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The power and proximity of CNH brand, New Holland Construction, distinguished itself as an official sponsor in the Red Bull Los Andes race.

Through SKC, official distributor in Chile, the brand participated in the event that brought together more than 200 of the best riders in the world on the challenging terrain of the Andes Mountains.

“The brand’s efficiency and precision were reflected in the extreme and complex competition recognized globally, as was New Holland Construction. The synergy of this sport with the principles and values of the brand strengthens our identity and commitment to the community. This connection defines us and is one of the reasons why we are pleased to support this competition year after year,” said Fernando Conforti, Commercial Manager of Territory of New Holland Construction Latin America.

The yellow excavators were the at centre of the show, forming, with their arms, the arch that marked the starting point of the race. In addition, the brand’s skid steers and backhoes showed off at the event, showing all their strength and power.

“It is an honor to be a partner of Red Bull Los Andes since its inception. This event not only highlights the skill of athletes in a setting as impressive as the Chilean Andes, but also celebrates the passion for extreme sports and the connection with nature. Every year, the energy and emotion experienced in this meeting are indescribable. We are excited to be part of this unique experience and to continue supporting the talents that make this event memorable”, said Alessandro Maccarini Gonzalez, Marketing Manager New Holland Construction at SKC Chile.

By Sam Naffziger, SVP, AMD Corporate Fellow, and Product Technology Architect

Over the last two years, generative AI has become a major focus, with billions of people and organizations using AI tools daily. As adoption accelerates and new applications emerge, new data centers are coming online to support this transformational technology – but energy is a critical limiting factor.

In these early stages of the AI transformation, demand for compute will continue to be nearly insatiable. And in the data center, every watt of energy consumed by a chip has an impact on its energy needs, total cost of ownership, carbon emissions and, most importantly, its compute capacity. To continue driving advances in AI and broaden access, the industry must deliver higher performance and more energy efficient processors.

Driving energy efficiency through the 30×25 goal

In 2021, we announced our 30×25 goal, a vision to deliver a 30x energy efficiency improvement for AMD EPYC™ CPUs and AMD Instinct™ accelerators powering AI and high performance computing (HPC) by 2025 from a 2020 baseline. We have made steady progress against our goal by finetuning every layer from silicon to software.

Through a combination of architectural advances and software optimizations, we’ve achieved a ~28.3×1 energy efficiency improvement in 2024 using AMD Instinct™ MI300X accelerators paired with AMD EPYC™ 9575F host CPUs, compared to the 2020 goal baseline.

Energy efficient design starts at the architecture level

AMD takes a holistic approach to energy efficient design, balancing advancements across the many complex architectural levers that make up chip design, incorporating tight integration of compute and memory with chiplet architectures, advanced packaging, software partitions, and new interconnects. One of our primary goals across all of our products is to extract as much performance as possible while balancing energy use.

AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators pack an unprecedented 153 billion transistors and leverage advanced 3.5D CoWoS packaging to minimize communication energy and data movement overhead. With eight 5nm compute die layered on top of four 6nm IO die, all tightly connected to industry-leading 192GB of high-bandwidth memory (HBM3) capacity running at 5.2 terabytes per second, these accelerators can ingest and process massive amounts of data at an incredible pace.

Microsoft and Meta are taking advantage of these capabilities, leveraging MI300X accelerators to power key services including all live traffic on Meta’s Llama 405B models.

Memory capacity and bandwidth play a crucial role in AI performance and efficiency, and we are committed to delivering industry-leading memory with every generation of AMD Instinct accelerators. Increasing the memory on chips, improving the locality of memory access via software partitions, and optimizing how data is processed by enabling high bandwidth between chiplets can lower interconnect energy and total communication energy consumption, reducing the overall energy demand of a system. These effects multiply across clusters and data centers.

