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ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9, 2026 – The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), today announced its Global Responsible Sourcing Due Diligence Standard for Mineral Supply Chains – All Minerals (All Minerals Standard) has achieved full recognition under the London Metal Exchange (LME) Responsible Sourcing Framework, fully meeting LME Track A requirements for both the standard and its implementation.

The LME is the world’s largest industrial metal exchange. The majority of all non-ferrous metals futures business is transacted on the LME platform. Last year, 191 million lots were traded, equating to $21 trillion and 4 billion tonnes notional, with a market open interest high of 2.1 million lots.

This full recognition by LME marks an important milestone for the RMI, with all RMI standards now independently assessed as fully OECD-aligned and achieving regulatory recognition under the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation or market recognition by the LME. The RMI’s recognized standards support due diligence and market access for producers, traders, and end users across 10 LME-traded non-ferrous and EV metals, including tin, nickel, and cobalt. A majority of LME Track A deliverable tin and cobalt producers currently use RMI assessments to meet LME responsible sourcing disclosure requirements.

This LME full recognition of the RMI’s All Minerals Standard builds on existing regulatory recognition of the RMI’s standards. The RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) Tin and Tantalum Standard, RMAP Tungsten Standard, and RMAP Gold Standard are recognized as equivalent under the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/821), reflecting regulatory recognition of their alignment with OECD due diligence requirements for 3TG minerals. In parallel, the London Metal Exchange’s Track A full recognition of the RMI’s Tin and Tantalum Standard and the All Minerals Standard confirms market acceptance of the RMI’s due diligence framework within the LME responsible sourcing system. Together, these recognitions reflect the RMI’s role in providing a coherent, OECD‑aligned due diligence framework that responds to both regulatory requirements and market‑based responsible sourcing expectations across all minerals.

“LME full recognition of the RMI’s All Minerals Standard gives companies throughout the value chain an important, OECD-aligned tool for due diligence across mineral supply chains, including battery materials such as nickel, cobalt, lithium, and natural graphite,” said Jennifer Peyser, Executive Director of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). “With all RMI standards now fully aligned with OECD Guidance, our portfolio offers unique value through its comprehensive minerals coverage to inform company due diligence and support compliance with minerals due diligence regulations.”

“The LME welcomes continued collaboration with the RMI, following the All Minerals Standard and associated assessments reaching full approval as an option for meeting LME Responsible Sourcing requirements,” said Mingyou Yang, Sustainability Manager, London Metal Exchange (LME). “This provides LME Brands with a fully approved Track A compliance pathway applicable to battery and critical minerals producers, including multi-metal facilities.”

The RMI will continue working with regulators, exchanges, and stakeholders across minerals supply chains to ensure its standards remain responsive to evolving expectations and support credible implementation of responsible sourcing practices globally. While the EU Battery Regulation does not currently include a mechanism for formal recognition of due diligence standards, the RMI is closely monitoring developments related to recognition processes and intends to engage as such mechanisms emerge.

Learn more about the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) on the RMI website and contact RMI@responsiblebusiness.org for more information on the RMAP.

View the LME’s Sustainability Spotlight – March 2026 here to view the LME’s statements on the RMI’s full recognition.

 

About the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI)

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), is a multi-industry initiative with more than 500 member companies. Its members contribute to the development and international uptake of a range of tools and resources focused on minerals supply chain due diligence, including independent third-party assessments for smelters, Minerals Reporting Templates, supply chain risk assessment tools, and guidance documents on responsible sourcing of all minerals/metals. The RMI’s standards are grounded in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Together, the RMI’s standards provide a structured framework that supports companies in identifying, assessing, and responding to supply chain risks in line with internationally recognized due diligence expectations. RMI members also have access to specialized due diligence tools, including country of origin data and the RMI Facility Database. The RMI runs regular workshops on responsible sourcing issues and contributes to policy development with civil society organizations and governments. For more information, visit ResponsibleMineralsInitiative.org.

About the London Metal Exchange

The London Metal Exchange is the world centre for the trading of industrial metals – the majority of all non-ferrous metal futures business is transacted on the LME platform. Last year, 191 million lots were traded, equating to $21 trillion and 4 billion tonnes notional, with a market open interest high of 2.1 million lots. The metals community uses the LME, an HKEX Group company, as a venue to transfer or take on price risk, as a physical market of last resort and as the provider of transparent global reference prices.

