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ESG Indexes

The OMX Stockholm 30 ESG Responsible Index (OMXS30ESG), introduced worldwide in June 2018, was the first ESG version of an established exchange benchmark. It was followed by the listing of ESG index futures contracts in November 2018. The OMXS30ESG is an ESG responsible version of the OMX Stockholm 30 Index, which is the leading share index on Nasdaq Stockholm. Nasdaq develops and licenses a variety of indexes that encompass global, regional and thematic objectives with added ESG selection criteria. ESG criteria include screens for risk-based exclusions such as product involvement, positive alignment to sustainability goals, and normative alignment to good governance principles such as UN Global Compact compliance. The Nasdaq-100 ESG Index (NDXESG) introduced in June 2021 measures the performance of the companies in the Nasdaq-100 Index that meet specific ESG criteria. Companies are evaluated and weighted on the basis of their business activities, controversies and ESG Risk Ratings. To learn more, visit our global index webpage.

eVestment™ ESG and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Data in Asset Management

eVestment is Nasdaq’s institutional investment database and analytics platform. In collaboration with consultants, asset managers, asset owners and key industry organizations, eVestment’s ESG and D&I Data provides a centralized resource to help meet the increasing demand for transparent and standardized D&I and ESG data from institutional stakeholders. The data is collected from asset managers at both asset management firm and strategy levels. To learn more, visit our eVestment webpage.

Launched eVestment ESG Analytics in 2023. The ESG questionnaire can be leveraged alongside eVestment’s ESG Analytics tool for a holistic view of a portfolio’s ESG intent and execution

Learn how Australian-based, Global Equity Boutique Leverages Nasdaq eVestment to Better Engage Investors & Cons

Green Equity Designations3 

Nasdaq Green Equity Designations enables visibility and transparency for investors on the Nordic markets with two voluntary designations, Nasdaq Green Equity Designation and Nasdaq Green Equity Transition Designation. In March 2023, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) launched its classification standard for Green Equity with reference to the existing model from Nasdaq’s Green Equity Designation, highlighting Green Equity Designation’s importance in helping investors assess companies that are generating revenue from products and services that contribute to positive environmental outcomes. To learn more, visit our Green Equity Designations webpage.

ESG Footprint 

Nasdaq offers a suite of data solutions which measure ESG performance at portfolio, fund and individual security level. This data enables investors and managers to better understand the real-world effects of their investments, report on sustainable finance regulations, align with leading international frameworks including the SDGs and build pioneering sustainability solutions. The data, provided by Matter, a sustainability analysis and reporting provider is available via datasets, or using the intuitive portfolio analysis platform, allowing the user to generate ESG reports. To learn more, visit our ESG Footprint webpage >> ESG Data Hub ESG Data Hub is a data solution offering investors and other stakeholders easy access to a wide range of comprehensive ESG data sets. The platform enables users to find data sets relevant to specific SDGs, as well as diversity and inclusion, sustainability and climate. This broad array of data provides investors with visibility on the ESG impacts of their investments. To learn more, visit our ESG Data Hub webpage.

ESG Data Hub

ESG Data Hub is a data solution offering investors and other stakeholders easy access to a wide range of comprehensive ESG data sets. The platform enables users to find data sets relevant to specific SDGs, as well as diversity and inclusion, sustainability and climate. This broad array of data provides investors with visibility on the ESG impacts of their investments. To learn more, visit our ESG Data Hub webpage.

Nasdaq Sustainable Debt Market

The Nasdaq Sustainable Debt Market (NSDM) lists green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds, structured products and commercial papers and is designed to highlight sustainable investment opportunities to investors with a green, social or sustainable investment focus. It is open to all types of issuers that seek to issue securities that meet our listing criteria, which are based on the Green and Social Bond Principles as well as the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles, for which the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) acts as a secretariat. To learn more visit our NSDM webpage.

Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network

The Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network (NSBN) is a global platform that aims to increase transparency for environmental, social and sustainable bonds. It connects issuers of sustainable bonds with investors, empowering them to evaluate impact and make informed investment decisions on sustainable bonds. Investors can use the platform to evaluate, track and create impact reports based on issuers’ ESG bond reporting. The database simplifies sustainable investing with an easy-to-use solution that allows investors to discover, compile and compare sustainable bonds as well as generate impact reports. The platform also provides issuer-level information on UN Sustainable Development Goals allocation as well as EU Taxonomy. To learn more visit our NSBN webpage for issuers and our NSBN webpage for investors.

