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Charity Navigator, America’s top independent nonprofit evaluator, has awarded Direct Relief an overall 100% charity rating for 2024. This achievement marks Direct Relief’s 14th consecutive Four-Star rating, underscoring its commitment to excellence, accountability, and measurable impact in delivering on its humanitarian mission.

In addition to its perfect score, Direct Relief was also named one of Charity Navigator’s Best Humanitarian Relief Charities in 2024. The organization also earned top rankings for its responses to Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and the humanitarian crises in Sudan and Ukraine These lists, according to Charity Navigator, recognize charities that are “extraordinarily effective at what they do, giving you the chance to support a cause where you’ll have an impact.”

Direct Relief’s Charity Ratings

Direct Relief achieved top scores across Charity Navigator’s evaluation criteria:

Within the charity watchdog’s evaluation “beacons,” Direct Relief earned a 100% rating in Accountability & Finance, Leadership & Adaptability, and Culture & Community. Within the Impact & Measurement Beacon, Direct Relief earned a 100% rating in Impact and 97% in Measurement.

Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator, recognized Direct Relief for its performance, stating:

“We are delighted to provide Direct Relief with third-party accreditation that validates their operational excellence. The Four-Star Rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve. We are eager to see the good work that Direct Relief can accomplish in the years ahead.”

Humanitarian Impact in 2024

In 2024, Direct Relief made significant strides in advancing its global humanitarian mission, including:

Delivering Lifesaving Medicines: Distributed 377 million defined daily doses of medicine to more than 2,300 healthcare facilities across 90 countries and all 50 U.S. states.Hurricane Responses: Mobilized disaster responses to Hurricanes Beryl, Helene, and Milton, providing financial support and essential medicines to over 90 healthcare providers across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.Middle East Humanitarian Aid: Provided $299 million (wholesale value) in medical aid to regions including Gaza, Egypt, Israel, and Syria, among others. This included nearly 150 tons of medical supplies valued at $32 million to Gaza, addressing cancer treatment, diabetes care, cardiac conditions, and water purification needs.Support for Ukraine: Delivered $322 million in medical aid in 2024 alone to Ukraine for the benefit of people affected by war, bringing the total to 2,600 tons of aid valued at $1.4 billion since the war began in 2022. Current efforts focus on rehabilitation, mental health, mobile care, and resilient energy solutions for healthcare facilities.

Stewardship and Financial Transparency

Direct Relief is committed to maximizing the impact of every donation, ensuring funds are used responsibly and effectively to support those in need:

100% Allocation of Donor-Designated Funds: Every contribution earmarked for specific programs or emergencies is applied exclusively to those purposes, giving donors full assurance that their intent is honored.Independently Funded Operations: Direct Relief operates solely on private charitable contributions, declining government funding to maintain independence and focus on its mission.No Fundraising Costs Paid by Donors: Fundraising expenses, which average just 2% of total cash revenue, are entirely covered by a private bequest. This means 0% of donor contributions are used for fundraising and instead support Direct Relief’s humanitarian mission.Operational Efficiency: Approximately 99.5 cents of every dollar (including in-kind donations) go directly to program services, with 0.3 cents allocated to administrative costs and 0.1 cents to fundraising.Leveraging In-Kind Contributions: Strategic partnerships with businesses and organizations amplify the impact of donations. Contributions of medicine and medical supplies—valued at their wholesale cost—constitute the majority of Direct Relief’s revenue, allowing cash donations to stretch even further.

For a detailed overview of how Direct Relief uses its resources to advance its humanitarian mission, visit Direct Relief’s donation policies.

Ever wonder how you can champion a cause you believe in at work? I sat down with a leader in the Asia, Pacific, Japan, and China (APJC) region to learn about how she harnessed her roles within Cisco—both in the Cisco Customer Experience team and as a core team volunteer with the Cisco Green Team Network Inclusive Community, one of Cisco’s employee resource groups (ERGs), dedicated to connecting Cisco employees for social and environmental actions. Join us as we explore her journey, the meaningful collaboration with World Wide Fund For Nature Australia (WWF-Australia) since 2022, and the special initiative at Cisco Live APJC 2023!

Could you start by introducing yourself?

My name is Vivien Chia and I’m currently the Digital Marketing Manager within the Digital Customer Experience (DCX) team, responsible for the social media management of Cisco Community—Cisco’s peer-to-peer online community portal and Cisco’s 2nd most visited digital property.

