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ST. PAUL, Minn., March 18, 2026 /3BL/ – Inogen Alliance proudly announces Season Three of a global podcast, Rethinking EHS: Global Goals, Local Delivery, launching 21 April. On this podcast, we traverse the globe to unearth the stories of EHS and sustainability communities making an impact on the ground. We share compelling stories, expert insights, and diverse perspectives to highlight tangible solutions and share innovative strategies to drive change.

The idea for a global podcast started from a desire to create an accessible platform for sharing local insights from every corner of the world. We envisioned a space to give back to the EHS community by spotlighting expert perspectives, lessons learned, challenges faced, and conversations around today’s most pressing and emerging topics. Advancing global goals requires collective learning and collaboration—and this podcast is one way we can help drive that progress together.

In season one, with thousands of listeners tuned into episodes spanning from Social & Environmental Justice, to Occupational Health and Safety, COP29 outcomes, Biodiversity, CSRD and more, so we knew we had to continue the conversations. Season two of the podcast expanded to be available in both audio and full video formats across all podcast streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple as well as our YouTube channel. Topics spanned from AI in EHS to Water Stewardship, Landfills, Infrastructure, Energy Transition and more.

Across our Alliance, Associates connect regularly through 10 global working groups covering critical focus areas like water stewardship, sustainability, energy transition, remediation, mergers & acquisitions, health & safety, infrastructure and more. Our bi-annual in-person meetings also provide a unique opportunity to hear from experts across the globe as they share insights, feedback, and updates on current environments. Now, we’re excited to bring more of those stories and expertise to a wider audience.

“In pursuit of our purpose, we draw on the collective experience of our 70+ and growing members, actively incorporating their technical expertise to partner with organizations all over the world to achieve an equitable and resilient planet. The podcast allows us to extend this expertise and knowledge to a broader base to help accelerate towards a more resilient planet for all,” Angelique Dickson, President of Inogen Alliance.

Whether you’re an EHS practitioner, a sustainability specialist, or a leader striving to improve your organization, subscribe and listen to this next season to gain insights and learn from our local experts on the ground.

Sign up now to get notified of each new episode of this new season.

Upcoming episode topics include:

• Celebrating the 25^th Anniversary of Inogen Alliance – looking back at our history and ahead to industry trends
• Contaminants – PFAS, tire wear, microplastics
• Risk management and global program management of compliance
• Environmental/urban planning and infrastructure
• Flood management and environmental planning
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Data centers
• Energy resilience and conservation

Our hosts this season include President of Inogen Alliance, Angelique Dickson; Chair of the Board of Inogen Alliance and EVP at Antea Group USA, Keith Knoke; Global Water Working Group and Leadership Team member / HPC Italy, Beatrice Bizzaro; and Leadership Team member / Antea Group UK, Charlotte Buffoni.

Upcoming speakers in episodes include: Alex Ferguson, CEO of Antea Group UK; Alizabeth Aramowicz-Smith, VP at Antea Group USA; Jack Sheldon, Sr Consultant at Antea Group USA; Ivy YuXia Liu, Terrapex Canada; Alessandro Intile, HPC Italy; Sofiane Kessouar, Baden Consulting Switzerland; Chris Trim, Peter J. Ramsay & Associates, and more to come.

The global podcast is made possible by sponsoring Associates: Antea Group USA, Antea Group UK, Baden Consulting, Chola MS Risk, HPC AG, Peter J. Ramsay & Associates, Terrapex, and Tonkin + Taylor.

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

An interview by Lisa Hayles of Trillium Asset Management

For decades, Cheryl Smith has been a leading voice in sustainable finance — shaping strategies that align investment returns with social and environmental impact. As an economist and portfolio manager at Trillium Asset Management, she has championed the integration of ESG principles long before they were mainstream. In this conversation for GreenMoney’s Women & Sustainable Investing issue, Cheryl reflects on her journey from academia to advocacy, what sustainable investing critics get wrong, and why values are never absent from investing.

Get true insights into Sustainable Investing with Cheryl’s answers to questions like:

• Sustainable investing has faced increased attacks in recent years. What are critics missing?

• How do you approach concerns about performance or the value of sustainability analysis?

• After such a long view of the industry, what excites you most about the next decade of sustainable investing?

• If you could offer one prediction, or one hope, about the future of responsible investing, what would it be?

