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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

The global middle class is growing — and the next billion consumers will shape the next decade of markets, movements, and innovation. This session dives into who they are, where they live, how old they are, and what they’re spending on. From generational shifts to geographic trends, we’ll explore the data driving demand and what it means for inclusive growth worldwide.

Speakers include:

• Michelle Meyer, Head, chief economist, Mastercard Economics Institute
• Dr. Wolfgang Fengler, Chief executive officer, World Data Lab

To view all the 2025 Summit sessions, visit the page here.

About the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth advances equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. The Center leverages Mastercard’s core assets and competencies, including data insights, expertise, and technology, while administering the philanthropic Mastercard Impact Fund, to produce independent research, scale global programs and empower a community of thinkers, leaders and doers on the front lines of inclusive growth. For more information and to receive its latest insights, follow the Center on LinkedIn and subscribe to its newsletter.

Follow along the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth’s journey to advance equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world

At Chemours’ DeLisle manufacturing site in Mississippi, over 50 children and grandchildren of employees recently participated in the annual Kids Day — an immersive experience designed to ignite curiosity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The event featured interactive experiments, site tours, and engaging demonstrations that brought the science of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) to life.

As the world’s largest producer of TiO₂, Chemours’ Titanium Technologies business plays a vital role in delivering the bright, durable, and efficient materials used in coatings, plastics, and laminates. At DeLisle, employees proudly showcased how Ti-Pure™ TiO₂ is made and how it contributes to everyday products— from architectural coatings to furniture and footwear.

“DeLisle Kids Day is one of the many ways we show our commitment to the DeLisle and Pass Christian communities, and appreciation for the families of our employees,” said Robert Mills, DeLisle Environmental Health and Safety Consultant. “It’s important for the next generation to see how science and innovation come together at our site—and to understand the pride we take in the work we do.”

The event also highlights Chemours’ commitment to environmental stewardship and education. The DeLisle site is home to approximately 1,000 acres of Certified Wildlife Habitat and the local team actively supports local science fairs, robotics programs, and teacher development initiatives.

With a flexible manufacturing footprint and a nearly century-long legacy of innovation, Chemours’ Ti-Pure™ TiO₂ is trusted by customers around the globe. By combining quality product, reliable supply, and expert service, Chemours Titanium Technologies team helps partners navigate evolving market needs while delivering the consistency and performance they expect.

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 2, 2025 /3BL/ – Industry advocacy groups such as the GPA Midstream Association are inviting industry stakeholders to review and comment on the second edition of API Recommended Practice (RP) 1173, Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS).

The revised edition of RP 1173 integrates updates aimed at enhancing clarity and effectiveness for organizations ranging from large to very small operators. The primary revisions in this edition, as currently drafted, include:

• Recommended Practice Enhancement – Clarification of key terms, roles, concepts and expectations to ensure a common understanding among stakeholders and eliminate ambiguity in interpretation and implementation.
• Elements’ Contribution to Safety Culture – Identification of the anticipated impacts and defining characteristics resulting from the integration of each Element and the associated risk management/reduction measures.
• Process Safety Integration – Overview and comparative analysis of Process Safety and Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) elements including guidance towards implementation of Process Safety principles into a PSMS.
• Guidance for Very Small Operators – Dedicated guidance tailored to support the unique needs of smaller organizations specific to each Element and the associated “Shall” statements.
• Public Engagement – Introduction to API’s RP 1185, Pipeline Public Engagement and the direct benefits of external engagement as part of a PSMS including core principles and elements.

“The industry now has a key opportunity to actively influence the advancement of pipeline safety and help shape its future direction,” shares Jason Phillips, Consultant, Antea Group. “Your input is essential to keeping RP 1173 practical, relevant, and effective in driving continuous safety improvement.”

Industry stakeholders are encouraged to request access to view the proposed changes and to submit feedback during the open ballot period.

To Participate:

Review the proposed revisions and submit comments through the official ballot system accessed at: http://ballots.api.org. Your input plays a vital role in the ongoing evolution of this important safety framework.

For more information, please contact Jason Phillips.

CNH brand, New Holland’s, CX and TC straw walker combines, plus compatible headers, are all updated for 2026 to make set-up easier and harvest more productive.

