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Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom

Key points

• Chelsey is a registered nurse with Coram CVS Specialty Infusion Services who has spent 13 years delivering home infusion therapies for patients with rare and genetic diseases.
• After Chelsey and her husband adopted their son, his medical needs put their family on the receiving end of the kind of care she’d spent her career providing.
• Home is where people feel safe, Chelsey says, “and that’s why doing my nursing in the home environment is so key for people.”

Chelsey, a registered nurse with Coram CVS Specialty Infusion Services, has spent 13 years providing clinical care, patient education, therapy administration and ongoing support for patients managing complex conditions such as immune disorders, neurological diseases and other chronic and rare conditions that require infusion therapy. She’s always taken pride in her practice — but a real turning point came after she and her husband, James, became parents to their son, Oliver.

When he came home in February 2020, Chelsey found herself on the receiving end of home health care for the first time.

“I’m forever grateful, because it made me a better person, a better mom, and a better nurse,” she says.

That experience deepened her bond with patients like Angela, whom Chelsey sees in her home every few weeks for several hours.  The routine has grown into a real friendship, with the two checking in and swapping family updates even on off days. When IV complications sent Angela to the emergency room and led to a port placement, Chelsey’s steady presence helped calm her nerves.

Chelsey’s work with Angela and others embodies the way Coram CVS Specialty nurses prioritize safety and quality. “Home to me means somewhere you belong, somewhere you feel safe,” Chelsey says. “That’s why I think doing my nursing in the home environment is so key for people.”

Learn more about Chelsea’s story here.

All In. Carbon Out

Our sustainability strategy encompasses a variety of innovative approaches and advanced solutions. Through the implementation of operational improvements and emissions reduction efforts, we are committed to lowering our environmental impact and promoting a sustainable future.

In our 2025 Corporate Sustainability Report, we highlight various initiatives and programs we implement to reduce our direct and indirect operational emissions. In this article, we take a closer look at one of the projects in 2025 that is a testament to this.

Spotlight on progress: Improving efficiency of offshore field operations in Brazil & North America

Launched in 2022, Carbon Out is our global employee engagement initiative designed to empower staff to operate sustainably and deliver innovative solutions. Our dedicated team leverages expertise across diverse energy sectors to find new ways to cut both operational and value chain emissions. Through Carbon Out, employees gain access to tools, funding, and resources, enabling them to drive emission reductions throughout our business.

The Carbon Out Pressure Pumping team made significant strides by lowering fuel use and emissions connected to Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations on three vessels. They spotted a chance to boost efficiency and environmental performance during offshore operations and responded by implementing Variable Frequency Mode (VFM) on integrated stimulation vessels, optimizing their energy usage during activities.

The first deployment occurred on the Blue Marlin in Brazil in April 2023, followed by installations on two more North American vessels – the Blue Dolphin and Blue Tarpon – in 2025. This project has cut each vessel’s fuel consumption by 35%, leading to notable emissions reductions and cost savings.

Additionally, all three ships received new Safety Management Certificates from ABS, highlighting their commitment to regulatory compliance and operational excellence. Read this case study here to learn more.

 

When information looks accessible—but isn’t

At first glance, medicine package inserts appear readable. They are printed, structured, and written in clear paragraphs. But for many deaf people, written medical information can quickly turn into a barrier.

“Deaf people can read; they’re not blind,” is a common assumption among hearing people. But reading does not always equal understanding—especially when the medical text becomes complex, abstract, or unfamiliar. Words like “dosage” or “contraindication” may be visible on the page, yet difficult to grasp.

The majority of deaf people in Germany have great difficulty understanding written language. They see the words, but the meaning stays locked.

Georg Tschare, Founder of SignTime, an Austrian company specializing in sign language translation

The gap begins early. A hearing child typically learns between 1,000 and 2,000 words simply by listening before the age of six. Deaf children do not have that same exposure—making complex written texts, especially medical ones, far harder to access later in life. When critical health information cannot be fully understood, access to care is no longer equal.

A different way to make meaning visible

This is where technology becomes a bridge—not a replacement for people, but a way to make meaning visible.

