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Designers hold the power to shape how people experience the world around them. Materials selected to construct and finish spaces define not only their appearance and performance, but also their influence on human health and environmental outcomes. Material choices are, in effect, health choices.

President and CEO of IWBI Rachel Hodgdon observed, “What the social determinants of health teach us is that where we sit and who we sit next to – our physical and social environments – have a greater impact on our state of health than our genetics and our access to healthcare combined.”

This perspective underscores a fundamental truth: the spaces people inhabit exert measurable effects on well-being.

The Material World: A Complex and Critical Frontier
As foundational components of the built environment, materials have far-reaching consequences that extend well beyond design aesthetics. Every stage of a material’s lifecycle — extraction, manufacturing, installation, use and eventual disassembly — carries implications for both human and planetary health.

Chemical emissions, toxic compounds and carbon footprints are often interconnected, influencing indoor air quality, ecological systems and long-term health outcomes. Despite growing awareness and an expanding body of research, the materials landscape remains deeply complex. This complexity continues to slow the broad adoption of healthier alternatives, even as the desire to promote well-being and reduce environmental harm intensifies.

Rodolfo Perez, PhD, Water and Materials Concept Lead at IWBI, emphasizes this connection: “Every material choice carries ripple effects. It influences human, environmental and social health through aspects such as indoor air quality, toxic releases, circular economy and how people interact with the environment at large. Addressing material health is not merely a design decision. It’s a public health and environmental imperative.”

Why This Matters
Humans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, making the quality of indoor environments a critical determinant of health and well-being. Materials that emit harmful substances can compromise respiratory health, trigger allergic responses and contribute to chronic conditions. By contrast, healthier material selections can support comfort, cognitive performance and overall quality of life.

Designers and specifiers play a pivotal role in shaping these outcomes. Through careful selection of products that have undergone rigorous third-party evaluation for human and environmental health, it becomes possible to mitigate risks and foster environments that actively support well-being.

This approach aligns with the mission of IWBI and other leaders in the field to create people-first spaces — places that prioritize health, comfort, safety and belonging.

Turning Intent into Action
The evolution of healthy materials practices has been marked by significant innovation. In 1999, Shaw introduced EcoWorx® carpet tile, a product that would become the first flooring solution to achieve Cradle to Cradle Certified® designation. This milestone established a new precedent for circularity and health-focused design within the flooring industry. Today, nearly 90% of the products Shaw makes are Cradle to Cradle Certified. This reflects a commitment to integrating principles of material health, product circularity, clean air and climate protection, water and soil stewardship and social fairness across product development and manufacturing.

Aligning with WELL
Shaw’s engagement in the Works with WELL™ program exemplifies how material innovation can align with building standards that prioritize human health. Products such as EcoWorx carpet tile contribute toward WELL Building Standard features—from restricted VOC emissions to enhanced chemical restrictions–supporting projects that seek to enhance occupant well-being and achieve certification goals.

This alignment enables designers and specifiers to:

• Simplify decision making for specifiers implementing WELL features with verified products
• Advance client objectives related to well-being and ESG
• Deliver spaces where material choices yield measurable benefits

A Shared Responsibility
Every material introduced into the built environment carries responsibility. Scrutinizing materials for their impact on people and the planet throughout their lifecycle is no longer optional — it is essential. The spaces in which people live, work and gather are powerful determinants of health and collective resilience.

Prioritizing healthy materials ensures that the environments created for healing, learning, connection and thriving truly support human well-being.

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Designers hold the power to shape how people experience the world around them. Materials selected to construct and finish spaces define not only their appearance and performance, but also their influence on human health and environmental outcomes. Material choices are, in effect, health choices.

President and CEO of IWBI Rachel Hodgdon observed, “What the social determinants of health teach us is that where we sit and who we sit next to – our physical and social environments – have a greater impact on our state of health than our genetics and our access to healthcare combined.”

This perspective underscores a fundamental truth: the spaces people inhabit exert measurable effects on well-being.

The Material World: A Complex and Critical Frontier
As foundational components of the built environment, materials have far-reaching consequences that extend well beyond design aesthetics. Every stage of a material’s lifecycle — extraction, manufacturing, installation, use and eventual disassembly — carries implications for both human and planetary health.

