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AEG’s LA Galaxy, in partnership with adidas and Raising Cane’s, hosted pediatric cancer patients from the Jessie Rees Foundation’s Never Ever Give Up (NEGU) initiative at Dignity Health Sports Park for the club’s fourth-annual Kick Childhood Cancer Boot-Making Lab. The event brought together eight NEGU youth out-patients, their families, LA Galaxy first-team players and coaches for a day centered on creativity, connection and support.  

Held following first-team training on Sept. 3, the Boot-Making Lab paired each child with LA Galaxy players and coaches to decorate a select set of adidas cleats and shoes. Through custom designs and personal touches, participants transformed the footwear into unique expressions of hope, resilience and individuality.  

The event provided NEGU families with an opportunity to engage directly with players and coaches in a welcoming environment while creating lasting memories. Beyond decorating cleats, participants experienced the camaraderie and encouragement that have become hallmarks of the LA Galaxy Foundation’s community programming. 

The customized cleats and shoes created during the event will be worn by LA Galaxy players and coaches during training sessions leading up to and during the club’s Sept. 12 match against the Seattle Sounders, helping raise awareness for children battling cancer and honoring the strength of the young participants who designed them.  

“The Boot-Making Lab is a powerful reminder of the impact meaningful connections can have on children and families facing difficult circumstances,” said Mariah Rodriguez, Manager of Community Relations and the LA Galaxy Foundation. “Partnering NEGU youth with our players and coaches creates special moments of joy and inspiration. We’re grateful to adidas and Raising Cane’s for helping make these experiences possible and for joining us in supporting children affected by pediatric cancer.”  

Through initiatives like the Boot-Making Lab, the LA Galaxy Foundation continues to leverage the power of sport to create positive experiences for local youth while advancing awareness around childhood cancer and the importance of community support. 

AEG’s LA Galaxy, in partnership with adidas and Raising Cane’s, hosted pediatric cancer patients from the Jessie Rees Foundation’s Never Ever Give Up (NEGU) initiative at Dignity Health Sports Park for the club’s fourth-annual Kick Childhood Cancer Boot-Making Lab. The event brought together eight NEGU youth out-patients, their families, LA Galaxy first-team players and coaches for a day centered on creativity, connection and support.  

Held following first-team training on Sept. 3, the Boot-Making Lab paired each child with LA Galaxy players and coaches to decorate a select set of adidas cleats and shoes. Through custom designs and personal touches, participants transformed the footwear into unique expressions of hope, resilience and individuality.  

The event provided NEGU families with an opportunity to engage directly with players and coaches in a welcoming environment while creating lasting memories. Beyond decorating cleats, participants experienced the camaraderie and encouragement that have become hallmarks of the LA Galaxy Foundation’s community programming. 

The customized cleats and shoes created during the event will be worn by LA Galaxy players and coaches during training sessions leading up to and during the club’s Sept. 12 match against the Seattle Sounders, helping raise awareness for children battling cancer and honoring the strength of the young participants who designed them.  

“The Boot-Making Lab is a powerful reminder of the impact meaningful connections can have on children and families facing difficult circumstances,” said Mariah Rodriguez, Manager of Community Relations and the LA Galaxy Foundation. “Partnering NEGU youth with our players and coaches creates special moments of joy and inspiration. We’re grateful to adidas and Raising Cane’s for helping make these experiences possible and for joining us in supporting children affected by pediatric cancer.”  

Through initiatives like the Boot-Making Lab, the LA Galaxy Foundation continues to leverage the power of sport to create positive experiences for local youth while advancing awareness around childhood cancer and the importance of community support. 

ANKARA, Turkey, September 8, 2026 /3BL/ – One Tower Business Club, a one-of-a-kind premium business and flexible workspace destination in Turkey, has become the first flexible workspace operator in the country to achieve the WELL Coworking Rating, making Turkey the third country in continental Europe to achieve this rating. This milestone places One Tower Business Club at the forefront of a growing global movement of workspace operators committed to prioritizing health, wellbeing and performance in the workplace. The rating was awarded in August by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) through the WELL Coworking Rating program, administered in partnership with The Instant Group.

The rating assesses operators across more than 50 health-focused features spanning all ten WELL concepts — including air and water quality, lighting, thermal comfort, nutrition and physical fitness — with each submission independently reviewed by IWBI before certification is awarded. In strategic collaboration with Alarnova, and with the valued support of their ecosystem partner WELLS 360°, One Tower Business Club successfully completed the WELL Coworking Rating process, bringing together expertise, guidance and operational commitment throughout the journey.

