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Whirlpool Corporation released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Impact Report, detailing progress on its sustainability goals across its product innovation, operational performance and value chain initiatives. The company also introduced updated near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for 2030 and a new long-term milestone for 2050, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These targets reflect continued gains in appliance efficiency and operational emissions reduction and reinforce Whirlpool Corporation’s commitment to net zero.

“Sustainability remains core to our company’s future,” said Marc Bitzer, chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corporation. “In 2025, we made meaningful progress lowering emissions across our operations and delivering innovative, efficient products that help families save money and use less energy and water every day. Our work reflects our belief that product performance, affordability and sustainability are fundamentally connected, and that belief drives us to continuously improve and create better products for our customers.”

In 2025, Whirlpool Corporation made notable achievements toward its sustainability goals, including:

• Reducing scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions by 6% compared to 2024 and by 57% since 2021
• Matching 80% of the electricity consumption across their global operational footprint with renewable energy sources
• Launching 100+ products globally, further optimizing efficiency across its product portfolio
• Developing a certified refurbished pilot in the U.S.
• Building on its 27-year relationship with Habitat for Humanity to help build 50 net-zero-energy-ready homes by the end of 2026

Whirlpool Corporation plans to build on this momentum with new goals, all from a 2021 base year:

• Reducing operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 65% by 2030
• Reducing emissions from the use of sold products (Scope 3, Category 11) by 25% by 2030
• Reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions and key Scope 3 emissions by 90% by 2050; Scope 3 includes Category 11 (Use of Sold Products) and Category 1 (Purchased Goods and Services)

“We remain firmly committed to continued progress in emissions reductions,” said Beat Stocker, senior director of global sustainability at Whirlpool Corporation. “Our updated, independently validated targets align with the latest science and build on our progress to enable practical, business-balanced emissions reductions across our operations, products and supply chain.”

Whirlpool Corporation’s updated targets are supported by ongoing investments in product innovation and efficiency, operational efficiency including renewable energy projects and supplier engagement. The company will continue to share progress through its annual corporate responsibility reporting. The 2025 Corporate Responsibility Impact Report is available to view and download here.

Whirlpool Corporation has a long track record of corporate responsibility leadership. In 2003, the company became the world’s first appliance manufacturer to set a global greenhouse gas reduction target. That legacy continues with today’s updated targets, which establish a 2021 base year that reflects the company’s evolving footprint and provides a clear, credible roadmap for continued reductions across operations, products and the value chain. More information on the company’s approach can be found on their Corporate Responsibility Resource Center.

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About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constantpursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchenand laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolvingneeds of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid,JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2025, the company reportedapproximately $16 billion in annual net sales – close to 90% of which were in the Americas -41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additionalinformation about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

Whirlpool Corporation released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Impact Report, detailing progress on its sustainability goals across its product innovation, operational performance and value chain initiatives. The company also introduced updated near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for 2030 and a new long-term milestone for 2050, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These targets reflect continued gains in appliance efficiency and operational emissions reduction and reinforce Whirlpool Corporation’s commitment to net zero.

“Sustainability remains core to our company’s future,” said Marc Bitzer, chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corporation. “In 2025, we made meaningful progress lowering emissions across our operations and delivering innovative, efficient products that help families save money and use less energy and water every day. Our work reflects our belief that product performance, affordability and sustainability are fundamentally connected, and that belief drives us to continuously improve and create better products for our customers.”

In 2025, Whirlpool Corporation made notable achievements toward its sustainability goals, including:

• Reducing scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions by 6% compared to 2024 and by 57% since 2021
• Matching 80% of the electricity consumption across their global operational footprint with renewable energy sources
• Launching 100+ products globally, further optimizing efficiency across its product portfolio
• Developing a certified refurbished pilot in the U.S.
• Building on its 27-year relationship with Habitat for Humanity to help build 50 net-zero-energy-ready homes by the end of 2026

Whirlpool Corporation plans to build on this momentum with new goals, all from a 2021 base year:

• Reducing operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 65% by 2030
• Reducing emissions from the use of sold products (Scope 3, Category 11) by 25% by 2030
• Reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions and key Scope 3 emissions by 90% by 2050; Scope 3 includes Category 11 (Use of Sold Products) and Category 1 (Purchased Goods and Services)

“We remain firmly committed to continued progress in emissions reductions,” said Beat Stocker, senior director of global sustainability at Whirlpool Corporation. “Our updated, independently validated targets align with the latest science and build on our progress to enable practical, business-balanced emissions reductions across our operations, products and supply chain.”

