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Originally published on PR Newswire

Traditional Medicinals, the leading botanical wellness company and Certified B Corporation, announced it has achieved Fair for Life certification as a brandholder, joining one of the world’s most comprehensive and rigorous standards for social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and ethical trade. This milestone will be reflected in upcoming product launches, including Rosy Mood™, Stress Ease Calm® debuting in September, and a reformulated Ginger Aid, each bearing third-party certifications that reflect the brand’s deep commitment to regenerative harmony.

Understanding Fair for Life: Beyond Basic Fair Trade
Fair for Life represents one of the most comprehensive fair trade certifications available, examining every step of the supply chain from cultivation and wild collection to processing, manufacturing, and distribution, to ensure fair working conditions, just compensation, and environmental responsibility. Unlike certifications that focus on a single point in production, Fair for Life requires transparency and accountability across all supply chain actors, including farmers, harvesters, cooperatives, processors, packers, and brandholders. For consumers, this means confidence that every step of the tea-making journey, from wild collection to the box on shelf, is held to the highest standards of fairness and care.

“Fair for Life is more than a label, it’s a commitment woven into every step of the journey,” said Jamie Horst, Chief Purpose Officer at Traditional Medicinals. “From the farmers and wild collectors who harvest our herbs to the teams who carefully craft and package our teas, this certification helps ensure dignity, equity, and long-term support for communities and ecosystems. It’s one more way we’re turning our values into action, so every cup of tea does more good for people and the planet.”

At its core, Fair for Life emphasizes mutual responsibility and long-term partnerships rather than transactional relationships. As part of the certification, companies pay a premium fee alongside herb purchases. The full amount supports community development projects chosen and led by the community itself, from clean water access to women’s empowerment programs. For Traditional Medicinals, this means working hand in hand with wild collectors, smallholder farmers, and cooperatives, especially in remote or under-resourced regions, to ensure livelihood stability, biodiversity conservation, and community investment.

Triple Certification: A Model for Regenerative Harmony
Traditional Medicinals’ approach centers on regenerative harmony, where Organic, FairWild, and Fair for Life certifications work in tandem to support:

• Soil health and pollinator protection (Organic)
• Wild plant ecosystems and traditional knowledge (FairWild)
• Fair wages, community resilience, and shared decision-making (Fair for Life)

Together, these certifications create a traceable, verified system of care for people, plants, and the planet that goes beyond marketing claims. This comprehensive approach addresses the growing consumer demand for transparency, according to a survey conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Traditional Medicinals showing that 40% of Americans research food products more today than they did five years ago, specifically seeking items that are sustainable (45%), purpose-driven (40%), and ethical (38%). These findings show that certifications like Fair for Life not only meet consumer expectations, they help simplify complex purchasing decisions.

Building Consumer Awareness Through Collaboration
Traditional Medicinals recognizes the need for greater consumer education around comprehensive certifications. While the recent Talker survey found that 74% of consumers recognize organic certification and 53% are familiar with Fair Trade, only 37% are aware of Fair for Life certification. To address this awareness gap, Traditional Medicinals is partnering with Fair for Life certifier EcoCert to develop shared educational resources for consumers.

This collaborative initiative reflects a broader commitment to transparency and education in an industry where consumers increasingly seek products that align with their values. By working together to clarify what comprehensive certifications truly mean, these brands aim to transform how consumers make their purchasing decisions turning complex supply chain decisions into confident choices that support both personal wellness and global impact. To learn more, visit www.traditionalmedicinals.com/pages/certifications.

“Achieving Fair for Life certification represents decades of relationship-building coming full circle,” said Horst. “We are profoundly grateful to the farmers, wild collectors, producers, production partners, and our own team who have walked this journey with us. For us, true sustainability has never been just about sourcing herbs, it’s about people, and ensuring that everyone who touches our teas can thrive. This certification is both a celebration of the impact we’ve made together and a testament to the shared commitment that fills every cup with care and purpose.”

About Traditional Medicinals
Traditional Medicinals is the leader in botanical wellness with a purpose to inspire active connection to plant wisdom in service of people and planet. Founded in 1974, Traditional Medicinals is rooted in herbal medicine that includes ethical sourcing and production, and rigorous attention to purity, quality, and sustainability standards. With more than sixty teas, lozenges and capsules specially formulated by herbalists, Traditional Medicinals has a deep commitment to both cutting-edge botany and traditional plant knowledge. Certified as Fair for Life, Organic, B Corporation, California Benefit Corporation, and California Green Business, Traditional Medicinals commits to elevating communities across the globe, helping ecosystems thrive, and fortifying cultural connections. Traditional Medicinals products are available online, and in most grocery and natural foods retailers. For additional information, visit www.traditionalmedicinals.com.

