As consumers rethink their relationship with meat, hybrid food products are emerging as one of the most promising pathways for more sustainable, healthier diets—without compromising taste.
Recent consumer research and survey data from Science Direct and FMCG Gurus, highlights a powerful shift with European consumers:
65% of European consumers want to reduce their meat consumption.
80% cite environmental concerns as a motivator to reduce meat consumption.
76% believe reducing meat is healthier.
58% are driven to reduce meat consumption by animal welfare considerations.
To meet these evolving expectations, Griffith Foods identifies three routes to lowering meat intake:
Meat analogues that fully replicate meat using plant-based proteins.
Plant forward products that do not attempt to mimic meat, such as veggie patties, tofu or falafel.
Hybrid products that blend meat with plant-based ingredients like vegetables.
The Rise of Hybrid Foods
Research shows that nearly two in three European consumers are willing to try hybrid products—significantly higher than the adoption rates for fully plant-based alternatives. Hybrids solve two of the biggest barriers in the alternative protein market: taste and nutrition. By combining meat’s familiar flavor and texture with the environmental and nutritional benefits of plants, hybrids offer the best of both worlds. Additionally, with beef and poultry prices at all time highs, hybrid products are more affordable and tend to be less expensive for customers, offering value with great tasting food at a lower price point.
How Griffith Foods Enables Hybrid Innovation
Griffith Foods supports hybrid product development through seasoning blends, binders, coating systems, and sauces that deliver 20–60% meat reduction while maintaining the sensory experience consumers expect.
Depending on the ingredients and level of replacement, hybrid products can achieve up to a 60% lower carbon footprint at the ingredient level, helping companies reach their emissions reduction targets.
A Path Forward for Sustainable Food Systems
Hybrid foods represent more than a product trend—they’re a practical, consumer aligned solution for accelerating the transition toward a more sustainable food system. By lowering environmental impact, improving nutritional profiles, and preserving the taste experiences people love, hybrids help bridge the gap between current eating habits and a more sustainable future.
For companies striving to meet climate goals while responding to shifting consumer expectations, hybrid innovation offers a powerful and scalable opportunity. As our teams at Griffith Foods work to develop a more nutritious and sustainable product portfolio for our blends, coatings, sauces and more, we are also excited to partner with customers who share this mission.
Griffith Foods is a global product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers with high-quality, culinary driven, customized products. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, USA, Griffith Foods is a family-owned business known for collaborative innovation guided by its purpose to “Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World.” Operating in over 40 countries across six continents, Griffith Foods employs more than 5,000 people, including over 40 chefs and 340 food scientists, who work together to create solutions that nourish people, planet, and communities. The company’s product capabilities include seasonings, sauces, dressings, coating systems, and alternative protein solutions. Griffith Foods’ primary areas of focus include Foodservice, Food Manufacturers, Protein Processors, and Retail.
As consumers rethink their relationship with meat, hybrid food products are emerging as one of the most promising pathways for more sustainable, healthier diets—without compromising taste.
Recent consumer research and survey data from Science Direct and FMCG Gurus, highlights a powerful shift with European consumers:
65% of European consumers want to reduce their meat consumption.
80% cite environmental concerns as a motivator to reduce meat consumption.
76% believe reducing meat is healthier.
58% are driven to reduce meat consumption by animal welfare considerations.
To meet these evolving expectations, Griffith Foods identifies three routes to lowering meat intake:
Meat analogues that fully replicate meat using plant-based proteins.
Plant forward products that do not attempt to mimic meat, such as veggie patties, tofu or falafel.
Hybrid products that blend meat with plant-based ingredients like vegetables.
The Rise of Hybrid Foods
Research shows that nearly two in three European consumers are willing to try hybrid products—significantly higher than the adoption rates for fully plant-based alternatives. Hybrids solve two of the biggest barriers in the alternative protein market: taste and nutrition. By combining meat’s familiar flavor and texture with the environmental and nutritional benefits of plants, hybrids offer the best of both worlds. Additionally, with beef and poultry prices at all time highs, hybrid products are more affordable and tend to be less expensive for customers, offering value with great tasting food at a lower price point.
