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World class equipment and services company, CNH, has launched its A Sustainable Year magazine. The annual publication promotes the company’s innovation and sustainability initiatives.

The first story in the series explains how humans can learn to trust the recommendations of artificial intelligence (AI). AI has broad manufacturing applications that can increase efficiency and productivity, so it is important to understand how it arrives at its conclusions.

This is why CNH is exploring the potential of explainable AI (XAI) with the XMANAI (eXplainable MANufacturing AI) project in San Matteo, Italy. Included in this story is an interview with academic expert, Dr Fabio Grandi, from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Read the first article on ‘Building trust in AI’ here.

Keep in touch for more stories that highlight CNH’s support for the communities we work in, our diversity and inclusion initiatives and product innovation.

World class equipment and services company, CNH, has launched its A Sustainable Year magazine. The annual publication promotes the company’s innovation and sustainability initiatives.

The first story in the series explains how humans can learn to trust the recommendations of artificial intelligence (AI). AI has broad manufacturing applications that can increase efficiency and productivity, so it is important to understand how it arrives at its conclusions.

This is why CNH is exploring the potential of explainable AI (XAI) with the XMANAI (eXplainable MANufacturing AI) project in San Matteo, Italy. Included in this story is an interview with academic expert, Dr Fabio Grandi, from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Read the first article on ‘Building trust in AI’ here.

Keep in touch for more stories that highlight CNH’s support for the communities we work in, our diversity and inclusion initiatives and product innovation.

Jane Muthoni faced frequent illness during her childhood before she was diagnosed with diabetes. Knowing that over half the world’s population can’t access essential health services – she now travels around Africa to help others live healthier lives through her work with Medtronic LABS.

Join us as we shadow Jane in her daily life, where she educates her community on living with conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

Watch the 8-minute documentary here.

Learn more about the Medtronic LABS program here: https://www.medtroniclabs.org/

This June, Bath & Body Works welcomes Pride Month – a time of celebration and self-acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, and a time for reflection on the progress made and the work still needed to achieve equality for all.

Bath & Body Works is committed to honoring the culture and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month and throughout the year. Below are just a few ways we’re celebrating this important month.

Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community

We are proud to continue our support of It Gets Better and their mission to uplift, empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe. Bath & Body Works is donating $100,000 to It Gets Better as part of our commitment to improving people’s lives in underserved and underrepresented communities across the country. We’re also supporting It Gets Better Canada with a $30,000 CAD donation.

As a central Ohio company, Bath & Body Works is sponsoring the Stonewall Columbus Pride March. This celebration brings more than 700,000 visitors to central Ohio to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, and hundreds of Bath & Body Works associates and their families join the march in support.

Supporting Bath & Body Works Associates

PRISM, our Inclusion Resource Group for LGBTQ+ associates and allies, welcomes all Bath & Body Works associates to participate in a full month of virtual and in-person programming to learn, reflect, celebrate and connect. Activities include the opportunity to contribute to a quilt inspired by the historic AIDS memorial quilt, a special Pride movie night and an associate celebration featuring special guest speakers, panels and a resource fair with LGBTQ+ vendors.

Celebrating Pride with Love Always Wins

Perfumers Victor Bartash and Chiaki Nomura along with Bath & Body Works designer Julianne Fletcher collaborated on this year’s Love Always Wins collection which is available in stores and online.

Love Always Wins includes an array of products across personal care and home fragrance in a new vibrant fragrance featuring notes of rainbow citrus, water lotus and wood sage.

When designing the collection, Julianne Fletcher drew inspiration from the history and power of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and brought in a colorful, hexagonal pattern to the product packaging. 

“My strongest connection to the LGBTQ+ community is being a proud mom, supporter and an ally to my youngest son Sam,” says Fletcher. “To have my designs representing Pride Month gives me hope and makes me proud.”

Continuing Our Support of Future Perfumers

The American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars Program awards undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups, majoring in chemistry-related disciplines and careers. As part of a three-year partnership which began in 2023, the Bath & Body Works Foundation has donated a total of $200,000 to support both the ACS Scholars Program and the ACS Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect’s mission. This donation will help open doors for the next generation of leaders in chemistry-related fields, like perfumers and more.