But it’s not just accelerators that impact AI performance and energy efficiency. Pairing them with the right CPU host is critical to keeping accelerators fed with data for demanding AI workloads. AMD EPYC 9575F CPUs are tailor made for GPU-powered AI solutions, with our testing showing up to 8% faster processing than a competitive CPU thanks to higher boost clock frequency2.

Continuous improvement with software optimizations

The AMD ROCm™ open software stack is also delivering major leaps in AI performance, allowing us to continue driving performance and energy efficiency optimizations for our accelerators well after they’ve shipped to customers.

Since we launched the AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators, we have doubled inferencing and training performance3 across a wide range of the most popular AI models through ROCm enhancements. We are continuously finetuning, and our engagement in the open ecosystem with partners like PyTorch and Hugging Face means that developers have access to daily updates of the latest ROCm libraries to help ensure their applications are always as optimized as possible.

With ROCm, we have also expanded support of lower abstraction AI-specific math formats including FP8, enabling greater power efficiency for AI inference and training. Leveraging lower precision math formats can alleviate memory bottlenecks and reduce latency associated with higher precision formats, allowing for larger models to be handled within the same hardware constraints, enabling more efficient training and inference processes. Our latest ROCm 6.3 release continues to extend performance, efficiency and scalability.

Where do we go from here?

Our high-performance AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Instinct accelerators are powering AI at scale, uncovering incredible insights through the world’s fastest supercomputers, and enabling data centers to do more in a smaller footprint. We are not taking our foot off the gas – we are continuing to push the boundaries of performance and energy efficiency for AI and high performance computing through holistic chip design. What’s more, our open software approach enables us to harness the collective innovation across the open ecosystem to drive performance and efficiency enhancements on a consistent and frequent cadence.

With our thoughtful approach to hardware and software co-design, we are confident in our roadmap to exceed the 30×25 goal and excited about the possibilities ahead, where we see a path to massive energy efficiency improvements within the next couple of years.

As AI continues to proliferate and demand for compute accelerates, energy efficiency becomes increasingly important beyond the silicon, as we broaden our focus to address energy consumption at the system, rack, and cluster level. We look forward to sharing more on our progress and what’s after 30×25 when we wrap up the goal next year.
 

[1] EPYC-030B Calculation includes 1) base case kWhr use projections in 2025 conducted with Koomey Analytics based on available research and data that includes segment specific projected 2025 deployment volumes and data center power utilization effectiveness (PUE) including GPU HPC and machine learning (ML) installations and 2) AMD CPU and GPU node power consumptions incorporating segment-specific utilization (active vs. idle) percentages and multiplied by PUE to determine actual total energy use for calculation of the performance per Watt. 28.3x is calculated using the following formula: (base case HPC node kWhr use projection in 2025 * AMD 2024 perf/Watt improvement using DGEMM and TEC +Base case ML node kWhr use projection in 2025 *AMD 2024 perf/Watt improvement using ML math and TEC) /(2020
perf/Watt * Base case projected kWhr usage in 2025). For more information, www.amd.com/en/corporate-responsibility/data-center-sustainability.

[2] 9xx5-056A: Llama3.1-70B inference throughput results based on AMD internal testing as of 09/24/2024.   
Llama3.1-70B configurations: vLLM 0.6.1.post2, TP8 Parallel, FP8, continuous batching, results in tokens/second.   
2P AMD EPYC 9575F (128 Total Cores) with 8x AMD Instinct MI300X-NPS1-SPX-192GB-750W, GPU Interconnectivity XGMI, ROCm™ 6.2.0-66, 2304GB 24x96GB DDR5-6000, BIOS 1.0, Ubuntu® 22.04.4 LTS, kernel 5.15.0-72-generic
2P Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ (128 Total Cores) with 8x AMD Instinct MI300X-NPS1-SPX-192GB-750, GPU Interconnectivity XGMI, ROCm 6.2.0-66, 2048GB 32x64GB DDR5-4400, BIOS 2.0.4, Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS, kernel 5.15.0-72-generic
Input/Output Tokens, 2K MI300X Turin MI300X EMR Turin vs. EMR
128/1, 500 prompts 185.7 158.62 1.171
128/128, 500 prompts 6859.35 6252.68 1.097
128/2048, 500 prompts 8763.52 8048.48 1.089
2048/1, 2000 prompts 13.08 13 1.00
2048/128, 2000 prompts 1421.79 1393.54 1.02
2048/2048, 2000 prompts 6508.68 6026.48 1.08
Geomean of Relative Performance 1.076
Results may vary due to factors including system configurations, software versions and BIOS settings. 

