Small, dedicated neighborhood pharmacies to open in select communities to help increase access to convenient pharmacy care

Openings are part of ongoing commitment to serve communities and meet consumers where they are

WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 15, 2026 /3BL/ – CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) unveiled the first of nearly 20 pharmacy-only, apothecary-style CVS Pharmacy® locations it plans to open this year to increase access to pharmacy care. The new pharmacy, located at 2628 West Pershing Road in Chicago’s West End, will help bridge gaps in care and make it easier for community members to access medications, immunizations and other health care services provided by pharmacists.

Pharmacy-only locations will open in areas across the country, increasing access to vital pharmacy care, creating a simple and convenient way for community members to seek pharmacist support. Each site will feature a full-service pharmacy with a customized selection of over-the-counter products available for purchase. With footprints averaging around 3,000 square feet, the pharmacy-only sites will help ensure patients have access to prescription medications and the trusted advice and counsel of their neighborhood CVS pharmacist.

“Pharmacists are among the most accessible and most trusted health care providers,” said Len Shankman, Executive Vice President and President, Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness, CVS Health. “We know how important it is for patients to be able to speak one-on-one with their pharmacist, have their questions answered and seek medication advice when needed. Our new, pharmacy-only locations allow our pharmacy teams to continue to build relationships with patients – their friends and neighbors – and provide on the ground pharmacy care in communities that need us.”

Multiple pharmacy formats to meet community health needs

The pharmacy-only locations are just one component of the company’s work to reinvent pharmacy. By taking a customized approach focused on the diverse needs of the communities they serve, CVS Pharmacy has worked to strategically realign its retail footprint over the last few years. The new pharmacy-only sites, opening in select communities, will help the company better support its patients in those communities, ensuring its footprint is the right size and scale, and addressing shifts in the pharmacy industry.

These smaller dedicated neighborhood pharmacies join several other formats already in place across the country. They include CVS Pharmacy’s traditional full-service front store and pharmacy locations, store-in-store pharmacies, such as those inside Target and Schnucks grocery stores, CVS Pharmacy stores that feature a MinuteClinic retail medical clinic, and side-by-side CVS Pharmacy and Oak Street Health care centers, primarily located in neighborhoods with high Medicaid populations.

The company opened its first pharmacy-only location in Birmingham, AL late last year. In addition to the new site in Chicago, pharmacy-only locations are planned for several other communities in 2026, including Houston, TX, Roxbury, MA, Detroit, MI, and Brooklyn, NY. The company also plans to open more than 40 new CVS Pharmacy locations, including traditional stores and pharmacies in Target.

Importance of one-on-one interactions with pharmacists

The 2025 CVS Health® Rx Report highlighted that 80% of patients prefer face-to-face pharmacy care, and nearly half (48%) would switch pharmacies if limited to digital-only options. The overwhelming majority of pharmacy professionals (97%) also say in-person interactions remain vital.

Added Shankman, “We believe health care is best delivered locally, in the community by trusted, caring and tech-enabled colleagues and our customers and patients want to shop and engage in the way that’s most convenient for their busy lives. Whether in-person, online, or a combination of the two, our community pharmacies are delivering best-in-class service through consistent, connected, personalized experiences – meeting consumers where, when and how they need us.”

Whether a patient prefers the convenience of same-day or 1- to 2-day prescription delivery or prefers to visit their local pharmacy in-person, CVS Pharmacy is ensuring patients have multiple care options to choose from, depending on their individual needs.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading health solutions company building a world of health around every consumer, wherever they are. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 87 million plan members. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including highly rated Medicare Advantage offerings and a leading standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

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CINCINNATI and MUMBAI, India April 15, 2026 /3BL/ – Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has unveiled its new TCS My First AI Job skills training program in partnership with the University of Cincinnati and Salesforce. The program is designed to provide students with skills certification in AI solutions, paid work experience, and a pathway to full-time roles at TCS upon graduation.