How Griffith Foods Enables Hybrid Innovation
Griffith Foods supports hybrid product development through seasoning blends, binders, coating systems, and sauces that deliver 20–60% meat reduction while maintaining the sensory experience consumers expect.
Depending on the ingredients and level of replacement, hybrid products can achieve up to a 60% lower carbon footprint at the ingredient level, helping companies reach their emissions reduction targets.
A Path Forward for Sustainable Food Systems
Hybrid foods represent more than a product trend—they’re a practical, consumer aligned solution for accelerating the transition toward a more sustainable food system. By lowering environmental impact, improving nutritional profiles, and preserving the taste experiences people love, hybrids help bridge the gap between current eating habits and a more sustainable future.
For companies striving to meet climate goals while responding to shifting consumer expectations, hybrid innovation offers a powerful and scalable opportunity. As our teams at Griffith Foods work to develop a more nutritious and sustainable product portfolio for our blends, coatings, sauces and more, we are also excited to partner with customers who share this mission.
Griffith Foods is a global product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers with high-quality, culinary driven, customized products. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, USA, Griffith Foods is a family-owned business known for collaborative innovation guided by its purpose to “Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World.” Operating in over 40 countries across six continents, Griffith Foods employs more than 5,000 people, including over 40 chefs and 340 food scientists, who work together to create solutions that nourish people, planet, and communities. The company’s product capabilities include seasonings, sauces, dressings, coating systems, and alternative protein solutions. Griffith Foods’ primary areas of focus include Foodservice, Food Manufacturers, Protein Processors, and Retail.
AMSTERDAM, HONG KONG, OAKLAND, Calif., September 2, 2026 /3BL/ – Cascale today announced Season 5 of its “Source of Good” podcast, which continues to bring together leaders from across the global consumer goods industry to explore how collaboration, credible data, and practical action can accelerate progress to combat climate change and support decent work for all. Key Takeaways
Cascale announced Season 5 of its “Source of Good” podcast, featuring conversations with leaders working to advance sustainability across global consumer goods supply chains, with its first episode on September 8.
The season kicks off with Ying McGuire, Cascale’s chief executive officer; Hampus Starre Friberg, head of sustainability, strategy, and controlling at H&M Group, is also a guest.
The new season examines how companies are responding to a rapidly changing business and sustainability landscape.
Episodes explore the role of collaboration, data, innovation, and shared accountability in turning sustainability commitments into action.
Exploring Sustainability in a Changing Industry
Across the season, “Source of Good” will examine the interconnected challenges facing consumer goods companies and the opportunities for collective action across the value chain. Conversations will highlight how manufacturers, brands, retailers, investors, and other industry stakeholders are building new approaches to climate action, responsible business practices, supply chain resilience, and sustainability performance.
“Source of Good is about creating a space for honest conversations about what it takes to turn sustainability ambition into action,” said Ying McGuire, Cascale CEO, who kicks off the season on September 8. “By bringing together perspectives from across the value chain, we can learn from one another, challenge ourselves, and identify practical approaches that can help move the industry forward.”
The season continues Cascale’s focus on creating space for candid, practical conversations about what is working, where challenges remain, and what it will take to accelerate progress across the industry.
“We cannot look at sustainability — either if it is decarbonization or other sustainability topics — we can’t look at them as something that’s happening on the side. We’re seeing the world changing in so many different ways and faster than ever before,” said Hampus Starre Friberg, head of sustainability, strategy, and controlling, H&M Group, in an episode that airs September 22.
“Source of Good” is a co-production of award-winning production company Hueman Group Media and Cascale. It reflects Cascale’s role as a convener, bringing together diverse perspectives to help the consumer goods industry tackle challenges that no company can solve alone. By sharing experiences, lessons learned, and practical approaches, the podcast aims to help listeners understand not only what needs to change, but how change can happen.
Listen to Season 5 of “Source of Good” on major podcast platforms and access episodes at https://lnk.to/sourceofgood.
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 compliance and sustainability platform), along with the Better Buying and Sustainable Furnishings Council tools.
