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Griffith Foods is working to make a difference in water stewardship.

In 2021, Griffith Foods performed its first water risk assessment using the WRI Aqueduct Tool 3.0, a globally recognized methodology for developing a water risk framework. We are prioritizing efforts within operations located in water stressed areas to improve water metering, implement engineering and process improvements to reduce consumption, and adopt best practices from the Alliance for Water Stewardship. Near-term, we seek to reduce unsustainable water use by 50 percent in water stressed areas by the end of 2025, and by 100 percent at the end of 2030.

Visit https://www.wri.org/freshwater to learn more about water, the challenges we face, and what we can all do to ensure a sustainable water supply for our world.

Griffith Foods

At Griffith Foods, our purpose defines who we are, what we do, and why we exist, highlighting what makes us distinct and authentic in the marketplace. We help our partners meet the evolving needs and desires of consumers in ways that respect and sustain the planet. Our care and creativity mean we’ll find the right mix of global reach and local impact to serve the earth and nourish all of us who call it home.

Our Sustainability Platform of People, Planet, and Performance guides how we behave, conduct business, and treat people, ensuring that everything we do leads to responsible growth for our entire ecosystem.

People 
We take care of our employees and the communities in which we do business.

Planet 
We all share one Earth, and we take environmental action to responsibly care for it.

Performance 
We operate ethically and strategically to create a positive impact for our business and for all of those with whom we interact.

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In recognition of Global Volunteer Month this April, we are proud to highlight the thousands of Comcast volunteers who are positively impacting their communities all year long through our national volunteer program, Team UP. Most recently, as part of our National Engineers Week celebration in February, hundreds of Comcast technologists volunteered to modify toys for children with disabilities alongside leaders from Easterseals, a national disability services nonprofit and longtime Comcast partner.

In Denver; Washington, D.C.; and Philadelphia, our Technology, Product, and Experience (TPX) employees worked collaboratively in small groups with local Easterseals staff and high school students to adapt nearly 200 toys that typically require fine motor skills to operate.

Throughout the day, senior Easterseals representatives helped guide teams to the finish-line and shared what it means for Comcast employees to get involved with their mission. “Comcast’s support of Easterseals means equity, access, and inclusion. Comcast helps us unleash new communications options like eye gaze technology and iPads – it’s digital knowledge. They help our families engage with the world around them in ways they couldn’t before. It’s not just access, it’s independence,” reflected Liz Meckes, Director of Development, Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

At Comcast, disability inclusion is at the heart of how we create experiences that everyone can enjoy. A valued partner in this work, Easterseals provides access to education, communication, community activities, and more for people with disabilities. Together, we are creating a world of unlimited possibilities where people of all abilities feel empowered to explore and discover the environment around them.

Every child should have the opportunity to explore and play as a foundation of their learning and development. That’s what inclusive design is all about, and we’re grateful to Easterseals for being our partner in this important initiative.

TOM WLODKOWSKI 
VP, Accessibility, Comcast

Team UP’s year-round programming empowers employees to get involved and make a positive impact in our local communities through volunteerism, charitable giving, and board service training. In 2023, we had an outstanding year powered by Team UP’s foundational principle – our reach is maximized when our employees come together for the causes they care about.

2023 Team UP Impact:

12K+ Employees engaged

50K Volunteer hours

6K Organizations impacted

$6M In donations

In addition to volunteering, Comcast technologists spent National Engineers Week celebrating the launch of our Designed with Love campaign, showcasing our partnerships with FIRST Robotics teams across the country, and hosting our fifth annual BENgineers conference focusing on our Black engineers and their allies. We also provided STEM students from Cristo Rey High School with an insider look at our Philadelphia HQ, and our TECHWomen technology resource group hosted a podcast interview with one of our Project UP partners, Reboot Representation, highlighting their mission to increase the number of Black, Latina, and Native American women with computer science degrees.

Comcast is dedicated to helping train the next generation of engineers and we are proud to recognize our remarkable employees for their innovation and thoughtfulness in uplifting each other, and those who seek to join them. We look forward to another bright year ahead led by our passionate teammates who are supporting the communities where we live and work.

MIAMI, April 30, 2024 /3BL/ – Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced it has completed the fleetwide rollout of LR OneOcean’s EnviroManager+ software – the most comprehensive and data-rich implementation of the LR OneOcean platform to date – setting a new standard for maritime journey and environmental planning. The system will deliver efficiencies in passage planning and support voyage compliance excellence with all relevant international, regional, national, and local environmental regulations.

