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The following is an excerpt from Cisco’s FY25 Purpose Report. Explore the full report to learn more about how we Power an Inclusive Future for All.

Through the Cisco Foundation and our corporate Social Impact Investments (SII), we support organizations that use technology in bold, innovative ways — from saving energy to saving lives. By combining catalytic, early-stage seed funding, strategic guidance, and technology donations, we help incubate, validate, and scale solutions that make both a local and global impact.  

At Cisco, we know technology drives transformation.

That’s why, alongside cash grants and advisory support, we donate Cisco technology to our Cisco Foundation and Social Impact Investments partners. This helps them connect more securely, deliver critical services, make data-informed decisions, and operate more efficiently. 

The result? Greater impact on more people and communities around the world. 

Advancing Secure Connectivity  

Through our suite of cybersecurity solutions, we help nonprofits better safeguard their assets. For example, in fiscal 2025, our Cisco Secure Endpoint and Cisco Duo technology donations helped protect and secure the systems of Bridges to Prosperity so their team could focus on rural connectivity initiatives throughout sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. 

In addition, our funding helped enable Bridges to Prosperity to launch WaterNet, an AI-powered dataset that helps connect rural communities to healthcare and education by mapping local rivers and streams. Since launching, WaterNet has tripled the world’s known waterways.

Modernizing IT Infrastructure 

Many nonprofits are limited by outdated IT systems. Through our technology grants, we provide more reliable networking and connectivity solutions, enabling them to deliver critical services without interruption. 

This year, United Food Bank Arizona replaced older networking equipment with donated Cisco Meraki firewalls, switches, and wireless access points. From inventory management to volunteer coordination, the new infrastructure maximizes operations and helps food reach those in need faster.

Automating Insights at Scale  

Splunk, a Cisco company, provides technology grants to help nonprofits scale their mission-driven work, giving organizations the tools to ingest, analyze, and act on data at scale. One grantee, Ersilia, expands access to data science tools to researchers working to eradicate infectious diseases in the Global South. 

Through the Splunk Global Impact donation program, they received a full Splunk Enterprise license, training, and support — enabling them to automate manual data processes, double the number of models running AI predictions, and save more than 700 hours of work annually. 

Read the full FY25 Purpose Report

At Cisco, our Purpose is core to who we are and what we do. Learn more about our goals and progress to date in our Purpose Reporting Hub.  

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The following is an excerpt from Cisco’s FY25 Purpose Report. Explore the full report to learn more about how we Power an Inclusive Future for All.

Through the Cisco Foundation and our corporate Social Impact Investments (SII), we support organizations that use technology in bold, innovative ways — from saving energy to saving lives. By combining catalytic, early-stage seed funding, strategic guidance, and technology donations, we help incubate, validate, and scale solutions that make both a local and global impact.  

At Cisco, we know technology drives transformation.

That’s why, alongside cash grants and advisory support, we donate Cisco technology to our Cisco Foundation and Social Impact Investments partners. This helps them connect more securely, deliver critical services, make data-informed decisions, and operate more efficiently. 

The result? Greater impact on more people and communities around the world. 

Advancing Secure Connectivity  

Through our suite of cybersecurity solutions, we help nonprofits better safeguard their assets. For example, in fiscal 2025, our Cisco Secure Endpoint and Cisco Duo technology donations helped protect and secure the systems of Bridges to Prosperity so their team could focus on rural connectivity initiatives throughout sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. 

In addition, our funding helped enable Bridges to Prosperity to launch WaterNet, an AI-powered dataset that helps connect rural communities to healthcare and education by mapping local rivers and streams. Since launching, WaterNet has tripled the world’s known waterways.

Modernizing IT Infrastructure 

Many nonprofits are limited by outdated IT systems. Through our technology grants, we provide more reliable networking and connectivity solutions, enabling them to deliver critical services without interruption. 

This year, United Food Bank Arizona replaced older networking equipment with donated Cisco Meraki firewalls, switches, and wireless access points. From inventory management to volunteer coordination, the new infrastructure maximizes operations and helps food reach those in need faster.

Automating Insights at Scale  

Splunk, a Cisco company, provides technology grants to help nonprofits scale their mission-driven work, giving organizations the tools to ingest, analyze, and act on data at scale. One grantee, Ersilia, expands access to data science tools to researchers working to eradicate infectious diseases in the Global South. 