Located in Ankara’s prestigious One Tower development, One Tower Business Club spans 11,500 m² and combines premium workspace, hospitality and community experiences — including Sign Restaurant and a members-only fitness area developed with wellness partner Technogym — to create an environment where businesses, professionals and entrepreneurs can thrive.

As demand for flexible workspaces continues to grow across Turkey, operators are increasingly looking for ways to differentiate themselves and provide members with more than just a place to work (BKP Research & Consulting, 2025, Rent Office Hub, 2026). The WELL Coworking Rating provides a globally recognized, third-party verified framework that demonstrates a measurable commitment to occupant well-being and performance.

Ann Marie Aguilar, Senior Vice President, EMEA, IWBI, said: “The WELL Coworking Rating helps flexible workspace operators demonstrate their commitment to creating environments that support health, well-being and productivity. We congratulate One Tower Business Club on achieving this important milestone and joining a growing global community of organizations dedicated to enhancing the workplace experience.”

Sam Pickering, Executive Director at The Instant Group, said: “Achieving the WELL Coworking Rating is a powerful statement about One Tower Business Club’s commitment to its members and the future of workplace well-being. As occupiers become increasingly selective about where and how they work, the quality of the workplace experience is becoming a key differentiator. One Tower has demonstrated real leadership by investing in an environment that supports health, comfort and performance, and we are proud to have helped them achieve this milestone.”

Monika Paksoy, Managing Director at One Tower Business Club, said: “Achieving the first WELL Coworking Rating in Turkey is a major milestone for us. Independent IWBI verification confirms that health, well-being, and productivity are built directly into our operational DNA—setting a new benchmark for tomorrow’s workplace. As the operations lead who drove this project from initial concept to official certification, I view this as clear proof of what happens when well-being is treated as an operational discipline, not a marketing campaign.”

The achievement highlights the increasing maturity of Turkey’s flexible workspace market and signals growing interest in internationally recognized standards that help operators demonstrate quality, attract corporate occupiers and build trust with members.

For One Tower Business Club, the achievement further strengthens its position as a leading destination for professionals and businesses seeking a premium workspace experience in Ankara, while contributing to the broader advancement of healthy workplace standards across Turkey.

About One Tower Business Club
One Tower Business Club (OTBC) is a premium business and coworking community located in Ankara, Turkey, offering flexible office, meeting, and business solutions designed for professionals, companies, entrepreneurs, diplomats, and international organizations. Spanning 11,500 m², OTBC brings together private offices, coworking areas, meeting and event spaces, a library, restaurant and lounge areas, a fully equipped Technogym fitness center, and outdoor spaces including an urban garden and terrace. Beyond providing workspace, OTBC aims to create a professional community that supports productivity, wellbeing, collaboration, and meaningful business connections. With a strong focus on well-being, sustainability, accessibility, and user experience, OTBC continues to develop its spaces and services in line with international standards and evolving workplace expectations.

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

About the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is a public benefit corporation and the global authority for transforming health and well-being in buildings, organizations and communities. In pursuit of its public-health mission, IWBI mobilizes its community through the development and administration of the WELL Building Standard (WELL), WELL for residential, WELL Community Standard, its WELL ratings and management of the WELL AP credential. IWBI also translates research into practice, develops educational resources and advocates for policies that promote people-first places for everyone, everywhere. More information on WELL can be found here.

International WELL Building Institute, IWBI, the WELL Building Standard, WELL v2, WELL Certified, WELL AP, WELL EP, WELL Score, The WELL Conference, We Are WELL, the WELL Community Standard, WELL Health-Safety Rated, WELL Performance Rated, WELL Equity Rated, WELL Equity, WELL Coworking Rated, WELL Residence, Works with WELL, WELL and others, and their related logos are trademarks or certification marks of International WELL Building Institute pbc in the United States and other countries.

Media contacts:
The Instant Group: olivia.chatten@incendiumconsulting.com
IWBI: media@wellcertified.com

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Originally published in GoDaddy’s 2025 Global Stakeholder Impact Report

Minimizing our energy impact is a key driver in our commitment to sustainability.

