Month: May 2026
STAMFORD, Conn., May 14, 2026 /3BL/ – Webster Financial Corporation (“Webster”) (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. (“Webster Bank”), published its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report highlighting achievements integrating sustainability and investments that drive social, environmental, and economic value across the bank’s footprint.
“Our shared commitment to sustainability is more than just a business imperative, it is a collective responsibility to deliver meaningful impact for our clients, communities and stakeholders,” said Marissa Weidner, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, Webster Bank. “This year’s milestones reflect our continued efforts to embed economic vitality and responsible governance into the core of our sustainability efforts.”
Some key highlights include:
- Webster’s Community Investment Strategy (CIS) continued to expand access to capital in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, offering residential mortgage lending, small business lending, financing for community development projects, qualified investments and philanthropic dollars, technical assistance and financial services to support economic resilience. Ongoing partnerships with regional Community Advisory Councils help ensure our view of the market remains informed by the needs of our communities.
- Webster expanded the Finance Lab initiative in 2025, launching three new locations and expanding opportunities for students to gain the skills needed for financial empowerment and long-term success. The bank also hosted the first Finance Lab Convening, bringing nine nonprofit partners together to share their experiences and collaborate on program growth.
- New impact reporting for Webster’s CIS and Philanthropy programs offered greater transparency into the bank’s collaboration with nonprofit partners, as it works to support economically vibrant communities.
- Webster introduced a new Multicultural Outreach initiative, designed to enhance access to banking services and promote financial inclusion.
- Webster published its first Climate-related Risk and Opportunity Report, providing stakeholders with a clear view of Webster’s approach to managing climate physical and transition risks.
Learn more about Webster Bank’s commitment to communities and corporate citizenship here.
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About Webster
Webster Bank (“Webster”) is a leading commercial bank in the Northeast that provides a wide range of digital and traditional financial solutions across three differentiated lines of business: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking and Healthcare Financial Services, one of the country’s largest providers of employee benefits and administration of medical insurance claim settlements solutions. Headquartered in Stamford, Conn., Webster is a values-driven organization with more than $80 billion in assets. Its core footprint spans the northeastern U.S. from New York to Massachusetts, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies. Webster Bank is a member of the FDIC and an equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websterbank.com.
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Henkel’s legacy began in 1876, with Fritz Henkel, a young man with a bold idea to revolutionize the way the world would do laundry forever. Driven by a pioneering spirit, Henkel kept moving forward across continents and generations impacting the lives of millions in both the consumer goods and adhesive technologies industries.
Reaching the milestone of 150 years is more than history—it is a promise for the future: to keep creating, innovating, and shaping what comes next; to make life easier for our customers, consumers, and partners; and to find new ways to transform entire industries and communities while making our world more sustainable.
In celebration of the anniversary, Henkel has created a video that travels through 150 years of Henkel, following our founder, Fritz Henkel, brought to life as an AI‑generated avatar.
May 14, 2026 /3BL/ – We’re excited to be a partner at Trellis Impact 26, taking place June 23–25 in San Francisco. Trellis Impact brings together 3,500+ leaders powering the future of sustainable business, from AI-enabled solutions to emerging technologies reshaping decarbonization, energy, circularity, and beyond.
With 500+ speakers across 100+ sessions, hear directly from the operators, technologists, corporate leaders, researchers, and investors pushing the frontier of climate innovation — so you can accelerate implementation, unlock new opportunities, and drive measurable impact.
Now is a great time to register before rates increase after May 15. Attendees can currently save $400 with the advance rate, plus an additional 20% off with our partner discount code.
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Working to keep bills as low as possible
At Entergy, our 12,000 employees work hard every day to keep customers’ bills as low as possible. In 2025 some of their successes included:
Grid work before storms: When we reinforce our grid before severe weather strikes, customers save money because it’s much less costly to make improvements ahead of a storm than make repairs afterward. This work will save customers millions in avoided storm fees and means fewer and shorter outages when interruptions do occur.
Modernizing our generation fleet: Modern technologies equal better efficiency, and our new, modern power generation sources help us and our customers meet cleaner energy goals. Newer plants are more fuel efficient, which lowers fuel charges on customer bills for the long term.
Recruiting large customers who help pay grid costs: Having large, industrial or technology/data center customers to help pay for the upkeep and expansion of the power grid eases the costs residential customers bear for their power needs.