Whirlpool Corporation’s updated targets are supported by ongoing investments in product innovation and efficiency, operational efficiency including renewable energy projects and supplier engagement. The company will continue to share progress through its annual corporate responsibility reporting. The 2025 Corporate Responsibility Impact Report is available to view and download here.

Whirlpool Corporation has a long track record of corporate responsibility leadership. In 2003, the company became the world’s first appliance manufacturer to set a global greenhouse gas reduction target. That legacy continues with today’s updated targets, which establish a 2021 base year that reflects the company’s evolving footprint and provides a clear, credible roadmap for continued reductions across operations, products and the value chain. More information on the company’s approach can be found on their Corporate Responsibility Resource Center.

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About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constantpursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchenand laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolvingneeds of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid,JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2025, the company reportedapproximately $16 billion in annual net sales – close to 90% of which were in the Americas -41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additionalinformation about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

Whirlpool Corporation released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Impact Report, detailing progress on its sustainability goals across its product innovation, operational performance and value chain initiatives. The company also introduced updated near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for 2030 and a new long-term milestone for 2050, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These targets reflect continued gains in appliance efficiency and operational emissions reduction and reinforce Whirlpool Corporation’s commitment to net zero.

“Sustainability remains core to our company’s future,” said Marc Bitzer, chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corporation. “In 2025, we made meaningful progress lowering emissions across our operations and delivering innovative, efficient products that help families save money and use less energy and water every day. Our work reflects our belief that product performance, affordability and sustainability are fundamentally connected, and that belief drives us to continuously improve and create better products for our customers.”

In 2025, Whirlpool Corporation made notable achievements toward its sustainability goals, including:

• Reducing scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions by 6% compared to 2024 and by 57% since 2021
• Matching 80% of the electricity consumption across their global operational footprint with renewable energy sources
• Launching 100+ products globally, further optimizing efficiency across its product portfolio
• Developing a certified refurbished pilot in the U.S.
• Building on its 27-year relationship with Habitat for Humanity to help build 50 net-zero-energy-ready homes by the end of 2026

Whirlpool Corporation plans to build on this momentum with new goals, all from a 2021 base year:

• Reducing operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 65% by 2030
• Reducing emissions from the use of sold products (Scope 3, Category 11) by 25% by 2030
• Reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions and key Scope 3 emissions by 90% by 2050; Scope 3 includes Category 11 (Use of Sold Products) and Category 1 (Purchased Goods and Services)

“We remain firmly committed to continued progress in emissions reductions,” said Beat Stocker, senior director of global sustainability at Whirlpool Corporation. “Our updated, independently validated targets align with the latest science and build on our progress to enable practical, business-balanced emissions reductions across our operations, products and supply chain.”

Whirlpool Corporation’s updated targets are supported by ongoing investments in product innovation and efficiency, operational efficiency including renewable energy projects and supplier engagement. The company will continue to share progress through its annual corporate responsibility reporting. The 2025 Corporate Responsibility Impact Report is available to view and download here.

Whirlpool Corporation has a long track record of corporate responsibility leadership. In 2003, the company became the world’s first appliance manufacturer to set a global greenhouse gas reduction target. That legacy continues with today’s updated targets, which establish a 2021 base year that reflects the company’s evolving footprint and provides a clear, credible roadmap for continued reductions across operations, products and the value chain. More information on the company’s approach can be found on their Corporate Responsibility Resource Center.

View original content here.