Since 2021, a sign language avatar has accompanied the package inserts for selected Boehringer Ingelheim products. For the Animal Health brand FRONTPRO®, pet owners can access it through a dedicated website where the avatar translates medical information into sign language. The avatar does not mirror sentences or translate word for word. Instead, it conveys meaning through gestures, facial expressions, and subtle nuances—communicating in the grammar and rhythm of sign language itself. Complex concepts are interpreted, not recited, ensuring the translation reflects the full context.

As the avatar explains how a medicine works, a video plays in the background showing application steps and the mechanism of action. Together, these visual layers reinforce understanding, support correct use, and help reduce the risk of medication errors.

The result is not simplification, but equivalence: medical information delivered in a form that is accurate, emotionally intelligible, and accessible on the user’s own terms.

Read the whole piece on Imagine – Boehringer Ingelheim’s sustainability story hub.

Behind every siren is a first responder facing the emotional toll of protecting their community. In classrooms worldwide, students are facing a different hurdle: a lack of the technology and mentorship required to succeed. These disparate challenges share a common solution. True community resilience demands sustained, purposeful investment in both – supporting the people who protect us today, while empowering the innovators of tomorrow.

Through its 2026 annual grant cycle, the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic and charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, awarded 165 grants to 146 organizations across 20 countries. Providing over 2.5 million contact hours to more than one million participants, this funding focuses on two clear priorities: supporting the greatest challenges facing first responders and building clear pathways into technology and engineering for young leaders. 

 

Protecting those who protect us 

Supporting first responders is core to Motorola Solutions’ purpose. Through the Foundation, that commitment goes beyond technology to focus on the people behind the uniform and the everyday realities of their jobs. 

This cycle, the Foundation directed more than $1.8 million specifically toward mental health and trauma resilience programs, giving first responders access to peer care and specialized support. Targeted funding delivered 140,000 hours of leadership development to active personnel, building the next generation of public safety leaders within existing agencies. And more than 5,400 young people gained exposure to public safety career pathways, helping fill future workforce pipelines with qualified, motivated candidates.Together, these efforts care for today’s responders while inspiring those who will follow them. 

“With support from the Motorola Solutions Foundation since 2012, the Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI) has trained fire professionals across 237 fire departments in North America, positioning 143 participants to advance into leadership roles. This partnership makes a real impact, giving fire leaders the strength, resilience and community they need to protect their teams and lead with heart when their communities need them most.”

—Donna Black, CEO & Executive Director of International Association of Fire Chiefs 

 

Opening doors for tomorrow’s leaders

Talent is everywhere, but access to modern technology and engineering education isn’t equal. Students in under-resourced schools often lack hands-on experience in areas that will define the workforce in the coming decades, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and robotics. The Foundation’s grant program helps bridge this gap, funding dynamic learning environments where students build technical confidence, work alongside industry mentors and discover career paths once considered out of reach.

Recognizing that great educators drive lasting growth, the Foundation helped equip more than 1,500 teachers with specialized technology and engineering training. This teacher-first approach creates a powerful multiplier effect, ultimately extending learning to over 50,000 students in local classrooms. 

In addition, the Foundation awarded more than $1.1 million in scholarships to over 350 future technology and engineering innovators, alleviating financial barriers for students who have the drive to pursue technical careers but lack the resources to get there.

“Throughout our 20-year partnership with the Foundation, we’ve empowered more than 46,000 students to see themselves as entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders. This support translates directly into action, giving young people from under-resourced communities the skills and confidence to dream big and drive the technology of tomorrow.”

— Scott Issen, President and CEO of Future Founders

Investing in people, transforming futures

The numbers tell part of the story. The human moments tell the rest — a dispatcher who finds respite after a grueling shift, a student who builds her first software program, a young person who discovers a career path he never thought was possible. 

By backing those who protect our communities and equipping youth with the tools to shape tomorrow, the Motorola Solutions Foundation’s 2026 grant program creates change that extends well beyond a single year or country. 

Learn more about the Motorola Solutions Foundation grant recipients and community impact by visiting motorolasolutions.org/foundation. 

This article is authored by Chris Kuehn, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Trane Technologies.

