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We’re proud to share that “The Adventure Jar,” a children’s book supporting families impacted by metastatic breast cancer (MBC), has received two 2025 Bronze Anvil Awards from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). 

Cancer steals possibility, but at Gilead, we’re committed to providing resources for families with the emotional burden of MBC. Download or order a free hard copy of the book: https://www.expose-mbc.com/support-for-families

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. The company strives to transform and simplify care for people with life-threatening illnesses around the world. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California. 

Originally published by Gilead Sciences

• Integrated modular data center construction will bring capacity online at speed to meet growing global demand for AI and cloud computing
• Standardized on-site power generation is key to accelerate the development of new data centers 

DUBLIN and BERLIN, June 3, 2025 /3BL/ – Intelligent power management company Eaton, and Siemens Energy, one of the world’s leading energy technology companies, have announced a fast-track approach to building data centers with integrated onsite power. They will address urgent market needs by offering reliable grid-independent energy supplies and standardized modular systems to facilitate swift data center construction and deployment.

The collaboration will enable simultaneous construction of data centers and associated on-site power generation with grid connection and the integration of renewables to meet regional regulatory requirements, if required. This will provide data center owners and developers with choices they don’t have at present to enable them to build and run new data centers.

Siemens Energy’s modular and scalable power plant concept is tailored to the specific needs of data center operators. The standard configuration generates 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity, featuring highly efficient SGT-800 gas turbines, redundancy and additional battery storage systems, ensuring the highest reliability. Based on its modular approach, the size of the plant can be scaled up and down. In the future, it can also operate in a carbon-neutral manner, provided hydrogen is available and part of the data center’s sustainability strategy. The Siemens Energy concept also includes an optional emission-free clean air grid connection to be installed either during construction or as a retrofit. This feature would enable data centers to provide grid services.

Eaton will provide customers with electrical equipment such as medium voltage switchgear, low voltage switchgear, UPS, busways, structural support, racks and containment systems, engineering services and the software offerings needed to protect and enable IT loads from the medium-voltage grid to the chip and help accelerate building and commissioning data centers with skidded and modular designs.

Cyrille Brisson, global segment leader, Data Centers, Eaton, said: “Our approach of letting customers pick the right balance of energy sources is very flexible and construction to start-up time is swift with options to reduce emissions in both the short and long term. Crucially, our approach offers data center owners and developers the opportunity to build capacity and bring it online fast in any location where they have land available that is close to gas, water and fiber.”

Andreas Pistauer, global head of sales, Siemens Energy’s Gas Services Business Area, said: “We offer hyperscalers, co-locators and investors a unique package, enabling them to reduce the time-to-market by up to two years in many places which leads to significant revenue gains. Our power plant design is built with redundancy, eliminating the need for backup diesel generators, and reducing CO₂ emissions by about 50 percent.”

About Eaton

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come.

Founded in 1911, Eaton has continuously evolved to meet the changing and expanding needs of our stakeholders. With revenues of nearly $25 billion in 2024, the company serves customers in more than 160 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

About Siemens Energy

Siemens Energy is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power and heat generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers. Its wind power subsidiary Siemens Gamesa makes Siemens Energy a global market leader for renewable energies. An estimated one-sixth of the electricity generated worldwide is based on technologies from Siemens Energy. Siemens Energy employs around 101,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries and generated revenue of €34.5 billion in fiscal year 2024.

Contact:

Eaton
Angela Swann
Global PR & Policy Communications Manager
angelaswann@eaton.com
mobile +44 7773 198113

Siemens Energy
Sabine Sill
Press Spokesperson Gas Services
sabine.sill@siemens-energy.com
mobile +49 (173) 7196783

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 3, 2025 /3BL/ – The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) today announced the launch of its Chemical Platform, which helps companies identify, assess, and manage chemical management risks within their global supply chains.