Through the Splunk Global Impact donation program, they received a full Splunk Enterprise license, training, and support — enabling them to automate manual data processes, double the number of models running AI predictions, and save more than 700 hours of work annually. 

Read the full FY25 Purpose Report

At Cisco, our Purpose is core to who we are and what we do. Learn more about our goals and progress to date in our Purpose Reporting Hub.  

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March 30, 2026 /3BL/ – Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year.

“Medtronic is proof that massive companies can still be innovative. It may be the largest medical device firm in the world, but it continues to invest heavily in the AI, robotics and data-driven platforms needed to extend its reach well beyond traditional hardware,” Fast Company wrote.

There are over 10 million people living with Parkinson’s disease globally,¹ and while there is no cure, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been transforming lives for more than 30 years. Medtronic recently enhanced its Percept™ DBS neurostimulators with exclusive BrainSense™ Adaptive technology^† for people with Parkinson’s. This feature personalizes therapy based on a patient’s brain activity in real time – minimizing the need for patients to manually adjust stimulation². Approximately more than 2,000 people worldwide have received aDBS therapy since its approval³.

“Being recognized by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies in medical devices is powerful recognition of the work our teams are doing to transform Parkinson’s care,” said Paolo Di Vincenzo, president of the Neuromodulation business, part of the Neuroscience portfolio at Medtronic. “With BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS, we are moving beyond traditional DBS to a responsive, personalized approach that advances therapy for patients and pushes the field of Brain Modulation forward.”

Medtronic spent more than twenty years developing a complete, sensing-enabled DBS system leveraging exclusive BrainSense™ technology to detect, capture, and classify different brain signals. This advancement put Medtronic at the forefront of incorporating therapeutic brain-computer interface (BCI) technology into DBS therapy and BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS presents the largest commercial launch of BCI technology – ever.

“Our list of the Most Innovative Companies is about spotlighting organizations that don’t just adapt to change – they drive it,” said Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. “The companies we honor this year are redefining what leadership looks like in 2026, pairing bold ideas with measurable impact and turning breakthrough innovation into real-world value. They are setting the pace for their industries and offering a blueprint for what sustained innovation can achieve.”

About Medtronic

Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Galway, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across more than 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic, visit www.Medtronic.com and follow Medtronic on LinkedIn.

^†The sensing feature of the Percept™ PC and Percept™ RC system is intended for use in patients receiving DBS where chronically recorded bioelectric data may provide useful, objective information regarding patient clinical status.

About Fast Company

Fast Company is the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business, innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders, companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow business publication Inc. For more information, please visit fastcompany.com.

References

1. Luo, Y., Qiao, L., Li, M., Wen, X., Zhang, W., & Li, X. (2025). Global, regional, national epidemiology and trends of Parkinson’s disease from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 16, 1498756.
2. Stanslaski S, Summers RLS, Tonder L, et al. Sensing data and methodology from the Adaptive DBS Algorithm for Personalized Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease (ADAPT-PD) clinical trial. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024;10(1):174.
3. Medtronic data on file.

Contacts:
Naomi Rodiles
Public Relations 
+1-612-427-5521

Ingrid Goldberg
Investor Relations
+1-763-505-2696

March 30, 2026 /3BL/ – Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year.

“Medtronic is proof that massive companies can still be innovative. It may be the largest medical device firm in the world, but it continues to invest heavily in the AI, robotics and data-driven platforms needed to extend its reach well beyond traditional hardware,” Fast Company wrote.

There are over 10 million people living with Parkinson’s disease globally,¹ and while there is no cure, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been transforming lives for more than 30 years. Medtronic recently enhanced its Percept™ DBS neurostimulators with exclusive BrainSense™ Adaptive technology^† for people with Parkinson’s. This feature personalizes therapy based on a patient’s brain activity in real time – minimizing the need for patients to manually adjust stimulation². Approximately more than 2,000 people worldwide have received aDBS therapy since its approval³.

“Being recognized by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies in medical devices is powerful recognition of the work our teams are doing to transform Parkinson’s care,” said Paolo Di Vincenzo, president of the Neuromodulation business, part of the Neuroscience portfolio at Medtronic. “With BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS, we are moving beyond traditional DBS to a responsive, personalized approach that advances therapy for patients and pushes the field of Brain Modulation forward.”