MILWAUKEE, September 4, 2025 /3BL/ – Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States, yet many standard treatments used today were approved more than 30 years ago.^[1] However, with newer technology and science, there is the potential for research advancement and increased survivorship, with proper funding.

Through annual investments, partnerships and fundraising by its local offices across the nation, Northwestern Mutual has funded over 810,000 research hours and contributed more than $65 million to childhood cancer. To shine a light on this cause and champion the research breakthrough moments seen to date, Northwestern Mutual declares Sept. 4, “goldeNMoments™ Day” – timed to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The date will signify a national moment of recognition for the stories of resilience, community impact and progress being made toward a future without childhood cancer.

“Northwestern Mutual is deeply committed to championing the need for life-saving research for childhood cancer,” said Steve Radke, president of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation. “We are furthering our commitment through a pledge of up to 40,000 hours of research this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and inviting the community to get involved.”

The Northwestern Mutual Foundation is pledging $100^[2] to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for each new financial plan delivered to prospective clients in September. Consumers filter by location to find a financial representative or advisor in their preferred location or take a brief quiz focused on short- and long-term goals to be matched with someone who best meets their needs. All proceeds will go to fund childhood cancer research, up to $2 million, which translates to 40,000 hours.

“Our partnership with Northwestern Mutual continues to fund research that opens new doors in advancing and modernizing cancer treatments,” said Liz Scott, co-executive director of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. “There have already been monumental breakthroughs, creating ‘goldeNMoments’ that will be celebrated for decades to come.”

To learn more about Northwestern Mutual’s investments in the community, including the childhood cancer research cause, visit https://northwesternmutual-foundation.com/childhood-cancer/focus-areas/.

^{[1] National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, World Health Organization}

^{[2] In the state of New York, the Northwestern Mutual Foundation will pledge $25 to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for each new financial plan delivered to prospective clients in September.}

About Northwestern Mutual Foundation 
The mission of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation is to improve the lives of children and families in need. The Foundation has given more than $550 million since its inception in 1992 and is designed to create lasting impact in the communities where the company’s employees and financial representatives live and work. We accomplish this by combining financial support, volunteerism, thought leadership and convening community partners to deliver the best outcomes. Our efforts are focused nationally on curing childhood cancer, and locally on education, neighborhoods, and making our hometown of Milwaukee a great destination. Visit Northwestern Mutual Foundation to learn more. 

About Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 165 years. Through a comprehensive planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what’s most important. With nearly $700 billion of total assets^[1] being managed across the company’s institutional portfolio as well as retail investment client portfolios, more than $38 billion in revenues, and $2.4 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than five million people with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. Northwestern Mutual ranked 110 on the 2024 FORTUNE 500 and was recognized by FORTUNE^® as one of the “World’s Most Admired” life insurance companies in 2025.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (investment brokerage services), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company^® (NMWMC) (investment advisory and services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance). Not all Northwestern Mutual representatives are advisors. Only those representatives with “Advisor” in their title or who otherwise disclose their status as an advisor of NMWMC are credentialed as NMWMC representatives to provide investment advisory services.

About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of 4-year-old Alexandra “Alex” Scott, who was fighting cancer and wanted to raise money to find cures for all children with cancer. By the time Alex passed away at the age of 8, she had raised $1 million. Since then, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a worldwide fundraising movement and the largest independent childhood cancer charity in the U.S. ALSF is a leader in funding pediatric cancer research projects across the globe and providing programs to families affected by childhood cancer. For more information, visit AlexsLemonade.org.

^{[1] Includes investments and separate account assets of Northwestern Mutual as well as retail investment client assets held or managed by Northwestern Mutual.}

NEW YORK, September 4, 2025 /3BL/ – Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A), a leading sustainability consulting and research firm, has issued a Resource Paper on trends in sustainability disclosure regulations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The new Resource Paper, which is available here, discusses requirements for sustainability reporting in select countries and the implications for multinational corporations operating in the region.