The EnviroManager+ system was jointly developed by Carnival Corporation and LR OneOcean during an intensive five-year collaboration involving senior maritime officials, shipboard crew members, company and industry environmental experts, regulatory compliance leaders, and technology innovators. Together the team created the most encompassing, data-intensive adaptation of the LR OneOcean platform to date designed to give shipboard crews improved, automated, and intuitive tools to support passage and environmental planning, as well as enable enhanced environmental requirement monitoring during voyages.

Carnival Corporation’s nine world-class cruise lines and 90-plus ships sail all over the world, making more than 22,000 port calls each year to over 800 destinations, each with potentially different environmental regulations governing vessel operations. Rigorous requirements on air emissions, purified water release, and many others, can vary considerably on a day-to-day or even hour-by-hour basis depending on a vessel’s location and onboard equipment. As a result, it is important for crews to have ongoing, easy access to detailed information regarding all environmental requirements affecting each specific area traveled along a cruise ship’s itinerary.

EnviroManager+ provides this by visualising the precise boundaries of over 500 environmentally regulated zones worldwide via an intuitive, user-friendly interface. This data is overlaid with the many more restrictive, industry and Carnival Corporation-specific environmental policies to represent a complete view of the full scope of all environmental rules and regulations, regardless of governing body or jurisdiction. Updates to all policies and regulations are routinely and automatically shared with the fleet via a shore-to-ship data service within the LR OneOcean digital platform, which also automatically sends approved passage plans ashore for easy access to shoreside personnel.

The application accelerates and simplifies voyage planning by arming ships’ officers with easy-to-use digital planning tools, including automatic route generation capabilities, to plan voyages and environmental operations. It also automatically validates the accuracy and permissibility of planned operations and navigational routes, delivering actionable intelligence to assist decision-making, reduce risk, and ensure continuous compliance throughout every voyage. Meanwhile, both shoreside and onboard personnel have access to regulatory information that can be monitored in real-time against each vessel’s position, speed, and planned route.

John Haeflinger, Senior VP, Sustainability and Maritime Policy at Carnival Corporation, said: “Complying with environmental regulations is a top priority, and it is a real challenge for the cruise industry, as regulations and requirements constantly evolve and become more complex. As an industry leader proactively engaged in marine stewardship, we need to be confident that our operations meet all environmental requirements, including our own policies, which are often more restrictive. Given our longstanding engagement and collaboration on this project, LR OneOcean EnviroManager+ now gives us that confidence. I am convinced that the LR OneOcean product suite is the most comprehensive and complete maritime environmental regulatory database on the market today that is integrated with an automated passage plan solution for oceangoing vessels. I invite all other oceangoing ship operators committed to environmental compliance to consider giving it a try, because together we can build on the software’s capabilities for the greater good.”

Martin Penney, CEO, LR OneOcean said: “We are delighted to have partnered with Carnival Corporation in the successful adoption of EnviroManager+ across its fleet and support their journey to efficient environmental compliance management. Navigating the complex, rapidly changing regulatory landscape is a growing challenge in shipping. Operators, like Carnival Corporation, often cruise in areas of ecological significance and know how important staying environmentally compliant is to their guests. We applaud Carnival Corporation’s commitment to its ship- and shore-based team members, providing them with software to ensure environmental compliance in their passage planning and execution.”

More information: https://www.oneocean.com/insights/case-study-carnival-corporation

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About Lloyd’s Register OneOcean 

Lloyd’s Register OneOcean is the digital solutions platform providing actionable intelligence to maritime professionals worldwide.

As an integral part of Lloyd’s Register, we exist to create a seamless connection between each and every vessel and voyage, stakeholder, and supply chain to truly unite the digital journey between ship and shore.

Our easy-to-use, secure platform brings market-leading compliance, management, and performance software together to help shipowners, operators, charterers, and crew drive stronger growth and efficiency in a safe, sustainable way.

With years of global maritime expertise, innovation, and experience across 22,000 vessels, we aim to be the most trusted digital platform for enhancing people, profits, and the planet.

 

About Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest global cruise company, and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines – AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), P&O Cruises (UK), Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.

Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com, www.aida.de, www.carnival.com, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.pocruises.com, www.princess.com, and www.seabourn.com.

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Cadence announced that Fortune and Great Place To Work® named the company to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®  List.

