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Celebrating the power of community and connection, more than 40 employees from across AEG’s Southern California business divisions came together to march on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Representing AXS, AEG, AEG Presents, Crypto.com Arena, Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Galaxy and LA Kings, participants walked alongside the company’s Pride float in a vibrant and unified show of support for the LGBTQIA+ community.

The annual event, one of the largest celebrations in the country, provided a meaningful platform for AEG employees to stand alongside colleagues and the broader community in celebration. Additionally, members of the LA Kings Booster Club, and AEG Present’s Q+ initiative, which archives, celebrates and empowers the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community, were joined by the LA Blades, the first openly gay and lesbian ice hockey team, as they marched alongside AEG staff and LA Kings mascot, Bailey.

From coordinated t-shirts and Pride-themed accessories to high-energy music and fan engagement, the march brought this year’s theme of visibility, education, and community to life.

AEG’s involvement extended beyond the parade route with activations throughout the weekend at the OUTLOUD Music Festival and WeHo Pride Street Fair, two marquee components of the broader Pride celebration. AEG hosted booths that served as gathering spaces for fans and community moments, featuring appearances by LA Kings’ mascot Bailey, who helped engage attendees of all ages.

Supported by AEG Present’s subsidiaries including The Roxy and Goldenvoice, the activations included branded merchandise and ticket giveaways that reinforced the company’s presence.

Participating in WeHo Pride reflects AEG’s commitment to building inclusive spaces on stage, on the field and in the communities it serves.

Celebrating the power of community and connection, more than 40 employees from across AEG’s Southern California business divisions came together to march on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Representing AXS, AEG, AEG Presents, Crypto.com Arena, Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Galaxy and LA Kings, participants walked alongside the company’s Pride float in a vibrant and unified show of support for the LGBTQIA+ community.

The annual event, one of the largest celebrations in the country, provided a meaningful platform for AEG employees to stand alongside colleagues and the broader community in celebration. Additionally, members of the LA Kings Booster Club, and AEG Present’s Q+ initiative, which archives, celebrates and empowers the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community, were joined by the LA Blades, the first openly gay and lesbian ice hockey team, as they marched alongside AEG staff and LA Kings mascot, Bailey.

From coordinated t-shirts and Pride-themed accessories to high-energy music and fan engagement, the march brought this year’s theme of visibility, education, and community to life.

AEG’s involvement extended beyond the parade route with activations throughout the weekend at the OUTLOUD Music Festival and WeHo Pride Street Fair, two marquee components of the broader Pride celebration. AEG hosted booths that served as gathering spaces for fans and community moments, featuring appearances by LA Kings’ mascot Bailey, who helped engage attendees of all ages.

Supported by AEG Present’s subsidiaries including The Roxy and Goldenvoice, the activations included branded merchandise and ticket giveaways that reinforced the company’s presence.

Participating in WeHo Pride reflects AEG’s commitment to building inclusive spaces on stage, on the field and in the communities it serves.

Key Points

• Marathon Petroleum recognized its Transport and Rail drivers who reached one million and two million miles without a preventable accident.
• The award reflects years of disciplined driving, consistent training and a daily commitment to keeping themselves and others safe.
• These drivers’ achievements highlight the professionalism, safety focus and operational excellence that define Transport and Rail.

Marathon Petroleum’s Transport and Rail organization is celebrating its transport drivers who have reached three or more years without a preventable accident and have driven over a million miles in that time. Seven drivers achieved the 2025 Million Mile Award for one million miles driven during that time. Two drivers were honored for reaching the two-million-mile mark, including Scott Wallace from Leach, Kentucky. Wallace has been a transport driver for Marathon since 2002.

“Safety is a decision you make every mile,” said Wallace. “Driving through storms, snow and ice is difficult, but anything can happen any day in any condition. We lean on our training and Marathon’s safety rules to stay safe and keep others safe every trip.”

Wallace said he always drives with patience and focus and never skips his pre-trip vehicle inspection checklist. He said he wants to get home to his family just as much as anyone else.

For this recognition, the drivers’ miles were accumulated for each full year driven without a preventable accident. After three years without a preventable accident, the driver is eligible to receive Marathon Petroleum’s Million Mile Award at intervals of one million, two million and three million miles.

“Safety is a decision you make every mile. We lean on our training and Marathon’s safety rules to stay safe and keep others safe every trip.”

“This is a remarkable milestone and a testament to the professionalism our transport drivers bring to their work,” said Mike Johnson, Vice President of Transport & Rail. “Their unwavering focus on safety, integrity and operational excellence reflects our core values and the high standards that define Marathon Petroleum.”

