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JACKSON, Miss., April 13, 2023 /3BL Media/ – What is the perfect menu to commemorate a century of powering Mississippi? Red beans and rice. The healthy and nutritious meal is part of a year-long effort Entergy Mississippi has launched for its 100th anniversary to invest in poverty solutions and activate the power of employee volunteers to support Mississippi communities. The company is teaming with Extra Table to pack meals for families impacted by food scarcity and donating $100,000 to help eliminate hunger in the state.

Entergy volunteers packed 2,500 boxes of red beans, rice and spices—one box for every Entergy Mississippi employee—at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. It’s the first event of a multi-phase 100,000-meal commitment by Entergy Mississippi. Along with the $100,000 gift, funded by shareholders, Entergy Mississippi’s support will help Extra Table stock 62 food pantries in the state with nutritious, shelf stable food.

In addition to packing meals, employees throughout Entergy’s four-state service area are donating items to support Entergy’s Mississippi Delta customers devastated by the March tornadoes. The donations will be distributed by Goodwill Industries.

“This significant moment in our company’s history must highlight our communities that particularly need us to be good neighbors right now,” said Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO. “Many of our customers live below the poverty level and struggle to meet the basic needs of their families. On top of that, communities in the Delta have a long road to recovery after last month’s storms. The best way to step into our next century while honoring our community roots is by helping our fellow Mississippians.”

Giving back to communities through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy is integral to Entergy Mississippi’s purpose of powering life today and for future generations.

“We’re grateful that Entergy chose to partner with us to celebrate their incredible milestone,” said Martha Allen, Extra Table executive director. “It shows their dedication to solving hunger, and their heart for Mississippi families. With their helping hands and generosity, we will be able to provide half a million meals to families in need.”

Entergy Mississippi, which began as Mississippi Power & Light Company, was founded by Harvey Couch on April 12, 1923. The company began providing reliable, affordable power to Jackson, Vicksburg, Greenville and Columbus. In 1926, the company sold its properties in northeast Mississippi, which moved Columbus outside of its service area. Now Entergy Mississippi serves 461,000 customers in 45 of Mississippi’s 82 counties.  Entergy Mississippi continues to keep rates lower than the national average, even with increases resulting from higher natural gas prices.

Entergy Mississippi is a national leader in customer service, a compassionate corporate citizen, a catalyst for economic development and known for its unprecedented commitment to safety.

To read more about Entergy’s 100-year history in Mississippi, click here.

About Entergy Mississippi
Entergy Mississippi, LLC provides electricity to approximately 461,000 customers in 45 counties. Entergy Mississippi is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, a Fortune 500 electric company. Entergy powers life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing in the reliability and resilience of the energy system while helping our region transition to cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. With roots in our communities for more than 100 years, Entergy is a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship. Since 2018, we have delivered more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to local communities through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. For the latest news from Entergy, visit the Newsroom.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Stella Tai, Stewardship Investing Impact and Analysis Manager at Praxis Mutual Funds, interviews Lori Scott to reflect on the contributions and achievements of women in the field of investing.

Lori Scott joined Praxis Mutual Funds as a Trustee in 2023, and is the Managing Director, Impact Credit at Lafayette Square. Lori previously worked at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Anthos Asset Management, Armature Consulting, and Calvert Impact. She brings over 25 years of experience in community development finance and has paved her own way in the impact investment field.

Lori is interviewed by Stella Tai, Stewardship Investing Impact and Analysis Manager. Stella provides primary leadership for the promotion, integration and development of impact investing and reporting. Stella guides the development of financial products that meet the needs of low-to-moderate income communities, helps promote the integration of faith and finances through Everence products and services, and works to grow opportunities for impact investments.

Question #1 – Stella: Why was a focus on underserved women, people and places important to you?

Lori: Reimagining how capital can be used to solve problems is what drew me to this work. Impact investing can be used as a tool to realize human potential by re-channeling capital to support quality basic goods and services like quality health care, affordable housing and quality jobs. It is a tool for making systemic changes increasing the support of underserved women, diverse entrepreneurs and fund managers, further shifting capital to underserved people and places and making strides to bridge the wealth gap. Read the full interview here – https://greenmoney.com/celebrating-women-and-investing.