CX5/6 and CH7 series combine updates

To meet more demanding conditions, the UltraFlow^™ drum, previously only available on CX6 combines, is now optional on CX5 models. Its staggered profile helps manage uneven loading, and improves threshing performance by providing smoother crop flow, quieter operation, reduced fuel consumption and up to a 10% capacity increase.

The CX5 and CX6, and CH7 hybrid combines – which feature drum-and-concave and Twin Rotor™ technology – now benefit from a revised Smart Sieve option and remote sieve adjustment. Pre-sieve adjustment is now mechanically linked to upper sieve movement: when the upper sieve is adjusted, the pre-sieve follows accordingly, saving time and ensuring matched performance. The offset between the upper sieve and pre-sieve can still be adjusted mechanically. For units equipped with the manual sieve adjustment feature and with Smart Sieve^™ levelling to counter sloping terrain, the pre-sieve can now be more easily adjusted from the rear via a new lever.

Read more here.

CNH brand, New Holland’s, CX and TC straw walker combines, plus compatible headers, are all updated for 2026 to make set-up easier and harvest more productive.

CX5/6 and CH7 series combine updates

To meet more demanding conditions, the UltraFlow^™ drum, previously only available on CX6 combines, is now optional on CX5 models. Its staggered profile helps manage uneven loading, and improves threshing performance by providing smoother crop flow, quieter operation, reduced fuel consumption and up to a 10% capacity increase.

The CX5 and CX6, and CH7 hybrid combines – which feature drum-and-concave and Twin Rotor™ technology – now benefit from a revised Smart Sieve option and remote sieve adjustment. Pre-sieve adjustment is now mechanically linked to upper sieve movement: when the upper sieve is adjusted, the pre-sieve follows accordingly, saving time and ensuring matched performance. The offset between the upper sieve and pre-sieve can still be adjusted mechanically. For units equipped with the manual sieve adjustment feature and with Smart Sieve^™ levelling to counter sloping terrain, the pre-sieve can now be more easily adjusted from the rear via a new lever.

Read more here.

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Meeting minutes are essential for effective governance, providing a transparent record of discussions and decisions made during board meetings. They serve as a governance safety net, protecting board members and creating a reliable corporate memory.

This guide delves into the art and craft of meeting minutes, offering practical tips, insights, and tools to help governance professionals master this essential skill. Find out:

• Why meeting minutes matter
• The key to effective meeting minutes
• How to make meeting minutes readable and useful
• Tips to manage sensitive information
• Ways to realize efficiencies with AI

Download the best practice guide to learn more.

The roar of planes was not the only sound echoing across the tarmac this year as Orbis Canada’s 15^th annual Plane Pull for Sight campaign took flight! This exhilarating and heartwarming fundraiser, sponsored by FedEx, united communities in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver to combat avoidable blindness, raising awareness and funds for a critical cause.

Torontonians take the lead

On May 25, Toronto hosted the first stop of this year’s thrilling Plane Pull for Sight. The event set a new record with more than 2,000 enthusiastic attendees cheering on 46 plane pull teams, including over 500 FedEx participants. This family-friendly spectacle saw teams of up to 20 people pulling a massive 60-ton FedEx 757 cargo plane a distance of 20 feet across the tarmac. Thanks to their collective efforts, Orbis raised more than $200,000, setting a robust pace for the rest of the campaign.

Calgarians show their strength

The excitement continued in Calgary on June 7, where the Plane Pull for Sight once again captured the hearts of spectators and participants alike. With 360 determined individuals, including 200 dedicated FedEx team members, the Calgary event was a resounding success. Over 1,000 attendees watched in awe as teams showcased their strength and commitment to Orbis’s mission. By this point, the campaign’s total fundraising efforts exceeded $245,000, further supporting initiatives to end avoidable blindness in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

A grand finale in Vancouver

The final leg of the campaign unfolded in Vancouver on June 22, wrapping up with an impressive display of teamwork and community spirit. More than 25 teams, including more than 300 FedEx team members, competed in this friendly contest, bringing the grand total of participants across all three cities to over 1,500. The Vancouver event pushed the campaign’s total fundraising to an incredible $282,000 (and counting), a testament to the power of pulling together for a noble cause.