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constantpursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchenand laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolvingneeds of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid,JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2025, the company reportedapproximately $16 billion in annual net sales – close to 90% of which were in the Americas -41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additionalinformation about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

Originally published on CVS Health Company News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) in collaboration with Elmington Capital and Cul2vate recently announced a further investment of $120,000 in Cul2vate’s Roots and Roofs initiative, a program designed to connect affordable, stable housing with food security and workforce development in Nashville, Tennessee.

This latest commitment builds on CVS Health’s initial investment in the development of 101 Factory, an affordable housing property that supports individuals and families earning up to 30% to 70% of Area Median Income. Now, CVS Health is expanding on its investment to help ensure residents of 101 Factory and surrounding communities have access to fresh food, workforce training, and the holistic support they need to live healthier lives and reach their full potential.

The Roots and Roofs initiative, powered by Cul2vate, will deliver:

• Food distribution via The Ark: Healthy food boxes delivered to residents identified through surveys and signups, in partnership with The Ark in Pegram, Tennessee.
• Pop-up farmers markets: Seasonal markets at 101 Factory offering farm-grown produce, simple recipes, and nutrition education.
• You-Pick Farm Day: A summer 2026 event where residents are introduced to the farm, engage in hands-on activities, and fill their own boxes with hand-picked produce at Cul2vate’s Buxahatchee Farm.
• Workforce and life transformation: Training and mentorship for individuals overcoming barriers such as homelessness or incarceration, with employment opportunities on the farm and beyond.
• Workforce collaboration with CVS Health: Integration with CVS Health’s Career Skills Lab and Tennessee Department of Labor programs to support pre-apprenticeship and reentry pathways.

This collaboration further demonstrates CVS Health’s commitment to supporting communities across Tennessee. To date, CVS Health has invested more than $36 million in affordable housing across the state, helping to create, preserve and renovate over 2,700 housing units.

“Access to safe, high-quality affordable housing and food stability go hand in hand to impact an individual’s overall health and are essential building blocks in fostering a healthy community,” said Keli Savage, Head of Impact Investments at CVS Health. “This initiative is about more than funding; it’s about showing up, listening, and helping create lasting change where it’s needed most. Through our continued collaboration with Cul2vate, Elmington Capital and local organizations, we’re helping to build a foundation for healthier lives and stronger futures.”

Joey Lankford, Executive Director of Cul2vate said, “I’m excited about this partnership specifically because it allows us to connect the dots with the housing, food and education components of our ministry. It gives us a base for connecting local agriculture production and quality food with affordable housing and employment to create a fundamental holistic way to serve our neighbors in need.”

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About CVS Health

CVS Health® is a leading health solutions company building a world of health around every consumer, wherever they are. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 87 million plan members, and a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than 800,000 patients per year. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including highly rated Medicare Advantage offerings and a leading standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media Contacts
Rebecca Ferrick
FerrickR@CVSHealth.com
 

Originally published on CVS Health Company News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) in collaboration with Elmington Capital and Cul2vate recently announced a further investment of $120,000 in Cul2vate’s Roots and Roofs initiative, a program designed to connect affordable, stable housing with food security and workforce development in Nashville, Tennessee.

This latest commitment builds on CVS Health’s initial investment in the development of 101 Factory, an affordable housing property that supports individuals and families earning up to 30% to 70% of Area Median Income. Now, CVS Health is expanding on its investment to help ensure residents of 101 Factory and surrounding communities have access to fresh food, workforce training, and the holistic support they need to live healthier lives and reach their full potential.

The Roots and Roofs initiative, powered by Cul2vate, will deliver:

• Food distribution via The Ark: Healthy food boxes delivered to residents identified through surveys and signups, in partnership with The Ark in Pegram, Tennessee.
• Pop-up farmers markets: Seasonal markets at 101 Factory offering farm-grown produce, simple recipes, and nutrition education.
• You-Pick Farm Day: A summer 2026 event where residents are introduced to the farm, engage in hands-on activities, and fill their own boxes with hand-picked produce at Cul2vate’s Buxahatchee Farm.
• Workforce and life transformation: Training and mentorship for individuals overcoming barriers such as homelessness or incarceration, with employment opportunities on the farm and beyond.
• Workforce collaboration with CVS Health: Integration with CVS Health’s Career Skills Lab and Tennessee Department of Labor programs to support pre-apprenticeship and reentry pathways.