AMSTERDAM, HONG KONG, OAKLAND, Calif., September 2, 2026 /3BL/ – Cascale today announced Season 5 of its “Source of Good” podcast, which continues to bring together leaders from across the global consumer goods industry to explore how collaboration, credible data, and practical action can accelerate progress to combat climate change and support decent work for all. Key Takeaways
Cascale announced Season 5 of its “Source of Good” podcast, featuring conversations with leaders working to advance sustainability across global consumer goods supply chains, with its first episode on September 8.
The season kicks off with Ying McGuire, Cascale’s chief executive officer; Hampus Starre Friberg, head of sustainability, strategy, and controlling at H&M Group, is also a guest.
The new season examines how companies are responding to a rapidly changing business and sustainability landscape.
Episodes explore the role of collaboration, data, innovation, and shared accountability in turning sustainability commitments into action.
Exploring Sustainability in a Changing Industry
Across the season, “Source of Good” will examine the interconnected challenges facing consumer goods companies and the opportunities for collective action across the value chain. Conversations will highlight how manufacturers, brands, retailers, investors, and other industry stakeholders are building new approaches to climate action, responsible business practices, supply chain resilience, and sustainability performance.
“Source of Good is about creating a space for honest conversations about what it takes to turn sustainability ambition into action,” said Ying McGuire, Cascale CEO, who kicks off the season on September 8. “By bringing together perspectives from across the value chain, we can learn from one another, challenge ourselves, and identify practical approaches that can help move the industry forward.”
The season continues Cascale’s focus on creating space for candid, practical conversations about what is working, where challenges remain, and what it will take to accelerate progress across the industry.
“We cannot look at sustainability — either if it is decarbonization or other sustainability topics — we can’t look at them as something that’s happening on the side. We’re seeing the world changing in so many different ways and faster than ever before,” said Hampus Starre Friberg, head of sustainability, strategy, and controlling, H&M Group, in an episode that airs September 22.
“Source of Good” is a co-production of award-winning production company Hueman Group Media and Cascale. It reflects Cascale’s role as a convener, bringing together diverse perspectives to help the consumer goods industry tackle challenges that no company can solve alone. By sharing experiences, lessons learned, and practical approaches, the podcast aims to help listeners understand not only what needs to change, but how change can happen.
Listen to Season 5 of “Source of Good” on major podcast platforms and access episodes at https://lnk.to/sourceofgood.
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 compliance and sustainability platform), along with the Better Buying and Sustainable Furnishings Council tools.
For 70 years, a simple belief has guided Elanco: Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Today, that vision is more than a goal. It is our reality. Around the world, society is asking more from animals than ever before. More nutritious food for a growing and aging population. More sustainable ways to produce protein. More companionship in an increasingly connected world. More innovation to improve health and well-being. At the same time, expectations for our industry continue to rise.
Consumers are actively increasing their protein consumption.
With 61% of Americans reporting they are eating more protein today than in previous years. Protein consumption has become critical for GLP-1 users, with their growth expected to further accelerate protein demand. Meanwhile, in the aging population, protein consumption is booming to support muscle retention, and the over age 60 population is projected to increase by 25% by 2030. As a result, protein is increasingly viewed not simply as food, but as a critical component of long-term health and wellness.
At home, pets continue to become more integrated into our families and daily lives.
Pet owners are seeking greater convenience, more personalized care and higher standards of treatment. A generation of pets adopted during the pandemic is now entering middle age, creating increased demand for care. Around the world, emerging markets are expected to drive nearly 70% of future pet ownership growth. Together, these trends are transforming animal health into one of society’s most essential industries. The global animal health industry is expected to grow from approximately $40 billion today to $60 billion over the next decade. Yet for us, growth is not the goal. Growth is the outcome of creating meaningful value for society.
At Elanco, we believe healthy animals are essential to healthier people, stronger communities and a more sustainable future. When farmers have access to innovative animal health solutions, they can produce safe, affordable protein while using resources more efficiently. When veterinarians have the tools they need to improve animal care, they strengthen the humananimal bond that enriches millions of lives. When pets live longer, healthier lives, families benefit from the companionship, comfort and connection that our four-legged family members provide.
