Month: August 2026
Key Points
- Through her leadership and volunteer efforts, Marathon Petroleum attorney Mia Lombardi is helping breathe new life into the Community Gardens of Hancock County, Ohio.
- The gardens provide free opportunities for residents to grow fresh food, learn new skills and connect with their neighbors.
- Lombardi’s passion for the project has inspired volunteers, partners and community members to get involved and make a difference.
For Mia Lombardi, giving back is more than showing up. It is about helping something meaningful take root and thrive.
As Chief Counsel in the Law – HESS&PQ (Health, Environment, Safety, Security and Product Quality) organization at Marathon Petroleum, Lombardi spends her workdays navigating complex issues and supporting operations and product quality.
Outside of work, she pours that same energy into a cause close to her heart by leading the Community Gardens of Hancock County in Findlay, Ohio. Established to help address food insecurity, the Gardens provide free plots where community members can grow fresh produce, connect with neighbors and learn new skills.
Located next to CHOPIN Hall, the area’s primary food bank and the Gardens’ current sponsor, the program had served the community for nearly a decade before a three-year hiatus. Lombardi took on the role of restarting and managing the Gardens in 2025. She now also serves on CHOPIN Hall’s board of directors, helping advance the organization’s broader mission of serving neighbors in need.
“Beyond my love for spending time outdoors and around nature, I truly believe community spaces like these are so important,” Lombardi said. “When I learned more about the Gardens and their mission, it felt like a natural fit.”
“Mia has brought incredible energy and passion to the Gardens. She has helped create a renewed sense of purpose around the program.”
Bringing the Gardens back to life
Lombardi has been a driving force in breathing new life into the Gardens, helping coordinate improvements, recruit volunteers and build momentum around the program.
“Like a lot of volunteer-driven efforts, the program just needed a little TLC,” she said. “It’s an important community resource, and it takes people stepping in to help keep it going.”
In spring 2025, despite less-than-ideal weather, Lombardi worked alongside neighbors and nearly 30 Marathon colleagues during the United Way of Hancock County’s annual Days of Caring. Together, they helped give the Gardens the restart they needed almost overnight.
“I felt so lucky to have that kind of support, especially from so many people at Marathon,” she said. “It meant a lot to me and reminded me what community and teamwork really look like.”
More than 60 Marathon volunteers returned in fall 2025 and spring 2026, building on that progress and further strengthening the program.
“I work with Mia day-to-day supporting environmental efforts at Marathon, so I’ve never doubted the commitment and determination she’d bring to a project like the Community Gardens,” said Jason Tansey, Senior Environmental Engineer at Marathon. “Whether she’s at work or volunteering in the community, her passion for making a difference is contagious, and she’s always finding ways to inspire others to get involved.”
A hands-on effort, rooted in passion
For Lombardi, the Gardens are about more than planting and maintaining beds. They’re also about education and connection, especially for neighbors who may need a little extra support or lack access to fresh food. Some of her most meaningful moments have come from hearing how the program has made a difference in people’s lives.
“With this, you can actually see it happening,” Lombardi said. “You can witness the community coming together, working side by side, and feel that you’re making a real difference, no matter the size.”
Lombardi works closely with Ron Rooker, Executive Director of CHOPIN Hall, who has seen firsthand the impact her leadership has had on both the program and the people it serves.
“Mia has brought incredible energy and passion to the Gardens,” Rooker said. “She has led the team in transforming a simple plot of land into a thriving, vibrant green space. Mia has poured her time, energy and heart into this project, ensuring our neighborhood has a beautiful place to connect with nature and one another. She has created a renewed sense of purpose around the program.”
That impact can be felt by community gardeners like Melody Flick, who says the Gardens are a place where more than just tomatoes, honeydew melons and pumpkins can flourish.
