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News Summary:

• Smart home innovations, voice-enabled appliances and IoT sensors aim to empower independence and improve daily life.
• LG Electronics is leverging the transformative power of AI and IoT to create inclusive experiences for people with disabilities.
• The company’s significant presence at 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference supports LG’s “A Better Life for All” global ESG vision. 

ANAHEIM, Calif., March 12, 2026 /3BL/ – AI-enabled smart home and accessibility solutions designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with disabilities were demonstrated for the first time by global home appliance innovator LG Electronics at the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, Calif.

Building on its presence as the first home appliance company to exhibit at last year’s event, LG showcased the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to create inclusive experiences through its enhanced product lineup supporting the company’s global ESG vision: “A Better Life for All.”

AI-enabled user-centric smart home features deliver accessible benefits.

“Accessibility continues to guide our innovation philosophy,” said Justin Hong, LG Electronics’ Head of ESG Strategy. “We’re committed to delivering solutions that empower independence and improve daily life, and the new technologies on display at CSUN ’26 exemplified how LG aims to create a better life for all individuals.”

At the 2026 CSUN conference, LG demonstrated its expanded set of smart home features that demonstrate the company’s user-centered approach leveraging AI and IoT to address issues experienced by individuals with disabilities. Featured innovations included ThinQ ON, IoT sensors and visual alerts, as well as the LG Comfort Kit:

• ThinQ ON: The LG AI hub for accessibility, ThinQ ON provides voice-based control and spoken guidance for appliance operations, supporting users with visual or mobility limitations.
• IoT Sensor with Visual Alerts: When connected to ThinQ ON, the IoT sensor converts appliance sounds—such as door-open alerts—into light-based notifications, helping deaf and hard-of-hearing users receive important alerts throughout the home.
• LG Comfort Kit: Developed in response to user concerns, the Comfort Kit includes several accessories to make appliances easier to operate. It features elements such as easy handles for people with limited strength to open the laundry detergent drawer and washer and dryer doors, and an easy-to-use dial for washing machines.

New kiosk incorporates various assistive technologies for B2B applications.

LG also previewed a new accessible B2B kiosk that integrates screen-reader support, height-adjustable display for wheelchair accessibility and sign language video guidance. Co-developed with Dot Inc., a global leader in braille display technology, the kiosk also includes Dot’s tactille braille module and a unified interface designed to support users with visual, hearing and mobility impairments.

LG engages with disability community to advance “Better Life for All” vision.

In addition to the innovations on display at its booth, LG hosted two well-attended sessions, presenting its comprehensive global accessibility initiatives designed to power independent living and inclusive design through collaboration with the disability community. Featuring LG smart home, product and accessible technology experts from the United States and South Korea, the sessions highlighted how AI-enabled accessible technologies and products can help create A Better Life for All.

As part of its global accessibility initiatives, LG invited a teacher and two high school students from the Seoul School for the Deaf to attend the conference. LG’s first youth-oriented accessibility invitation program at CSUN, the program aimed to provide these students firsthand exposure to global accessibility innovations and to encourage peer-to-peer sharing through video content that the students will produce and upload to their school’s YouTube channel. 

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About LG Electronics USA

LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., a smart life solutions company with annual global revenues of more than $60 billion. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and vehicle components. LG is an 11-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. www.LG.com. 

Media Contact:
LG Electronics North America

John I. Taylor
+1 202 719 3490 
john.taylor@lge.com 

News Summary:

• Smart home innovations, voice-enabled appliances and IoT sensors aim to empower independence and improve daily life.
• LG Electronics is leverging the transformative power of AI and IoT to create inclusive experiences for people with disabilities.
• The company’s significant presence at 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference supports LG’s “A Better Life for All” global ESG vision. 

ANAHEIM, Calif., March 12, 2026 /3BL/ – AI-enabled smart home and accessibility solutions designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with disabilities were demonstrated for the first time by global home appliance innovator LG Electronics at the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, Calif.

Building on its presence as the first home appliance company to exhibit at last year’s event, LG showcased the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to create inclusive experiences through its enhanced product lineup supporting the company’s global ESG vision: “A Better Life for All.”

AI-enabled user-centric smart home features deliver accessible benefits.

“Accessibility continues to guide our innovation philosophy,” said Justin Hong, LG Electronics’ Head of ESG Strategy. “We’re committed to delivering solutions that empower independence and improve daily life, and the new technologies on display at CSUN ’26 exemplified how LG aims to create a better life for all individuals.”