3. Green Equity Designations are only available on Nasdaq Nordic stock exchanges.

Originally published on 3M News Center

Running a marathon is an impressive feat on any terrain, but the challenge of taking on 26.2 miles (42.6 kilometers) is even greater when set against the backdrop of the world’s tallest mountain – Mt. Everest.

The Everest Marathon, held every year since 2005 on May 29 and considered the world’s highest marathon, celebrates the historic ascent of Mt. Everest by Tibetan climber Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand mountaineer and explorer Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953. The intense marathon begins at Mt. Everest Base Camp at 17,598 feet (5,364 meters), then descends to Namche Bazaar at 11,286 feet (3,440 meters), requiring racers to navigate steep inclines, rocky paths, and dramatic weather changes along the way.

As one of the sponsors for this year’s marathon, 3M provided runners with padded jackets and sleeping bags that featured 3M™ Thinsulate™ technology and race T-shirts designed with 3M™ Scotchgard™ technology. Racers also wore outdoor jackets with 3M Scotchgard water repellent technology. These science-based materials from 3M helped the athletes stay dry, comfortable, and able to focus on the race.

The winner of this year’s Everest Marathon was Arjun Rai Kulung who finished in 3 hours, 52 minutes, and 2 seconds.

Are Georgians interested in composting more at home, or participating in municipal or private composting programs? New research conducted by the University of Georgia seeks to understand current attitudes toward composting and how we can inspire more Georgia families to give it a try in their own backyards.

What Is Composting?

As you likely know, composting is one of the climate solutions Drawdown Georgia has identified for our state. But how does it work?

Composting is a natural process that transforms organic waste materials into a rich, nutrient-dense soil amendment known as compost. This process is a crucial component of sustainable waste management and soil health enhancement, and that’s what makes it a great climate solution.

How Does Composting Break Down Food Scraps?

At its core, composting involves the decomposition of organic matter by microorganisms under controlled aerobic (oxygen-rich) conditions. The process requires four main components: organic materials, moisture, oxygen, and microorganisms.

Organic Materials: These are typically categorized into “greens” and “browns.” Greens are rich in nitrogen and include items like vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, and grass clippings. Browns are carbon-rich and include materials such as dried leaves, straw, and paper. A balanced mix of greens and browns is essential for optimal composting.Moisture: Water is necessary for the microorganisms to thrive. The compost pile should be kept moist but not waterlogged, with an ideal moisture content of about 50-60%.Oxygen: Aeration is crucial for the aerobic decomposition process. Turning the compost pile regularly introduces oxygen, which helps to speed up the breakdown of organic materials and prevents the production of unpleasant odors, like methane, associated with anaerobic decomposition.Microorganisms: Bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms are the primary decomposers in composting. These organisms break down organic materials into simpler compounds, ultimately producing humus—a dark, crumbly, and nutrient-rich substance.

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Authored by Baker Tilly’s Nathaniel Pease and Rachel Strong

Are you ready for Open enrollment? 

If you are sunsetting old plans and need help with getting enrollments ready for the open enrollment period, Baker Tilly professionals are on hand to guide your team through this work, or even better, do it for you!

How do I alleviate work for the HR team?

Year-end is a hectic time for businesses, especially in Human Resources (HR) with payroll processes, compliance checks and open enrollment. The benefits team focuses on ensuring a positive experience for employees during open enrollment, collaborating with brokers for competitive benefits. Amidst these tasks and preparation, avoiding distractions like Oracle HCM system updates to prepare for OE is crucial for efficiency.

How can I provide a positive enrollment experience for employees?

Year-end is also important to employees. Open enrollment is a great opportunity to remind employees what benefits they have available to them. It’s also a time of reflection to employees on past year performance, what their total rewards are up to that point and how they might go into their new year.

How can Baker Tilly help?

Our professionals fully understand the breadth of work that needs to be done in such a short period of time, and the team is here to help!