Dr. Anirudh Devgan, president and CEO of Cadence, said, “Today, Cadence reached an important milestone. Being recognized among the Top 10 best companies to work for is an honor and an achievement. This affirms our belief that culture drives business success and that Cadence is truly a unique place for people to build meaningful careers.”

The 100 Best Companies to Work For list focuses on how employees feel about their workplace. Great Place To Work evaluates confidential feedback from employees, matching against HR data from participating companies. Only companies with consistently high survey responses across the 60 questions that comprise the Trust Index™ Survey are honored with placement on the list.

“When people ask about what sets the Best Companies apart from their competitors, it’s one key ingredient: trust,” said Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “When employees trust their leaders, their colleagues and the organization, they become empowered to reach their full potential.”

The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For List is highly competitive. Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture, selected the list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback from more than 1.3 million U.S. employees. Companies are only considered for the list if they are Great Place To Work Certified™ organizations with 1,000 or more employees in the U.S.

In the past year, Cadence was recognized as a Great Place To Work in a number of countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan and the UK. Cadence was also recognized as a World’s Best Workplace and regionally as a Best Workplace in Asia and a Best Workplace in Europe.

The Fortune World’s Best Workplaces list is published at https://fortune.com/ranking/best-companies/.

New Survey Finds Companies Planning to Voluntarily Comply With the CSRD

Released today, the 2024 ESG Practitioner Survey polled more than 2,000 people involved in corporate reporting, including sustainability, finance and accounting, and internal audit professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia. Highlights from the report include:

81% of companies not subject to the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive still intend to comply. 
 78% of practitioners say three or more internal teams are involved in their company’s ESG reporting processes, up from 71% in 2023. 
 88% of respondents agree obtaining assurance over ESG data increases the likelihood that a company will achieve its goals. 
 92% of companies are investing in technology to improve collaboration among reporting teams.

Commissioned by Workiva, the ESG Practitioner Survey is an annual survey conducted by an independent research firm to assess practitioners’ alignment on the challenges and opportunities facing corporate sustainability, including global regulation, integrated reporting, and generative AI.

Visit www.workiva.com/2024-ESG-survey to learn more. 

In an era marked by global disruptions, the fragility of supply chains has been starkly revealed. Pandemics, geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, and climate emergencies have not only exposed weaknesses but have also sparked a wave of innovation and strategic evolution. As McKinsey notes, supply chain leaders are now vested with both the attention of top management and a mandate for tangible change.

This pivotal moment offers an opportunity to future-proof supply chains by marrying sustainability, resilience, and efficiency with traditional values of cost, quality, and service. The upward trend in supply chain sustainability importance, as observed in MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability report, underscores a collective awakening to new priorities amidst shifting challenges.

Recent findings from Supply Chain Dive indicate a transition in supply chain concerns, with the unpredictable dynamics of supply and demand now at the forefront. This reshaping of priorities compels a reevaluation towards more robust, sustainable, and efficient supply chains. Notably, over 60% of industry professionals are embracing optimization initiatives like route shortening and inventory tuning to align with ESG goals.

A spotlight on “nearshoring” showcases this shift towards sustainability. As highlighted in the Wall Street Journal, our partnership with snack food giant Mondelez in establishing a Dominican Republic distribution center exemplifies how proximity can enhance efficiency and reduce carbon emissions significantly. This strategy not only addresses logistical challenges but also sets a precedent for environmentally conscious operational decisions.

The evolving criteria for vendor selection further emphasize this paradigm shift. Companies are moving beyond cost-effectiveness to evaluate environmental impacts and sustainability practices. There is a growing inclination to prioritize partners with strong decarbonization and sustainability credentials, and those demonstrating a commitment to eco-friendly practices are increasingly preferred.

Industry research supports this, with Supply Chain Dive reporting that 84% of supply chain executives considering a prospective partner’s decarbonization and sustainability credentials in their selection processes.

The trend towards consolidating vendors for an end-to-end service model reflects a strategic approach to streamline operations and enhance data integrity. This is particularly relevant as companies intensify their ESG commitments, with streamlined supply chains enabling more cohesive and actionable insights.

As the supply chain industry stands at a crucial juncture, the lessons from global disruptions pave the way for transformative change. Embracing sustainability, resilience, and efficiency as guiding principles, the industry is moving towards a new era. This evolution, inspired by sectors like clean energy, heralds a future where supply chains not only meet traditional objectives but also actively contribute to a more sustainable, resilient, and efficient world.