Designed to bridge the gap between academic learning and workforce readiness, the new TCS My First AI Job program offers final-year students an intensive, three-month curriculum covering key technical, communication, and employability skills required in today’s competitive marketplace. Through a combination of hands-on projects, mentorship, global certifications, and practice interviews, the program will help students develop skills that align with current industry and client requirements and match specific roles in TCS’ talent pipeline.

Amit Bajaj, President – North America, TCS, said, “In keeping with its aspiration of becoming the world’s largest AI-led technology services company, TCS is committed to building a pipeline of AI jobs in the heartland of America by helping students graduate with industry-ready AI skills that are in high demand. Building on our longstanding partnerships with the University of Cincinnati and Salesforce, we are designing a blueprint for the AI jobs of the future that will make U.S. companies more innovative and competitive. We are proud to launch this in Cincinnati, home of our new North America Salesforce Center of Excellence—where customer proximity meets scaled talent.”

Hazem Said, Professor & Director, School of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati, said, “Companies increasingly expect entry-level job seekers to hit the ground running with practical AI skills they can put to use on day one. It is exciting to be at the vanguard of collaborating with a technology industry pioneer to build pathways to success for tomorrow’s AI leaders. I believe that we are creating a model that will help redefine the value of a university education.”

Meredith Nabavi, Director, Workforce Development Partnerships, Salesforce, said, “The combination of TCS, the University of Cincinnati and Salesforce will create an industry-ready local workforce that will not only accelerate client outcomes, but help build the AI careers of recent university graduates.”

As part of the collaboration, TCS, the University of Cincinnati and Salesforce will jointly develop a world-class Salesforce certification curriculum for the TCS My First AI Job program. It will include a curated, industry-focused Salesforce course that offers undergraduate students an opportunity to join a fall co-op to provide full-time undergraduate students with professional training and hands-on experience working at TCS.

By alternating academic study with paid, practical, on‑the‑job training, the program will prepare students for potential employment opportunities at TCS. Additionally, by enabling the certification pathway to serve as an extended, real‑world assessment, the program increases the likelihood of students securing roles in a more timely manner. At the same time, employers such as TCS will benefit from the ability to swiftly integrate new hires into client projects, thereby achieving time and cost efficiencies while supporting employees’ long‑term professional growth.

The new program aligns with TCS’ focus on developing and recruiting local talent. The company is actively investing in industry‑specific Salesforce capabilities to meet the evolving needs of its U.S. clients as they transform their businesses using AI technologies. TCS recently inaugurated the Salesforce Center of Excellence at its Global Delivery Center in Milford, Ohio, its largest delivery center in the United States. This Center of Excellence reflects TCS’ commitment to customer‑centric innovation, AI‑driven talent development, and deeper collaboration across its partner ecosystem. In addition, TCS recently acquired two U.S.-based consulting firms, Coastal Cloud and ListEngage, to strengthen its position in the Salesforce ecosystem and reinforce its long‑standing commitment to customers in North America.

About Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is a digital transformation and technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.

Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce of 580,000 spread across 55 countries and 202 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients – helping them emerge as perpetually adaptive enterprises. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to Artificial Intelligence today.

TCS sponsors 14 of the world’s most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon and TCS Sydney Marathon with a focus on promoting health, sustainability, and community empowerment.

TCS generated consolidated revenues of over US $30 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. For more information, visit www.tcs.com

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NEW ORLEANS, April 14, 2026 /3BL/ – One year after awarding $3.5 million in grants to 65 nonprofit and community-based organizations, Impact 59 Powered by Entergy, the official Super Bowl LIX Legacy Grant Program, is delivering on its promise to build a lasting legacy. The program enabled participating agencies to serve more than 268,000 individuals and leveraged an additional $1.5 million in funding from other sources to benefit the Greater New Orleans region.