Technology and data centers are at the heart of what we do, and we recognize their energy-intensive nature. Our Data Center Teams focus on improving energy efficiency and seeking renewable energy sources to cover our consumption, where available. This approach helps to optimize performance and reduce costs, while also helping us serve our customers and limit our environmental impact.

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

We focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency as the primary levers for reducing the environmental impact of our operations. Energy efficiency measures help reduce demand at the outset, while renewable energy lowers emissions associated with the energy we consume. Together, these efforts support our environmental objectives and drive operational value through improved performance and cost efficiency. Since 2019, we have driven a greater than 50% reduction in energy consumption.

Since 2019, our managed data centers in Europe and, as of 2023, our managed data center in the U.S., have operated on 100% renewable electricity. We’re also working to increase renewable electricity coverage within third-party co-location data center facilities, where available.

Across our managed data center facilities, we take a continuous improvement approach, deploying technologies and operational practices that improve performance, optimize costs, and reduce energy use. Key initiatives include:

• Workload Densification: Increasing workload density to reduce servers and racks, consolidate footprints, and leverage scale efficiencies.
• Server Virtualization: Virtualizing Managed WordPress on our global platforms reduces our infrastructure footprint and accelerates server consolidation and retirements.
• Server Optimization: Tuning server performance to balance operational needs with energy savings, where possible. Identifying and retiring inefficient servers before end of life and replacing them with more energy-efficient models.
• Airflow & Cooling Optimization: Improving airflow management and cooling strategies to reduce energy demand while maintaining reliable performance.
• Alternative Fuel Sources: Prioritizing well-researched and tested solutions aligned with our operations, such as the use of hydrogenated vegetable oil for backup generation, where available.

AI Energy Usage

As AI capabilities expand across our business, we recognize that generative AI models and supporting infrastructure are energy intensive. GoDaddy does not currently deploy AI workloads in company-managed data centers. Instead, these workloads are currently supported through third-party partners.

We work closely with these partners to manage and optimize AI workloads. As with our own operations, our focus is on supporting efficient performance, recognizing that execution depends on partner infrastructure and practices.

We continue to collaborate with partners to obtain more granular data to better understand the full extent of the energy usage associated with AI workloads, and we continue refining our GHG calculation methodologies in the interim, where relevant.

Learn more about GoDaddy’s 2025 Global Stakeholder Impact Report.

About this Report

The GoDaddy 2025 Global Stakeholder Impact Report details our progress toward our corporate sustainability goals, strategies, and initiatives in support of our overarching purpose and values. Unless otherwise noted, this report reflects our corporate sustainability performance across our global operations covering the fiscal year period from January 1 to December 31, 2025. To demonstrate our commitment to transparent communication regarding our sustainability progress, we routinely share updates through our website and our annual reporting. We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback on this report by contacting ESG@GoDaddy.com.

This report references the Global Reporting Initiative Standards, includes select Sustainability Accounting Standards Board metrics for the Internet Media and Services sector, and the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures. We also disclose our contributions and progress toward priority UN SDGs. For additional information on how we align with these frameworks and key indicators demonstrating our sustainability performance, please refer to the Frameworks & Metrics section.

About GoDaddy

GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to GoDaddy to name their idea, build a website and logo, sell their products and services and accept payments. Airo™, the company’s agentic operating system for small businesses, helps entrepreneurs get their idea online, run their business day-to-day, and grow through an integrated identity, presence and commerce experience. GoDaddy’s expert guides are available 24/7 to provide assistance. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com. 

Originally published in GoDaddy’s 2025 Global Stakeholder Impact Report

Minimizing our energy impact is a key driver in our commitment to sustainability.

Technology and data centers are at the heart of what we do, and we recognize their energy-intensive nature. Our Data Center Teams focus on improving energy efficiency and seeking renewable energy sources to cover our consumption, where available. This approach helps to optimize performance and reduce costs, while also helping us serve our customers and limit our environmental impact.

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

We focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency as the primary levers for reducing the environmental impact of our operations. Energy efficiency measures help reduce demand at the outset, while renewable energy lowers emissions associated with the energy we consume. Together, these efforts support our environmental objectives and drive operational value through improved performance and cost efficiency. Since 2019, we have driven a greater than 50% reduction in energy consumption.

Since 2019, our managed data centers in Europe and, as of 2023, our managed data center in the U.S., have operated on 100% renewable electricity. We’re also working to increase renewable electricity coverage within third-party co-location data center facilities, where available.