Chemical emissions, toxic compounds and carbon footprints are often interconnected, influencing indoor air quality, ecological systems and long-term health outcomes. Despite growing awareness and an expanding body of research, the materials landscape remains deeply complex. This complexity continues to slow the broad adoption of healthier alternatives, even as the desire to promote well-being and reduce environmental harm intensifies.

Rodolfo Perez, PhD, Water and Materials Concept Lead at IWBI, emphasizes this connection: “Every material choice carries ripple effects. It influences human, environmental and social health through aspects such as indoor air quality, toxic releases, circular economy and how people interact with the environment at large. Addressing material health is not merely a design decision. It’s a public health and environmental imperative.”

Why This Matters
Humans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, making the quality of indoor environments a critical determinant of health and well-being. Materials that emit harmful substances can compromise respiratory health, trigger allergic responses and contribute to chronic conditions. By contrast, healthier material selections can support comfort, cognitive performance and overall quality of life.

Designers and specifiers play a pivotal role in shaping these outcomes. Through careful selection of products that have undergone rigorous third-party evaluation for human and environmental health, it becomes possible to mitigate risks and foster environments that actively support well-being.

This approach aligns with the mission of IWBI and other leaders in the field to create people-first spaces — places that prioritize health, comfort, safety and belonging.

Turning Intent into Action
The evolution of healthy materials practices has been marked by significant innovation. In 1999, Shaw introduced EcoWorx® carpet tile, a product that would become the first flooring solution to achieve Cradle to Cradle Certified® designation. This milestone established a new precedent for circularity and health-focused design within the flooring industry. Today, nearly 90% of the products Shaw makes are Cradle to Cradle Certified. This reflects a commitment to integrating principles of material health, product circularity, clean air and climate protection, water and soil stewardship and social fairness across product development and manufacturing.

Aligning with WELL
Shaw’s engagement in the Works with WELL™ program exemplifies how material innovation can align with building standards that prioritize human health. Products such as EcoWorx carpet tile contribute toward WELL Building Standard features—from restricted VOC emissions to enhanced chemical restrictions–supporting projects that seek to enhance occupant well-being and achieve certification goals.

This alignment enables designers and specifiers to:

• Simplify decision making for specifiers implementing WELL features with verified products
• Advance client objectives related to well-being and ESG
• Deliver spaces where material choices yield measurable benefits

A Shared Responsibility
Every material introduced into the built environment carries responsibility. Scrutinizing materials for their impact on people and the planet throughout their lifecycle is no longer optional — it is essential. The spaces in which people live, work and gather are powerful determinants of health and collective resilience.

Prioritizing healthy materials ensures that the environments created for healing, learning, connection and thriving truly support human well-being.

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The sound of a bagpipe is unforgettable — mournful, yet steady. For first responders and their families, that sound often marks the most difficult day of their lives: the final goodbye to a hero. Joe Brady, a U.S.-based Motorola Solutions employee, plays those notes to keep a promise he made two decades ago.

Joe founded and leads the nonprofit organization Wake and District Public Safety Pipes and Drums, dedicated to honoring public safety professionals while preserving the cultural heritage of Scottish bagpipes and drums. While many rest on the weekends, Joe puts on his tartan and glengarry hat, leading a group of 70 volunteers across the Carolinas.

Standing for the Fallen

Joe dedicates up to 1,200 hours every year planning, mentoring new pipers and performing at more than 100 ceremonies. From celebratory promotions to somber line-of-duty funerals, Joe stands ready to honor. He’s built an institution that ensures no fallen first responder is forgotten and no family has to walk through grief in silence.

Joe describes his work through three simple ideas:

• Stewardship: Protecting a centuries-old tradition.
• Duty: Showing up for those who show up for us every day.
• Connection: Building trust between the public and the people who protect them.

Serving Those Who Serve

With over 30 years in public safety and two decades volunteering for first responders, Joe’s dedication goes beyond the workday. He embodies the Motorola Solutions commitment to building mission-critical communications tools for police, fire and EMS teams, connecting them when every second counts. This exceptional service earned him the 2025 CEO Award for Volunteerism, an honor he quickly shared with his fellow volunteers.

“This award is a profound honor,” Joe shared. “I’m incredibly fortunate to work alongside a team of volunteers who are deeply passionate about serving our first responders, and I’m proud of the support and tribute we’re able to provide to these heroes and their families.”