[3] Testing conducted by internal AMD Performance Labs as of September 29, 2024 inference performance comparison between ROCm 6.2 software and ROCm 6.0 software on the systems with 8 AMD Instinct™ MI300X GPUs coupled with Llama 3.1-8B, Llama 3.1-70B, Mixtral-8x7B, Mixtral-8x22B, and Qwen 72B models.

ROCm 6.2 with vLLM 0.5.5 performance was measured against the performance with ROCm 6.0 with vLLM 0.3.3, and tests were performed across batch sizes of 1 to 256 and sequence lengths of 128 to 2048. 

Configurations:
1P AMD EPYC™ 9534 CPU server with 8x AMD Instinct™ MI300X (192GB, 750W) GPUs, Supermicro AS-8125GS-TNMR2, NPS1 (1 NUMA per socket), 1.5 TiB (24 DIMMs, 4800 mts memory, 64 GiB/DIMM), 4x 3.49TB Micron 7450 storage, BIOS version: 1.8, , ROCm 6.2.0-00, vLLM 0.5.5, PyTorch 2.4.0, Ubuntu® 22.04 LTS with Linux kernel 5.15.0-119-generic. 
vs. 
1P AMD EPYC 9534 CPU server with 8x AMD Instinct™ MI300X (192GB, 750W) GPUs, Supermicro AS-8125GS-TNMR2, NPS1 (1 NUMA per socket), 1.5TiB 24 DIMMS, 4800 mts memory, 64 GiB/DIMM), 4x 3.49TB Micron 7450 storage, BIOS version: 1.8, ROCm 6.0.0-00, vLLM 0.3.3, PyTorch 2.1.1, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Linux kernel 5.15.0-119-generic.

Server manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on factors including but not limited to different versions of configurations, vLLM, and drivers. MI300-62

DAVIDSON, N.C., December 12, 2024 /3BL/ – Trane® – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, announces that energy-saving infrastructure upgrades are underway at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) campus in DeKalb, Ill. Trane, a leader in building and energy solutions, is collaborating with the university to develop and implement a comprehensive energy saving and emissions reduction program.

Over the course of the next 18 months, Trane and NIU will upgrade the Dekalb campus with comprehensive energy saving solutions including LED lighting, water conservation measures, building weatherization improvements, Solar Photovoltaic installations at multiple locations, EV charging stations, Thermal Energy Storage for cooling, high-efficiency heating and cooling system upgrades, and smart HVAC building controls.

As a result of these improvements, NIU is projected to achieve over a 26% reduction in energy consumption and an 11 percent reduction in emissions. The new energy-saving program by Trane will help NIU reduce its carbon footprint and achieve measurable progress toward the university’s goal of reducing emissions by 50 percent by fiscal year 2030, further solidifying NIU’s commitment to sustainability leadership.

This campus-wide initiative supports NIU’s technical, social, environmental, and financial goals, delivering sustainable benefits to the community while integrating sustainability into campus life, strategic planning, and decision-making. In 2023 the university established a comprehensive Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, aiming to establish a leading position in sustainability education and research. Campus improvements will have an annual greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing 6,552 cars from the road or planting 455,169 trees according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.

“In collaboration with Trane, we are excited and thrilled to be pursuing a greener future for Northern Illinois University, our community and our world,” NIU President Lisa C. Freeman said. “NIU already plays critical roles in education and research related to sustainability, but this effort demonstrates our commitment to modeling sustainable behavior and environmental stewardship.”