Medtronic spent more than twenty years developing a complete, sensing-enabled DBS system leveraging exclusive BrainSense™ technology to detect, capture, and classify different brain signals. This advancement put Medtronic at the forefront of incorporating therapeutic brain-computer interface (BCI) technology into DBS therapy and BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS presents the largest commercial launch of BCI technology – ever.

“Our list of the Most Innovative Companies is about spotlighting organizations that don’t just adapt to change – they drive it,” said Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. “The companies we honor this year are redefining what leadership looks like in 2026, pairing bold ideas with measurable impact and turning breakthrough innovation into real-world value. They are setting the pace for their industries and offering a blueprint for what sustained innovation can achieve.”

About Medtronic

Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Galway, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across more than 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic, visit www.Medtronic.com and follow Medtronic on LinkedIn.

^†The sensing feature of the Percept™ PC and Percept™ RC system is intended for use in patients receiving DBS where chronically recorded bioelectric data may provide useful, objective information regarding patient clinical status.

About Fast Company

Fast Company is the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business, innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders, companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow business publication Inc. For more information, please visit fastcompany.com.

References

1. Luo, Y., Qiao, L., Li, M., Wen, X., Zhang, W., & Li, X. (2025). Global, regional, national epidemiology and trends of Parkinson’s disease from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 16, 1498756.
2. Stanslaski S, Summers RLS, Tonder L, et al. Sensing data and methodology from the Adaptive DBS Algorithm for Personalized Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease (ADAPT-PD) clinical trial. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024;10(1):174.
3. Medtronic data on file.

Contacts:
Naomi Rodiles
Public Relations 
+1-612-427-5521

Ingrid Goldberg
Investor Relations
+1-763-505-2696

ATLANTA, March 30, 2026 /3BL/ – Georgia-Pacific announced that effective immediately, David Duncan, executive vice president of Georgia-Pacific’s consumer products group, has been named president and CEO. Mark Luetters, who currently serves as executive vice president of Koch, Inc., with responsibility overseeing several Koch companies, had temporarily served as president and CEO of Georgia-Pacific since 2025.

David Duncan, executive vice president of Georgia-Pacific’s consumer products group, has been named president and CEO. He’s been with the company since 2018 in leadership roles and has 28 years of experience at Koch companies.

David joined the company in 2018 as executive vice president of the Georgia-Pacific building products business, before moving into the consumer products leader role in 2019. Prior to joining Georgia-Pacific, he served as president of performance solutions at INVISTA. With more than 28 years of experience at Koch companies, David has held a variety of roles including managing director for Koch Ventures and Koch Equity Development, chief financial officer for Koch Minerals, and various roles at INVISTA.

Vivek Joshi, currently president of the consumer tissue, towel and napkins (TTN) business, will become executive vice president of the consumer products business. Vivek joined GP in 2002 as a marketing manager for the Dixie® Foodservice food wrap business. Throughout his career with the company, he has been a part of significant investments across the consumer products business and has helped improve performance in many of our consumer-facing brands such as Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Dixie®, Sparkle®, Quilted Northern® and Vanity Fair®. Vivek has held numerous roles within the consumer business during the past 23 years, including vice president of innovation and business development, senior vice president of marketing effectiveness, vice president and general manager of the Dixie® business and senior vice president and general manager of the tissue business. 

Vivek Joshi, president of the consumer tissue, towel and napkins business, will become executive vice president of the consumer products business. Vivek joined Georgia-Pacific in 2002 as a marketing manager for the Dixie® Foodservice food wrap business.
 

“I’m honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead an organization full of talented and dedicated people who work together across Georgia-Pacific to deliver results every day,” said Duncan. “I also want to congratulate Vivek on his new role. He has been a strong leader within our consumer products business for many years, and I’m excited to continue working closely with him as he steps into this expanded responsibility.”

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BOSTON, March 30, 2026 /3BL/ – The Village Works has achieved the first WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S. for a flexible workspace. This WELL achievement, awarded by The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and The Instant Group, demonstrates health focused design and operational strategies have been implemented to meet the evidence-based standard to advance wellbeing for flexible workspace users. The Village Works received the designation for its 769 Centre Street location.

They join an esteemed group of flexible workspace operators globally who have achieved the WELL Coworking Rating for some of their workspaces. In 2025, Industrious secured the WELL rating for its UK portfolio; And-Co was the first to achieve the rating in Canada, for their Vancouver location; and KMC, Awfis Space Solutions, and WORQ achieved the rating in Asia for portions of their portfolios.