Across our managed data center facilities, we take a continuous improvement approach, deploying technologies and operational practices that improve performance, optimize costs, and reduce energy use. Key initiatives include:

• Workload Densification: Increasing workload density to reduce servers and racks, consolidate footprints, and leverage scale efficiencies.
• Server Virtualization: Virtualizing Managed WordPress on our global platforms reduces our infrastructure footprint and accelerates server consolidation and retirements.
• Server Optimization: Tuning server performance to balance operational needs with energy savings, where possible. Identifying and retiring inefficient servers before end of life and replacing them with more energy-efficient models.
• Airflow & Cooling Optimization: Improving airflow management and cooling strategies to reduce energy demand while maintaining reliable performance.
• Alternative Fuel Sources: Prioritizing well-researched and tested solutions aligned with our operations, such as the use of hydrogenated vegetable oil for backup generation, where available.

AI Energy Usage

As AI capabilities expand across our business, we recognize that generative AI models and supporting infrastructure are energy intensive. GoDaddy does not currently deploy AI workloads in company-managed data centers. Instead, these workloads are currently supported through third-party partners.

We work closely with these partners to manage and optimize AI workloads. As with our own operations, our focus is on supporting efficient performance, recognizing that execution depends on partner infrastructure and practices.

We continue to collaborate with partners to obtain more granular data to better understand the full extent of the energy usage associated with AI workloads, and we continue refining our GHG calculation methodologies in the interim, where relevant.

Learn more about GoDaddy’s 2025 Global Stakeholder Impact Report.

About this Report

The GoDaddy 2025 Global Stakeholder Impact Report details our progress toward our corporate sustainability goals, strategies, and initiatives in support of our overarching purpose and values. Unless otherwise noted, this report reflects our corporate sustainability performance across our global operations covering the fiscal year period from January 1 to December 31, 2025. To demonstrate our commitment to transparent communication regarding our sustainability progress, we routinely share updates through our website and our annual reporting. We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback on this report by contacting ESG@GoDaddy.com.

This report references the Global Reporting Initiative Standards, includes select Sustainability Accounting Standards Board metrics for the Internet Media and Services sector, and the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures. We also disclose our contributions and progress toward priority UN SDGs. For additional information on how we align with these frameworks and key indicators demonstrating our sustainability performance, please refer to the Frameworks & Metrics section.

About GoDaddy

GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to GoDaddy to name their idea, build a website and logo, sell their products and services and accept payments. Airo™, the company’s agentic operating system for small businesses, helps entrepreneurs get their idea online, run their business day-to-day, and grow through an integrated identity, presence and commerce experience. GoDaddy’s expert guides are available 24/7 to provide assistance. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com. 

At Elanco, we believe that making life better for animals, makes life better. This core purpose comes to life through our ongoing partnership with Medical Mutts Service Dogs, an Indianapolis-based non-profit dedicated to rescuing shelter dogs and training them to become life-saving service companions. 

Together, we are strengthening the human-animal bond by giving rescue dogs a second chance and providing individuals with disabilities the support they need to thrive. 

From Shelter to Service 

Medical Mutts specializes in a unique approach: they don’t just breed service dogs; they find them. By selecting dogs from shelters with the right temperament and potential, they transform “mutts” into highly skilled assistants for people living with invisible disabilities, including: 

• Diabetes Alert: Detecting high or low blood sugar levels. 
• Seizure Alert: Warning and assisting during medical episodes. 
• PTSD Support: Providing comfort and grounding for veterans and survivors. 

How Elanco Supports the Mission 

Healthy dogs are better learners. Elanco’s collaboration with Medical Mutts focuses on ensuring these canine heroes receive the best possible care during their intensive training process. 

Our work together includes: 

• Sponsoring Indy’s Journey: Elanco sponsored rescue dog Indy’s training and placement with Medical Mutts. In return, Indy was the star at Elanco’s grand opening in October 2025. 
• Shared Advocacy: By highlighting the incredible capabilities of rescue dogs, we are working together to change the perception of shelter animals and promote adoption. 
• Community Impact: Both Elanco and Medical Mutts are proud to call Indianapolis home. Our partnership allows us to invest directly back into our local community while creating a global conversation about animal welfare. 