The updates are funded through a combination of federal, state, utility, energy, and operational savings. By leveraging Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC), this budget-neutral approach will enable progress. This allows NIU to reinvest capital against other priorities that align with their vision of being a regional and national model for sustainability. By collaborating with Trane, the university can finance today’s facility upgrades with tomorrow’s energy savings, without tapping into capital budgets.

“NIU’s commitment to both sustainability and the comfort of students and staff created a strong foundation for this extensive sustainability program,” said Jon Dunlap, Upper Midwest Area Director of Energy Services, Commercial HVAC Americas, Trane Technologies. “We are proud to collaborate and help them achieve their energy efficiency goals. These improvements will help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions and create more resilient and sustainable learning spaces for students and more comfortable working environments for staff.”

In addition to ambitious on-campus sustainability goals, the Trane and NIU collaboration will incorporate significant social impact elements, including new workforce development opportunities for students through capstone projects, internships, and employment opportunities. The program emphasizes community engagement and uplift around sustainability, energy career paths, and STEM education. These efforts further enhance NIU’s community presence and contribute to the broader community’s economic and social well-being.

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About Trane   
Trane – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator – creates comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments through a broad portfolio of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems and controls, services, parts and supply. For more information, please visit www.trane.com or www.tranetechnologies.com.

About Trane Technologies   
Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. For more on Trane Technologies, visit tranetechnologies.com.   

About Northern Illinois University   
Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, nationally recognized public research university, with expertise that benefits its region and spans the globe in a wide variety of fields, including the sciences, humanities, arts, business, engineering, education, health and law. The Wall Street Journal and CollegeNET recognize NIU as a leading institution for social mobility, or helping its students climb the socioeconomic ladder. Through its main campus in DeKalb, Illinois, and education centers for students and working professionals in Chicago, Naperville and Rockford, NIU offers more than 100 areas of study while serving a diverse and international student body.   

Forward Looking Statements   
This news release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of securities laws, which are statements that are not historical facts, including statements that relate to our decarbonization efforts, energy saving initiatives, social impact initiatives, sustainability commitments and the impact of these commitments. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause such differences can be found in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as our subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and other SEC filings. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect the Company. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Tax Disclaimer: Trane does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. This material is for informational purposes only and it should not be relied on for tax, legal, or accounting advice. Tax law is subject to continual change. All decisions are your responsibility and you should consult your own tax, legal, and accounting advisors. Trane disclaims any responsibility for actions taken on the material presented.   

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Safeway participated in the opening ceremony of Divert’s innovative new Diversion and Energy facility in Turlock, California. This cutting-edge facility represents a significant advancement in the fight against food waste, enabling the recovery of edible food for those in need and converting unsold products into renewable energy to power local communities.

In collaboration with Divert, Safeway is committed to reducing food waste and increasing food recovery in its stores. This partnership enhances Safeway’s ability to serve customers while supporting local food banks and hunger relief organizations, creating more opportunities to nourish neighbors in need.

The event saw enthusiastic participation from Safeway’s local division staff and the Albertsons Companies Recipe for Change team, who came together to support this impactful initiative. Additionally, Safeway donated products for the event, benefiting the Alameda County Community Food Bank.

See original post on LinkedIn and read more about Albertsons Companies and our Recipe for Change on our website.

Verizon

Chahd Ourhani, an eighth grader at Joseph H. Brensinger PS 17 in Jersey City, New Jersey, moved around her math classroom, tablet in hand, working with her classmates on a lesson about the concept of slope. Nothing about this lesson — taught on a tablet using augmented reality (AR) — was traditional, and for Chahd, that was a definite plus. Pen and paper lessons had never helped her grasp the idea of slope before. “Doing it more interactively with AR this year, I just took in the information better,” Chahd explains. “When it’s more hands-on, it just makes more sense to me.”