Read the full interview here – https://greenmoney.com/how-the-cuban-missile-crisis-sparked-a-career-in-sustainable-investing-a-conversation-with-cheryl-smith

 

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Poor indoor air quality represents a pervasive public health crisis—one that demands urgent, coordinated global action. Today, people spend about 90% of their time indoors, where the air can be as much as three to five times more polluted than outdoor air. From homes and schools to workplaces and public spaces, poor indoor air contributes to respiratory diseases and illnesses, cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline and rising healthcare costs for billions of people around the world. It disproportionately harms people living with chronic health conditions and disability, who represent one in two people in Australia.

Following submission to an inquiry from NSW Parliament, Jack Noonan, Head of Asia Pacific, Senior Vice President, represented the organization by presenting evidence to the NSW Upper House Portfolio Committee No. 2 – Health on clean indoor air.

As part of the inquiry, IWBI recommended that the NSW Government:

• Demonstrate leadership by example by adopting the WELL Standard’s air quality thresholds as the recognized best practice point of reference
• Leverage industry-established IAQ Standards in private sector new construction and major renovations
• Require implementation of WELL strategies for public infrastructure and publicly subsidized projects
• Leverage the existing 600+ projects in the region as an evidence base

Watch his testimony.

Testimony begins at 1:16:00. Video courtesy of © State of New South Wales through the Parliament of New South Wales

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Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, has been recognized as one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Medtronic has been recognized for four consecutive years and is one of only three honorees in the ‘Healthcare Products’ industry. In 2026, 138 honorees were recognized, spanning 17 countries and 40 industries.

“For more than 75 years, Medtronic has worked to innovate healthcare technology that alleviates pain, restores health, and extends life,” said Geoff Martha, chairman and CEO of Medtronic. “But equally important is how we do that work. Being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® reflects our commitment to act with integrity, uphold our values, and never lose sight of the patients and families who rely on us every day.”

“Thank you to our 95,000+ employees around the world who have helped make this recognition possible,” said Tara Shewchuk, senior vice president and Medtronic chief privacy, integrity, and compliance officer. “Responsible business is good business, and I’m proud to see our continued focus on integrity here at Medtronic.”

“Congratulations to Medtronic for achieving recognition as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®. Behind this honor is a true dedication and a commitment to advancing business integrity. This approach is good for business – employees and other stakeholders value companies that prioritize the kinds of practices we measure with our process,” said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere’s chief strategy officer and executive chair.

Methodology & Scoring

The World’s Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide 240+ documented proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance, including: corporate governance; program structure & resourcing; written standards; training, awareness, & communication; risk assessment & auditing; investigations, enforcement, discipline & incentives; measurement of ethical culture; third-party risk management, and environmental & social impact.

That data undergoes further qualitative analysis by our panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year’s group of applicants.

This process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world.

Honorees

To view the full list of this year’s honorees, please visit the World’s Most Ethical Companies website: https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.

About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Galway, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across more than 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic, visit www.Medtronic.com and follow Medtronic on LinkedIn.

About Ethisphere
Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business success. Companies turn ethics, compliance, and culture into a business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere’s data-driven program & culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the practices of hundreds of global organizations across the 8 pillars of an ethical culture, and 240+ ethics, compliance, social, and governance data points delivered through a proprietary software platform. Ethisphere also honors superior integrity programs through World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition, brings together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and advances ethical business practices through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine, and the Ethicast podcast. For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com.

*World’s Most Ethical Companies is a trademark of Ethisphere or its affiliates.

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HOUSTON, March 18, 2026 /3BL/ – Sysco Corporation, the global leader in food distribution, has launched a pilot Home Grown by Sysco program dedicated to bringing locally sourced foods and artisan products to more customers and communities.

The Home Grown by Sysco program will make it easier for sales teams and customers to identify about 10,000 locally sourced products on the Sysco Shop website and mobile app. The pilot beginning February 24 includes the Great Lakes, Northeast and South Florida regions in the United States, as well as the Montreal site and British Columbia region in Canada. The goal is to expand the program across the United States within the next 12 months.

The program is a part of Sysco’s One Planet One Table assortment of sustainability related products and is critical to a newly launched sustainability strategy that seeks to bring locally sourced products to more tables around the world.

The pilot defines “locally sourced” as items that originate from a geographic area close to a Sysco distribution center, typically within the same state or province or a designated distance, depending on the site, product and applicable laws.

“Home Grown by Sysco’s expansion is a direct response to ever-growing customer demand for locally grown and raised products as well as artisan items,” said Lauren Contreras, director of sustainable food systems at Sysco.

Locally sourced products have long been available through Sysco, and the Great Lakes Region named their program Home Grown by Sysco in 2021. That name is now being adopted for the pilot program in the United States.

The Great Lakes Region branch of Home Grown by Sysco offers everything from specialty fish, chicken and cheese to artisan Bloody Mary mix.