At the 2026 CSUN conference, LG demonstrated its expanded set of smart home features that demonstrate the company’s user-centered approach leveraging AI and IoT to address issues experienced by individuals with disabilities. Featured innovations included ThinQ ON, IoT sensors and visual alerts, as well as the LG Comfort Kit:

• ThinQ ON: The LG AI hub for accessibility, ThinQ ON provides voice-based control and spoken guidance for appliance operations, supporting users with visual or mobility limitations.
• IoT Sensor with Visual Alerts: When connected to ThinQ ON, the IoT sensor converts appliance sounds—such as door-open alerts—into light-based notifications, helping deaf and hard-of-hearing users receive important alerts throughout the home.
• LG Comfort Kit: Developed in response to user concerns, the Comfort Kit includes several accessories to make appliances easier to operate. It features elements such as easy handles for people with limited strength to open the laundry detergent drawer and washer and dryer doors, and an easy-to-use dial for washing machines.

New kiosk incorporates various assistive technologies for B2B applications.

LG also previewed a new accessible B2B kiosk that integrates screen-reader support, height-adjustable display for wheelchair accessibility and sign language video guidance. Co-developed with Dot Inc., a global leader in braille display technology, the kiosk also includes Dot’s tactille braille module and a unified interface designed to support users with visual, hearing and mobility impairments.

LG engages with disability community to advance “Better Life for All” vision.

In addition to the innovations on display at its booth, LG hosted two well-attended sessions, presenting its comprehensive global accessibility initiatives designed to power independent living and inclusive design through collaboration with the disability community. Featuring LG smart home, product and accessible technology experts from the United States and South Korea, the sessions highlighted how AI-enabled accessible technologies and products can help create A Better Life for All.

As part of its global accessibility initiatives, LG invited a teacher and two high school students from the Seoul School for the Deaf to attend the conference. LG’s first youth-oriented accessibility invitation program at CSUN, the program aimed to provide these students firsthand exposure to global accessibility innovations and to encourage peer-to-peer sharing through video content that the students will produce and upload to their school’s YouTube channel. 

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About LG Electronics USA

LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., a smart life solutions company with annual global revenues of more than $60 billion. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and vehicle components. LG is an 11-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. www.LG.com. 

Media Contact:
LG Electronics North America

John I. Taylor
+1 202 719 3490 
john.taylor@lge.com 

News Summary:

• Smart home innovations, voice-enabled appliances and IoT sensors aim to empower independence and improve daily life.
• LG Electronics is leverging the transformative power of AI and IoT to create inclusive experiences for people with disabilities.
• The company’s significant presence at 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference supports LG’s “A Better Life for All” global ESG vision. 

ANAHEIM, Calif., March 12, 2026 /3BL/ – AI-enabled smart home and accessibility solutions designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with disabilities were demonstrated for the first time by global home appliance innovator LG Electronics at the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, Calif.

Building on its presence as the first home appliance company to exhibit at last year’s event, LG showcased the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to create inclusive experiences through its enhanced product lineup supporting the company’s global ESG vision: “A Better Life for All.”

AI-enabled user-centric smart home features deliver accessible benefits.

“Accessibility continues to guide our innovation philosophy,” said Justin Hong, LG Electronics’ Head of ESG Strategy. “We’re committed to delivering solutions that empower independence and improve daily life, and the new technologies on display at CSUN ’26 exemplified how LG aims to create a better life for all individuals.”

At the 2026 CSUN conference, LG demonstrated its expanded set of smart home features that demonstrate the company’s user-centered approach leveraging AI and IoT to address issues experienced by individuals with disabilities. Featured innovations included ThinQ ON, IoT sensors and visual alerts, as well as the LG Comfort Kit:

• ThinQ ON: The LG AI hub for accessibility, ThinQ ON provides voice-based control and spoken guidance for appliance operations, supporting users with visual or mobility limitations.
• IoT Sensor with Visual Alerts: When connected to ThinQ ON, the IoT sensor converts appliance sounds—such as door-open alerts—into light-based notifications, helping deaf and hard-of-hearing users receive important alerts throughout the home.
• LG Comfort Kit: Developed in response to user concerns, the Comfort Kit includes several accessories to make appliances easier to operate. It features elements such as easy handles for people with limited strength to open the laundry detergent drawer and washer and dryer doors, and an easy-to-use dial for washing machines.

New kiosk incorporates various assistive technologies for B2B applications.

LG also previewed a new accessible B2B kiosk that integrates screen-reader support, height-adjustable display for wheelchair accessibility and sign language video guidance. Co-developed with Dot Inc., a global leader in braille display technology, the kiosk also includes Dot’s tactille braille module and a unified interface designed to support users with visual, hearing and mobility impairments.

LG engages with disability community to advance “Better Life for All” vision.

In addition to the innovations on display at its booth, LG hosted two well-attended sessions, presenting its comprehensive global accessibility initiatives designed to power independent living and inclusive design through collaboration with the disability community. Featuring LG smart home, product and accessible technology experts from the United States and South Korea, the sessions highlighted how AI-enabled accessible technologies and products can help create A Better Life for All.

