclusive for all so anyone with an idea can thrive. Through our partnership with NACDA, we’re expanding the SPORTx Venture Studio Built with GoDaddy nationwide so athletics departments of every size can benefit from innovative resources that help empower their student-athlete community.”

Through its sponsorship of the Mentoring Institute, SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy will have the opportunity to directly connect with the next wave of athletics directors across the country and collaborate to find ways to enhance the student-athlete experience at their institutions. This is a structured, accessible program designed to help student-athletes take a proactive, entrepreneurial approach to their NIL while building a lasting digital foundation.

SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy will host a panel discussion with an NIL focus designed for all NACDA & Affiliates Convention attendees on Monday, June 8 at 9 a.m. They will also have a dedicated session during the Mentoring Institute on Wednesday, June 10, in addition to the fall portion of the Institute, scheduled for September 20-22 in St. Louis, Mo.

NACDA & Affiliates members can look forward to additional information and resources throughout the 2026-27 academic year from SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy in areas including but not limited to:

• Providing equitable access to digital tools and resources for all student-athletes
• Supporting student-athlete career development and life skills beyond sport
• Enabling structured, compliant engagement with NIL opportunities
• Complementing existing programming with practical, applied tools
• Sharing scalable frameworks and educational resources for athletics departments
• Empowering student-athletes to build digital brands, ventures and professional pathways

About NACDA: Now in its 61st year, NACDA is the professional and educational Association for more than 24,000 college athletics administrators at more than 2,300 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACDA manages 19 professional associations and four foundations. In addition to virtual programming, NACDA hosts and/or has a presence at seven major professional development events in-person annually. The NACDA & Affiliates Convention is the largest gathering of collegiate athletics administrators in the country. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.

About SPORTx at ASU: SPORTx at Arizona State University, anchored within the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, is the university’s sports innovation engine – uniting athletics, academia, and industry to empower a broad innovation ecosystem. Through its core pillars of venture development, athlete engagement, and innovation ecosystem building, SPORTx creates structured pathways for founders and student-athletes to access mentorship, funding, education, and real-world opportunities. For more information, visit sportx.asu.edu

About GoDaddy: GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to GoDaddy to name their idea, build a website and logo, sell their products and services and accept payments. GoDaddy Airo®, the company’s AI-powered experience, makes growing a small business faster and easier by helping them to get their idea online in minutes, drive traffic and boost sales. GoDaddy’s expert guides are available 24/7 to provide assistance. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com.

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Originally published NACDA

CLEVELAND, May 21, 2026 /3BL/ – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), today announced a new collaboration with SPORTx at Arizona State University (ASU) and GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) that lays the foundation for student-athlete education and activation opportunities relative to Name, Image and Likeness (NIL).

SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy will be recognized as NACDA’s Annual and Convention sponsor ahead of the 2026 NACDA & Affiliates Convention in Las Vegas, while also sponsoring the Senior Administrators Mentoring Institute and providing educational programming for Convention attendees this June.

“One of the primary factors driving the new landscape of intercollegiate athletics is NIL, and it is important for NACDA to provide our members with the right tools to help them navigate this space on their campuses,” said Pat Manak, chief executive officer at NACDA. “This new collaboration with Arizona State University and GoDaddy provides athletics administrators and student-athletes with previously untapped resources from industry experts, allowing them to reach their full potential inside and outside of sport.”

The collaboration builds on the successful launch of the SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy at Arizona State University during the 2025 academic year. Initially launched to support ASU student-athletes through entrepreneurial education, mentorship, venture development and digital enablement tools, the initiative has since generated meaningful insights around how institutions can better support student-athletes at scale through accessible, compliant and career-focused programming.

“College athletics is evolving rapidly, and we believe institutions have a tremendous opportunity to empower student-athletes with tools and experiences that extend far beyond sport,” said Jeff Kunowski, founding director of SPORTx at Arizona State University. “Through our collaboration with GoDaddy, we’ve seen firsthand how entrepreneurship, digital ownership and proactive career development can unlock confidence and long-term opportunity for student-athletes. We’re excited to collaborate with NACDA to share those insights and help support athletics administrators across the country.”

Through the collaboration, SPORTx at ASU and GoDaddy will share learnings, resources and practical frameworks with NACDA members to help institutions create stronger pathways for student-athlete development beyond traditional NIL transactions. Areas of focus include entrepreneurial mindset development, digital identity ownership and brand development, career readiness, mentorship and equitable access to modern business-building tools and technologies.