“This is not only responsive to two-thirds of diners who say table-service restaurants must have locally sourced foods. This is about our commitment to small businesses – from independent restaurants to local suppliers – and the important role we play in their success and growth,” said Peter Peluso, Sysco’s Great Lakes Region president, who helped create the Home Grown by Sysco program.

The pilot program launching later in February will help Sysco improve software and identifiers to make the customer experience seamless and transparent prior to scaling it across North America.

“This program is a critical part of our recently launched sustainability strategy, which includes a commitment to building resilient supply chains and increasing product offerings from emerging suppliers,” Contreras said. “Such vibrant local supply chains are integral to our food system and play a crucial role in Securing the Future of Food for our customers and communities alike.”

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. This includes restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues, and more. Sysco operates 339 distribution centers, in 10 countries, with 75,000 colleagues serving approximately 730,000 customer locations. The company generated sales of more than $81 billion in fiscal year 2025 that ended June 28, 2025.

As the world’s largest food-away-from-home distributor, Sysco offers customized supply chain solutions, bespoke specialty product offerings, and culinary support to drive customers to innovate and optimize their operations. We act as a trusted business partner to our customers, helping them grow through our industry-leading portfolio that includes fresh produce, premium proteins, specialty products, sustainably focused items, equipment and supplies, and innovative culinary solutions.

For more information, visit www.sysco.com. For important news and key information for Sysco investors, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investors.sysco.com.

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In celebration of more than 25 years of service, Dress for Success New Orleans, or DSFNO, hosted its annual Styled for Success luncheon, powered by Entergy. The event honored the achievements of more than 15,000 women whose lives have been transformed through DFSNO’s programs. With more than 400 attendees, the luncheon highlighted the organization’s comprehensive initiatives that empower women to pursue their goals, advance their careers and build successful futures.

During the luncheon, Entergy’s Chief Financial Officer Kimberly Fontan offered welcoming remarks on behalf of the company as the title sponsor, and highlighted our company’s ongoing support for workforce development and community resilience. More than 20 Entergy lineworkers also participated in the program, walking the runway and escorting DFSNO clients and supporters in a show of solidarity and celebration for the women served.

“I am proud to join you as we celebrate more than a quarter century of empowering women toward self-sufficiency through career development, employment readiness and retention services,” said Fontan. “By partnering with our customers, our employees, our communities, and organizations like Dress for Success, we lift up the people who live and work here.”

 

 

 

 

 

Dress for Success New Orleans delivers a full suite of services designed to promote long-term success: professional suiting, career development and retention support, financial education, self-care programming, mentorship and networking opportunities. Entergy is proud to stand with DFSNO as they continue empowering women to step confidently into their next chapter in life.

“Dress for Success New Orleans is about more than just providing clothing,” said Dinah Campbell, executive director of DFSNO. “Our mission is to empower women, build their self-esteem, develop their skills and foster a supportive community where they can thrive.”

At Entergy, giving back in the communities we serve is central to who we are. Our partnership with DFSNO reflects our commitment to equitable opportunity and economic mobility — providing women the tools, mentorship and confidence they need to pursue careers and build stronger futures. Working alongside customers, employees and community organizations, we continue to invest in programs that produce measurable, lasting benefits for families and neighborhoods across our footprint. Learn more here.

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LINCOLN, Neb., March 18, 2026 /3BL/ – This April, the Arbor Day Foundation is launching the Million Trees Project, assembling the world’s largest collection of personal tree stories as it plants 1 million new trees this spring season.

“We’ve received thousands of photos and stories over the years of trees and the people who love them,” said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “From cherished oaks that shaded a childhood backyard to young saplings planted in honor of someone special. Each one is a reminder of how trees connect us across communities and across generations. Everyone has a tree story and we want to hear yours.”

Everyone can be part of the Million Trees Project in the weeks ahead of National Arbor Day, celebrated annually on the last Friday in April. To share a photo or story about a tree you love, visit arborday.org/celebrate.

The Arbor Day Foundation has spent decades elevating community tree planting efforts across the country and planted millions of trees in cities and towns as a result. The Foundation, along with its members and supporters, routinely gets more than a million trees planted in front yards, backyards, and community green spaces every spring. Some of this work was achieved through the Foundation’s iconic urban forestry program Tree City USA, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

About the Arbor Day Foundation 

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They foster a growing community of more than 1 million leaders, innovators, planters, and supporters united by their bold belief that a more hopeful future can be shaped through the power of trees. For more than 50 years, they’ve answered critical need with action, planting more than half a billion trees alongside their partners.

And this is only the beginning.  

The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees. Learn more at arborday.org.

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