As part of its global accessibility initiatives, LG invited a teacher and two high school students from the Seoul School for the Deaf to attend the conference. LG’s first youth-oriented accessibility invitation program at CSUN, the program aimed to provide these students firsthand exposure to global accessibility innovations and to encourage peer-to-peer sharing through video content that the students will produce and upload to their school’s YouTube channel. 

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About LG Electronics USA

LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., a smart life solutions company with annual global revenues of more than $60 billion. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and vehicle components. LG is an 11-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. www.LG.com. 

Media Contact:
LG Electronics North America

John I. Taylor
+1 202 719 3490 
john.taylor@lge.com 

Over the past year, the focus on securing affordable energy has continued to increase, driven by economic growth, increasing power demand from AI and data centers and shifting geopolitical dynamics. Against this backdrop, SLB’s commitment to sustainability has remained firm. The 2025 Sustainability Report highlights SLB’s progress on its targets and the steps it continues taking to build a strong sustainability culture.

“Sustainability is not a set of isolated initiatives, but a guiding principle that shapes everything we do,” said Olivier Le Peuch, CEO, SLB. “As a technology company, we know that innovation is needed to unlock new levels of sustainability performance, and this is exactly why our sustainability team is embedded within our technology function. It ensures that innovations we bring to market are designed with sustainability in mind, so that we can create value for our business, our customers and the planet.”

SLB’s sustainability strategy is rooted in three priorities: climate action, people and nature. In 2025, SLB continued its sustainability journey, advancing technologies and partnerships to enable lower-carbon energy systems and strengthen the impact it delivers for customers and the communities it serves:

• Driving low-carbon solutions across sectors
• Expanding methane management tech
• Lowering Scope 1 and 2 emissions
• Decarbonizing customer operations and supply chain
• Prioritizing health, safety and environment (HSE)
• Fostering an inclusive culture
• Focusing on communities and partnerships
• Respecting human rights
• Championing water stewardship, circularity and biodiversity
• ESG Performance

Learn more about SLB’s commitment to sustainability and view performance results in the 2025 Sustainability Report.

Driving low-carbon solutions across sectors in 2025

SLB is making strides in geothermal and carbon capture. In 2025, SLB partnered with Ormat Technologies to advance next-generation geothermal systems that have the potential to provide reliable, baseload renewable energy in power-intensive sectors, including data centers. Through its SLB Capturi™ joint venture, SLB completed the world’s first industrial-scale carbon capture plant at a cement facility in Brevik, Norway, enabling its customer to capture up to 400,000 metric tons of CO₂ annually.

Expanding methane management tech

SLB is integrating advanced methane detection technologies into a single, comprehensive solutions portfolio that enables continuous monitoring and rapid response worldwide. In North America, a mobile methane LiDAR continuous monitoring system was deployed to detect emissions from produced water tanks at U.S. unconventional sites. In Asia, SLB launched its first continuous methane monitoring project in Thailand, which is expected to reduce customer equipment-related emissions by over 1,000 metric tons of CO₂e annually.

Lowering Scope 1 and 2 emissions

On its journey to net zero, SLB reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 40% from its 2019 baseline, exceeding its 2025 interim target by 10%. SLB’s sites and divisions played a key role in achieving this target through technology upgrades, process optimization and local innovation:

• Across its global fleet, SLB increased the use of biodiesel by over 400% from 2024 to 2025, while in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, it also piloted a project to reduce fleet idling times, resulting in lower emissions.
• Through its “record, reduce, and replace” framework, SLB achieved a 5% reduction in facility and field energy consumption from 2024 to 2025. SLB also increased the proportion of renewable energy in its facilities by approximately 5% from 2024, transitioning several facilities from diesel-based generation to grid or renewable power.

Decarbonizing customer operations and supply chain

SLB is implementing ambitious strategies to cut Scope 3 emissions by 2030, already achieving a 27% reduction from 2019 levels. SLB continues to focus on efforts to accurately quantify product carbon footprint (PCF) for its customers and suppliers:

• In product development, SLB completed 34 life cycle assessments (LCAs) for select product families to help customers quantify avoided emissions. It also launched the Sustainability Assessment Tool, which delivers credible, consistent PCF data to support Scope 3 calculations for purchased goods and services.
• In supply chain, SLB expanded its PCF program to cover more than 60% of emissions from its sourced manufacturing and chemicals categories, which represent its largest emissions sources. It also developed a digital modeling tool that identifies high-emission air-freight routes, reducing logistics emissions by more than 115,000 TCO₂e.

Prioritizing health, safety and environment (HSE)

SLB is focused on continually enhancing its safety culture and performance. In 2025, SLB continued implementing comprehensive safety training programs and AI-powered risk identification tools to ensure continuous improvement in HSE practices.