Business and sustainability are converging in powerful and exciting ways. The intersection between them has become a source of competitive advantage, driving growth and unlocking innovation. Sustainability and business goals are not mutually incompatible; when approached with a focus on measurable outcomes, they reinforce each other. From my seat as the Chief Financial Officer of Trane Technologies, operating at that intersection means applying the same rigor to decarbonization investments that we would apply to any other, while expanding the ROI measurement lens to incorporate sustainability returns and outcomes. 

Reframing the business and sustainability myth

While there is sometimes a perception that sustainability and financial performance are competing goals, the ROI of sustainability is not theoretical. It is real, measurable and can be tied directly to growth and value creation. 

That alignment is visible in our company’s performance. As our 2025 Sustainability Report shows, Trane Technologies has consistently delivered strong growth and shareholder returns. As of 2025, our company has helped customers avoid 331 million metric tons of carbon emissions and reduced our operational emissions by 59% compared to the 2019 baseline. Our 2025 business results were just as impressive — we delivered $21.3 billion in revenues (up 7% on a reported basis) and 16% adjusted earnings per share growth. These parallel achievements illustrate how outstanding business results can be supported by deep investment in sustainable technology and business practices. 

These results are not accidental. We consistently see that investments in sustainable technologies can generate measurable returns for our customers and our business. We focus on creating a sustainable innovation flywheel: new technologies drive market momentum, leading to better business and sustainability performance as we build compelling new solutions that create value for our customers and sustained growth for our company.

Returns from sustainable business practices can take multiple forms, and these investments should be evaluated with the same rigor as any other. When we do that, we can demonstrate the true ROI of sustainability, including through both financial returns and decarbonization progress.

“Sustainability can take multiple forms. As a company, we will continue investing in our innovation flywheel that drives sustained growth over time.”

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

The ROI of sustainability: from investment to impact

As our long-term growth strategy of integrating business and sustainability advances, we see significant opportunities ahead. Building on our industry-leading expertise in commercial HVAC, we continue to address a large and growing decarbonization opportunity. For example, industry estimates suggest that up to 30% of energy is wasted after the meter. Helping our customers reduce energy waste can deliver measurable cost savings while reducing emissions. Data center energy efficiency is also a priority, and we are focused on continuing our innovation in this vertical. 

Another example lies within our transport refrigeration business. Our investment in innovative electrification and hybrid fuel technologies gives our customers optionality and opportunities for both business and environmental benefits while also positioning Trane Technologies for future growth. 

Digital technologies are also providing new opportunities to create value for customers. For example, when a digitally connected customer has an HVAC emergency or a failure, the Trane Technologies team can view the issue remotely within minutes of receiving a call and begin diagnostic efforts before ever having to roll a truck. Often, we can resolve issues without ever needing to be on site, which helps our customers keep their systems up and running. 

Looking ahead, the future of technological innovation is being shaped by digital technology solutions. When paired with human expertise, AI-powered systems are now able to leverage data and advanced analytics to improve outcomes across the built environment and throughout transport systems. 

As our offerings in these segments expand, our continued investment in sustainable new products and technologies can support business performance across the built environment and commercial transport. 

Business and sustainability for long-term growth

Key steps for integrating business and sustainability include aligning strategy, measurement and culture. These are some of the actionable steps we take to turn ambition into measurable value and realize the full ROI of sustainability.

At Trane Technologies, we treat sustainability work as a core business strategy, not a side initiative. We integrate sustainability into all facets of our work: long-term strategy, annual operating plans and individual performance goals. 

Measurement is also key. We evaluate sustainability initiatives by leveraging clear business plans, measurable outcomes and projected ROI. Because of this approach, our sustainability investments drive a variety of positive outcomes, including business growth, cost avoidance, emissions reductions and long-term value creation. We measure progress against those returns over time, just as with any other investment. 

Finally, we embed sustainability into our culture and decision-making processes, so that our teams understand the operational needs driving these investments while making sustainability performance part of employees’ performance goals. This helps create the culture that helps our sustainable investments drive growth. 

Sustainability becomes part of how an organization operates when it reinforces a culture of purpose, engagement and continuous learning. When leaders and teams share a common framework and goals, decisions that balance near-term performance with long-term business and sustainability outcomes become standard business practice.

