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Originally published in Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report
At Qualcomm, purposeful innovation drives us to take on some of the world’s biggest challenges, using technology to positively impact society. We pursue purposeful innovation through three strategic focus areas:
Empowering Digital Transformation
We believe technology can transform industries, businesses, communities and individual lives. We invent solutions that are foundational to the advancement of the global wireless ecosystem to improve how we work, live and, ultimately, thrive.
Acting Responsibly
We invest in our people, strive to always behave with integrity and implement governance standards that uphold our Company values. We are committed to responsible business practices, from upholding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to aiming to protect privacy to providing leading development programs to fostering an ethical culture.
Operating Sustainably
We aim to maintain safe, healthy and productive working conditions and conserve natural resources. Our environmental efforts center on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, optimizing energy consumption, managing water use and minimizing waste throughout our operations and the communities in which we work.
Paired with the ingenuity and dedication of our people, these focus areas guide our approach to addressing future challenges and to making the impossible inevitable.
NEW YORK, February 22, 2024 /3BL/ -The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority on advancing healthy buildings, organizations and communities, announced today a landmark achievement: the WELL Building Standard (WELL) is now being used across more than 5 billion square feet of space in 130 countries, signaling its rapid and widespread adoption as the leading healthy building standard in the world. WELL, which is also used by over 150 companies from the Fortune and Global 500, now helps support the health and well-being of an estimated 25 million people in nearly 74,000 commercial and residential locations around the world.
“WELL is empowering organizations everywhere to adopt a robust framework that fosters the health of their greatest asset, their people. WELL helps them improve employee well-being and performance, enhance recruitment and retention, strengthen their ESG strategy and improve outcomes related to diversity, equity and inclusion,” said Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO, IWBI. “At the same time, WELL is supporting health resilience against climate change or other unforeseen circumstances. This past year, amid the backdrop of mounting health impacts due to heat waves, flooding, water scarcity and other extreme weather events, the imperative for health in all of our buildings has reached critical levels. We’re seeing more and more market leaders deploy WELL as an essential solution to fortify for health, laying the foundation for stronger, more resilient organizations.”
Since the launch of WELL in 2014, thousands of organizations have adopted WELL as an evidence-based roadmap for applying health strategies in their locations or across their organizations. Major companies and brands that are engaging with WELL include, among others, Accenture, American Express, Arup, Barclays, Beijing Guomao, Bloomberg, British Land, Brookfield, CapitaLand Group, CBRE, CIBC, Cisco, Citi, Clifford Chance, COIMA, Colliers, Cundall, Cushman & Wakefield, Deloitte, Dubai Police, Edge Technologies, Empire State Realty Trust, Enel, Estee Lauder, EY, Goldman Sachs, GSK, Hines, Honeywell, HSBC, IBM, JLL, Johnson Controls, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Landsec, Lendlease, LinkedIn, Mastercard, Merck, MillerKnoll, Milliken & Company, Museum of the Future, National University of Singapore, Nucleus Office Parks, PwC, Royal Bank of Canada, RXR, Shaw, Shearman & Sterling, Standard Chartered Bank, Starbucks, Sunrise Senior Living, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Taipei 101, T-Mobile,T-Mobile, Teknion, The Crown Estate, The UAE Prime Minister’s Office, Uber and Unilever.
This major WELL milestone also reflects the rising global focus on workforce well-being and deploying efforts to boost employee recruitment, retention and productivity. WELL has seen rapid adoption across nearly every sector, including financial services, building design and construction (AECD), real estate (including retail and residential), healthcare, hospitality, education, energy and utility, manufacturing, transportation, professional services, sports and entertainment, and the public and non-profit sectors. WELL adoption also saw a significant increase in its global presence in every region of the world.
In January, in response to the growing need for healthy homes, IWBI added to its WELL ecosystem the WELL for residential pilot program, an evidence-based, third-party verified certification designed to transform the way our homes are designed, built and maintained to support human health and well-being. The program was launched with 25 pilot participants from 10 countries and more than 30,000 enrolled homes.
