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By Gina DiPietro

On an 80-degree day in Haines City, Fla., LaQuitta Ghent’s truck pulled up to a buzzing work site at a berry farm. A white hard hat and neon safety vest brightened up her otherwise all-black attire.

The farm is expanding, a line worker explained, so Duke Energy was installing a transformer bank and other infrastructure to meet the growing power demand. Amid crops of blueberries, strawberries and raspberries, Ghent, who is vice president of operations in south-central Florida, came to ensure her team had what they needed to get the job done safely and efficiently.

“It’s the kind of leader she is,” said Bruce Hardy, director of operations in Lake Wales and Highlands. “She cares about her people.”

The people Ghent cares about also include Duke Energy customers – there are 1.9 million in Florida. Her team maintains and improves the electric grid to make sure they have service.

This includes preparing the grid to integrate more renewable resources while maintaining reliability and affordability for a growing population base. As the company works toward its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, more of the energy it delivers in Florida is being generated by solar, including 700 megawatts (MW) of capacity added from 2018 through 2022, and another 750 MW planned through 2024.

When Hardy met Ghent in 2006, she was fresh out of Florida State University. He forecast a future as bright as her personality.

“I knew she was going places,” Hardy said of the electrical engineer who was hired to design subdivisions in the Orlando area.

Today, Ghent leads a team of more than 250 in south-central Florida. From lineworkers to engineers and administrative staff, their responsibilities are as vast as their five-county service area – a message she shares when she meets with student groups and community organizations every chance she gets.

“Part of my role is community-facing,” she said, “Giving back to the community is important so I use that platform to expose students to the utility industry. Hopefully, I can be a role model.”

When she talks with them, she asks if they know what Duke Energy is.

“I usually get something like, ‘Yeah, we see the trucks.’ Or, ‘You keep the lights on,’ which is true. But I also like to explain that we also have business analysts, nurses, accountants, people who work in communications and so forth. And the students are always wowed by the diversity of roles within the company.”

Ghent herself has held numerous roles in her 17-year career at Duke Energy Florida (and predecessor Progress Energy), primarily in the distribution organization working in jobs including engineering, power quality, reliability and lighting.

Ghent’s team is responsible for keeping the grid operational along with construction and maintenance, making repairs and restoring outages caused by storms.

Growth and increased demand in Florida have created a need to transform the system. Maintaining and transforming the grid and delivering reliable and affordable electricity are critical to the economic prosperity of the state.

Customer satisfaction is another area of focus, she said, “which is huge. We want to make sure our customers know they are important to us. So we all rally together to make sure they have the power they need to live their lives. For instance, every person in Duke Energy Florida has a storm role, and they understand the responsibility that comes with that.”

As a longtime Florida resident, Ghent takes that responsibility to heart.

“My kids go to school here,” she said. “I also have a mother-in-law and brother-in-law on dialysis. Their clinic needs electricity to help people. So for me, I try to make it personal that we provide safe and reliable power.”

Ghent lives in Bartow, Fla., with her husband, Marcus, a basketball coach and school safety guardian, and two children, Maranda and Marcus Jr. “They keep us pretty busy,” she said, laughing.

“Marcus and I are also really lucky to have a great support system – my in-laws, my parents – they help us a lot to make sure we can also thrive in our careers.”

It’s a balancing act, no doubt about it, and she is thankful no one told her she couldn’t do it all.

“I’d rather tell someone I can’t do something versus hearing, ‘Well, she’s a mother. She’s a wife. She’s not able to take on that responsibility.’ So, I’m thankful to have the respect of an organization that’s afforded me so many opportunities to show my children that you can do anything that you put your mind to.”

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During a recent roundtable discussion at the White House on the state of cybersecurity in the Black community, Curley Henry, Southern Company’s vice president and deputy chief information security officer, was among the distinguished Black cybersecurity leaders invited to participate.

