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Improving Well-being of People and Societies

Hygiene and health are essential in improving well-being and are important enablers of a healthy and dignified life. It is a simple fact, but one full of complex challenges, taboos, and stigmas. Our commitment goes beyond our customers and consumers, as we purposefully contribute to healthier and more inclusive societies.

Hygiene and Health

Break taboos around women’s health.Increase the visibility of professional and family carers.Promote knowledge of good hygiene and increase access.Increase awareness and training for infection prevention and control.

Highlights:

TENA’s LastLonelyMenopause campaign during 2022, welcoming women and society talking about menopause in a comfortable and generous way, won Gold Award at the British Arrows 2023.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Promote a diverse, equal and inclusive culture.Provide products and services for a more inclusive society.Break stigmas and bridge gender gaps.

Highlights:

Internal Courageous Conversations kicked off in 2023 with DEI focused discussions and learning sessions, complemented by podcasts featuring Essity employees.

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Business Ethics and Human Rights

Zero tolerance of unethical business behaviorSignatory to UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Global CompactAll our business partners are expected to follow global supplier Standard and Business Partner Code of Conducts

Highlights:

As a signatory of the UN Global Compact, we continuously support human rights and run our daily business in a manner that is consistent with the Compact principles.

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Occupational Health and Safety

Everyone working at our facilities or visiting Essity, should be safe and secure.The safety, health and well-being of our employees is crucial.Aligned with Essity Beliefs & Behaviors and our Code of Conduct.

Highlights:

In April 2022, the “I Care” initiative was launched, which is our cultural journey toward a safe and healthy work environment.

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Product Safety and Transparency

We reach more than one billion people with Essity’s leading hygiene and health solutions.Promote product safety and transparency to enable confident and responsible choices.

Highlights:

Implementation of “Product Safety – For Us, it’s Personal” and “Our 5 Pillars of Protection” campaigns.

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The name Essity stems from the words “essentials” and “necessities”. Hygiene and health are the essence of well-being. As a global, leading hygiene and health company, we offer products and services that are essential to people’s everyday lives. That is why we are called Essity.

Read more about Essity’s strategic priorities, earnings and leading sustainability work in the Annual and Sustainability Report 2023, which can be downloaded at www.essity.com.

Across North America, women at Saint-Gobain take the lead in Making The World A Better Home. They are manufacturers, innovators, scientists, engineers, and executives, all playing a vital role in shaping our industry.

Brittany Hein started her career with SageGlass as a process tech, and eight years later she’s an associate software engineer, all while getting her degree!

Discover your career at Saint-Gobain North America here

Watch the Saint-Gobain video series empowHERed here

About Saint-Gobain

Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group’s commitment is guided by its purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”.

Funding will help equip Floridians and first responders with valuable information and supplies ahead of storms and emergency events

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 18, 2024 /3BL/ – As tropical activity begins to pick up this summer, so do Duke Energy’s efforts to help Florida customers and communities prepare for hurricanes and other emergencies.

The Duke Energy Foundation, funded by Duke Energy shareholders, recently awarded $180,000 in emergency preparedness and resiliency grants to 13 organizations and agencies in Florida. The grants will help fund storm kits for seniors, community education and outreach materials, as well as special equipment for first responders, among other initiatives led by local emergency management organizations.

“Community resilience and preparedness is a year-round effort,” said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. “We are grateful for the ongoing collaboration and commitment of our first responders, emergency management officials and community agencies to prepare, plan and engage our communities. We have been through enough storms to know that being prepared is our best defense.”

Grants were awarded to the following organizations:

Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas – $25,000 
 Florida Housing Coalition – $25,000 
 Florida Professional Firefighters Association – $25,000 
 Hernando County Board of County Commissioners – $12,500 
 Highlands County Board of County Commissioners – $15,000 
 Inglis/Yankeetown Fire Rescue – $2,500 
 Lake County Board of County Commissioners – $5,000 
 Madison County Board of County Commissioners – $5,000 
 Orange County Emergency Management – $30,500 
 Orlando Regional Realtor Foundation – $9,500 
 Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Community Foundation – $15,000 
 Taylor Senior Citizens Center – $5,000 
 Youth Development Foundation of Pinellas County – $5,000

Community resilience and preparedness are long-standing priorities of the Duke Energy Foundation, which has awarded more than $1.7 million to support Florida’s disaster preparedness since 2019.