Whether it be guidance with open enrollment, performance management or payroll year end processes, it’s our privilege to support your team through this crucial time. It is important to configure OE requirements correctly, so in the new plan year, employee enrollments and deductions are accurate. This can be tricky and time consuming depending on the activity happening with benefit offerings in the new year.

While Baker Tilly helps you prepare for your open enrollment season, we could also complete an optimization analysis for your team to see if there are any opportunities to build up functionality. As Oracle releases occur, and the Redwood user experience continues to roll out across Oracle as a whole, amazing new functionality, look and feel of the application is continuously becoming available. Baker Tilly is here to help see if there are areas of optimization to work on in the new plan year or provide assistance with the transition to the new Redwood experience.

Interested in learning more? Connect with a Baker Tilly specialist.

Schneider Electric

This year’s summer of sport is well underway, and soon some of the best athletes from around the world will push the boundaries of what’s possible after months and years of training.

But, did you know our homes are more like an athlete than you might think?

Any sport professional knows managing their own energy is essential to succeed, especially in long-distance or endurance sports. They must know how to manage their energy consumption, accelerating or decelerating when needed and adjusting to plays from their competition to make it to the finish line in first place.

But to get to this point, it takes months of training and hard work to get their bodies in shape. Athletes understand a holistic approach is needed when it comes to fitness and performance; sleep, breathing, nutrition and mental fitness are all equally as important to keeping the body in shape and energised to compete.

Additionally, an essential part of any training program is to track results. After each training sessions, athletes and their performance coaches will spend hours trawling through data and practice footage to review where the gains and losses were, where they are underperforming and where improvements can be made.

And all these practices can be similarly applied to our homes…

When it comes to energy, it is important to be using the right amount at the right time. For instance, it is far more efficient to run larger electrical loads like EV chargers during the nighttime when energy tariffs are cheaper than it is to run it during the day. Similarly, for homes with solar panels and battery storage, rather than drawing power from the grid at a cost during the evenings, homeowners could instead optimise their stored energy generated by solar throughout the day to effectively power their electrical devices for free.

For homeowners looking for real improvements when it comes to home energy management, there is no point at looking at devices and appliances in isolation, or only trying to change one singular part of the home. Just like an athlete, a holistic approach must be taken; electrical devices and appliances, heating, hot water and lighting all feed into the overall energy efficiency of the home. By only changing their heating habits, for instance, and ignoring everything else, only a fraction of the efficiency gains will be achieved.

So how can homeowners track their performance?

Just like an app or data from a performance coach, which would enable athletes to follow their progresses, Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) are the perfect way to do this for houses. Take Wiser for example!

With the Wiser system and the use of PowerTags, homeowners can easily integrate all their electrical appliances and devices into one place. Via the app, homeowners can easily track how many calories – or energy – the home is spending throughout the day, and the impact this has on the home’s health, AKA their energy bills. By using this data, homeowners can fully understand their energy demand and start to make improvements, adjusting their schedules to better optimise energy usage and reap the rewards. After all it is not about consuming calories like hell, this is about consuming wisely.

Just like any athlete knows, practice makes perfect. Nobody is going to perfectly optimise their home energy usage the first time around with no prior knowledge or experience. But the more time that homeowners invest in learning about better energy management, getting familiar with their energy consumption and how this is impacted by their habits, and with the support of the right tools, they can kick-start their journey to becoming a top performer. It is also important to remember that achieving energy efficiency is more of a marathon and not a sprint; even though it may take a little while to see significant savings on energy bills, the changes homeowners make will all be worthwhile in the long run.

To learn more about home energy management systems like Wiser, and how they could help you get the most from your tariff, visit our Energy Monitoring at Home page.

Schneider Electric

This year’s summer of sport is well underway, and soon some of the best athletes from around the world will push the boundaries of what’s possible after months and years of training.

But, did you know our homes are more like an athlete than you might think?

Any sport professional knows managing their own energy is essential to succeed, especially in long-distance or endurance sports. They must know how to manage their energy consumption, accelerating or decelerating when needed and adjusting to plays from their competition to make it to the finish line in first place.

But to get to this point, it takes months of training and hard work to get their bodies in shape. Athletes understand a holistic approach is needed when it comes to fitness and performance; sleep, breathing, nutrition and mental fitness are all equally as important to keeping the body in shape and energised to compete.