Offering bill support: Our Bill Toolkit provides customers with resources and available assistance options to help them more easily manage their energy bill. Whether you have questions about your bill, need more time to pay or are looking for assistance, our one-stop shop connects you to available programs and services.
Providing tax and federal program assistance: Every tax season, we have helped low-income customers across our service area receive millions in federal tax refunds. We help customers save additional dollars by connecting them to federal funding resources including LIHEAP and Single Stop, and we offer The Power to Care — our longheld bill assistance program for qualifying customers.
ALSIP, Ill., May 14, 2026 /3BL/ – Griffith Foods is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2026 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private* and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies.
The 2026 designees are U.S. private companies that have demonstrated excellence in strategic planning and execution, a commitment to their people, as well as maintaining financial performance and governance. This year’s class is making bold investments in digital transformation, including AI capabilities, and demonstrates the ability to drive sustainable growth and maintain resilience during times of volatility. These organizations are built on a foundation of trust and reflect a sense of purpose that fosters connections with their employees, customers, and communities.
Griffith Foods also earned the distinction of Gold Honoree — companies that have been recognized as a Best Managed Company for four to six years — reflecting consistent achievement and a commitment to ongoing development and growth.
“At Griffith Foods, we are committed to helping our customers create food that is nutritious, sustainable, and preferred by consumers”, said Griffith Foods CEO T.C. Chatterjee. “Guided by our Purpose — ‘we blend care and creativity to nourish the world’ — we are striving to continue to deliver results for and with our customers, while ensuring that we are creating meaningful impact to people and the planet. We are grateful for this recognition as we continue to advance our work and create value for our stakeholders.”
Applicants are evaluated and selected by a panel of external judges focused on assessing hallmarks of excellence in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance. They join a global ecosystem of honorees from more than 44 countries recognized by the Best Managed Companies program.
About the Best Managed Companies Program
The Best Managed Companies program is a mark of excellence for private companies. U.S. designees have revenues of at least $250 million. Hundreds of private companies around the world have competed for this designation in their respective countries through a rigorous and independent process that evaluates four key criteria in their management skills and practices — strategy, execution, culture, and governance/financials. U.S. program sponsors are Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. For more information, visit www.usbestmanagedcompanies.com.
About Griffith Foods
Griffith Foods is a global product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers with high-quality, culinary driven, customized products. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, USA, Griffith Foods is a family-owned business known for collaborative innovation guided by its purpose to “Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World.” Operating in over 40 countries across six continents, Griffith Foods employs more than 5,000 people, including over 40 chefs and 340 food scientists, who work together to create solutions that nourish people, planet, and communities. The company’s product capabilities include seasonings, sauces, dressings, coating systems, and alternative protein solutions. Griffith Foods’ primary areas of focus include Foodservice, Food Manufacturers, Protein Processors, and Retail.
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ALSIP, Ill., May 14, 2026 /3BL/ – Griffith Foods is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2026 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private* and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies.
The 2026 designees are U.S. private companies that have demonstrated excellence in strategic planning and execution, a commitment to their people, as well as maintaining financial performance and governance. This year’s class is making bold investments in digital transformation, including AI capabilities, and demonstrates the ability to drive sustainable growth and maintain resilience during times of volatility. These organizations are built on a foundation of trust and reflect a sense of purpose that fosters connections with their employees, customers, and communities.
Griffith Foods also earned the distinction of Gold Honoree — companies that have been recognized as a Best Managed Company for four to six years — reflecting consistent achievement and a commitment to ongoing development and growth.
“At Griffith Foods, we are committed to helping our customers create food that is nutritious, sustainable, and preferred by consumers”, said Griffith Foods CEO T.C. Chatterjee. “Guided by our Purpose — ‘we blend care and creativity to nourish the world’ — we are striving to continue to deliver results for and with our customers, while ensuring that we are creating meaningful impact to people and the planet. We are grateful for this recognition as we continue to advance our work and create value for our stakeholders.”
Applicants are evaluated and selected by a panel of external judges focused on assessing hallmarks of excellence in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance. They join a global ecosystem of honorees from more than 44 countries recognized by the Best Managed Companies program.
About the Best Managed Companies Program
The Best Managed Companies program is a mark of excellence for private companies. U.S. designees have revenues of at least $250 million. Hundreds of private companies around the world have competed for this designation in their respective countries through a rigorous and independent process that evaluates four key criteria in their management skills and practices — strategy, execution, culture, and governance/financials. U.S. program sponsors are Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. For more information, visit www.usbestmanagedcompanies.com.