To learn more about Bath & Body Works’ commitment to inclusion, visit bbwinc.com.

Kimberly-Clark today announced it has awarded Bright Futures college scholarships to 47 children of Kimberly-Clark employees across North America. The high school seniors were selected based on academic achievement, leadership, work experience and extracurricular activities.

Now in its 32nd year, Bright Futures provides scholarship grants worth up to $20,000, or $5,000 per school year, for full-time students attending accredited colleges and universities. The program is administered by the Kimberly-Clark Foundation and has awarded $47 million in scholarships to more than 2,300 students since its inception.

“This class of Bright Futures students have shown great commitment both to their academics and service within their community,” said Russ Torres, North American Group President, Kimberly-Clark. “We are honored to support these students and look forward to seeing them excel in their pursuit of higher education.”

The average GPA for this year’s Bright Futures scholarship class is 3.97. Awardees will attend leading colleges and universities, including Cornell University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University. Past scholarship recipients have gone on to pursue successful careers in medicine, education, the armed forces, and engineering.

Click here for more information on this year’s award recipients.

About the Kimberly-Clark Foundation

Established in 1952, the Kimberly-Clark Foundation is the charitable arm of Kimberly-Clark Corporation and is dedicated to supporting global causes that create lasting social change. Together with funding from the corporation and employees, its primary focus is on social impact investments that help mothers and children thrive, empower women and girls, and increase access to water and sanitation.

About Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people’s most essential needs, we create products that help individuals experience more of what’s important to them. Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, hold No. 1 or No. 2 share positions in approximately 70 countries. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build strong communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. We are proud to be recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies(R) by Ethisphere for the sixth year in a row and one of Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies in America in 2024. To keep up with the latest news and to learn more about the company’s 150-year history of innovation, visit the Kimberly-Clark website.

Tune in to the first episode of “She’s All That,” Lenovo Middle East & Africa’s Women in Lenovo Podcast Series, hosted by Celeste Gibbens, MEA Marketing Director.

In this heart-to-heart conversation, three remarkable Lenovo leaders—Claire Carter, EMEA Consumer Marketing Director; Meriem Bouzlitane, LENA Marketing Manager; and Nishi Vijan, HR Partner GULF & KSA—discuss the intricacies of balancing corporate life, motherhood, marriage, and self-care in an episode titled “Balancing Act”.

The Albertsons Companies Foundation announced the launch of a new collective effort focused on addressing childhood hunger this summer. By bringing together a coalition of leading nonprofit organizations, the first-of-its-kind initiative aims to drive awareness and boost participation in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children Program (Summer EBT), also known as SUN Bucks.

“Childhood hunger is a complex problem that requires partners from across the food system to come together and collaborate,” said Christy Duncan Anderson, President and Executive Director of Albertsons Companies Foundation. “Through the collective knowledge, expertise and extensive network of prominent nonprofits and the Albertsons Companies Foundation, we aim to connect with a greater number of families than we could individually.”

For the millions of kids who rely on free or reduced-priced meals at school, summer can mean a lack of access to nutritious food. To help combat this, the USDA has launched Summer EBT, a new program available in 37 states, all five U.S. territories, and two Tribes. The program will provide grocery benefits to low-income families with school-aged children during the summer months when school is out. Eligible families in participating states will receive $120 per eligible school-aged child to purchase groceries.

“We have advocated for the creation of a summer EBT program like SUN Bucks for more than a decade and we are thrilled that this program will be available to families facing food insecurity this summer,” said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. “Working alongside people facing hunger and partners like Albertsons Companies Foundation, we will make a real impact on summer hunger and lay the groundwork for more states to participate next year.”

The Albertsons Companies Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors program together with an Advisory Group of leading players across the food system will work together to ensure as many families as possible benefit from the program in this critical first year. The Advisory Group is comprised of representatives from Feeding America®, Food Research & Action Center, Gift Card Bank, Hunger Free America, mRelief, No Kid Hungry, Partnership for a Healthier America, and WhyHunger. This group reaches more than 200 foodbanks, 500 school districts and community organizations, and over 1500 partner organizations across the country.