By Gina DiPietro

Georgia Hummel loves solving problems.

“I was the kid,” she said, “who would tear a flashlight apart just to see how it worked.”

After college, she channeled that curiosity into a career at Duke Energy Indiana, the state’s largest electric supplier.

“I’ve always been an intellectual person,” she said. “So, being a line-worker really suits my personality because I learn something new every day.”

Hummel and other lineworkers build and maintain power lines and equipment that carry about 6,300 megawatts of electricity from a diverse mix of power plants to nearly 890,000 Hoosier homes and businesses.

Also fundamental to Duke Energy’s mission: Attracting a skilled workforce to help the company reach its clean energy goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. That means adding renewables across its six-state footprint while investing in grid upgrades to increase reliability and resiliency, strengthen it against storms, and give customers more options and control over their energy use and tools to save money.

While Duke Energy seeks a diverse workforce, Hummel said people are surprised to learn what she does.

“When I tell people I’m an apprentice lineworker at Duke Energy, they’re like, ‘What? No way!’ So, I absolutely get credit for branching out and doing something unexpected.”

She is detail-oriented and eager to lend a hand, said her supervisor, Dylan Osborne, someone who brings a “different flair” to the crew room and job sites.

“Georgia is great. She understands the work methods, dives right into the material and is very open to learning,” said Osborne, Customer Delivery Operations supervisor at the Greensburg Operations Center in southeastern Indiana.

Hummel considered going to medical school after earning a bachelor’s degree in biology at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.

“Essentially, I was a pre-med student,” she said, “because I wanted to run the bypass machine for heart surgeries.”

As she worked toward that goal in 2021, family friends – all lineworkers – encouraged Hummel to give line work a try.

“I’d seen them in action at lineman rodeos and I was in awe of the energy, the competition. It was fun,” she said. “And they’d always talked about how good of a career it is.”

Hummel knew of a training program, with night classes, not far from the medical research lab where she worked.

“It’ll be a fun little experiment,” Hummel thought as she enrolled in the 16-week lineworker training program at Gateway Community & Technical College in Florence, Ky., which Duke Energy helped establish in 2020.

“Developing lineworkers is key as we build a green grid, improve infrastructure and serve customers,” said Scott Batson, senior vice president and chief distribution officer. “We’re working with community colleges and other organizations across our service areas to train the next generation of lineworkers. And we’re seeing people join the programs from all walks of life.”

From the classroom, where students learned about electricity, to climbing and installing power lines, Hummel loved every minute.

She earned a lineworker certificate and applied to Duke Energy. Her phone rang a few months later, in October 2021.

“I was ecstatic,” Hummel said of the job offer. “I could start my career, something that would set me up to look at houses and start an adult life.”

As a line apprentice, the first step in a lineworker’s career, she is learning the ropes. A typical day might be hooking up service for customers, turning power off or replacing transformers.

“Looking back, I’m glad things happened the way they did,” Hummel said. “I’ve always been an outdoorsy person, so I don’t think I would have been happy in the medical field.”

Knowing that customers rely on lineworkers to make repairs, especially after a storm or power outage, gives Hummel a deeper appreciation for the work.

“There’ve been numerous times that people come outside at three o’clock in the morning to give us a round of applause for getting their lights back on,” she said. “It’s satisfying.”

She also enjoys the camaraderie among her colleagues, a team of nine.

“It’s like having a whole bunch of brothers,” Hummel said. “We have fun, and we joke around with each other, but we also look out for one another.”

She wants others – women especially – to know they, too, can do the job.

“Just because it’s not a common field for women to be interested in, or one that is typically advertised to women, doesn’t mean it’s not a great career for women,” Hummel said.

In two years, she’ll have the knowledge and experience to become a journeyman, a lineworker who can troubleshoot and make repairs.