The event was held in recognition of Black History Month and aimed to address issues such as access to good-paying jobs, economic security and growing small disadvantaged businesses in Black communities.

“The invitation to participate in this roundtable was quite an honor,” Henry said. “It aligns with the meaningful work Southern Company and the Technology Organization are doing every day to improve diversity, equity and inclusion outcomes across our footprint.”

Henry shared insights on enhancing security and economic prosperity in cyberspace and creating more pathways to good-paying cyber and tech jobs for underrepresented communities.

The event also included briefings on cybersecurity workforce issues, methods to address cyber risks and advocacy tactics to support policymaking. Additionally, approximately $90 million in funding to support cybersecurity and other critical industry-related apprenticeships for underrepresented groups was also announced.

“The open dialogue between peers across multiple sectors resonated that there is concern around this topic,” Henry said. “With support of this administration, I am hopeful that progress will be made.”

Find out more about the roundtable.

“Our employees are united by our common purpose, which is: Working together to create a healthier world, one life at a time. They certainly brought our purpose to life during the pandemic and live it every day. Inspired by our employees, we recently introduced this new purpose, which serves as a compass for our business strategy evolution, growth, and culture.” – Jim Davis, CEO and President, Quest Diagnostics.

By Devane Sharma

How oil palm yields have been improving while being non-GMO

Leading oil palm manufacturers have been researching ways to improve the productivity and yields of the crop over the years. Musim Mas believes that the growth in oil palm production should be fueled by better-yielding seeds, not land expansion. Yet, the group has not been using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to better yields. How has the group gone about this?

How is this different from genetic modification?

Oil palm yield improvements at Musim Mas rely on selective breeding from two parental palms. This is unlike the approach taken by most corn, soya and canola producers, where genetic modification is the preferred method for improving yields and desirable characteristics. Essentially, the approach taken in the oil palm industry is artificial selection instead of using genetic engineering or genetic modification.

Methods used in the industry can range from simple tools, such as selecting specific palms or more complex methods to accelerate the process of artificial selection, also known as selective breeding. Such methods include studying molecular markers to identify a particular aspect of a genotype to single out offspring with improved yield components or desired growth characteristics. This is the mating of seeds with the best characteristics, such as high oil yields and high fertility, to produce offspring that possess these qualities and is the approach taken at Musim Mas.

To illustrate how selective breeding is used in palm breeding, the traditional Dura palm variety’s fruitlets have a thick kernel shell but high yields. In contrast, another variety, the Pisifera palm fruitlets, has no kernel shell but poor yields. Crossing the two types produces the Tenera variety, which on average, produces 30% more oil per unit of land than Dura palms. This results in tremendous benefits for sustainability as oil palm growers using such varieties can produce more oil with less land.

Investing in research and development

With the projected increase in the world demand for edible oils and the effects of climate change against demands for land use, there is a need to continuously advance research into improving yields.

Musim Mas runs a leading agronomic research and development (R&D) lab dedicated to studying such matters. The group’s dedicated specialists look into breeding palms with desirable traits. Beyond oil yields, other desirable characteristics include shorter and more compact palms and increased disease resistance. As a result, Musim Mas yields are consistently above the industry average. In 2021, Musim Mas’ crude palm oil (CPO) yields stood at 5.7 tonnes per hectare, 1.75 times higher than the industry average.

Located in Riau, Indonesia, Musim Mas’ R&D labs span 246 ha, including a seed garden, laboratories and staff housing. The labs also study conditions in different parts of Indonesia to tailor the planting materials best suited to each.

NEW YORK, April 10, 2023 /3BL Media/ – Today, Common Impact, the nonprofit pioneer in skills-based volunteerism, announced the appointment of two new executives to their Board of Directors: Gina Tesla and Dean Marsh. These strategic additions to the board come as Common Impact builds its growing global presence and furthers its mission of catalyzing a new connected economy by aligning business and social purpose.