Key Points

• Marathon Petroleum recognized its Transport and Rail drivers who reached one million and two million miles without a preventable accident.
• The award reflects years of disciplined driving, consistent training and a daily commitment to keeping themselves and others safe.
• These drivers’ achievements highlight the professionalism, safety focus and operational excellence that define Transport and Rail.

Marathon Petroleum’s Transport and Rail organization is celebrating its transport drivers who have reached three or more years without a preventable accident and have driven over a million miles in that time. Seven drivers achieved the 2025 Million Mile Award for one million miles driven during that time. Two drivers were honored for reaching the two-million-mile mark, including Scott Wallace from Leach, Kentucky. Wallace has been a transport driver for Marathon since 2002.

“Safety is a decision you make every mile,” said Wallace. “Driving through storms, snow and ice is difficult, but anything can happen any day in any condition. We lean on our training and Marathon’s safety rules to stay safe and keep others safe every trip.”

Wallace said he always drives with patience and focus and never skips his pre-trip vehicle inspection checklist. He said he wants to get home to his family just as much as anyone else.

For this recognition, the drivers’ miles were accumulated for each full year driven without a preventable accident. After three years without a preventable accident, the driver is eligible to receive Marathon Petroleum’s Million Mile Award at intervals of one million, two million and three million miles.

“Safety is a decision you make every mile. We lean on our training and Marathon’s safety rules to stay safe and keep others safe every trip.”

“This is a remarkable milestone and a testament to the professionalism our transport drivers bring to their work,” said Mike Johnson, Vice President of Transport & Rail. “Their unwavering focus on safety, integrity and operational excellence reflects our core values and the high standards that define Marathon Petroleum.”

The saga of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure rules may be coming to an end. Last week, the SEC formally proposed rescission of its 2024 rules, opening a 60-day comment period that is expected to close with the formal winding down of Biden-era requirements. What this long-anticipated proposal doesn’t close is the global drive toward corporate disclosure. The SEC speaks for the federal level — not for California or other states advancing their own climate requirements, not for the capital markets, and not for the global regulatory architecture that governs companies wherever they operate.

The clearest evidence that the business logic of climate action prevails can be found in capital flows. The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Investment 2026, out this week, finds global energy investment on track to reach $3.4 trillion, with $2.2 trillion — nearly two-thirds — flowing into clean and low-emissions categories: renewables, grids, storage, nuclear, efficiency, and electrification. Solar alone is running at roughly $365 billion annually, about $1 billion per day. Oil investment is falling for the third consecutive year, dropping below $500 billion despite elevated prices.

The global reporting architecture is consolidating around such current trends in capital allocation. As reported by ESG Today, the IFRS Foundation and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) issued a joint statement this week committing to full interoperability between ISSB and GRI standards. The collaboration seeks to reduce duplication, fragmentation, and reporting complexity for companies navigating both frameworks. Priority areas include climate, nature, and human capital disclosures.

The ISSB standards at the center of that alignment are already being written into national laws. The United Kingdom finalized its Sustainability Reporting Standards — UK SRS S1 and S2 — earlier this year, and the Financial Conduct Authority is currently consulting on mandatory application for listed companies, which would begin as early as January 1, 2027. G&A Institute’s resource paper, The UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: What Do Companies Need to Know?, walks through what organizations should be doing now to prepare.

Taking the SEC and GRI-ISSB developments together, it is clear that U.S.-based multinationals – like Apple, which books IFRS-governed revenue through Irish subsidiaries – cannot simply take their cue from Washington, as they face binding obligations wherever they operate.

The financial architecture reflects the same trajectory. ESG News reports that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has confirmed that developed countries exceeded the UN’s climate finance goal of $100 billion annually for the third consecutive year, mobilizing $136.7 billion in 2024. Moving forward, the ambition has been raised: the New Collective Quantified Goal, which governments adopted at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), sets a target of at least $300 billion per year from developed countries — and $1.3 trillion from all sources — by 2035.

Also in this issue: Trellis makes the case for candor in sustainability reporting as a competitive differentiator. ESG Today reports Morningstar data showing sustainable fund flows returning to positive territory, driven by a rebound in Europe. Our colleagues at Ropes & Gray flag the emerging TISFD framework — a people-focused addition to the TCFD/TNFD family — as the next frontier in disclosure architecture. The European Commission has updated CBAM guidance ahead of the 2026 full rollout. And G&A’s team has published an explainer on the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, with the August 2026 deadline now close enough to demand attention.

This is just the introduction of G&A’s Sustainability Highlights newsletter this week. Click here to view the full issue.