“We also recognize that this milestone is very much a shared accomplishment,” added Hodgdon. “Reaching this moment is a testament to our vast WELL community, an incredible group of dedicated experts fighting for a future where all of our buildings support and enhance our health and well-being.
“To our 200-plus member organizations, our more than 13,000 WELL APs, over 30 WELL EPs and all our other WELL champions who join with us every day, we extend our deepest gratitude to you for your vision, leadership and indefatigable spirit.” Hodgdon also noted that the newly launched Works with WELL directory is becoming a practical platform empowering global WELL users with access to products and service solutions that have been verified to support WELL strategies.
WELL is the leading global framework for scaling health across buildings, organizations and communities. Developed over 10 years and backed by the latest scientific research, WELL outlines key building-level interventions and organizational strategies across 10 categories: Air, Water, Nourishment, Light, Movement, Thermal Comfort, Sound, Materials, Mind and Community.
The WELL ecosystem, which comprises WELL Certification, the WELL Health-Safety Rating, the WELL Performance Rating, the WELL Equity Rating, the WELL Community Standard and the WELL for residential pilot, has been adopted by organizations seeking to prioritize human health and well-being. WELL’s holistic, evidence-based approach has provided a roadmap for organizations to promote human and social capital performance and enhance their ESG strategy. As a result, leading companies are making decisions to use WELL at scale, extending the benefits of WELL across their entire organizations or real estate portfolios.
“WELL is now supporting thousands of organizations around the world, demonstrating its role as a highly trusted and widely-used standard for healthy buildings and healthy organizations,” said Prateek Khanna, COO, IWBI. “It’s humbling to know that, across multiple sectors and regions of the world, WELL is helping influence positive health outcomes for tens of millions of people.”
Looking forward, WELL is poised for even faster adoption, bolstered by signature partnerships, global policy advancements and an increased focus on social sustainability.
This past spring, as part of IWBI’s deeper strategic partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the two organizations developed a streamlined review and documentation process for projects pursuing LEED and WELL certifications simultaneously. Just months after introducing the streamlined LEED and WELL pathway, nearly 350 projects representing over 80 million square feet of space in 38 countries have opted in to use this pathway. “The collaboration between USGBC and IWBI is imperative to confront today’s challenges and shape a future that will benefit generations to come,” said Peter Templeton, President & CEO of USGBC and Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI).
In addition, last autumn, major public health leaders, led by six former U.S. Surgeons General, rallied around the importance of accelerating healthy buildings. In an effort to shift the paradigm of building policy, Rachel Hodgdon of IWBI, along with 11 other renowned leaders from many of the country’s top public health organizations, sent an open letter to policymakers urging significant change in how buildings and indoor environments are perceived—from mere structures to critical levers for public health. The sign-on letter drew attention to an often-overlooked policy opportunity—reimagining the nation’s buildings as a prescription for health. The letter outlined compelling evidence showing the outsized role buildings can play to enhance health outcomes, prevent disease and boost economic productivity, not only in the U.S. but around the world.
“From a health policy perspective, we have a huge opportunity to accelerate healthy building best practices and make sure all our places and spaces are better positioned to help protect and promote human health,” said Dr. Joycelyn Elders, 15th Surgeon General of the United States. “But it starts with rethinking how we craft building policy at all levels of government, which is made especially urgent in the face of escalating health threats posed by climate change.”
Social sustainability is also taking root as investors and regulators look harder at non-financial performance indicators to better understand risk and uncover growth opportunities. With a much sharper focus on the social pillar or the “S” in ESG, organizations are leveraging WELL to incorporate health considerations into various stages of their social sustainability or ESG strategy. Beyond formal reporting, WELL has also been included in over 200 ESG, CSR and sustainability reports since 2018.
Late last year, IWBI announced a strategic partnership with GRESB, the global ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure, committing to an ambitious effort to accelerate social sustainability by improving reporting and disclosure capabilities across key social factors. “Through the rapid global adoption of the WELL Building Standard, the world’s leading standard focused on advancing people’s health and well-being, IWBI is at the vanguard of helping organizations around the world deliver on strategies to strengthen social sustainability,” said Chris Pyke, Chief Innovation Officer, GRESB. “Our new partnership will allow us to create new tools to help investors understand and advance the social sustainability of real asset companies and funds around the world.”