This is why impact is not separate from our business strategy; it is our business strategy.
We do not view environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities as programs that sit alongside our business. They are embedded in how we innovate, how we operate and how we create long-term value. Whether helping producers improve sustainability outcomes, expanding access to care, strengthening nutrition security, supporting veterinary well-being or empowering our employees to act with integrity and ownership, our impact is directly connected to our purpose and performance.
That commitment is reflected in our four impact pillars:
For Animals, we address critical health needs through innovation and increase access to products and services that improve animal well-being.
For Customers, we unlock economic value for producers, support veterinarians and help strengthen the resilience of the global food system.
For Society, we contribute to food security, nutrition security, public health and stronger communities by supporting access to safe, affordable protein and healthy companion animals.
For Our People, we foster a culture of ownership, ethics and accountability that enables our team to create lasting impact around the world.
Throughout this report, you will see how these commitments come to life, from delivering breakthrough innovations for pets and livestock, to helping farmers meet growing protein demand, to investing in nutrition security and community partnerships that improve lives.
The future of animal health is bigger than our industry. It is about helping society meet some of its most important needs.
As those needs continue to grow, Elanco will continue to Go Beyond—because making life better for animals, makes life better.
For 70 years, a simple belief has guided Elanco: Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Today, that vision is more than a goal. It is our reality. Around the world, society is asking more from animals than ever before. More nutritious food for a growing and aging population. More sustainable ways to produce protein. More companionship in an increasingly connected world. More innovation to improve health and well-being. At the same time, expectations for our industry continue to rise.
Consumers are actively increasing their protein consumption.
With 61% of Americans reporting they are eating more protein today than in previous years. Protein consumption has become critical for GLP-1 users, with their growth expected to further accelerate protein demand. Meanwhile, in the aging population, protein consumption is booming to support muscle retention, and the over age 60 population is projected to increase by 25% by 2030. As a result, protein is increasingly viewed not simply as food, but as a critical component of long-term health and wellness.
At home, pets continue to become more integrated into our families and daily lives.
Pet owners are seeking greater convenience, more personalized care and higher standards of treatment. A generation of pets adopted during the pandemic is now entering middle age, creating increased demand for care. Around the world, emerging markets are expected to drive nearly 70% of future pet ownership growth. Together, these trends are transforming animal health into one of society’s most essential industries. The global animal health industry is expected to grow from approximately $40 billion today to $60 billion over the next decade. Yet for us, growth is not the goal. Growth is the outcome of creating meaningful value for society.
At Elanco, we believe healthy animals are essential to healthier people, stronger communities and a more sustainable future. When farmers have access to innovative animal health solutions, they can produce safe, affordable protein while using resources more efficiently. When veterinarians have the tools they need to improve animal care, they strengthen the humananimal bond that enriches millions of lives. When pets live longer, healthier lives, families benefit from the companionship, comfort and connection that our four-legged family members provide.
This is why impact is not separate from our business strategy; it is our business strategy.
We do not view environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities as programs that sit alongside our business. They are embedded in how we innovate, how we operate and how we create long-term value. Whether helping producers improve sustainability outcomes, expanding access to care, strengthening nutrition security, supporting veterinary well-being or empowering our employees to act with integrity and ownership, our impact is directly connected to our purpose and performance.
That commitment is reflected in our four impact pillars:
For Animals, we address critical health needs through innovation and increase access to products and services that improve animal well-being.
For Customers, we unlock economic value for producers, support veterinarians and help strengthen the resilience of the global food system.
For Society, we contribute to food security, nutrition security, public health and stronger communities by supporting access to safe, affordable protein and healthy companion animals.
For Our People, we foster a culture of ownership, ethics and accountability that enables our team to create lasting impact around the world.
Throughout this report, you will see how these commitments come to life, from delivering breakthrough innovations for pets and livestock, to helping farmers meet growing protein demand, to investing in nutrition security and community partnerships that improve lives.
The future of animal health is bigger than our industry. It is about helping society meet some of its most important needs.
As those needs continue to grow, Elanco will continue to Go Beyond—because making life better for animals, makes life better.