Global Commitment to Service 

Joe’s commitment is just one example of the purpose-driven spirit woven throughout Motorola Solutions. Around the world, Motorolans find unique ways to serve their local communities and support the heroes who keep us safe.

We’re proud to share these stories of impact, grit and heart. Joe’s journey is a vital part of our collective effort to show up, give back and commit to a cause greater than ourselves.

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By Ahmed Issak Hussein, Communication and Advocacy Coordinator for Action Against Hunger Somalia.

It was four in the afternoon when Abshiro Abdullahi Bare’s phone lit up with a mobile money notification. She had been sitting in her shelter wondering, as she did most days, what the family would eat.

She called her husband immediately. The money is here.

For four months, her family of nine had been eating once a day. Some days, there was nothing at all.

That $100 — the first of three monthly transfers from an emergency cash program — was the moment things began to change.

Before displacement, Abshiro and her husband Hassan Abdi had a functioning livelihood in Deeh village, Garasweyne district. They farmed 1.3 acres and kept 52 goats, enough to feed the family and generate income.

Then successive droughts hit. Water sources dried up. Crops failed. Disease killed livestock. To survive, the family sold animals cheaply until only 18 goats remained. In a final bid for stability, they packed what they had left and walked two days to a displacement camp in Yeed.

“We had land and animals,” Abshiro said, “but the drought took everything from us until we had nothing left to survive on.”

Camp leaders gave the family a small plot. Hassan built a shelter from locally available materials and found work hauling firewood by donkey cart, earning roughly $3 a day for nine people.

The income covered almost nothing.

“We don’t have food stocks,” Abshiro said. “The little money we received is used to buy what to eat for today. Sometimes we have to store cooked food for the small children to eat later.”

Abshiro contributed where she could, collecting firewood at times, managing the shelter, caring for the children, while the pressure to provide weighed heavily on Hassan.

“I appreciate my husband for the good work he put in during this time,” Abshiro said. “He kept going even when there was nothing.”

One of the children was screened by Action Against Hunger nutrition teams and found with a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), a standard measure of acute malnutrition, of 10.9cm, below the 11cm threshold that triggers treatment. The child was referred immediately to the Action Against Hunger Yeed Outpatient Therapeutic Program for care.

In late February 2026, Action Against Hunger teams conducted household vulnerability assessments across Yeed settlement as part of the Somalia Cash Consortium, funded by EU Humanitarian Aid.

Abshiro’s household met multiple vulnerability criteria: recent displacement, total loss of productive assets, nine dependents, severely reduced food intake, and income well below subsistence level. She was registered for emergency multipurpose cash assistance.
“When they told me I had been selected, I felt like someone had finally seen our suffering.”

Each monthly transfer of $100 arrived directly to Abshiro’s mobile phone. She and Hassan reviewed their most urgent needs together before she managed the spending, a joint process that reflected how the household had always operated, even under pressure.

The money went toward staple foods such as rice, flour, sugar, cooking oil, milk, and vegetables, as well as clean water, medicine, children’s clothing, and fodder to keep the remaining goats alive. Over three months, the family’s meals increased from one to three times a day.

The child enrolled in the Outpatient Therapeutic Program was discharged after treatment with a MUAC of 11.9cm, a full centimeter of recovery that nutritionists measure in weeks of consistent feeding and care.

Abshiro saved $30 from each monthly transfer ($90 in total), a discipline that speaks less to comfort than to hard-learned knowledge of how quickly things can collapse.
Abshiro’s experience was not isolated. Across Yeed settlement, families receiving cash assistance were able to re-engage with local markets, stabilize food consumption, and begin making decisions beyond the immediate day.

Adan Mohamed, a village elder in the Yeed community, had watched the drought’s impact accumulate across many households. He had also watched what followed the cash transfers.

“Before the assistance, families were struggling to find one meal,” he said. “The cash gave people the ability to buy food, pay for water, and keep their animals alive. When a family can do those three things, they start to recover. We saw that happen here.”

The rains have now returned to Garasweyne. Hassan has gone back to their land in Deeh to prepare the farm for cultivation, starting over, with fewer animals than before and no savings beyond what Abshiro set aside during the crisis.