The program – a legacy initiative of the NFL managed by the Super Bowl LIX Host Committee, included significant donations from the NFL Foundation, Entergy, the New Orleans Saints, Ochsner Health, Venture Global, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, and the NOLA Coalition – has proven to be a catalytic investment, multiplying resources, empowering local organizations, and producing visible change throughout the 10-parish region.

“Impact 59 is proof the Super Bowl can be more than a game,” said Marcus Brown, Chair of the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee and Executive Legal Advisor for Entergy. “It can be a catalyst for opportunity, equity, and real change in people’s lives.”

A study performed by the United Way of Southeast Louisiana confirmed the funds have reached more than 268,315 individuals across 65 organizations, with many leveraging Impact 59 grants to secure additional funding and partnerships. Grant recipients used the funding to reach their specific programming goals including renovating facilities, purchasing essential equipment, expanding food banks and pantries, enhancing workforce training and providing life-changing services to the Greater New Orleans region.

“These results prove that when we say, ‘It’s what we do,’ we mean it,” said Jay Cicero, President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. “Impact 59 Powered by Entergy is not only meeting urgent social needs today but laying the foundation for stronger, healthier communities long after New Orleans hosted its record-tying 11th Super Bowl on February 9, 2025.”

The Impact 59 portfolio reflects a comprehensive investment in the region’s future. The grants awarded through Impact 59 Powered by Entergy have been allocated to nonprofit organizations focused on programs that foster positive change in youth development, workforce training, education, health and wellness, and equity and inclusion. These organizations are receiving critical support for their efforts to improve lives in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes of Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Plaquemines, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes.

Across the 10-parish region, Impact 59 grant recipients are translating investment into measurable results. For example, YouthForce NOLA engaged more than 1,300 students in hands-on learning through STEM Fests; Travelers Aid Society served 1,184 locals in need; NextOp placed 155 veterans into high-quality careers; Rebuild Together New Orleans installed 59 new roofs; Reconcile New Orleans enrolled 178 youths in workforce development training; and Second Harvest Food Bank distributed over 36,000 pounds of fresh food among other significant accomplishments by all partner organizations.

“The Super Bowl Legacy Grant Program ensures that the NFL leaves a positive community impact that endures long after the final whistle of the Super Bowl,” said Alexia Gallagher, NFL Vice President of Philanthropy and Executive Director of the NFL Foundation. “We are excited to see the positive results of the program so far and look forward to continuing to deliver on our promise to create a lasting philanthropic legacy across the New Orleans region.”

As the impact from the Super Bowl continues, the Host Committee and its partners reaffirm their commitment to leveraging the world’s biggest stage for the long-term good of Louisiana, New Orleans and the surrounding parishes.

“Impact 59 Powered by Entergy shows the power of what’s possible when philanthropy and partnership move in the same direction – real, lasting change,” added Michael Williamson, President and CEO of United Way of Southeast Louisiana. “In just eight months, we’ve seen investments multiply, organizations grow stronger, and families across our region feel the difference in their daily lives. On behalf of United Way, we express our sincerest gratitude to the host committee, Marcus Brown, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and all who made this extraordinary impact possible.”

About the New Orleans Super Bowl LIX Host Committee

The New Orleans Super Bowl LIX Host Committee, led by the New Orleans Saints and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, is responsible for planning, executing, and hosting the City’s record-tying 11th NFL Championship game on February 9, 2025. The Host Committee works in partnership with the National Football League to deliver a successful Super Bowl LIX while driving lasting social and economic impact in the Greater New Orleans area. 

About The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation

Organized in August 1988, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation (Sports Foundation) is a non-profit 501(c) (4) organization whose mission is to attract and manage sporting events that have a positive economic impact on Louisiana and the Greater New Orleans area. Throughout its 37-year history, the Sports Foundation has been awarded and managed hundreds of events and turned a $50 million public investment into more than $4.2 billion in economic impact for the State of Louisiana and the Greater New Orleans area. Learn more about the Sports Foundation at gnosports.com.