Playing the long game for business and sustainability

Our culture of sustainability is anchored by shared, long-term objectives. The Gigaton Challenge, our target of helping our customers avoid one gigaton of carbon emissions by 2030, helps drive the technological innovation that supports our business and sustainability goals while creating value for our customers. And our sustainability commitments include a long-term target of achieving net-zero by 2050.

To use a baseball analogy, we’re in the first inning of decarbonizing the built environment and commercial transport. And we’re playing the long game by developing innovative technologies that are good for both the environment and our customers, helping them cut costs and operate more efficiently while reducing emissions.

Sustainable investments can unlock new waves of innovation. And when business and sustainability are integrated with long-term value creation, everyone benefits: business shareholders, society and the planet.

Learn more about climate innovation on the Healthy Spaces Podcast.

Explore careers that make an impact at Trane Technologies.

Cascale recently participated in Climate Bonds Initiative at Connect Hong Kong 2026, where financial leaders, policymakers, and industry experts convened to examine pathways for scaling transition finance, de-risking climate adaptation, and mobilizing private capital across Asia. 

Key Takeaways

• Government Policy Unlocks Scale: Clear regulatory frameworks and structured transition planning remain essential catalysts to unlock investable, industrial-scale sustainability opportunities across Asia.
• Capital Demands Implementation: The primary bottleneck has shifted from setting climate ambitions to building bankable project pipelines using blended finance, multilateral guarantees, and capacity building.
• Resilience Needs Standardized Credibility: Climate adaptation finance requires local taxonomies, credible labeling, and standardized data tools to protect business value and prevent “resilience washing.”

Incentivizing, Accelerating Climate Finance 

Cascale’s senior manager public affairs, APAC, Howard Kwong represented Cascale at the event. Throughout the summit, speakers emphasized that the primary constraint in sustainable development has shifted from establishing climate ambitions to constructing bankable, investable projects. 

Industry plays a vital part. Sean Kidney, chief executive officer and founder of the Climate Bonds Initiative, urged organizations to pursue self-driven corporate and government action. Pointing to the growth of China’s green bond market since 2014, Kidney highlighted how clear regulation, actionable transition plans, and strong coordination among banks, corporates, and governments create tangible industrial drivers.

Yet the market needs to exist. Industry leaders also stressed that financial institutions must actively create demand for green finance rather than waiting for ready market opportunities. Ma Jun, chairman of the HK Green Finance Association, noted that expanding renewable energy, electric vehicle supply chains, and cross-border technology deployment offers significant potential for South-South trade collaboration. 

Addressing the pipeline challenge, Kim-See Lim, chief investment officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, argued that capital should directly back standardized framework solutions. Lim highlighted the role of multilateral guarantees in de-risking projects, noting that regulatory eligibility does not automatically guarantee investability.

During a dedicated panel on scaling adaptation and resilience finance, experts from the International Finance Corporation, DBS Bank, and the New Development Bank explored methods to convert climate adaptation efforts into viable investment opportunities. Panelists underscored that adaptation should be treated as a profitable, value-protecting business strategy rather than a compliance exercise. 

Smaller Companies Gain a Voice 

The discussion highlighted financing enablers such as small and medium-sized enterprise funding, efficiency technologies, and blended finance, while stressing the need for credible local taxonomies to prevent “resilience washing.” The insights gathered at the event directly inform Cascale’s ongoing strategic priorities across the Asia-Pacific region. 

Policy signals and industrial transition insights will help shape the organization’s public affairs roadmap and executive engagements to keep global supply chains aligned with evolving regulatory drivers. Furthermore, discussions on de-risking adaptation reinforce Cascale’s commitment to providing standardized, credible environmental data tools (such as the Higg Facility Environmental Module) to help facilities demonstrate investability and advance value chain decarbonization.  

To learn more about Cascale’s regional engagement and sustainable finance insights, visit our latest News & Press Updates.

Many remote communities lack access to quality healthcare for various reasons, a major one being the reliance on paper medical records. In Argentina, doctors struggled to keep track of patients’ medical records to provide consistent care across vast distances. This compromised the quality of consultations, as records were often incomplete or scattered. Digitalization in healthcare can address these challenges and ensure personal data security.

In collaboration with La Higuera, a non-profit organization committed to delivering primary healthcare services to rural communities, a team from Boehringer has been working to replace paper records with a digital solution to streamline and improve medical consultations.