“I want to be classified as a top-level worker, to show anyone they can do this,” she said. “After 15 or 20 years, I may consider a management or supervisory position, maybe something in health and safety. That’s the great thing about working at Duke Energy. There is so much opportunity to expand and try new things.”

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CALGARY, Alberta, April 13, 2023 /3BL Media/ – Benevity Inc., the leading provider of global corporate purpose software, today released The State of Workplace DEI, which revealed just how high of a priority diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) remains for employees, despite the current economic outlook, and how DEI plays a critical role in attracting and retaining talent.

Recent inflation and unsettling economic realities have weighed on DEI professionals and business leaders alike, with some companies deprioritizing DEI initiatives or cutting DEI roles and budgets. Yet Benevity’s report revealed that nearly two-thirds (62%) of employees believe their companies should dedicate more effort than usual to DEI over the next 12 months given this period of economic uncertainty. The possible consequence of a company not doing so could result in losing a competitive edge in the talent market, the report found.

With all factors including salary and benefits being the same or similar, almost all respondents surveyed (95%) said they weigh a prospective employer’s DEI efforts when choosing between job offers. Three-quarters of employees (78%) maintain they would not consider working for a company that fails to commit significant resources to prioritizing DEI initiatives.

To further understand employee sentiment toward DEI initiatives, Benevity surveyed an audience of 1,000 full-time U.S. employees, which was reflective of U.S. census data at the time of fielding, January 25 through February 2, 2023. Other key findings from the study include:

Employees expect employers to maintain DEI support regardless of the economic landscape: 90% of employees say they have personally benefited from DEI initiatives at work, and employees are eager for leadership to continue prioritizing DEI work.Amid the tight labor market, DEI plays a major role in attracting and retaining talent: The vast majority (87%) of respondents agree they would feel more loyal to a company with a proven track record of prioritizing DEI, and more than 90% say that companies with strong DEI commitments are more trustworthy to customers and employees.Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) foster more inclusive workplaces while building stronger businesses: 92% of employees agree that ERGs help unify the workplace, and 91% say ERGs have a greater impact on inclusivity than traditional DEI and unconscious bias training.

“In 2020, the global pandemic and racial justice movement motivated many businesses to invest in their DEI initiatives. Now, we’re seeing employees expecting companies to commit even more time, energy and resources to this effort,” said Sona Khosla, Benevity’s Chief Impact Officer. “Even amid the current economic backdrop, business leaders should continue to prioritize this work as it helps create a sense of community, contributes to employee well-being, combats attrition and builds trust with employees and customers.”

To learn more about how companies can create greater impact and employee engagement through their DEI investments, read The State of Workplace DEI here.

Learn more about Benevity Impact Labs’ research and data here.

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About Benevity 
Benevity, a certified B Corporation, is the leader in global corporate purpose software, providing the only integrated suite of community investment and employee, customer and nonprofit engagement solutions. Recognized as one of Fortune’s Impact 20, Benevity offers cloud solutions that power purpose for many iconic brands in ways that better attract, retain and engage today’s diverse workforce, embed social action into their customer experiences and positively impact their communities. With software that is available in 22 languages, Benevity has processed more than $12 billion in donations and 56 million hours of volunteering time to support 418,000 nonprofits worldwide. The company’s solutions have also facilitated 900,000 micro-actions and awarded 1.2 million grants worth $18 billion. For more information, visit benevity.com.

Media Contact 
Maggie Crouch│Walker Sands, for Benevity│benevity-pr@walkersands.com

FISHERS, Ind., April 13, 2023 /3BL Media/ – Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is pleased to announce that Woodall’s Campground Magazine featured ekō Solutions’ newly unveiled Gateway Park Model which is now available for sale.

The full story in Woodall’s Campground Magazine about ekō Solutions’ Gateway Park Model, a state of the art eco-friendly repurposed shipping container dwelling can be seen here. 

To learn more about ekō Solutions’ commercial and residential offerings, please click on “Buy eko!”