Super Bowl LIX Media Contacts:
Ainsley Coleman, Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, (318) 588-0651, acoleman@gnosf.org
Lenox Hill, The Ehrhardt Group, (504) 352-5910, lhill@tegpr.com

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Alabama’s Rural Hospitals

• 84% of hospitals in Alabama operate in the red.
• 42% of the state’s population lives in a rural area.
• 7% out of the state’s 67 counties don’t have a hospital.

ATLANTA, April 14, 2026 /3BL/ – In the midst of widespread funding shortfalls for most rural Alabama hospitals, Georgia-Pacific operations in Escambia and Monroe counties are helping hospitals there with a much-needed funding boost.

Georgia-Pacific’s Brewton Containerboard and Alabama River Cellulose facilities donated a total of $500,000 to three rural hospitals in Alabama. The funding will help local hospitals provide critical health services to the community.

Many U.S. hospitals in rural communities have been forced to cut or eliminate essential medical services due to financial strain. According to the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), more than 140 rural hospitals have closed in the past decade. The Alabama Hospital Association states that 84% of Alabama’s hospitals operate in the red, and nearly 90% of women living in rural areas are more than 30 minutes from a birthing center. Alabama’s Rural Hospital Investment Program (RHIP) tax credit is designed to address these challenges.

The Monroe County Hospital (MCH) in Monroeville, Ala., received $225,000. The D.W. McMillan Hospital in Brewton, Ala., received $225,000, and the Atmore Community Hospital in Atmore, Ala., received $50,000.

“Monroe County Hospital thanks Georgia-Pacific’s Alabama River Cellulose for their investment through the Rural Hospital Investment Program. Thanks to operations and tax-credit incentives, investments like this help strengthen our financial foundation, stabilize operations, and ensure we can continue providing critical healthcare services close to home,” said Laura Harris, MCH’s public relations director. “This support preserves access to care for our community while strengthening the infrastructure and workforce needed to serve Monroe County for years to come. We are grateful for Georgia-Pacific’s partnership in supporting rural healthcare.” 

“Atmore Community Hospital is grateful for Georgia-Pacific’s support through the Rural Hospital Investment Program. The tax credit allocation comes at an important time and will help the hospital strengthen its financial stability and support critical operational needs,” said Drew Citrin, Atmore Community Hospital administrator. “This investment will make a meaningful difference in helping the hospital continue its mission of providing excellent care to patients close to home. We appreciate Georgia-Pacific’s commitment to rural healthcare and its investment in the future of our hospital and the community of Atmore.”

^{Atmore Community Hospital in Atmore, Ala., received $50,000 from Georgia-Pacific’s Brewton operations. A part of the community for more than 50 years, Atmore Community Hospital serves Atmore and the surrounding communities. The facility and its healthcare providers work to provide the community with safe, quality care that exceeds all expectations.}

Stacey Hines, administrator for D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital, said, “We are incredibly grateful to Georgia-Pacific for their generous contribution through the Rural Hospital Investment Program. Their support is an investment not only in our hospital, but in the health and well-being of the entire community we serve. Their generosity helps us continue caring for our friends, neighbors, and families close to home, and partnerships like this strengthen not just our hospital, but our entire community.”

^{Georgia-Pacific’s Brewton operations donated $225,000 to D.W. McMillan Hospital in Brewton, Ala. The funding will help with the hospital’s mission to provide quality healthcare services while treating patients respectfully and with compassion.}
Georgia-Pacific partners with the communities in which it operates to create long-term value and support initiatives that protect the community’s health and well-being.

“Supporting our local hospitals is an investment in the people and families who make our community strong, and strong communities start with access to quality healthcare,” explained Wes Greeson, vice president, Brewton Operations. “This donation underscores our values and our responsibility to support organizations that care for our neighbors when they need it most.”

