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Did you know that a typical day at work could bring unintended exposure to risks of Modern Slavery?

Learn more by reading our Global Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement and Report: https://www.alliancebernstein.com/content/dam/corporate/corporate-pdfs/AB-Global-Slavery-Statement.pdf

AllianceBernstein

AllianceBernstein (AB) is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals, and private wealth clients in major world markets. We believe corporate responsibility, responsible investing and stewardship are intertwined. To be effective stewards of our clients’ assets, we strive to invest responsibly—assessing, engaging on and integrating material issues, including environmental, social and governance (ESG), and climate change considerations in most of our actively managed strategies. We also believe that strive to hold ourselves as a firm to similar practices that we ask of issues. Our stewardship practices, investment strategy and decision-making are guided by our purpose, mission and values.

Our purpose—pursue insight that unlocks opportunity—inspires our firm to act responsibly. While opportunity means something different to each of our stakeholders; it always means considering the unique goals of each stakeholder. AB’s mission is to help our clients define and achieve their investment goals, explicitly stating what we do to unlock opportunity for our clients. We became a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2011. This began our journey to formalize our commitment to identify responsible ways to unlock opportunities for our clients through integrating material ESG factors throughout most of our actively managed equity and fixed-income client accounts, funds and strategies. AB also engages issuers where it believes the engagement is in the best financial interest of its clients.

Because we are an active manager, our differentiated insights drive our ability to deliver alpha and design innovative investment solutions. ESG and climate issues are important elements in forming insights and in presenting potential risks and opportunities that can have an effect on the performance of the companies and issuers that we invest in and the portfolios that we build.

Our values provide a framework for the behaviors and actions that deliver on our purpose and mission. Values align our actions. Each value emerges from the firm’s collective character—yet is also aspirational.

Invest in One Another means that we have a strong organizational culture where diversity is celebrated and mentorship is critical to our success. When we invest in one another, we empower our employees to reach their potential, so that they can help our clients realize theirs. This enables us to partner with clients to design and deliver improved investment outcomes.Strive for Distinctive Knowledge means that we collaboratively identify creative solutions to clients’ economic, ESG and climate- related investment challenges through our expertise in a wide range of investment disciplines, close collaboration among our investment experts and creative solutions.Speak with Courage and Conviction informs how we engage our AB colleagues and issuers. We seek to learn from other parts of our business to strengthen our own views. And we engage issuers for insight and action by sharing ideas and best practices.Act with Integrity—Always is the bedrock of our relationships and has specific meaning for our business. Unlike many other asset managers, we’re singularly focused on providing asset management and research to our clients. We don’t engage in activities that could be distracting, or create conflicts—such as investment banking, insurance writing, commercial banking or proprietary trading for our own account. We are unconflicted and fully accountable.

As of September 30, 2023, AB had $669B in assets under management, $458B of which were ESG-integrated. Additional information about AB may be found on our website, www.alliancebernstein.com.

Learn more about AB’s approach to responsibility here.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., January 31, 2024 /3BL/ – In its continuing pursuit to develop packaging materials that meet the sustainability goals of its customers, global packaging solutions provider SEE (NYSE: SEE) has developed the first biobased, industrial compostable tray for protein packaging that has been successfully tested to meet the demands of existing food processing equipment.

SEE’s new CRYOVAC® brand compostable overwrap tray is made from biobased, food-contact grade resin, which is USDA-certified as having 54% biobased content chemically derived from renewable wood cellulose. The tray, which will break down into organic material without leaving toxic residue, was created as an alternative to those made from expanded polystyrene (EPS), which are traditionally used to package fresh poultry and red meat for consumer purchase but are not biodegradable or recyclable.

Setting a new sustainability standard, SEE will introduce the CRYOVAC® brand compostable overwrap tray at the International Product & Processing Expo (IPPE) January 30 – February 1 at booth C31141. IPPE, the world’s largest poultry and egg, meat, and animal food industry event, is held each year in Atlanta.