About Woodall’s Campground Magazine

Woodall’s Campground Magazine (WCM) has been a staple in the outdoor hospitality industry since the 1930’s. A business-to-business publication, WCM covers the RV park, campground and glamping segments like no other news source in the industry. While its monthly print magazine continues to be extremely popular, WCM has also launched a website, WoodallsCM.com, and is active on YouTube, LinkedIn & Facebook, with thousands of followers that depend on WCM to keep them up-to-date on daily news that impacts the industry. WCM is also the host of the popular podcast/video show “WCM’s Park Update,” which is aired at 3 p.m. EST every Tuesday. To learn more about Woodall’s Campground Magazine visit their website – www.woodallscm.com

About ekō Solutions

ekō Solutions, a Land Betterment company, is a sustainable development company utilizing innovative, low-cost, container-based structures to provide durable, high-end solutions to the building marketplace while also maintaining the ability to be utilized in a mobile environment. ekō Solutions uses innovative ecological structures to replace legacy inefficient and ineffective methods of living, growing and working. The sustainable craftsmanship of our structures is what separates us from the alternatives. Our structures are suitable for residential, crisis, recovery, commercial and recreation use. For more information visit ekosolutionsllc.com and connect with ekō Solutions on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Land Betterment Corporation

Land Betterment Corporation, an Indiana Benefit Corporation and Pending B-Corp, is an environmental solutions company focused on fostering a positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation.  The Company utilizes a complete solution-based lifecycle program to restore and rehabilitate the environment and revitalize communities in need of change and opportunity. Land Betterment accomplishes this by identifying un-reclaimed, run-down and neglected coal mining sites, fixing the environment through reclamation and remediation, and then repurposing the land to support a sustainable business that serves the community.  Land Betterment firmly believes that with real solutions it is possible for restoration of impacted areas to live side-by-side long term employment, while building sustainable and safe surroundings for communities and our planet.  For more information visit landbetterment.com or connect with the Company on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements or industry results to differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.  These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Land Betterment Corporation’s control.  The words “believes”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “would”, “could”, “continue”, “seeks”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “expects”, “intends”, “estimates”, or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.  Any forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this release.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.  The Company cannot assure you that the projected results or events will be achieved.

Company Contacts:

Mark LaVerghetta
317.537.0492 ext. 0
Chief Governance Officer, Corporate Finance
info@landbetterment.com

Stephanie Conzelman
207.205.0790
Stakeholder Engagement Director
info@landbetterment.com

Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more? Sustainability 101 is a blog series that you can turn to for information about different environmental sustainability terms that may come up at work, during discussions with friends, and even at your annual holiday gathering.

We hear the term “climate change” often these days: what is it, and what do greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have to do with it?

According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Climate Dictionary:

Climate “is the average of weather patterns in a specific area over a longer period of time, usually 30 or more years. Human activity in the industrial age, and particularly during the last century, is significantly altering our planet’s climate through the release of harmful [GHGs].” GHGs “are gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, causing global warming and climate change. The main [GHGs] released by human activity are carbon dioxide [CO2], methane, and nitrous oxide, as well as fluorinated gases used for cooling and refrigeration. To prevent catastrophic climate change, the world’s governments must work together to significantly reduce [GHG] emissions and keep global warming below the dangerous threshold of 1.5°C.”Global warming “is an increase in the Earth’s average surface temperature that occurs when the concentration of [GHGs] in the atmosphere increases. These gases absorb more solar radiation and trap more heat, thus causing the planet to get hotter. Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and farming livestock are some human activities that release [GHGs] and contribute to global warming.”Climate change “refers to the long-term changes in the Earth’s climate, beyond the increase in average surface temperature. Climate change causes weather patterns to be less predictable, affecting the balance of ecosystems that support life and biodiversity. It also causes more extreme weather events, such as more intense hurricanes, floods, heat waves, and droughts, and leads to sea level rise and coastal erosion by accelerating the melting of glaciers.”

The history of climate change 

According to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), most of the climate changes we have seen throughout history were “attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives.” The mid-1800s marked a shift in these historical cooling and warming trends at about the same time as the onset of industrialization.

According to the UN, “The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history. Warmer temperatures over time are changing weather patterns and disrupting the usual balance of nature.” According to NASA, Earth’s “average surface temperature has risen about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and other human activities.”