About Griffith Foods
Griffith Foods is a global product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers with high-quality, culinary driven, customized products. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, USA, Griffith Foods is a family-owned business known for collaborative innovation guided by its purpose to “Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World.” Operating in over 40 countries across six continents, Griffith Foods employs more than 5,000 people, including over 40 chefs and 340 food scientists, who work together to create solutions that nourish people, planet, and communities. The company’s product capabilities include seasonings, sauces, dressings, coating systems, and alternative protein solutions. Griffith Foods’ primary areas of focus include Foodservice, Food Manufacturers, Protein Processors, and Retail.
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ALSIP, Ill., May 14, 2026 /3BL/ – Griffith Foods is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2026 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private* and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies.
The 2026 designees are U.S. private companies that have demonstrated excellence in strategic planning and execution, a commitment to their people, as well as maintaining financial performance and governance. This year’s class is making bold investments in digital transformation, including AI capabilities, and demonstrates the ability to drive sustainable growth and maintain resilience during times of volatility. These organizations are built on a foundation of trust and reflect a sense of purpose that fosters connections with their employees, customers, and communities.
Griffith Foods also earned the distinction of Gold Honoree — companies that have been recognized as a Best Managed Company for four to six years — reflecting consistent achievement and a commitment to ongoing development and growth.
“At Griffith Foods, we are committed to helping our customers create food that is nutritious, sustainable, and preferred by consumers”, said Griffith Foods CEO T.C. Chatterjee. “Guided by our Purpose — ‘we blend care and creativity to nourish the world’ — we are striving to continue to deliver results for and with our customers, while ensuring that we are creating meaningful impact to people and the planet. We are grateful for this recognition as we continue to advance our work and create value for our stakeholders.”
Applicants are evaluated and selected by a panel of external judges focused on assessing hallmarks of excellence in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance. They join a global ecosystem of honorees from more than 44 countries recognized by the Best Managed Companies program.
About the Best Managed Companies Program
The Best Managed Companies program is a mark of excellence for private companies. U.S. designees have revenues of at least $250 million. Hundreds of private companies around the world have competed for this designation in their respective countries through a rigorous and independent process that evaluates four key criteria in their management skills and practices — strategy, execution, culture, and governance/financials. U.S. program sponsors are Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. For more information, visit www.usbestmanagedcompanies.com.
About Griffith Foods
Griffith Foods is a global product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers with high-quality, culinary driven, customized products. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, USA, Griffith Foods is a family-owned business known for collaborative innovation guided by its purpose to “Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World.” Operating in over 40 countries across six continents, Griffith Foods employs more than 5,000 people, including over 40 chefs and 340 food scientists, who work together to create solutions that nourish people, planet, and communities. The company’s product capabilities include seasonings, sauces, dressings, coating systems, and alternative protein solutions. Griffith Foods’ primary areas of focus include Foodservice, Food Manufacturers, Protein Processors, and Retail.
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by DC Nguyen
The following is an excerpt from Cisco’s FY25 Purpose Report. Explore the full report to learn more about how we Power an Inclusive Future for All.
At Cisco, we see resilience as the ability to turn disruption into growth and innovation. Whether it’s responding to a crisis, building AI skills, or investing in nonprofit partners, our goal is to make people and places stronger for the future. Here’s how.
Country Digital Acceleration
This year, we celebrated 10 years of innovation, partnership, and impact.
From powering AI in Saudi Arabia to driving autonomous vehicle innovation in Italy, Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program demonstrates Cisco’s strategic commitment to advancing digital transformation worldwide. By collaborating with governments, industry, and academia, CDA creates real-world, scalable solutions that address national and local priorities, drive innovation, and expand access to the digital economy.
A Decade of Global Impact
Cisco’s CDA program delivers not just technology, but a pathway to national digital advancement. Here are a few examples of our accomplishments in fiscal 2025:
Canada
Now in its 10th year, Cisco’s Toronto Innovation Centre is powered by strategic investment and partnerships from the CDA program. Featuring a hybrid work studio with Cisco Spaces technology, a newly launched healthcare showcase, and more, the Centre helps customers and partners safely experiment, collaborate, and deliver real-world impact. It’s part of Cisco’s more than CA$200 million annual investment in innovation across Canada.