“The remaining goats can reproduce now that the rains have come,” Abshiro said. “That is where we start.”

The family is rebuilding from a lower base than the one drought destroyed. But they are rebuilding.

The emergency cash did not restore what the drought took. It was never designed to. What it did was hold the family together long enough for conditions to shift — keeping the children fed, the goats alive, and the option of return open.

Somalia has faced compounding crises for decades. Drought, flooding, conflict, and displacement have combined to strip households of assets and resilience faster than they can be rebuilt. Millions of families like Abshiro’s, formerly self-sufficient, are now navigating displacement on marginal income and sitting in a precarious middle ground between acute emergency and recovery.

Multipurpose cash assistance, delivered unconditionally and directly to recipients, is among the most effective and cost-efficient tools in humanitarian response. It works through local markets, respects the agency of recipients, and addresses multiple needs simultaneously. The evidence base, built over two decades of programming, is consistent.

The Somalia Cash Consortium, supported by EU Humanitarian Aid and implemented by Action Against Hunger alongside partner organizations, applies this approach at scale across displacement-affected communities in Somalia. In Yeed, it reached a family on the edge and gave them the stability to begin again.

“This cash support did not just save my family,” Abshiro said. “It gave us life again when everything had been lost.”
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Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 26.5 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across over 55 countries, our 8,500+ dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

In automotive manufacturing, precision and reliability extend far beyond the assembly line; they demand a high-performing physical foundation. The Ray team is proud to highlight its recent collaboration with Kia Georgia at their West Point manufacturing facility, where The Ray’s Natural Capital program oversaw the installation of 14 acres of perennial native grasses and wildflowers.

Specifically selected to address the severe wind and water erosion common to large-scale industrial testing environments, this project introduces a new blueprint for corporate facility endurance through three core areas of impact:

Erosion Control & Ground Stabilization: Establishing deep-rooted native vegetation that anchors the soil far more effectively than traditional turf grass. This protects the slopes surrounding the test track from heavy wind and water degradation, maintaining the site’s physical integrity.

Smart Stormwater Management: Utilizing natural absorption properties of perennial root systems to capture and filter heavy rainfall. This mitigates localized flooding, limits sediment runoff into nearby water resources, and ensures the testing surface remains safe and operational.

Low-Maintenance Industrial Buffers: Replacing high-maintenance lawns with a resilient, self-sustaining ecosystem. This significantly reduces the need for frequent mechanical mowing and chemical inputs, lowering operational costs while naturally adapting to the active manufacturing environment.

Driving Commercial Innovation

The Ray team is currently analyzing performance data from Kia Georgia to determine how to scale this model across other industrial sites. This research is a key part of the mission to deploy infrastructure that prevents severe erosion, protects water quality, and delivers operational savings. As these biological assets continue to mature along the test track, we all move closer to a self-healing, cost-effective manufacturing infrastructure network built for long-term resilience.

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NEW YORK and LONDON, June 2, 2026 /3BL/ – AccountAbility recently announced the launch of the public consultation process for the next edition of the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (AA1000SES v3), introducing their revised framework designed to help organizations navigate a rapidly evolving stakeholder, regulatory, and technological landscape. The announcement coincided with a global webinar introducing the updated Standard, featuring Working Group Co-Chairs Dr. Gaia Pretner, Head of Sustainability at European Football Clubs, and Hanya Gartner, Director of ESG at Carrier.

Originally launched in 2005 as the world’s first Stakeholder Engagement Manual, the AA1000SES established a globally recognized approach for organizations seeking to strengthen accountability, transparency, and sustainability performance through effective stakeholder engagement. The current edition, AA1000SES v2 (2015), has guided organizations across industries and geographies for the past decade.

The forthcoming AA1000SES v3 reflects significant shifts in how organizations engage with stakeholders in an environment increasingly shaped by digital communication, social media, artificial intelligence (AI), and expanding sustainability disclosure requirements.

“Stakeholder engagement has evolved from a basic communications function into a core strategic capability that directly impacts governance, resilience, risk management, and long-term value creation,” said Mr. Sunil (Sunny) A. Misser, CEO of AccountAbility. “The AA1000SES v3 is designed to help organizations transition from periodic consultation exercises towards more continuous, responsive, and impact-driven engagement models that reflect the realities of tomorrow’s operating environment.”