On top of this day job, I’m also the APJC Lead of the Global Green Team Inclusive Community and part of the core team of Australia and New Zealand Sustainable Environment Network (ANZ Green Team).

Hence, I see the great opportunity to try to incorporate sustainability into the Green Team’s initiatives and further engage our members to drive more social and community impacts collectively.

Could you tell me a little bit about the ANZ Green Team?

The ANZ chapter of the Cisco Green Team is made up of employees from across Cisco’s business units who create, inspire and drive sustainability action across Australia and New Zealand. We are focused on:

Building more sustainable partnerships: Engaging and developing strategic collaboration with common purpose and opportunities.Giving back and volunteering: Inspiring action, building resiliency and empowering us all to overcome climate disruptions and preserve resources within communities.Educating and building awareness: Activating through engaging communications, giving back opportunities and events.

Tell us a bit about the collaboration between ANZ Green Team and WWF-Australia.

Our workplace giving journey with WWF started in August 2022 after Jay Green and I connecting with Henry Clough, Workplace Giving and Corporate Engagement Manager at WWF-Australia.

We were drawn to WWF’s global mission to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. WWF-Australia is now the nation’s largest conservation organisation with projects and partnerships in every state and territory across the country since its establishment in 1978. They work collaboratively with communities, governments, Traditional Owners, non-government organisations (NGOs), scientists, industry, and innovators. So we want to support them to help drive positive change through resilient ecosystems.

The ANZ Green Team nominated WWF-Australia for the Cisco Matching Gifts program, and have established an ongoing collaboration to spotlight their important work in protecting wildlife and regenerating nature, including Earth Hour 2023 and 2024 (check out the Earth Hour 2024 | Postcards from around the world!).

In July 2023, we also successfully nominated them for a Cisco Foundation Regional Solution Grant (AUD$150,000) to help fund their Australian Native Vegetation Mapping System project; this is an important project because Australia is the only developed nation on the list of 24 global deforestation fronts.

And then, it was a major milestone for us to have them onsite at Cisco Live APJC in 2023 as the official Charity Partner of the event. WWF-Australia and Green Team engaged with the visitors at the Sustainability Zone (led by Sarah Simpson), where we helped adopt 100 koalas (AUD$18,000 donation value)!

All teams were thrilled with the success and look forward to more collaborations with WWF-Australia and other NGOs to help make a difference.

How did you further extend the giveback and community impact initiative at last year’s Cisco Live APJC?

The ANZ Green Team partnered with Cisco Community to activate our annual giveback initiative and bring it to life onsite. Instead of producing hundreds of event giveaways, we wanted something unique and more sustainable, so the budget was diverted to support a great cause through the ‘Community Helping Community’ campaign at the event. This was to raise awareness of climate change and promote collective effort to help improve the world together.

The team also directed foot traffic to the WWF-Australia booth to adopt their own koala. The symbolic action to ‘adopt’ these iconic yet threatened Australian species will help save them from extinction. You can learn more here: Adopt a koala.

What are some other ways Cisco employees are getting involved?

It’s important for employees to rethink their carbon footprint, whether it’s through work, at home, or when organizing an event (big or small).

Also don’t forget to leverage, find the opportunity, and get creative to drive bigger impact by collaborating with other teams. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who have supported me through this journey.

There is so much information out there both internally and externally about sustainability. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start, but that’s okay because the Green Team Network can help you start or continue your sustainability journey. Whether that is looking to get involved in fundraising or attending internal education sessions we encourage employees to be curious, and their knowledge about sustainability will develop from there.

For Cisco employees, the Global Green Team Network Inclusive Community encourages everyone to join a local team and start getting involved. We would love to incorporate new ideas, suggestions, and activities to drive our environmental impact and efforts. If you’re a Cisco employee, please join us!

Lastly, you can also stay updated on Cisco’s sustainability goals and programs for customers and partners and don’t forget to stop by the Cisco Community kiosk and Sustainability Zones when you attend Cisco Live events like the one in Melbourne, Australia from November 11-14!

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December 2, 2024 /3BL/ – Celebrating the spirit of giving, AEG employees served Thanksgiving meals to more than 1,000 individuals and families in Los Angeles, CA, Indio, CA and Denver, CO.

The team served Thanksgiving meals that included turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans and corn bread, as well as a broad array of desserts. After serving guests, employees engaged with participants as they enjoyed their meals and took part in Thanksgiving themed crafts and games.