Proven Strength and Certified Compostable 

Developed to offer the same performance and stability as EPS foam trays, SEE’s lightweight tray underwent extensive trials across the food value chain where it survived rigorous manufacturing systems, extreme temperatures, and demanding shipping and distribution environments without breaking, cracking, or leaking.

The tray has been tested (without added components such as the overwrap film, pad, label, or sticker) and certified by BPI to be industrial compostable, meaning it can be broken down by biological treatment at a large-scale industrial composting facility where available. The resin used to make the tray has been certified by TÜV Austria as soil and marine biodegradable, which means it is degraded by microorganisms existing naturally in the environment.

“SEE is proud to bring to market the first compostable packaging tray designed to run on existing processor production lines,” said Tobias Grasso, SEE’s President of the Americas Region. “The CRYOVAC® brand compostable overwrap tray is a breakthrough innovation that is better for the environment than traditional trays and helps our customers meet their sustainability goals.”

Commitment to Sustainability

The CRYOVAC® brand compostable overwrap tray is part of SEE’s broader commitment to sustainability. The company has pledged to design and advance all its packaging solutions to be recyclable or reusable, to eliminate waste by incorporating an average of 50% recycled or renewable content into packaging solutions, and to collaborate on recycling technology and infrastructure.

SEE’s Impact Report for FY22 details the company’s sustainability commitments, industry leadership, innovative solutions, and global strategic partnerships. The report highlights SEE’s progress toward its sustainability goals including diverting waste from landfills and operational reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, energy, water intensity.

About SEE

SEE (NYSE: SEE) is in business to protect, to solve critical packaging challenges, and to make our world better than we find it. Our automated packaging solutions promote a safer, more resilient, and less wasteful global food, fluids and liquids supply chain, enable e-commerce, and protect goods in transit from damage.

The company, under its former trade name, Sealed Air, announced its new SEE corporate brand and logo in May 2023.

Our globally recognized solution brands include CRYOVAC® food packaging, LIQUIBOX® fluids and liquids systems, SEALED AIR® protective packaging, AUTOBAG® automated packaging systems, BUBBLE WRAP® packaging, SEEAutomation™ and prismiq™ digital packaging and printing.

Our partnership with customers creates value through sustainable, automated, and digital packaging solutions, leveraging our industry-leading expertise in materials, automation systems, engineering, and technology.

Our SEE Net Positive Circular Ecosystem is leading the packaging industry in creating a more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable future. We have pledged to design or advance 100% of our packaging materials to be recyclable or reusable by 2025, with a bolder goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions in our global operations by 2040.

Our SEE Impact Report highlights how we are shaping the future of the packaging industry. We are committed to a diverse workforce and a caring, inclusive culture through our 2025 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion pledge.

SEE generated $5.6 billion in sales in 2022 and has approximately 17,300 employees who serve customers in 120 countries/territories. To learn more, visit sealedair.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by such words as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “assume,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” and similar references to future periods. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release regarding our strategies, prospects, financial condition, operations, costs, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements.

Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding expected future operating results, expectations regarding the results of restructuring and other programs, expectations regarding future impacts resulting from the Liquibox acquisition, anticipated levels of capital expenditures and expectations of the effect on our financial condition of claims, litigation, environmental costs, contingent liabilities and governmental and regulatory investigations and proceedings.

