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TOLEDO, Ohio, October 20, 2023 /3BL/ – Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) continues to advance toward its aspiration to create a circular shingle economy and divert waste from landfills. The company announced that it has made progress on two key shingle recycling workstreams important for reaching its goal of recycling two million tons of shingles per year in the U.S. by 2030.

Recycling Used Shingles into New Shingles

In late 2022, Owens Corning and its partners launched an asphalt shingle recycling pilot developed to deconstruct residential and industrial waste shingles and extract their component materials. In less than a year of operation, the facility has successfully achieved shingle deconstruction and extracted asphalt, granules, and filler. The process is designed to reclaim the entire shingle to avoid any components of the product going to waste.

The materials extracted through this process have shown positive initial results, in line with the company’s expectations. Owens Corning and its partners continue to modify and enhance the pilot process to optimize the resulting components for various future applications.

“The progress being made at the pilot is a very promising step toward the future of shingle recycling,” said Gunner Smith, Owens Corning Roofing President. “What started at lab scale as shingle deconstruction with benchtop materials and testing has now been proven at pilot scale. The next step is plant trials where we will utilize the extracted materials in the development of new prototype shingles.”

In addition to developing various prototypes with recycled components for rigorous testing, the company and its partners will continue to scale up the pilot facility for increased material output and evaluation.

Recycling Used Shingles into Asphalt Pavement

Owens Corning remains committed to accelerating the use of recycled shingles in asphalt paving applications. To support this effort, the company has partnered with the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) to conduct research studies on the usage of recycled shingles in pavement.

The work with NCAT is evaluating the performance of asphalt mixtures made with a balanced mix design using recycled asphalt shingles (RAS). It is also measuring the environmental impact of RAS in paving applications and will generate full lifecycle assessment data on recycled asphalt shingles into pavement for the first time. This information can then be published in industry-wide guidelines to educate asphalt contractors across the U.S.

“These studies are in progress now, and we believe the results will show a clear value proposition for hot mix asphalt contractors. With the right balanced mix design, the carbon footprint of asphalt paving mixture can be lowered while maintaining the performance of the road,” said Laurand Lewandowski, Director of Asphalt Innovation. “Aligning ourselves with industry leaders who can have a positive influence on this initiative is a significant benefit toward advancing the use of recycled asphalt shingles across the country, and ultimately keeping shingles out of landfills.”

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our three integrated businesses – Composites, Insulation, and Roofing – provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with approximately 19,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2022 sales of $9.8 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

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Matthew Rusk, Head of GRI North America Engagement and Public Affairs, participated in two enlightening sessions at Reuters event, Sustainability Reporting USA 2023. The first session, titled ‘Understanding the Interoperability of Global Standards and Frameworks’, showcased the integration among key standards and frameworks, such as GRI Standards, European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, TCFD and TNFD recommendations, and others. The second session, titled ‘The Impact of CSRD on US Business’, shed light on the remarkable opportunity for organizations to prepare for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by adopting the GRI Standards.

In a significant development that occurred yesterday, the European Parliament reaffirmed its commitment to corporate sustainability reporting standards through the adoption of the final ESRS, which will affect a substantial cohort of 50,000 companies, beginning in January 2024. Amidst the prevailing focus on the SEC regulations’ impact, it is important to recognize that more than 3,000 US businesses will also be impacted by forthcoming european regulations.

As confirmed by a published joint statement between GRI and EFRAG, a high level of interoperability has been achieved between the ESRS and the GRI Standards. Existing GRI reporters will be well prepared to report under the ESRS. Moreover, GRI is currently finalizing interoperability tools, including a digital taxonomy and multi-tagging system, to simplify the reporting process and support companies to report in accordance with both ESRS and the GRI Standards within a single sustainability report.