“Georgia-Pacific pulp and paper mills primarily operate in rural settings, and Alabama River Cellulose is no exception,” said Jeff Vermilyea, vice president, Alabama River Cellulose. “We see our rural setting—especially the workforce that comes from it—as a key strength. Giving back to the area that’s given so much to us was an easy choice. This donation helps our local hospital, Monroe Co. Hospital, continue providing our community access reliable, high-quality healthcare locally.”

Georgia-Pacific is a leading employer in Alabama, creating a combined 12,000 direct and indirect jobs, and more than $760 million in wages and benefits. Over the past decade, the company has invested nearly $2.5 billion in its Alabama operations and recently announced an additional investment of $800 million in the Alabama River Cellulose operation.

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Drawing on a decade of insights from the Women for Change program, Mars Global’s senior director of cocoa sustainability Nupur Parikh reflects on what can happen when women’s roles in the cocoa industry are fully recognized and supported.

Easter is right around the corner, and millions of families around the world are coming together to celebrate, connect and savour the simple joy that chocolate brings.

The story of that chocolate, however, doesn’t begin in the supermarket aisle or in a basket. It begins on a cocoa farm, where thousands of farmers in cocoa supply chains work to cultivate the cocoa that finds its way into the chocolate we all enjoy. Yet within many cocoa‑farming communities, women’s contributions are often undervalued or invisible.

The reality on the ground, however, is that women play central roles in cocoa-growing communities, like farming, family well-being and community life. In fact, studies have shown that women participate in all stages of cocoa production. Despite this deep involvement, gender norms and power relations perpetuate a system where their work is less visible and often undervalued. This creates barriers to their success and limits the resilience of the entire sector.

Mars wanted to help women overcome these barriers. Ten years ago, they launched Women for Change in partnership with CARE. Through Women for Change, Mars and CARE aim to economically empower female cocoa farmers and women living in cocoa-farming communities in Côte d’Ivoire — helping them save and invest, build and grow businesses, shift their confidence and agency within their households and communities, and harness the power of collective action.

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3BL Content Editor: Formatting, Media & HTML Specifications

The 3BL Editor is a structured, HTML-based publishing environment. Formatting is not decorative — it is a technical decision that affects how content is rendered, indexed, and distributed. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how the editor works, what it supports, and how to maximize performance and discoverability using structured content.

Character Limits

Every field in the editor has a defined limit that affects how your content previews across channels — from email inboxes to aggregator feeds. These aren’t soft guidelines; exceeding them causes truncation downstream.

Character Limits

Field	Limit	Notes
Headline	255 characters	Target 60 for search display
Subheadline	255 characters	Doubles as SEO meta description
Body	No limit	Full article content
Short teaser	280 characters	Used in email distribution previews

Writing a headline under 60 characters isn’t just an SEO best practice — it’s the threshold at which most search engines display the full title without truncation. The 255-character field gives you flexibility, but 60 is the practical target.¹

Supported HTML Elements

Text Structure & Semantics

Well-structured content starts with the right tags. Headings, paragraphs, and text formatting elements do more than control appearance — they signal hierarchy to the systems that distribute and index your content.

• Bold signals importance to both readers and search systems.
• Italic works well for titles or technical terms being introduced.
• Underline is supported but use sparingly to avoid confusion with links.
• Superscript and subscript render correctly for use cases like CO_CO or trademark symbols^TM — both travel cleanly through distribution.

Lists

When sequence matters, use an ordered list:

1. Lead with your most important claim in the headline and H1
2. Support it with evidence in modular, self-contained sections
3. Close with a clear takeaway or call to action
4. Keep each section focused on one idea

When information is parallel but not sequential, use bullets:

• Semantic headings at every major section break
• Descriptive hyperlink anchor text
• Alt text on every image
• Embeds placed within the body, not isolated at the top or bottom

Links

The <a> tag supports href, alt, target, title, and rel attributes. Use descriptive anchor text for both accessibility and search performance. Read more about 3BL’s framework for optimizing content in our 2026 LLM and Generative AI Writing Guide.