“As NIL continues to evolve, the real opportunity isn’t just in what student-athletes can earn; it’s in what they can build,” said Jared Sine, chief strategy and legal officer at GoDaddy. “We’re focused on the whole student-athlete, because all will go pro in something outside of their sport at some stage, and they deserve access to the tools and education that make that next chapter beyond athletics possible. That’s what GoDaddy’s purpose means in practice: making opportunity more inclusive for all so anyone with an idea can thrive. Through our partnership with NACDA, we’re expanding the SPORTx Venture Studio Built with GoDaddy nationwide so athletics departments of every size can benefit from innovative resources that help empower their student-athlete community.”

Through its sponsorship of the Mentoring Institute, SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy will have the opportunity to directly connect with the next wave of athletics directors across the country and collaborate to find ways to enhance the student-athlete experience at their institutions. This is a structured, accessible program designed to help student-athletes take a proactive, entrepreneurial approach to their NIL while building a lasting digital foundation.

SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy will host a panel discussion with an NIL focus designed for all NACDA & Affiliates Convention attendees on Monday, June 8 at 9 a.m. They will also have a dedicated session during the Mentoring Institute on Wednesday, June 10, in addition to the fall portion of the Institute, scheduled for September 20-22 in St. Louis, Mo.

NACDA & Affiliates members can look forward to additional information and resources throughout the 2026-27 academic year from SPORTx Venture Studio built with GoDaddy in areas including but not limited to:

• Providing equitable access to digital tools and resources for all student-athletes
• Supporting student-athlete career development and life skills beyond sport
• Enabling structured, compliant engagement with NIL opportunities
• Complementing existing programming with practical, applied tools
• Sharing scalable frameworks and educational resources for athletics departments
• Empowering student-athletes to build digital brands, ventures and professional pathways

About NACDA: Now in its 61st year, NACDA is the professional and educational Association for more than 24,000 college athletics administrators at more than 2,300 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACDA manages 19 professional associations and four foundations. In addition to virtual programming, NACDA hosts and/or has a presence at seven major professional development events in-person annually. The NACDA & Affiliates Convention is the largest gathering of collegiate athletics administrators in the country. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.

About SPORTx at ASU: SPORTx at Arizona State University, anchored within the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, is the university’s sports innovation engine – uniting athletics, academia, and industry to empower a broad innovation ecosystem. Through its core pillars of venture development, athlete engagement, and innovation ecosystem building, SPORTx creates structured pathways for founders and student-athletes to access mentorship, funding, education, and real-world opportunities. For more information, visit sportx.asu.edu

About GoDaddy: GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to GoDaddy to name their idea, build a website and logo, sell their products and services and accept payments. GoDaddy Airo®, the company’s AI-powered experience, makes growing a small business faster and easier by helping them to get their idea online in minutes, drive traffic and boost sales. GoDaddy’s expert guides are available 24/7 to provide assistance. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com.

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ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21, 2026 /3BL/ – Antea Group is proud to announce sponsorship of the 11th annual Global Water Stewardship Forum with the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) for the fourth consecutive year. The 2026 forum will take place June 23-24 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Antea Group USA will co-sponsor the forum alongside Antea Group Brazil, Antea Group France, Antea Group UK, as well as Inogen Alliance associates, Baden Consulting, Brown & Green, CDG Environmental, Chola MS Risk Services Limited (CMSRS), HPC France, HPC Italy, Mediterra , and Sustainera Solutions, and Tonkin + Taylor.

The AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum has established itself as a leading industry event. It serves as a platform for advancing strategic dialogue on the future of water stewardship.

“Participating in the AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum allows us to engage with international peers and stay aligned with leading practices,” said Francisco Cordero, Climate Risk & Water Stewardship Service Line Leader at Antea Group USA. “Through the Inogen Alliance Water Working Group, including more than 30 AWS‑credentialed professionals across 16 countries, we actively support organizations in applying the AWS Standard to achieve meaningful water outcomes.”

To learn more about the AWS Forum 2026, visit their website.

About Inogen Alliance

Inogen Alliance is a global network made up of over 70 independent local businesses and over 6,000 consultants around the world who can help make your project a success. Our Associates collaborate closely to serve multinational corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, and we share knowledge and industry experience to provide the highest quality service to our clients. If you want to learn more about how you can work with Inogen Alliance, you can explore our Associates or Contact Us. Watch for more News & Blog updates, listen to our podcast and follow us on LinkedIn. 