This collaboration further demonstrates CVS Health’s commitment to supporting communities across Tennessee. To date, CVS Health has invested more than $36 million in affordable housing across the state, helping to create, preserve and renovate over 2,700 housing units.

“Access to safe, high-quality affordable housing and food stability go hand in hand to impact an individual’s overall health and are essential building blocks in fostering a healthy community,” said Keli Savage, Head of Impact Investments at CVS Health. “This initiative is about more than funding; it’s about showing up, listening, and helping create lasting change where it’s needed most. Through our continued collaboration with Cul2vate, Elmington Capital and local organizations, we’re helping to build a foundation for healthier lives and stronger futures.”

Joey Lankford, Executive Director of Cul2vate said, “I’m excited about this partnership specifically because it allows us to connect the dots with the housing, food and education components of our ministry. It gives us a base for connecting local agriculture production and quality food with affordable housing and employment to create a fundamental holistic way to serve our neighbors in need.”

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About CVS Health

CVS Health® is a leading health solutions company building a world of health around every consumer, wherever they are. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 87 million plan members, and a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than 800,000 patients per year. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including highly rated Medicare Advantage offerings and a leading standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media Contacts
Rebecca Ferrick
FerrickR@CVSHealth.com
 

Originally published on CVS Health Company News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) in collaboration with Elmington Capital and Cul2vate recently announced a further investment of $120,000 in Cul2vate’s Roots and Roofs initiative, a program designed to connect affordable, stable housing with food security and workforce development in Nashville, Tennessee.

This latest commitment builds on CVS Health’s initial investment in the development of 101 Factory, an affordable housing property that supports individuals and families earning up to 30% to 70% of Area Median Income. Now, CVS Health is expanding on its investment to help ensure residents of 101 Factory and surrounding communities have access to fresh food, workforce training, and the holistic support they need to live healthier lives and reach their full potential.

The Roots and Roofs initiative, powered by Cul2vate, will deliver:

• Food distribution via The Ark: Healthy food boxes delivered to residents identified through surveys and signups, in partnership with The Ark in Pegram, Tennessee.
• Pop-up farmers markets: Seasonal markets at 101 Factory offering farm-grown produce, simple recipes, and nutrition education.
• You-Pick Farm Day: A summer 2026 event where residents are introduced to the farm, engage in hands-on activities, and fill their own boxes with hand-picked produce at Cul2vate’s Buxahatchee Farm.
• Workforce and life transformation: Training and mentorship for individuals overcoming barriers such as homelessness or incarceration, with employment opportunities on the farm and beyond.
• Workforce collaboration with CVS Health: Integration with CVS Health’s Career Skills Lab and Tennessee Department of Labor programs to support pre-apprenticeship and reentry pathways.

This collaboration further demonstrates CVS Health’s commitment to supporting communities across Tennessee. To date, CVS Health has invested more than $36 million in affordable housing across the state, helping to create, preserve and renovate over 2,700 housing units.

“Access to safe, high-quality affordable housing and food stability go hand in hand to impact an individual’s overall health and are essential building blocks in fostering a healthy community,” said Keli Savage, Head of Impact Investments at CVS Health. “This initiative is about more than funding; it’s about showing up, listening, and helping create lasting change where it’s needed most. Through our continued collaboration with Cul2vate, Elmington Capital and local organizations, we’re helping to build a foundation for healthier lives and stronger futures.”

Joey Lankford, Executive Director of Cul2vate said, “I’m excited about this partnership specifically because it allows us to connect the dots with the housing, food and education components of our ministry. It gives us a base for connecting local agriculture production and quality food with affordable housing and employment to create a fundamental holistic way to serve our neighbors in need.”