“Summer is the hungriest time of the year for the millions of children who rely on school meals, and the rising costs of groceries means families are feeling the pinch even more,” added Anne Filipic, CEO of Share Our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign. “We believe that by joining Albertsons Companies Foundation and their partners, together we can get one step closer to ensuring every single child in America has the food they need to grow up healthy and strong.”

Through a surround-sound approach designed to reach parents and caregivers online and, in their communities, the initiative aims to ensure families have access to the information they need to learn how they can benefit from this new program.

In addition, the coalition launched a new website, SummerEBT.org, which gives families a simple, fast way to check if they are eligible and connect to their state sign-up site. For families that live in states that are not participating, the site directs them to other food resources, such as the USDA Summer Meals program, and enables them write to their elected representatives encouraging their state’s participation next summer.

See press release in Albertsons Companies Newsroom and read more about Albertsons Companies and our Recipe for Change on our website.

Products recognized in the Sustainable Innovation or Sustainable Product categoriesSILASTIC™ SST 2650 Self Sealing Silicone honored in both categories

MIDLAND, Mich., June 13, 2024 /3BL/ – Dow (NYSE: DOW) has been honored with six prestigious 2024 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards. This recognition from The SEAL Awards demonstrates Dow’s commitment to drive innovation in sustainability and environmental stewardship.

All the Dow technologies recognized this year represent innovations in silicones chemistry. Among the recipients, SILASTIC™ SST 2650 Self-Sealing Silicone won in both the Sustainable Product and Sustainable Innovation categories.

“We are thrilled to receive these accolades, which highlight our ongoing commitment to sustainability and innovation,” said A.N. Sreeram, senior vice president, Research & Development, and chief technology officer at Dow. “Every one of these SEAL awards underscores our mission to be the world’s most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. We will continue to collaborate with our customers and partners to deliver high performing sustainable solutions that make a positive impact on society and the environment.”

The Dow innovations recognized in the Sustainable Innovation category of the 2024 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards were:

DOWSIL™ ACP-3089 Antifoam Compound is an all-in-one solution with more efficient chemistry, better performance and is a more sustainable option for the pulp industry.SILASTIC™ SST 2650 Self Sealing Silicone is a 2-part ambient curing silicone elastomer designed to form a self-sealing layer on the inner surface of a tire, providing outstanding sealing performance following puncture allowing for the driving of long distances without loss of tire pressure.

The Dow innovations recognized in the Sustainable Product category of the 2024 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards were:

DOWSIL™ 2080 Resin is suitable to make powder form silicone modified polyester resin, thus improving heat resistance performance, film appearance and durability of powder coating.DOWSIL™ IE-9100 Emulsion enables durable and sustainable water-repellent outdoor and performance apparel.DOWSIL™ 991 Silicone High Performance Sealant is a low-modulus elastomeric alkoxy sealant specifically designed to prevent staining of porous substrates such as natural stone and minimize streaking on metal panels and glass to improve building aesthetic performance.SILASTIC™ SST 2650 Self Sealing Silicone was recognized with an award in this category as well.

The SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement & Leadership) Awards is an environmental advocacy organization that honors leadership through their business sustainability awards and environmental journalism awards while funding research and pursuing their own environmental impact campaigns. The business sustainability awards recognize companies for their industry leadership, innovation, and commitment to sustainable business practices.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

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BELLEVUE, Wash., June 13, 2024 /3BL/ — T-Mobile announced today that it was chosen as a wireless solutions provider by the U.S. Department of the Navy as part of the $2.67 billion Spiral 4 contract. This new contract will give all Department of Defense agencies the ability to place orders for wireless services and equipment from T-Mobile for the next ten years.

With Spiral 4, the Department of Defense will have the opportunity to leverage T-Mobile’s leading 5G network for state-of-the-art wireless solutions that meet the evolving needs of government operations. The comprehensive, multiple-award contract includes voice, data, fixed wireless solutions, Internet of Things and mobility management solutions. It will help ensure robust and reliable connectivity for government activities — from mission critical communications to network solutions that serve military personnel and federal civilian agencies.