Funds from the grant will be used by PEACE, Inc. to develop, pilot, and implement the Department of Community Programs, an innovative whole-family, intergenerational service model designed to strengthen family stability, economic security, and community resilience for low-income families in Syracuse. Along with a focus on tackling underlying barriers that impact family stability and economic well-being, the initiative aims to ensure that more low-income families are prepared to benefit from the unprecedented economic opportunities reshaping Central New York.
“For decades, PEACE, Inc. has been a beacon of hope in Syracuse, helping people navigate challenges and create new opportunities for themselves and their loved ones. As our region continues to grow, it’s critical that everyone has access to the resources and support needed to share in that prosperity,” said Stephen Fournier, KeyBank Central New York Market President. “We’re proud to support this effort to ensure more individuals and families have a pathway to greater stability, self-sufficiency, and lasting success.”
Connecting Services to Better Support Families
PEACE, Inc.’s mission is to help people in the community realize their potential for becoming self-sufficient by providing programs that equip low-income individuals and families with the skills and self-confidence to move forward in their lives. Some of these programs include Free Tax Preparation, Family Services, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Onondaga County, AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent, the Frank DeFrancisco Eastwood Community Center, Senior Nutrition, and Senior Support Services. The new Department of Community Programs initiative will connect these programs to break down internal silos and increase efficiencies within the services offered to support community members with a more holistic approach.
“We at PEACE, Inc. are extremely grateful for KeyBank’s generous support of our whole-family, intergenerational work focusing on strengthening family stability, economic security, and community resilience for low-income families in Syracuse,” said Carolyn D. Brown, PEACE Inc. Executive Director. “Collaborating with KeyBank will allow us to prepare families and individuals to benefit from the positive changes in our local economy.”
“PEACE, Inc. has earned the trust of Syracuse families by showing up for them year after year, in moments both challenging and hopeful. Their ability to connect people with the support they need while recognizing the dignity and potential in every individual is what makes their work so meaningful,” said Tamika Otis, KeyBank Central New York Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations Officer. “We’re proud to invest in an approach that will help even more families create brighter futures for themselves and future generations.”
Shaping the Future of Central New York
This latest investment builds on KeyBank’s broader history of community-driven philanthropy, economic mobility initiatives, and inclusive banking investments. Since 2017, KeyBank has invested more than $821.8 million in Syracuse and Central New York, supporting affordable housing, small business and home lending, and transformational philanthropic initiatives.
Funds from the grant will be used by PEACE, Inc. to develop, pilot, and implement the Department of Community Programs, an innovative whole-family, intergenerational service model designed to strengthen family stability, economic security, and community resilience for low-income families in Syracuse. Along with a focus on tackling underlying barriers that impact family stability and economic well-being, the initiative aims to ensure that more low-income families are prepared to benefit from the unprecedented economic opportunities reshaping Central New York.
“For decades, PEACE, Inc. has been a beacon of hope in Syracuse, helping people navigate challenges and create new opportunities for themselves and their loved ones. As our region continues to grow, it’s critical that everyone has access to the resources and support needed to share in that prosperity,” said Stephen Fournier, KeyBank Central New York Market President. “We’re proud to support this effort to ensure more individuals and families have a pathway to greater stability, self-sufficiency, and lasting success.”
Connecting Services to Better Support Families
PEACE, Inc.’s mission is to help people in the community realize their potential for becoming self-sufficient by providing programs that equip low-income individuals and families with the skills and self-confidence to move forward in their lives. Some of these programs include Free Tax Preparation, Family Services, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Onondaga County, AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent, the Frank DeFrancisco Eastwood Community Center, Senior Nutrition, and Senior Support Services. The new Department of Community Programs initiative will connect these programs to break down internal silos and increase efficiencies within the services offered to support community members with a more holistic approach.
“We at PEACE, Inc. are extremely grateful for KeyBank’s generous support of our whole-family, intergenerational work focusing on strengthening family stability, economic security, and community resilience for low-income families in Syracuse,” said Carolyn D. Brown, PEACE Inc. Executive Director. “Collaborating with KeyBank will allow us to prepare families and individuals to benefit from the positive changes in our local economy.”