Professional Pups: The “Pets at Work” Evaluation 

Our collaboration also helps keep the Elanco culture thriving right here in our offices. Medical Mutts lends their expertise to our Pets at Work program by evaluating employee dogs for temperament and behavior. This assessment—mirroring the same standards they use for service dog selection—ensures that our office remains a safe, welcoming and productive environment for every team member. 

See the Partnership in Action 

The bond between a service dog and its handler is a powerful testament to why we do what we do. Watch our video to see how Elanco and Medical Mutts are working together to train the next generation of life-savers. 

At Elanco, we believe that making life better for animals, makes life better. This core purpose comes to life through our ongoing partnership with Medical Mutts Service Dogs, an Indianapolis-based non-profit dedicated to rescuing shelter dogs and training them to become life-saving service companions. 

Together, we are strengthening the human-animal bond by giving rescue dogs a second chance and providing individuals with disabilities the support they need to thrive. 

From Shelter to Service 

Medical Mutts specializes in a unique approach: they don’t just breed service dogs; they find them. By selecting dogs from shelters with the right temperament and potential, they transform “mutts” into highly skilled assistants for people living with invisible disabilities, including: 

• Diabetes Alert: Detecting high or low blood sugar levels. 
• Seizure Alert: Warning and assisting during medical episodes. 
• PTSD Support: Providing comfort and grounding for veterans and survivors. 

How Elanco Supports the Mission 

Healthy dogs are better learners. Elanco’s collaboration with Medical Mutts focuses on ensuring these canine heroes receive the best possible care during their intensive training process. 

Our work together includes: 

• Sponsoring Indy’s Journey: Elanco sponsored rescue dog Indy’s training and placement with Medical Mutts. In return, Indy was the star at Elanco’s grand opening in October 2025. 
• Shared Advocacy: By highlighting the incredible capabilities of rescue dogs, we are working together to change the perception of shelter animals and promote adoption. 
• Community Impact: Both Elanco and Medical Mutts are proud to call Indianapolis home. Our partnership allows us to invest directly back into our local community while creating a global conversation about animal welfare. 

Professional Pups: The “Pets at Work” Evaluation 

Our collaboration also helps keep the Elanco culture thriving right here in our offices. Medical Mutts lends their expertise to our Pets at Work program by evaluating employee dogs for temperament and behavior. This assessment—mirroring the same standards they use for service dog selection—ensures that our office remains a safe, welcoming and productive environment for every team member. 

See the Partnership in Action 

The bond between a service dog and its handler is a powerful testament to why we do what we do. Watch our video to see how Elanco and Medical Mutts are working together to train the next generation of life-savers. 

Originally published on Guiding Stars Health & Nutrition News

The American Heart Association recommends consuming fish at least twice per week to lower risk of heart disease. Tinned fish can help you meet this goal. It’s a shelf-stable, cost-effective protein that makes quick meals more accessible. And today’s tinned fish goes far beyond just tuna. There are many unique options to help you create flavorful dishes with little effort.

You will find tinned tuna, salmon, mackerel, trout, sardines, anchovies, and more on your grocery store shelves. All of these products are high in protein and essential omega fats, with most options low in mercury. Sardines, salmon, and mackerel are also high in vitamin D. And the edible bones in some tinned fish are a helpful source of calcium and phosphorus. That said, tinned fish may also contain sodium, saturated fat, or other attributes you’re likely seeking to limit. Go for Guiding Stars-earning options to select the most nutritious choice.

Try Tinned Fish in These Easy Dishes

Deconstructed Sushi: Flavor tinned salmon with a blend of low-sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and a bit of honey. Enjoy with diced avocado, sliced cucumber, and sushi rice. Scoop it up with seaweed snacks (or turn it into a grain bowl with seaweed as an additional topping).

Mediterranean Salad: Combine tinned fish with desired ingredients like no-salt-added beans, artichokes, grape tomatoes, and red onion. Season as needed and enjoy over greens.

Pizza: If you’re looking for a unique pizza that combines sweet, salty, and savory, try Provençal Onion Pizza. Topped with onions, capers, and anchovies, it offers just the right amount of decadence while still nutritious.

Lettuce Wraps: Combine tinned fish with finely diced celery, crushed cashews, cilantro, ginger, and a bit of sesame oil. Scoop onto bibb lettuce. Add sliced carrot, celery, fresh lime juice, and sesame seeds.

