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As Earth Day approaches, consumers are seeking ways to reduce their carbon footprint. In an effort to help them adopt sustainable practices to ensure a more healthy life and planet, Chris Fox, chief sustainability officer, HanesBrands Inc. provides the following tips:

Wash your clothes in cold water. Washing clothes in cold water saves money and energy and makes the clothes last longer. Ninety percent of the energy used in hot water washing is to heat the water. Switching to cold significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions. It is a quick and easy way to reduce your carbon footprint while preserving your clothes’ lifespan and save money! Hanes has teamed up with Tide to educate consumers about the benefits of washing their clothes in cold water as we work to create a healthier planet. To learn more, search the #TurnToCold hashtag on social media.Support brands that are committed to zero-waste and choose environmentally friendly products. At HanesBrands, we believe sustainability can and should be for every body, every day which is why we make about two-thirds of our clothing in facilities we operate, giving direct oversight of sustainable practices.Purchase from companies that are actively reducing single-use plastic. HanesBrands’ goal is to eliminate single-use plastics in our product packaging and reduce packaging weight by 25% by 2025.Change your mindset to align with that of a circular economy. In a circular economy, materials are either kept in use indefinitely, regenerated and remanufactured into new products, or made completely from natural, biodegradable materials. We see this as a huge environmental and business opportunity, which is why HanesBrands set a goal for each of our iconic brands to launch at least one fully circular product or initiative by 2025. In our efforts to use recycled materials at a much larger scale, we’ve partnered with yarn mills to manufacture reclaimed and recycled cotton, which delivers two key benefits – reducing the use of virgin cotton and minimizing manufactured waste.Look for companies that are implementing innovative ways to upcycle, the act of using waste in its current state to create something new. Earlier this year, Champion Australia partnered with HoMie to launch the Reborn collection which features one-of-a-kind garments all developed from recycled Champion garments. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the collection, which reduces textile waste, furthers HoMie’s mission of supporting youth affected by homelessness or other hardships.Buy from companies that focus holistically on sustainability. Anytime you purchase a Hanesbrands product, you can feel confident that product was created with people, planet and product in mind.

Sustainability can be affordable! Somewhere along the way a misconception was born that sustainable apparel must be “expensive.” HanesBrands continue to show that sustainability is an affordable, and highly impactful, option.

Sustainability is not new for HanesBrands, and the strides we’ve taken toward our goal of protecting people, planet and product have resulted in notable cost savings for our business and for our consumer, all while impacting millions of lives.

For more information on HanesBrands Inc. and their sustainability practices, visit https://hbisustains.com/.

About Chris Fox , Chief Sustainability Officer, Hanesbrands Inc. 

Chris leads the HanesBrands global sustainability (ESG) efforts, which includes oversight of the company’s 2025/2030 sustainability goals designed to enhance Hanesbrands’ role as a global sustainability leader across its three pillars of People, Planet and Product.

He is leading the intensive process to reach these goals, including:

a commitment to improve the lives of at least ten million people over the next decadeto set and achieve aggressive science-based targets to further reduce our greenhouse gas emissionsto significantly reduce their packaging footprint and eliminate single-use plastics.

He also oversaw the development and launch of the HBISustains.com website that serves as HanesBrands primary sustainability/ESG reporting tool that includes in-depth information on its People, Planet and Product pillars, as well as its SASB and TCFD disclosures.

KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) debuted its Fair Housing Month poll, which surveyed 1,000 homeowners in households earning less than $75,000 annually regarding their homebuying and lending experiences. The poll found that nearly one-third (31%) of respondents did not seek out any information or resources on home buyer assistance programs. This may be because many homebuyers, particularly those with lower incomes, could be unaware of the existence of these offerings and the important role banks can play in providing access to them. While the Fair Housing Act of 1968 set a precedent to make the sale, rental, and home financing process nondiscriminatory, borrowers in underserved communities are often at a disadvantage when it comes to awareness of tools, resources, and affordable offerings available to help them achieve home ownership.