The revised Standard introduces the concept of “Fourth Generation Stakeholder Engagement” – an approach centered on strategic integration, co-creation, and measurable impact. While preserving the AccountAbility Principles of Inclusivity, Materiality, and Responsiveness, AA1000SES v3 places Impact at the forefront, as a foundational principle for stakeholder engagement practice.

The updated Standard also responds to the growing role of stakeholder engagement within emerging sustainability disclosure and governance frameworks, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), International Financial Reporting Standards Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 & S2), and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

“Organizations today face increasing pressure to demonstrate not only that they engage stakeholders, but that those engagements are credible, responsive, and connected to strategic decision-making,” said Dr. Natasha Matic, Chair of the AccountAbility Standards Board. “AccountAbility’s AA1000SES v3 is intended to provide organizations with a practical and ‘easy-to-use’ framework for embedding stakeholder perspectives into governance, sustainability, and business performance.”

Key enhancements to the AA1000SES v3 include expanded guidance on continuous engagement processes, collaborative and co-creation engagement models, the use of digital and AI-enabled engagement tools, and interoperability with evolving global sustainability frameworks and regulations.

“In sport, fans are now far closer to players and coaches through social media. Managing that range of voices is a real challenge,” said Dr. Gaia Pretner, Head of Sustainability at European Football Clubs and Co-Chair of the AA1000SES v3 Working Group. “The difficulty is finding someone inside the organization with the time, the capabilities, and the understanding to run a stakeholder engagement plan that is genuinely useful – not a box-ticking exercise, but a process that serves both the sustainability agenda and the broader business strategy. That is why part of my role in this working group is ensuring the AA1000SES v3 is easy to understand and applicable to everyone who could benefit from it.”

“Over the years, I’ve seen the importance placed on stakeholder engagement increase in step with the advancement of sustainability,” said Hanya Gartner, Director of ESG at Carrier and Co-Chair of the AA1000SES v3 Working Group. “This aligns closely with the rise of digital technology, social media, and the greater focus on transparency we’re seeing in the financial sector. This is exciting, but it’s complicated. I joined this process to help design a Stakeholder Engagement Standard that will enable Carrier and other companies to manage the complexity ahead.”

The revised Standard will also be accompanied by a suite of supplemental resources, including a Practitioner’s Guide, Materiality Assessment Guide, AI-Enabled Assurance Matrix, and Interoperability Guidance Document.

As with all the Series of AA1000 Standards, the development of AA1000SES v3 is being conducted through a broad, multi-stakeholder process incorporating perspectives from businesses, investors, assurance providers, regulators, academics, civil society organizations, and sustainability practitioners worldwide.

The public consultation period will remain open through June 12, 2026, supporting the planned release of AA1000SES v3 in Q4 2026. 

AccountAbility encourages organizations and stakeholders across sectors and geographies to review the draft Standard and contribute feedback to help shape the future of stakeholder engagement practice. Access the public consultation here, and watch the webinar discussion introducing the AA1000SES v3 here.

About AccountAbility

AccountAbility is a leading global standards and consulting firm that works with businesses, investors, governments, and multilateral organisations to innovate and advance the global sustainability agenda by improving the practices, performance, and impact of organizations. We focus on delivering practical, effective, and enduring results that enable our clients and standards users to succeed. AccountAbility operates globally from offices in New York, London, Riyadh, and Dubai, through a highly qualified team that has received awards and recognition by the Financial Times, Forbes, and Capital Finance International. Learn more at www.accountability.org.

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In this episode, host Keith Knoke, Chair of the Board for Inogen Alliance from Antea Group USA, is joined by Alizabeth Smith (Antea Group USA) and Chris Trim (Peter J. Ramsay & Associates Australia) to discuss how risk management is evolving in 2026. Together, they examine the growing strategic role of EHS functions, the importance of predictive risk indicators, and how companies are building resilience through proactive planning, collaboration, and better management of operational and psychosocial risks.