Tahini Tuna Salad: Pass on traditional tuna salad. Instead, assemble this dish that comes together in minutes, elevating tuna salad with tahini and spices in place of mayonnaise. It also gets a protein boost from chickpeas.

Pan Bagnat: Sure, you can make a traditional tuna sandwich. Or you can use tuna or other tinned fish to make a Pan Bagnat.

Easy Spring Rolls: Gently dip rice paper in warm water to make it pliable. Then add tinned fish and thinly sliced carrots and cucumber to the center of the paper, along with avocado, bean sprouts, or other ingredients. Fold in the edges first, then roll bottom to top to make a spring roll. (This spring roll recipe provides more instructions and includes a quick dipping sauce.)

Cornmeal Cakes: If you’re looking for a fun addition to your seafood menu, make protein-rich Spicy Salmon Cornmeal Cakes. Serve over soft greens for an easy but “guest-worthy” plate.

Looking for More?

These recipes get a boost or come together with tinned fish:

• Tuscan Tuna Salad
• Salmon Macaroni Salad
• Mediterranean Fish Chowder with Potatoes & Kale

About Guiding Stars

Guiding Stars is an objective, evidence-based, nutrition guidance program that evaluates foods and beverages to make nutritious choices simple. Products that meet transparent nutrition criteria earn a 1, 2, or 3 star rating for good, better, and best nutrition. Guiding Stars can be found in more than 2,000 grocery stores, in Circana’s Attribute Marketplace, and through the Guiding Stars Food Finder app.

Originally published on Guiding Stars Health & Nutrition News

The American Heart Association recommends consuming fish at least twice per week to lower risk of heart disease. Tinned fish can help you meet this goal. It’s a shelf-stable, cost-effective protein that makes quick meals more accessible. And today’s tinned fish goes far beyond just tuna. There are many unique options to help you create flavorful dishes with little effort.

You will find tinned tuna, salmon, mackerel, trout, sardines, anchovies, and more on your grocery store shelves. All of these products are high in protein and essential omega fats, with most options low in mercury. Sardines, salmon, and mackerel are also high in vitamin D. And the edible bones in some tinned fish are a helpful source of calcium and phosphorus. That said, tinned fish may also contain sodium, saturated fat, or other attributes you’re likely seeking to limit. Go for Guiding Stars-earning options to select the most nutritious choice.

Try Tinned Fish in These Easy Dishes

Deconstructed Sushi: Flavor tinned salmon with a blend of low-sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and a bit of honey. Enjoy with diced avocado, sliced cucumber, and sushi rice. Scoop it up with seaweed snacks (or turn it into a grain bowl with seaweed as an additional topping).

Mediterranean Salad: Combine tinned fish with desired ingredients like no-salt-added beans, artichokes, grape tomatoes, and red onion. Season as needed and enjoy over greens.

Pizza: If you’re looking for a unique pizza that combines sweet, salty, and savory, try Provençal Onion Pizza. Topped with onions, capers, and anchovies, it offers just the right amount of decadence while still nutritious.

Lettuce Wraps: Combine tinned fish with finely diced celery, crushed cashews, cilantro, ginger, and a bit of sesame oil. Scoop onto bibb lettuce. Add sliced carrot, celery, fresh lime juice, and sesame seeds.

Tahini Tuna Salad: Pass on traditional tuna salad. Instead, assemble this dish that comes together in minutes, elevating tuna salad with tahini and spices in place of mayonnaise. It also gets a protein boost from chickpeas.

Pan Bagnat: Sure, you can make a traditional tuna sandwich. Or you can use tuna or other tinned fish to make a Pan Bagnat.

Easy Spring Rolls: Gently dip rice paper in warm water to make it pliable. Then add tinned fish and thinly sliced carrots and cucumber to the center of the paper, along with avocado, bean sprouts, or other ingredients. Fold in the edges first, then roll bottom to top to make a spring roll. (This spring roll recipe provides more instructions and includes a quick dipping sauce.)

Cornmeal Cakes: If you’re looking for a fun addition to your seafood menu, make protein-rich Spicy Salmon Cornmeal Cakes. Serve over soft greens for an easy but “guest-worthy” plate.

Looking for More?