Key findings of the new Resource Paper include:

• APAC countries are joining a growing list of jurisdictions around the world that are adopting mandatory corporate sustainability reporting requirements, with Malaysia and Vietnam among the early movers.
• Sustainability reporting regulations across APAC have widespread alignment with international frameworks, particularly the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Sustainability Disclosure Standards S1 and S2 issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
• The alignment with IFRS signals the prevalence of a financial materiality approach to sustainability reporting rather than a double materiality approach, although China has chosen to integrate double materiality.

“Sustainability-related regulations in APAC are continuously evolving and expanding, with reporting frameworks that are currently voluntary expected to become mandatory over time,” said Louis Coppola, CEO & Co-Founder at G&A Institute. “Staying on top of regulatory developments in the region is essential for those corporations that may be subject to APAC reporting requirements.” 

Coppola added, “G&A is available to help corporations evaluate if and how new reporting obligations will apply to their business and to help prepare a regional reporting strategy that follows best practices.”

About G&A Institute, Inc.
Founded in 2006, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. (G&A) is a sustainability consulting and research firm headquartered in New York City. G&A helps corporate and investor clients recognize, understand, and develop winning strategies for sustainability and ESG issues to address stakeholder and shareholder concerns. G&A’s proprietary, comprehensive full-suite process for sustainability reporting is designed to help organizations achieve sustainability leadership in their industry and sector and maximize return on investment for sustainability initiatives.

Since 2011, G&A has been building and expanding a comprehensive database of corporate sustainability reporting data based on analysis of thousands of ESG and sustainability reports to help steer strategy for our clients and improve their disclosure and reporting. More information is available on our website at ga-institute.com.

FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES & INTERVIEWS, CONTACT
Louis D. Coppola
CEO & Co-Founder 
Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. 
Tel 646.430.8230 ext 14 
Email lcoppola@ga-institute.com

Las Vegas Sands

As grantees of the Drop by Drop Project – a water stewardship program operated in partnership between Sands and The WASH Foundation – the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in Macao and Waterways Watch Society in Singapore have conducted work to address wetlands protection, biodiversity preservation and water conservation education in their respective regions.

USJ used its Drop by Drop Project funding on an initiative to restore and maintain Macao wetlands by working to assess their unique biodiversity. The Waterways Watch Society focused its grant work on teaching more than 4,000 Singapore students about important water-related topics through school assembly presentations, learning sessions on outdoor trails and a clean-up at Marina Reservoir with Marina Bay Sands.

As grantees of the Drop by Drop Project – a water stewardship program operated in partnership between Sands and The WASH Foundation – the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in Macao and Waterways Watch Society in Singapore have conducted work to address wetlands protection, biodiversity preservation and water conservation education in their respective regions.

USJ used its Drop by Drop Project funding on an initiative to restore and maintain Macao wetlands by working to assess their unique biodiversity. The Waterways Watch Society focused its grant work on teaching more than 4,000 Singapore students about important water-related topics through school assembly presentations, learning sessions on outdoor trails and a clean-up at Marina Reservoir with Marina Bay Sands.

In Singapore, Waterways Watch Society’s school assemblies and trail learning sessions educated students about water scarcity, sustainability, pollution and monitoring; conservation at home and in the community; the human impact on climate change; Singapore’s water management infrastructure; and litter monitoring. More than 450 students also participated in seven waterway cleanups on foot at litter hot spots where they learned how waste affects water resources.

As part of its Drop by Drop Project work with Waterways Watch Society, Marina Bay Sands participated in the organization’s Kayak Waterway Clean-Ups, a unique experiential learning program in which participants explored litter hot spots on Singapore waterways. While paddling on kayaks in Marina Reservoir, a primary drinking water source, Team Members picked up litter and learned about its impact on water and wildlife. Marina Bay Sands supported 12 cleanups with 188 Team Members, including a session with resort executives.

Sands’ underwriting of the Drop by Drop Project is part of the Sands ECO360 global sustainability program, which guides the company’s work to minimize environmental impact and promote sustainable practices in the company’s regions around the world.

To learn more about the Drop by Drop Project, visit: https://thewashfoundation.org/dropbydrop/.

To learn more about Sands ECO360, read the company’s latest ESG report: https://www.sands.com/resources/reports/

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, is reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and empowerment by inviting North American students aged 6-17 to contribute their ideas for digital innovations capable of advancing peace by addressing UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Peace and conflict resolution—at the global scale and at the interpersonal level—are key to human security because they ensure stability and security and support growth and opportunity. With the goIT Monthly Challenge for September, TCS asks students to consider SDG 16: Peace & Conflict Resolution and any other SDGs that can help advance its interests.