In recognition of Fair Housing Month this April, KeyBank is further committing to helping all potential homebuyers make their dream of owning a home a reality by expanding its Special Purpose Credit Programs1 for qualifying properties in eligible communities — introducing the Key Opportunities Home Equity Loan and the expansion of the KeyBank Home Buyer CreditSM  to up to $5,000 in value. This follows a commitment to invest more than $25 million in grants, fee waivers, and marketing over five years to increase mortgage lending in majority-minority neighborhoods, as well as more than $1 million to homebuyer education and other community support.

Nearly 1 in 3 Homeowners Surveyed Unsure About Fairness in Their Homebuying Experiences Or Believe They Had an Unfair Experience

A home is one of the largest and most meaningful purchases a person can make and is an important part of building a long-term investment strategy. Access to education, advice and resources (such as Special Purpose Credit Programs and other affordable housing resources) that ease the homebuying process are critically important—particularly for homebuyers and families who may be more likely to face barriers on their path to home ownership.

“When it comes to buying a home, there are many factors to consider – the largest being, can I afford it, and will I get a fair chance,” said Victor Alexander, Head of Key’s Consumer Bank. “Both new and experienced homebuyers are understandably anxious about the state of the market, may feel overwhelmed by the homebuying process and may not be aware of all their bank can do to assist them. We work hard to help our clients understand the tools, resources and home lending offerings that can empower them to affordable home ownership. Owning a home is a foundational step to building generational wealth and we are committed to helping our clients achieve their dream of home ownership and move forward on their financial journey.”

KeyBank’s Fair Housing Month poll found that the homebuyers surveyed may not be aware they may qualify for banking programs that make the home lending process easier and more affordable. Additional findings from the poll include:

Less than half (47%) of homeowners surveyed who purchased their homes in the past five years felt confident they received a fair market value price, pointing to a gap between the factors that are important to those homeowners and the reality of their homebuying experiences. 
 Nearly one-third (30%) of homeowners surveyed are unsure whether they had an unfair experience when buying a home or are certain they had an unfair experience. This means that, among other things, some homeowners are left questioning whether they paid too much for their home. 
 More than one-third of homeowners surveyed listed location (38%) and home price (37%) as their top financial factors when deciding to purchase their homes in the past five years. The desire to be close to friends, family, and communities continues to be one of the strongest factors when deciding to purchase a home.

To learn more about the survey’s findings, as well as what consumers can do to empower their homebuying journey, review the KeyBank State of the Fair Housing Market Executive Summary here.

KeyBank Commits to Assisting Homebuyers by Expanding its Special Purpose Credit Programs 

Healthy and thriving communities are those within which all residents have equal access to homeownership. To do our part, KeyBank is committed to reducing the barriers to homeownership through affordable lending products and services, educational support, and direct investment. For example, KeyBank offers Special Purpose Credit Programs for qualifying properties and other resources to help make purchasing a home attainable:

KeyBank recently increased its KeyBank Home Buyer CreditSM program from $2,500 to $5,000 toward closing costs and other costs that may come with a new home, including mortgage, flood, and hazard insurance, escrow deposit, real estate taxes, and per diem interest for qualifying properties. Since the program began on Sept. 1, 2022, through April 4th, 2023, KeyBank has funded $465,000 in Home Buyer credits, helping 132 clients achieve their dream of homeownership in the qualifying areas where the program is available. Also, as of April 4th, 2023, KeyBank has had $175.2MM in mortgage loan applications for approximately $847,500 in Home Buyer Credits, to assist 244 clients on their path to homeownership in these locations.
 As an additional offering, Key recently introduced the Key Opportunities Home Equity Loan, which provides affordable terms for borrowers with qualifying properties to refinance their primary residence to a lower interest rate, consolidate debt, finance home improvements, or tap into their equity when needed. The Key Opportunities Loan features a fixed rate, with no origination fee, and a first or second lien option for loans up to $100,000.

This Fair Housing Month, learn more about KeyBank’s home lending opportunities and programs, determine whether a property qualifies for Special Purpose Credit Programs or get started on the journey to homeownership by visiting KeyBank’s mortgage center. For details on the current state of local markets and to answer any questions you may have, including whether a property qualifies for Key’s Special Purpose Credit Programs, KeyBank Mortgage Loan Officers are available to help.