“Our goal is not just to provide a meal, but to help ease the challenges that so many families face, especially during the holidays,” said Anette Padilla, Director of Community Foundation and Social Impact, AEG. “By offering a space to connect, share a meal, and have fun, we hope to bring some comfort and joy to families this Thanksgiving.”

On November 22, AEG, in collaboration with its soccer franchise, the LA Galaxy hosted its 21st annual Thanksgiving Foundations’ Feast at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA. LA Galaxy’s Head Coach Greg Vanney, General Manager Will Kuntz, President Tom Braun, Dignity Health Sports Park General Manager Katie Pandolfo, and four-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist Steve Lewis joined AEG staff and their families to serve Thanksgiving meals to over 250 families from the South Bay area. Additionally, Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Galaxy Foundation, and PACSUN provided apparel for all children in attendance.

On November 26, AEG hosted its second annual Holly Jolly Thanksgiving Dinner at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, where AEG employees served more than 200 families a Thanksgiving meal. Attendees also enjoyed a visit from Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus and received free passes to the Magic of Lights, a drive-through holiday lights experience, at the Empire Polo Club.

On November 28, AEG Presents hosted its Mission Cares Thanksgiving Day Feast at Mission Ballroom in Denver, CO, where AEG employees served over 100 Thanksgiving meals to those in need. The meals were prepared by Hot Like Sauce Catering. Attendees were invited from local nonprofits, including Advocates for Recovery Colorado, Conscious Alliance, Network Coffee, Urban Peak, Denver Voice, Teller Pantry, Saint Francis Center, Mile High Ministries, Family Promise of Greater Denver, Dry Bones Denver, The Phoenix, Project Angel Heart, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Mile High United Way and Servicios de La Raza

And, on November 28, AEG’s CEO Dan Beckerman and employee volunteers served 250 Thanksgiving meals, prepared by Wolfgang Puck Catering, to local Veterans and families at the 12th  annual Community Thanksgiving celebration at The Novo L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, CA. The families were invited from local nonprofit organizations, including All Peoples Community Center, Angelica Center for Arts and Music, Betty Plasencia Elementary School, Boyle Heights Technology Youth Center (Proyecto), Hope Street Margolis Family Center, Kid City Hope Place, Little Tokyo Service Center, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), Tenth Street Elementary School, The Salvation Army Red Shield Youth & Community Center and U.S.VETS.

AEG’s Social Impact initiatives are dedicated to supporting children and families in need in the areas of K-12 education, the arts, and health and wellness. Over the past 10 years, AEG’s foundations and programs have contributed over $120 million in direct financial and in-kind support of charitable, community and civic programs. To learn more about AEG’s efforts, please click here.

Originally published in International Paper’s *Thinking Inside the Box* white paper

Rethinking economic production as a continuous cycle of use and renewal has become a subject of great interest for businesses committed to a sustainable future. Likewise, economic benefits are gained from reduced fuel and raw material costs, and a closed-loop manufacturing process that minimizes energy waste.

For the containerboard box, circularity begins in the forest. From the forest, renewable fiber is transported to a paper mill, where it is converted to pulp in a process that yields cooking “liquors” as well as biomass that can be reintroduced into the process as fuel, considered carbon neutral biomass energy.

Paper mills are the catalyst in the circular lifecycle of a box: these facilities realize incredible energy savings through efficient biomass cycles and effective water treatment. Due in part to the high capital cost of updating mill and box plant equipment, the paper and packaging industry has a broad range of technology and energy efficiency in facilities. International Paper is committed to demonstrating strong leadership in manufacturing excellence, emissions reduction and process improvements. As part of IP’s Vision 2030 goals, the company is focusing its efforts on projects that minimize fossil fuel use, improve energy efficiency and expand the use of renewable energy. As a result, 70% of the company’s mill energy is derived from carbon-neutral biomass residuals, a by-product of the paper manufacturing process turned into energy.

International Paper implements circular principles and practices throughout its value chain to ensure that its products are responsibly sourced, recovered and recycled into new boxes. While wood fiber cannot be used indefinitely, it can be used many times before the fibers are too brittle and short and considered “lost”. These “lost” fibers, and other manufacturing byproducts, are captured and used for biomass-based fuel to power the mill.