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About CVS Health

CVS Health® is a leading health solutions company building a world of health around every consumer, wherever they are. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 87 million plan members, and a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than 800,000 patients per year. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including highly rated Medicare Advantage offerings and a leading standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media Contacts
Rebecca Ferrick
FerrickR@CVSHealth.com
 

Originally published on CVS Health Company News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) in collaboration with Elmington Capital and Cul2vate recently announced a further investment of $120,000 in Cul2vate’s Roots and Roofs initiative, a program designed to connect affordable, stable housing with food security and workforce development in Nashville, Tennessee.

This latest commitment builds on CVS Health’s initial investment in the development of 101 Factory, an affordable housing property that supports individuals and families earning up to 30% to 70% of Area Median Income. Now, CVS Health is expanding on its investment to help ensure residents of 101 Factory and surrounding communities have access to fresh food, workforce training, and the holistic support they need to live healthier lives and reach their full potential.

The Roots and Roofs initiative, powered by Cul2vate, will deliver:

• Food distribution via The Ark: Healthy food boxes delivered to residents identified through surveys and signups, in partnership with The Ark in Pegram, Tennessee.
• Pop-up farmers markets: Seasonal markets at 101 Factory offering farm-grown produce, simple recipes, and nutrition education.
• You-Pick Farm Day: A summer 2026 event where residents are introduced to the farm, engage in hands-on activities, and fill their own boxes with hand-picked produce at Cul2vate’s Buxahatchee Farm.
• Workforce and life transformation: Training and mentorship for individuals overcoming barriers such as homelessness or incarceration, with employment opportunities on the farm and beyond.
• Workforce collaboration with CVS Health: Integration with CVS Health’s Career Skills Lab and Tennessee Department of Labor programs to support pre-apprenticeship and reentry pathways.

This collaboration further demonstrates CVS Health’s commitment to supporting communities across Tennessee. To date, CVS Health has invested more than $36 million in affordable housing across the state, helping to create, preserve and renovate over 2,700 housing units.

“Access to safe, high-quality affordable housing and food stability go hand in hand to impact an individual’s overall health and are essential building blocks in fostering a healthy community,” said Keli Savage, Head of Impact Investments at CVS Health. “This initiative is about more than funding; it’s about showing up, listening, and helping create lasting change where it’s needed most. Through our continued collaboration with Cul2vate, Elmington Capital and local organizations, we’re helping to build a foundation for healthier lives and stronger futures.”

Joey Lankford, Executive Director of Cul2vate said, “I’m excited about this partnership specifically because it allows us to connect the dots with the housing, food and education components of our ministry. It gives us a base for connecting local agriculture production and quality food with affordable housing and employment to create a fundamental holistic way to serve our neighbors in need.”

###

About CVS Health

CVS Health® is a leading health solutions company building a world of health around every consumer, wherever they are. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 87 million plan members, and a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than 800,000 patients per year. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including highly rated Medicare Advantage offerings and a leading standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media Contacts
Rebecca Ferrick
FerrickR@CVSHealth.com
 

The United States has made tangible progress connecting homes to high-speed internet, yet there are still gaps to be filled. BEAD, the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, was created to make sure every American has reliable broadband, especially in underserved or unserved communities. Thanks to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which oversees the $42.5 billion BEAD program, and strong state execution, momentum is real.

And as more homes gain connectivity, BEAD has a chance to finish the job by closing the last gap: In too many rural communities, service drops the moment people walk out their door. These mobile dead zones are not just inconvenient. They hold back local economies, create real safety risks and maintain the digital divide, even as BEAD makes historic strides on in-home access.

BEAD offers the opportunity to permanently close both mobile and remaining in-home service inequities. The state of Louisiana, for instance, through ConnectLA, is using this program to deliver high-speed broadband to every resident — while saving taxpayers more than $850 million through BEAD funding.

As part of the Louisiana Local Fiber Consortium, T-Mobile will help bring America’s Best Mobile Network to more than 66,000 locations, cutting the state’s mobile coverage gaps in half. Louisiana has shown what’s possible, and it offers a strong, practical model.