“If it’s been a stressful day, I go out to the garden to watch the bees fly from flower to flower or marvel at sunflowers taller than I am,” Flick said. “It has been a joy to work alongside Mia and everyone who makes this place special. We share crops and gardening advice, but more importantly, we’re building a community that means so much to all of us.”
Looking ahead
Building on that success, Lombardi is excited to keep the momentum going. Today, more than 100 garden beds are available to community members who want to grow their own food and connect with others.
“When you build something like this, it’s not just the gardens that grow,” said Lombardi. “The community around them also grows.”
That sense of connection keeps Lombardi involved. While the Gardens have become one of her most visible volunteer efforts, her commitment to serving others extends well beyond the garden beds. She also volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, local cancer patient services, the Hancock Historical Museum, United Way and the Community Foundation.
“Whether it’s hands-on work at the Gardens or helping in other ways, it all reflects the same values I see every day at Marathon,” Lombardi said. “Getting involved locally is how I put those values into action. Knowing our combined efforts are enhancing the lives and places we call home is what keeps me going.”
Key Points
- Through her leadership and volunteer efforts, Marathon Petroleum attorney Mia Lombardi is helping breathe new life into the Community Gardens of Hancock County, Ohio.
- The gardens provide free opportunities for residents to grow fresh food, learn new skills and connect with their neighbors.
- Lombardi’s passion for the project has inspired volunteers, partners and community members to get involved and make a difference.
For Mia Lombardi, giving back is more than showing up. It is about helping something meaningful take root and thrive.
As Chief Counsel in the Law – HESS&PQ (Health, Environment, Safety, Security and Product Quality) organization at Marathon Petroleum, Lombardi spends her workdays navigating complex issues and supporting operations and product quality.
Outside of work, she pours that same energy into a cause close to her heart by leading the Community Gardens of Hancock County in Findlay, Ohio. Established to help address food insecurity, the Gardens provide free plots where community members can grow fresh produce, connect with neighbors and learn new skills.
Located next to CHOPIN Hall, the area’s primary food bank and the Gardens’ current sponsor, the program had served the community for nearly a decade before a three-year hiatus. Lombardi took on the role of restarting and managing the Gardens in 2025. She now also serves on CHOPIN Hall’s board of directors, helping advance the organization’s broader mission of serving neighbors in need.
“Beyond my love for spending time outdoors and around nature, I truly believe community spaces like these are so important,” Lombardi said. “When I learned more about the Gardens and their mission, it felt like a natural fit.”
“Mia has brought incredible energy and passion to the Gardens. She has helped create a renewed sense of purpose around the program.”
Bringing the Gardens back to life
Lombardi has been a driving force in breathing new life into the Gardens, helping coordinate improvements, recruit volunteers and build momentum around the program.
“Like a lot of volunteer-driven efforts, the program just needed a little TLC,” she said. “It’s an important community resource, and it takes people stepping in to help keep it going.”
In spring 2025, despite less-than-ideal weather, Lombardi worked alongside neighbors and nearly 30 Marathon colleagues during the United Way of Hancock County’s annual Days of Caring. Together, they helped give the Gardens the restart they needed almost overnight.
“I felt so lucky to have that kind of support, especially from so many people at Marathon,” she said. “It meant a lot to me and reminded me what community and teamwork really look like.”
More than 60 Marathon volunteers returned in fall 2025 and spring 2026, building on that progress and further strengthening the program.
“I work with Mia day-to-day supporting environmental efforts at Marathon, so I’ve never doubted the commitment and determination she’d bring to a project like the Community Gardens,” said Jason Tansey, Senior Environmental Engineer at Marathon. “Whether she’s at work or volunteering in the community, her passion for making a difference is contagious, and she’s always finding ways to inspire others to get involved.”
A hands-on effort, rooted in passion
For Lombardi, the Gardens are about more than planting and maintaining beds. They’re also about education and connection, especially for neighbors who may need a little extra support or lack access to fresh food. Some of her most meaningful moments have come from hearing how the program has made a difference in people’s lives.