June 8, 2026 /3BL/ – Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its Nellcor™ pulse oximetry system with Nell-EQ™ intelligent processor. The Nell-EQ™ intelligent processor is a new pulse oximetry processing technology designed to support more consistent and reliable oxygen saturation (SpO₂) and pulse rate monitoring across diverse patient populations, skin tones, and clinical care settings.

This regulatory milestone follows news from earlier this year, when the company announced positive verification study results for its Nellcor™ pulse oximetry system with Nell-EQ™ intelligent processor. The technology was also previously granted FDA Safer Technologies Program (STeP) designation for medical devices that are reasonably expected to improve the safety of currently available devices.

“With this FDA clearance, our innovative Nell-EQ™ system expands the Medtronic pulse oximetry portfolio with an intelligent processing platform designed to support both clinical confidence and more inclusive care,” said Kate Benedict, president of the Medtronic Acute Care & Monitoring business, which is part of the company’s Medical Surgical Portfolio. “Our Nellcor™ pulse oximetry system with Nell-EQ™ intelligent processor builds on our longstanding commitment to delivering reliable monitoring performance for diverse patient populations across care environments.”

Pulse oximetry plays a critical role in clinical assessment and decision‑making. Yet, it is known in the industry that performance has historically varied depending on clinical conditions, patient physiology, and skin tone, which can impact signal reliability during monitoring. FDA 510(k) clearance of the Nell-EQ™ system comes shortly after the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published ISO 80601-2-61:2026, at a time when evolving standards and regulatory expectations are placing greater focus on evaluating pulse oximeter performance across diverse patient populations, including defined skin tone groups.

Clinical studies for the Nell-EQ™ system included participants across the full range of skin tones, and the system uses advanced signal processing methods, incorporating patient-specific and sensor-specific signal characteristics to support more consistent and reliable interpretation of optical signals into SpO₂ values. In addition to SpO₂ and pulse rate, the platform supports parameters such as Perfusion Index (PI) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV).

“With our Nellcor™ pulse oximetry system with Nell-EQ™ intelligent processor, Medtronic continues to lead the industry in advancing pulse oximetry technology that helps clinicians deliver confident, equitable care for every patient, in every care setting,” said Dr. Jeb Denny, chief medical officer of the Medtronic Acute Care & Monitoring business. “Our continued leadership reflects a deep commitment to inclusive innovation and equipping clinicians with trusted technology that supports high-quality care for all patients across the continuum of care.”

Nellcor™ pulse oximetry technology with Nell-EQ™ intelligent processor will be available for sale globally in the upcoming months. Medtronic plans to support the rollout with clinician education and training resources.

Evidence shows the company’s Nellcor™ pulse oximeters lead the way in equitable patient monitoring,^‡1,2 and Medtronic continues to partner and invest in professional education and continued innovation. Educational resources on how pulse oximeters work and tips for getting the most accurate SpO₂ readings from current devices are available through the Medtronic Academy. Medtronic remains committed to delivering better outcomes for all patients through continued innovation and is proud to participate in the STeP program. Learn more about equitable monitoring and the company’s commitment to patient safety at health equity in pulse oximetry monitoring.

Acute Care and Monitoring products should not be used as the sole basis for diagnosis or therapy and are intended only as an adjunct in patient assessment.

Note: Oxygen saturation accuracy can be affected by certain environmental, equipment, and patient physiologic conditions that influence readings of SpO₂.

References

‡ Based on two studies (not funded by Medtronic) not designed for head-to-head comparison of devices. One study enrolled 146 healthy subjects in the 92-96% saturation range and examined paired readings from Nellcor™ N-595 and Masimo Radical 7™* pulse oximeters generated simultaneously. The second study enrolled 319 children with different skin tones undergoing cardiac catheterization and examined paired readings from Nellcor disposable SpO2 adhesive sensors and Masimo reusable child/adult clip sensors generated simultaneously.

1. Gudelunas MK, Lipnick M, Hendrickson C, et al. Low Perfusion and Missed Diagnosis of Hypoxemia by Pulse Oximetry in Darkly Pigmented Skin: A Prospective Study. Anesth Analg. 2024;138(3):552-561. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000006755
2. Starnes JR, Welch W, Henderson CC, Hudson S, Risney S, Nicholson GT, Doyle TP, Janssen DR, Londergan BP, Parra DA, Slaughter JC, Aliyu MH, Graves JA, Soslow JH. Pulse Oximetry and Skin Tone in Children. N. Engl J Med. 2025 Feb 12. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2414937. Epub ahead of print.

About Medtronic
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