The Village Works is a neighborhood workspace in Boston created with the vision of providing a welcoming, healthful, and high-performance work environment where members want to show up to work every day. Founded by a team of designers, The Village Works serves the modern needs of individual hybrid workers and teams, startups, and small businesses alike. It has a second location in Brookline, Mass.

Melissa Tapper Goldman, Co-Founder, The Village Works, said, “We created The Village Works as a human-centered coworking space. Being the first WELL Coworking Rated space in the U.S. validates our hard work and leadership over the last 10 years. We set out to build an inspiring, welcoming space that supports the whole person. Whether it’s pruning plants in support of our biophilia program or managing natural light with strategies that change season to season, the rating process affirmed what our team invests in every day. As designers and operators whose values align naturally with WELL, it also updated our knowledge of best practices, and we discovered new avenues to embody our commitments—truly a mutual win.”

The WELL Coworking Rating is derived from the researched-backed health strategies in the WELL Building Standard and includes nearly 50 features spanning all 10 concepts in WELL, such as air and water quality, light, thermal comfort, movement and nourishment. The rating serves to validate and showcase how coworking and flexible workspaces meet evidence-based health and well-being measures, whilst also being integrated with The Instant Group’s platform to help occupiers make informed workspace decisions based on health and well-being. Prospective coworking and flexible workspace users will be able to search for the new rating and its associated data as they access more than 350,000 flexible workplaces on Instant’s digital platforms.

Sam Pickering, Managing Director of Consulting, at The Instant Group, said, “We are thrilled to recognize the first U.S. workspace that has obtained the WELL Coworking Rating. It was a pleasure collaborating with The Village Works to help them deliver their customers an exceptional place to come to work that demonstrates their commitment to health and wellness. We are excited to team with other providers in the U.S. to bring healthy flexible workspaces to many more cities.”

“As more people rely on flexible workspaces, it’s critical these environments support the health and well-being of the people who use them,” said Rachel Hodgdon, president and CEO of IWBI. “The first WELL Coworking Rated space in the U.S., the Village Works demonstrates how design choices that prioritize people’s health add tremendous value to these ‘third’ spaces.”

About The Village Works

The Village Works offers community coworking and design. Over 10 years, The Village Works (TVW) has developed beautiful, inspiring spaces that support modern workers and vibrant neighborhoods. Based in a commitment to the well-being of individuals, organizations, and the broader community, TVW offers access to high-quality spaces through flexible workspace membership, engaging meeting sites, locus for events and tactical convening, and traditional offices. With workplaces, styles, and needs in rapid change, The Village Works embraces adaptability and continuous improvement of the work environment. thevillageworks.com thevillageworks.com

About The Instant Group

The Instant Group has been rethinking workspace since 1999 with over 500 experts working globally across more than 175 countries. Instant’s digital platforms constitute the world’s largest digital marketplace for flexible workspace listing meeting rooms, virtual offices, flexible office space and coworking memberships. Its global team advises on commercial real estate solutions from serviced offices to fully customised managed offices, and consulting services for portfolio and net zero strategies. Instant’s approach enables agility, hybrid working solutions and improved operational resilience for more than 250,000 businesses every year. Clients include Prudential, Booking.com, Shell, Jaguar Land Rover and GSK. Instant has global offices including London, New York, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney. www.theinstantgroup.com www.instantoffices.com

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This article is authored by Mauro Atalla, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, Trane Technologies and Chris Kuehn, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Trane Technologies

As a global business community, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lead. Technology is transforming the economy to be defined by data and energy, and it’s up to us to keep sustainability at the center. To help our community meet this moment, we’ve collaborated with leaders from global brands and industry-leading companies to create the ROI of Sustainability Playbook, a project that highlights the many ways that sustainability creates business value.

Contributors to the playbook include sustainability and technology leaders from Colgate-Palmolive, McDonald’s, Prologis, Turner Construction, BrainBox AI and Clever Carbon. In the playbook, you’ll find a series of insights from these leaders, each with real-world examples that inspire action. The innovators who contributed to this piece are redefining what “business as usual” looks like to build what comes next, and we are grateful for their insights and perspectives.

A pivotal moment in the energy transition

At the center of this shift, sustainability and technology leaders are redefining how businesses grow and compete, leveraging sustainability as a core business strategy that drives growth, with returns that include cost reduction, reduced energy waste, better risk mitigation, increased revenues and strengthened resilience.