The journey ahead is complex, but the direction is clear. By innovating, partnering, and adapting with a focus on ESG imperatives, we’re not just navigating the challenges of today; we’re shaping the supply chain of tomorrow.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 30, 2024 /3BL/ – Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) is proud to announce the launch of Truist Life, Money, and ChoicesTM – its new, financial education program for community organizations tailored specifically for high school and college students. This initiative is aimed at empowering younger generations with financial lessons and essential skills to navigate their financial futures.

With the increasing complexities of the modern financial landscape, Truist recognizes the critical importance of equipping young adults with the knowledge and tools necessary to make informed financial decisions. But with only 25 states requiring high school students to take a personal finance course, many young people are entering adulthood without real-world financial skills. Truist Life, Money, and Choices will provide students with comprehensive resources and interactive learning opportunities designed to enhance their understanding of key financial concepts—all free through community organization partners.

“As we close out National Financial Literacy month, we are thrilled to launch this initiative, which directly aligns with our purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities,” said Truist Chief CRA/Community Development Officer Anthony Weekly. “By investing in financial education for students, we are laying the foundation for a more financially responsible society while providing our own Truist teammates with powerful ways to give back to their communities.”

Truist Life, Money, and Choices, which kicked off with a session at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School earlier this month, is a scalable, in-person, free training module that gives participants the opportunity to explore different financial strategies and understand the consequences of their choices. Hosted by schools and other community organizations, and facilitated by Truist teammates, the simulation features up to 12 learning stations, each representing a different set of expenses and choices.

Each participant is assigned a personal financial profile outlining his or her occupation, income and family composition, along with a transaction ledger to record financial transactions. With their profiles and ledgers in hand, participants make their way through each station, receiving guidance and support from Truist teammates, and making their own decisions. The stations cover common expense categories, including:

Acts of Care – giving back to community and loved onesBanking – maintaining and adding to savingsChildcare – daycare, babysitting and moreEducation – student loan repaymentFood and Grocery – food costs and eating outHealth and Wellness – healthcare costs, inclusive of any employer-provided insurance optionsHousing – renting vs. owning, insurance and maintenanceJust for Fun – pets, fitness, hobbies and moreLooking Good – hair, clothing, footwearMaking Ends Meet – earning additional income or lowering expensesTransportation – various options for transportation including cars and public transitUtilities – electric/gas, water/sewer, trash

At some point as they progress through the simulation, each participant will receive a “Life Happens” scenario that represents an unexpected financial situation. Working alongside Truist facilitators, participants will determine if the scenario represents a credit—such as getting a promotion and raise, or a debit—like needing to replace a broken cell phone screen, and record it appropriately in their ledger. Both the stations and the “Life Happens” scenarios help students develop practical skills and understanding that are vital for long-term financial success.

At the end of the training, participants will gather to debrief on key learnings and provide feedback on the simulation. This will be accompanied by an overview of key budgeting principles they can apply to their own financial decision making. Truist facilitators will also help connect students to additional resources and tools, such as Truist Money & Mindset content, so participants can continue their journey toward financial confidence.

Truist invites high schools, colleges and other community organizations to participate in this transformative program and take advantage of the valuable learnings it offers. Any organizations interested in hosting this training can reach out to CRAinitiatives@truist.com.

To learn more about how Truist invests in communities, please visit www.truist.com/purpose/community.

About Truist 
Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. Truist has leading market share in many high-growth markets in the country and offers a wide range of products and services through our retail and small business banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, insurance, wealth management, and specialized lending businesses. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is a top 10 U.S. commercial bank with total assets of $535 billion as of March 31, 2024. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.

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Each spring, the Curiosity Cube, a shipping container turned mobile science lab—an initiative from MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany—receives a refresh. It gets a fresh coat of paint and is restocked with scientific equipment for the new experiments.

This year, the Curiosity Cube is sporting something new: it’s adorned with the bright, eager faces of kids who are super excited about science. These kids, with their infectious smiles, are the children of MilliporeSigma employees.

These employees work in roles ranging from project management and human resources to manufacturing and supply chain, representing the variety of STEM-related careers offered by the company. This is just one way MilliporeSigma shows students that there are many job possibilities if they choose STEM as their field of study. In fact, recent research from MilliporeSigma shows that a barrier to entry to pursuing STEM as a career is that students don’t know what jobs exist in the field of study.