For one KeyBank client, the Home Buyer CreditSM and assistance from a KeyBank home lending specialist helped their dream of becoming a homeowner a reality. “[The Mortgage Loan Officer] was absolutely amazing from the beginning; she always was willing to help and made me feel comfortable reaching out …and she made switching lenders a breeze. The lower interest rate, lower closing costs and the [$5,000] closing credit were the deciding factors to switch to KeyBank. Thank you for giving me the keys to my first home.”

Poll Methodology 

The survey, conducted by Survey Monkey, was fielded between February 14 and February 15, 2023. The results are based on a random national survey of 1,014 respondents. The margin of error is +/- 3.142% in the aggregate. To qualify, respondent demographics included:

Age: 18 – 99Country: United States (all regions)Household Income: 0k USD – 75k USDRace: White, Black / African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, LatinoLiving Arrangements: Own

About KeyCorp

KeyCorp’s roots trace back nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $200 billion at December 31, 2022. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC. Mortgage and Home Equity Lending products offered by KeyBank are not FDIC insured or guaranteed.

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1 Special Purpose Credit Programs are, generally, programs that are established to meet special social needs or the needs of economically disadvantaged persons by extending credit to persons who would probably be denied credit or would receive it on less favorable terms, under certain conditions. See 15 U.S.C. § 1691(c)(1)-(3); 12 C.F.R. § 1002.8(a).

 

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the release of its 2022 IBM Impact report, which includes the company’s information about its environmental, social and governance efforts.

In 2022, IBM launched the IBM Impact framework -its strategy on ESG- with its Environmental Impact, Equitable Impact, and Ethical Impact pillars that reflect IBM’s achievements, and strategies to build a future that is more sustainable, equitable, and ethical.

Highlights from the 2022 IBM Impact report include:

IBM exceeded our target to train 1,000 ecosystem partners in technology ethics. We are also launching a new commitment to train 1,000 suppliers in technology ethics by 2025.We are making progress on our commitment to invest $250 million in IBM’s skills-first transformation with a focus on multiple pathways to employment. We have hired over 900 apprentices through our apprenticeship program in the U.S. and more than 90% of past program graduates have become full-time IBM employees. Advancing on our goal to skill 30 million people by 2030, over 7 million learners have enrolled in free IBM courses through our combined education initiatives. For example, we are collaborating with over 20 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) on IBM Cybersecurity Leadership Centers.IBM’s diversity practices have resulted in a year-over-year increase in representation for women globally and Black, Hispanic, Native American and Pan-Asian employees in the U.S.IBM made progress towards our goal of net-zero operational greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In 2021, we reported a 61.6% reduction in emissions since 2010. Over the last two years, IBM completed a total of 1,455 energy conservation projects. As a result of the conservation projects implemented in 2022, we avoided 71,000 MWh of energy consumption and 25,600 metric tons of CO2 emissions.IBM diverted 93.8% (by weight) of IBM’s total nonhazardous waste from landfill or incineration.

“While we are proud of the progress we have made, we are mindful that advancing our environmental, social, and governance goals is a continuous journey of improvement,” said Arvind Krishna, IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “I am always inspired by IBMers’ constant dedication to this essential work and their pursuit of a better future for all.”

As a 111 year-old-company, IBM has a long history of commitments that align business goals with broader societal and environmental impact. For example, IBM’s first environmental report was released in 1990, and the company has championed diverse hiring practices for more than 50 years.

The IBM Impact Report 2022 report can be accessed at this link.

Media contact:
Carmen San Segundo
Global Marketing and Communications Director for ESG and CSR at IBM

About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to effect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

Visit www.ibm.com for more information.

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CLARENDON, S.C., April 12, 2023 /3BL Media/ – Georgia-Pacific believes in being a good steward in the community. Its Clarendon OSB facility is committed to making a positive difference in the community with recent donations to the Clarendon County Fire Rescue and Sumter Fire departments through Georgia-Pacific’s Bucket Brigade grant program. Georgia-Pacific’s Bucket Brigade program has awarded $3 million in grants, educational materials, and other in-kind donations since the program began in 2006 to help support firefighters and keep our communities safe.