How GHG emissions can cause global warming and climate change

CO2 is the prevalent GHG, but there are others, such as methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases. These GHGs trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), “When sunlight strikes the earth’s surface, some of it radiates back toward space as infrared radiation (heat).” The EIA goes on to explain that GHGs absorb infrared radiation and trap its heat in the atmosphere, creating a GHG effect that results in global warming and climate change.

The UN is a great resource on this issue, and, according to its Climate Action website, burning fossil fuels, like coal, natural gas, and oil, for generating power, manufacturing goods, and fueling transportation accounts for over 75 percent of global GHG emissions and nearly 90 percent of all CO2 emissions. Some other activities that create emissions include: deforestation or wildfires (because trees absorb carbon from the atmosphere and release it when they are destroyed) and food production (producing food causes emissions of CO2, methane, and other GHGs in various ways).

As society continues to release GHGs into the atmosphere, the Earth’s temperature can continue to rise. Estimates show that if we don’t take deliberate actions to reduce GHGs, global temperature is on track to increase by 2.5 °C to 4.5 °C by 2100 (4.5 °F to 8 °F).

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate science says we must limit warming to no more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. And, according to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), “In order to limit warming to 1.5°C and avoid the worst effects of climate breakdown, global emissions must be halved by 2030.”

The impact on life

According to the UN’s Climate Action website, there are several effects on life due to climate change; and 13 million people lose their lives every year due to environmental factors. Rising temperatures from climate change leads to ice and snow melting faster, oceans rising and warming, and more extreme weather like heat waves, flooding, fires, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Climate change increases the risk of food shortages from less productive fisheries, crops, and livestock. There are also increased health risks through air pollution and disease. Climate change also increases the factors that put and keep people in poverty, with an estimated 23.1 million people displaced on average each year by weather-related events over the past decade (2010–2019).

These rapid changes are detrimental to human life, and negatively impact biological diversity — or biodiversity (the variety of life on Earth, in all its forms, from genes and bacteria to entire ecosystems such as forests or coral reefs).

According to the UN, “exacerbated by climate change, the world is losing species at a rate 1,000 times greater than at any other time in recorded human history,” with one million species at risk of extinction within the next few decades. Moreover, according to the UN, biodiversity “forms the web of life that we depend on for so many things – food, water, medicine, a stable climate, economic growth, among others” and “is interconnected, intertwined, and indivisible with human life on Earth. Our societies and our economies depend on healthy and functioning ecosystems. There is no sustainable development without biodiversity. There can be no stable climate without biodiversity.”

Working together to reduce GHG emissions

Individuals, companies, and governments are looking at how they can reduce GHG emissions.

Certain actions are necessary, like reducing use of fossil fuels, and shifting to low-carbon and renewable energy sources, like wind and solar. And, people are making individual steps, like using light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulbs and switching to electric vehicles (EVs).

At Cisco, our company’s purpose is to Power an Inclusive Future for All. Climate change presents a long-term strategic imperative, and we are doing our part by decarbonizing our value chain through energy-efficiency initiatives, investments in renewable energy, engagement with our supply chain partners, and improvements to the efficiency of our products. This includes our goal to reach net zero GHG emissions across our value chain by 2040, and near-term targets, which have been validated by the SBTi under its Net-Zero Standard.

Information regarding Cisco’s initiatives, goals and/or commitments, our latest impact, as well as policies and additional disclosures for specialized audiences, can be found in our 2022 Cisco Purpose Report and supplemental information in our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting Hub.

Willing to learn and engage more on environmental sustainability? In the next blog in our series, we will share more about net zero and what it means.

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Boston Scientific employees across the globe are dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. For those who support our deep brain stimulation (DBS) products, the focus is on offering effective care options to the millions of people worldwide who are affected by Parkinson’s disease (PD).

DBS uses a small, surgically implanted device to send signals to a targeted portion of the brain. The stimulation can improve motor function by reducing disease symptoms. In general, DBS is designed to help people living with PD decrease their medications and experience fewer side effects, such as uncontrolled movements.1

For Parkinson’s Awareness Month, we sat down with three employees whose passion for working on DBS products has a deeply personal connection.