The following are important factors that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements: global economic and political conditions, including recessionary and inflationary pressures, currency translation and devaluation effects, changes in raw material pricing and availability, competitive conditions, the success of new product offerings, failure to realize synergies and other financial benefits from the acquisition of Liquibox within the expected time frames, greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of Liquibox, consumer preferences, the effects of animal and food-related health issues, the effects of epidemics or pandemics, including the Coronavirus Disease 2019, negative impacts related to the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, export restrictions and other counteractions thereto, changes in energy costs, environmental matters, the success of our restructuring activities, the success of our merger, acquisition and equity investment strategies, the success of our financial growth, profitability, cash generation and manufacturing strategies and our cost reduction and productivity efforts, changes in our credit ratings, the tax benefit associated with the Settlement agreement (as defined in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K), regulatory actions and legal matters and the other information referenced in the “Risk Factors” section appearing in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as revised and updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statement made by us is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Contacts

Media | Pam Davis 
980.833.4084 
pam.davis@sealedair.com

Investors | Brian Sullivan 
704.503.8841 
brian.c.sullivan@sealedair.com

Press release originally published January 29, 2024 by SEE

Nasdaq

Planning for ESG reporting, disclosures, and events can be a challenging undertaking. There are countless events and submission deadlines to track, several of which have limited timeframes each year for participation, and the dates are not always easy to track down. Nasdaq’s dedicated ESG team therefore compiled the calendar below as a resource to assist you in organising and resourcing your 2024 ESG plans. Presented in a quarterly format, the calendar identifies key reporting deadlines and release dates for ESG frameworks, standards, rating and ranking questionnaires, and assessments, as well as important ESG events and conferences.

How to Plan Your ESG Year Ahead 

While this calendar reflects the most widely known ESG reporting organisations and events, it will continue to evolve as a reflection of the evolving ESG landscape. With ever more ESG reporting frameworks, ratings, and events coming about, it is important to identify and prioritise those most impactful to your ESG program, as resourcing all of these is unrealistic for most organisations. In evaluating which ratings and rankings in which to participate, for example, identify those most critical to your shareholders and other stakeholders, including employees and customers, and to your brand. Consider opportunities for feedback and benchmarking against your peers. Should you need support with this assessment, our Nasdaq ESG Advisory team is standing by to help you make the most of your ESG disclosures.

Once you have identified your priorities, ensure that you have the right resources and partners in place to help you achieve your goals. For example, while reporting to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) begins in April, it is essential to have the right technology in place for your emissions calculations well in advance of that window. Connecting with our Nasdaq ESG Solutions team will help you understand and begin the data collection and assessment processes needed for your CDP response. Similarly, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) deadline for participation is typically early to mid-summer. Engaging our team and the Nasdaq Metrio platform will ensure you can begin to understand the requirements of the survey and find the right data points and subject matter experts across your organisation in preparation for your submission. Once you are ready to participate, Nasdaq Metrio, our end-to-end sustainability reporting platform, can also streamline the transfer of your data to many of the reporting and rating organisations to minimise duplicative data entry and ensure the accuracy of your responses.

Additional detail on timing may become available and new events may be added, so bookmark this link to leverage our team’s ESG updates throughout 2024.

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Nasdaq

Planning for ESG reporting, disclosures, and events can be a challenging undertaking. There are countless events and submission deadlines to track, several of which have limited timeframes each year for participation, and the dates are not always easy to track down. Nasdaq’s dedicated ESG team therefore compiled the calendar below as a resource to assist you in organising and resourcing your 2024 ESG plans. Presented in a quarterly format, the calendar identifies key reporting deadlines and release dates for ESG frameworks, standards, rating and ranking questionnaires, and assessments, as well as important ESG events and conferences.

How to Plan Your ESG Year Ahead 

While this calendar reflects the most widely known ESG reporting organisations and events, it will continue to evolve as a reflection of the evolving ESG landscape. With ever more ESG reporting frameworks, ratings, and events coming about, it is important to identify and prioritise those most impactful to your ESG program, as resourcing all of these is unrealistic for most organisations. In evaluating which ratings and rankings in which to participate, for example, identify those most critical to your shareholders and other stakeholders, including employees and customers, and to your brand. Consider opportunities for feedback and benchmarking against your peers. Should you need support with this assessment, our Nasdaq ESG Advisory team is standing by to help you make the most of your ESG disclosures.