Duke Energy reminds customers that personal preparedness is key to a more resilient home or business. For more tips on how to prepare for storm season, please visit duke-energy.com/StormTips and download the Red Cross Emergency app. The Duke Energy Foundation will donate $1 to the Red Cross for every app download through June 30, up to $20,000.

Duke Energy Florida

Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,300 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.

Duke Energy Foundation

The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The Foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.

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Media line: 800.559.3853 
Twitter: @DE_AudreyS

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Sysco has stepped up to support our community in Houston. Today, we delivered food and water to the West Gray and Southwest Multi-Service Centers, which are serving as cooling centers for those affected by the storm. Our donation included over 23,000 bottles of water, 8,000 bags of chips, 10,000 pieces of fruit, and 6,000 servings of juice to help those in need.

We are honored to work alongside city leaders, including Mayor John Whitmire, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, and Council Member Abbie Kamin, to provide relief during this challenging time.

Sysco Houston also made donations to several disaster relief organizations, helping to feed those working to restore power to our hometown. They also donated four pallets of disposable products to Mercy Chefs and are continuing to donate excess perishable foods and supplies to the Houston Food Bank.

Thank you to our team and partners for making this possible. At Sysco, our purpose is connecting the world to share food and care for one another. Together, we are #HoustonStrong.

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 74,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76 billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including Sysco’s 2022 Sustainability Report and 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com.

For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoFoods. For important news and information regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s Internet home page at investors.sysco.com, which Sysco plans to use as a primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information. In addition, investors should continue to review our news releases and filings with the SEC. It is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information.

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The fifth season of GoDaddy’s documentary series Made in America pays a visit to Ohio, a vibrant, diverse state where extraordinary entrepreneurs exemplify the essence of American hard work and ingenuity. 

Today, there are over 490,000 microbusinesses in Ohio, according to GoDaddy Venture Forward research. A microbusiness is defined as those having 10 or fewer employees, a domain and an active website.

From industrial Cleveland to rural Appalachia, we learn how strong community partnerships nurture growth in a region climbing out of the economic decline from waning U.S. manufacturing since the 1950s. 

We’ll also witness results driven by the Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI), a local, long-term partner in our global signature social impact program, Empower by GoDaddy. 

Launched in 2017, Empower by GoDaddy provides training, digital tools, mentorship and peer networks to entrepreneurs in underserved communities. 

“Being around my parents and their friends, I saw how everybody wanted to have something of their own — to start their own business, to own their own home,” said Inna Kinney, founder and CEO of ECDI who comes from an entrepreneurial family. “And unfortunately, there was nothing out there to help these individuals.”​

Since 2004, ECDI — the leading Small Business Administration microlender in the country by number of loans distributed for the past three years — has supported the local creation and retention of more than 43,000 jobs and distributed some $180 million in loans to emerging businesses in Ohio.

Made in America was created to share inspiration through true stories of entrepreneurs.The series uses an unfiltered documentary approach to highlight real-life entrepreneurial journeys and acknowledge the scarcity of opportunities and resources for underserved entrepreneurs. 

The series advocates for an inclusive experience and the support of small businesses in all communities, with previous seasons shot in Baltimore, Phoenix, Atlanta and Memphis.

Let’s meet our Ohio entrepreneurs: the owners of Carter’s BBQ and Gray Brush Vintage Market​.

Carter’s BBQ

When husband-and-wife team Darren and Theresa Carter aren’t devoting their energy to fostering children and raising their recently adopted son, they’re working on their business Carter’s BBQ. 

The series follows their family after Darren quits his long-time job at a steel mill to pursue his passion for barbecue. In a summer of big make-it-or-break-it events, the family came together to build Carter’s BBQ from the ground up.

And, now, they’re cooking up good stuff. 

In 2023, the Carters were recognized by the Kingsford “Preserve the Pit” program, which spotlights people and stories in the Black community who have shaped the barbecue tradition.

Darren hosts the podcast The Unknowns Black Pitmasters — available on Spotify, Amazon and Apple — which focuses on Black barbecue enthusiasts and pitmasters across the country. The podcast features modern-day grill masters — from backyard cooks, to TV personalities, and everyone in between.

Gray Brush Vintage Market​

Located in Portsmouth, Ohio, a quaint town of 17,000 situated on a bank of the Ohio River, Gray Brush Vintage Market​ was born of a passion for yesteryears’ beauty and the comforting charm of small-town living.