The global sustainability reporting landscape is changing fast and in response, GRI has developed the course, Transparency for Tomorrow: Decoding the Sustainability Reporting Landscape. The course offers a deep dive into the sustainability reporting landscape. It covers the latest trends in sustainability reporting, including concepts crucial to understanding the differences between the various instruments that populate the landscape. The course presents an overview of the main sustainability reporting instruments, and delves into the alignment between these instruments, describing how they can be used in conjunction with the GRI Standards to enhance reporting effectiveness.

October 19, 2023 /3BL/ – October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Bath & Body Works has been a long-time partner of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and the company is proud to continue its support with a $100,000 donation this year. Since 1999, Bath & Body Works has donated $1 million to the organization. Over the past two decades, Bath & Body Works and the National Domestic Violence Hotline have partnered to:

Connect: With a commitment to serving survivors most safely and conveniently, The Hotline added chat and text capabilities in 2013 and 2021, respectively, to its traditional phone lines. It has answered more than 6.7 million calls, chats, and texts from domestic violence survivors and their loved ones across the United States and territories. Support: Creating a referral database of 4,500 local providers and resources for survivors of domestic violence and providing resources through thehotline.org. Company-wide in their home offices, distribution centers, and stores, Bath & Body Works provides mirror clings and QR codes linking to resources provided by the National Domestic Violence Hotline.Educate: Providing information about healthy relationships and resources through the love is respect platform, with educational material designed especially for teens and young adults. Additionally, the Hotline and Love is Respect raise awareness about financial, digital, and emotional abuse.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline answered its first call in 1996. Since then, the organization has answered more than 6.7 million calls, chats, and texts from survivors and their loved ones, advocated for policy change, and forged lasting and meaningful partnerships. The Hotline commemorated 25 years of service in 2021.

“We’re proud of our long-time partnership with the National Domestic Violence Hotline,” says Rhoe Fields, Associate Vice President of Community Relations for Bath & Body Works. “By supporting and uplifting one another during life’s toughest moments and investing in organizations that champion our values, we are truly working together for a brighter, better world.”

Along with their committed partnership with the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Bath & Body Works supports survivors closer to home in central Ohio. Moreover, Bath & Body Works supports the LSS Choices Choose Hope television special, a fundraising campaign on WBNS 10TV in Columbus.

Bath & Body Works is proud to commemorate two decades of support and awareness of domestic violence with our partner, the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

For more information on Bath & Body Works’ commitment to community and philanthropy, visit bbwinc.com.

ABOUT BATH & BODY WORKS

Home of America’s Favorite Fragrances®, Bath & Body Works is a global leader in personal care and home fragrance, including top-selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. Powered by agility and innovation, the company’s predominantly U.S.-based supply chain enables the company to deliver quality, on-trend luxuries at affordable prices. Bath & Body Works serves and delights customers however and wherever they want to shop, from welcoming, in-store experiences at more than 1,820 company-operated Bath & Body Works locations in the U.S. and Canada and more than 440 international franchised locations to an online storefront at bathandbodyworks.com.

Yesterday, CNH Industrial was added to 3BL’s annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Making it into the top quarter, CNH was ranked 23rd after being included in the Russell 1000 Index for the first time. In its industry category, Capital Goods, CNH was ranked 4th. This recognition reaffirms the company’s commitment to sustainability for our customers, employees, shareholders, and the communities in which we live and work.

The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 184 ESG factors in seven pillars: climate change, employee relations, environment, governance, human rights, stakeholders and society, and ESG performance. There is no fee for companies to be included in 100 Best Corporate Citizens.

Using a methodology developed by 3BL, all Russell 1000 Index companies are researched by ISS ESG, the responsible investment research arm of Institutional Shareholder Services.

To compile the ranking, corporate data and information is obtained from publicly available sources only, rather than questionnaires or company submissions. Companies have the option to verify data collected for the ranking at no cost. Data and information used in the 2023 edition of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking was collected between July 2022 to July 2023.