A Tipping Point

In December 2025, NTIA shared that its Benefit of the Bargain state application process saved taxpayers $21 billion. That’s a big win and a strong sign the program is being managed effectively. Now, Administrator Arielle Roth and NTIA are asking, “How will we use these savings?”

Original BEAD funding = $42.5 billion
After Benefit of the Bargain process = $21 billion savings for American Taxpayers

Smart Decision-Making

Once home internet needs are met, NTIA can empower states to leverage remaining BEAD dollars to close rural mobile dead zones, extending BEAD’s impact for the communities it was designed to serve. That fits directly within BEAD’s mission to support scalable, next-generation infrastructure, and it aligns with NTIA’s focus on long-term value including today’s 5G, tomorrow’s 6G and AI adoption. And as the nationwide leader in 5G, T-Mobile is using AI-powered 5G Advanced to set the path toward 6G with AI-RAN.

Mobile connectivity is critical to how people live and work today. It keeps businesses running, students learning, farms productive, commercial drivers connected and first responders reachable. In rural America, reliable mobile service is not a bonus. It is a basic need. And yet, there are still coverage gaps where over 3 million Americans still lack even 4G connectivity. To get ahead, we can’t leave people behind.

With the momentum NTIA has built through BEAD, we can get there. Our analysis shows that about 6,000 more mobile macro sites could extend 5G coverage to roughly 99% of Americans, including key rural roads.

About 6,000 new mobile macro sites and roughly $8 billion could deliver 5G
coverage to about 99% of the U.S. population for the next decade.

That is why we propose a disciplined approach: allow targeted mobile funding under BEAD, capped at around $8 billion. Upwards of $13 billion in funding will remain once these defined coverage benchmarks are achieved. Build what is needed, deliver the coverage and then step back. That is what responsible stewardship looks like.

BEAD has already transformed fixed wireless access nationwide, thanks to strong leadership from the Department of Commerce and NTIA. With the same disciplined approach to mobile infrastructure, it can finish the job on connecting underserved areas. This isn’t about expanding the program. It’s about finishing it.

Closing remote mobile gaps delivers real benefits, from jobs and stronger public safety to more resilient communities in times of crisis. Most importantly, it gives Americans in rural areas the reliable service they need.

T-Mobile’s mission is to be the best in the world at connecting our customers to their world. Let’s keep working to get rural America fully connected, at home and on the move.

Previously published by Trellis

By Jim Giles

Key Takeaways:

• Impact accounting uses “valuation factors” to convert enviornmental metrics into dollar numbers.
• Proponents say it provides common ground in discussions between different business functions.
• Everpure is rolling out an impact accounting dashboard.

Around three years ago, Charles Giancarlo, CEO of data platform Pure Storage, came back from Davos and asked his sustainability team to look into an idea he’d encountered at the meeting: Impact accounting, a method for integrating emissions and other externalities into company balance sheets.

The idea had been slowly picking up adherents in Europe for around a decade, but Pure Storage, which rebranded this month to Everpure, would go on to become the first U.S. company to join the Value Balancing Alliance (VBA), a group of 30 or so companies developing the approach. Trellis checked in last week with Everpure and the VBA for an update.

How does impact accounting work?

At the heart of the approach are a set of “valuation factors,” developed by third-party experts, that are used to convert activity data for emissions, water use, air pollution and other externalities into dollar figures that can be integrated into balance sheets. In the case of emissions, for example, the VBA uses $220 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, a figure based on the estimated social impact of rising greenhouse gases levels.

At Everpure, one long-term goal is to have cost centers be aware of the dollar impact of relevant externalities. After an initial focus on identifying and collecting the most material data, the team is now rolling out a dashboard containing several years of impact accounting numbers.

“It’s catered to different personas,” explained Adrienne Uphoff, Everpure’s ESG regulations and impact accounting manager. Finance was an initial use case, with product managers also on the roadmap. “You can compare it to financial numbers to really understand the impact intensity.”

What value does the approach bring?

“The essence of impact accounting is that you’re translating all these different metrics in the sustainability space into the language the decision makers understand,” said Christian Heller, the VBA’s CEO. “Everyone understands what you’re talking about, and you get a sense of the magnitude of your impact and the risks and opportunities.”