Gina Tesla leads the Environmental, Social and Governance team at Coupa, focusing on issues including sustainability, social impact, and diversity, equity & inclusion. She is also the Executive Chair of Empower, an employee resource group, which strives to unleash the power of women and their allies to build a more inclusive world. She has worked at leading technology companies such as Microsoft, where she conceptualized the Sustainability Service Line for the firm’s Consulting Services division. Tesla also served as a leader in Corporate Responsibility for IBM helping to oversee multi-million investments driving social impact in education & skills areas. As part of her role, she led IBM’s employee volunteerism and Corporate Service Corps, which encompassed 4,000 employees from 60 countries and 1,500 social impact projects in 40 countries.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Board of Directors at Common Impact as the organization continues to develop and expand,” said Tesla. “I am very passionate about the possibilities that lie at the intersection of global business and our society. I aim to use my expertise in corporate responsibility, sustainability, cross-cultural communication, and volunteerism to help Common Impact cultivate even more innovative partnerships and programs in the future.”

Veteran corporate leader Dean Marsh has over three decades of experience driving extraordinary revenue growth in the technology sector. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of leading IT, security, and cloud services firm Virtual Technologies Group (VTG). Previously, he was the Managing Director of Accenture Cloud First, where he worked with North America’s leading corporations to guide their digital business transformation in the cloud. Prior to Accenture, Marsh was the President and CEO of Dassault Systémes Americas Corporation, a subsidiary of Dassault Systémes (DASTY), leading their full P&L and operations across North America. At Dassault, he helped usher in a new digital sales channel, which resulted in three consecutive years of double-digit growth for the firm. In the past, he also was the Vice President of Global Cloud Solutions at IBM, where he helped to exponentially grow the company’s cloud business from $50M to $11B. Marsh is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Essex Country Community Foundation, serving on their DEI and Country Leadership Committees. He also serves on the advisory board of the startup “Ivyees Everything Honey,” which focuses on producing all-natural products from raw organic honey from Jamaica and New Zealand.

“I am honored to join Common Impact’s dynamic Board of Directors,” said Marsh. “Throughout my career, I have always aimed to expand the boundaries of the possible and lead new exciting ventures outside of the box that opens new markets and avenues. I look forward to using my expansive skill set and experience with driving exceptional revenue growth initiatives to help Common Impact as it continues to develop its services and reach.”

Tesla’s and Marsh’s appointments come as Common Impact continues to see increasing strong interest in skills-based volunteering initiatives from both corporations and nonprofits. It also comes in advance of Common Impact’s signature skills-based volunteering event, Skills for Cities, which takes place on April 20, 2023.

“We are honored to welcome Gina and Dean as the newest members of our innovative Board of Directors,” said Allen Carney, Common Impact’s Board Chair. “As trailblazers in their own right, they bring a wealth of knowledge and skills across sustainability, corporate responsibility, and revenue growth that will be crucial to Common Impact’s development in the years ahead.”

“As the leader in skills-based volunteering, we are always looking to innovate in the sector,” said Leila Saad, CEO of Common Impact. “Both Gina and Dean are known for their groundbreaking initiatives and exceptional results, and we are thrilled to have them as a part of our team as Common Impact continues to evolve our services to have even greater social impact.”

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About Common Impact
Common Impact is a national nonprofit that works to build a society in which individuals and businesses invest their unique talents towards a shared purpose: strengthening the local communities in which we live and work. Founded in 2000, Common Impact has partnered with Fortune 500 companies and hundreds of the country’s leading nonprofit organizations to create transformational change through skills-based volunteering. Learn more about Common Impact’s services, impact, and clients.

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AEG’s ASCSC Community Foundation and LA Galaxy Foundation hosted more than 1,000 children and families on April 7, 2023 for the 15th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Earth Day Celebration at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA.