Challenge Prompt: Create a tech-based solution that can help strengthen the experience of individuals and communities, whether it reduces conflict, promotes safety, or ensures everyone feels included and safe. Students can address issues like bullying, unfair treatment, violence, cooperation, or explore ways to decrease tensions. Further, they can work to address these concerns in their own communities, in people’s homes or workplaces, or around the world.

To participate, students will use design thinking to create and pitch a digital innovation concept, like a mobile app or a website, which can help advance these goals in either their local communities or across the globe. Students don’t have to create a functioning innovation, just demonstrate their research, knowledge, and intentions should they ever be able to move it from idea to reality.

Participants can present ideas for tech-based solutions that reduce or eliminate conflict of any kind and as they define it. They could also solve the problems from a host of other angles or focus on ways to establish peace. The possibilities are only limited by their imaginations.

How to enter:

1. Visit https://on.tcs.com/goIT-ENG with a student aged 6-17 to learn about the goIT Monthly Challenge, register, and submit entries.
2. Scroll down to get inspired by watching videos related to SDG 16 and considering others, like SDG 10 and SDG 11 and SDG 17. Download the judging rubric and presentation template for extra guidance
3. Register with a parent, teacher, or guardian and start researching and inventing!

Pitches submitted by September 30, 2025, will be judged by a volunteer panel made up of TCS employees and sometimes members of their customer and partner networks. Monthly winners have an automatic head start on their entry in the annual goIT Global Innovator of the Year competition and the chance to earn mentoring and recognition that can inform their resumes and college applications.

About Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is a digital transformation and technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.

Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce of over 600,000 employees in 55 countries and 180 service delivery centres across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients – helping them emerge as perpetually adaptive enterprises. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to Artificial Intelligence today.

TCS sponsors 14 of the world’s most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon and TCS Sydney Marathon with a focus on promoting health, sustainability, and community empowerment.

TCS generated consolidated revenues of over US $30 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. For more information, visit www.tcs.com

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Cummins

For nearly 20 years, biodiesel has been approved by Cummins for use in its on-highway diesel engines.

Cummins’ iconic workhorse, the X15 diesel, is approved to run up to B20 which contains up to 20% biodiesel mostly obtained from soybeans.

Fleets and owner-operators using biodiesel in the X15 have long-enjoyed greater lubricity, lower emissions and higher cetane values over conventional diesel.

A low carbon fuel like biodiesel will get even better when paired with Cummins’ new 2027 X15.

“I’m excited now more than ever to hear and get feedback from the industry,” Clean Fuels Alliance America Technical Director Scott Fenwick said of the latest advanced diesel engines like the Cummins 2027 X15 which meet EPA 2027 emissions regulations.

Fenwick noted that companies remain dedicated to lowering their emissions regardless of regulatory direction. Pepsi and ADM recently announced their commitment to testing B99 supplied by Pilot, the first station in the U.S. to provide nearly pure biodiesel. Trucks will be equipped with Optimus fuel systems that enable B100 use.

Clean Fuels Alliance America has been working alongside Cummins and other OEMs for several years to increase the quality and availability of biodiesel. The Department of Energy currently lists 1,663 public and private fuel stations in the U.S. that supply B20.

“Cummins in running some field trials using biodiesel blends greater than B20,” said Jeff Klopfenstein Liquid Fuels expert at Cummins Corporate R&T Chemical Technology Group. “That’s going to accelerate soon because companies want to decarbonize.”

“More and more, we’re seeing a customer choice for low carbon fuels, for renewable fuels,” Fenwick said. “Even though regulations around the world are being rolled back they still want to reduce their carbon footprint. They’re going to proactively choose low carbon renewable fuels. It’s an exciting time.”

Steve Howell, longtime chair of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Biodiesel Task Force and co-founder of MARC-IV Consulting, has also worked alongside Cummins for years researching and steadily improving biodiesel performance. The veteran oil chemist also sees corporate carbon goals creating more interest in biodiesel particularly as electric truck mandates are sidelined by state and federal lawmakers.

“We see that as the major driver moving forward,” Howell said. “And we see biodiesel in new diesel technology being a real winner there and renewable diesel as well because the new 2027 engine technology has tailpipe NOx emissions at almost a near-zero level.”