After pulp is transformed into containerboard, it enters the converting process, where rolls of containerboard are cut, shaped and printed to fit customer specifications at box plants. Nearly all trimmings and scrap paper at box plants are recovered and returned to the paper mill to be recycled into new containerboard. After customer use, a robust network of recycling collectors, including IP’s own recycling business, transports recovered materials to a recycling facility, then to paper mills, where the fiber is broken down and reintroduced, beginning the circular process again.

Download International Paper’s white paper to learn more.

About International Paper

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global producer of sustainable packaging, pulp and other fiber-based products, and one of the world’s largest recyclers. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 39,000 colleagues globally who are committed to creating what’s next. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2023 were $18.9 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com/.

About International Paper – EMEA

In Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), International Paper focuses on the production and marketing of fiber-based packaging and specialty pulp, employing approximately 4,400 people. As a leading supplier of high-quality corrugated containers for a multitude of applications, we serve customers throughout the region from our network of two recycled containerboard mills and 23 box plants in France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal and Spain. Specialty pulp is made in Gdansk, Poland. Other products available from International Paper in the region include a variety of Kraft linerboard and other pulp products.

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Marathon Petroleum was named to the Women In Trucking Association’s 2024 Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation list for the third consecutive year.The company was honored at the WIT Accelerate! Conference & Expo in Dallas, showcasing its dedication to gender diversity and career advancement opportunities.Marathon Petroleum transport drivers have access to benefits like flexible schedules, fully paid parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, a 401k match and a company pension plan.

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) was named to the overall 2024 Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation list by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT). This is the third year in a row that MPC has been recognized by WIT.

“We are incredibly proud to be recognized by Women In Trucking,” said Marathon Petroleum Transport Supervisor Hannah Shank. “This honor reflects our commitment to fostering an inclusive and empowering environment where women thrive and lead in shaping the future of our industry.”

MPC was recognized as an exceptional company for women to work in transportation at the WIT Accelerate! Conference & Expo in Dallas in November. WIT selects companies with a corporate culture that fosters gender diversity, competitive compensation and benefits, flexible hours, professional development opportunities and career advancement opportunities.

“We’ve worked really hard to expand our partnership with WIT, and it shows how dedicated we are to making all drivers feel like they belong,” said Shank.

Benefits of Driving for MPC

In addition to support from the Women In Trucking partnership, four-day work weeks and the opportunity to be home every night, transport drivers at MPC have an extensive benefits package that include:

Eight weeks of fully paid maternity leaveFour weeks of fully paid paternity leaveAdoption assistanceTuition reimbursement401k employer matchCompany pension planSupport from the Women in Trucking partnership

Interested candidates should visit DriveForMPC.com.

ATLANTA, December 2, 2024 /3BL/ – The global economy is at a critical juncture, facing two powerful transformations: the AI revolution and the green transition to a low-carbon economy. These shifts could unlock substantial economic growth and benefit everyone, but only if they are built on gender equality and women’s skills and potential. A new CARE report, The Cost of Inequality: Why the Global Economy Cannot Afford to Leave Women Behind, examines the global gender gap in the context of the future economy, revealing widening inequality for women and girls globally, and how this compromises growth and prosperity for all.

“AI and the green economy have the potential to radically benefit society if we invest in women and girls. But if we leave women and girls behind, we will exacerbate the gap that is already holding the economy back,” said Emily Janoch, CARE’s Associate Vice President of Design and Thought Leadership, and one of the study’s authors.

According to the report, closing the gender gap in employment and entrepreneurship could boost global GDP by more than 20%, while bridging imbalances in lifetime earnings between men and women could unlock a staggering $172 trillion. And gender equality is not only crucial for economic growth, it also holds the key to achieving all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – none of which have been met yet, with just six years left to achieve them.

Unfortunately, data gathered and analyzed by CARE points to a move the wrong direction. Between 2019 and 2022, almost 40% of countries have stalled or backslid on gender equality for women, affecting over a billion women and girls. At the current rate, it will take 152 years to close the economic gender gap. Meanwhile, discrimination against women in the workplace is prevalent, with legal restrictions on their job opportunities in more than half of countries. Moreover, women face a lack of legal protections and unequal pay, with 92 countries lacking equal pay legislation and 155 lacking measures to enforce it. And the overrepresentation of women in informal work leaves two billion women and girls without social protections.