“PEACE, Inc. has earned the trust of Syracuse families by showing up for them year after year, in moments both challenging and hopeful. Their ability to connect people with the support they need while recognizing the dignity and potential in every individual is what makes their work so meaningful,” said Tamika Otis, KeyBank Central New York Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations Officer. “We’re proud to invest in an approach that will help even more families create brighter futures for themselves and future generations.”
Shaping the Future of Central New York
This latest investment builds on KeyBank’s broader history of community-driven philanthropy, economic mobility initiatives, and inclusive banking investments. Since 2017, KeyBank has invested more than $821.8 million in Syracuse and Central New York, supporting affordable housing, small business and home lending, and transformational philanthropic initiatives.
LOS ANGELES, September 2, 2026 /3BL/ – League One Volleyball (LOVB), the largest community in youth volleyball and the nation’s first youth-to-pro professional league, today announced CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, as an Official Health & Wellness Partner. Through the multi-year sponsorship, CVS will support athletes, families, and communities across both LOVB Pro and LOVB Club through health-focused programming, community engagement, and fan experiences.
Central to the sponsorship, CVS will become LOVB’s inaugural league-wide jersey patch sponsor, with the CVS logo featured on the front of jerseys across every LOVB Pro team beginning with the upcoming season. This marks the first time LOVB has offered this placement for on-uniform sponsorship, and the first time CVS has sponsored a league-wide jersey patch, creating a highly visible platform across one of the nation’s fastest-growing professional sports leagues.
“Volleyball is about more than what happens on the court. It’s about building healthy communities, supporting athletes through every stage of their journey, and creating connections that last beyond the game,” said Michelle McGoldrick, Chief Business Officer of League One Volleyball. “CVS shares our belief that strong communities create stronger futures and we couldn’t think of a better brand to proudly display on our hearts. This sponsorship allows us to empower athletes, support families, and make a lasting impact both on and off the court.”
Bringing the sponsorship to life, CVS and LOVB will collaborate on programs designed to connect professional athletes, club players, and fans through health-focused storytelling and community engagement.
“LOVB’s unique approach to combining sport, wellness, and community engagement reflects the values that drive CVS Pharmacy’s commitment to supporting healthier communities,” said Sid Tenneti, Senior Vice President and Interim President, Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness, CVS Health. “Together, we can help inspire and support athletes and families nationwide by investing in programs that strengthen physical and mental well-being, build community, and create opportunities for young people to thrive. As women’s volleyball continues to grow, we’re proud to partner with LOVB to create meaningful opportunities and lasting positive impact for the next generation.”
The jersey patch sponsorship represents a significant milestone for LOVB as the league continues to build a connected ecosystem spanning youth volleyball and the professional game. The announcement comes as jersey patch sponsorships continue to command increasing attention from brands seeking premium, high-visibility opportunities that create meaningful connections with fans. For LOVB, the sponsorship establishes a new flagship commercial platform spanning every professional team, future expansion franchises, and the league’s nationwide club ecosystem, providing a unique opportunity for CVS to engage more than 30,000 athletes and families from youth volleyball through the professional game.
Through LOVB Notes presented by CVS, professional athletes will share advice, lessons, and personal stories with the next generation of volleyball players, creating mentorship opportunities that extend beyond competition. At select LOVB Club tournaments, CVS Pharmacy Convenience Corner activations will provide athletes, families, and coaches with access to everyday essentials and support while traveling and competing. CVS will also support LOVB Cares, the league’s community initiative focused on creating opportunities for service and colleague engagement across LOVB communities.
The sponsorship includes integrated brand presence across LOVB’s professional and club platforms, including the league-wide jersey patch placement, in-venue experiences, digital content, broadcast integrations, and community programming.
For more information about League One Volleyball, visit www.lovb.com.
About LOVB
Founded in 2020, LOVB’s mission is to reimagine the future of volleyball. With a unique community-up approach, LOVB is one holistic ecosystem—from club to pro. The largest community of youth volleyball clubs in the country, LOVB launched the first serve of its professional league in January 2025, featuring many of the world’s best players, including American Olympic silver medalists and athletes from around the world. Entering its third season, LOVB includes professional teams in Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Los Angeles, Madison, Miami, Minnesota, Nebraska, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.lovb.com.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a leading health solutions company simplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 87 million plan members. The Company also serves an estimated 37 million people through a broad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.
