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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.

EHS Manager Cindy Madsen from our CertainTeed Roofing location in Shakopee, MN finds motivation in being an example to her kids as a woman in manufacturing, showing them that they can aspire to be whatever they want. 

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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”.

€47.9 billion in sales in 2023
160,000 employees, locations in 76 countries 
Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 

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.

EHS Manager Cindy Madsen from our CertainTeed Roofing location in Shakopee, MN finds motivation in being an example to her kids as a woman in manufacturing, showing them that they can aspire to be whatever they want. 

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”.

€47.9 billion in sales in 2023
160,000 employees, locations in 76 countries 
Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 

All year long, Comcast NBCUniversal champions the stories, organizations, and cultures that live within LGBTQ+ communities. This Pride Month, we’re celebrating how Universal Truths both bring and keep us together through our best-in-class content destinations and partnerships with LGBTQ- led and serving nonprofits who are advancing digital equity for all.

Xfinity

Xfinity’s LGBTQ+ Film & TV destination on X1, Flex, and Xumo Stream Box is available year-round, and connects LGBTQ+ viewers and their allies to a growing collection of entertainment from across hundreds of networks and streaming services in one simple, curated experience.

During Pride Month, we shine a spotlight on this destination by premiering new features and content collections that highlight all the great community-friendly content available across our entertainment platforms. Our theme this year, “Universal Truths Don’t Change. Love Unites.” will be centered around the universal truths that govern our daily lives like “actions speak louder than words,” “show respect, get respect,” and “we all deserve to be loved,” and the programming that brings these mantras to life.

Other new features and collections premiering during Pride Month include curated collections of shows and movies by identity, giving viewers an easy way to find programming with characters, actors, or themes specific to one community. They can also make their viewing experience unique with the ability to “theme” their X1 experience with colors from one of the six community flags. Each theme changes the blue highlight bar used to orient customers as they browse through the experience, as well as the icon in the progress bar to mark a viewer’s place in a show or movie they are watching to the colors of the selected flag.

Queens from this season’s RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars will serve as guest editors in this year’s Pride destination, offering viewers a peek at some of their favorite LGBTQ+ shows and movies. In addition, we are bringing back other popular Pride experiences, including an updated, interactive timeline of LGBTQ+ representation in entertainment, and weekly unlocks of premium LGBTQ+ networks and streaming services including Here TV (June 3-9), Revry (June 10-16), OUTtv (June 17-23), and Dekkoo (June 24-30).

Customers can find all these great collections, features, and more by simply saying “Pride” into their voice remote.

Comcast Newsmakers

Throughout the month, Comcast Newsmakers is spotlighting leaders who are committed to championing the LGBTQ+ community, with new interviews focused on LGBTQ+ allyship, representation in the media, and intersectionality. Featured guests include social justice advocate Eboné Bell, along with Monica Trasandes of GLAAD. Interviews will be available at ComcastNewsmakers.com, and Xfinity customers can say “Comcast Newsmakers” into their Voice Remote to watch.

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal is celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month to recognize this incredible and diverse community. NBCUniversal’s “Pride Is Universal” campaign honors the expansiveness of our truths and the importance of embracing our identities.

Digital Equity & Social Impact

Comcast NBCUniversal proudly supports organizations across the country working to collectively empower LGBTQ+ communities. In a committed effort to advance digital equity for all through Project UP, we’ve partnered with LGBT Tech to launch a Digital Navigator Program that serves the community nationally. More locally, we work alongside the Ruth Ellis Center to provide LGBTQ+ young adults with digital career resources in Highland Park, MI. We’re also supporting Transhealth to increase access to digital healthcare services in Northampton, MA, as well as Lift Zone partner, The Center on Colfax, to provide mental health services and workplace training on LGBTQ+ issues in Denver, CO.

Our Employees

Comcast employees are celebrating the LGBTQ+ community across the country at Pride parades and employee-led events, including our second national Pride Summit. This hybrid event brought together employees from the LGBTQ+ community and their allies for conversations around allyship and authenticity. In partnership with our OUT LGBTQ+ & Ally Alliance employee resource group and as part of our DE&I Speaker Series, we will broadcast a special interview featuring two-time WNBA MVP and Olympic Gold Medalist Elena Delle Donne about the importance of allyship, her experience as an LGBTQ+ professional athlete, Olympian, and more.

International Olympic Committee news

Pride House Paris 2024 will be a place full of life and celebration during the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer at the Péniche Rosa Bonheur on the Seine.