This level of engagement and comprehension is exactly what Jack Maher, a math teacher at the school, hopes for. When it comes to getting his middle school students engaged and excited about learning, Maher knows there’s nothing like breaking out technology, whether it’s gamifying learning or using VR and AR, to get middle schoolers interested; So Maher takes advantage of free, online resources at Verizon Innovative Learning HQ to easily integrate technology into his lessons.

Maher also appreciates how students can experience the practical application of their new knowledge through the use of their tablets. “I think it really enhances their learning to be able to relate it to real-life situations,” he says.

“Doing it more interactively with AR this year, I just took in the information better…When it’s more hands-on, it just makes more sense to me.”

Chahd Ourhani

For the slope lesson, Maher led the class in a discussion on how to measure a line’s steepness, then had the students apply that concept using the McGraw Hill AR app in a real-world situation: They designed ski slopes and skateboarding ramps, and watched to see if virtual skiers and skateboarders could handle their slopes, or if they floundered. “[Students] were able to…design ramps in which the slope was calculated back and forth, higher or lower, and able to make sure that the skateboarder was able to get over from one side of the ramp to the other,” Maher explains.

That hands-on design really drove the lesson home for Ourhani. “I am going to think about slope the next time I skateboard,” she says. “You’re just going up and down all those ribs and hills, and now it makes sense how all that stuff is possible.”

Verizon Innovative Learning HQ offers more than 450 tech-based, turn-key lessons from trusted educational partners such as McGraw Hill, Discovery Education, and Arizona State University, in core curriculum subjects such as geography and biology, as well as emergent tech lessons on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, among others. Educators can also find VR and AR apps and professional development resources. The education portal is open to all educators at no cost, and with no other participation in Verizon programs required.

Verizon Innovative Learning is a key part of the company’s responsible business plan to help move the world forward for all. As part of the plan, Verizon has an ambitious goal of providing 10 million youth with digital skills training by 2030. Educators can access free lessons, professional development, and immersive learning experiences to help bring new ways of learning into the classroom by visiting Verizon Innovative Learning HQ.

The incoming administration in 2025 is poised to significantly influence Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) regulations and sustainability efforts for businesses and workplaces, both domestically and globally. As political priorities shift with the change in leadership, the progressive strides in sustainability observed during the Biden administration may be reassessed. The following outlines the anticipated impacts from an EHS perspective.

Energy Transition 

In Trump’s victory speech after the presidential election, he discussed the vast oil and natural gas reserves in the US. According to Trump’s campaign, his goal during his second term will be to boost fossil-fuel production and roll back green regulations that currently hinder oil and gas drilling and coal mining, all in a bid to lower energy prices. All of this is happening in the midst of what will be the hottest year on record. With growing public advocacy, active climate groups, and more stakeholders engaging on social media, companies can no longer overlook the push for energy transition and the increasing demand for renewable fuels.

According to NPR, “A second Trump administration will not be able to stop the country’s transition to cleaner sources of energy, analysts and activists say. Costs for a lot of those technologies are falling fast. Companies are under pressure from their customers and investors to deal with climate change. And states led by Democrats and Republicans alike are reaping economic benefits from new factories and power plants that have received government support.”

“There is no denying that another Trump presidency will stall national efforts to tackle the climate crisis and protect the environment, but most U.S. state, local, and private sector leaders are committed to charging ahead,” Dan Lashof, U.S. director of the World Resources Institute, said in a statement. “And you can count on a chorus of world leaders confirming that they won’t turn their back on climate and nature goals.”

BBC reported: “With energy watchdog the International Energy Agency reporting that global investment in clean technology is running at double the size of coal, oil and gas in 2024, the new U.S. administration might not want to drive this type of green investment into other, more eager countries.”