“Achieving the transformational targets in the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals in this decisive decade requires all companies to truly embed ESG issues into the core of their business,” said Dave Armon, CEO of 3BL. “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2023 are answering the call by demonstrating the societal and bottom-line value of leadership and transparency around ESG topics. They are setting ambitious goals, outlining robust strategies for achieving them, disclosing data to measure progress, and accounting for all stakeholders in business decisions.”

For access to the complete 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2023 ranking and methodology visit: https://100best.3blmedia.com/

WASHINGTON, October 19, 2023 /3BL/ – Today, National Parks Conservation Association and Yellowstone Bourbon released the first of three videos in their new Park Sessions series featuring Charles Wesley Godwin. With the goal of sharing country, folk and Americana musicians’ perspectives on the importance of national park protection and how parks inspire them, the series features single-take song performances and interviews in national parks across the United States.

Filmed at New River Gorge National Park in Godwin’s home state of West Virginia, the series’ debut features Godwin performing the song “Headwaters” from his album Family Ties, his third studio album, released September 22 on Big Loud Records. Godwin also shares his childhood experiences in the outdoors, the importance of protecting the New River Gorge from development and the role nature plays in inspiring him as a musician. 

“The outdoors has always been a huge part of my life. Forest covers more than 75% of West Virginia – our natural beauty and wilderness define our state,” said Godwin. “Protecting the parks is a cause that’s near and dear to me, not only because I love the outdoors, but because of my family. I grew up hunting, fishing, and being out in nature. Those are experiences I want to pass on to my children and grandchildren.”

This fall, NPCA and Yellowstone Bourbon will release two additional videos, featuring song performances and interviews with Gabe Lee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and Emily Scott Robinson in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. In his video, Lee performs the titular track from Drink the River, released in July with Torrez Music Group, and discusses the important role Great Smoky Mountains National Park played in his childhood and creative process. Robinson’s video will include a performance of her song “Westward Bound,” from her 2019 album Traveling Mercies, and an interview where she emphasizes the importance of preserving parks for everyone to experience.

“Artists are constantly chasing inspiration, just as songwriters are sourcing their stories. While I often write on the road, and especially at the comfort of my work desk at home, local woodland trails are my ideal space to go looking for space, air, and quiet,” said Lee. “I’m proud to partner with National Parks Conservation Association to remind folks about our region’s nature not only as an inspirational tool but an educational one as well. I hope this project invites viewers to reconnect and strengthen their appreciation for the national parks and local greenways; to explore them, to care for them, and to pass that sense of pride in stewardship on to future generations.”

“This fall, I spent an incredible day with NPCA filming a live music video in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park,” said Robinson. “As we explored the river canyon and mountain vistas, I shared why national parks and the preservation of wild beauty is so important, both for people and for nature. I’m inspired every day by the big mountains, deserts and sky around me. The quiet, raw energy of these places feeds my creative life and my imagination. NPCA, with help from Yellowstone Bourbon, is doing important work to help keep our national parks beautiful and accessible to everyone.”

The Park Sessions series is a collaboration between National Parks Conservation Association and their longtime partner, Yellowstone Bourbon. Since 2018, Yellowstone Bourbon has donated nearly $500,000 to NPCA to preserve national parks as important places of exploration and inspiration for all. Through their Park Sessions, NPCA and Yellowstone Bourbon are furthering NPCA’s mission to inspire people to become national park advocates and participants in national park protection. 

“Yellowstone Bourbon has a special shared history with our country’s national parks dating back more than 150 years, and the Park Sessions series is an exciting new chapter for us,” said Yellowstone Brand Manager Kelly Panzitta. “Our continued partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association is very important to us and we appreciate the organization’s ongoing efforts to educate consumers about the importance of conservation and keeping wild spaces protected, preserved and accessible for future generations.”