Over 6,000 eggs were hidden throughout the stadium for Easter egg hunters to find. Prizes were awarded for the most and least eggs found in several age categories. LA The Galaxy II team as well as LA Galaxy Star Squad members, the LA Galaxy mascot, Cozmo, and the Easter Bunny, were on hand to help the kids hunt.

The event also celebrated Earth Month with special educational programming for children and their families that were designed to educate kids on how they can help support our planet. Attendees participated in various Earth Day activities, including upcycled arts and crafts, educational worksheets, and games. Community partners that supported the Earth Month programming included SA Recycling, Grades of Green Eco, Heal the Bay, and the Wildlife Learning Center.

“Our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Earth Day Celebration is the perfect opportunity for us to engage the community and to raise awareness for the issues affecting our planet,” said Tamala Lewis, Senior Director Community Relations at Dignity Health Sports Park. “We can use this opportunity to advocate for change and to educate children and their families about the small but significant lifestyle adjustments we can all make that can have a big impact.”

ASCSC Community Foundation a 501c(3) organization was established by AEG to provide financial and in-kind support for educational, recreational and social service programs which improve the lives of young people in the Greater Southern California region. The foundation has a particular focus on serving the area immediately surrounding Dignity Health Sports Park, located in the City of Carson. The Dignity Health Sports Park staff spends countless hours giving back to our community every year through programs, events, scholarships, and youth ticket donations.

The LA Galaxy Foundation (LAGF), the official non-profit of the LA Galaxy, strives to serve the community in which the team works and plays. Through soccer programming that promotes inclusion for all athletes, education opportunities and a strong spirit of volunteerism, LAGF is proud to facilitate over 150 events annually and has donated over $5 million to support the local Los Angeles community.

At T-Mobile, we refuse to ever be satisfied with the status quo because customers are never satisfied. And as the world changes at an insanely fast pace, customers’ expectations only continue to grow. We believe it is important to meet them where they are, but also to stay ahead by constantly looking around corners to understand what they will need in the future. So, we do something that is incredibly unusual in the wireless industry: We listen to our customers. We find solutions to smash their pain points. We innovate on their behalf. And above all else, we never, ever stand for “good enough,” an approach that is all too common among the carriers. Instead, we disrupt.

This Un-carrier ethos we have lived and breathed for 10 years now has delivered 20+ Un-carrier moves, including some of this industry’s biggest moments. Music Freedom in 2014 marked the beginning of unlimited as we know it today. Unlike the carriers who charged for every song their customers streamed, we hooked up our customers with the top music streaming service of their choice — without data charges. And in 2016, our Unlimited Talk, Text & Data move abolished data limits forever. Despite saying they’d never offer unlimited, eventually the other guys followed our lead. Another favorite is Coverage Beyond, a 2022 move making it easier and more enjoyable than ever for travelers to stay connected around the world and in the air.

And one of the most important moves of all happened just over three years ago. After merging with Sprint in 2020, we put the “new” T-Mobile in the best position to realize our most audacious Un-carrier dream yet: breaking down the wireless industry’s decades-old forced choice between the best value and the best network. And that’s exactly what we’ve been working to do. Just as we said it would when we first announced the combination with Sprint, our merger over the past three years has created titanic shifts in wireless and broadband that have led to massive benefits for consumers and businesses!

When we combined forces with Sprint, again, we listened to our customers. We knew they wanted reliable connectivity, so we bet on mobility and mid-band spectrum — what we call “Goldilocks” spectrum. Meanwhile, our competitors were insisting nationwide mmWave technology would be the future, a strategy that would cost them $1.5 trillion. Eventually, the others were forced to shift their strategies and make huge investments to try to catch up with us. Our merger became the catalyst for an all-out race to connect Americans, with the U.S. rolling out 5G nearly twice as quickly as we rolled out 4G! We are proud of that fact and believe consumers should be the winners here — and they are.