 

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Jarrett Bens, Senior Director of Communications
Responsible Business Alliance
Phone: +1 571.858.5721
jbens@responsiblebusiness.org

Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 9, 2026 /3BL/ – CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) announced it has been recognized by Newsweek with the 2026 AI Impact Award in the AI Health Care category, specifically for Best Outcomes – Patient Care. The award recognizes CVS Health’s AI-Driven Prescription Interpretation and Instruction Standardization technology, which embeds artificial intelligence directly into pharmacy dispensing workflows to help pharmacists improve medication safety and patient care across the company’s national pharmacy network.

“This recognition reflects our commitment to applying AI in ways that ultimately free up our clinicians’ time to better serve patients,” said Tony Ambrozie, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at CVS Health. “By embedding intelligent automation into our pharmacy workflows, we’re giving our pharmacists and technicians more time to focus on what they do best: providing expert clinical support to the patients who depend on us. This is what responsible, patient-centric AI looks like in practice.”

The Newsweek AI Impact Awards spotlight practitioner-led AI solutions delivering measurable, real-world impact. Award winners are featured on Newsweek.com.

Transforming prescription processing through responsible AI

Across the U.S. health care system, pharmacies routinely receive electronic prescriptions containing complex directions for use. These instructions historically required manual transcription by pharmacy teams, creating administrative burden and limiting the time clinicians could dedicate to direct patient support.

CVS Health addressed this challenge by deploying trained open-source large language models (LLMs) to interpret prescriber directions, parsing clinical terminology, conditional dosing logic, and contextual nuance that legacy rules-based systems could not process. In parallel, AI-driven logic analyzes frequency, quantity, and duration fields to calculate precise dosage supply — one of the most labor-intensive steps in prescription processing.

Delivering results across retail and specialty pharmacy

The solution has delivered significant, measurable outcomes across both retail and specialty pharmacy settings:

In retail pharmacy, automating this repetitive task accelerates prescription fulfillment and reduces delays at the point of care, with operational gains directly reallocated to expand clinical support capabilities.

In specialty pharmacy, where patients often manage chronic, rare, or life-threatening conditions, this tool has helped CVS Specialty onboard patients and fill their prescriptions more quickly, so they can begin therapy faster.

Patient safety and responsible AI deployment were foundational design principles throughout development. Model performance is continuously evaluated against pharmacy accuracy benchmarks, with human-in-the-loop safeguards ensuring pharmacists retain final clinical authority.

For more information about CVS Health’s technology and innovation initiatives, visit CVSHealth.com.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading health solutions company simplifying health care one person, one family, and one community at a time. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a broad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media contact

Tara Burke
646-765-4971
BurkeT1@CVSHealth.com

Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 9, 2026 /3BL/ – CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) announced it has been recognized by Newsweek with the 2026 AI Impact Award in the AI Health Care category, specifically for Best Outcomes – Patient Care. The award recognizes CVS Health’s AI-Driven Prescription Interpretation and Instruction Standardization technology, which embeds artificial intelligence directly into pharmacy dispensing workflows to help pharmacists improve medication safety and patient care across the company’s national pharmacy network.

“This recognition reflects our commitment to applying AI in ways that ultimately free up our clinicians’ time to better serve patients,” said Tony Ambrozie, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at CVS Health. “By embedding intelligent automation into our pharmacy workflows, we’re giving our pharmacists and technicians more time to focus on what they do best: providing expert clinical support to the patients who depend on us. This is what responsible, patient-centric AI looks like in practice.”

The Newsweek AI Impact Awards spotlight practitioner-led AI solutions delivering measurable, real-world impact. Award winners are featured on Newsweek.com.

Transforming prescription processing through responsible AI

Across the U.S. health care system, pharmacies routinely receive electronic prescriptions containing complex directions for use. These instructions historically required manual transcription by pharmacy teams, creating administrative burden and limiting the time clinicians could dedicate to direct patient support.

CVS Health addressed this challenge by deploying trained open-source large language models (LLMs) to interpret prescriber directions, parsing clinical terminology, conditional dosing logic, and contextual nuance that legacy rules-based systems could not process. In parallel, AI-driven logic analyzes frequency, quantity, and duration fields to calculate precise dosage supply — one of the most labor-intensive steps in prescription processing.

Delivering results across retail and specialty pharmacy

The solution has delivered significant, measurable outcomes across both retail and specialty pharmacy settings:

In retail pharmacy, automating this repetitive task accelerates prescription fulfillment and reduces delays at the point of care, with operational gains directly reallocated to expand clinical support capabilities.