“Our national parks and music have so much in common. Both inspire, provide emotional healing and have the ability to bring people together from all backgrounds. Through this innovative project with our long-time partner Yellowstone Bourbon, we look to harness the power of music and nature to fuel people’s connection and passion for our national parks,” said Theresa Pierno, President and CEO for National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). “We’re thrilled to work alongside Yellowstone Bourbon on this first-of-its-kind music video series. Their unwavering commitment to the protection of our national parks is clearly reflected in this powerful series, which seeks to connect more people to our national parks and, like the musicians featured, find inspiration in these treasured places. We look forward to continuing our work in partnership with Yellowstone Bourbon to ensure that our national parks thrive now and for generations to come.”    

To learn more about how NPCA and Yellowstone Bourbon partner to protect parks, please visit here.

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About National Parks Conservation Association Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association has been the leading voice in safeguarding our national parks. NPCA and its more than 1.6 million members and supporters work together to protect and preserve our nation’s most iconic and inspirational places for future generations. For more information, visit http://www.npca.org/.

About Yellowstone Bourbon

Founded by pioneer distiller Joseph Bernard Dant, Yellowstone Bourbon was named for our country’s very first national park in 1872. In 2011, seventh-generation Master Distiller Steve Beam – a descendant of both the Dant and Beam distilling families – founded Lebanon, Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery and resurrected the Yellowstone brand with the creation of Yellowstone Select Bourbon. Since then, Yellowstone has been one of the fastest-growing American Whiskey brands in the industry. Today, the Yellowstone family of brands includes Yellowstone Select, Yellowstone Limited Edition and Yellowstone American Single Malt Whiskey. For more information on the Yellowstone brand, visit  http://www.yellowstonebourbon.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/yellowstonebourbon/.

About Charles Wesley Godwin

Charles Wesley Godwin’s highly anticipated third album, Family Ties, is a truly stunning achievement, and the culmination of years of hard work. Released on Big Loud Records in 2023, it showcases a tunesmith at the peak of his powers — melding melody with memories, workmanship with wisdom.

Building his career to this point has been a steady climb. Godwin started gigging intensely in the mid-2010s and released his stunning debut album, Seneca, independently in 2019. After years of performing as a solo act, Godwin and his band, the Allegheny High, hit the road behind his second album, 2021’s How The Mighty Fall, in a major way. They rarely took breaks from touring, performing every night “as if we were at Madison Square Garden.”

This trend — building up his fanbase in a grassroots manner and letting the music and live show speak for itself — continues to this day. Godwin says his live performances have never been more rewarding. Or lively, for that matter. “There’s a lot more people at my shows and they’re a lot more excited than ever before,” he says with a sense of satisfaction. “I don’t feel like a fish out of water anymore. I had fun when it was just 100 people back in 2021. Now that it’s 10 or 20 times that, it’s even better.”

About Gabe Lee

Equal parts classic songwriter and modern-day storyteller, Gabe Lee has built his own bridge between country, folk and rock. Lee has been collecting stories for years, both onstage and off. “I used to bartend,” says the Nashville-based songwriter, “which means I was also a cheap therapist for whomever happened to be sitting on the barstool. Whether they were there to celebrate or drink away their problems, I heard about whatever they were going through. It was my job to have that face-to-face interaction — that connection. Being a full-time musician isn’t much different.”

With critically-acclaimed albums like 2019’s farmland, 2020’s Honky-Tonk Hell, and 2022’s The Hometown Kid, Lee created that connection by delivering his own stories to an ever-growing audience. His fourth record, Drink the River, takes a different approach. This time, Lee isn’t offering listeners a peek into his internal world; he’s holding up a mirror to reflect their own.

Storytelling has been an anchor of Lee’s music since the very beginning. Raised by Taiwanese parents in Nashville, TN, he left home during his teenage years and headed to Indiana, where he obtained college degrees in literature and journalism. Lee launched his career as a genre-bending musician after returning to Tennessee, quickly progressing from dive bar gigs to high-profile opening slots (including shows with Jason Isbell, Los Lobos, Molly Tuttle, and other artists who, like him, blurred the lines between roots-rock, country, and other forms of American folk music) to his own headlining shows. Throughout it all, he drew upon the narrative skills he’d sharpened as a student. If albums like Honky-Tonk Hell and The Hometown Kid often unfolded like autobiographical entries from his road journal, then Drink the River shows an even broader range of his storytelling abilities. Lee isn’t just writing songs about himself; he’s writing songs about all of us. And maybe, in doing so, he can bring us a little closer together.