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Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 – Introduction: how risk management is changing in 2026
• 00:01:31 – Why risk is now faster, more connected, and business critical
• 00:03:11 – EHS influence at the board and strategic level
• 00:05:17 – How COVID changed organisational understanding of risk
• 00:07:24 – Business resilience and continuity planning
• 00:10:14 – Due diligence, operational risk, and proactive assessments
• 00:14:28 – Emerging business risks: supply chains, packaging, and PFAS
• 00:16:22 – Leading indicators and predictive risk management
• 00:20:17 – Management of change and operational decision-making
• 00:26:22 – Global collaboration and local expertise in risk management
• 00:31:53 – Emerging risks organisations should prioritise
• 00:33:08 – Closing reflections and preview of the bonus episode

Guest Quotes

Alizabeth Smith:
“Risk used to mean emergency response plans. Now it touches every part of the company.”

Chris Trim:
“The more proactive you can be about identifying risks, the better off you can be.”

Lenovo is supporting the advancement of the Integrated Dreams mission through the Football for All Leadership Programme, the first international programme specifically designed to promote employability, entrepreneurship and networking of people with disabilities in the sports world.

Inclusion is a core value at Lenovo – across our culture, products, and the way we do business. But after announcing that Lenovo would be the Global Technology Partner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a new opportunity to use sport as a catalyst for inclusion arose.

As the most popular sport on the planet, Football is also a proven global democratizer. It brings communities together, teaches important life skills, and can connect people with transformative opportunities. Jose Soares, founder of Integrated Dreams, recognized this when he started Integrated Dreams to empower the inclusion of people with disabilities through sport and education.

Today, Lenovo is supporting the advancement of the Integrated Dreams mission through the Football for All Leadership Programme, the first international programme specifically designed to promote employability, entrepreneurship and networking of people with disabilities in the sports world.  By funding the development of the Football for All technology programme, Lenovo is empowering people with disabilities to create a lasting positive impact for the community. But as accessibility experts know – you can’t just develop an app, share it with a community of users with disabilities, and assume it will work. That’s why Lenovo’s Head of Corporate Citizenship, Santiago Mendez, traveled to Morrocco to complete user testing as part of the 2026 Football For All Leadership Program (FFALP), made possible by a grant from FIFA Foundation and the World Football Remission Fund.

Leveraging the best practices of Lenovo’s Inclusive Product Design Office, Mendez, Morrocco-based Lenovo employees, and Integrated Dreams staff led FFALP participants through guided testing to ensure the new platform truly met the community’s needs. Tested on Lenovo’s tablets and notebooks (based on participant needs), initial testing reviews were promising, and Mendez looks forward to the further expansion and use of the platform.
 

“It was wonderful to watch the users experience the app and determine how they could use it to meet their individual needs and entrepreneurial education,” shared Mendez. “But it wasn’t all testing – the participants were there because they also love football. Having fun on a pitch together at the end of the day truly highlighted the power of football as a catalyst for inclusion. Through our values of inclusion and innovation, Lenovo is uniquely positioned to make a lasting impact with Integrated Dreams and watch our smarter technology for all vision come to life!”

“Lenovo has been working with us to develop the platform for over a year. They understand the potential of technology to connect and educate our community, and we’re excited about the resource they’ve helped us develop,” shared Jose Soares, Integrated Dreams Founder and Chief Association Executive.

Moving ahead, Integrated Dreams will continue to refine the platform as it is shared with communities worldwide. The team is looking forward to the entrepreneurial outcomes, connections, and community that the platform will build – another notable example of technology that’s powered by humanity, changing our greatest challenges into our greatest breakthroughs.

Originally published on Kenvue.com

Kenvue Canada and Fuel Transport took a practical step toward lower-emissions logistics earlier this year—launching a pilot to test electric freight delivery across select urban routes in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA). Known as theElectric Loop (eLoop), the initiative focuses on how electric vehicles perform in real-world conditions, including dense city routes, multi-stop delivery patterns, and colder weather environments.

The pilot deploys an electric truck on a short-haul route across the GTA with the aim to better understand operational performance, energy efficiency, and overall emissions impact in day-to-day use—insights that can help inform future approaches to urban logistics.

The collaboration reflects a shared focus on innovation and future-ready transportation. By working together, Kenvue and Fuel are exploring how more flexible, customized delivery networks can support lower-emissions operations while maintaining reliability.

By testing and learning in real time, both companies are working to better understand the role electric delivery vehicles can play in reducing transportation-related emissions—while helping to shape more efficient, lower-emissions supply chains for the future, in line with our Healthy Lives Mission.