Once you have identified your priorities, ensure that you have the right resources and partners in place to help you achieve your goals. For example, while reporting to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) begins in April, it is essential to have the right technology in place for your emissions calculations well in advance of that window. Connecting with our Nasdaq ESG Solutions team will help you understand and begin the data collection and assessment processes needed for your CDP response. Similarly, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) deadline for participation is typically early to mid-summer. Engaging our team and the Nasdaq Metrio platform will ensure you can begin to understand the requirements of the survey and find the right data points and subject matter experts across your organisation in preparation for your submission. Once you are ready to participate, Nasdaq Metrio, our end-to-end sustainability reporting platform, can also streamline the transfer of your data to many of the reporting and rating organisations to minimise duplicative data entry and ensure the accuracy of your responses.

Additional detail on timing may become available and new events may be added, so bookmark this link to leverage our team’s ESG updates throughout 2024.

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NEW YORK, January 30, 2024 /3BL/ – In an effort to recognize and award industry best practices to create healthier and more resilient homes, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities, today announced its new WELL for residential program, launching with 25 global pilot participants that have enrolled nearly 30,000 homes and residences. The evidence-based, third-party verified certification program is poised to transform the way homes are designed, built and maintained to support human health and well-being.

The WELL for residential program, informed by the evidence-based principles of the WELL Building Standard (WELL) and its 10 WELL concepts, offers more than 100 strategies to create homes that prioritize resident health, comfort and well-being. Designed to empower builders and developers, operators, architects and designers and homeowners, the new health leadership framework is applicable to both single family homes and residences within multifamily buildings.

“We are excited to work side by side with our pilot participants, as well as hundreds of stakeholders along the residential sector value chain, to introduce this transformational roadmap that will help market leaders adopt health-first strategies into how we design, operate and maintain our homes,” said Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO, IWBI.

Healthier and more resilient homes are increasingly vital today as people look to enhance their homes for advancing their health and well-being, while also fortifying against future health threats or challenges. The WELL for residential program seeks to provide a solution to help transform the global residential market and ensure that everyone, no matter their backgrounds, has access to a home that enhances their health and enables them to make healthier decisions.

The development of the program drew upon two years of industry input, market insight and expert recommendations from IWBI’s WELL for residential Advisory, a working group of over 100 globally renowned subject matter experts, including leading builders and developers, architects and engineers, public health and building scientists, government officials and academics, as well as other real estate professionals.

Projects can earn the WELL Residence seal for residences upon completion of third-party review and verification of selected strategies. To attain a WELL Residence certification, a home must achieve at least 40 points. Projects also have an opportunity to earn a pre-certified WELL Residence status upon preliminary design review, an incremental milestone that allows participants to communicate achievement before construction is completed.

Leading organizations excited to contribute toward the groundbreaking program are embracing WELL for residential in their developments. Twenty-five pilot participants have committed to implementing WELL for residential across nearly 30,000 residences in both single family homes and multifamily communities. The projects have a diverse global footprint across 10 countries, including, the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Montenegro and the Netherlands.

Hodgdon applauded the pilot participants for their leadership and commitment to creating healthier living environments for residents.

To date, participants of the WELL for residential program include but not limited to:

● AM Gebiedsontwikkeling – Groen van Prinstererlaan Amstelveen and Burgemeester Haspelslaan Amstelveen
● ARCHETYPE Investments – Continuum 115 Apartments
● Assembly OSM – 147 St. Felix Street and 247 East 117th Street
● Baopu Development – Baopu Care
● Caplow Manzano – CM1
● City Sanctuary Development – Albion Court
● Corvias – United States Army and the Department of Defense Military Housing
● d2d Green Design – Singh Residence
● Daiwa LifeNext – L-Place Esaka II
● First Wave Development – Soho Capital Project
● Foshan Green Neighborhood Villa Technology – Green Neighborhood Villa
● Johnson Development – Jubilee
● Magleby Development – Velvaere
● Minto Communities – 123 Portland
● Patron Capital Advisors – Cotown
● Shea Homes San Diego – Fox Point Farms
● Seneca – Seneca at Southern Highlands
● Synchro PM1 doo – Synchro Yards Water Residences
● Urban Green Development – 1643 Boulder