Achieving impact with digitalization in healthcare

By digitizing patient records and securely managing healthcare data, the teams not only streamline processes and save thousands of sheets of paper each year. Most importantly, the project significantly improves patient medical tracking in isolated areas.

“We noticed that all patient records were being kept on paper, and these papers had to travel many kilometers. This posed a great risk to maintaining accurate patient medical histories,” explains Eduardo Sorlino, General Manager at Boehringer Ingelheim. To support the initiative, 20 volunteers from Boehringer contributed their time and expertise, including the donation of two computers and specialized software development.

Read the whole piece on Imagine – Boehringer Ingelheim’s sustainability story hub.

For three seasons, Rethinking EHS: Global Goals. Local Delivery. has served as more than a podcast for Inogen Alliance. It has become a reflection of who we are as a global community: local experts sharing practical knowledge, learning from one another, and exploring how complex environmental, health, safety, and sustainability challenges are experienced differently around the world.

As we have just relaunched new episodes this week, it is a fitting time to reflect on what Season 3 has represented, not only in the topics we covered, but in the people who generously shared their expertise and experiences along the way.

The strongest idea behind the podcast is also one of the simplest: global challenges are better understood when local voices are part of the conversation.

A Podcast Built Around the Way the Alliance Works

The Alliance already has an established culture of knowledge sharing. Professionals connect through global working groups, international meetings, collaborative projects and the everyday exchange of expertise between member firms. The podcast takes that same model and opens the conversation to a wider professional audience.

Rather than attempting to provide a single “global” answer to an EHS or sustainability challenge, each episode asks what the issue looks like in different places.

What is changing locally? What are clients experiencing? How are regulations, infrastructure, culture or environmental conditions influencing the response? And, importantly, what can professionals in one region learn from those working somewhere else?

Across Inogen Alliance, our Associates work within their local markets every day. They understand the regulations, cultural expectations, environmental conditions, business realities, and community needs that shape decision-making. By bringing these perspectives together, we create a more complete understanding of global challenges and opportunities.

That approach has allowed Season 3 to move from emerging contaminants and risk management to data centers, energy resilience and other rapidly evolving issues, bringing together contributors from North America, India, Europe, Australia and New Zealand along the way.

A Podcast Built Around Real Conversations, Not a Script

That diversity also shapes how each episode is developed.

While listeners hear a polished final episode, the conversations themselves are intentionally not heavily scripted. A framework exists to guide discussion, but the expertise comes from the guests themselves. Some speakers are naturally comfortable behind a microphone. Others are stepping into a podcast conversation for the first time. That diversity is part of what makes the discussions authentic.

The goal is never to create perfect rehearsed answers. It is to create space for experts to share what they know, compare experiences, ask questions, and learn from one another in real time.

In many ways, the podcast mirrors what happens every day across the Alliance: a conversation between professionals who bring different local perspectives to a shared challenge.

Looking Back on Season 3

Season 3 explored a wide range of topics that are shaping the future of EHS and sustainability worldwide.

Celebrating 25 Years of Global Collaboration

The season opened by reflecting on 25 years of Inogen Alliance and the power of connecting global organizations with local expertise. The episode highlighted how collaboration across countries, disciplines, and cultures helps organizations address increasingly complex environmental and sustainability challenges.

Emerging Contaminants: From PFAS to Microplastics and Beyond

One of the season’s most discussed topics focused on emerging contaminants and the growing scientific understanding of their impacts on environmental and human health. Experts explored how contaminants such as PFAS, microplastics, and 6PPD are reshaping regulatory discussions and environmental risk management strategies around the world.

Risk Management in a More Uncertain World

As businesses face increasing operational, environmental, and psychosocial risks, the role of EHS professionals continues to evolve. This episode examined how risk management is shifting from a traditional compliance function toward a strategic business capability focused on resilience, proactive planning, and long-term organizational success.

Together, they explored how organizations can better anticipate risk, strengthen resilience, and support decision-making in increasingly complex operating environments.

The Global Data Center Boom

As demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence accelerates, data centers have become one of the fastest-growing infrastructure sectors in the world.