“With this, you can actually see it happening,” Lombardi said. “You can witness the community coming together, working side by side, and feel that you’re making a real difference, no matter the size.”
Lombardi works closely with Ron Rooker, Executive Director of CHOPIN Hall, who has seen firsthand the impact her leadership has had on both the program and the people it serves.
“Mia has brought incredible energy and passion to the Gardens,” Rooker said. “She has led the team in transforming a simple plot of land into a thriving, vibrant green space. Mia has poured her time, energy and heart into this project, ensuring our neighborhood has a beautiful place to connect with nature and one another. She has created a renewed sense of purpose around the program.”
That impact can be felt by community gardeners like Melody Flick, who says the Gardens are a place where more than just tomatoes, honeydew melons and pumpkins can flourish.
“If it’s been a stressful day, I go out to the garden to watch the bees fly from flower to flower or marvel at sunflowers taller than I am,” Flick said. “It has been a joy to work alongside Mia and everyone who makes this place special. We share crops and gardening advice, but more importantly, we’re building a community that means so much to all of us.”
Looking ahead
Building on that success, Lombardi is excited to keep the momentum going. Today, more than 100 garden beds are available to community members who want to grow their own food and connect with others.
“When you build something like this, it’s not just the gardens that grow,” said Lombardi. “The community around them also grows.”
That sense of connection keeps Lombardi involved. While the Gardens have become one of her most visible volunteer efforts, her commitment to serving others extends well beyond the garden beds. She also volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, local cancer patient services, the Hancock Historical Museum, United Way and the Community Foundation.
“Whether it’s hands-on work at the Gardens or helping in other ways, it all reflects the same values I see every day at Marathon,” Lombardi said. “Getting involved locally is how I put those values into action. Knowing our combined efforts are enhancing the lives and places we call home is what keeps me going.”
Scouting America’s Southeast Louisiana Council has selected John O. Hudson III, chief external affairs officer and president of the Entergy Charitable Foundation, as one of the 2026 Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award honorees. The other honorees include Constable Lambert C. Boissiere Jr., attorney Kim M. Boyle and Dr. Margaret Montgomery. This prestigious recognition, presented by Scouting America’s Southeast Louisiana Council, celebrates individuals whose lifelong commitment to equity, opportunity and community advancement reflects the enduring legacy of Whitney M. Young Jr.
Hudson’s dedication to strengthening communities is evident across every facet of his leadership. Through his roles at Entergy, he has championed initiatives that expand access to critical resources, empower underserved populations, and uplift families throughout the Greater New Orleans area and the Gulf South region. His work has helped drive meaningful change for youth and families, ensuring more people have opportunities to thrive.
“Whitney M. Young Jr. was a leader who believed in the power of opportunity, equity and service. He understood that real progress happens when we uplift others, create pathways for people to succeed, and ensure that every child — no matter their background — has a chance to thrive. Tonight’s honor is meaningful because it reflects those values, and it underscores the work so many people here continue to champion every day,” said Hudson.
Additional Entergy employees who volunteer with Scouting America also attended the ceremony to celebrate Hudson’s recognition. Among them were Nicholas Hamilton and Phillip Durocher, whose ongoing involvement with Scouting America reflects Entergy’s shared commitment to youth development and community service.
A tireless advocate and thoughtful mentor, Hudson is known for leading with compassion, integrity and an unwavering commitment to service. Under his guidance, Entergy’s charitable programs have grown in impact and reach, supporting education, workforce development, economic mobility, and community resilience. His leadership continues to inspire colleagues across the company and partners throughout the region.
The Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award highlights Hudson’s deep and lasting influence on the young people served by Scouting America. His long-standing support for youth development, mentorship, and community-building efforts aligns closely with the values at the heart of the award.
Learn more here about Entergy’s initiatives that are making a positive impact in our communities.