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Content Sanitization & Unsupported Elements

The editor automatically removes unsupported or unsafe elements on save. The most common ones teams run into:

• Special characters, emojis, and math symbols
• <div> (except for specific oEmbed use cases)
• <span>
• <video>
• <audio>
• <iframe>

Formatting that looks correct in the editor can degrade silently on downstream endpoints. A table that renders cleanly on 3BL Media may lose its header row on a wire service. Test every rich element against your full distribution stack before publishing.

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Rich Media: Embeds & Images

Video Embeds

oEmbed is supported for YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, and Spotify. Place embeds within the body of the article for the best rendering consistency across endpoints.

Images

Supported formats are PNG and JPEG only, with a maximum file size of 100MB. Every image should include descriptive alt text.

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Rich Content & Performance Considerations

Rich content affects rendering behavior, how information is consumed by search engines, accessibility, and consistency distributed across channels.

• Your headline should clearly communicate what the content is about in less than 60 characters.
• Use the description to add context about why this topic matters and why your organization is positioned to speak about it.
• The first header (H1) should mirror your headline, using words that communicate authority or nod toward search intent.
• Secondary headers (H2, H3) help break up your content — more readable to both humans and robots than a long unbroken block of text.
• Keep each section modular, with one clear idea per section.
• Add descriptive alt text to images to help visually impaired readers and AI systems interpret the visuals you use.

The 3BL Content Editor gives marketing, communications, and PR teams the creative flexibility to produce rich, multimedia-driven stories — while ensuring content is structured, sanitized, and distributed consistently across 3BL’s network of 79 partner sites.

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¹Based on Google’s standard search result title display behavior as of 2026.

 

 

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In a year defined by innovation, growth and purpose-driven progress, Elanco Animal Health continues to gain momentum across the animal health industry. The company’s commitment to advancing animal well-being while supporting communities has recently been recognized through two notable honors, Elanco has been named:

Animal Health Company of the Year for 2025 by S&P Global’s Animal Health Awards, a distinction reflecting the company’s strong performance and forward-looking strategy. According to award organizers, the judging panel felt Elanco’s achievements over the past year made the decision clear.

Fueled by a combination of innovation and execution, Elanco has advanced new product approvals and launches, strengthened partnerships across the animal health ecosystem, delivered solid financial performance, and established its new global headquarters. Each of these is a milestone that signals a company building for long-term impact.

Together, these accomplishments reflect Elanco’s broader mission of improving animal health while helping to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges in food nutrition and animal well-being.

America’s Most Charitable Companies 2026 list published for the first time by Newsweek. The ranking highlights organizations making meaningful contributions through philanthropy, corporate giving, and community engagement.

For Elanco, charitable work is closely tied to its purpose of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Through partnerships, donations and employee-driven volunteerism, the company supports initiatives that strengthen the human-animal bond, expand access to veterinary care, and help communities thrive.

This recognition underscores how Elanco’s mission extends beyond business performance. Whether by advancing innovations that support farmers and pet owners or investing in communities around the world, the company continues to demonstrate that impact and growth can move forward together.

As Elanco builds on a year of strong achievements, these recognitions reflect a company that is not only gaining momentum by Going Beyond but also doing so with purpose.

• 18th annual event brings total amount raised to over $346 million
• Record 839 local charities supported by customers through Subaru’s retailer network

CAMDEN, N.J., April 14, 2026 /3BL/ – Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that over $26 million was donated through the 2025 Subaru Share the Love^® Event, supporting a variety of causes important to Subaru, its retailers, and customers. Over the program’s 18-year history, the event has generated more than $346 million for its national charity partners and local hometown charities, making positive impacts in communities nationwide during the holiday season and beyond.

^{In 2025, the Subaru Share the Love® Event celebrated 18 years of giving back on behalf of customers. The initiative donated over $26 million to national and hometown charities nationwide.}

During the annual Subaru Share the Love Event, customers who purchased or leased a new vehicle could choose to direct a donation to one of four national charity partners: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals^® (ASPCA^®), Make-A-Wish^®, Meals on Wheels America, or the National Park Foundation, or to hometown charities selected by Subaru retailers. This year, a record 839 hometown charities were supported, expanding the program’s reach to more local organizations than ever before. Collectively, these organizations received over $18.6 million from Subaru of America and its retailers, underscoring the initiative’s broad impact.