Both Howell and Fenwick credit Cummins for its ongoing work in testing biodiesel both in the field and in the lab. Cummins first approved biodiesel use in 2007.

“Over the years, Cummins has worked positively and cooperatively with the industry to provide a bunch of the data needed to help set the specs and then to basically identify the performance characteristics of biodiesel,” Howell said.

“Cummins has been fantastic to work with,” Fenwick added.

Stay tuned as Tom explores how biodiesel continues to evolve—next up, a closer look at the testing and specifications driving its performance gains.

Originally published on GoDaddy

TEMPE, Ariz., September 4, 2025 /3BL/ — Small businesses just got a midyear gift with a broad range of new AI-charged features from GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), making getting online and selling even easier. These updates underscore GoDaddy’s commitment to simplifying online business management through continuous innovation, powerful AI assistance, and responsive design, based on direct customer feedback.

These enhancements, launched between January and June, span every stage of the business journey. Whether it’s buying the perfect domain, optimizing an online store or managing performance hosting, each update is designed to make running a business online faster, easier and more intuitive.

Key updates include:

• GoDaddy Airo® enhancements, helping users name, build, and grow their business with personalized, AI-generated suggestions.
• Streamlined in-person checkout and AI-powered catalog creation tools, helping sellers add, organize and update products with less effort.
• Simplified Domain Transfers and improved user experience for DNS and domain management.
• Smart Storefront Customizer, giving business owners better control over online storefront layout, mobile design and merchandising.

The full lineup of upgrades is available at: https://www.godaddy.com/resources/godaddy-product-updates

“GoDaddy continues to build and ship powerful software for entrepreneurs everywhere,” said GoDaddy Small Business Trends Expert Amy Jennette. “That means shipping meaningful improvements every month – whether that’s saving someone time with an AI feature or helping them attract more customers to fuel their business growth.”

The pace of innovation won’t slow down. As GoDaddy moves into the second half, entrepreneurs can look forward to continued improvements that make managing and growing an online business simpler. Every step forward brings the company closer to its mission: to empower entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunity more inclusive for all.

About GoDaddy 
GoDaddy helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to GoDaddy to name their idea, build a website and logo, sell their products and services and accept payments. GoDaddy Airo®, the company’s AI-powered experience, makes growing a small business faster and easier by helping them to get their idea online in minutes, drive traffic and boost sales. GoDaddy’s expert guides are available 24/7 to provide assistance. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com.

Source: GoDaddy Inc.

September 4, 2025 /3BL/ – AI IS RESHAPING SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Sustainability disclosure and reporting is evolving rapidly. AI automates data collection and analysis at unprecedented speed and is improving our understanding to how sustainability performance can drive business performance.

Meanwhile, traditional models for how companies collect, compile and communicate relevant information about their organization are changing rapidly—stakeholders want information year-round across multiple channels and seek more granular analyses about the companies they are interested in. 

At this event AI’s potential and shortcomings–and the risk of standing on the sidelines–will be at the center of a dynamic conversation with five trailblazers in corporate sustainability, communications and artificial and business intelligence.

What We’ll Explore:

• AI-Enhanced Reporting: How intelligent data platforms are transforming sustainability data collection, analysis, and insight generation while enabling more strategic communications. But questions about data bias and objectivity cannot be minimized.
• Beyond Annual Reports: Why leading companies are expanding to multi-channel sustainability communications—digital hubs, targeted content, and ongoing stakeholder engagement.
• The New Discovery Landscape: How AI-powered search changes where stakeholders encounter your sustainability story, requiring content optimized for both human engagement and AI comprehension.

Featured Perspectives:

• Data & Analytics: How AI-powered business intelligence transforms sustainability data management and creates opportunities for more compelling storytelling.
• Strategy & Implementation: Global consulting expertise on integrating AI capabilities while maintaining strategic focus on material issues and stakeholder authenticity.
• Communications Innovation: Approaches to creating credible and informative sustainability content that engages stakeholders across multiple channels.
• Real-World Application: Hear from a practitioner on how they are integrating AI into their operations and strategies.

Who Should Attend: CSOs, CCOs, IROs, and sustainability professionals navigating the intersection of AI capabilities, reporting requirements, and stakeholder engagement in an increasingly complex communications landscape

Contact: 
Travis Small
Slowey McManus Communications
617-538-9041 (cell)

September 23rd – 3pm to 6pm 
The Empire State Building, 350 5th Ave NYC

RSVP HERE

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