“With so many global trends pointing to the need for an even greater focus on human health, WELL has become the market’s most-trusted standard for healthy buildings, setting the bar for industry and spurring rapid enterprise adoption,” said Paul Scialla, Founder of IWBI. “Reaching this 5-billion-square-feet milestone with such incredible speed, WELL stands as the unparalleled driver of market transformation, igniting leadership and innovation in health.”
About the International WELL Building Institute
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is a public benefit corporation and the world’s leading organization focused on deploying people-first places to advance a global culture of health. IWBI mobilizes its community through the administration of the WELL Building Standard (WELL) and WELL ratings and certifications, management of the WELL AP credential, the pursuit of applicable research, the development of educational resources and advocacy for policies that promote health and well-being everywhere. More information on WELL can be found here.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, February 20, 2024 /3BL/ – Tetra Pak has been recognised for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on forests by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its annual ‘A List’.
Based on data reported through CDP’s 2023 Forests questionnaires, Tetra Pak is among the 2% of companies that achieved an ‘A’ score out of over 21,000 companies assessed.1 The company also reported on Climate Change and, for the first time, Water Security. Having recorded an ‘A-‘ score on both cemented Tetra Pak’s inclusion in the CDP leadership band once again, as the only company in the carton packaging sector to do so.
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) warns that nature is deteriorating at unprecedented rates, mainly due to human activities.2 Global food systems are the lead driver of nature loss,3 despite these systems depending on the services provided by nature.4, 5, 6 But it is not just about food security, it has been estimated that more than half of the world’s total GDP – $44 trillion of economic value generation – is moderately or highly dependent on nature and its services.7 Recognising the urgency of action to halt and reverse nature loss and achieve a water-secure world, Tetra Pak is committed to take action for nature, supporting the achievement of the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Gilles Tisserand, Vice President Climate & Biodiversity, Tetra Pak, said: “We rely on nature to provide us with the necessary building blocks for life: from clean air and water to material goods such as food. We believe that companies such as Tetra Pak need to act urgently, based on the currently available information, to reduce the impacts of our value chain, to restore landscapes and to contribute to the wider transformation of food systems.”
He continues: “Our approach to nature is closely linked with our ambitions on climate, circularity, social sustainability and food systems. Delivering on this requires certain enabling factors across the business, including people and processes, for example, capacity development, monitoring, reporting, and disclosure. As we strive to lead the way in corporate transparency, we are extremely pleased to be included in the CDP Forests A List for the eighth year running, as well as to be the only company in the carton packaging sector who is in this year’s leadership band across all the CDP areas of disclosure.”
Sherry Madera, CEO of CDP, said: “Congratulations to all the companies on CDP’s A List, and those companies that started or accelerated their journey towards environmental transparency in 2023 – we saw a 24% increase in disclosures last year and that trajectory is welcomed. It is only by laying the groundwork of disclosure that companies can show they take seriously the vital part they play in safeguarding the future.
Earning a place on the A List is about more than the score. It’s an indication of high quality and comprehensive data that equips companies with a holistic view of their environmental impact, serves as a baseline for transition plans and – crucially – enables them to follow through on their stated ambitions. As CDP continually raises the bar for what represents environmental leadership, the work of all companies should be celebrated, but is never complete. We must see corporate ambition ramp up on climate and nature-positive action. This has never been more crucial.”
How are companies scored?
A detailed and independent methodology is used by CDP to assess these companies, allocating a score of A to D- based on the comprehensiveness of disclosure, awareness and management of environmental risks and demonstration of best practices associated with environmental leadership, such as setting ambitious and meaningful targets. Those that don’t disclose or provided insufficient information are marked with an F.
CDP’s scoring for forests is conducted through the lens of four commodities: timber, cattle products, soy, and palm oil. Companies need to score an A on at least one of these forest-risk commodities to earn a place on the Forests A List.