Summary As AI workloads grow, sustainability is becoming a core requirement for enterprise infrastructure. Everpure helps enterprises advance their sustainability goals by delivering high-performance, energy-efficient storage and the transparency needed to support regulatory reporting.
For years, sustainability in enterprise technology was usually treated as a separate objective, one organization pursued outside performance, scalability, reliability, and cost.
That’s no longer the case.
From our new 2026 Impact Report, as data-intensive AI workloads proliferate, companies are running into very strict limits around power, cooling, physical space, and cost, while facing growing expectations (and requirements) to measure and report their energy use, emissions, and environmental impact.
The result?
New expectations. Companies need their technology partners to align with their sustainability objectives and help them build more efficient, responsible infrastructure that allows them to do more with less, meet their own sustainability objectives, and provide the data and transparency they increasingly need to demonstrate progress and meet regulatory requirements.
How We’re Responding
New times require new measures. That starts with the technology we bring to market.
1. Improving our own technology
We’ve always prioritized power and space efficiency across our platform. Our latest 300TB DirectFlash® Modules, for example, deliver more than 18TB of effective capacity per watt, a 1.94X improvement over the previous generation with no material increase in power consumption. Across the Everpure Platform, systems use up to 10 times less power than traditional hard disk systems and up to five times less than competing all-flash arrays.
We’ve also introduced FlashArray//RC20, the first remanufactured storage platform from Everpure, which delivers up to 18% lower manufacturing emissions while extending system life and reducing dependence on constrained supply.
2. Pursuing SBTi validation
We also recognize that we need to be improving how we operate our own business. We continue to pursue near-term greenhouse gas reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In FY26, we increased use of renewable electricity across our global operations to 46%. We also maintained 100% renewable electricity coverage (primarily through Renewable Energy Certificate purchasing) at our Santa Clara HQ, and at our Prague, Bangalore, Lehi (UT), and Bellevue (WA) office locations, as well as nearly 37% coverage of our Bluffdale (UT) co-located data center.
We also continue to improve product energy efficiency and supplier engagement around emissions reductions and science-based target setting. Our targets include: reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions 42% from FY23 to FY30, reducing Scope 3 emissions from the use of sold products 51.6% per petabyte from FY23 to FY30, and having 45% of suppliers by spend, covering purchased goods and services, with science-based targets by FY29.
3. Extending sustainability across our supply chain
In FY26, we strengthened governance, clarified executive accountability, and introduced more measurable commitments around supplier climate engagement and responsible sourcing. We also expanded our CDP Supply Chain program, sending climate disclosure requests to more than 200 suppliers. About 65% of them responded, nearly tripling the number of supplier disclosures received in FY25.
The goal is to move beyond engagement toward greater transparency and accountability throughout the value chain. In FY26, all of our Tier 1 contract manufacturer final assembly sites maintained ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety) certifications, and 100% of our Tier 1 production sites and key strategic suppliers scored Silver or above on Responsible Business Alliance Validated Assessment Program (VAP) audits.
4. Putting our capital behind our commitments
In FY26, we also launched our first impact fund. Managed by RBC Global Asset Management (US) Inc., the fund had more than $56 million in assets as of February 1, 2026, supporting investments across renewable energy and carbon reduction initiatives, critical water infrastructure, workforce opportunities, and affordable housing.
The fund reflects a principle that applies to both our business and our customers’ infrastructure decisions: Financial performance and environmental and social impact don’t have to compete. They can reinforce one another.
5. Strengthening measurement, governance, and reporting readiness
Finally, we’re continuing to strengthen how we measure, govern, and report our progress.
As sustainability requirements evolve globally, customers, regulators, and other stakeholders need greater transparency and confidence in the sustainability performance of the companies they work with.
In FY26, we completed a gap assessment and roadmap for global sustainability regulations and began pre-assurance work to strengthen audit readiness for mandatory reporting. In addition, we obtained third-party limited assurance for our FY26 greenhouse gas emissions inventory and renewable energy and electricity calculations.