“Having my kids featured on the Curiosity Cube means they get to explore science firsthand, ignite their curiosity, and potentially discover a passion for STEM,” said Theophile Antoine, a Material Handler based in Danvers, Mass.

The “Faces of the Cube” represents the future of science. Each enthusiastic smile on the side of the Curiosity Cube is a beacon of hope for a brighter, more innovative tomorrow.

To learn more about the Curiosity Cube mobile science lab and view the 2024 tour schedule, visit TheCuriosityCube.com and follow the Curiosity Cube on Instagram @curiositycube_milliporesigma.

There could be no more fitting day than Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, for HempWood® to be named the “2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky!” This online voting, bracket-style tournament allowed Kentuckians to choose the 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky from among the thousands of world-class products manufactured in the Commonwealth.

The award, presented by the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers and Kentucky Farm Bureau, was handed off to HempWood® founder Greg Wilson by U.S. Senator Rand Paul in Murray, Kentucky on Monday.

HempWood® flooring is manufactured in Murray using fiber hemp grown within 100 miles of Calloway County for this specific purpose. It is renewable, sustainable, and USDA Certified BioBased. HempWood® contains no VOCs and is non-toxic. The farmer-leaders of the Kentucky Soybean Board are pro-HempWood® because it contains approximately 13 percent soy. Soy flour is used in the adhesive formulation rather than traditional chemicals which often include formaldehyde.

“We have invested checkoff dollars into helping the folks at HempWood® fund research to include more soy flour in their adhesive formulation,” said Kentucky Soybean Board Chairman Barry Alexander, who farms in Christian County. “The new uses category is one of the most promising things I think we can put our soy checkoff dollars into, and I am particularly interested in uses that include soy meal and soy flour. The United Soybean Board, where I serve as one of Kentucky’s three directors, has put a lot of money into uses for soybean oil over the years, and as those uses have taken off and become commercialized and mainstream, we need to focus on using other soy components to keep up with the demand for soybean oil. This product is a great example, and I am glad to see HempWood® being so successful.”

For more information on soybean farming in Kentucky, visit KySoy.org. To learn more about renewable, sustainable products from HempWood®, visit HempWood.com.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 30, 2024 /3BL/ – This Earth Day, the Duke Energy Foundation awarded $500,000 in grants to local nonprofits in North Carolina focused on environmental justice and climate resiliency.

“North Carolina is at the forefront of the energy transition, with local communities experiencing unprecedented growth and opportunity,” said Kendal Bowman, Duke Energy’s North Carolina president. “We remain committed to investing in our resilient state, working alongside nonprofits to strengthen our communities, economy, environment and natural resources.”

Eighteen organizations will receive grants. While some are focused on keeping ecosystems healthy in North Carolina – including the 51,165 acres of Duke Energy protected habitat for plants and wildlife at lakes and rivers – others are dedicated to preparing vulnerable communities for impacts of climate change.

“Communities across North Carolina have seen firsthand the lasting impacts from storms and excessive rainfall,” said Cynthia Satterfield, executive director of Conservation Trust for North Carolina. “We are grateful that Duke Energy recognizes the importance of building resilient communities equipped to reduce and manage flood risk and that they are helping fund this critical mission.”

Duke Energy employees and retirees are also volunteering their time and efforts throughout the month of April to support environmental programs in their local communities. The North Carolina Wildlife Federation, a long-standing Duke Energy philanthropic partner, sees this as an important avenue for environmental progress.

“Earth Day is an important reminder that all of us can play a part in mitigating climate change impacts,” said Tim Gestwicki, CEO of the NC Wildlife Federation. “Particularly in urban, marginalized NC communities – where the heat island effect is exacerbated and negatively affects both people and wildlife – something as simple as planting a tree or picking up trash can go a long way to help restore wildlife habitat.”

Duke Energy Foundation

The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The Foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders. More information about the Foundation can be found at duke-energy.com/foundation.

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. The company’s electric utilities serve 8.4 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 54,800 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.

Duke Energy is executing an ambitious clean energy transition, keeping reliability, affordability and accessibility at the forefront as the company works toward net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company is investing in major electric grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including expanded energy storage, renewables, natural gas and advanced nuclear.

More information is available at duke-energy.com and the Duke Energy News Center. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook, and visit illumination for stories about the people and innovations powering our energy transition.

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