Left with the status quo, the gaps that undermine economic growth will continue to grow in the future without the right investments. This is especially true in a rapidly evolving and competitive economy where barriers for women are stark:

Young women are twice as likely to be out of school, employment, or training, and they make up just 35% of STEM graduates – and half of men’s concentration in AI talent.Women are excluded from leadership positions, with gender parity projected to take 140 years to achieve.Women struggle to access finance, with 730 million women remaining unbanked and women-owned businesses facing a $1.9 trillion financing gap in emerging economies.

“Despite the obstacles women face, these are problems we know how to solve,” said Janoch referring to some of the report’s recommendations to boost women’s leadership at work, support female entrepreneurs, and close the digital gap between men and women. “Leadership opportunities, workplace safety, support for care work, and access to education and skills for women and girls all help level the playing field.”

Read the full report here: https://www.care.org/resources/the-cost-of-inequality/

For media inquiries, contact: usa.media@care.org.

About CARE
Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package®, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls. Equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the power to lift whole families and entire communities out of poverty. In 2024, CARE worked in 121 countries, reaching 53 million people through 1,450 projects. To learn more, visit https://www.care.org/.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., December 2, 2024 /3BL/ – Tim Brown was a teenager with a fascination for aviation. Growing up near Charlotte, he cleaned corporate jets as part of the ground crew. He learned to fly. Today, he’s a 737 pilot for American Airlines.

To encourage other kids to pursue a career in aviation, Brown is director of the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals-operated educational program in Charlotte, Aerospace Career Education (ACE) Academy. The group’s camps, courses and fieldtrips are inexpensive, and routinely sell out.

Brown will join 3BL Network Effect: Charlotte on Dec. 11 at Truist Center to share his story and discuss how the ACE Academy has become a talent pipeline for Charlotte-area companies seeking trained workers for a host of jobs ranging from air traffic controllers and jet mechanics to Air Force recruits and commercial pilots.

Network Effect: Charlotte will focus on trends in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and the business drivers behind corporate efforts to promote diversity in the workplace, STEM education in K-12 classrooms, and community relief programs following natural disasters.

The half-day program, the eighth such regional event from 3BL, is open to those working in corporate social responsibility, sustainability, social impact, communications, marketing, ESG and investor relations roles at companies, agencies and nonprofits. Breakfast will be provided.

Register here

Among the organizations participating in 3BL Network Effect: Charlotte are Aerospace Career Education Academy, Albemarle, Compass Group, Duke Energy, Ideas on Purpose, Mower, Trane Technologies, Trips for Kids Charlotte and Truist.

In addition to panel discussions, fireside chats and research revealing consumer sentiments about sustainability, the event is designed so practitioners from Carolina companies, nonprofits and NGOs can explore opportunities to partner for more impact.

About 3BL 
3BL is the leading sustainability and social impact communications partner, connecting organizations’ stories of purpose and progress with the audiences who matter most.

3BL partners with over 1,500 companies – from global corporations and mid-sized enterprises to NGOs and nonprofits – to elevate their reputations as players in the world of responsible business. We do this through unrivaled news and content distribution, bespoke storytelling support, and our digital media division, TriplePundit.

Nearly 40% of companies surveyed for this study have developed climate adaptation plans, yet only 6% have fully implemented adaptation measures.This report includes recommendations for large enterprises, the financial sector, and public administration to effectively plan and implement climate adaptation actions to ensure the resilience of businesses and communities amid the climate crisis.

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has collaborated with Women Action Sustainability (WAS), a non-profit association that promotes sustainability among companies, institutions and society, to publish a new report entitled, “Creating Sustainable Impact: Building Resilience Through Climate Adaptation”. This report highlights the interdependencies between public and private stakeholders and the collective responsibility required to drive actions to build resilience amidst escalating climate change impacts.

“At Schneider Electric, we recognize the vital importance of integrating climate risk and adaptation strategies to enhance the resilience of businesses,” said Steve Wilhite, President, Schneider Electric Sustainability Business. “Climate change is impacting many companies financially, not only with destruction of physical assets but also due to higher interest and insurance rates. Schneider Electric is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of climate progress, collaborating with our network to integrate sustainable practices throughout our ecosystem.”

This report highlights how businesses from various industries and regions are addressing climate-related risks with adaptation strategies and identifies market opportunities and gaps that require attention. The following are several key findings from this report:

38% of companies have developed clear climate adaptation plans, however, only 6% have fully implemented outlined adaptation measures.Only 12% have detailed methods to quantify the financial impact of physical climate risks.Many have experienced climate-related impacts on their supply chains (30%) and on direct operations (28%).30% of companies surveyed do not have insurance coverage to mitigate financial risks linked to climate hazards.