Embracing WELL for residential as a way to pioneer health innovation, some of the programs earliest adopters included Corvias with nearly 22,000 single-family homes and apartments across seven military installations in six states through its partnerships with the United States Army and the Department of Defense as part of the military housing privatization initiative; Jubilee, a Texas-based community of nearly 5,000 single family homes by Johnson Development; Velvaere of Park City, Utah, a wellness-focused sky resort by Magleby Development; Caplow Manzano’s CM1 in Miami, a single family house elevated for climate preparedness; Albion Court of London, a historic brewery conversion by City Sanctuary Development; 123 Portland in Toronto by Canada’s leading developer Minto Communities; New York modular tech company Assembly OSM’s Saint Felix in Brooklyn and 117th Street in Harlem; Baopu Care in Taipei; Christopher Homes’ Seneca at Southern Highlands in Henderson, NV; Green Neighborhood Villa in Foshan, China; and renovated Continuum 115 Apartments by ARCHETYPE Investments in Charlotte, NC.

During the pilot stage, IWBI will work with global users and collect stakeholder feedback to refine the new standard, ensuring it is a robust, globally applicable roadmap for healthier, more resilient homes.

The WELL for residential program adds to the WELL ecosystem and provides a new pathway for creating people-first residences. The program builds upon the work IWBI has already done within the multifamily sector through its WELL Certification and WELL ratings programs. Leading organizations in the multifamily homes that have achieved WELL Certification have helped inform and inspire the development of the new WELL for residential program.

The WELL ecosystem comprises WELL Certification under the WELL Building Standard, a library of building and organizational strategies focused on health, the WELL Health-Safety Rating, WELL Performance Rating, WELL Equity Rating and certification under the WELL Community Standard. WELL’s holistic, evidence-based approach has provided a roadmap for organizations to promote social sustainability performance and enhance their ESG strategy. As a result, thousands of organizations including nearly 30% of Fortune 500 companies across nearly 130 countries have adopted WELL strategies in more than 40,000 locations totaling almost five billion square feet of space.

What early adopters are saying about the WELL for residential program:

“We are proud to be an early adopter of the innovative WELL for residential program for our first two projects because it reaffirms our commitment to building high quality, sustainable and healthy housing at scale.”

Andrew Staniforth, CEO, Assembly OSM

“By integrating evidence-based WELL for residential standard into our already health and wellness focused strategies at Continuum 115 Apartments, we give residents an elevated sense of confidence that their inspiring and WELLIFIZE-technology-enabled homes are made even more healthy and resilient for them to enjoy.”

Jaykant Patel, Founder and Managing Principal, ARCHETYPE

“Baopu is thrilled to join IWBI as an early adopter to advance the WELL for residential program. As the first residential project in Taiwan to apply the new standard, Baopu Care aims to be the first to earn the WELL Residence designation for its residents.”

Ko-Chien Liu, Chairman, Baopu Development

“The WELL for residential pilot program is a perfect fit for us because we believe that all real estate decisions should revolve around people’s health. We appreciate that WELL shares our goal of preventing health problems before they happen.”

Dr. Ted Caplow, Co-founder, Caplow Manzano

“City Sanctuary is excited to join IWBI as an early adopter of the WELL for residential program as this collaboration evidences our vision to build toward a radically healthier future. Evidence-based WELL strategies will reinforce our design principles for Albion Court.”

Alex Uregian, Managing Director, City Sanctuary

“Corvias is committed to continuing to take care of the residences of servicemembers and their families. Our participation in this program enables us to enhance overall wellbeing, through a third-party, evidence-based program that includes strategies to improve air, water, and light.”

Chris Wilson, CEO, Corvias

“This new WELL for residential program adds another layer to the holistic wellness vision we have set for Jubilee. It can help give residents further peace of mind in their choice to live in Jubilee.”

