Month: July 2026

July 30, 2026 /3BL/ – Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, Covia’s products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation.

In its newly released 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report, Building an Enduring Company, Covia outlines its continued progress toward achieving its commitments by 2030. The report highlights the company’s measurable gains in protecting its people, operating with discipline, and investing in leadership and systems that strengthen Covia and make it more consistent across every site.

The following three examples illustrate the variety of ways in which we strive to achieve our goals. First, we advanced our safety journey by reinforcing expectations, learning from near-misses, and investing in controls that keep our people safe. Second, we implemented our Environmental Management System at every site to improve consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement in how we manage environmental impacts. Third, we invested in leadership by bringing team members together for our first Covia Leadership Bootcamp, building on the capabilities and shared culture needed to deliver on our Mission, Vision, and Values.

The table provides an overview of the company’s goals and its progress as of 2025. Click to view the full report to see the goals and progress in more detail.

 

July 30, 2026 /3BL/ – Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, Covia’s products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation.

In its newly released 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report, Building an Enduring Company, Covia outlines its continued progress toward achieving its commitments by 2030. The report highlights the company’s measurable gains in protecting its people, operating with discipline, and investing in leadership and systems that strengthen Covia and make it more consistent across every site.

The following three examples illustrate the variety of ways in which we strive to achieve our goals. First, we advanced our safety journey by reinforcing expectations, learning from near-misses, and investing in controls that keep our people safe. Second, we implemented our Environmental Management System at every site to improve consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement in how we manage environmental impacts. Third, we invested in leadership by bringing team members together for our first Covia Leadership Bootcamp, building on the capabilities and shared culture needed to deliver on our Mission, Vision, and Values.

The table provides an overview of the company’s goals and its progress as of 2025. Click to view the full report to see the goals and progress in more detail.

 

 

Originally published by POLITICO

Opportunity is accelerating across the Gulf South region, and Entergy is powering that momentum. As the world’s largest companies invest, grow and innovate in Gulf South communities, Entergy is meeting them with the infrastructure, reliability and responsible planning that keeps this region moving forward — all while maintaining some of the lowest rates in the country for its more than 3 million customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

The Gulf South region offers many attributes companies look for when making major location decisions, including energy infrastructure, pipeline capacity, access to maritime ports, rail lines, highways and the Mississippi River. These advantages become even more important as companies look for places where they can scale their operations quickly and reliably. The Gulf South region offers low energy costs, available land, a capable workforce, proximity to feedstocks and access to infrastructure built for energy-intensive operations.

With advancements like artificial intelligence and the rapid development of data centers, policymakers and energy leaders are focusing on how the electric grid can keep pace while continuing to deliver reliable service at affordable rates for customers.

Entergy is preparing for what’s next by investing in a stronger, more modern electric grid while balancing reliability, sustainability and affordability for all customers. In 2025 alone, Entergy contributed more than $145 million in economic impact across the region through philanthropic efforts alone. Entergy’s focus is keeping energy dependable and affordable for its customers today while building for tomorrow.

Growth done right. Reliability done right. Affordability done right. That’s energy like nowhere else.

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Guest column originally published July 13, 2026, on POLITICO.com.

 

Originally published by POLITICO

Opportunity is accelerating across the Gulf South region, and Entergy is powering that momentum. As the world’s largest companies invest, grow and innovate in Gulf South communities, Entergy is meeting them with the infrastructure, reliability and responsible planning that keeps this region moving forward — all while maintaining some of the lowest rates in the country for its more than 3 million customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

The Gulf South region offers many attributes companies look for when making major location decisions, including energy infrastructure, pipeline capacity, access to maritime ports, rail lines, highways and the Mississippi River. These advantages become even more important as companies look for places where they can scale their operations quickly and reliably. The Gulf South region offers low energy costs, available land, a capable workforce, proximity to feedstocks and access to infrastructure built for energy-intensive operations.

With advancements like artificial intelligence and the rapid development of data centers, policymakers and energy leaders are focusing on how the electric grid can keep pace while continuing to deliver reliable service at affordable rates for customers.

Entergy is preparing for what’s next by investing in a stronger, more modern electric grid while balancing reliability, sustainability and affordability for all customers. In 2025 alone, Entergy contributed more than $145 million in economic impact across the region through philanthropic efforts alone. Entergy’s focus is keeping energy dependable and affordable for its customers today while building for tomorrow.

Growth done right. Reliability done right. Affordability done right. That’s energy like nowhere else.

Continue reading

Guest column originally published July 13, 2026, on POLITICO.com.