Italy
Since 2023, Cisco and Politecnico di Milano have partnered to drive innovation in autonomous vehicles, starting with Maserati’s participation in the Mille Miglia, a classic car rally. This collaboration extended autonomous technology to fully electric vehicles and addressed new challenges in long-distance and high-speed contexts. Leveraging these learnings, in fiscal 2025 we became the technology partner for Sharing for Caring, a program that autonomously provides safe, accessible transportation for people in small communities and those with limited mobility.
India
To support India’s digitization efforts, CDA rolled out Cisco on Wheels, a traveling mobile experience center that brings Cisco technology solutions directly to businesses. To date, Cisco on Wheels has traveled to 18 cities across India — from Pune to Vadodara — offering hands-on demonstrations and training across Cisco Meraki secure networking solutions, Webex collaboration tools, and more. Through this program, Cisco is helping organizations advance their digital transformation and expand market reach.
Saudi Arabia
CDA has supported the Kingdom since 2016, driving digitalization and innovation through high-impact projects across healthcare, education, and government. In fiscal 2025, Cisco announced a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN AI enterprise to help build the Kingdom’s AI infrastructure, aiming to create the world’s most open, scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient AI ecosystem.
Learning and Digital Skills
At Cisco, we believe education is the ultimate equalizer, enabling learners to build their career in the digital era.
According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, 50% of today’s global workforce needs to upskill or reskill to stay relevant. Failure to do so could result in a global GDP loss of up to US$15 trillion by 2030. To meet this challenge, Cisco’s global learning and digital skills portfolio is working across the talent pipeline, unlocking individual opportunity while strengthening global communities.
As one of the world’s longest-standing corporate education ecosystems, we help the workforce of today build the digital skills they need for tomorrow.
In fiscal 2025, we unveiled Learn with Cisco, which brings together our learning programs and helps people upskill at every stage of their careers:
- Cisco Networking Academy: Our IT skills-to-jobs program focusing on early‑career talent and workforce development • Cisco Certifications: Certification programs designed to help shape the modern workforce
- Cisco U.: Personalized technology learning with flexible, digital experiences for professionals
- Cisco Learning Network: A global community of learners designed for networking, collaboration, mentorship, and certification preparation
All In on AI
In our fiscal 2025 survey of Cisco Networking Academy instructors, 87% recognized the importance of teaching AI and ML, but only 10% felt equipped to do so.
To help address this, Learn with Cisco expanded access to free, high-demand AI trainings, including Cisco Networking Academy’s Introduction to Modern AI and Understanding AI and LLMs as a Network Engineer on Cisco U.
In addition to existing AI features like My Knowledge Check, we are innovating to make courses more interactive and personalized — like our new Data Science Essentials with Python course featuring an embedded, context-aware AI assistant that acts as a personal tutor.
Cisco Networking Academy Around the World
Cisco Networking Academy empowers learners, educators, and communities worldwide through in-person and online technology courses — all for free.
In partnership with governments, schools, and nonprofits, we align digital skills training with workforce and transformation needs.
This year, we focused on reaching more learners in more places. Our learning platform is now available across 195 countries in eight languages, including Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. We also focused on digital accessibility, partnering with Teach Access on a new teaching accessibility resource for educators.
Australia
To address digital skills shortages in the health sector, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in partnership with Cisco Networking Academy and Grampians Health, launched five learning modules focused on digital health foundations and emerging AI technologies. Following the pilot’s strong uptake, the Victorian Government committed an additional AU$5 million to expand the initiative across Victoria in key skills shortage areas.
Brazil
In fiscal 2025, Cisco Networking Academy reached a major milestone in Brazil: empowering over one million learners with digital skills. This impact was made possible through partnerships with more than 600 institutions and over 1,400 active instructors across the country, from urban centers like São Paulo to remote villages in the Amazon.
Germany
In Germany, there are an estimated 140,000 IT jobs unfilled due to lack of candidates. Through our partnership with the ReDI School of Digital Integration, Cisco Networking Academy is working to build a qualified talent pipeline, reaching over 900 student learners in fiscal 2025. Further, through our broader Cisco Networking Academy outreach in Germany, we supported more than 77,000 students and 400 Cisco Networking Academies.
Read the full FY25 Purpose Report
At Cisco, our Purpose is core to who we are and what we do. Learn more about our goals and progress to date in our Purpose Reporting Hub.