Fostering an inclusive culture

SLB is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within the workplace, creating opportunities for everyone, and empowering future generations of innovators. In 2025, SLB ranked as a top scorer on the Disability Index for the fourth consecutive year, once again ranking the company among the best workplaces for disability inclusion.

Focusing on communities

SLB continues to focus on countries and local communities where it operates to ensure social and economic benefits from its business growth and investment. In Angola, Central and East Africa regions, SLB’s clean water initiatives have improved the lives of over 10,000 people through water points, rainwater harvesting, and sanitation infrastructure in schools and hospitals. These projects directly support public health.

Respecting human rights

SLB continued its focus on human rights, addressing key risks to workers in its supply chain, and strengthening its ability to address potential or actual impacts. In 2025, 46 SLB facilities completed human rights self-assessments.

Championing water stewardship, circularity and biodiversity

In 2025, SLB continued its efforts to reduce freshwater consumption, achieving its 2025 goal of a 5% reduction in freshwater withdrawals at its facilities compared to 2024.

Through its “5R” framework — reduce, reuse, refurbish, remanufacture and recycle — SLB delivered more than 450,000 metric tons of avoided GHG emissions and diverted over 150,000 metric tons of materials from landfill, surpassing its annual improvement targets.

Across the globe, local teams lead projects to conserve and restore biodiversity, working closely with communities. In Mexico, SLB has played a key role in restoring unique inland mangroves that stretch across the San Pedro River in Tabasco. Since 2023, 90,000 seedlings have been planted and eight community nurseries have been established, each run by local families who have collectively restored over 20 kilometers of mangrove habitat.

ESG Performance

In 2025, SLB received an A- rating for CDP Climate and an A rating for CDP Supplier Engagement. It was also included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook and highlighted as an ESG leader by Sustainalytics with a 17.1 (low) risk rating.

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Comcast NBCUniversal and Telemundo Station Group, in partnership with the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Soccer Forward Foundation, is awarding $600,000 in Vamos World Cup Initiative grants to 17 nonprofits that use soccer to create opportunity, build leadership and move communities forward. The program aims to build on the impact of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in North America.

Through the Vamos World Cup Initiative, two local nonprofits located in each of the eight FIFA World Cup 2026™ host cities served by Telemundo-owned stations, along with national organization Soccer Without Borders, are receiving funds to support activities aligned with Soccer Forward’s mission to promote physical and mental well-being, strengthen local connections, and expand participation through soccer.

“Comcast NBCUniversal and Telemundo stations are committed to serving our communities, so we’re honored to work with organizations that share our mission and demonstrate how soccer can enrich lives as the sport takes center stage nationwide,” said Jose Cancela, President of Telemundo Station Group.

“We’re proud to make these grants possible, and to partner with Soccer Forward to support those using soccer for good.”

Jose Cancela

President of Telemundo Station Group

The grants are facilitated by Soccer Forward, U.S. Soccer’s legacy platform and the driving force behind its efforts to expand access and strengthen communities through the game, through Comcast NBCUniversal funding. The Telemundo-owned stations will partner with the local nonprofits in their respective markets to spotlight grant recipients and amplify their impact through media coverage and community engagement events leading up to and during FIFA World Cup 2026™.

“The FIFA World Cup 2026™ is more than a tournament, it’s a catalyst for an enduring impact-driven legacy,” said Lex Chalat, Executive Director, Soccer Forward Foundation. “By working with Comcast NBCUniversal and Telemundo Station Group, we’re able to invest in the organizations that will carry the game’s impact forward long after the final match. These grants reflect Soccer Forward’s commitment to ensuring 2026 leaves a meaningful legacy, with the goals to expanding access, empowering young leaders, and strengthening communities in every host city.”

The local nonprofits and their in-market partner Telemundo-owned stations, which are part of Telemundo Station Group, serve the following cities hosting FIFA World Cup 2026™ matches: New York (Telemundo 47 / WNJU), Los Angeles (Telemundo 52 / KVEA), Philadelphia (Telemundo62 / WWSI), Dallas (Telemundo 39 / KXTX), Houston (Telemundo Houston / KTMD), San Francisco (Telemundo 48 / KSTS), Boston (Telemundo Boston / WNEU), and Miami (Telemundo 51 / WSCV).

The Vamos World Cup Initiative Grants are part of Telemundo’s Tu Momento. Tu Jugada. – Telemundo’s Next Play – a nationwide community initiative designed to inspire and empower the next generation of leaders through the transformative power of sport. Anchored in Telemundo’s exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026™, the initiative creates access, opportunity and mentorship experiences that help young people turn their passion into purpose. The initiative builds on Telemundo’s commitment to ensuring the FIFA World Cup 2026™ leaves a lasting impact beyond the pitch in the communities hosting the tournament.

VAMOS WORLD CUP INITIATIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS:

National Recipient: Soccer Without Borders

Download PDF of Grant Recipients

About Comcast

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