Clarendon County Fire Rescue and Sumter Fire departments received training material after requesting assistance from Georgia-Pacific’s Clarendon OSB facility. The first responders use OSB as props to cover multiple skills and techniques needed for fire suppression and medical responses. The donation will allow firefighters to receive realistic training to develop lifesaving skills.

Georgia-Pacific donations provided through Bucket Brigade help the Clarendon County Fire Rescue and Sumter Fire departments protect our facility communities.

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Dr. Jeffrey Lazarus was studying at New York University in the late 1980s when he saw first-hand the devastation of the HIV epidemic. Today, as a professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy and head of the health systems team at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in Spain, he’s encouraged by the fact that many people with HIV are living longer because of treatment advances that make it possible to reduce the virus to an undetectable level.

Still, he knows that much work needs to be done to meet the United Nations’ (U.N.) goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 and to fully meet the needs of people living with HIV around the world. Social and structural barriers prevent many people from accessing HIV treatment or prevention and care, and individuals living with HIV face complex medical needs as they age.

Gilead helped transform HIV care by developing the first HIV single-tablet regimen and has long been committed to addressing the unmet needs of diverse communities and to removing barriers to care. As part of this work, Dan Murphy, Gilead’s Global Therapeutic Policy Lead in HIV, and his colleagues recently convened a panel of experts, including thought leaders, legislators and HIV advocates, to examine these challenges of the epidemic. Chaired by Jeffrey, the panel made a series of recommendations that are included in a global policy paper on long-term success in HIV. We sat down with Dan and Jeffrey to discuss some of the highlights.

Q. What does long-term success look like, and what are some of the factors that will make it possible?
Dan: Long-term success involves meeting more than the U.N. goals of ending the epidemic. For those living with HIV, success must include both good health and quality of life, free of barriers to treatment and free of stigma and discrimination. There are three core ingredients to long-term success. First, social determinants of health such as racism, housing and transportation must be addressed to ensure access to innovative treatments. The second is designing health systems to provide greater integrated care. And finally, the challenges of living with HIV in aging individuals need to be addressed, including the development and early onset of co-morbidities. About 50% of people living with HIV in Western Europe and North America are older than 50 – a number that will grow to 75-80% by 2030. We need more treatment options and health care systems that meet these growing needs.

Q. What are some of the barriers that stand in the way of achieving long-term success?
Jeffrey: Huge progress has been made, but that progress isn’t equally felt around the world. There needs to be greater access to treatment for people in every corner of the world, or we are at risk of leaving behind many people in key populations. Additionally, there is a lack of attention to and a lack of understanding about health-related quality of life. The health system is very rigid because it focuses on one aspect of health – the physical – and often neglects the social and mental well-being of an individual. We need to re-engineer the system to reduce these barriers and have a more holistic view of how we think about health. There are so many important issues outside the health system, like housing problems or food insecurity, that the health system could seek to address. The health system needs to think much broader than whether someone is taking their meds and controlling their viral loads. For example, why not partner health services with social welfare?

Q. What can governments do to address these issues?
Dan: Governments need to have national and sub-national HIV plans in place that incorporate some of the principles that we’ve mentioned, such as developing health systems that reflect a holistic integration and health-related quality of life. There also needs to be a commitment to funding for HIV strategies, and while many nations have pledged to the U.N.’s Sustainable Development goals of ending the epidemic by 2030, most have yet to clearly identify how they plan to achieve those goals.

Jeffrey: There needs to be an understanding that this isn’t just an HIV issue or a health systems issue. It’s a societal issue. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has not been just about stopping viral transmission and treating COVID-19. It has also been a social issue filled with stigma and people’s perceptions about getting the virus or having long COVID. I serve as co-chair of the HIV Outcomes Beyond Viral Suppression Coalition, where we call upon policymakers and healthcare providers to address a new set of health outcomes that includes quality of life and to make HIV care more person-centered. We missed that during the pandemic. We missed the chance to engage with the person who is ill and help them in so many other ways. We know people living with HIV have a multitude of needs because of their condition – for example, they may face discrimination in obtaining life insurance, a mortgage or a job. We need governments to understand that this is about people and not just a virus.