The winners in this landscape will leverage sustainability as a performance advantage, generating returns holistically across the value chain. Leaders in diverse industries are already aligning finance, operations and supply chains around sustainability outcomes. In parallel, companies are harnessing digital technology as a growth engine, while AI and connected systems are supercharging climate-smart strategies across sectors and functions.

At its core, sustainability is about making things last while building organizations, systems and communities that can thrive in the future. It’s about developing technologies that reduce energy use and waste, lower costs and power performance. It encompasses designing for the long term, using resources wisely, reducing risk and increasing resilience while creating business value — setting the stage for continued growth.

“The winners in this landscape will leverage sustainability as a performance advantage, generating returns holistically across the value chain.”

_{Mauro J. Atalla
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, Trane Technologies}

Climate innovation and business performance

At Trane Technologies, we have been demonstrating the ROI of sustainability since we were launched as a pure play climate innovator in 2020, and we’re proud to lead through this transformation. At the heart of it is our relentless investment in technology and our purpose to challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. Another important piece is partnerships — working with our customers, our suppliers, our industry community — to find new ways to reduce energy and cost across the value chain.

The stories highlighted in this playbook demonstrate that sustainability is not a side project or a trade-off. It is a practical strategy for sustained business success, helping companies perform better both today and for generations to come. Thank you to our contributors – for their leadership, innovation and collaboration. As you explore the insights and perspectives in the playbook, we hope they spark new ideas for how sustainability can create value across your own organization. We invite you to join us as we shape a more sustainable future together.

“We’re proud to lead through this transformation. At the heart of it is our relentless investment in technology and our purpose to challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world.”

_{Chris Kuehn
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Trane Technologies}

Discover the ROI of Sustainability Playbook

In Darliston, where Water Mission installed two safe water systems to treat water from a murky pond, Sherine Salmon shared how access to safe water changed everything:

“Without water, we wouldn’t know how to manage. We had nothing left after the storm, so having clean water here means everything to us.”

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, Jamaica faced one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic. With Category 5 winds reaching 185 mph, the hurricane devastated the island’s southwestern coast, ripping roofs from homes, flooding towns, and cutting off safe water access for entire communities. Families emerged into wreckage with little more than what they could carry—and no clear path to recovery.

In the wake of the disaster, safe water became one of the most urgent needs—especially for women and girls in rural Jamaica, who are often responsible for water collection and household care, making the loss of water particularly acute. This World Water Day, under the theme Water and Gender and the message ‘Where Water Flows, Equality Grows,’ we reflect on how rapid response and strong partnership reduced that burden and helped restore dignity and stability to thousands.

Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit, deployed its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) ahead of the storm and moved quickly afterward to assess damage and install emergency safe water treatment systems. But getting the right equipment to the right place at the right time required reliable logistics support—something FedEx was uniquely positioned to provide.

Through the FedEx Cares Delivering for Good program, essential equipment to enable water treatment was shipped from Water Mission’s U.S. headquarters to Jamaica. FedEx’s expansive network enabled fast movement, allowing Water Mission to get safe water flowing quickly.

Thanks to this support, Water Mission had two water treatment systems producing safe water in Ferris Cross within two weeks. From there, treated water was trucked daily to tap stands and storage tanks placed at churches, schools, and community centers across multiple communities. In total, Water Mission installed systems in seven locations, reaching people in Savanna la Mar, Whitehouse, Darliston, Petersfield, Bluefields, and other surrounding areas.

In Whitehouse, Tina, a mother of four, described how her family panicked as windows shattered and the roof gave way. After surviving the storm, they faced another crisis: no safe water.

The human stories emerging from these communities reveal the depth of need—and the power of restored water.

In Whitehouse, Tina, a mother of four, described how her family panicked as windows shattered and the roof gave way. After surviving the storm, they faced another crisis: no safe water.

“Before you came, children were getting sick, and people were panicking”, she said. “Now we don’t have to worry about water. We are so grateful.”

In Darliston, where Water Mission installed two safe water systems to treat water from a murky pond, Sherine Salmon shared how access to safe water changed everything:

“Without water, we wouldn’t know how to manage. We had nothing left after the storm, so having clean water here means everything to us.”

At Belmont Academy in Bluefields, which sheltered nearly 80 displaced residents, Principal Raymon emphasized the importance of clean water, both drinking and hygiene:

“Water is essential to life,” he said. “Thank you for restoring safe drinking water to our school and community. Our boys and girls can learn safely again. You are a hero.”