Additionally, an essential part of any training program is to track results. After each training sessions, athletes and their performance coaches will spend hours trawling through data and practice footage to review where the gains and losses were, where they are underperforming and where improvements can be made.

And all these practices can be similarly applied to our homes…

When it comes to energy, it is important to be using the right amount at the right time. For instance, it is far more efficient to run larger electrical loads like EV chargers during the nighttime when energy tariffs are cheaper than it is to run it during the day. Similarly, for homes with solar panels and battery storage, rather than drawing power from the grid at a cost during the evenings, homeowners could instead optimise their stored energy generated by solar throughout the day to effectively power their electrical devices for free.

For homeowners looking for real improvements when it comes to home energy management, there is no point at looking at devices and appliances in isolation, or only trying to change one singular part of the home. Just like an athlete, a holistic approach must be taken; electrical devices and appliances, heating, hot water and lighting all feed into the overall energy efficiency of the home. By only changing their heating habits, for instance, and ignoring everything else, only a fraction of the efficiency gains will be achieved.

So how can homeowners track their performance?

Just like an app or data from a performance coach, which would enable athletes to follow their progresses, Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) are the perfect way to do this for houses. Take Wiser for example!

With the Wiser system and the use of PowerTags, homeowners can easily integrate all their electrical appliances and devices into one place. Via the app, homeowners can easily track how many calories – or energy – the home is spending throughout the day, and the impact this has on the home’s health, AKA their energy bills. By using this data, homeowners can fully understand their energy demand and start to make improvements, adjusting their schedules to better optimise energy usage and reap the rewards. After all it is not about consuming calories like hell, this is about consuming wisely.

Just like any athlete knows, practice makes perfect. Nobody is going to perfectly optimise their home energy usage the first time around with no prior knowledge or experience. But the more time that homeowners invest in learning about better energy management, getting familiar with their energy consumption and how this is impacted by their habits, and with the support of the right tools, they can kick-start their journey to becoming a top performer. It is also important to remember that achieving energy efficiency is more of a marathon and not a sprint; even though it may take a little while to see significant savings on energy bills, the changes homeowners make will all be worthwhile in the long run.

To learn more about home energy management systems like Wiser, and how they could help you get the most from your tariff, visit our Energy Monitoring at Home page.

San Jose, California will become the center of gravity for climate tech professionals as VERGE 24 unfolds from October 29-31, 2024. The pivotal event will bring together over 6,000 leaders across various functions, industries, and sectors to explore what it takes to deploy climate tech at scale.

Participants will have the chance to tap into vital knowledge, connections, and inspiration necessary to de-risk strategies and amplify impact. VERGE addresses a critical need: over half of corporations identify uncertainty about the future of climate tech as a major obstacle to setting net-zero targets, according to research from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The comprehensive program features seven key tracks: Energy, Buildings, Transport, Carbon Markets, Drawdown & Land Use, and Industrial Decarbonization. Designed to foster intimacy at scale, VERGE 24 will offer numerous opportunities for attendees to form meaningful connections through small group discussions, roundtable lunches and topic-specific networking sessions.

“VERGE combines substantive and relevant material with valuable opportunities to connect with other practitioners and corporate representatives like myself, who are directly engaged in advancing our organization’s sustainability goals. VERGE takes the pulse of the market, and I look forward to this event every year,” shares a representative from Wells Fargo who attended last year.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage with hundreds of leading climate tech companies through interactive demonstrations at the VERGE Expo. The Expo will showcase cutting-edge solutions, allowing participants to explore emerging trends, evaluate new technologies, and accelerate their impact.

For more information about VERGE 24 and to receive a 10% discount on your pass, use the code V243BLM at registration: https://buff.ly/3VbCPEv

San Jose, California will become the center of gravity for climate tech professionals as VERGE 24 unfolds from October 29-31, 2024. The pivotal event will bring together over 6,000 leaders across various functions, industries, and sectors to explore what it takes to deploy climate tech at scale.

Participants will have the chance to tap into vital knowledge, connections, and inspiration necessary to de-risk strategies and amplify impact. VERGE addresses a critical need: over half of corporations identify uncertainty about the future of climate tech as a major obstacle to setting net-zero targets, according to research from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The comprehensive program features seven key tracks: Energy, Buildings, Transport, Carbon Markets, Drawdown & Land Use, and Industrial Decarbonization. Designed to foster intimacy at scale, VERGE 24 will offer numerous opportunities for attendees to form meaningful connections through small group discussions, roundtable lunches and topic-specific networking sessions.