Today, we cover 98% of Americans with T-Mobile’s transformative 5G network, and third parties are recognizing us as the OVERALL network leader! Considering that the U.S. didn’t have nationwide 5G until T-Mobile launched it at the very end of 2019 makes our progress even more remarkable!

Our network not only enables us to offer customers and businesses amazing products and benefits, but it has also created unbelievable competition in wireless and beyond. We’re delivering reliable connectivity — with great value — to those who previously lacked choice, increasing 5G coverage in rural areas by 90% since we closed the merger three years ago! We are also using our network capacity to transform broken industries like big cable. Communities now have access to T-Mobile 5G High-Speed Internet for only $50 a month with AutoPay — and peace of mind with Price Lock, our promise to ALL new postpaid and broadband customers that we won’t EVER change the price they pay for their talk, text, and data, and home internet.

Speaking of Price Lock, the value this merger enables us to deliver is another thing the carriers have rushed to replicate. We’ve shaped a market that’s become so competitive that there has never been a better time to be a wireless consumer. T-Mobile customers on our lowest-priced plans are paying about four times less per gigabit today than they did pre-merger. And customers on our best plans are also getting tremendous value-adds. For example, customers with two or more lines of our Magenta MAX plan get $225 worth of added value every month with things like Apple TV+ on Us, Netflix on Us, free high-speed data abroad, free in-flight Wi-Fi, AAA for a year on us, free Scam Shield Premium and so much more — all on top of their wireless service on the nation’s largest, fastest and most awarded 5G network. Non-T-Mobile customers are winning, too. To keep pace with the Un-carrier, the carriers have been forced to get rid of things like 5G surcharges and launch unlimited 5G smartphone plans. This is all especially meaningful to American families who are doing everything they can to reduce costs in this inflationary environment.

And our commitment to customers extends to putting our network to use for GOOD through programs like Project 10Million and other education initiatives, which in just a few short years have connected more than 5.3 million students with $4.83 billion in services. As a company whose mission is to become the best in the world at connecting customers to their world, nothing’s more gratifying than helping bridge the nationwide digital divide that still exists.

Undeniably, this merger — the most successful one in telecommunications history — has changed the shape of this industry for consumers because T-Mobile has been even more empowered to continue being all that the Un-carrier set out to be a decade ago. We’ve accomplished so much over the past 10 years and even in the last three years, but we won’t stop now! We are a company on the move, storming and prioritizing to do BETTER and do MORE for customers. Dream Big and Deliver is one of our company values for a reason. It reminds us to aim higher, and to never stop being restless and relentless about putting customers first. These are the qualities that have made the Un-carrier who we are past and present — and will lead us into the future.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is celebrating its 75th anniversary on World Health Day, April 7. The day serves as an opportunity for us all to look back at public health successes that have improved quality of life in the last seven decades. The theme for the day is ‘Health for All,’ which focuses on envisioning and working towards a world where all people have good health for a fulfilling life in a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.

The WHO believes that the right to health is a basic human right, and that everyone must have access to the health services they need when and where they need them. At Viatris, we are equally passionate about access to health. Access at scale is the core of our mission of empowering people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life. Achieving global health equity requires a multi-faceted approach with many different stakeholders.

This year, we are highlighting a few of the many efforts we support to improve health equity:

The NCD Academy – a collective project unifying knowledge and resources powered by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and sponsored by Viatris, which provides healthcare professionals with easily accessible educational content around non-communicable diseases (NCDs).​We recently announced, alongside the ACC, the launch of a new course – Health Equities and Social Determinants of Health in NCDs, which will help to address the ever-present demand for achieving health equity for all. The course aims to educate and increase awareness of health inequities and provide support on how to address them.The NCD Academy also covers many course topics spanning the most common NCDs. Unfortunately, in the wake of the pandemic, healthcare professionals’ workloads are continuing to increase, contributing to rising rates of burnout. Their excessive workloads and administrative burdens, among others, are simultaneously impacting healthcare workers’ ability to engage in continued education – a key tool in providing quality care to patients. The NCD Academy was created in response to this challenge. Learn more here.Health equity is a critical global issue that can affect every facet of healthcare. In this new study, researchers explore how health inequities have led to low rates of cancer screening in certain populations, and how different interventions to address this gap to date have yielded mixed results as interventions have not always been developed in collaboration with the people they target.