“The Spiral 4 contract award is a testament to T-Mobile’s leading 5G network and to our focus on building solutions that meet the critical needs of our government customers,” said David Bezzant, Vice President of Sales, T-Mobile for Government. “With a cutting-edge product portfolio, a proven track record and a clear vision for the future, we’re ready to take government innovation to the next level. It’s an honor to serve those who serve this Nation.”

This new contract replaces the previous iteration, Spiral 3, in response to changes in industry standards and technological advancements. Since participating in Spiral 3 starting in 2017, T-Mobile has significantly grown its range of services for government operations. It launched 5G Advanced Network Solutions, a comprehensive portfolio of cutting-edge 5G solutions and applications — like 5G private and hybrid networks — that meet specific performance needs of government agencies.

T-Mobile also introduced Government Internet, a 5G fixed wireless solution that can function as the main internet connection or as unlimited backup, enhancing reliability and support for critical communications. T-Mobile and 3rd Eye Technologies are making it easier for government agencies to stay compliant with federal message archiving laws with a ready-to-use solution that securely captures and stores SMS and MMS message logs. And in the future, government agencies could leverage T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX, which aims to merge T-Mobile’s network with Starlink’s satellite capabilities with the goal to provide groundbreaking, near-universal connectivity.

For a comprehensive look at T-Mobile’s government wireless network services, visit https://www.t-mobile.com/business/government.

Follow @TMobileNews on X, formerly known as Twitter, to stay up to date with the latest company news.

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About T-Mobile 
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Mint Mobile. For more information please visit: https://www.t-mobile.com

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 13, 2024 /3BL/ — T-Mobile announced today that it was chosen as a wireless solutions provider by the U.S. Department of the Navy as part of the $2.67 billion Spiral 4 contract. This new contract will give all Department of Defense agencies the ability to place orders for wireless services and equipment from T-Mobile for the next ten years.

With Spiral 4, the Department of Defense will have the opportunity to leverage T-Mobile’s leading 5G network for state-of-the-art wireless solutions that meet the evolving needs of government operations. The comprehensive, multiple-award contract includes voice, data, fixed wireless solutions, Internet of Things and mobility management solutions. It will help ensure robust and reliable connectivity for government activities — from mission critical communications to network solutions that serve military personnel and federal civilian agencies.

“The Spiral 4 contract award is a testament to T-Mobile’s leading 5G network and to our focus on building solutions that meet the critical needs of our government customers,” said David Bezzant, Vice President of Sales, T-Mobile for Government. “With a cutting-edge product portfolio, a proven track record and a clear vision for the future, we’re ready to take government innovation to the next level. It’s an honor to serve those who serve this Nation.”

This new contract replaces the previous iteration, Spiral 3, in response to changes in industry standards and technological advancements. Since participating in Spiral 3 starting in 2017, T-Mobile has significantly grown its range of services for government operations. It launched 5G Advanced Network Solutions, a comprehensive portfolio of cutting-edge 5G solutions and applications — like 5G private and hybrid networks — that meet specific performance needs of government agencies.

T-Mobile also introduced Government Internet, a 5G fixed wireless solution that can function as the main internet connection or as unlimited backup, enhancing reliability and support for critical communications. T-Mobile and 3rd Eye Technologies are making it easier for government agencies to stay compliant with federal message archiving laws with a ready-to-use solution that securely captures and stores SMS and MMS message logs. And in the future, government agencies could leverage T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX, which aims to merge T-Mobile’s network with Starlink’s satellite capabilities with the goal to provide groundbreaking, near-universal connectivity.

For a comprehensive look at T-Mobile’s government wireless network services, visit https://www.t-mobile.com/business/government.

Follow @TMobileNews on X, formerly known as Twitter, to stay up to date with the latest company news.

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Some uses may require certain plan or feature; see T-Mobile.com.

About T-Mobile 
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Mint Mobile. For more information please visit: https://www.t-mobile.com