Finding inspiration from her sons

For Nicky Nault, caring for others is a way of life. As a clinical specialist based out of Boston, Massachusetts, she works with patients and physicians to raise awareness of DBS therapy, how it works and the latest technology available.

Recently, Nicky met with a patient who had just received a new, rechargeable Boston Scientific battery for her DBS device. “Afterward, I asked her to write her name with the stimulation off, and she couldn’t due to her tremors,” Nicky says. “But after switching the therapy on, she smiled as she clearly wrote out each letter. It was incredible to witness.”*

At home, Nicky is a devoted mother. Her daughter Janessa is pursuing a career in the medical device industry and is part of the Boston Scientific BOOST program, which focuses on building career opportunities for Black students and professionals. She hopes to follow in her mother’s footsteps in health care. Janessa and Nicky know on a deeply personal level the importance of patient care. They shared in the experience of caring for Nicky’s two sons, Avery and Isaiah, who despite fighting difficult battles with mitochondrial disease showed tremendous courage and optimism. Sadly, Avery and Isaiah passed away in 2016 and 2021 respectively, but their memories continue to be a guiding light for the family.

“I see my boys in the patients I work with every day,” says Nicky. “I’m grateful to know and be a part of their stories, and when I go to bed at night I know I did my best to help them. Tomorrow, I’ll do even better.”

Working to honor her grandmother 

Like Nicky, transforming lives carries personal meaning for Celine Constant. As a senior multi-channel specialist based in southern France, she uses analytics and digital marketing to identify and connect with PD patients who may benefit from DBS therapy.

Celine witnessed the debilitating symptoms of PD firsthand as a teenager, when her grandmother was diagnosed with the illness. “I was very close with my grandmother and saw all the challenges she faced seeing many different specialists and trying a myriad of treatments.” It was during that time Celine decided she wanted to work in health care.

Celine joined the Neuromodulation business in 2015 with a goal of making a meaningful impact for patients like her grandmother. “For me, it’s about providing patients with education and tools, and empowering them to find the best solution for their needs,” says Celine. “If I can help lessen the burden of this disease for even one patient and their family, I know I’m living my purpose.”

Following in his family’s footsteps 

When R&D manager Benny Yeh was a child, he dreamed of helping others. He knew he wanted a career related to health care but wasn’t sure if it would mean following in his grandfather’s footsteps as a doctor who treated patients or supporting the development of therapies designed to help those patients. As a young adult in college, he found his answer.

Benny was always drawn to problem-solving. It’s how he ended up studying electrical and biomedical engineering, eventually landing an internship at Boston Scientific.

Since joining the company in 2006, he has progressed through the engineering ranks and now leads a team in the R&D division. Benny’s team is responsible for creating and sustaining the automated test equipment that ensures every DBS product Boston Scientific manufactures meets the highest quality standards.

“We play a role in testing the stimulators, the remote controls, the batteries — everything that makes up the DBS therapy,” Benny says. While he primarily works from the R&D area at the Valencia, California, site, he recalls a few unforgettable occasions in which he was able to meet some of the patients who use the products he helps test.

“When you’re in the weeds of the process and the individual pieces that make up something like a DBS device, sometimes you can lose sight of the big picture,” he says. “But to go to the hospital or medical facility and see the real people and their families — it’s an emotional reminder of why we do this, and why our commitment to quality is so important.”

To learn more about careers and apply for a job at Boston Scientific, visit our careers site. For more information about deep brain stimulation therapy, visit the DBS & Me. 

*Individual results with any therapy will vary. A patient may not experience the results reflected herein. Discuss treatment with your healthcare professional. 

1. Timmermann L, Jain R, Chen L, et al. Multiple-source current steering in subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease (the VANTAGE study): a non-randomised, prospective, multicentre, open-label study. Lancet Neurol. 2015;14:693-701. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00087-3.