June Tang, Vice President and General Manager, Jubilee

“We’re honored to be part of IWBI’s WELL for residential program, as our goal is to revolutionize the future of how we live and inspire wellness-based communities of all kinds not just in Utah, but around the world.”

Chad Magleby, CEO, Magleby Development

“The WELL for residential program focuses on positively impacting resident health, something Minto Communities is excited to give to each of our new residents at 123 Portland. Achieving the WELL Residence designation for each unit will communicate additional confidence to residents in the health benefits inside their homes.”

Carl Pawlowski, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Minto Communities

“Joining IWBI’s new residential program empowers us to pioneer the integration of WELL strategies, fostering resident well-being and shaping the future of healthier living environments.”

Michael Stuhmer, Principal, Seneca

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 its WELL ratings, 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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Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report

Employee Volunteering and Charitable Giving 

Through our Mondelēz International Changemakers program, our people give their time, talents, and treasure to help make a positive impact on their communities aligned with our Snacking Made Right priorities. The program is designed to enable our colleagues to play a direct and impactful role in supporting our goals and strategies to make snacking right, through individual and personal contributions that make a real difference in the communities where we all live and work. Contributions are organized and focused to align with our strategic Snacking Made Right priorities, including more sustainable sourcing of key ingredients, lowering climate impact, respecting human rights, reducing packaging waste, and advancing colleague and community well-being through a culture of DE&I.

Health in Action Program

The number of children consuming vegetables on a daily basis in 342 schools in at-risk communities in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape has increased by 494% between 2019 and 2022, thanks to the Health in Action (HIA) program by non-governmental organization, INMED South Africa, and the Mondelēz International Foundation.

While Mondelēz International is a leading producer of snacks, it is committed to inspiring consumers to snack mindfully, with the emphasis on savoring their snacks without overindulging.

“The Health in Action program is close to our hearts, because we understand how important nutrition education is for children. Our seven-year partnership with INMED has been highly rewarding and we salute the 227 Mondelēz volunteers, who put their hands up for the second phase of the project, contributing 669 hours of their time to make the initiative a success.

Celebrating 10 Years of Encouraging Healthy Living Through UK Schools 

For the past 10 years, we have been running the Health for Life® program in 211 schools across the UK, together with our delivery partners Services For Education and The Conservation Volunteers. To mark the 10-year anniversary of our Health for Life program, participating schools were given the opportunity to bid for a cash grant totaling £15,000 to develop the program further in their school. They were asked to base their bid on one of the three key program strands: food growing; healthy eating/ cookery; and physical activity.

The aim was to enable schools to build on what they had already achieved and focus on a specific project which would make a significant and sustainable impact in promoting healthier lifestyles for pupils and the school community. From a range of submissions, three schools were awarded a grant of £5,000 each to implement their individual project. Elms Farm Primary School chose to create a brand-new outdoor fitness area for use by pupils, the wider community and holiday clubs. Highfield Junior and Infants School planned to develop a diverse outdoor classroom for lessons, break-times and for family involvement, enabling children to spend more enrichment time outdoors and learn how to grow their own food. Hillstone Primary School opted to extend their focus on cooking and healthy eating with the creation of a dedicated and fully-equipped cooking classroom for students and family cooking courses. The projects are now underway in all three schools and completion will be celebrated in summer 2023.

“We are very grateful to Health for Life for their continued support and this generous grant. It has provided us an opportunity to make a real difference, improve our outdoor facilities, and enable us to continue to inspire pupils about the importance of living a healthier life.” 

Head Teacher 
Highfield Junior and Infants School

“TRASH RIGHT” Waste & Recycling Education Program in Thailand 

Echoing our mission of ‘Snacking Made Right’, Mondelēz International (Thailand) joined hands with Trash Lucky and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), to launch the ‘Trash Right’ program. This program aims to raise awareness about the right approach to managing recyclable waste and motivate our communities to trash it the right way. Schools were selected for the pilot project and students, teachers, parents, and the surrounding communities were encouraged to cultivate waste-sorting habits and play a role in creating more long-term sustainability values. The sorted waste was then collected, recycled, and upcycled in accordance with the circular economy concept.