The RBA Chemical Platform is a chemical data collection, assessment, and reporting platform to identify chemicals of concern within supply chains, evaluate compliance with restricted substance requirements, analyze chemical management risks at facilities, and enable risk-based chemical management due diligence. The platform will enable RBA members and their suppliers to prioritize chemical management risks, mitigate worker exposures to toxic substances, strengthen environmental sustainability, and drive continuous improvement over time.

“Companies face growing expectations to proactively manage and address chemical management risks throughout their supply chains,” said Holly Evans, Senior Vice President, Environmental Policy and Legal Affairs, Responsible Business Alliance. “The RBA Chemical Platform, which is the result of collaborative engagement with members and external stakeholders, will help companies conduct chemical management due diligence on significant risks.”

Key benefits of the RBA Chemical Platform include chemical data collection and reporting, risk scorecards, and chemical screening.

Chemical Data Collection and Reporting: The platform provides a standardized approach for rapid and controlled collection of chemical consumption data, including chemicals in products, manufacturing process chemicals, and more. Facilities can populate their chemical inventories, define their product lines, add chemical product consumption information, assess occupational health risks, and report data to customers and stakeholders.

Risk Scorecards: The platform assigns overall risk scores to each facility based on chemical product usage and control data. Companies can develop customized facility-, company- and supply chain-level risk scorecards to summarize chemical consumption data and qualitative worker exposure risks into overall risk scores. This enables ranking and prioritization of chemical management risks among supply chain facilities for conducting risk-based due diligence.

Chemical Screening: The platform enables companies to screen their facilities’ chemical inventories against numerous chemicals of concern lists to identify and assess conformance with various regulatory requirements, voluntary initiatives, ecolabel criteria, and material restrictions. Users can add their own unique restricted substances lists (RSLs) and manufacturing RSLs (MRSLs) for supply chain facilities to provide assurance against various material restrictions.

The platform enables standardized collection of chemical usage and control data with a centralized chemical product database, an automated Safety Data Sheet (SDS) parsing feature, customizable facility product line configurations, and roundtrip API integration with RBA-Online, the RBA’s online data management system designed to help companies manage and share sustainability data.

Learn more about the Chemical Platform on the RBA website and contact REI@responsiblebusiness.org for additional information.

About the Responsible Business Alliance
The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) is a mission-driven organization comprised of leading companies dedicated to responsible business conduct in their global supply chains. The RBA has a Code of Conduct and a range of programs, training and assessment tools to support continuous improvement. The organization has a global footprint, with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. The RBA and its Responsible Minerals, Labor and Factory Initiatives have more than 600 members with combined annual revenues of greater than $8 trillion, directly employing over 21.5 million people, with products manufactured in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit responsiblebusiness.org.

Media Contact
Jarrett Bens, Senior Director of Communications
Responsible Business Alliance
Phone: +1 571.858.5721
jbens@responsiblebusiness.org

Jeana Hudnall was 18 weeks pregnant when doctors told her and her husband Harrison that their third child, Manny, would be born with spina bifida. She recalls what the doctor said next that helped them prepare for the difficult medical journey Manny faced after birth.

“The doctor said, ‘He’s going to be a bright light and joy in this world. He is a blessing.’”

As Manny, grew up, those words proved true.

Today, Manny, 15, is one of the most popular teenagers in his hometown in Minnesota where he spends his free time playing basketball and occasionally giving locker-room pep talks to some of his high school sports teams.

With his sense of humor, unwavering optimism, and the support of his loved ones, he continues to create the life of his dreams. In this episode of our series Open Book, Manny shares how spina bifida impacts his life in unseen ways.

Watch the video here.

Gen is honored to stand alongside leaders from JPMorganChase, Amazon, Meta, Google and The Aspen Institute as a founding pillar member of the GASA North America Chapter.

Led by Ayelet Biger-Levin, this launch signals the start of unified action and intelligence-sharing across sectors and borders to take on the growing scam epidemic. It’s a collaborative step toward a safer digital future.