Q. What role can Gilead play in the broader picture?
Jeffrey: Industry plays an incredibly important role in facilitating communication, sharing best practices and supporting research and the scholarly exchange of evidence at meetings and conferences. Oftentimes, some of the most innovative opportunities come from the private, rather than public sector. I would hope that industry continues to play such an important role, in addition to drug development. I appreciate the longer-term commitment to this population that continues to face many challenges, in spite of our efforts.

Dan: The biopharmaceutical industry has an ongoing commitment to innovate in HIV. Gilead works with others to ensure there’s a continued focus on HIV as a public health priority. Part of Gilead’s role is to help shape policy by working in partnership with clinicians, governments, thought leaders, people living with HIV and others, all of whom are critical to long-term success. There’s a real risk that HIV will be de-prioritized by governments. While we’ve made huge progress to get to where we are now, there is still much to do. We must prioritize HIV and long-term success in HIV in order to help end the HIV epidemic for everyone, everywhere.

The world population is continually growing*, and agriculture faces the challenge of growing enough food while using fewer natural resources. With this growth in population, coupled with the effects of climate change and extreme weather around the globe, maintaining the status quo in agriculture and the food value chain is not enough. Farmers are looking for innovative solutions to make the most of their land and use fewer natural resources while growing their crops in a safe and sustainable way.

Over the years, the way farmers have collected data has evolved from notebooks and spreadsheets to digital tools and satellites. Now, through the power of science, our cutting-edge data collection technology is helping evolve it once again, not just aiding farmers in surveying their land, but by identifying unprecedented opportunities for greater, more profitable, and more sustainable harvests. With Climate FieldView™, smart drones, and soil sensors, our digital tools inform farmers’ choices of the amount, type, speed, and depth of seeds planted, as well as measuring weather and fertiliser spray schedules. Overall, this contributes to the use of less fuel, fertilizer, water, and pesticide, making farming more energy-efficient and planet friendly. Today, farmers can help fight climate change and increase global food security in the future. It is just one of our many missions to help create a world with health for all and hunger is for none. 

Through science, we are working on making every day better: For farmers like Kurt, it means using less land, water, and energy to grow crops. 

We call this journey Science for Better. Learn more about our other missions below.

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*Growth reference: https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-growth

April 12, 2023 /3BL Media/ – Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, has been recognized on FORTUNE® magazine’s inaugural list of America’s Most Innovative Companies. The recognition as a 2023 innovator was awarded to Paychex for the company’s commitment to industry-leading HR solutions while fostering a culture of innovation. The list, presented by FORTUNE and Statista, Inc., features 300 top-scoring U.S.-based organizations.

“It is an honor to be considered one of America’s most innovative companies by FORTUNE,” said John Gibson, president and CEO of Paychex. “Innovation is one of the guiding values that each Paychex employee demonstrates every day that allows us to continually deliver solutions and customer experiences that meet the growing HR needs of our customers. We will continue to be relentless in understanding the needs of business owners and their employees that will result in solutions that improve business outcomes for our customers.” Gibson added, “Through the hard work and dedication of our 16,000 plus employees, Paychex is recognized as one of the most innovative, most admired, and most ethical companies.”

To help address modern workforce trends and the marketplace challenges facing American businesses and workers, Paychex has delivered highly impactful service and technology offerings and enhancements to Paychex Flex®, the company’s SaaS-based HR technology software solution.

The Paychex Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Service was introduced to help eligible businesses retroactively identify the tax credits and file amended returns based on wages and health plan expenses paid on behalf of employees in 2020 and 2021. The service leverages Paychex Flex technology to streamline and automate the process. To date, Paychex has helped over 50,000 customers apply for billions in total tax credits.Paychex Retention Insights is a proprietary predictive analytics model built by Paychex data scientists based on millions of records of anonymized employment data. The predictive model is available to Paychex Flex customers as a live and interactive report that helps identify risk factors that may help predict if an employee has the potential to resign.Paychex Flex Hiring and Paychex Flex Onboarding automate tasks and actions for a streamlined and fully digital hiring and onboarding process. Enhancements include the ability to post a position digitally to popular job boards and digital offer letters, to advancements allowing new hires to complete critical documentation, including direct deposit authorization, W4, state withholding forms, and Form I-9s from the device of choice for a paperless onboarding experience.