The full list of companies that made this year’s CDP A List is available here: https://www.cdp.net/en/companies/companies-scores
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Tetra Pak
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1The full methodology and criteria for the A List is available on CDP’s website at: https://www.cdp.net/en/companies/companies-scores
2IPBES. (2019). Global Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity. p. 1109 In E. S. Brondízio, J. Settele, S. Díaz, & H. T. Ngo (Eds.), IPBES secretariat. IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. Source: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3831673
3Benton, T.G., et al. (2021). Food system impacts on biodiversity loss: Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature. Chatham House. Source: https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/2021-02-03-food-system-biodiversity-loss-benton-et-al_0.pdf
4FAO. 2019. The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, J. Bélanger & D. Pilling (eds.). FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Assessments. Rome. 572 pp.
5IPBES. (2019). Global Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity. In E. S. Brondízio, J. Settele, S. Díaz, & H. T. Ngo (Eds.), IPBES secretariat. IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany.
6Johnson, J.A. et al. (2021). The Economic Case for Nature : A Global Earth-Economy Model to Assess Development Policy Pathways. World Bank, Washington, DC.
7WEF, 2020
Del Monte Foods is proud to partner with Alliance for a Healthier Generation in its America’s Healthiest Schools national recognition program. This annual award recognizes and celebrates schools for implementing best practices that support the physical, mental, and social-emotional health and well-being of students, staff, and families.
Schools can apply for recognition in one or more topic areas — up to nine total.
Improving Nutrition & Food AccessSupporting School Health ServicesImplementing Local School Wellness PolicyBolstering Physical Education & ActivityStrengthening Social-Emotional Health & LearningPromoting Tobacco-Free SchoolsCultivating Staff Well-BeingIncreasing Family & Community Engagement.
For the 2023-2024 school year, Del Monte Foods is sponsoring one of the topic areas, Improving Nutrition & Food Access, to promote and increase healthy eating and food access through school nutrition programs and nutrition education.
To be recognized, schools must exemplify best practices in these topic areas, as measured against criteria in the Thriving Schools Integrated Assessment — a collaborative tool that provides actionable steps and credible resources to schools and districts to advance their wellness and educational goals.
The deadline to apply is April 16, 2024. Schools that are awarded will be featured on Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s website and the most-recognized schools will also be invited to the America’s Healthiest Schools Leaders Summit in Washington D.C.
Improving Nutrition & Food Access Award presented by Del Monte Foods
Del Monte Foods is proud to sponsor the Improving Nutrition & Food Access topic area, which recognizes school teams that implement strategies to maximize school meal participation, meaningfully collaborate with teachers on nutrition education, and partner with community organizations to improve families’ nutrition security.
This sponsorship is part of Del Monte Foods’ $5 million, ten-year commitment to nourish the physical, mental, and social-emotional well-being of youth and communities across the U.S. This commitment furthers the company’s Growers of Good™ purpose to grow a healthier and more hopeful tomorrow by making nutritious foods more accessible to all.
For more information on Del Monte Foods’ commitment to fostering goodness for people, communities, and the planet, please refer to its Sustainability Report.
For more information on Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s work to support healthy homes, healthy schools, and healthy communities, please refer to its 2023 Impact Report.
KeyBank recently announced two multi-year Community Impact grants from KeyBank Foundation to nonprofits in Yonkers, NY, a community within the bank’s Hudson Valley/Metro New York market. With one of the highest poverty rates in Westchester County, the grants aim to bring resources to Yonkers students. Both grants align with KeyBank Foundation’s mission to provide skills, education and capabilities to students and young adults that prepare them for fulfilling careers and successful futures.
Westhab awarded $240,000 grant to bring tutoring, college, and career advising to Yonkers teens
Westhab, an organization that provides affordable housing, youth programs, and employment services in New York City and Westchester County, received a three-year $240,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation to create a pipeline to college and careers for low-income students at Dayspring Community Center in Yonkers, NY. Starting September 2024, the program will support thirty 9th to 12th grade students from Dayspring’s youth program in proactively exploring and choosing the post-secondary path that suits them best.
To develop the programming, Westhab will work with the Yonkers Partners In Education (YPIE), a Westchester-based nonprofit with expertise in ensuring students are ready for, enroll, and complete college. Staff will help students academically prepare for college, navigate, and complete the college application process. For students not interested in college, staff will assess teens’ skills and interests and, through partnerships with programmers and guest speakers, help inspire potential career pathways. Participants will be connected to additional support, such as Dayspring’s Employment Services, to help actualize their plans.