For more than a decade, NatureVest, The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) in-house impact investing and sustainable finance team, has been harnessing the power of private capital to drive conservation at scale. Thanks to the support of our colleagues and collaborators, our impact investment portfolio demonstrates how investing in nature is smart business strategy, pairing meaningful returns with measurable impacts.

As we mark the 10th anniversary of NatureVest with this 2024 Impact Report, I am filled with immense pride and gratitude. In our early years, we embarked on pioneering projects like Livestock to Markets, to improve herding practices and land management, and the Olympic Peninsula Acquisition Project for sustainable forest management and restoration. These early projects helped lay the foundation for our ambitious vision. Now, a decade later, our portfolio has grown to represent USD 3.5 billion in committed capital, with projects spanning four continents and covering a variety of asset types. This remarkable progress highlights the unwavering commitment of our team, partners, investors, and collaborators. Reflecting on how far we have come, I extend my heartfelt thanks to all who have been an integral part of this journey.

What’s Inside the Report?

New Deals: The report highlights TNC’s latest impact investment projects, including the Blue Revolution Fund and Bahamas Nature Bonds. These initiatives illustrate how collaboration among partners and investors creates new opportunities for conservation funding and impact.

Conservation Updates: We explore the latest developments across the Cumberland Forest Project, the Sustainable Water Impact Fund, the Africa Conservation and Communities Tourism Fund, and our BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) and TNC Collaboration. This year, our updates focus on how conservation efforts can diversify revenue streams while achieving environmental and social outcomes.

Impact Investing Interview: The interview titled “Built to Last: Building Impact into Investment Structures” features Glen Jeffries, NatureVest’s managing director of impact investments. He describes how NatureVest integrates impact into a project’s structure to ensure outcomes for nature. Here, readers can learn about the three Ps as well as answers to questions like: How do you balance returns with impact objectives when structuring a deal?


Outcomes: We explore each project’s impact targets and realized impact to date. Be sure to check out the Appendices to see the results of our collective work. Across our growing portfolio, we are excited to report significant wins for nature and people.

We express our deepest thanks to our colleagues across TNC, as well as the partners and investors who make these transformative transactions and their positive outcomes possible. We also extend our gratitude to all our readers for your continued support and interest in our mission.

By Catherine Burns, Interim Managing Director, NatureVest

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PME : l’Omnibus a chamboulé vos plans de reporting CSRD et vous ne savez plus où vous êtes attendus sur les sujets RSE ?

Rejoignez Kaba Impact et SCS Consulting le 20 juin 2025 à 14h pour un échange de 45 minutes dédié aux “PME : ces 4 projets RSE que vous ne regretterez pas”. Nous aurons le plaisir de bénéficier du témoignage d’Hugues Bousquet, Chargé de projets RSE et Innovation chez Proudreed.

Dans ce webinaire, nous fournirons des recommandations pratiques aux PME et des exemples concrets, pour continuer à avancer sur leur feuille de route RSE de façon pragmatique, efficace et créatrice de valeur.

Nous aborderons les sujets suivants, spécifiquement pour les PME :

• La formation des collaborateurs
• L’analyse de double matérialité
• Le bilan carbone
• Le standard VSME: pour qui et comment ?

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In the spirit Coach Foundation’s Dream It Real mission, which aims to create opportunities and remove barriers for the next generation of young people who have the courage to dream it real, recognizes the importance of uplifting educators and the school communities who help make those dreams possible. For the third year in a row, we partnered with the nonprofit Soles4Souls during National Teacher Appreciation Week to surprise over 1,500 educators and school district staff members at under resourced school districts across 5 cities (Charlotte and Asheville, NC; Houston, TX; Denver, CO; and Newark, NJ), with a shopping experience, all at no cost to them. Across all cities, over 120 local team members came out and brought our Coach spirit!