Join us in celebrating World Health Day as we all continue to contribute to achieving health equity for all.

​Building upon my response to a McKinsey article about customers focusing on sustainability, backed up by their wallets, it is no surprise that consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the impact their spending has on the products they buy. Despite greenwashing attempts by many brands across different industries, consumers are more inclined to support companies whose products are enabling a better future.

In my role at Acre, I consult manufacturers, brands, and retailers on hiring needs by understanding their current sustainability commitments and future goals to assess the strongest fit. With that comes a deep knowledge of the work organizations have done and continue to do for further impact on a better future for all. This strongly influences the brands I choose to support with my wallet and recommend to others. The list below contains the products we use for our toddler (and will use for our newborn, who joins us in April). 

Happy Baby Organics: Food pouches designed by a B-Corp, mission-driven organization who cares about feeding our children today and building a sustainable future for them as well. The pouches are slightly more expensive than those from bigger brands, but the price difference is easily digestible as the Happy Baby brand aims to be 100% reusable or recyclable by 2025, using organically sourced foods.

Stasher Bags: If recyclable single-use pouches aren’t your jam, there are a lot of great solutions for reusable pouches. This is a very cost-effective and sustainable method that gives you a lot of freedom to make purees and keep pouches out of landfills. 

Stasher bags aren’t just for kids; these are a great product for adults who pack lunches or on-the-go snacks for themselves too. Stasher is a 100% reusable silicone bag, with one bag reducing the life of 260 single-use bags. They’ve also partnered with Terracycle to give their products a new lease of life if required.

EZPZ: While EZPZ doesn’t appear to heavily promote their sustainability goals, the products are 100% silicone. They do not degrade with use and will generally last for several years, meaning less of the single-use plastic products, packaging, cardboard, and junk. Studies show that silicone products reduce GHG emissions 9 to 1 and break down to their natural element when disposed of, so no harmful chemicals are released into nature. 

Dapple Baby: Dapple Baby provides all-natural, plant-based cleaning solutions for both baby and parent, from laundry to breast pump cleaning care. In their green glossary, they break down, transparently, what they are doing, from ingredients used to what regulations they are following. However, I was disappointed not to see any steps towards more sustainable packaging solutions. So, while this is a wonderful, all-natural product that has worked the best on baby items compared to other cleaners, I would be interested in trying sustainable alternatives or to see Dapple demonstrate more innovation. 

Lovevery: The company makes wooden Montessori toys from newborn stages to big kids. They pride themselves on being built to last using high-quality natural materials. Only one product has batteries, and it doesn’t make an awful noise (a big parenting win!). Lovevery is a certified B-Corp, with strong sustainability commitment goals for 2023 to ensure the longest lifecycle possible for products. By 2025 Lovevery aims for 90% of materials to be renewable/biobased/or recyclable, and by 2030 to achieve net zero carbon in every possible part of the supply chain.

Melissa & Doug: If there’s one thing synonymous with baby toys, it’s Melissa and Doug. Another primarily wooden or all-natural materials kids’ toy brand from newborn to older children’s stages that truly stand the test of time. They are FSC certified and were a winner of the 2022 FSC Leadership Awards by the Forest Stewardship Council. With most of their products being wooden, they believe in responsible forest management, with a 10 million trees by 2030 goal in place. 

Tubby Todd: Makes a range of baby (and mama!) personal care products that are fragrance-free, and plant-based. While not a B-Corp, products are refillable, working towards making their core product line packaging with post-consumer recycled plastic, and creating plastic-free products. The Tubby Cares program is focused on giving back to communities in need with nutrition, health and education training for families in third-world countries. 