“I grew up in Yonkers; this is the kind of investment our neighborhood needs,” shared Dayspring Director JC Soto. “Nodine Hill of Southwest Yonkers (where Dayspring is located) has a poverty rate that is double that of all of Westchester County. Increasing college readiness and providing resources to advance their skills in careers with livable wages will allow teens to earn higher incomes, translating into better life outcomes, including health, wealth, and happiness.”
Over the course of three years, the program hopes to make larger shifts in the trajectory of the community. “This generous investment by KeyBank Foundation will help individual students, but also aims to create a more lasting change in the community by nurturing an ongoing college-ready culture for high school students. “We hope to broaden these teen’s futures and disrupt cycles of inequality that we see in Nodine Hill,” said Mr. Soto.
Groundwork Hudson Valley receives $100,000 grant for Youth Leadership and Sustainability Education Program Expansion in Yonkers
KeyBank Foundation also presented a two-year $100,000 grant to Groundwork Hudson Valley to support the expansion of Groundwork’s Youth Leadership and Sustainability Education Programs. Groundwork Hudson Valley is an environmental justice non-profit working with communities to improve climate resilience and adaptation, promote sustainability education, and nurture the next generation of environmental leaders. KeyBank’s funding will provide out-of-school education for Yonkers NY Public School K-6 students to visit the Science Barge, a floating sustainability education center, and supplement the school system’s science curricula. It will also support its award-winning Green Team, a program that provides paid part-time jobs to Yonkers Public High School students to build their leadership skills and gain hands-on skills in environmental conservation, climate risk mitigation, and community engagement.
“We at Groundwork Hudson Valley are immensely grateful for partners like KeyBank who are committed to creating positive and lasting change and who provide resources to organizations like ours to propel our mission forward for Yonkers youth,” shared Oded Holzinger, Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Executive Director. “This partnership with the KeyBank Foundation exemplifies how we can come together to lay the groundwork and empower our youth to have the knowledge and skills to become the environmental leaders of tomorrow.”
Helping our communities thrive
KeyBank Hudson Valley/Metro New York Market President John Manginelli recently presented grant checks to each organization and spoke about the importance that KeyBank places on investing in the Yonkers community.
“The core of our community commitment is supporting nonprofits that work to improve the lives of disadvantaged members in our local communities through education, workforce development and community investment,” said John. “Our partnerships with Westhab and Groundwork will not only improve the lives and futures of Yonkers’ youth but can help create a ripple effect for real change in underserved neighborhoods throughout the city. KeyBank is proud to support their efforts “
KeyBank Foundations’ grants are part of the bank’s $40 billion community investment plan focused on economic access and equity to communities across the country. The scope of the plan includes investments and lending in affordable housing, home lending, small business lending, green initiatives, and transformative philanthropy targeted toward workforce development, education, and safe, vital neighborhoods for underserved communities and populations.
For more information on KeyBank’s work in the community, visit www.key.com/community.
DUBLIN, February 22, 2024 /3BL/ – Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced it has earned a Leadership Level designation from CDP, the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform, for the fifth consecutive year. Despite strengthened criteria each year due to the need for urgent climate action, Eaton continues to maintain its A- rating in the climate category, making the company a top performer among industry peers.
“We’re honored to receive this recognition, which demonstrates our ongoing commitment to environmental transparency,” said Harold Jones, chief sustainability officer and executive vice president, Eaton Business System, Eaton. “By participating in disclosure practices like reporting through CDP, we’re able to collectively assess our gaps as a society and work together to address the critical climate issues we face today.”
“Disclosure works, and today we should take a short pause to celebrate the dedication to transparency and accountability shown by Eaton reporting through CDP this year,” said Sherry Madera, chief executive officer, CDP. “A 1.5-degree future is still possible if the global community works in lockstep to get there.”
Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy sources, helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges, and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come.