Climate risk is broadly recognized as a financial risk and is expected to have a significant impact on corporate profit and loss statements. The United Nations reports that extreme weather events have led to $4 trillion in losses over the past 50 years. With the global temperature escalating, the frequency and severity of climate-related disasters are projected to rise annually, reinforcing the urgency to develop climate adaptation plans and actions. In the UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2024, the finance adaptation gap is estimated to be between $194-366 billion USD per year, which is a factor for the lag in adaptation planning and implementation efforts.

“Adaptation is highlighted as a major emerging trend, given the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, and corporations are experiencing the impacts of climate change,” said Mónica Chao, President, Women Action Sustainability. “We aim to inspire action in climate adaptation at the corporate level. We invite not only corporations, but all stakeholders, including policymakers, financial institutions, and insurers, to engage in collaboration to drive and enable action.”

The report highlights that, while businesses around the world are showing efforts to mitigate their impact on the environment, current ways of operating will need to change to ensure the resilience of activities. This transformation requires investment. The involvement of the banking and financial services sector is key to support companies in the process of implementing their adaptation plans. WAS wants to call on public administration and scientists, also at the global level, to help companies on this path by providing guidance, tools and resources as needed.

Ana Peña, President of Women Action Sustainability’s Climate Change Group, adds, “in a world where demands and conditions change rapidly, accelerating infrastructure adaptation strategies is crucial to ensure resilience and efficiency. The ability to anticipate and respond agilely to new challenges and opportunities ensures that infrastructures not only support the present but are also prepared for the future.”

This report offers strategic recommendations to help corporations mobilize action, while emphasizing the critical roles of the financial sector, which serves as a catalyst for change, and public administration in facilitating climate adaptation planning. This report also addresses the need for businesses to not only adapt current physical assets, but also proactively design future physical assets to be more resilient and capable of withstanding the impacts of climate change.

Download the full report here. 

About Women Action Sustainability 

Women Action Sustainability is a non-profit association, made up of more than 200 women managers, whose goal is to ensure that sustainability is present at the tables where decisions are made at the highest level. Thus, through female leadership, WAS calls on companies, institutions, entities and society in general; to boost their commitment to sustainability through an integrative, informed, diverse and professional approach. https://wasaction.com

About Schneider Electric 

Schneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.

Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.

We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers.

We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. We embrace diversity and inclusion in everything we do, guided by our meaningful purpose of a sustainable future for all.

www.se.com

Discover the newest perspectives shaping sustainability, electricity 4.0, and next-generation automation on Schneider Electric Insights.

With a deep understanding of consumer megatrends and utilization of advanced technologies like AI and data clouds, this year Clorox continued to drive enduring innovation across our products, supply chain and business operations.

FY24 HIGHLIGHTS

Achieved our 2025 goal of knowing 100M consumers, helping us gain informed insights, deliver greater personalization to consumers and improve marketing return on investment.Launched new collaborations with Walmart and Instacart to create personalized, more frictionless and farther-reaching shopping experiences.Reduced our cycle time on innovation discovery by 50% through implementation of AI- and generative AI-enabled Digital Core to build bigger ideas faster.Introduced innovation across seven major brands to meet consumers’ needs and support their well-being, including new products from Burt’s Bees, Clorox, Glad and more.

New technologies and deeper insights are the key to innovation at Clorox. Modern AI-powered tools are boosting our agility, enabling us to learn from consumers at scale and bring exciting new products to market faster.”

Oksana Sobol
Insights Lead

GETTING TO KNOW 100 MILLION CONSUMERS

This year we met and surpassed our goal to know 100 million consumers, enabling better insights so we can meet consumers’ needs wherever they are in their journey and whenever they’re most receptive to hearing from us. To reach this milestone, we implemented a centralized cloud solution that allows us to store, enrich and activate our first-party data in a privacy-compliant manner. In powerful combination with our new digital asset management tool, the result is more personalized content and effective brand engagement across our entire portfolio of brands.