In one of the season’s most timely episodes, guests examined the environmental, health, and safety realities behind rapid data center expansion, including infrastructure growth, energy demands, emerging risks, and opportunities for international collaboration.

Energy Resilience and Critical Infrastructure

Season 3 also explored the growing importance of energy resilience and how organizations are preparing for increasing pressure on infrastructure systems. Discussions examined how local conditions, regulatory frameworks, and technological advances influence approaches to resilience across regions.

Looking Ahead: Climate Resilience, Psychosocial and Mental Health in the Workplace, and Global M&A

Additional conversations now in production continue the season’s focus on globally relevant issues with local implications.

Upcoming episodes will explore topics including:

• Climate and urban resilience
• Flood modeling and coastal planning
• Psychosocial EHS and workplace mental health
• Global mergers & acquisitions

Across Season 3, every conversation and every episode adds another piece to a growing collective resource.

A practitioner dealing with energy resilience in New Zealand can hear how similar challenges are being approached in Europe. An EHS leader managing multinational operations can hear how the same risk is understood under different regulatory and cultural conditions. A specialist can discover that an idea developed elsewhere in the Alliance has direct relevance to a challenge in their own market.

That is what Global Goals, Local Delivery looks like in practice.

Turning local knowledge into a shared resource

As Inogen Alliance celebrates 25 years, Rethinking EHS is more than a podcast series. It reflects the community behind the Alliance: professionals with deep local knowledge who are willing to share it, challenge one another and learn together.

From New Zealand to the rest of the world, the technology and production make the connection possible.

Every guest who steps behind the microphone contributes something unique: a local perspective, a different way of thinking, or an experience that others can learn from.

That willingness to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and learn together is what has defined Inogen Alliance for the past 25 years.

It is the people — and the knowledge they bring with them — that make the conversation valuable and to accelerate a resilient planet for all.

People Make the Difference

The technology, production process, and global distribution help make the podcast possible. But they are not what makes it valuable.

Its value comes from the willingness of experts across the Alliance to share their knowledge, experiences, successes, and lessons learned with a broader audience.

And it is what continues to make Rethinking EHS worth listening to.

As we look ahead to the next season of conversations, we remain grateful to the experts, hosts, guests, sponsors, and listeners who have helped turn local knowledge into a shared global resource.

Season 3 Sponsors

Season 3 of Rethinking EHS: Global Goals. Local Delivery. was made possible through the support of member companies across Inogen Alliance, including:

• Antea Group USA
• Antea Group UK
• HPC AG
• Chola MS Risk Services
• Peter J. Ramsay & Associates 
• Baden Consulting
• Tonkin + Taylor
• Terrapex

MADRID, September 11, 2026 /3BL/ -Strong by Form, a deeptech company reimagining wood as a high- performance material, announced the €5.8 million first closing of its €10 million Series A round. The round is led by boisei investments, a subsidiary of boisei labs, a US-based family office and “tech for good” venture studio, and joined by CMPC, the global forestry group that led the company’s seed round, together with VX Ventures, Ternel, Savia Ventures, Teampact Ventures, Axel Carbon, FINSA, and a group of confidential family offices.

• Strong by Form was one of ten teams that participated in the 2022 cohort of the Biomimicry Institute’s Ray of Hope Accelerator. The Ray C. Anderson Foundation is the keystone partner for the Accelerator.
• Woodflow-core is the first-of-its-kind wood-based slab, capable of transforming low-grade wood and residues into a high-performance structural element. It spans 10 meters and beyond, and is engineered to match the strength and price of steel and concrete at roughly 80% less weight, while using 75% fewer trees than other engineered-wood products.
• Woodflow-core targets the $120 billion global concrete slab market. With this innovation the timber construction market can expand its reach 80-fold, as timber becomes a key structural element for data centers, offices and industrial buildings that have been dominated by steel and concrete.
• The proceeds will be used to install manufacturing capacity in Europe, certify Woodflow-core, and bring it to market within the next two years with construction partners in Spain, France, Germany, and Switzerland.

A slab that lets timber compete with concrete

Concrete and steel are two of the largest sources of embodied carbon in construction, and pouring concrete on-site is one reason the industry’s productivity has barely moved in decades. Timber promised a way out — it stores carbon and can be manufactured off-site — but mass timber solutions have struggled to simultaneously match the strength, span and economics required for large-scale adoption. Strong by Form’s answer is Woodflow-core, a structural slab built to compete on the two things that actually decide what gets built: strength and price, not a sustainability premium.