About Antea Group

Antea®Group is an environment, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm. By combining strategic thinking with technical expertise, we do more than effectively solve client challenges; we deliver sustainable results for a better future. We work in partnership with and advise many of the world’s most sustainable companies to address ESG-business challenges in a way that fits their pace and unique objectives. Our consultants equip organizations to better understand threats, capture opportunities and find their position of strength. Lastly, we maintain a global perspective on ESG issues through not only our work with multinational clients, but also through our sister organizations in Europe, Asia, and Latin America and as a founding member of the Inogen Alliance. Learn more at us.anteagroup.com.

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21, 2026 /3BL/ – Antea Group is proud to announce sponsorship of the 11th annual Global Water Stewardship Forum with the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) for the fourth consecutive year. The 2026 forum will take place June 23-24 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Antea Group USA will co-sponsor the forum alongside Antea Group Brazil, Antea Group France, Antea Group UK, as well as Inogen Alliance associates, Baden Consulting, Brown & Green, CDG Environmental, Chola MS Risk Services Limited (CMSRS), HPC France, HPC Italy, Mediterra , and Sustainera Solutions, and Tonkin + Taylor.

The AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum has established itself as a leading industry event. It serves as a platform for advancing strategic dialogue on the future of water stewardship.

“Participating in the AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum allows us to engage with international peers and stay aligned with leading practices,” said Francisco Cordero, Climate Risk & Water Stewardship Service Line Leader at Antea Group USA. “Through the Inogen Alliance Water Working Group, including more than 30 AWS‑credentialed professionals across 16 countries, we actively support organizations in applying the AWS Standard to achieve meaningful water outcomes.”

To learn more about the AWS Forum 2026, visit their website.

About Inogen Alliance

Inogen Alliance is a global network made up of over 70 independent local businesses and over 6,000 consultants around the world who can help make your project a success. Our Associates collaborate closely to serve multinational corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, and we share knowledge and industry experience to provide the highest quality service to our clients. If you want to learn more about how you can work with Inogen Alliance, you can explore our Associates or Contact Us. Watch for more News & Blog updates, listen to our podcast and follow us on LinkedIn. 

About Antea Group

Antea®Group is an environment, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm. By combining strategic thinking with technical expertise, we do more than effectively solve client challenges; we deliver sustainable results for a better future. We work in partnership with and advise many of the world’s most sustainable companies to address ESG-business challenges in a way that fits their pace and unique objectives. Our consultants equip organizations to better understand threats, capture opportunities and find their position of strength. Lastly, we maintain a global perspective on ESG issues through not only our work with multinational clients, but also through our sister organizations in Europe, Asia, and Latin America and as a founding member of the Inogen Alliance. Learn more at us.anteagroup.com.

Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom

Key points

• Women make about 80% of health and wellness decisions for their families—while managing their own care across life stages that present distinct challenges
• They face unique physical and behavioral health risks shaped by hormonal transitions, caregiving demands, and access barriers—yet mental health is still too often treated separately from routine care
• Mental health conditions affect women disproportionately: 1 in 5 women experience a mental health condition each year
• Maternal mental health represents one of the most critical—and preventable—gaps in women’s health today, with consequences for mothers, babies, and families, often due to postpartum depression

Women are the backbone of family health

Women play a central role in keeping families healthy, and when their own health – both physical and mental – is cared for, it creates time and space to care for others. In the U.S., women are responsible for roughly 80% of household health and wellness decisions—from choosing doctors and managing preventive care to coordinating treatment for children, partners, and aging parents.

That responsibility spans decades of life and multiple health transitions: reproductive health, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, menopause, and beyond. In many cases it create a mental toll that causes added stress, anxiety or depression, in addition to delaying their own routine care.

For these and other reasons, women experience higher rates of mental health conditions than men overall, with risk increasing during periods of hormonal and life changes—including pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause. About 1 in 5 women experience a mental health condition each year.

“Women are an incredible part of how families stay healthy and well. Despite their importance to the overall health care ecosystem, their own unique challenges in access, affordability, and timeliness of care are often overlooked,” said Dr. Joanne Armstrong, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Women’s Health at CVS Health.

Maternal mental health issues are common—and not to be ignored

Maternal mental health conditions such as postpartum depression, anxiety and PTSD are among the most common complications of pregnancy and the year following delivery. Postpartum depression alone affects about 1 in 5 women, and mental health conditions are a leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths. Many of these maternal deaths are preventable with timely identification and care.

Despite more frequent interaction with the health care system during a typical pregnancy, there are still missed opportunities to screen pregnant and postpartum patients for depression and anxiety in clinical and non-clinical settings. National data shows about 1 in 10 women are not asked about these feelings during a postpartum visit.