Jeff Walters, President and Chief Operating Officer, Subaru of America, Inc.: “The Subaru Share the Love Event inspires the Subaru community to support causes that matter most to them. Coming together on behalf of our national partners and a record number of hometown charities, Subaru, our retailer network, and our customers helped continue to drive meaningful impact for communities nationwide, demonstrating the collective difference we can make together.”

Subaru and its retailers have held the annual Subaru Share the Love Event since 2008 in the final weeks of the year, giving back to local causes that matter most to customers and their communities. From November 20, 2025, through January 2, 2026, Subaru and its retailers together donated a minimum of $300 to charity for any new vehicle purchased or leased at any participating retailer nationwide.

For more information on the Subaru Share the Love Event^®, visit www.subaru.com/share.

Subaru and its retailers are committed to helping their communities through the Subaru Love Promise®. To learn more about the Love Promise initiative, visit www.subaru.com/love-promise.
 

About Subaru of America, Inc. 
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts, and accessories through a network of about 640 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants, including Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc., the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise®, which is the company’s vision to show love and respect to everyone and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $340 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged over 115,000 volunteer hours. Subaru is dedicated to being More Than a Car Company® and to making the world a better place. For additional information, visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube

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According to the World Economic Forum, comprehensive new research has effectively settled the debate over the financial value of sustainability. A review of 640 academic and think-tank studies, conducted by the firm Impact ROI, makes an evidence-based claim that sustainability materially improves financial performance — including profitability, valuation, and productivity — when it’s designed and managed as a strategic business capability, rather than a compliance exercise.

But, as the market has been signaling for the past few years, making a strong business case is not the only battle for corporate sustainability. The harder part can be in the execution, especially as the reporting landscape evolves towards more granular disclosures. This edition of Sustainability Highlights features several practical tools to support companies.

The EU’s final revisions to the CSRD eliminated mandatory reporting requirements for an estimated 90% of companies, but many small and medium-sized companies still face expectations from investors, customers, and business partners. The Voluntary Standard for SMEs (VSME) is a European Commission-recommended tool for companies in exactly this situation, and G&A Institute has published a new Quick Reference Guide to the VSME to help companies maintain reporting credibility and bolster their supplier status.

Second, the 2026 CDP response cycle is now underway — for many companies, the most consequential sustainability reporting obligation of the quarter. In a new series just launched, G&A Institute starts with the fundamentals: what CDP is, why it matters, and how to approach this year’s response strategically. Whether you’re a first-time responder or looking to improve your score, the series is designed to help companies move through the process with clarity. G&A also offers tailored support for CDP responses; learn more here.

Meanwhile, the standards landscape continues to become more sophisticated. As reported by ESG Today, the Global Reporting Initiative released a draft set of disclosure standards for pollution, covering emissions to air, water, and soil. This is the latest signal that even as top-level mandates like the CSRD are simplified, the reporting ecosystem is simultaneously becoming more specific and more demanding. Recent issues of Sustainability Highlights have tracked this emerging pattern, with new sector standards for mining, oil and gas, and agriculture. It is worth reviewing the pollution standard now out for public comment. Companies that wait for final rules before building their data infrastructure will find themselves behind.

The issue also covers the ISSB’s move into nature-related disclosure standard-setting, China’s new ecological and environmental code, the EU-Japan climate alliance, and why AI power demand is creating new grid risks.

G&A also published two new pieces this week on engaging the value chain for decarbonization — one on joining or forming alliances, and one on creating incentives for value chain partners. Find both below.

This is just the introduction of G&A’s Sustainability Highlights newsletter this week. Click here to view the full issue