In each city, our teams converted different school facilities to bring to life Coach “pop-up shops” where educators and staff could select from an assortment of donated product including handbags, backpacks, wallets, and accessories, and hats” As part of our Charlotte event, we also created 125 gift bags for educators from Ashville to thank them for supporting their community through the devastating storm Hurricane Helene this past September.

Beyond our product, it’s the passion, dedication, and heart of our Coach Cares field volunteers that make our Teacher Appreciation events so meaningful. Our 120 field team volunteers welcomed guests with special chants and cheers, provided personalized styling and functionality tips, and served on our checkout crews which added a personalized thank you note written by our teams in each shopping bag.

Following our Teacher Appreciation events, we’ve received hundreds of positive responses from educators and school district team. In addition to their gratitude, teachers say how much they appreciated feeling seen and valued for the significant work it takes to support students in reaching their dreams.

Here’s what we heard from our educators:

“I’m still in shock and it’s been 4 days. I have been telling friends, family, and strangers how amazing the Coach company is! Thank you all! I highly recommend Coach!” – Educator, Adams 12 Five Star Schools (Denver) | 29 Year Tenure in Education

“I felt so loved on! I felt seen and appreciated by my school district and the MCV department. The Coach employees were AMAZING and put the cherry on top of a beautiful event that I won’t forget. Thank you!” – Educator, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools | 8 Year Tenure in Education

“I was excited for teachers being appreciated by COACH!! It felt great to not only learn of the Coach Foundation, but to witness how they give back in ‘girl code’ fashion. Thank you so much for appreciating teachers and educators.” – School District Staff, Communities in Schools of SE Harris & Brazoria County (Houston) 1 Year Tenure in Education

“I’m so grateful for the Coach Educator Appreciation Program event. I truly felt seen and valued, which can sometimes feel rare in the work we do. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.” – Educator, Newark Public Schools | 16 Year Tenure in Education

“Our teachers and staff were not only surprised, but overwhelmingly touched by the outpouring of support and appreciation. The excitement and joy in the room were undeniable, and your kindness made each person feel valued and cherished.”
Newark Public Schools – Office of Student Support Services

SAN DIEGO, June 2, 2025 /3BL/ – Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its Board of Directors appointed Christopher Young to the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Young will serve on the HR and Compensation Committee.

“We welcome Chris to the Qualcomm Board of Directors and are confident that his strategic vision and deep industry expertise will be invaluable to Qualcomm as we continue to innovate with our technology and drive diversification of our business,” said Mark McLaughlin, Chair of the Board.

Most recently, Mr. Young served as Executive Vice President of Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures at Microsoft Corporation, a position he held since 2020. Prior to this role, Mr. Young was the CEO of McAfee, LLC from 2017 to 2020 and held senior leadership positions at Intel Corporation, Cisco Systems, and VMware, Inc. His career also includes significant contributions to EMC Corporation, AOL, Inc. and other technology companies. 

Mr. Young currently serves on the board of directors of American Express and has previously served on the boards of Snap Inc and Rapid7. Mr. Young has also served on the President’s National Security and Telecommunications Advisory Committee and is a former Trustee of Princeton University.

Mr. Young holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BA in Public Policy from Princeton University. 

About Qualcomm
Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Building on our 40 years of technology leadership in creating era-defining breakthroughs, we deliver a broad portfolio of solutions built with our leading-edge AI, high-performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. Our Snapdragon^® platforms power extraordinary consumer experiences, and our Qualcomm Dragonwing™ products empower businesses and industries to scale to new heights. Together with our ecosystem partners, we enable next-generation digital transformation to enrich lives, improve businesses, and advance societies. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress. 

Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our engineering and research and development functions and substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our QCT semiconductor business. Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm patents are licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated. 

Originally published on 3M News Center

3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) announced the recipients in the 2025 Alumni Grants Program. As part of the Young Scientist Challenge Alumni Network, the Alumni Grants Program supports past participants of the 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist).