Evaluation criteria for the 2023 list prioritized the four dimensions of innovation: product, process, culture, and revenue growth, with FORTUNE and Statista selecting America’s Most Innovative Companies 2023 based on product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture. Statista deployed online surveys where employees could score their own company on a scale system. Additionally, Statista surveyed experts in various fields – from recruiters to management consultants and patent attorneys, while also looking at IP portfolios to analyze the quantity and value of company patents.

To see a full list of FORTUNE’s 2023 list of America’s Most Innovative Companies, visit https://fortune.com/ranking/americas-most-innovative-companies/2023/.

About Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services. By combining innovative software-as-a-service technology and mobility platform with dedicated, personal service, Paychex empowers business owners to focus on the growth and management of their business. Backed by 50 years of industry expertise, Paychex serves more than 730,000 payroll clients as of May 31, 2022, in the U.S. and Europe, and pays one out of every 12 American private sector employees. Learn more about Paychex by visiting www.paychex.com and stay connected on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Alison Lewis, Kimberly-Clark’s chief growth officer, recently participated in a keynote presentation moderated by Pree Rao from Egon Zehnder at Northwestern University’s 12th annual Kellogg Marketing Leadership Summit. During her remarks, she discussed the value of leading with resiliency and authenticity in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world.

“The successful leader of tomorrow is one who can cope with disruptive changes and adapt. This, combined with a growth mindset and intellectual humility, allows leaders to accomplish milestones they never dreamed possible,” she said.

Alison also shared how Kimberly-Clark emerged stronger from the pandemic through purposeful brand building, the power of saying “I don’t know” as a way to expand learning, and the importance of staying close to the consumer while pivoting quickly to stay ahead.

About the Kellogg Marketing Leadership Summit 
Last month, The Kellogg School of Management’s Center for Marketing Leadership at Northwestern University, in partnership with Egon Zehnder and McKinsey & Company, convened senior marketing leaders at the Evanston campus of Northwestern University for the 12th annual Kellogg Marketing Leadership Summit.

By invitation only, the summit was an interactive and intimate discussion among renowned faculty and marketers who lead some of the world’s most important organizations. The event featured C-suite keynotes, engaging panel sessions and cutting-edge research.

This year’s theme was ‘R2 – Radical Shifts x Resilient Leadership.’ We are facing so many dramatic shifts, including digitization, evolving customer needs, new hybrid working models, the rethinking of supply chains…the list goes on and on. How can marketing leaders respond to these changes? 

At this year’s summit, speakers and attendees explored resiliency amid these shifts – for brands, for teams, and for themselves. Together, they explored the ability to bounce back from this complex interplay of challenges, and how they could ultimately grow as leaders.

WILMINGTON, Del., April 11, 2023 /3BL Media/ – The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, announces the appointment of Amber Wellman, Ph.D., to Chief Sustainability Officer.

“Amber’s strong passion for sustainability and stewardship, backed by her technical background and leadership skills, make her the ideal person to lead the next chapter of the company’s end-to-end sustainability efforts,” said Jonathan Lock, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer. “Amber has been invaluable in driving progress toward our Corporate Responsibility Commitment goals as an essential part of our business strategy and I am thrilled to welcome her to her new role.”

Amber Wellman brings 15 years of experience innovating within the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, including half a decade at Chemours’ former parent company. Since joining Chemours upon its creation in 2015, she has held several positions across manufacturing technology and research, analytical labs, and the Advanced Performance Materials (APM) segment. As Sustainability Director for APM, Ms. Wellman has been instrumental in incorporating sustainability into all levels of business strategy development, decision-making, and operations.

Ms. Wellman succeeds Sheryl Telford, the company’s first Chief Sustainability Officer, who retired at the end of March. Ms. Wellman will lead Chemours’ continued effort to achieve its Corporate Responsibility Commitment goals, including at least a 99% reduction in fluorinated organic compound emissions, achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring at least 50% of the company’s product portfolio contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

“Chemours’ ambitious Corporate Responsibility Commitments, along with our focus on sustainable innovation and responsible manufacturing, are foundational to our vision to create a better world through the power of our chemistry,” continued Mr. Lock. “We are grateful for our strong internal talent pool that allows us to continue the significant progress we’ve already made in these areas. A driving force behind that progress was Sheryl Telford, whom I would like to thank for her indelible impact on Chemours and its sustainability journey. The chemistries we provide our customers and the world are essential to enabling the new, green economy and we are steadfast in our drive to deliver our chemistry responsibly.”