This has allowed Everpure to calculate what Uphoff called the “environmental costs of goods sold” and to estimate the impact of circular strategies, such as refurbishing hardware. The analysis reveals “impact savings across the full value chain across five different environmental topics all in a single dollar unit,” she said.

Analyses like that can then be shared with customers and used to distinguish Everpure from competitors. “The long-term winners in this space are going to be those that can perform against sustainability goals,” said Kathy Mulvany, Everpure’s global head of sustainability. “Impact accounting gives us a way to bring comparability, so companies can understand how they’re truly stacking up.”

What does it take to implement impact accounting?

A great deal of technical work goes into creating valuation factors, but the system is designed so that outside experts create the numbers and hand them to sustainability professionals for use. Still, not every company will have the in-house environmental data that is also needed. Many companies have been collecting emissions data for five years or more, for example, but detailed datasets for water use are less common.

Internal teams also need to be familiar with the concepts. “One of the key learnings from our impact accounting implementation is that the socialization curve is longer than you expect,” said Uphoff. “Attaching monetary values on externalities introduces new metrics and mental models, and that can naturally make people a little nervous at first. It takes time and dialogue for teams to build confidence in how to interpret this new lens on performance.”

What’s next?

In the early days of impact accounting, companies and consultancies worked independently on different methodologies. Now that work is coalescing, said Heller. The International Standards Organization is expected to start work on a standard this summer, he added, and the VBA, working with the Capitals Coalition, another nonprofit, is having conversations with the IFRS Foundation, which creates international financial reporting standards.

The approach may also be integrated into mandatory disclosure standards. Heller noted that the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive mentions the potential benefits of companies putting a dollar figure on some environmental impacts. “It’s the next evolutionary step of any kind of sustainability disclosure regulations,” he said.

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Cascale recently engaged the next generation of sustainability leaders through a guest lecture at Columbia University in New York City.

The session was delivered as part of the university’s “Consumerism and Sustainability” course and brought together 37 graduate students from across Columbia’s sustainability management, international relations, human rights, and business programs.

Invited by lecturer Michelle Gabriel, Cascale’s editorial director Kaley Roshitsh explored how effective communication plays a critical role in advancing systems change across the sustainability landscape. The lecture highlighted how clear, credible messaging supports collaboration and progress not only within Cascale but across the broader industry ecosystem.

During the presentation, students received an introduction to the Higg Index, exclusively available on Worldly, which is the leading framework for measuring environmental and social performance across the consumer goods value chain. The interactive presentation covered the breadth of Cascale’s work, including decarbonization efforts, public affairs engagement, stakeholder collaboration, and initiatives such as Better Buying that support responsible purchasing practices.

The lecture also connected these industry topics with practical career insights. Drawing on experience in sustainable fashion journalism and communications, Roshitsh addressed how emerging professionals can pursue purpose-driven careers while avoiding common challenges in sustainability storytelling and reporting. Using her past experiences covering sustainability at WWD, she highlighted common greenwashing risks including a lack of public-facing commitments, fleeting supplier relations, and flagrant claims on materials and performance, among others.

Students showed strong interest in accessing Cascale resources and learning how the Higg Index tools can support academic work, particularly in lifecycle assessment (LCA) coursework. Several questions focused on industry challenges such as overproduction, the role of artificial intelligence, and how students and early-career professionals can engage more directly with sustainability tools and data.

Following the lecture, Cascale representatives also discussed opportunities for deeper collaboration with academic institutions. Conversations included the potential for integrating the Higg Index and related sustainability frameworks into university curricula, as well as helping equip students with practical knowledge and tools relevant to industry needs.

As with recent Cascale speaking engagements at Parsons (part of the New School), the University of Oregon, Berkeley College, ASU FIDM, and Ohio State University, this latest engagement reflects a growing demand from universities and young professionals for standardized tools, data, and collaboration. By connecting academia with practical industry frameworks, Cascale continues to support the development of future leaders.