In specialty pharmacy, where patients often manage chronic, rare, or life-threatening conditions, this tool has helped CVS Specialty onboard patients and fill their prescriptions more quickly, so they can begin therapy faster.

Patient safety and responsible AI deployment were foundational design principles throughout development. Model performance is continuously evaluated against pharmacy accuracy benchmarks, with human-in-the-loop safeguards ensuring pharmacists retain final clinical authority.

For more information about CVS Health’s technology and innovation initiatives, visit CVSHealth.com.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading health solutions company simplifying health care one person, one family, and one community at a time. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a broad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media contact

Tara Burke
646-765-4971
BurkeT1@CVSHealth.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Key Points

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Key Points

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

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

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

About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Galway, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across more than 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic, visit medtronic.com and follow Medtronic on LinkedIn.

Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic’s periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.

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Communications
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Ingrid Goldberg
Investor Relations
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Originally published on GoDaddy Resource Library

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your career journey to date.

I have spent the last 13 years at GoDaddy building, growing, and now leading our global Emerging Talent Programs and team. My journey to GoDaddy was a thread of gold woven through my interests and my own experiences as an intern through college. I studied organizational psychology and in my early years of college, I cold-emailed every company I thought would be so cool to work for, to see if they had any extra work for an intern. It worked a couple of times! Notably, I was in Los Angeles, a thriving heart of the music and entertainment industry and I was extremely curious about how I could apply what I was learning to some of those exciting companies. An HR manager at Warner Music Group replied to one of my emails, and I got to spend one of my first internships helping with onboarding employees who worked with bands I loved at the time, like My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and The Used. The swag was top tier – free band tees and cd’s galore! I went on to seek out an internship in HR every year of college. I joined a scholarship program with a group of students who had internships all over the world and I remember how curious and eager I was to hear about my classmates’ experiences as interns at other companies.

I had such a great experience interning over my college years that I took that with me into my career. Prior to GoDaddy, I was working for Disney as a Tech Recruiting Coordinator and my mentor there was the head of their global internships. I learned so much from her about how intern programs run behind the scenes and knew I wanted to shift gears towards working with students and programs eventually in my own career. I landed my first role at GoDaddy through a startup called Outright, which became GoDaddy’s first ever acquisition. Aside from helping new hires onboard, I jumped in to help represent GoDaddy at so many tech conferences locally and across the country. This was at a time where GoDaddy was really putting in the effort to form an established reputation in the tech space and we were turning the tides of our brand.

At the time, GoDaddy hadn’t yet built a formal internship program, but had just identified a single person on the Talent Acquisition team to take it over. I had enough flexibility in my role at the time, that I was able to partner closely with her on everything from the ideation phase to rolling out the first official offer letter to a new grad. I officially joined her team as our first University Recruiter and we launched a huge grassroots effort to build our program from the ground up. After we were able to expand our team with more recruiters, I moved over to the Program Manager position and focused on building and managing all program operations and the intern candidate experience. A couple of years later, I took over managing the entire team and have been leading our efforts in Emerging Talent globally for the past 9 years. Over this time we have explored and expanded roles across Canada, EMEA, and India. We’ve built strong partnerships with universities, inclusion‑focused hiring organizations, coding bootcamps, and student clubs to strengthen our employer brand and expand our talent pipeline. We have stood up several different programs over the years with the focus of bridging the gap of opportunity for emerging talent who are hungry to make a difference.

What excites you most about building and running the GoDaddy internship program?

Emerging talent is such an exciting part of Talent Acquisition to me. It is highly competitive and we need to move quickly, while understanding deeply what teams need from the next generation of talent. Running the intern programs also means going past the traditional recruiting process and timeline. We don’t stop at the hire and the onboarding; we go on to build and cater to the entire cycle which includes management of a program that creates meaningful experiences and connections, while building value for not only our interns but also for the business. I love being able to use my creative brain constantly in this role.

A great internship isn’t defined by the number of fun events, but by the sense of community we build together. That’s the real anchor. I am always thinking about ways to connect interns with our leaders, with former interns who are now employees, with all the resources GoDaddy has to offer, and also connect them to what is possible here at GoDaddy and beyond. What excites me the most is being able to witness interns grow their careers over the years, and to see where the launchpad of their internship takes them in life. I’ve seen early college students go from joining us for their first ever internship, to joining GoDaddy full-time and then seeing their self-portraits tower over me at our company booth at the National Grace Hopper Conference! Many of them, I consider good friends to this day. I just attended the wedding of the very first new grad we ever hired through our program 13 years ago. We’re fortunate to have former interns, now full‑time GoDaddy employees, who enthusiastically give back by mentoring new interns, speaking on panels, supporting events, and helping run our bootcamp programs. These interns have become senior engineers, TPMs, managers and directors. Other interns have gone on to successfully launch their own ventures, building from what they’ve learned from their internship experience with us… they represent what is possible, and their success continually motivates me to inspire other interns to imagine, pursue, and achieve their own dreams!