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote fairness, inclusion and respect for diversity, Pride House Paris 2024 presented its entire legacy for more inclusive sport and a better way of “living together” to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Friday (17 May).

“At the Olympic Games we are all equal. There is no discrimination,” International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said in a statement.

“This is the fundamental spirit of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Village, where athletes from the territories of all 206 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team live together in harmony under one roof.

“We welcome that the Paris 2024 Organising Committee has made sure that diversity and inclusion are central to the Olympic project and we wish Pride House Paris 2024 every success as part of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.”

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet added: “Inclusion, openness and respect for everyone are at the heart of the values of sport, and of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“As the organiser of the world’s biggest sporting event, Paris 2024 is committed to making our society more inclusive and advancing the fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender in France and around the world.

“We are proud to have this Pride House · Paris 2024, which will be a place full of life, celebration and awareness-raising.”

The first step in building its legacy was the launch of its research laboratory last January. Comprising three working groups, the aim of this “Lab” is to propose operational solutions that can easily be put in place by sports associations wishing to work on their inclusion. Each working group focuses on a specific theme, in conjunction with Pride House partners and with guest speakers who provide a real opportunity to share experience from the field. The results of this work will be shared at a special event in July.

As a legacy project of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the Organising Committee and Fier-Play are committed to working together to harness the momentum of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to drive lasting social and cultural change in the French and global sporting landscape.

This objective is all the more present with the involvement of the IOC in Pride House. The result is an historic partnership that has made Pride House Paris 2024 the first Pride House to obtain such support. This unprecedented collaboration opens up new prospects for promoting LGBTI+ inclusion in sport worldwide.

WHAT IS A PRIDE HOUSE?

Under the aegis of Pride House International, a Pride House is a benevolent and inclusive venue at major sporting events. Its aim is to combat discrimination and make LGBTI+ people more visible in sport. It offers a festive, cultural, sporting and educational programme to raise awareness among as many people as possible and make sport universal, accessible to all without discrimination.

WHERE WILL THE PRIDE HOUSE FOR PARIS 2024 BE LOCATED?

The Pride House Paris 2024 will be located on the Péniche Rosa Bonheur of the Seine. A mobile Pride House will visit various Olympic sites during the Games, in and around Paris, and a digital Pride House will make the project accessible to everyone.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 21, 2024 /3BL/ – Direct Relief today announced the appointment of three new members to the organization’s Board of Directors, each bringing extensive business and nonprofit expertise to support the organization’s growing humanitarian efforts. Henrietta Holsman Fore, Heitham Hassoun, MD, and Perry Siatis will be joining Direct Relief’s board at a time of significant growth for the organization’s global humanitarian response efforts, which last fiscal year included provision of essential medications, a broad range of medical supplies, and financial support in response to requests from healthcare providers and other local organizations across 88 countries and 55 U.S. states and territories.

A leader in providing medical humanitarian aid to those in need, Direct Relief is ranked fifth on the Forbes List of Top 100 Charities and earned a renewed four-star rating from Charity Navigator in 2024, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, for the 13th consecutive year.

“Direct Relief is excited to welcome these accomplished individuals to its board,” said Mark Linehan, Direct Relief’s Board Chair. “The expertise that each brings will strengthen and further the organization’s mission of mobilizing essential medical and other resources across the U.S. and around the world.”

The new directors are:

Henrietta Holsman Fore recently served as the seventh Executive Director of UNICEF. Prior to taking up this appointment, she served as both the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance in the U.S. State Department. From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Fore served as Under Secretary of State for Management, the Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Department of State. Prior to that, she was the 37th Director of the United States Mint, a position she held from 2001 to 2005. Currently Ms. Fore serves as the Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Holsman International, a manufacturing and investment company.