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Last week, Banco CNH Industrial and New Holland Agriculture presented the 31st Curitiba Festival, the largest theater festival in Latin America. The event involves more than 350 attractions, theatrical productions, musicals, debates, lectures, workshops and food-related activities.

Across Curitiba, the capital city of Paraná, Brazil, free presentations are also offered in public places to promote access to culture.

The companies’ support for the festival is linked to their alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The goals include ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.

“We believe that culture is directly linked to education and can change the lives of people of all ages. Supporting the Curitiba Theater Festival means bringing art to people’s lives, fostering its production as well as aiding the democratization of culture across Brazil,” said Heberson José de Góes, President of Banco CNH Industrial.

For Eduardo Kerbauy, Vice President of New Holland Agriculture for Latin America, supporting the festival strengthens the brand’s ties with the state and brings the countryside and the city closer together. “We have been present in Paraná for almost 50 years. We want to reinforce our commitment to social responsibility. Without a doubt, culture is one of the most democratic ways to bring people together,” he said.

Food collection

To reinforce their commitment to social responsibility, New Holland Agriculture and Banco CNH Industrial also held a food collection during the event.

The proceeds will be forwarded to the Solidarity Union Project, which supports children undergoing cancer treatment.

Gastronomix

Gastronomix unites gastronomy and culture, bringing together renowned chefs and artists in a space where cuisine and art complement each other. During the event, the public could try dishes created by the chefs and experience various artistic creations.

To promote access to culture for children and young people, the companies also supported the Guritiba Program and Cultural Caravan.

Guritiba Program

The program offered a series of theatrical shows, workshops and other activities aimed at fueling young participants’ creativity, imagination and reflection. It supports education and the expansion of cultural access for public school students in Curitiba’s Metropolitan Region.

Cultural Caravan

At the Cultural Caravan, there were performances of plays and visits from travelling cultural acts, who tour cities beyond Curitiba, such as São Paulo.

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio, April 12, 2023 /3BL Media/ – Sofidel is a Diamond Platinum sponsor of the Logan Elm Youth Baseball League in Circleville, OH which caters to students within the Logan Elm School District.

“We are proud to support the Logan Elm Youth Baseball League,” said Marco Lombardi, Site Operations Manager at Sofidel Circleville. “At Sofidel, we are committed to finding new ways to grow our involvement within our local communities, and we look forward to seeing the impact on the young players in Circleville and the surrounding community.”

With the sponsorship, the Logan Elm Youth Baseball League was able to make repairs and improvements to the Sofidel-sponsored diamond, including replacing 80 feet of fence and two gates, replacing a 14-foot tall backstop with 4-foot overhangs, and concrete for the dugouts. The league also plans to build new benches for the teams.

“We’re extremely grateful to Sofidel for their generous support,” said Mel Gate, Logan Elm Youth Baseball League. “Thanks to Sofidel’s sponsorship, we’ve made major repairs and improvements, including fencing, gates and concrete, that will benefit our League for years to come.”

April 22 is opening day for the Logan Elm Youth Baseball League and Becarelli will throw out the first pitch at 11 a.m. on Diamond 3.

To learn more about the Logan Elm Youth Baseball League, visit www.loganelmyouthleague.com/. For more information about Sofidel, visit www.sofidel.com.

About The Sofidel Group

The Sofidel Group, a privately held company owned by the Stefani and Lazzareschi families, is a world leader in the manufacture of paper for hygienic and domestic use. Founded in 1966, the Group has subsidiaries in 12 countries – Italy, Spain, the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Romania, and the USA – with more than 6,400 employees. A member of the UN Global Compact and the international WWF Climate Savers program, the Sofidel Group considers sustainability a strategic imperative and is committed to promoting sustainable development. For more information, visit www.sofidel.com.

Media Contact:

Christina Alvarez

Mulberry Marketing Communications

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As part of last month’s observance of Equal Pay Day, Alkermes reaffirms our commitment to closing long-standing pay gaps between men and women. We are proud of our efforts to date to minimize gender pay disparities, but know that work remains. To learn more about our commitment to Pay Equity, check out our 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report.