These recipes get a boost or come together with tinned fish:

• Tuscan Tuna Salad
• Salmon Macaroni Salad
• Mediterranean Fish Chowder with Potatoes & Kale

About Guiding Stars

Guiding Stars is an objective, evidence-based, nutrition guidance program that evaluates foods and beverages to make nutritious choices simple. Products that meet transparent nutrition criteria earn a 1, 2, or 3 star rating for good, better, and best nutrition. Guiding Stars can be found in more than 2,000 grocery stores, in Circana’s Attribute Marketplace, and through the Guiding Stars Food Finder app.

SEATTLE, September 8, 2026 /3BL/ – The Biomimicry Institute has released the Nature Positive Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure Pledge, a shared public commitment to nature in the built environment developed over a year of collaboration with cross-sector global leaders. The Pledge is now open for signatures. The Institute and its partners are calling for at least 100 organizations and individuals to sign by September 23, 2026.

The built environment is responsible for approximately 50% of raw material extraction, and is one of the leading drivers of habitat loss and biodiversity decline worldwide. The sector has not adequately acknowledged this, and it is not taking sufficient action.

“The sector has solutions. What it has lacked is a shared commitment and knowledge exchange,” says Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of the Biomimicry Institute. “The Pledge changes that. We are urging the built environment sector to stand behind a common vision for what nature-positive means, and to begin building the shared alliances, policies, resources and capacity that will make the vision real.”

Grounded in the principle that humans are a part of nature and nothing we build exists outside the living system that supports all life, the Pledge offers five declarations: designing as nature; measurable nature-positive outcomes and accountability; regeneration through the built environment; bioregional and longview thinking; and ecological performance that benefits everyone. It draws on the lens of biomimicry—looking to nature to solve some of humanity’s greatest issues—and closes with a shared commitment: “We look to nature as mentor, model, and measure.”

Participants in the inaugural Co-Lab cohort reflected on the year of work and what the Pledge means for their fields:

“The Nature Positive Buildings, Cities, and Infrastructure Pledge reflects a vision we share in our guiding principles — to reconcile the built environment with nature,” said Peter Templeton, president and CEO, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). “Through LEED, SITES, and our broader portfolio of programs, USGBC and GBCI have spent decades advancing practices and strategies that help buildings, sites, and cities connect with natural systems. Projects around the world are demonstrating that nature-positive outcomes are achievable — and that they deliver real value for communities, businesses, and the planet. We are proud to support this pledge and to continue working with partners worldwide to realize its ambitions for a regenerative built environment.”

“As we find ourselves nearly 30 years into the modern green building movement, the time is ripe for an even broader integrated approach, with “nature positive” solutions as a universal inspiration for the reimagination of our cities and communities at a global scale,” said David Goldberg, FAIA, President of Mithun. “Thank you Biomimicry Institute for leading this charge! We can’t wait to see the positive results of the Co-Lab over the next decade and beyond.”

“A shared commitment to Nature in the built environment can change more than the way our cities look and perform,” Chris Sharples AIA, Founding Principal, SHoP Architects. “It can change how people feel, live, and connect within them, creating environments of beauty that are more joyful and resilient.”

To read and sign the Pledge, visit: biomimicry.org/buildings-cities-infrastructure-pledge/. The Pledge will remain open for signatures through the end of 2026.

On September 23, 2026, the Institute will host an event during NY Climate Week to bring together signatories, Co-Lab participants, and built environment leaders and launch an on-going Alliance to further the commitments in the pledge. Details and sign up can be found here: https://luma.com/svzyf71g

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About the Pledge
The Nature Positive Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure Pledge is a shared public commitment to advancing a nature-positive built environment, developed by the members of The Biomimicry Institute’s year-long Co-Lab. Grounded in the principle that humans are a part of nature and nothing we build exists outside the living system that supports all life, the Pledge calls on organizations and individuals across architecture, engineering, development, investment, and city planning to commit to designing as nature, achieving measurable nature-positive outcomes, regenerating living systems, thinking bioregionally and across generations, and sharing ecological benefits equitably. Signatories can read and sign at biomimicry.org/buildings-cities-infrastructure-pledge/

About the Biomimicry Institute
The Biomimicry Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005, on a mission to create a nature positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius. Since its founding, the Institute has worked to spread the practice of looking to the solutions developed by living organisms over billions of years to provide insight and inspiration for effective, efficient, and sustainable innovations and approaches to
addressing our own challenges. For more information, visit www.biomimicry.org.

Media Contact
Jen Fredette
The Biomimicry Institute
media@biomimicry.org