Heitham Hassoun, MD, serves as the Chief Executive of International at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, California. In this role, he leads the institution’s international patient services as well as global strategy and operations. He joined Cedars-Sinai in 2018 as vice president and medical director of International. He is a highly regarded clinician and healthcare leader with a wealth of experience in global partnerships, international patient services, health system development and academic medicine. Dr. Hassoun shepherded Cedars-Sinai’s first global affiliation as well as several academic and strategic collaborations in China, Ecuador, Indonesia, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. He also has overseen the expansion of Cedars-Sinai’s regional offices in multiple countries, including China, Mexico and Singapore. In addition to leading International, Dr. Hassoun is a professor of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai and maintains a clinical practice in vascular and endovascular surgery. Prior to Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Hassoun served as global medical director at Johns Hopkins Medicine and as an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Perry Siatis is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, where he is responsible for Legal and the Office of Ethics and Compliance. He is credited with negotiating highly successful global business deals, navigating complex government policy, and providing strategic legal guidance for multiple billion-dollar brands. Mr. Siatis began his career by practicing commercial and intellectual property (IP) litigation at DLA Piper LLP. He joined Abbott in 2005 as Counsel and progressed to Division Counsel, IP Litigation, and later became Divisional Vice President and Section Head, IP Strategy. In January 2013, Mr. Siatis joined AbbVie where he served as Vice President, Biologic Strategic Development and Legal Regulatory. He also served as the Senior Vice President of Legal Transactions and R&D/Alliance Management and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. In 2020, he led the legal strategy for the acquisition of Allergan, one of the largest acquisitions in pharmaceutical history.

The Direct Relief Board of Directors may serve up to three three-year terms.

A full list of Direct Relief’s Board and leadership is available here.

Watch video here: Conflict is the Main Driver of Hunger (youtube.com)

The world is facing the biggest refugee crisis in recent history. At the end of 2023, over 117 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide. Today, that number has likely exceeded 120 million people.

These families were displaced by persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, or events disturbing public order. Driven from their homes, they are often left with next to nothing and must rebuild their lives from scratch. 40% of them are children.

The number keeps rising higher and higher. Last year, there were 8.8 million more displaced people than the year prior. That means that one in 69 people on Earth are forcibly displaced.

Most refugees end up in a cycle of displacement in the world’s lowest income countries. In Sudan, civil war has forced 8.8 million people to flee. Conflict in Gaza has internally displaced 75% of the population and driven half the population to the brink of famine. Ukraine continues to experience missile strikes and bombardment, leaving entire towns buried in rubble. Humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Somalia, Mynamar, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the South Caucasus region also drove families to displacement and hunger.

More forced displacement equals more hunger. The two are closely linked. People living in conflict-prone areas have their fields burned, belongings stolen, markets bombed, water and sanitation services destroyed, and roads blocked. This often makes it impossible for humanitarian workers to access communities in need. This video aims to illustrate the reality that forcibly displaced families experience. Each animation began as a hand-drawn illustration, and each illustration was based off photos of real Somalian scenes—including villages, houses, and a displacement camp.

In Somalia, displaced families usually seek refuge in crowded displacement camps. Even in dangerous heat, men, women, and children must live in small tents with no electricity, clean water, or sanitary latrines. The camps are prone to infectious disease outbreaks. At the end of last year, over 3.9 million people in Somalia were displaced due to insecurity, conflict, and climate change-induced natural disasters.

About This Video

All photos were captured by Ismail Taxta. The video was illustrated by Tayo Fatunla and animated by Adam Zygadlo. The film is voiced by Fardosa Hussein and directed by Toby Madden.

About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 28 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 55 countries, our 8,900 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

In this latest blog written by Jeremy Lardeau, Senior VP, Higg Index at Cascale, the pivotal role of Cascale in supporting the development of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Category Rules (PEFCR) for apparel and footwear is explored. Cascale’s commitment to fostering industry collaboration and ensuring reliable, verifiable sustainability claims is highlighted through its work with the European Commission. The Commission has engaged Cascale to convene a multi-stakeholder Technical Secretariat (TS) to set a standardized methodology for product environmental impact assessment. This initiative not only helps combat greenwashing but also promotes transparency across the industry.

Read on to learn more about how Cascale is driving meaningful change and supporting the EU in establishing a common language for environmental impact assessment. Read the full blog here.

In this latest blog written by Jeremy Lardeau, Senior VP, Higg Index at Cascale, the pivotal role of Cascale in supporting the development of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Category Rules (PEFCR) for apparel and footwear is explored. Cascale’s commitment to fostering industry collaboration and ensuring reliable, verifiable sustainability claims is highlighted through its work with the European Commission. The Commission has engaged Cascale to convene a multi-stakeholder Technical Secretariat (TS) to set a standardized methodology for product environmental impact assessment. This initiative not only helps combat greenwashing but also promotes transparency across the industry.

Read on to learn more about how Cascale is driving meaningful change and supporting the EU in establishing a common language for environmental impact assessment. Read the full blog here.