Honest Products: Actress and businesswoman Jessica Alba launched this baby product company featuring sustainable product lines focused on reduction, reusing, and refilling. In 2021 Honest announced a new sustainable packaging initiative of 100% recyclable cartons and tree-free paper. Honest is a mission-driven organization that donates to communities in need of baby supplies and donates time to disaster relief programs. 

BabyBjörn: Yup, the innovative bouncer chair is made by a company who cares. BabyBjörn’s complete sustainability guide showcases the steps they are taking towards reducing their carbon footprint. One of the most important parts of this report is the LCA life-cycle assessments, which study the environmental impact of all product lines. LCAs are at the core of BabyBjörn as they pride themselves on products that are built to last and be handed down generation after generation.

Cat & Jack: Cat & Jack is my favourite Target brand clothing line. Target is a leader in the retail category when it comes to their sustainability journey; through a Target forward strategy which focuses on making a difference for people and the planet through setting measurable ESG goals. Cat & Jack is an example of that, with affordable clothing made from sustainably sourced materials and cottons. Clothing is guaranteed for a year, so if anything happens to it, it can be returned for store credit. 

If you would like to highlight any other companies who are trailblazing when it comes to sustainable products for babies and toddlers, I would love to hear from you. 

Isabel is a Senior Consultant in Acre’s New York office, leading our Manufacturing, Brands, and Retail practice within the Sustainable Business team. She works with senior leaders with a focus on sustainability strategy, climate change, responsible sourcing, and circularity. Isabel has met and advised many business owners and leaders in these spaces over the past five years. She is a member of the New Jersey Packaging Executives club that focuses on supporting packaging companies to grow their businesses through recruitment and driving sustainability. She can provide advisement on candidate engagement, recruitment processes, salary and market trends, as well as solutions on scaling organizations both in the United States and globally.

About Acre

At Acre, we work with the most aspirational businesses with potential to make real change; from those who are just starting out to those who are well on the journey to crafting a legacy. 

Our 18 years’ experience in sustainability recruitment, combined with our extensive global network, enables us to provide talent solutions that are designed to deliver this change. 

Through our unique behavioural assessment technology, we understand the types of people, skills and behaviours required to create impact. We can develop these qualities within your existing teams too. 

We find talented people and develop their skills to ensure they make a true impact in ambitious, progressive organisations. 

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The Fifth Third Bank Young Bankers Club® is an engaging financial education program that helps students learn key math life skills online at any time. Lessons were developed to help students establish sound foundations in money management and an appreciation for saving.

Through the Young Bankers Club®, students are presented anywhere from six to eight modules based on their grade level. Each lesson in the module-based financial education program provides a unique, engaging approach to financial literacy that meets students where they are and helps them apply their knowledge gradually to more complex scenarios. The program incorporates different facets of banking, while clearly identifying the relevant math content standards within each unit—outlining what students should know and be able to use.

Each lesson represents a “level,” and focuses on the following aspects of personal finance:

BudgetingBanking and Payment MethodsOverspending and Lending to OthersBorrowing MoneyJobs and IncomeSaving and InvestingProtect Your Money – Risk and Insurance

The program includes fourth through sixth grade Common Core standards for mathematics, including operations and algebraic thinking, numbers and operations, measurement and data, geometry, ratios and proportional relationships, the number system and statistics and probability. It also meets Jump$tart and Council for Economic Education National Standards in K-12 Personal Financial Education, including spending and saving, credit and debt, employment and income, investment, risk management and insurance, and financial decision making.

Young Bankers Club® is part of Fifth Third’s L.I.F.E. (Lives Improved Through Financial Empowerment®) program, which delivers financial learning opportunities to people at all ages and stages of life. For more information about the digital Young Bankers Club® program, visit www.53.com/ybc.