We’ve also expanded how we measure business performance through impact accounting, which translates selected environmental impacts into financial terms so they can be considered alongside traditional financial metrics.
Through our product-level approach to impact accounting, we aim to provide better insight into the environmental performance of data storage technologies and help providers and customers make more informed technology decisions. Based on the Value Balancing Alliance methodology, our model assesses impacts across the full product value chain, from manufacturing and direct operations to product use and end of life, to help uncover environmental costs and benefits that conventional accounting may miss. In FY26, we completed our second model iteration and began developing a dashboard to make these insights more accessible and actionable for business leaders.
These aren’t simply reporting exercises. They’re part of building the transparency, controls, and accountability expected of an enterprise technology partner whose customers face many of the same requirements.
What This Looks Like for Customers
Ultimately, these efforts matter because efficiency and sustainability are increasingly part of the same infrastructure conversation our customers are having every day.
Wipro: Improving sustainability without sacrificing performance
A leading technology services and consulting company, Wipro builds innovative, sustainable solutions with an infrastructure engineered as a service in a hybrid-cloud ecosystem.
As a managed service provider, Wipro wanted to accelerate digital transformation for its clients by offering seamless migration to a modern storage infrastructure. To meet both performance and sustainability goals, Wipro needed to reduce the physical and energy consumption footprint without slowing mission-critical applications. To support business continuity, Wipro needed a way to stay current on upgrades without downtime and forklifts.
With the simplicity, flexibility, and efficiency of Everpure™ FlashArray//XL™, FlashStack®, and Evergreen//Forever™, Wipro maximizes performance, reliability, and sustainability for its clients. Power, cooling, and space consumption fall by as much as 90%, reducing carbon footprint and moving toward net-zero goals.
“Sustainability is the number one priority that we drive home with Everpure,”
Mayur Shah, General Manager and Global Head of Data Center and SDx at Wipro
Maryland DoIT: Sustainability through modernization
The Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) manages and provides information technology and telecommunications services and critical support to state agencies, the Executive Office of the Governor, coordinating offices, and independent Executive Branch agencies.
In the past, DoIT relied on a heterogeneous storage environment to underpin its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and backup-as-a-service (BaaS) platforms. It was based on disk arrays, conventional solid-state drives, and hyperconverged infrastructure. As time went by, these storage systems became increasingly costly and time-consuming to manage and scale.
To support a new generation of shared services, DoIT selected Everpure solutions. For its BaaS environment, the organization uses Everpure Evergreen//One™, a storage-as-a-service (STaaS) platform that enables simplified operations with guaranteed performance. To underpin its IaaS offering, DoIT uses FlashArray//X20 and FlashArray//X70 solutions, delivering dense, power-efficient all-NVMe storage.
DoIT is committed to delivering its services in an environmentally sustainable way. By embracing ultra-efficient, all-NVMe flash solutions from Everpure, the organization is unlocking major efficiency improvements in its data centers.
“The density of FlashArray is mind-blowing. We’ve cut our data center Tier 0/1 storage footprint from 77 rack units (77U) to just 3U and reduced our data center power utilization from 28kW to 1.6kW. Everpure is helping us to cut our energy consumption in the data center by 94%, which contributes to our sustainability goals,”
Darrell Stevens, Systems Architect for DoIT
Performance, Efficiency, and Sustainability—Together
Wipro and Maryland DoIT represent different organizations with different infrastructure requirements. But their experiences point toward the same conclusion. Customers aren’t choosing between performance, scalability, efficiency, and sustainability. Increasingly, they expect their infrastructure to address all of those needs together, and they expect their technology partners to share that commitment.
That’s why our customers’ sustainability journey influences our own. As their infrastructure demands, sustainability objectives, and regulatory expectations continue to evolve, we need to keep evolving with them, delivering technology that helps them use power and space more efficiently while continuing to mature our own operations, supply chain, governance, and measurement.
Being a responsible technology partner means helping our customers make progress and demonstrating that we’re committed to making progress alongside them.