Juneteenth is a time to celebrate, reflect, and serve. That’s what our Albertsons African American Leadership Council (AAALC) ARG did this year by participating in different events in Dallas, TX, that commemorated the historical and cultural significance of the day and the resilience and contributions of the African American community. Our AAALC enjoyed activities including: 

– A panel discussion featuring Dr. Marvin Dulaney from the African American Museum of Dallas, who shared his insights and expertise on the history and impact of Juneteenth and the Reconstruction Era. 

– A Family Reunion BBQ at our Plano Office, where our team enjoyed a celebration filled with music, food, Black Line Dancing lessons and connection with colleagues and friends. 

– A donation drive to support the Boys and Girls Club in Plano, TX, where the team provided food, drinks, and ice cream for the children and staff. Our AAALC members delighted in seeing the smiles on the children’s faces and making their celebration enjoyable and memorable. 

– A day of service at the African American Museum of Dallas and Opal’s National Walk of Freedom, where the team volunteered to help with various tasks and joined the walk to honor the legacy of Juneteenth and the freedom fighters who paved the way. 

We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate, reflect, and serve on this important day. We thank all our AAALC members for coming together as one team to give back to our communities and celebrate. Happy Juneteenth!

See original post on LinkedIn and read more about Albertsons Companies and our Recipe for Change on our website.

June 21, 2024 /3BL/ – GRI today announces that, after seven years of working in a range of roles with GRI, Eelco van der Enden has elected to step down at the end of his current three-year fixed term contract as CEO. He will continue to serve as GRI CEO until 31 December 2024.

Eelco was appointed CEO in January 2022, towards the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. His relationship with GRI commenced in 2017, serving in advisory and supervisory roles for the organisation, including membership of the technical committee that developed the world’s first global tax transparency standard. He was appointed to GRI’s Board of Directors in 2020.

Eelco van der Enden, CEO of GRI, said:

I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved together at GRI in my time here, during a period in which there has been an explosion of interest in sustainability reporting, and a rapid shift in expectations as we move from voluntary to mandatory disclosure requirements in many markets. We have been able to build on 25 years of GRI’s heritage, at the same time as ensuring the organization is fit for the future.

The past few years have been a time of transition, where we have worked closely with partners to ensure there is a common baseline for globally applicable and comparable sustainability data. Alongside our widely-used reporting standards, initiatives such as the Sustainability Innovation Lab have laid a solid foundation for capacity building.

By enabling the transparency that builds trust in organizations, I believe we are helping to create a happier and healthier world for business and society. I look forward to seeing GRI go from strength to strength, as we go beyond simply serving as the architect of the global language of impact reporting to also teaching people to speak this language fluently and communicate more effectively with one another. 

The end of the year and my fixed term three-year contract is a natural point for me to pass on the role of CEO to someone who can take GRI through the next phase of its evolution. Until then, the work continues and I look forward to working with GRI’s Board and senior leaders to find my replacement during the remainder of the year.”

Jessica Fries, Chair of the GRI Supervisory Board, said:

“Eelco has done a tremendous job leading GRI through increasing harmonisation of reporting standards and has positioned the organisation to fulfil its purpose and expand its impact in the future – financially, structurally, and strategically. He’s been hugely effective and we are confident that his successor will build on the strong foundations that he will leave behind.”

The recruitment process to find Eelco’s successor has started, and he will remain fully operational as CEO until his departure, helping to ensure an orderly transition.

Eelco van der Enden was appointed GRI CEO in January 2022, following four years in governance roles with the organization. In 2017, he was appointed to the Technical Committee that developed GRI 207: Tax 2019, and he then joined the GRI Board in January 2020. Prior to GRI, Eelco worked for PwC, as a Partner and latterly as Global ESG Platform Leader for Tax, Legal, People & Organisation Services. He has also served as Chair of the Tax Policy Group of Accountancy Europe, and held a range of senior roles with listed companies, including as head of treasury, risk management and tax.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an independent not-for-profit organization and standard-setter that is the architect of the common global language used to assess and report on environmental, social, and economic impacts. GRI provides tools and training that enable organizations of all sizes to harness the skills, capabilities and data they need to create sustainable, long-term value and unlock positive change in the world.

For over 25 years, GRI has led a global multi-stakeholder process to develop and refine rigorous yet practical sustainability reporting. Using the GRI Standards, organizations can understand and act on the full range of their impacts.

GRI’s consistent, comparable and globally-applicable standards have become the world’s most widely-used sustainability reporting framework. GRI is trusted by thousands of companies to provide the building blocks for transparent reporting, managing risks and opportunities and supporting strategic decision-making.