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As previously seen on the CSRHub blog.
By Bahar Gidwani
CSRHub has had a unique opportunity to track how much climate data is generated each year since 2008. As you can see below, the total number of climate-related indicators in our system has grown steadily, currently providing more than 4,000,000 data points per year.
We see information from a wide range of sources—major Wall Street ratings groups such as MSCI, ISS, S&P Global Trucost, NGOs, academic researchers and government organizations. There have been many efforts to coordinate and standardize the types of carbon information companies and governments report. However, we’ve not yet seen any signs of consolidation in climate metrics.
We were recently asked to look at the estimates for Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon for a set of 60+ AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Alphabet, Meta, and Alibaba. We used data from three of our sources to construct an average estimate for each company. While the estimates were similar in some cases, there were many cases of huge (e.g., 1X to 10X) differences in estimate. As a result, the standard deviation of the estimates is large.
Note that the variance in estimate increases as we move from Scope 1 to Scope 3. We believe this is because Scope 1 is better defined than Scope 2 and 3, and Scope 3 is often estimated or “modeled”. The 94% standard deviation in the Scope 3 numbers we examined says that only 65% of the numbers we see are within 94% of the average number and 35% are more than 94% away from it. This suggests that two attempts to sum carbon across a supply chain (a typical use for Scope 3 estimates) could result in estimates that are 2X or more different from one another.
These results confirm our view that a simple review of carbon metrics is not likely to be a good way to judge an entity’s climate performance. Other factors such as commitments to targets, the management level at which climate measurement sits, and comparison against other entities with similar product or geo profiles should be considered.
CSRHub benchmarks 62,000 entities based on twelve subcategories. The Energy & Climate Change subcategory measures a company’s effectiveness in addressing climate change through appropriate policies and strategies, energy-efficient operations, and the development of renewable energy and other alternative environmental technologies. The subcategory includes energy use, emissions to air of CO2 and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG). This benchmark is a strong signal of performance of climate performance.
CSRHub helps you compare performance against peers with a consensus view, not one source. We identify the factors shaping your ratings and help you focus improvement efforts where they will have the greatest impact. For more information, we welcome hearing from you. Please contact us here.
About CSRHub
CSRHub provides access to the world’s largest corporate social responsibility and sustainability database, powered by expert consensus sustainability ratings, information, and tools. Clients use CSRHub’s decisive data platform for global benchmarking, supply and value chain risk assessment and compliance readiness solutions. Founded in 2007, CSRHub covers 62,000 public and private companies, and provides ESG performance scores on 42,000 companies from 134 industries in 158 countries. Our Big Data platform uses algorithms to aggregate, normalize and weight ESG metrics from 1,000 sources to produce a strong consensus signal on corporate sustainability performance.
Bahar Gidwani is CTO and Co-founder of CSRHub. He has built and run large technology-based businesses for many years. Bahar holds a CFA, worked on Wall Street with Kidder, Peabody, and with McKinsey & Co. Bahar has consulted to a number of major companies and currently serves on the board of several software and Web companies. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in physics and astronomy. He plays bridge, races sailboats, and is based in New York City
As major tourism generators in Singapore and Macao, Sands’ integrated resorts deliver an array of amenities and attractions to attract global visitors. While known for its luxury hotels and world-class gaming, the company’s resorts also are home to a number of other offerings that create reasons to visit – and revisit, all part of the company’s mission to deliver unparalleled experiences that drive high-value tourism to its regions and ensure Sands’ resorts remain on the leading edge of hospitality.
Delivering unique experiences at the intersection of arts, culture and sustainability is a core niche for Sands, and attractions in both Singapore and Macao have established the company’s integrated resorts as places to be entertained and inspired – from unique immersive, digital experiences to exhibitions by world-renowned creators and up-and-coming regional artists.
ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands
Upon arrival at Marina Bay Sands, guests get a glimpse of one of the most distinct cultural landmarks in Singapore in the visage of the property’s ArtScience Museum. Designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie, the museum’s exterior is inspired by the shape of a lotus in full bloom, with each frond containing a different gallery. The building is a key component of Marina Bay Sands’ – and Singapore’s – iconic architecture.
Since 2011, ArtScience Museum has curated a slate of exhibitions and programs, from science and future-focused technologies to design and pop culture – a body of work that blends all-time greats with contemporary visionaries.
The museum’s permanent exhibition is teamLab Future World, which features immersive art installations and interactive projects from the international art collective formed in Japan in 2001. teamLab comprises an interdisciplinary group of artists, programmers, engineers and architects who create digital artworks based on borderless art that leverages technology to surround visitors in interactive worlds where they can explore nature and its creations.
The museum also curates original in-house exhibitions and spotlights local and regional talent across both its own productions and world-class exhibitions. It is home to a VR Gallery, ArtScience Cinema and ArtScience Laboratory, where visitors can delve into educational experiences that merge of art, science and technology.
ArtScience Museum’s program in the first half of 2026 demonstrates the diversity and innovation that define its offerings. The year kicked off with “Insects: Microsculptures Magnified,” a collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History featuring 37 striking, high-magnification portraits of insects from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History’s collection.
Launching during Singapore Art Week in January, “NOX: Confessions of a Machine,” marked the first solo show in Southeast Asia by 2024 Frieze London Artist Award recipient Lawrence Lek. This exhibition explored themes of artificial intelligence, automation and machine consciousness while prompting reflection on agency and coexistence beyond human-centric systems.
In March, the museum marked its 15th anniversary with “Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy,” developed in dialogue with the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Bringing together art, science and history, it offers a compelling cross-cultural examination of how the human body has been studied, represented and understood across centuries and cultures.
In early June, the museum premiered “Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath,” a landmark collaboration with OceanX, one of the world’s leading ocean exploration organizations. The multi-sensory exhibition blends art, science and cutting-edge technology to immerse visitors in the mysterious depths of the deep ocean.
Rounding out the first half of 2026, ArtScience Museum announced London-based visionary experiential artist collective Marshmallow Laser Feast as its 2026-2027 ArtScientist-in-Residence. The collective will present a trilogy of works across the museum’s 2026 and early-2027 exhibition program, marking its most extensive engagement in Asia to date.
“ArtScience Museum has long been a space for curiosity, dialogue and discovery, bringing together art, science, technology and culture to explore the questions that define our time,” Angelita Teo, newly appointed vice president of attractions at Marina Bay Sands, said. “By connecting visionary artists, pioneering institutions and new ways of thinking, it has created a distinctive platform for ideas to be experienced, challenged and shared.
“I am honored to steward the museum’s next chapter and look forward to strengthening our collaborations as we continue to develop a program that not only inspires new ways of seeing the world, but also celebrates the curiosity, creativity and craftsmanship that define human excellence. At a time when technology is transforming how we live and work, museums have an increasingly important role in reminding us of what it means to be human and in inspiring us to imagine what we can achieve together.”
teamLab SuperNature Macao at The Venetian Macao
After years of success in Singapore, Sands extended its relationship with teamLab to The Venetian Macao, where teamLab SuperNature Macao opened in 2020. This captivating attraction blurs the boundaries between the human body and art in an interactive space spanning 5,000 square meters and works that soar to eight meters in height. A highlight is the “Floating Flower Garden: Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One,” in which more than 8,000 living orchids suspend from the ceiling and move as visitors navigate the space.
Another artwork is “Valley of Flowers and People: Lost, Immersed and Reborn,” which captures nature’s changes by tracking the life cycle of flowers. The flowers react to visitor movements and interact with them, creating a continuously changing installation so that each visit is a singular experience. In “The Infinite Crystal Universe,” light points are used to create three-dimensional objects, and visitors can use their smartphones to select elements that make up the universe by dragging them and releasing them into the artwork, which is forever changing and evolving in relation to people in the space.