About Emily Scott Robinson

With a quarter million miles under her belt and counting, North Carolina native Emily Scott Robinson travels the dusty highways of America’s wild country, capturing the stories of the people she meets and expertly crafting them into songs. Robinson received critical acclaim for her debut album Traveling Mercies – Rolling Stone named it one of the “40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019.” In 2021, Robinson signed with Oh Boy records, the label founded by the legendary John Prine, and released her follow-up album American Siren. It made numerous “Best of 2021” lists including NPR, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, and No Depression. In 2022, Robinson released a collaboration for theater called Built on Bones, a song cycle written for the Witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, featuring artists Alisa Amador and Violet Bell.

Media Contacts:

Angela Gonzales
National Parks Conservation Association
agonzales@npca.org
202-878-0359 

Kelly Panzitta
Yellowstone Bourbon
k.panzitta@luxco.com
314-880-0227

Disasters and emergencies, whether natural or man-made, typically have far-reaching impacts that transcend borders. Consider the recent Maui fires or flooding in Libya which have impacted so many people and businesses. EHS leaders who take a global approach to disaster preparedness will have the resources and expertise in place to meet emergencies with an effective response.

The following will help you understand the differences in emergency response programs, with insights and best practices for ensuring your global preparedness program is truly ready to serve each region where your organization has a presence.

Best practices for preparedness

Incorporating natural disaster preparedness into global emergency response planning is a necessity. Organizations that prioritize preparedness are better equipped to protect their people and assets, maintain operations during crises, and contribute to the overall resilience of the regions in which they operate.

These best practices can help your organization outline your preparedness plans.

Local regulations: Know your regulatory obligations. For example:In the UK, every tenant of a building is required to have their own Fire Risk Assessment which is related to your Emergency Response Plan.In Germany you are required to have fire wardens and first aiders.In Japan, fire extinguisher training is required.Risk assessment: Identify the specific natural hazards in each region of operation and assess their severity and frequency. Engage your local teams to evaluate the natural hazards that may affect that region.Emergency response plans: Develop comprehensive plans outlining roles, responsibilities, and communication strategies during a disaster. Best practice is to develop an Emergency Response Plan template that contains all the information that may be required globally (e.g., list out individual natural disasters). You can tailor individual plans to each local site. Consider grouping responses into those that require initial shelter-in-place versus evacuation. This helps employees better understand the difference.Training and drills: Regularly train personnel and conduct drills to ensure everyone knows their role and how to respond in emergencies. With many companies now employing hybrid workforces, you may need to publicize drill events and offer incentives to be in the office, or build in multiple drill dates.Resource stockpiling: Maintain emergency supplies, including food, water, medical kits, and backup power sources. Companies may need to consider prioritizing supplies for certain sites. Those that are in earthquake zones typically don’t have any warning, meaning employees could be trapped with no supplies. Also consider local events that may impact employee’s ability to get out of the building, such as civil unrest, for short-term needs.

Cultural Considerations in Emergency Response

Understanding the influence of cultural factors on emergency response is vital for EHS professionals with global responsibilities. These factors include beliefs, values, traditions, and communication styles, all of which can significantly shape response planning. Varying cultural perspectives on risk can also affect how seriously individuals take emergency warnings and instructions, prompting the need for tailored communication strategies.