The 3M Young Scientist Challenge Alumni Network is comprised of former 3M Young Scientist Challenge participants, ranging from middle school to PhD candidates, and individuals pursuing full-time careers. Alumni collaborate in networking events, collaborate in a scientific community, and cheer on the next generation of young scientists.

As part of the Alumni Network, former finalists are eligible to apply for continued support through the annual Grant Awards. The Grant Awards provide additional funding for current Alumni projects such as continuation of their original entry project, a new innovation that improves upon the world with STEM, or promoting science in their community and creating the next generation of young scientists.

The 2025 Alumni Grants Program recipients are listed below by category and including their 3M Young Scientist Challenge participation year:

Continuation of 3M Young Scientist Challenge Project

• Sean Jiang, Baltimore, Maryland, Infosound – A Novel Navigation Device Powered by AI and Depth-Sensing Technology for the Blind, 2023
• Aakash Manaswi, Orlando, Florida, Evaluating the Efficacy of Novel Carbon Dioxide Spray and Pesticides Using a Convolutional Neural Network for Varroa Mite Treatment in Honeybee Colonies, 2024

This grant supports Alumni who are interested in continuing to progress or evolve the project they originally developed during the 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Each winner in this funding category receives $5,000.

New Idea to Improve the World

• Viraj Pandey, San Jose, CA, A Novel Triad for Clean Energy: Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Using Graphene Quantum Dots, Titanium Dioxide, and Sunlight, 2020
• Moitri Santra, Oviedo, Florida, Development of a Microneedle Patch Sensor for Detecting Oxytetracycline in Citrus Root Tissues, 2021

Scientists are always exploring new ideas, and this category of funding is available to Alumni to support projects that are different from their original 3M Young Scientist Challenge innovation but have the goal of helping improve the world. Each winner in this funding category receives $2,500.

Science in Your Community

• Anish Kosaraju, Saratoga, California, VeriCare, 2023
• Veda Murthy, Fairfax, Virginia, Vishnu Murthy Foundation Science in Your Community, 2021
• Amritha Praveen, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Amethyst Changemakers- Bridging Abilities in STEM, 2023
• Daniel Thomas, Colleyville, Texas, Mwalimu (Swahili for Teacher), 2022
• Harini Venkatesh, Brentwood, New Hampshire, STEMpower!, 2022

3M Young Scientist Challenge Alumni are wonderful advocates for STEM in their communities. Funding can be used to support Alumni initiatives, such as community enrichment opportunities, school events, or community activation projects that help support the next generation of young scientists. Each winner in this area of funding receives $2,000.

“The 3M Young Scientist Challenge showcases the power of middle school minds to change the world. The Alumni Grant Program offers past Young Scientist Challenge participants new opportunities to follow their curiosity,” said Torie Clarke, 3M’s executive vice president and chief public affairs officer. “I’m proud of 3M’s support for this program. Congratulations to each of this year’s recipients!”

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition, the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites students in grades 5-8 to compete for a mentorship with a 3M scientist, a $25,000 grand prize, and the chance to earn the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist.” America’s Top Young Scientists have gone on to give TED Talks, file patents, found nonprofits, make the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange, and exhibit at the White House Science Fair. These young innovators have also been named TIME Magazine’s first Kid of the Year, featured in The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, and Business Insider, and appeared on national television programs such as Good Morning America, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and more. All previous 3M Young Scientist Challenge finalists who are part of the Alumni Network were eligible to apply for an Alumni Grant.

“The 3M Young Scientist Challenge demonstrates what can happen when students apply what is learned in the classroom to the world around them,” said Amy Nakamoto, executive vice president of marketing and corporate partnerships at Discovery Education. “These alumni are exemplars of cultivating curiosity to make the world a better place and we are excited that they are able to continue their work. Congratulations!”

To learn more about the Alumni Grants Program, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, and to find supporting resources, visit YoungScientistLab.com.