Investing in the Future of Organic Agriculture 

Moreover, in 2022, Clif Bar announced two $1 million endowments to land grant universities as part of its $10 million commitment to support the advancement of organic agriculture. The final two endowments out of five went to Tuskegee University, the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to be awarded as part of the program, and the University of Wisconsin, which received a prior endowment from Clif in 2015. Today, more than 80% of all ingredients in CLIF products are organic or certified sustainable.

Promoting Healthier Lifestyles Among Children in Mexico 

This partnership between Mondelēz International and Save the Children aimed to improve children’s nutrition and physical fitness in Mexico through in-school and community-based programs. The program developed throughout a six-year period and had two phases, reaching nearly than 40,000 children in Mexico City, Puebla, and the State of Mexico.

To achieve our shared goal of improving knowledge, attitudes and practices in nutrition and healthy lifestyles among school-age children, we built on the foundation laid during Phase I where we dramatically increased knowledge and positive attitudes regarding healthy food and lifestyle choices in children through in-school workshops and participatory learning activities. Phase 2 of the project focused on the strengthening of community support and engagement of more teachers and parents.

Helping to Ensure Children Get a Good Start to the Day

In February 2022, Philadelphia partnered up with Save the Children and the campaign “Double the good – for every child’s equal right to a good start to the day”. As main partner to Save the Children Sweden, Philadelphia supports the Breakfast Club initiative, which aims to give more children in socio-economically vulnerable areas the opportunity to have a good start to the day. The Breakfast Club initiative was launched within Save the Children Sweden’s “On Equal Terms” program. The initiative means that children in socio-economically vulnerable areas get breakfast and can participate in leisure activities before school starts. The club represents an important contribution to the children’s right to well-being and health, which in turn creates better conditions for a good schooling and in practice it also means a financial relief for parents who have children at the Breakfast Club.

“As a consumer, you support Save the Children and the Breakfast Club by buying Philadelphia, but we also want to encourage our consumers to contribute together with us and make it possible for Save the Children to open even more Breakfast Clubs around Sweden.” 

Emmy Sjöstrand 
Senior Brand Manager Meals in the Nordics.

Read more in the Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report

Product designs from CNH’s global agriculture brands Case IH and New Holland have been honored with four Good Design Awards. Winners of this renowned global prize for design excellence are determined by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. This edition saw submissions received from over 55 countries.

“Our CNH Design Team is always thrilled to be recognized by the Good Design Awards. The unique talents within this global team are on full display in these designs which include our brands’ flagship products and world first electric tractors with autonomous features,” said David Wilkie, Head of Design at CNH.

The Winners

The Case IH Farmall 75C Electric is the brand’s first fully electric tractor. The electrification of the iconic Farmall model gave the CNH Design team an opportunity to reimagine it with a brand-new design that evokes its powerful, diesel-equivalent performance and ability to tackle agriculture’s toughest jobs.

The Case IH Quadtrac 715 – the world’s most powerful tractor – sports a new signature look that suggests its vast technological and performance capabilities, which work in unison to deliver customers greatly increased productivity.

The New Holland CR11 is the brand’s next-generation flagship combine. It integrates world-class iron with AI and machine learning to automate tasks and optimize all aspects of harvesting, from maximizing crop value to minimizing fuel usage. It showcases a new design and style for the brand, developed through close collaboration between the CNH Design, Engineering, Product and Brand Marketing teams. The result is iconic: a refreshed design that is stylish yet timeless. The flow of the harvest is underlined on the exterior body panels by the flowing blue line that runs across the combine, highlighting the various functions of the machine.