Key factors to be aware of include:

Language barriers: Language diversity within global organizations can create communication challenges during emergencies. Multilingual resources are essential to bridge language barriers and ensure effective communication during crisis situations. Providing training in the local language can ensure everyone is effectively prepared.Cultural sensitivities: Cultural sensitivities may impact responses to emergency situations. When writing Emergency Response Plans, you may need to consider how people will respond. Engaging local support, such as the local safety committee, to provide input on the site Emergency Response Plan can help you make the correct adaptations.Local Resources: Utilize country-specific EHS/OH resources. Most countries have designated pages for emergency response, which could contain valuable resources in the local language. They also provide common responses and phrases that can help you tailor your plans (e.g., “Run, Hide, Fight” versus “Run, Hide, Flee”).

Customizing emergency messages to fit the local language and culture is a strategic necessity for effective emergency response.

Incorporating Business Continuity into Emergency Response Plans

It may be beneficial to analyze risk and build in some elements of a business continuity plan right into your emergency response plan. Things to consider include:

Risk profiling: Categorize regions based on risk severity and frequency of potential disasters. Use the risk assessment you completed as a starting point.Resource needs assessment: Assess the specific resource needs for each region, considering population density, infrastructure, and local vulnerabilities. Think about the regions where your facilities are located: will employees rely on public transportation; will you be competing for service if a local disaster happens; will you have trouble getting supplies in and out?Resource prepositioning: Strategically pre-position critical resources in regions prone to specific hazards. This includes stockpiling supplies and establishing local response teams. You may have evaluated this already but think about any local needs. This may also include items like generators or connections with a restoration company.An Emergency Response Plan is not a Business Continuity Plan (BCP), every company should have some kind of BCP in place to make sure you can weather any storm.

Common natural disasters and their impact on planning

Each common natural disaster brings with it a unique set of considerations for preparedness and risk mitigation.

Hurricanes and typhoons: Coastal regions face the threat of hurricanes (Atlantic) or typhoons (Pacific), necessitating robust evacuation plans and building resilience against high winds and flooding.Earthquakes: Seismic activity is a concern in areas near tectonic plate boundaries. Preparedness includes seismic bracing and earthquake drills.Floods: Flood-prone regions require watching weather patterns and training employees on what to do during a flood event.Wildfires: Areas susceptible to wildfires need strategies for evacuation plans and may need to monitor air quality during wildfire events.

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M·A·C Cosmetics concluded its first-ever Equal Futures Makeup Artistry Program this October in partnership with long-time VIVA GLAM grantee, The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI). HMI is devoted to serving the needs of LGBTQIA+ youth in New York City, and their families, and has partnered with M·A·C for over 15 years.

Held at the M·A·C Cosmetics Corporate Headquarters, the program was a 6-week makeup training course – and an official paid internship – for HMI’s LGBTQIA+ young people who are interested in pursuing a career in makeup artistry.

Ten HMI youth were selected to participate in the program with the goal of fostering the next generation of diverse Makeup Artists. Classes covered foundational skills including colour theory and application techniques, in addition to how to build a social media presence, presentation skills, and creating a compelling resume.

At the end of the program, the interns attended an impactful panel conversation featuring M·A·C executives to learn about the variety of career opportunities available in the makeup industry. Following the panel, each of the interns was presented with their very own, fully stocked M·A·C Makeup Artist kit to set them up for success as they begin their Artistry journeys.

Learn more about M·A·C’s commitment to equality through M·A·C VIVA GLAM – the Lipstick that Gives Back 100%!

M·A·C Cosmetics concluded its first-ever Equal Futures Makeup Artistry Program this October in partnership with long-time VIVA GLAM grantee, The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI). HMI is devoted to serving the needs of LGBTQIA+ youth in New York City, and their families, and has partnered with M·A·C for over 15 years.

Held at the M·A·C Cosmetics Corporate Headquarters, the program was a 6-week makeup training course – and an official paid internship – for HMI’s LGBTQIA+ young people who are interested in pursuing a career in makeup artistry.

Ten HMI youth were selected to participate in the program with the goal of fostering the next generation of diverse Makeup Artists. Classes covered foundational skills including colour theory and application techniques, in addition to how to build a social media presence, presentation skills, and creating a compelling resume.