A vision for the future

Since its inception in 2009, the Plane Pull for Sight events have raised over 2.9 million dollars for Orbis Canada. These funds are vital for providing critical eye care training, sight-saving treatments, and a brighter future for millions around the globe. The 2025 campaign not only highlighted the generosity and determination of each community but also reignited hope for a world where no one is needlessly blind.

As FedEx and Orbis Canada continue their impactful partnership, the Plane Pull for Sight remains a shining example of how communities can come together to make a meaningful difference. With every plane pulled and every dollar raised, we move closer to a world where everyone can see a brighter tomorrow.

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

Circularity isn’t a side project at Trane Technologies – it’s embedded in every product decision we make. By designing for disassembly, choosing materials that can be reused or remanufactured and prioritizing recycled materials, we extend product life, cut waste and find potential opportunities to lower costs.

Sustainable and circular design is a cornerstone of this approach. When our product engineers start developing new products, they plan for every stage of the equipment’s lifecycle.

They integrate design methodologies to ensure products have the highest potential recycled content, and are able to be remanufactured, repurposed or reclaimed instead of discarded at end of life. This lifecycle thinking propels us toward our 2030 Sustainability Commitments, including our targets to send zero waste to landfill, achieve a 40 percent reduction in embodied carbon in our products, and our Gigaton Challenge to help our customers decrease their greenhouse gas emissions by one billion metric tons.

These circularity practices provide a blueprint for supply chain decarbonization and business growth. The journey of a small plastic zip tie – reborn as a critical refrigeration part – shows just how powerful that blueprint can be.

Innovative solutions for single-use plastics

Our Barcelona facility that makes Thermo King products receives over 400,000 zip ties each year on parts and components from suppliers. The ties are made from strong, durable plastic known for its resistance to wear, making them a valuable and underutilized resource. How could this material be leveraged instead of discarded?

The facility’s Green Team – Ricard Canela, Rubén Fernández and Marina Invernón – decided to find a way to reuse the zip ties in a new design for high-value components, repurposing them into new drain tubes for the units they manufacture. The team invested in an on-site shredding unit for the discarded zip ties. After shredding, the plastic is sent to a partner. There, it is melted and shaped into closed-loop drain tubes for Thermo King refrigeration units.

In the first year, this circular design strategy repurposed 450,000 zip ties into 50,000 drain tubes, enough to support the demand within 27,000 refrigeration units. The project cut carbon emissions by 4.3 metric tons. This is like removing the carbon footprint of 4,778 pounds of coal burned or equal to driving a gasoline car for 10,953 miles.

The team also designed the operational process so that other manufacturing locations can replicate it. With a small investment, production sites around the world can change their single-use plastics into valuable parts. This helps reduce carbon emissions and saves waste across our global organization.

Circularity reduces our carbon footprint

This effort is not just about a new way to make a refrigeration part. It’s about embedding circularity into how our teams think and work, helping us define the value and lifecycle thinking in business. The initiative shows that sustainable business practices don’t have to start with big changes. They can begin with something simple, like a zip tie, to inspire other smart and creative design changes.

As rules for single-use plastics and emissions become stricter, closed-loop methods help future-proof our portfolio. They also allow our teams see “waste” in a new way which helps advance our goal of zero waste to landfill. Collectively, these efforts inspire the next steps in our decarbonization strategy, moving us forward as a sustainable business and enhancing our value chain.

Explore more about how embracing circularity can drive business value in our series on this topic.

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Louisville’s Russell neighborhood is making strides toward a comeback, despite 60% of its residents living in poverty and a homeownership rate below 15%. Fifth Third is proud to be part of the journey.

In June 2021, Russell was selected for Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program. The place-based community development initiative was designed to spur economic mobility within nine underserved and historically disinvested neighborhoods across Fifth Thirds11-state Consumer Bank footprint.

The program invests significant dollars into local neighborhoods. It combines all the resources – intellectual, social and financial – to cause a positive ripple effect that leads to community revitalization, small business growth, affordable housing, financial and workforce education and development, and healthy safe spaces.