The New Holland T4 Electric Power all-electric utility tractor features the New Holland Clean Blue color, an illuminated leaf emblem, and signature taillights that mark a clear distinction from the aesthetics of conventional diesel tractors. As a fully battery-powered vehicle, it is the first zero-emission light utility tractor with no internal combustion engine and autonomous features.

Winning the Good Design Award is a testament to CNH’s continued recognition for innovative design, in turn encouraging the use of products that contribute to a more sustainable world.

The fashion industry is continuing to undergo crucial transformations. With the environmental toll of fast fashion evident, consumers are demanding more from the brands they love: top-notch quality, enduring designs, and an unwavering commitment to sustainability.

Rothy’s, a direct-to-consumer shoes and accessories brand, is leader in this shift. At the heart of Rothy’s success is a revolutionary approach to sustainability that combines innovative materials, a zero-waste factory, and no-waste manufacturing practices. Each pair of shoes is crafted not only for style and comfort but designed to minimize its ecological footprint. Rothy’s takes it a step further by prioritizing longevity, ensuring their products are designed for long-term use. For products that do reach their end-of-life point, Rothy’sencourages a sustainable life cycle through a recycling program, using well-worn shoes to create new products.

We invited Dayna Quanbeck, President of Rothy’s — but Chief Operating Officer and Chief Finance Officer at the time of recording — to explain how the company is helping consumers understand the harmony between fashion and environmental responsibility. As we step into a future that demands both, Rothy’s will continue the way with style and sustainability.

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Revolutionizing the use of unconventional materials like plastic bottles and algaeChallenging consumer perceptions of eco-friendly materialsMaking consumers your product championsIncorporating advocacy into a company’s impact

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January 30, 2023 /3BL/ – Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) has been honored with a Gold Award in the annual Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).

The awards from HKICPA recognize listed companies and public sector organizations that demonstrated excellence in both corporate governance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and reporting, while integrating these two elements into their values, strategies and operations. This recognition marks the eleventh consecutive year that the Group has received awards from the HKICPA, demonstrating its long-term commitment to delivering excellence across Corporate Governance and ESG practices and reporting.

According to the judges’ report, Lenovo was honored with a Gold award for a number of factors, including its corporate culture, segregation of duties between management and the board, board structure, risk management, ESG disclosures, ESG targets, and use of independent ESG verifications. In particular the report noted: “Lenovo has set and promoted its corporate culture in alignment with its purpose, values and strategy. The company has a high proportion of INEDs on the board, which significantly exceeds the Listing requirements. On the environment front, Lenovo announced its SBTi validated target to reach net-zero GHG emissions target by 2050 and the targets have been set against a base year of FY 2018/19, near term target year of FY 2029/30, and net-zero target year of FY 2049/50.”

For more information or an overview of Lenovo’s global sustainability, social impact, and governance practices, please see the latest Environmental, Social and Governance Report published in June 2023.

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a US$62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #217 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people around the world, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company by further expanding into growth areas that fuel the advancement of ‘New IT’ technologies (client, edge, cloud, network, and intelligence) including server, storage, mobile, software, solutions, and services. This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992)(ADR: LNVGY). To find out more visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

We’re pleased to celebrate Charissa Rujanavech on being named one of Women We Admire’s Top 50 Women Leaders of Hawaii for 2023. 

Charissa Rujanavech is our Senior Director of Climate, Circularity and Innovation, leading our decarbonization efforts across our operations since 2022. Since joining Albertsons Companies, she has been primarily focused on sustainable refrigeration management, most recently presenting strategies for refrigeration emissions reduction at the climate tech conference, VERGE. 

Charissa leads the team developing our environmental impact metrics and reporting, as well as our innovation pipeline through the discovery and evaluation of new technologies, partnerships and R&D opportunities across our ESG goals. Charissa has over 15 years of sustainability experience and lives in Hawai’i on the island of Maui and is eternally inspired by the island’s natural beauty to conserve resources and create a sustainable world for future generations.

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