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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.

Originally published in Dow’s 2022 Progress Report

Whether through the dedication of time, talent or expertise, volunteering promotes a positive employee experience, further supports Dow’s global citizenship priorities and investments, and ultimately advances our ambition. Our global volunteer and ERG time-off policy grants 12 hours per year to participate in volunteer and ERG programs during normal working hours. In 2022, 52% of employees reported volunteering.

ADDRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES THROUGH EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT 

Through purpose-driven employee engagement programs, Team Dow continues to give their time and talents to address societal challenges and contribute to our communities. 

Our #PullingOurWeight program continues to be a catalyst for engaging Team Dow to take action against waste in the environment. Through the program, 280,000 pounds of waste was removed from the environment in 2022 with the help of 9,000 volunteers, including Dow employees, family, friends and external stakeholders.

In the United States and Canada, our colleagues rallied together for United Way in uniquely designed campaigns to engage employees, embrace partnerships and address systemic issues in our communities. In total, employees across 24 site campaigns pledged $3.29 million to United Way, benefiting 585 organizations.

FIRST-EVER DOW SERVE-A-THON

In May 2022, Dow employees came together to celebrate Dow’s 125th anniversary with the company’s first-ever global volunteer serve-a-thon. In total, more than 3,500 Team Dow volunteers committed nearly 9,000 hours to support community partners across more than 150 projects in 24 countries worldwide to address community needs.

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Originally published in Dow’s 2022 Progress Report

Whether through the dedication of time, talent or expertise, volunteering promotes a positive employee experience, further supports Dow’s global citizenship priorities and investments, and ultimately advances our ambition. Our global volunteer and ERG time-off policy grants 12 hours per year to participate in volunteer and ERG programs during normal working hours. In 2022, 52% of employees reported volunteering.

ADDRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES THROUGH EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT 

Through purpose-driven employee engagement programs, Team Dow continues to give their time and talents to address societal challenges and contribute to our communities. 

Our #PullingOurWeight program continues to be a catalyst for engaging Team Dow to take action against waste in the environment. Through the program, 280,000 pounds of waste was removed from the environment in 2022 with the help of 9,000 volunteers, including Dow employees, family, friends and external stakeholders.

In the United States and Canada, our colleagues rallied together for United Way in uniquely designed campaigns to engage employees, embrace partnerships and address systemic issues in our communities. In total, employees across 24 site campaigns pledged $3.29 million to United Way, benefiting 585 organizations.

FIRST-EVER DOW SERVE-A-THON

In May 2022, Dow employees came together to celebrate Dow’s 125th anniversary with the company’s first-ever global volunteer serve-a-thon. In total, more than 3,500 Team Dow volunteers committed nearly 9,000 hours to support community partners across more than 150 projects in 24 countries worldwide to address community needs.

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A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the escalating war between Palestinian armed groups and Israel. The imposed blockade and lack of safe humanitarian corridors has left Gaza without electricity. Due to lack of fuel and safe shelter, food and water are becoming increasingly scarce and access to communications, health services, and other basic needs are severely limited.

A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the escalating war between Palestinian armed groups and Israel. The imposed blockade and lack of safe humanitarian corridors has left Gaza without electricity. Due to lack of fuel and safe shelter, food and water are becoming increasingly scarce and access to communications, health services, and other basic needs are severely limited.

Originally published in Owens Corning’s 2022 Sustainability Report

Although Patty Hemmelgarn has only been with Owens Corning since 2021, she brings with her a wealth of experience in air quality management. Patty has focused on air quality and compliance for her whole career, including at a consulting firm working with the U.S. EPA on air quality issues, at the Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control, and as the air compliance lead for two global chemical manufacturing companies. By bringing her expertise to Owens Corning and working to prevent air quality issues before they occur, Patty believes she is able to have a real impact on our environment.

“What I really like about Owens Corning is our commitment to sustainability and how we are working to operationalize it.”

On what makes Owens Corning’s approach unique

At some other companies where I’ve worked, the sustainability group and the environmental group are not linked — they’re two separate pieces of the organization. Also, at many other large companies, management of air emissions is wholly separate from the sustainability program. At Owens Corning, our enterprise environmental team is housed under the sustainability umbrella. That’s something that sets us apart, and gives the environmental piece a bit more attention than I’ve seen in other organizations. It demonstrates that Owens Corning really does focus on sustainability in all aspects of the company.

On the importance of operationalizing sustainability

We need to not only look at our how our products are manufactured, which is my role here, but how they’re used by our customers. We need to make sure that air emissions are reduced in our manufacturing and in our products. Operationalizing sustainability on the air quality side involves making sure that, when changes are made to our equipment, we find solutions to reduce our air emissions or prevent them from being generated in the first place. We can also look at these as opportunities to research a better way to make every change, not just the big ones, but also those small changes we make. There are a number of little tweaks that we can do on every project at each site to reduce air emissions and overall environmental impacts.

On why sustainability is central to Owens Corning’s mission

Our commitment to sustainability really starts with our products, which help homeowners improve their energy efficiency. So it’s not just sustainability in our manufacturing locations, but also helping with the sustainability of everyone who uses our products. We have a lot of very smart, talented people who work at Owens Corning and I think we have the resources within our company to achieve our sustainability goals. Our attention is focused in the right place, and it’s focused together.

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Originally published in Owens Corning’s 2022 Sustainability Report

Although Patty Hemmelgarn has only been with Owens Corning since 2021, she brings with her a wealth of experience in air quality management. Patty has focused on air quality and compliance for her whole career, including at a consulting firm working with the U.S. EPA on air quality issues, at the Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control, and as the air compliance lead for two global chemical manufacturing companies. By bringing her expertise to Owens Corning and working to prevent air quality issues before they occur, Patty believes she is able to have a real impact on our environment.

“What I really like about Owens Corning is our commitment to sustainability and how we are working to operationalize it.”

On what makes Owens Corning’s approach unique

At some other companies where I’ve worked, the sustainability group and the environmental group are not linked — they’re two separate pieces of the organization. Also, at many other large companies, management of air emissions is wholly separate from the sustainability program. At Owens Corning, our enterprise environmental team is housed under the sustainability umbrella. That’s something that sets us apart, and gives the environmental piece a bit more attention than I’ve seen in other organizations. It demonstrates that Owens Corning really does focus on sustainability in all aspects of the company.

On the importance of operationalizing sustainability

We need to not only look at our how our products are manufactured, which is my role here, but how they’re used by our customers. We need to make sure that air emissions are reduced in our manufacturing and in our products. Operationalizing sustainability on the air quality side involves making sure that, when changes are made to our equipment, we find solutions to reduce our air emissions or prevent them from being generated in the first place. We can also look at these as opportunities to research a better way to make every change, not just the big ones, but also those small changes we make. There are a number of little tweaks that we can do on every project at each site to reduce air emissions and overall environmental impacts.

On why sustainability is central to Owens Corning’s mission

Our commitment to sustainability really starts with our products, which help homeowners improve their energy efficiency. So it’s not just sustainability in our manufacturing locations, but also helping with the sustainability of everyone who uses our products. We have a lot of very smart, talented people who work at Owens Corning and I think we have the resources within our company to achieve our sustainability goals. Our attention is focused in the right place, and it’s focused together.

Read more