Strong by Form’s Woodflow technology uses computational design to place structural fiber only where a building actually needs it, mimicking how a tree grows extra material where it’s under load. As a result, Woodflow-core is lighter than concrete and needs up to 75% fewer trees than comparable mass-timber products.

To accelerate adoption, Strong by Form is not aiming to replace concrete and steel everywhere — only where it matters most: the slab, the heaviest element of any building. Construction companies don’t need to change how they build; they keep their methods and swap that single element for a lightweight one, opening the door to hybrid buildings at scale.

The opportunity is large. Concrete slabs are roughly a $120 billion global market, while Cross-Laminated Timber reaches less than $1.5 billion of it. Rather than compete with mass-timber producers, Strong by Form partners with them, which gives those manufacturers a path into a market up to 80 times larger while improving their margins by up to 50%.

The new capital will fund manufacturing capacity in Europe and take Woodflow-core through certification and market entry over the next two years, deploying with construction partners in Spain, France, Germany, and Switzerland.

Andrés Mitnik, CEO and co-founder of Strong by Form, said: “Our mission has always been to prove that wood can compete with concrete and steel on their own terms — not as the sustainable choice, but as the better one. Standing on our first 10-meter slab, next to the team that built it, was the proudest moment of my career. This round means we get to take that slab out of the workshop and into real buildings.”

George Perry, President and founder of boisei labs, said: “Strong by Form is exactly the kind of company we back: deep science applied to one of the largest decarbonization challenges on the planet, with a business model that wins on economics alone, not on goodwill.”

Bernardita Araya, Fund Manager of CMPC Ventures, said: “We have supported Strong by Form since its early stages because of its unique approach to engineering wood inspired by nature, opening new possibilities for wood as a high-performance, resource-efficient material. This milestone reflects the progress the team has achieved and provides an important foundation for the next phase of industrialization and market adoption.”

About Strong by Form

Strong by Form is a deeptech company reimagining wood as a high-performance material. The team is developing Woodflow-core, the first wooden slab as strong as steel and concrete, that’s 80% lighter, made from renewable resources and cost competitive. It’s made to replace steel and concrete in high-rises and industrial buildings. Inspired by the natural fiber-structures of trees, Strong by Form also produces Woodflow-skin, an ultra-thin and strong architectural cladding with unique wave-patterns. It’s sold in the US, UK and Europe and developed in mobility applications with partners such as BMW, NS and Deutsche Bahn. Woodflow-skin is already used in trains and interiors, and could extend to cars and building exteriors, opening completely new use-cases for wood.

Founded in Chile and headquartered in Spain, Strong by Form works with strategic investors and partners including VINCI, CMPC, FINSA, Pfeifer, and Dassault Systèmes. www.strongbyform.com

About boisei labs and family office

boisei labs is a US-based family office and “tech for good” venture studio. boisei builds and invests in companies applying technology to address systemic environmental and social challenges, investing in ventures whose impact scales through commercial success. www.boisei.com

About CMPC

CMPC is a global forestry company with a presence in 12 countries and more than 24,000 direct employees, operating across pulp and wood, biopackaging, and tissue. CMPC Ventures, its corporate venture arm, led Strong by Form’s seed round and continues to support the company’s path to industrial scale.

Media contact: Andrés Mitnik – amitnik@strongbyform.com

Notes to editors

Woodflow-core performance figures are based on four-point bending tests on full-scale specimens and finite-element analysis by an independent structural engineering firm, on a 10 x 2.5 meter reference slab at office loading. The product is undergoing European certification; deployments before completion run under project-specific engineering approval. Images and a technical datasheet are available on request.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/strongbyform

Instagram: @strongbyform 

AMSTERDAM, HONG KONG, OAKLAND Calif., September 11, 2026 /3BL/ – The 2026 Cascale Annual Meeting in Athens will feature remarks from Harry Theoharis. On September 16, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, responsible for Economic Diplomacy and Extroversion, will address hundreds of leaders from across the global consumer goods value chain gathered in Athens to explore how the industry can accelerate meaningful, system-wide transformation. He has previously highlighted the growing importance of resilience, trade, investment, and integration into global value chains amid geopolitical and economic shifts.