“When mental health needs are overlooked during pregnancy and after birth, the consequences can ripple far beyond the mother,” Armstrong said. “Untreated anxiety or depression can affect bonding, breastfeeding, and a mother’s ability to care for herself and her baby.”

Why maternal mental health requires care that meet women where they are

Maternal mental health sits at the intersection of biology, caregiving, access, and engagement for all. If women are carrying responsibility for family health across every stage of life, the health care system must meet them there—with access, dignity, and support that doesn’t require navigating it alone.

Improving maternal mental health outcomes require an approach that integrates mental health into routine women’s health care—especially during high-risk transitions. This includes routine screening, expanded access points, clear referral pathways, and evidence-based clinician training.

Addressing mental health early isn’t optional,” Armstrong said. “It’s foundational to healthy outcomes for families.”

May 21, 2026 /3BL/ – For 20 years, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has brought leading global beverage companies together to advance environmental sustainability through technical collaboration, shared expertise, and pre-competitive action.

Founded in 2006, BIER began with a shared focus on water stewardship, recognizing water as the core ingredient in every beverage product and a critical resource across the global beverage value chain. As environmental challenges and industry expectations evolved over the past two decades, BIER’s work expanded to address increasingly interconnected issues, including climate action, sustainable agriculture, circular packaging, sustainability reporting, and supply chain resilience.

Throughout this evolution, BIER has created a trusted, pre-competitive environment where beverage companies can collaborate on practical, science-based approaches to shared environmental challenges. From contributing to broader sustainability policy discussions and technical frameworks to advancing benchmarking initiatives, technical guidance, and collective action projects, BIER continues to support members as they navigate an increasingly complex global sustainability landscape.

“Over the past 20 years, the beverage industry’s environmental challenges have evolved significantly, requiring deeper collaboration, greater technical rigor, and increasingly practical solutions,” said Erica Pann, BIER Executive Director. “BIER was founded on the belief that meaningful progress happens when companies come together to address shared challenges collectively. As we look ahead, that collaborative approach remains more important than ever.”

BIER’s key milestones and initiatives include:

• Industry Benchmarking: BIER’s benchmarking helps members measure and improve water, energy, and emissions efficiency across beverage operations while supporting greater understanding of performance drivers, operational trends, and collective industry progress.
• Technical Guidance & Resources: Through resources such as greenhouse gas emissions guidance, water circularity tools, and sector-focused environmental sustainability publications, BIER’s resources help members and industry alike translate complex environmental challenges into practical, actionable strategies.
• Regulatory Roundups: As Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting requirements continue to evolve globally, BIER’s quarterly Regulatory Roundups help members cut through complexity by providing curated insights into emerging regulations, reporting expectations, implementation considerations, and evolving industry trends relevant to the beverage sector.
• Collective Action Initiatives: BIER continues to advance collaborative environmental initiatives designed to drive measurable environmental and social impact, including the Charco Bendito watershed initiative, Sustainable Coolers Coolition, and emerging watershed collaboration efforts in India.

These milestone initiatives are a testament to the hard work and dedication of BIER’s members over the decades, and they demonstrate what’s possible through collective action. Throughout its history, BIER has combined technical expertise with collaborative engagement to help advance practical, science-based sustainability solutions across the beverage sector while contributing to broader industry dialogue with NGOs, technical frameworks, and global stakeholders.

As BIER looks ahead to its next chapter, the organization remains focused on strengthening collaboration, expanding industry engagement, and supporting scalable environmental solutions that help beverage companies respond to evolving global sustainability challenges.

To learn more about BIER’s work, initiatives, and publications, visit https://www.bieroundtable.com/

 

About BIER
BIER is a technical coalition of leading global beverage companies working together to advance environmental sustainability within the beverage sector. Formed in 2006, BIER is a common voice across the beverage sector, speaking to influence global standards on environmental sustainability aspects most relevant to the sector, affect change both up and down the supply chain, and share best practices that raise the bar for environmental performance of the industry. By doing so, BIER is able to monitor data and trends, engage with key stakeholders, develop best practices, and guide a course of action for the future. BIER members include Anheuser-Busch InBev, Asahi Group Holdings, Bacardi, Brown-Forman, Carlsberg Group, The Coca-Cola Company, Constellation Brands, Diageo, Heaven Hill Brands, Heineken, Keurig Dr Pepper, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, Molson Coors, Monster Energy, Ocean Spray Cranberries, PepsiCo, Pernod Ricard, and Suntory Global Spirits. For more information, visit www.bieroundtable.com.