At the end of the program, the interns attended an impactful panel conversation featuring M·A·C executives to learn about the variety of career opportunities available in the makeup industry. Following the panel, each of the interns was presented with their very own, fully stocked M·A·C Makeup Artist kit to set them up for success as they begin their Artistry journeys.

Learn more about M·A·C’s commitment to equality through M·A·C VIVA GLAM – the Lipstick that Gives Back 100%!

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands, October 19, 2023 /3BL/ – Antea Group, an international engineering and consulting firm, announced today that it will establish an environment, health, safety, and sustainability consulting business in the United Kingdom to better meet the needs of multinational organizations operating there.

Plans to set up a consultancy in the United Kingdom were driven by the onset of increasingly complex environment, health, safety, and sustainability regulatory requirements that many multinational companies lack the time, resources, and local expertise to navigate alone.

Antea Group UK, the market facing business name, is part of Antea Group. This new operation expands Antea Group’s presence, adding strength to the already established businesses.

“Establishing a fully owned EHS & Sustainability consulting operation in the UK market aligns with and supports Antea Group’s stakeholder expectations,” says Yde van Hijum, Antea Group CEO. “The UK is a strategic location for many of our clients and is a growing geography for EHS & Sustainability services.”

The new consulting business will be headquartered in Leeds, England, with operations scheduled to begin by January 2024. Primary services will be focused on helping companies understand regulatory requirements, evaluate risks, enhance performance, and ensure compliance related to environment, health, safety, and sustainability business challenges.

“We believe that we are well positioned for success in the UK market given our established global brand and expertise working across a wide range of industries, including but not limited to technology, energy, manufacturing, financial services and real estate,” concludes van Hijum.

About Antea Group

Antea Group is an international engineering and consulting firm specializing in full-service solutions in the fields of environment, infrastructure, urban planning and water. By combining strategic thinking and multidisciplinary perspectives with technical expertise and pragmatic action, we do more than effectively solve client challenges; we deliver sustainable results for a better future. With more than 3,750 employees in over 90 offices across Europe, Americas and Asia, we serve clients ranging from global energy companies and manufacturers to national governments and local municipalities.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands, October 19, 2023 /3BL/ – Antea Group, an international engineering and consulting firm, announced today that it will establish an environment, health, safety, and sustainability consulting business in the United Kingdom to better meet the needs of multinational organizations operating there.

Plans to set up a consultancy in the United Kingdom were driven by the onset of increasingly complex environment, health, safety, and sustainability regulatory requirements that many multinational companies lack the time, resources, and local expertise to navigate alone.

Antea Group UK, the market facing business name, is part of Antea Group. This new operation expands Antea Group’s presence, adding strength to the already established businesses.

“Establishing a fully owned EHS & Sustainability consulting operation in the UK market aligns with and supports Antea Group’s stakeholder expectations,” says Yde van Hijum, Antea Group CEO. “The UK is a strategic location for many of our clients and is a growing geography for EHS & Sustainability services.”

The new consulting business will be headquartered in Leeds, England, with operations scheduled to begin by January 2024. Primary services will be focused on helping companies understand regulatory requirements, evaluate risks, enhance performance, and ensure compliance related to environment, health, safety, and sustainability business challenges.

“We believe that we are well positioned for success in the UK market given our established global brand and expertise working across a wide range of industries, including but not limited to technology, energy, manufacturing, financial services and real estate,” concludes van Hijum.

About Antea Group

Antea Group is an international engineering and consulting firm specializing in full-service solutions in the fields of environment, infrastructure, urban planning and water. By combining strategic thinking and multidisciplinary perspectives with technical expertise and pragmatic action, we do more than effectively solve client challenges; we deliver sustainable results for a better future. With more than 3,750 employees in over 90 offices across Europe, Americas and Asia, we serve clients ranging from global energy companies and manufacturers to national governments and local municipalities.