What does it look like in action? During cold and flu season, our Clorox brand adopted a new approach to authentically connecting with consumers. We leveraged data to gain a nuanced understanding of consumer needs, applying advanced AI algorithms to monitor signals across social media platforms, consumer reviews and market trends. This allowed us to gauge consumer sentiments and to identify their current and emerging needs. Then, we tailored our marketing outreach for maximum relevance and impact, with choiceful decisions about targeted digital advertising, influencer partnerships and how we place products in retail environments.

HARNESSING SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION TO TACKLE PLASTIC WASTE

Minimizing waste is top of mind as we formulate, manufacture and package our products, because delivering value to our consumers means helping them reduce the environmental impact left behind.

While we are proud of our work to reduce packaging waste, we remain realistic about the challenges, including a cyberattack which disrupted near-term plans to advance our 2030 plastic and waste reduction goals. We are taking stock of our goal progress while considering controllable as well as dynamic factors that will impact our ability to achieve them. This includes access to high-quality, post-consumer recycled plastic, limited recycling infrastructure and packaging technology, particularly for film and flexible materials that are not recyclable.

As we re-assess our goals, we continue to integrate sustainability into our business. Our business units have developed plans to enhance the sustainability of packaging for their product portfolios and have tailored sustainability targets that advance our overall enterprise goals. In recent years we also advanced the circularity of our product portfolio by introducing packaging formats across Brita, Clorox and Burt’s Bees products that enable consumers to refill and reuse primary packaging.

Recognizing that progress does not happen in a vacuum, our company continues to collaborate and advance solutions with industry groups, including the Association of Plastic Recyclers, CDP, Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy, rePurpose Global and the U.S. Plastics Pact. We also support Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which is critical for advancing waste management globally. We are doing our part to advocate in favor and support EPR through our participation in AMERIPEN, Circular Action Alliance and the Consumer Brands Association.

Learn more about Clorox’s broader business wins and social impact efforts in its full 2024 Annual Report.

St. PAUL, Minn., December 2, 2024 /3BL/ – Inogen Alliance is pleased to announce the publication of our 2023 ESG report. This report covers the associated operational impacts of Inogen Environmental Alliance Inc. Details related to Associate engagements and collaboration across the Inogen Alliance network are also included. Our priority is to work collaboratively on our direct impacts as an Alliance while influencing our nearly 70 independent Associate companies and providing ESG expertise to our multinational clients. The report outlines areas of influence and impacts within Planet, People and Governance; including our carbon footprint, sustainable travel guidance, commitment to Health & Safety, and cross-cultural understanding.

“I look forward to further successes and continued efforts to turn local commitments into global realities for our clients and the communities in which they operate.” said Angelique Dickson, President of Inogen Alliance.

We measure our ESG performance through our impact on:

Inogen Alliance operations (primarily meetings and travel)The activities of our independent Associates representing nearly 80 firms with more than 200 global officesOur influence on our client partners to advance their company EHS&S practices

2023 was year of growth for global collaboration and knowledge sharing with thought leadership at major venues and channels. Four Associates delivered thoughtful insights from differing geographical perspectives on climate change mitigation to COP28 attendees in Dubai as a global team. Our team joined BBC’s “The Climate and Us” series, which focused on the health impacts of climate change. The series highlighted both the direct and indirect effects that natural disasters such as floods and cyclones have on communities and health systems. The Inogen Alliance was also featured as a global EHS&S leader in the Vision 2045 campaign with The Economist.

Our teams conducted a full materiality assessment in 2023 to more clearly understand Alliance actual and potential material impacts. In our materiality assessment we identified key priority material areas to include the following:

Climate changeResource useCircularityWorking ConditionsEqual TreatmentBusiness Conduct

We will use the results of this assessment as the foundation of our sustainability strategy for the Alliance, which is still under development.

“We continue to evolve our ESG programs, and with the completion of our materiality assessment this year, we have sharpened our focus for the future. The unique structure of our Alliance provides unique opportunities for innovation and growth,” said Peylina Chu, Chair of the Board of Inogen Alliance and Senior Vice President, Antea Group USA.

View the 2023 Inogen Alliance ESG report and previous years reports here.

Inogen Alliance is a global network made up of dozens of independent local businesses and over 6,000 consultants around the world who can help make your project a success. Our Associates collaborate closely to serve multinational corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, and we share knowledge and industry experience to provide the highest quality service to our clients. If you want to learn more about how you can work with Inogen Alliance, you can explore our Associates or Contact Us. Watch for more News & Blog updates here and follow us on LinkedIn.