“After three years, we can see a genuine impact on people’s lives,” said Kim Halbauer, Kentucky region president. “It’s amazing to see not only our investments at work, but also the investments of others inspired by our work. Because of this journey, more individuals have opportunities to have jobs, own homes and create impact for their families.”

Fifth Third has invested $33.7 million in direct investments into the Russell neighborhood and catalyzed an additional $65 million. That makes for a total financial impact of $98.8 million in the neighborhood.

Preserving homeownership across generations

Some of that investment has gone to homes, both building and preserving existing housing. For example, Fifth Third has partnered with the New Directions Housing Corporation and Russell: A Place of Promise (RPOP) to provide critical home repairs to 10% of its homeowners. Sixty homeowners have benefited from improvements like roofing repairs, new flooring to prevent slip-and-fall injuries, and bathroom and kitchen remodels to accommodate aging in place. Additionally, trees have been pruned or removed to prevent code enforcement citations, while properties have been brought up to modern code with HVAC installations and replacements, and electrical and plumbing repair.

“Home repairs are a key element of Fifth Third’s strategy to revitalize the Russell neighborhood,” said Adam Hall, Kentucky region community impact manager. “We are focused on all facets of quality housing, including repairs and upgrades to existing houses to help prevent displacement of legacy and long-time residents of Russell. By working with existing partners, especially RPOP and New Directions, we are able to support existing homeowners and ensure that they are equipped to stay in Russell and thrive for many years to come.”

The Legal Aid Society also helped these residents develop estate plans so their houses can continue to be family homes for generations.

Neighborhood businesses get a lift

The Russell: A Place of Promise Small Business Accelerator has invested $292,000 directly into 68 small businesses. It also has organized four cohorts to help the business owners advance their business acumen. Philanthropy through the Fifth Third Foundation supported the Accelerator and helped to leverage additional investments from other organizations. The funding supported the program and also provided capital for grants from $1,000 to $5,000 that each business received after completion of the program.

Thanks to these and more than 20 other projects and investments in Russell, residents have a better chance to better their lives.

Learn more about Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 1, 2025 /3BL/ – Today, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) published its annual Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report, highlighting progress across the Company’s Good priorities of People, Food and Planet. These pillars help drive Yum!’s Recipe for Good Growth strategy, built on the belief that lasting growth and brand relevance come from being sustainable and responsive to the evolving needs of its employees, franchisees and stakeholders.

“At Yum!, we’re continually focused on building a more resilient business that delivers good growth,” said Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs. “Using our scale, we’ve been able to develop a responsible supply chain, unlock opportunity for people and communities, and offer a modern menu with a variety of options for consumers around the globe.”

The 2024 report outlines the Company’s approach to its Good Growth strategy and relevant progress across the global system including:

• Achieving over 89% of Yum!-approved suppliers with Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Recognized Certification or are part of GFSI Development Programs on the path to certification
• Sourcing 94% cage-free eggs (menu items and ingredients) across 25,000 restaurants, including the U.S., Western Europe and other leading markets
• Reducing emissions by 25% on an absolute basis for Company-owned restaurants, corporate offices and transportation compared to 2019
• Participating in the Petaluma Reusable Cup Project, the first citywide program in the U.S. to offer reusable to-go cups at no cost to customers
• Activating more than 45 projects across 15 countries, impacting over 350,000 people, since launching the Unlocking Opportunity Initiative in 2020

“We continue to make great headway across our value chain, beginning with the farms from which our food is sourced to running more efficient restaurants and unlocking opportunity in communities across the world,” said Jon Hixson, Yum! Brands Chief Sustainability Officer & Vice President, Government Affairs. “Strong collaboration with franchisees, suppliers and community partners helped further connect and integrate our citizenship and sustainability work across our business in 2024.”

For more details, view the Yum! Brands’ 2024 Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report at www.yum.com/impact.

About Yum! Brands, Inc.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of nearly 61,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company’s KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-inspired food and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America and 3BL’s list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens. In 2025, the Company was recognized among TIME magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut led Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises 2024 list and were ranked in the first 25 of Entrepreneur’s 2025 Franchise 500, with Taco Bell securing the No. 1 spot in North America for the fifth consecutive year.