“VERGE combines substantive and relevant material with valuable opportunities to connect with other practitioners and corporate representatives like myself, who are directly engaged in advancing our organization’s sustainability goals. VERGE takes the pulse of the market, and I look forward to this event every year,” shares a representative from Wells Fargo who attended last year.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage with hundreds of leading climate tech companies through interactive demonstrations at the VERGE Expo. The Expo will showcase cutting-edge solutions, allowing participants to explore emerging trends, evaluate new technologies, and accelerate their impact.

For more information about VERGE 24 and to receive a 10% discount on your pass, use the code V243BLM at registration: https://buff.ly/3VbCPEv

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., August 12, 2024 /3BL/ – The start of the new school year is just around the corner, and Entergy Arkansas hopes to help students start off on the right foot. Nearly $20,000 in charitable grants to nonprofits and school organizations will be used for local school supply and shoe drives, along with free haircuts. In addition, employee volunteers will assist with drop-offs and pickups at campuses across the utility’s 63-county service territory the first two weeks.

“A new semester brings a lot of excitement and opportunity for students, but sometimes hardships, too,” said Brandi Hinkle with Entergy Arkansas Corporate Social Responsibility. “Helping to provide resources like school supplies, shoes or haircuts to those in need can alleviate some of the stress that families face in setting up their kids for success. Education plays a critical role in ensuring all individuals realize their full potential, build a future and contribute to society, which is why our charitable foundation focuses a large portion of resources on education and workforce development initiatives.”

Entergy Arkansas gives back to communities across the state by donating dollars, volunteering hours and advocating for policies to improve the lives of customers. Our back-to-school efforts are just the beginning of our commitment to further education in our communities. Entergy Arkansas is proud to be part of the Academies of Central Arkansas, as well as providing scholarships for students, supporting STEM education and enhancing opportunities for workforce training throughout the state.

For the second year in a row, Entergy Arkansas partnered with Hope Connectionz to provide haircuts to area students at Skillz Barbershop in Little Rock and JMyles Barbershop and Salon in Searcy. We also joined forces with the Boys and Girls Club to pass out free boxes of tissue and sanitizing wipes to students at the Malvern Chamber of Commerce back-to-school block party last week.

This past weekend, Entergy Arkansas volunteers were on hand at St. Mark Baptist Church, which held a school health fair and provided dental hygiene kits, vision and hearing tests, physical checkups and immunizations.

Students were given backpacks and meals, as well as information on the Kids to College powered by Entergy child savings plan. The no-cost savings account allows families to put money aside for post-secondary education, and qualified Entergy customers receive $50 for free, plus a match of up to $365 this year for every student 16 and younger in their household. For more information, visit entergy.com/kids or call 501-372-0807 for assistance with the online registration process.

Remaining school supply events sponsored in part by Entergy Arkansas donations and volunteers include

Aug. 7 – Douglas Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 969 Smackover Hwy, El Dorado – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Aug. 9 – Arkansas County Enrichment Center, 702 E. Michigan St, Stuttgart – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Aug. 11 – Second Baptist Church, 1709 John Barrow Rd, Little Rock – 12:30 p.m.Aug. 11 – Center for Healing Hearts & Spirits, 2512 State St, Little Rock – 1 p.m.to 3 p.m.Aug. 11 – Lifeline Church, 7601 Baseline Rd, Little Rock – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Aug. 15 – Elaine School District, 100 College Ave, Elaine – 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.Aug. 17 – Main Street El Dorado, Downtown El Dorado – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For anyone still wanting to donate school supplies, “Stuff the Bus” donations can be dropped off at any Ouachita County Walmart store until Aug. 11.

Parents and students should also be on the lookout for Entergy Arkansas bucket trucks, along with line workers and others, who will be volunteering at several campuses during the first few days of the school year during morning drop-offs.

“A little encouragement can go a long way toward having a good day and a great start to the school year,” said Hinkle, “We want to provide smiles, supplies and a helping hand where we can.”