“Greece is pleased to welcome Cascale and leaders from across the global consumer goods value chain to Athens. At a time when trade, investment and global supply chains are being reshaped, international cooperation, resilience and sustainable growth are more important than ever. Greece is strengthening its role as a reliable partner, an attractive investment destination and a gateway to Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, while supporting innovation, competitiveness and stronger integration into global value chains.” — Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece

“We are delighted to have Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Theoharis join us in Athens and open the second day of the Cascale Annual Meeting. His participation reflects the importance of bringing government and industry perspectives together as we work to build a more sustainable and resilient consumer goods industry. We look forward to welcoming him and our global community to Greece for three days of connection, candid conversation, and action.” – Ying McGuire, Cascale CEO

Key Takeaways

• Greek government leadership: Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, will share remarks at Cascale’s 2026 Annual Meeting on September 16.
• Connecting policy and supply chains: Theoharis’ portfolio in economic diplomacy and international economic outreach brings a government perspective to discussions on trade, investment, resilience, and global value chains.
• Global leaders, shared challenges: More than 600 leaders from across the consumer goods value chain will gather in Athens to address the systemic barriers and opportunities shaping the industry’s future.
• From ambition to action: The Annual Meeting will focus on practical approaches to financing, collaboration, innovation, and policy that can accelerate measurable progress across global supply chains.

Connecting Global Supply Chains and Economic Diplomacy

Theoharis’ participation comes at a pivotal moment for global supply chains. Geopolitical tensions, shifting trade policies, technological transformation, and the sustainable transition are reshaping how companies approach sourcing, manufacturing, investment, and resilience.

In his current role, Theoharis has emphasized the importance of strengthening Greece’s position as a reliable partner, investment destination, and gateway to Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. He has also highlighted the need for productive investment that supports innovation, quality employment, infrastructure, and stronger integration into global value chains.

His remarks will broaden the policy and economic perspective to the Annual Meeting’s discussions about how businesses and stakeholders can work together to navigate interconnected challenges.

Turning Shared Priorities into Action

The 2026 Cascale Annual Meeting will focus on what comes next — bringing industry leaders together to explore practical ways to lessen the consumer goods industry’s environmental and social footprint while strengthening the people, companies, and communities that underpin global supply chains.

Across three days, attendees will connect with brands, manufacturers, retailers, policymakers, investors, and solution providers through keynote addresses, dynamic conversations, networking opportunities, and hands-on working sessions. The program is designed to encourage fresh thinking, build new connections, and turn shared priorities into meaningful progress long after the meeting concludes.

Greece’s role as the European Union’s leading cotton producer — responsible for approximately 80 percent of EU cotton production — will also take center stage through an optional field trip hosted by the European Cotton Alliance. The experience will offer attendees a closer look at sustainable sourcing, regenerative agriculture, and collaborative approaches to creating stronger, more resilient supply chains. Space is limited, and the field trip is open to all Annual Meeting attendees.

Join the Conversation in Athens

The 2026 Cascale Annual Meeting is proudly supported by lead sponsor, Worldly; additional sponsors include VF Corporation, Nike Inc., TAL Apparel Limited, Target  Corporation, Epic Group, Better Cotton, Fair Wear Foundation, European Cotton Alliance, GSCS International, HQTS,  Inspectorio, Lenzing, Solidaridad, ZDHC, and many more.

Learn more and register for the Cascale Annual Meeting 2026!

To learn more about sponsorship packages, please contact Cascale’s events team.

Media Contact: Forster Communications, cascaleforster@forster.co.uk 

ABOUT CASCALE

Cascale is the global nonprofit industry alliance where consumer goods organizations turn shared sustainability ambitions into measurable progress at scale to combat climate change and support decent work for all. We unite 300 Corporate and Affiliate members in pre-competitive collaboration, turning shared measurement and collective action into reduced risk, stronger credibility, and long-term resilience. Our work is anchored by Cascale’s stewardship of the Higg Index frameworks (accessed through the Worldly technology platform), along with the Better Buying and Sustainable Furnishings Council tools.

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