Co-owners Lisa Brickey and Vonda Rogers​ started the business in 2021, turning their shared love for vintage treasures into a shop that operates both online and as a brick-and-mortar establishment. Gray Brush retails vintage and new items, curates collections and rents merchandise for display or scenery.

The pair have been friends since childhood, supporting each other through life, from raising families to embracing grandparenthood. Lisa and Vonda are both wives, mothers and grandmothers with deep roots in the community.

The series follows them as they attempt to grow their business, enduring funding challenges, formidable competition and a big pivot in their business model — all while honoring the legacies of their families.

Watch the series

Catch a sneak peek of the series in our new trailer, here.

Watch past seasons of Made in America and the new season premiering Thursday, July 25, here.

July 16, 2024 /3BL/ – The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) proudly participated in the Living Wage & Living Income Summit, held on 26-27 June 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This summit organised in partnership by IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, GIZ and the UN Global Compact, gathered over 400 public and private sector decision-makers from producing and consuming countries to address living wage and living income gaps within global value chains.

The summit saw significant strides towards closing living wage and income gaps through collaborative actions between the public and private sectors, producers and buyers, and social dialogue. Participants engaged in knowledge transfer, shared tools, and case examples, which underscored the possibilities and opportunities for further collaboration in this critical area. International organisations and due diligence regulations are increasingly recognising and embracing the importance of living wages and incomes.

Representing the SSCI was Luiza Reguse, who participated actively in the summit’s discussions. The first day featured a comprehensive program, including international developments presented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), networking opportunities, and interactive breakout sessions.

On the second day, the focus shifted to developing the “Roadmap on Living Wage: Shaping its Next Phase Together.” The SSCI participated in the stakeholder committee, discussing the future of responsible sourcing and exploring the integration of living wage considerations into the SSCI Benchmark. Although our current social sustainability benchmark does not cover living wages, our involvement in these discussions marks a significant step forward. We are committed to understanding the landscape and studying the potential inclusion of living wage criteria, guided by emerging ILO standards and industry expectations.

The SSCI plays a crucial role in the sustainability landscape by setting the bar for industry expectations, recognising best practices, and offering a benchmark for third-party audit and certification standards. Our engagement in the Living Wage & Living Income Summit highlights how we work with industry in driving positive change and ensuring credible and trustworthy sustainability practices in global supply chains.

Living wages and incomes are essential to achieving sustainable economic development. As we continue to engage in global conversations and collaborate with various stakeholders, we invite you to join us in making strides towards fairer and more sustainable value chains.

As the SSCI remains dedicated to being a cornerstone of sustainability standards, driving continuous improvement and fostering global collaboration, we encourage you to learn more about our efforts.

To find out more about the SSCI and work with us, visit our website and sign up to receive news and updates.

PRINCETON, N.J., July 18, 2024 /3BL/ Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced validation for its near-term and net-zero science-based targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), as part of a mid-year update on its environmental initiatives, highlighting progress in reducing emissions across its operations and supply chain. SBTi validation is considered the gold-standard for corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target setting and reduction strategies.

BMS is committed to reaching net-zero GHG emissions across its value chain by 2050 from a 2022 baseline year. In addition, BMS has committed to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and Scope 3 GHG emissions (from fuel and energy related activities) by 54.6%1 by 2033 and engage 75% of its suppliers, by emissions, in their development of science-based targets by 2028.2

“Validation of our near-term and long-term targets by the SBTi is an important milestone on our journey to achieving net-zero emissions,” said Karin Shanahan, executive vice president of Global Product Development & Supply, Bristol Myers Squibb. “Through cross-collaboration, industry partnerships, and supplier engagement we are taking decisive action and embedding changes into our operations that will help create a more sustainable and healthier planet for generations to come.”

Ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship

BMS’ SBTi validation reinforces the company’s commitment to advancing its long-term strategy to minimize its environmental footprint. Pivotal activities contributing to BMS’ progress include:

Reducing emissions from company-controlled operations (Scope 1). BMS has been implementing projects aimed at reducing energy use and GHG emissions within its operations. The Company’s leadership in energy management was recognized by ENERGY STAR with the 2024 Partner of the Year: Sustained Excellence award. Further, BMS was awarded the “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)” certification’s highest Platinum rating by the U.S. Green Buildings Council for its state-of-the-art research facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts – joining the company’s 16 other LEED Gold or Silver-rated facilities. 
 Transitioning to renewable energy (Scope 2): In 2022, BMS executed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for 60 megawatts (MW) at the 240-MW Cattlemen Solar Park in Texas. In 2023, a second 15-year VPPA with National Grid Renewables for 145 MW of solar at the Texas-based Blevins Solar Projects was announced. These actions propel BMS another step closer to realizing its 2030 goal to source 100% purchased electricity from renewable sources. 
 Addressing emissions across the value chain (Scope 3). BMS has continued to strengthen its end-to-end data program, using GHG Protocol as a guiding principle. The Company has expanded tracking, management, and reporting of its Scope 3 emissions to 10 categories, with limited assurance. Further, through its supplier engagement program, BMS has determined that approximately 30% of suppliers in scope for its Scope 3 supplier engagement target already have approved science-based targets with an additional 20% of suppliers ‘committed’.

For more information on BMS’ environmental commitments and strategy, visit BMS 2023 ESG Report.

About Bristol Myers Squibb Company 
Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, the Company’s goals, strategies, and performance in accordance with its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated together with the many risks and uncertainties that affect Bristol Myers Squibb’s business and market, particularly those identified in the cautionary statement and risk factors discussion in Bristol Myers Squibb’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document and except as otherwise required by applicable law, Bristol Myers Squibb undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

1The target boundary includes biogenic land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks; the Scope 3 target is from fuel and energy related activities (FERA).

2The target is limited to suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services, capital goods, and upstream transportation and distribution.

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In 2021, Cisco published a blog post on Simprints’ touchless, facial biometric ID technology. See how Simprints is now working to open-source this solution and assemble inclusive and ethical AI training datasets with support from Cisco’s Global Impact Grant program.

The case for biometric identification

Safe, reliable, and portable forms of ID are necessary to access critical services like healthcare and humanitarian aid. But an estimated 850 million people globally lack formal ID, making it challenging for governments, international development organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to ensure essential services and resources reach their target populations. To address this problem, nonprofit Simprints has developed a new kind of technology for good: biometric ID, with privacy at its core. Simprints’ biometric solutions give people a safe digital identity and ensure every vaccine, every dollar, and every public good not only reaches those who need them most, but does so accurately, efficiently, and equitably. Research shows a digital biometric registry is 12.5 percent more accurate and can be searched three times faster than paper records. And, biometrically tracking reliable health data over time can play a vital role in assessing the success of campaigns like immunization series.

Cisco began supporting Simprints in 2018 as part of our One Billion Lives goal—an ambitious mission to change one billion individual lives through social impact investments. That year Simprints started testing mobile phone camera-based facial biometrics as an alternative to their existing fingerprint biometric solution, making identification all the more accessible. Operating facial biometrics on Android phones (used commonly in low-resource and last-mile humanitarian contexts) removes the need to produce and distribute separate hardware, thereby cutting costs and increasing scalability. Now, our latest Global Impact Grant is helping Simprints advance their ethical, inclusive face recognition AI and make it open source.

Ethical inclusive AI for face recognition

Face recognition is already widely incorporated into everyday technology, seen in cell phones, security cameras, and even used to tag friends in social media posts. But a 2019 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that many commercial face recognition solutions exhibit bias; mis-identifying African and Asian faces up to 100 times more than Caucasian faces. This bias, rather than an issue with the technology itself, is a byproduct of training AI matching algorithms with datasets that are predominantly male and Caucasian.

Simprints aims to reduce bias in their face recognition models through rigorous training and testing on diverse data sets. They are also exploring the application of training datasets with synthetically-generated face images, an innovative approach that enables countless variations on characteristics like skin color, hair style, facial features, and facial expressions. In using a synthetic dataset, there is no need to capture and retain personally identifiable information (PII) from real individuals, helping to further maintain data privacy. To foster trust and confidence among their partners and users, Simprints strictly adheres to policies such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and continuously explores and researches state-of-the-art methods in biometric template protection to ensure subjects are shielded from potential harm or misuse of their biometric data.

Impact across geographies

Simprints’ solutions have been used by humanitarian organizations working in Nigeria, Somalia and Kenya to prevent fraud and ensure that cash and aid distribution programs reach the intended recipients. Simprints has also partnered with various international Ministries of Health including Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana, Bangladesh, and Rajasthan, and continues to explore expansion into new geographies. In Ethiopia, they are engaged in the ground-breaking roll-out of the electronic community health information system (eCHIS), through which patients are registered and identified by Simprints’ fingerprint scanners. In rural Uganda, Simprints is expanding the capacity of frontline community health workers to effectively deliver vaccines that fight infectious diseases such as COVID-19, HPV, hepatitis B, and tetanus. In Ghana, their ground-breaking technology is already improving access to critical maternal and vaccine services in 30 health centers, with a plan to scale reach across 500,000 children by 2025.