An analytical chemist by training, Ms. Wellman will play a central role in forging strategic collaborations and partnerships with external experts, companies, industries and organizations to advance

Chemours’ sustainability efforts and advocate for sustainable, science-based policy and regulation.

NEW ORLEANS, April 11, 2023 /3BL Media/ – Today, Entergy announced the release of its 2022 Integrated Report, an overview of the company’s performance and highlights for the year, progress on its goals and the opportunities ahead for 2023 and beyond. The report, titled “Pathway to Premier,” outlines Entergy’s unique position to grow and support a rapidly expanding industrial base while creating a cleaner, more resilient system for all its stakeholders.

“After a strong 2022, Entergy and our nearly 12,000 employees are ready to take our performance even higher in the coming years,” said Drew Marsh, chairman of the board and CEO of Entergy. “We’re actively investing in solutions our customers demand: accelerated system resilience as well as clean and renewable energy. We’re harnessing a rapidly expanding industrial base to support economic growth and improve affordability in our communities. We’re hard at work attracting and retaining a high-performing and diverse workforce. And we’re continuing to deliver steady, predictable financial results for our owners. These focused efforts will benefit all our stakeholders, and we are working together with them on the pathway ahead — the pathway to premier.”

Key drivers of Entergy’s business strategy and 2022 performance include:

Starting with the customer. We are partnering with our customers to identify opportunities to help them achieve their own sustainability goals with innovative, effective products and solutions. The drive for carbon reductions across the entire value chain, and the potential for electrification as a key driver of this outcome, is unprecedented. We see this as a growth opportunity that will continue for years to come as our customers need our help to achieve their own large-scale emission reduction goals.Creating a carbon-free future. Our transition to cleaner generation resources continues to have a positive climate impact. Our utility carbon dioxide emission rate was 31% lower than in 2000. We released an updated climate report detailing our milestones and progress toward our commitment of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. We’re also actively expanding our renewable energy capacity, with requests for proposals for 5,500 megawatts of renewable projects issued last year.Implementing a talent and culture strategy. We’re working to foster a workforce with a diversity of ideas, backgrounds, perspectives and skills in an inclusive culture. We also introduced four drivers of talent and culture outcomes — diversity, capability, culture and commerce — to help build a premier team ready for anything.Being a strong community partner. We amplified our longstanding initiative to improve lives, build businesses and create prosperity through a number of customer and community assistance programs. Our 2022 corporate citizenship initiatives delivered $180 million in benefits to our communities — a 41% increase over our $127 million impact in 2021.Expanding our region’s economic footprint. Entergy helped attract or expand 45 economic development projects within our utility service area representing a capital investment of almost $6.4 billion and more than 5,100 new jobs created in our region.Delivering on our financial commitments. We delivered again on our financial commitments. Our 2022 adjusted earnings per share of $6.42, or $5.37 on an as-reported basis, was in the top half of our guidance range for the seventh year in a row. Our steady, predictable financial results are the result of our strategies and actions to create value for our four key stakeholders — our customers, employees, communities and owners. See page 58 of the report for reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures and a description of adjustments.

For Entergy, our sustainability strategy is our business strategy. In 2014, we were the first U.S. electric utility to combine an annual shareholder report with a sustainability report. We are one of only a few leading U.S. companies to consolidate these reports into a single integrated report that measures advancements in clean, reliable and affordable energy delivery and innovation, financial performance, climate action, customer opportunities, environmental stewardship, governance, workforce development and community partnerships. This 2022 report relies on the guidance of the Global Reporting Initiative, the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework.

Read Entergy’s 2022 Integrated Report and learn how we power life for all our stakeholders at integratedreport.entergy.com.

About Entergy

Entergy (NYSE: ETR) is a Fortune 500 company that 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. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media. #WePowerLife

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