Eaton was founded in 1911 and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a century. We reported revenues of $23.2 billion in 2023 and serve customers in more than 160 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. and SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, February 22, 2024 /3BL/ – Demonstrating its prowess in the global logistics sector, DP World has successfully coordinated the delivery of four monorail cars from the United Kingdom (UK) that will serve as critical pieces of an advanced public transportation project in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This operation highlights the company’s ability to ensure the seamless transportation of goods of all scale and complexity across continents, contributing to an important transportation project aimed at reducing congestion in one of the Caribbean’s most dynamic cities.
The monorail cars, which were produced by Alstom in the UK, began their journey to the Caribbean from DP World’s London Gateway Port. From there, they were loaded onto cargo ships that travelled thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean to DP World Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada.
Upon arrival, this specialized cargo was offloaded and reloaded onto a CMA-CGM cargo ship in a single afternoon, before setting sail for the Port of Caucedo in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. In Caucedo, the cars embarked upon the final leg of their journey, as they were offloaded and reloaded onto trucks that drove more than 120 miles (194 kilometers) to Santiago.
The four monorail cars, with capacity for 580 passengers, represent part of an innovative sustainable transportation initiative designed to improve urban mobility in Santiago. The initiative will benefit the Dominican Republic’s local economy and contribute positively to the broader Caribbean economy.
Due to their considerable size and volume, the cars were handled as specialized cargo. This presented unique challenges that were expertly navigated by each DP World team around the globe as the cars made their journey.
Morten Johansen, Chief Operating Officer, DP World Americas, said: “This operation showcased the power of DP World’s global coordination and our capability to solve complex logistical challenges through creative solutions. Our direct, real-time communication and feedback across three countries ensured the efficient and traceable movement of the monorail cars from London, through Canada, and into the Dominican Republic.”
The strategic locations of DP World’s operations were critical to the success of the effort:
At London Gateway, DP World offers a fully integrated logistics hub equipped with state-of-the-art quay cranes, deepwater berths, and rail terminals, which enable the mobilization of 3.6 million TEUs annually.DP World Saint John, strategically placed in the Atlantic Gateway, offers direct access to North America and beyond. With the recent completion of a multi-million-dollar modernization project, the Saint John terminal has the infrastructure and the expertise to handle all types of cargo.DP World’s facilities at the Port of Caucedo are equipped with an expansive berth and modern crane setup, enabling the port to handle 150,000 tons of bulk and project cargo per year and up to 2.5 million TEUs annually. The facilities are adept at handling a vast array of cargo types, including specialized shipments like the monorail cars.
“Our expertise in managing specialized cargo, combined with our teams’ certifications and direct access to major shipping lines, negated the need for any additional charter services or boat rentals,” Johansen said. “This efficiency underscores DP World’s commitment to providing streamlined, cost-effective logistic solutions that support the growth and sustainability of global trade.”
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About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 108,100 employees from 161 nationalities, spanning 74 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses — Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.
What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
TO CHANGE WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy released its ninth U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report on the industry’s strategy, approach and performance across three key pillars: Advance Well-being, Regenerate the Environment, and Care for Animals and Communities.
The comprehensive biennial report showcases the industry’s social responsibility pledge, The U.S. Dairy Stewardship Commitment, and dives deep into partnerships and progress across the value chain. Dairy companies and processors that have adopted the Stewardship Commitment represent 75 percent of U.S. milk production and follow a rigorous set of standards that demonstrate positive impact. The Stewardship Commitment is also recognized as a national program by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Sustainable Dairy Partnership (SDP).
“Amid changing expectations and marketplace shifts, the U.S. dairy community has maintained its focus on making positive contributions to a global and sustainable food system that nourishes people, the planet and local communities,” said Barbara O’Brien, President and CEO of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. “As a result, the industry’s collaboration has catalyzed outcomes that no one company or sector could do alone, and efforts continue at farms, companies and organizations across the industry to further build on this momentum.”