Why open source?

Some technology is so valuable, it’s worth gifting to humanity for the greater good. This is why with support from more than 30 organizations, including governments, researchers, and privacy experts, Simprints has embarked on a journey to make their biometric solutions fully open source. With a mission to transform the way the world fights poverty, Simprints is making their code available to the world and inviting developers, partners, advocates, and all those passionate about addressing global challenges to join their collaborative community. By going open source, and integrating with the leading data collection platforms that serve nearly 50% of the world’s population, Simprints envisions to increase their impact tenfold and empower teams to reach 20 million people with healthcare and humanitarian aid.

“We value the ongoing support of Cisco enormously as we continue our journey to becoming a digital public good. 

The latest Global Impact Grant is game-changing for us. This new funding enables our team to accelerate the integration of ethical AI into our platforms and supports our move to open source. Together with Cisco, we’re amplifying the impact of our biometric tools, helping ensure thousands more people across the world can access life-saving health and aid.” —Toby Norman, Simprints CEO

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To learn more about Simprints, visit their website.See how Cisco’s One Billion Lives campaign has supported other NGOs and reached its goal over two years early.

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Each Honoree Overcame Obstacles to Win New Laptop, Receive $1,500 Scholarship

The definition of remarkable came to life during the Camden City School District’s eighth annual remarkable graduates ceremony on Rutgers-Camden’s campus on Thursday, June 20.

Each honoree received a certificate, a laptop and a $1500 scholarship, according to Erica McLeod, a corporate social responsibility manager for Subaru, the company that donated those items.

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With a shared vision of improving lives through homeownership and improving communities, Whirlpool Corporation and Habitat for Humanity have had a relationship spanning 25 years and exceeding $140 million in funding. The work in that time has had, and continues to have, a positive impact on communities and nearly 1,000,000 individuals. Additionally, through innovative programs and efficient products, they are helping homeowners save money sustainably.

Donated products are key to the success and impact of the programs Whirlpool Corp. supports through Habitat for Humanity. In the 25 year relationship, more than 241,000 home appliances have been donated to date. These product donations save homeowners money in a number of ways:

Saving on major home appliance purchasesHelping families save money on food expenses by reducing the need to eat out often driven by inadequate appliancesLowering their monthly utility costs with new, energy-efficient appliances

In 2021, Habitat conducted a study to estimate the total energy savings and associated cost-savings resulting from Whirlpool ranges and refrigerators donated between 2018 and 2020 to Habitat homes. The study extrapolated that over the duration of the decades-long collaboration, the donated appliances generated lifetime energy savings of over 218 million kilowatt-hours and energy bill savings of more than $24 million dollars across the full network.

The Whirlpool Corp. donated product program was recently enhanced with support from InSinkErator, a global manufacturer of garbage disposals and instant hot water dispensers for home and commercial use. Over the next year, InSinkErator, a Whirlpool Corporation brand, will donate a disposal for each new Habitat home construction, rehabilitation and kitchen repair project in the U.S. InSinkErator products help to reduce the amount of food waste taken to landfills and resulting methane emissions that contribute to global warming, further extending environmental benefits to homeowners.

Whirlpool supports key Habitat programs with links to the company’s vision. Through the BuildBetter with Whirlpool program, Habitat and Whirlpool built 260 climate resilient and energy-efficient homes across the United States with an expected 15 percent increase in energy efficiency compared to conventional homes. In global builds, Whirlpool Corp. has helped Habitat break into new countries like Italy and Colombia. In addition, the company supports some of Habitat’s key advocacy programs promoting affordable housing like Cost of Home in the U.S. which helped change more than 300 policies and increase access to affordable homes for an estimated 6.6 million people.

“Our global social responsibility focus is on helping to ensure everyone can have a place to live that’s comfortable and nurturing so that families can really build their best life from inside those four walls, and to help build thriving communities through education programs,” says Deb O’Connor, Whirlpool Corporation’s director of corporate reputation and community relations. “Our vision aligns perfectly with Habitat’s vision which is why this relationship has lasted 25 years and has had a profound impact for more than a million people around the world.”

For more information about Whirlpool Corporation’s Habitat for Humanity programs, visit whirlpoolcorp.com/our-impact/social-impact/social-reponsibility/.

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees, and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

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