How do you go about getting buy-in from senior leaders across the company?

We launched our programs by first identifying the schools where our senior leaders were alumni and building a strategic list of target schools from there. They came with us to campus to help us grow our brand and recruit talent and because of that, they got to see the potential of talent first-hand and acted as key ambassadors for our programs. We gained buy-in naturally because our senior leaders were hands-on from the start. Because we launched the programs with leaders in the weeds with us, we didn’t have to pitch a whole idea of a program – they were already invested. When new leaders come along and/or we’re pitching a new idea or concept for our programs, I never feel alone in those efforts. I’ve always felt welcome sharing ideas early with senior leaders. They’ve consistently kept an open door, and I never hesitate to walk through it. Often, when I do, they not only advocate but also connect my team with other leaders who champion those ideas from day one. Having leadership so bullish on early talent has been instrumental in the success of our programs. Over the years, we’ve backed this up with data, showing future leaders the tangible value early talent brings to GoDaddy and our culture.

What’s the most challenging yet rewarding thing that you’ve worked on at GoDaddy?

Continuing to support the careers of new talent at GoDaddy has been a highlight of my career. Soon after starting the intern and new grad hiring programs, I attempted to launch an onboarding program for this new community we were building at the company. For many new grads, this was their first real job out of college and so many factors go into this life milestone: like moving to a brand new place, having benefits and 401K for the first time, and trying to understand equity and RSU’s. The list goes on! All of this on top of launching their career and the anxieties that go along with that. I had a goal of easing that burden for them so they could have a smoother transition into the workforce and dive into their new careers with confidence. I collected feedback from all of the new grads we had hired so far, and they were just as passionate about building this community and making it a little bit easier for the next wave of grads to jump into their careers.

Ultimately, we came together and built a formal pitch. Our executives thought it would be great to launch this program as an official Employee Resource Group (ERG). That was how the GD Next ERG was born and I’m so proud that it still exists today and has a group of remarkable employees running it; many of them are GoDaddy intern conversions. We run a mentorship program where GD Next members are matched with interns each year and that one connection has frequently turned into long-running mentorship and friendships. It’s amazing to see former interns who are now GoDaddy employees be so involved and enthusiastic about giving back to these programs. Their involvement isn’t just appreciated; the GD Next community has become a vital part of how our programs thrive. Recently, we were proud to send 3 GD Next members to the Forbes Under 30 Summit. When we had our round table to debrief their experience, it was discovered that all 3 of them had the same connection through our mentorship program! Such a small world, but also such a cool thing to see the real-life links of this community that functions like a chain – each link influencing and strengthening the next, forged through shared experience. This is truly how culture grows!

How does GoDaddy’s culture or values show up in the way you approach work?

The programs we run would not be possible without strong partnerships across SO many different teams. It’s incredibly important to me to be able to Fuse Forces and actually foster those relationships.

GoDaddy has a culture that allows for big ideas to have a life, through Working Courageously and experimentation.

I also love that we have a culture where everyone is open to helping other people learn. If I want to become more knowledgeable in what another person or team does, all I have to do is ask. Time and time again, I’ve witnessed new ideas and partnerships come from those curious conversations. It is such a valuable part of our culture that we have at our fingertips. I feel like no matter how much GoDaddy evolves, these core values of our culture continue to ring true and steady. It’s enabled me to stay confident in the way I approach my work every day!

What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

Outside of work, I have a 7 and almost 4-year old who keep my husband and I incredibly busy, and we go on family adventures almost every weekend. We live on the coast in the Bay Area, California so the local beaches, tidepools, parks and hikes are on heavy rotation! The kids are at an age where they are super curious about everything too, so we make it fun! I love studying astrology and going to see live shows at the theater. I also love exploring and supporting all of the local businesses in our coastal community. I feel like learning about small businesses is a genuine hobby of mine! Whether it’s a new coffee shop, a local artist, or a booth at the farmer’s market, I always have my eye out and will often go and support their events and new ventures. Small businesses here are such a web of connections to so many fun things! And it’s always a plus to catch a GoDaddy payments terminal out in the wild!

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