Heating and cooling costs make up more than 55% of an average customer’s electric bill. Entergy Arkansas’ Bill Toolkit has ways for customers to manage their energy usage and take more control of their electric bills. From Entergy Solutions programs to customized bill payment options, the toolkit can lead to bill savings for customers.

For more information, visit BillToolkit.entergy.com for the tools and resources you need to understand your bill, reduce your usage or look for assistance programs and services available to you.

About Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas, LLC provides electricity to approximately 730,000 customers in 63 counties. Entergy Arkansas is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, a Fortune 500 electric company. Entergy powers life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing in the reliability and resilience of the energy system while helping our region transition to cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. With roots in our communities for more than 100 years, Entergy is a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship. Since 2018, we have delivered more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to local communities through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. For the latest news from Entergy Arkansas, visit the Newsroom and connect with @EntergyArk on social media.

On July 24th 178 Paramount interns and team captains took part in Paramount’s 6th annual Intern Community Day – a day focused on interns participating in Paramount’s tradition of giving back to the community and immersing themselves in the company culture. The Paramount Social Impact team, in collaboration with Paramount Emerging Talent team, supported 10 in-office, virtual and in-field volunteer events which interns could participate in.

Paramount Intern Community Day partners this year included:

Story Pirates: Story Pirates is an arts education organization, which provides literacy and creative writing programs to young students in Title I schools and homeless shelters. Paramount interns came together to learn about the organization, read stories written by young writers and provide encouragement to fuel their passion for storytelling.

Danae Daniels (MTVE Studios Franchise Social Team Social Media Marketing intern), worked with Story Pirates to read creative short stories and write letters to young authors. For Danae, reading second grader Naomi’s writing was a highlight. “Naomi’s story was both cute and original, showcasing her creative potential and the power of young imaginations. As a journalism student, I found this experience incredibly enriching. Not only did it allow me to connect with and encourage young writers, but it also helped me refine my own skills in giving thoughtful feedback and recognizing the unique voices in each story. This entire experience at Paramount has reaffirmed my belief in the importance of nurturing young talent, and I’m glad I had the opportunity to give back during my internship.”

JASA: JASA is an agency serving older adults in New York City, providing critical services and building community for over 40,000 people annually. For Intern Community Day, volunteers joined JASA senior community members for an afternoon of camp activities, including a hula hoop contest, corn hole, intergenerational storytelling and indoor s’mores.

The Bay Foundation: The Bay Foundation works to restore and enhance Santa Monica’s Bay through improving water quality and conserving and rehabilitating natural resources. A cohort of LA interns spent the morning restoring Manhattan Beach by removing invasive plants while learning about the environment.

Good + Foundation: Good + Foundation works to dismantle multi-generational poverty by pairing tangible goods with innovative services for low-income fathers, mothers and caregivers. Volunteers in LA and NYC helped prepare children’s donations such as clothing and diapers, which were then sent out to program partners.

Material for the Arts is a local NYC organization supporting the creative arts through collecting reusable arts materials and connecting students and teachers together. Interns immersed themselves in supplies as they stocked, organized, and arranged donations on the shelves. Jonathan Aguilar (CBS Affiliate Marketing Intern) recalls “It was a great experience to learn about the donations they receive from fashion/beauty/art brands that turn into supplies for art pieces for anyone in New York. We were able to meet the Artist in Residence who was truly talented, and we got to see her studio. Everyone that works there truly cares about the importance of recycling, art, and expression.”

Across town, younger and older generations came together at Senior Summer Camp with JASA – interns and JASA members played games and swapped stories about travel, music, art and even online dating! Talking with 92-year-old cornhole champion Gloria, “put a lot of perspective on my life and inspired me to be more adventurous, positive and healthy going forward!” notes Caleb Liu (Product Manager Intern).

This year’s Intern Community Day resulted in 163 volunteers and 305.5 volunteer hours, leaving a lasting impact on community partners and interns. “I love how Community Day allows us to bond together as interns while also serving the community,” says Sophia Leone (Paramount Pictures National Publicity Intern).

As Paramount moves forward, social impact core values and initiatives will continue to take center stage in the workplace. Highlighting the company’s great strength of making interns feel like a part of the company culture, Intern Community Day is here to stay.