The U.S. dairy community continues to further strategies, programs and tools that support progress at the field, farm and plant levels. Key highlights include the following:
The U.S. dairy industry responded to increased demand for dairy at food banks by distributing more than 1.17 billion pounds of dairy products over two years through the Feeding America network.U.S. dairy is working collectively to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) neutrality by balancing GHG emissions with reductions and removals. Dairy farmers, cooperatives and processors have invested in tools and resources to measure and report Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG reductions at the company level across the value chain.The U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative, an industry-wide effort to make sustainable practices and technologies more accessible and affordable for dairy farms of all sizes and geographies, gained significant momentum: 26 projects spanning 338 farms across 19 states are currently underway, and nearly $40 million in funding has supported on-farm pilots and critical research to reduce methane and other GHG emissions, improve soil health, sequester carbon and protect water quality.The globally recognized National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program created by dairy farmers, furthered its programs and resources across Animal Care, Antibiotic Stewardship, Biosecurity, Environmental Stewardship and Workforce Development. In 2024, the program will provide additional refinement to these areas to support dairy farmers in continuing to demonstrate their commitment to best practice implementation of these core social responsibility principles.
The report also includes information about U.S. dairy’s 2050 environmental stewardship goals to achieve GHG neutrality, optimize water use while maximizing recycling and improve water quality by optimizing utilization of manure and nutrients. Progress against each of these goals will be reported every five years, beginning in 2025. This report will not only document progress but also identify technological and other advancements that can accelerate improvements, enabling nimble adaptation and focus on what can be scaled for maximum impact.
To make progress against U.S. dairy’s key priorities and goals, collaboration is key. The Innovation Center’s Dairy Sustainability Alliance® is a nearly 200-member, multi-stakeholder forum where the industry shares knowledge, provides input and collaborates on issues and opportunities impacting U.S. dairy. The Dairy Sustainability Alliance® works to accelerate progress toward common sustainability goals and contribute to the long-term viability of the U.S. dairy industry.
For more information, please visit www.usdairy.com.
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Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® was established in 2008 by farmers through the dairy checkoff to foster collaboration that progresses the industry’s goal of building a healthy and sustainable future for the dairy community, the people it serves, and the planet we all share. The Innovation Center convenes diverse stakeholders and leaders to advance the U.S. dairy community’s positive impact on shared social responsibility and sustainability priorities that include nutrition and health, food security, the environment, animal care, workforce and food safety. Through these efforts, the U.S. dairy community contributes to a more sustainable world for future generations. For more information, visit usdairy.com/about-us/innovation-center.
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Lisa McComb
DMI Senior Vice President, Earned Media
CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 22, 2024 /3BL/ – Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies for 2024. This is the seventh consecutive year the company has made the list, ranking as one of the top four gas and electric utilities for the third year in a row.
“Providing safe, reliable and affordable energy is foundational to serving our customers and communities. It is an honor for Duke Energy to be recognized by industry peers, directors and analysts in Fortune’s list of World’s Most Admired Companies,” said Lynn Good, Duke Energy’s chair, president and CEO. “This recognition belongs to the talented, dedicated employees who deliver for our customers every day as we lead one of the nation’s largest energy transitions.”
To determine the industry rankings, executives, directors and industry analysts are independently surveyed and companies are rated on nine attributes: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment, quality of products/services, and global competitiveness.
Duke Energy’s inclusion on the 2024 World’s Most Admired Companies list builds on the company’s recent recognition as one of the top 100 Most JUST Companies.
Recent company performance highlights
Supporting our communities – Duke Energy and its foundation marked the milestone of investing more than $70 million since the beginning of 2021 to support nonprofits and other programs dedicated to help those in need. The support centered on affordability-focused Duke Energy Foundation grants, utility bill pay assistance for low-income customers and energy efficiency programs.Prioritizing grid reliability – Duke Energy continues modernizing and strengthening the nation’s largest investor-owned grid. During Hurricane Idalia, self-healing grid technologies saved more than 7 million customer outage minutes in Florida.Advancing the clean energy transition – The company remains on track to reach 30,000 megawatts of owned, operated or contracted renewables on its system by 2035.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 27,600 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company has interim carbon emission targets of at least 50% reduction from electric generation by 2030, 50% for Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 upstream and downstream emissions by 2035, and 80% from electric generation by 2040. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune’s 2023 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list and Forbes’ “World’s Best Employers” list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy’s illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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