Sands Gallery at The Grand Suites at Four Seasons
Because promoting arts and culture is important to the Macao community and tourism landscape, Sands China expanded its arts offerings in 2022 with the opening of Sands Gallery at The Grand Suites at Four Seasons.
The permanent art space enables guests to explore diverse and ever-changing art exhibitions such as last year’s “Echoes of a Golden Age: Macro Events through the Micro Visions of Macao’s Legendary Contemporary Artists,” which featured 120 visual art works from nine Macao artists, and “Beyond the Frame: International Contemporary Masterpieces,” in which artists employed diverse mediums to break conventional frameworks through distinctive visual languages. Since opening, Sands Gallery has curated 12 diverse exhibitions from more than 60 esteemed Chinese and international artists.
Currently, the gallery is showcasing a tribute to the centenary of the founding of Iec Long Firecracker Factory, which Sands China has helped revitalize since 2023. The factory represents an important era in Macao’s industrial history and has been reimagined as a cultural symbol in which heritage is renewed through innovation.
“A Century of Iec Long Firecracker Factory in Radiance” runs through August and pays tribute to the history of the firecracker industry in Macao. The exhibition is a collaboration with the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), the Macao Museum and the Archives of Macao. Professor Ung Vai Meng at MUST curated the historical exhibits to present Macao’s firecracker history in its fullest and most authentic form.
In rejuvenating this integral chapter of Macao’s past at Sands Gallery, the public has free access to discover the brilliance, creativity and craftsmanship that underpinned Macao’s firecracker industry as inspiration for younger generations and visitors to appreciate Macao’s cultural heritage.
“We have always been committed to fostering the development of Macao’s diverse arts and culture,” Dr. Wilfred Wong, executive vice chairman of Sands China, said at the exhibition’s opening. “Since taking on the revitalization of the Iec Long Firecracker Factory in 2023, we have actively invested resources to breathe new life into this important era of Macao’s industrial history, reimagining it as a cultural symbol where heritage is renewed through innovation.”
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Welcome to the latest issue of GreenMoney. We are completing our 33rd year of award-winning publishing on – Impact Investing and Sustainable Business – with this August issue that features some of Our Best articles and Most Popular videos and podcasts. Enjoy and lets us know if you have any ideas for future content, – Cliff Feigenbaum, founder & publisher
• A Wealth of Uncertainty: Climate Change and Financial Well-Being in the 21st Century by Dan Carreno of Natural Investments
• Change the Lending Paradigm: A Model of Success in Native Agriculture Finance by Skya Ducheneaux of Akiptan
• Investing in Ocean Resilience: A Sea Change in Climate Finance by Karen Sack of Ocean Risk & Resilience Action Alliance
• From Honest to Just: How Coca-Cola’s Fumble with Honest Tea Turned into an Unexpected Gift by Seth Goldman of Eat the Change and Just Ice Tea
• Grid Investments in the Age of Electrification, AI and Data Ascendency by Ron Pernick of Clean Edge, Inc.
• How I Found My Way to Impact Investing & Why I Hope More Women Will Join Me by Jenn Pryce of Calvert Impact
• The Largest Climate Catastrophe That No One Knows About by Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Ashlan Cousteau of SeaVoir Wellness
• Farming Smarter: How AI Can Help Farmers Regenerate Land, Empower Workers and Feed the Future by Craig Wichner of Farmland LP
• The Power of the Purse: Investing Her Money Where it Matters Most by Betsy Biemann of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)
• The Key to a Net-Zero Future is Lower Carbon Buildings Today by Beau Engman of PACE Equity and Lucas Pappas of Calvert Impact
Also find a variety of our most popular Videos and Podcasts including the GreenMoney Talks series with Amy Domini of Domini Impact Investments.
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