By the end of February 2026, the systems Water Mission installed had produced more than 1.8 million gallons of safe water, serving more than 59,000 people. These efforts made the greatest difference for women and children, reducing long walks for water, supporting school reopenings, and preventing illness during a time of immense stress and uncertainty.

This response demonstrates the profound impact of partnership. FedEx’s rapid logistical support enabled Water Mission to reach some of the hardest-hit communities with the timely, reliable, safe drinking water they needed to recover.

Together, we helped restore safe water, hope, and stability for families across southwestern Jamaica. And as World Water Day reminds us, when safe water flows—especially for women and girls—equality grows.

Click here to learn about FedEx Cares, our global community engagement program.

Over the past month we’ve tracked the gradual decentralization of U.S. policy regarding corporate climate disclosure, as it changes form across courtrooms, statehouses, and supply chains. We’ve also looked at slow-moving transitions in Europe to balance investors’ disclosure needs with realistic expectations for companies.

This week, our lens shifts to actual corporate action around climate reporting, and how it is responding to the regulatory environment.

On both sides of the Atlantic, regulators have worked to simplify and scale back climate disclosure mandates. Some corporate sustainability leaders and investors are deepening their commitments, demanding better data, and building reporting infrastructure that exceeds the requirements of any single regulation.

The most striking signal comes from Europe. As reported by ESG Dive, a new survey by Osapiens found that 90% of companies now outside the scope of the EU’s simplified CSRD still intend to maintain or expand their sustainability reporting — and 86% plan to continue reporting in line with CSRD requirements.

Looking at these companies’ recent practices, it is clear that corporate climate reporting has crossed an important threshold. It’s no longer just a compliance exercise. It’s how companies manage risk, maintain market access, and hold the confidence of investors, customers and other important stakeholders.

The message from these companies: even when the mandate disappears, the strategic rationale for corporate management does not.

For those still in scope of the CSRD, a new G&A issue brief reviews the long road to finalization of both the CSRD and CSDDD, describing the ultimate outcome on scope thresholds, timelines, and what U.S. multinationals with European operations still need to prepare for.

The picture in the U.S. is different, according to some recent reporting. Trellis explains that close to 300 companies that published sustainability reports in 2024 did not do so in 2025, according to data from The Conference Board and ESGAUGE— the first decline in the survey’s five-year history.

The drop was concentrated among small and mid-cap firms in the Russell 3000, where total reports fell 17%. Contributing factors appear to include reduced investor pressure, greenwashing litigation risk, and legal threats against voluntary standard-setters like CDP and SBTi. However, larger companies – indeed, most of those listed on the S&P 500 Index® – continued to publish, and the data suggests delays rather than wholesale abandonment.

Also in the U.S., as reported by ESG News, the SEC has opened a formal consultation on climate-related disclosures, inviting public input on potential updates to Regulation S-K and S-X. The move signals that investor demand for standardized, comparable climate data has grown strong enough to keep the conversation alive even under a deregulatory administration.

Amid these evolving signals, sustainability reporting standards continue to get more granular at the sector level. IndexBoxlooks at the Global Reporting Initiative’s 2026 launch of GRI 14, a dedicated standard for the mining sector that creates new expectations around land use, Indigenous peoples’ rights, tailings management, and community impacts. For mining companies — many of which are already navigating CDP, ISSB, and CSRD requirements — this adds another layer of sector-specific disclosure that investors and stakeholders will increasingly expect.

Mining is the latest sector to get its own dedicated GRI standard, joining oil and gas, coal, and agriculture, aquaculture and fishing — with financial services and textiles and apparel currently under development and 40 sectors prioritized overall. Companies in high-impact industries should expect sector-specific disclosure expectations to continue expanding. G&A Institute works with companies across these sectors to navigate sustainability reporting strategy, GHG inventories, and framework alignment. Reach out at info@ga-institute.com to learn how we can help.

For professionals navigating this landscape, stories selected for this issue cover a range of other new developments, like:

• The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance’s updated target-setting protocol
• State bills related to climate lawsuit liability
• The growing intersection of AI and sustainability
• Why worsening drought conditions alongside issues related to inequality are creating a new category of investment risk

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

Not sure what to look for when buying toilet paper? When you spot the FSC label, you can rest assured the materials came from carefully managed forests that adhere to rigorous environmental and social standards.