Environmental Protections and Climate Efforts 

Based on his first term, it is likely that Trump will again try to reduce the size of the Environmental Protection Agency. During his first term, he included in a budget proposal a 31 percent cut to EPA’s funding, as well as a cap on the number of employees at 11,611. While this ultimately was not approved by Congress, he repeatedly campaigned on his desire to dismantle federal agencies, as well as his desire to reissue an executive order that reclassifies some career government workers to make it easier to fire them. Both proposals, if enacted, could affect the EPA’s staffing and its ability to complete work.

Trump is also expected to end the pause on permitting new liquefied natural gas exports to big markets in Asia and Europe and revoke a waiver that allows California and other states to have tighter pollution standards, according to a report published in Reuters.

Trump’s pick for head of the EPA, Lee Zeldin, told Fox News that he will pull back “left-wing” regulations and focus on “unleashing economic prosperity” through the agency, according to CNN news.

There are also expectations for change on how the U.S. will engage with global efforts to fight climate change under the Trump administration. In his first term, he pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement, which requires countries to pledge how much they will cut back on pollution leading to climate warming. Nearly all countries, 195 in total, are part of the agreement which went into force in 2016. Based on comments from his campaign in June and his actions during his first term, it is expected he will pull the U.S. out of the Agreement again, and it may even be one of the first things he does in office.

With COP29 having just ended in Azerbaijan, some view the election results as a significant setback. This comes at a critical time, as discussions on climate funding are ongoing, with the aim of raising funds for developing countries that are most impacted. While they did come to an agreement on a $300 billion fund for these most affected countries, having a key player such as the US not invested could impact future commitments.

In addition, an International Chamber of Commerce recently released report estimated that between 2014 and 2023, climate-related extreme weather events caused approximately $2 trillion in damage worldwide. This economic impact is comparable to the financial losses experienced during the 2008 global financial crisis. This further emphasizes the urgent need for decisive action on climate change, highlighting the costly consequences of inaction.

Finally, progress at the state-level has moved forward, and likely will continue to do so regardless of who holds the White House. For example, California has advanced its climate disclosure agenda with Senate Bill (SB) 261. This law requires companies doing business in California with revenues above $500 million to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks, with the first climate-related risk disclosures to be published by January 1, 2026.

Meanwhile, several other states, including Illinois, New York, and Washington, have proposed similar laws. As the SEC’s climate disclosure rule remains under legal review, state-level regulations, like California’s, have become the primary compliance focus for U.S. companies, particularly those also subject to international frameworks such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). These changes underline the need for businesses to prepare for stringent and overlapping reporting obligations, regardless of what the White House does or doesn’t do.

Health and Safety in the Workplace 

As we think about workplace impacts under the new Trump administration, proposed mass deportations could have substantial impacts on labor and workplaces, particularly in manufacturing facilities.

We could also see a rollback of LGBTQ rights and discrimination policies impacting workers’ rights. Trump has called for rolling back DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programs in government institutions.

With workplace violence on the rise, there is a concern around gun-safety policies which could be revoked, or we may see an effort to roll back background checks. There could also be rollbacks of OSHA standards, inspections, or penalties for workplace safety violations in an effort to make it less burdensome for businesses to operate.

Supply Chain Impacts 

The new administration has also discussed heavy tariffs on major imports from outside the US, including solar and electric vehicles from China, further complicating the environmental landscape.

While this could provide a boost to domestic manufacturing of electric vehicles and clean energy components, in the short term it means the least expensive alternative technologies in the world (from China) will be more expensive and could discourage and delay adoption.

This is already having a ripple effect on imports with retailers and manufacturers who are trying to “front load” imports knowing these taxations may be coming. According to Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, in the short-term there will be a surge in import demand for containerized goods as U.S. companies stock up ahead of any new tariffs. “Especially related to goods which are not time sensitive”, said Jensen, from CNBC article on the impact in the supply chain.

Three Tips for Preparing for and Navigating the Change in Administrations 

While many potential changes are on the horizon, there are some things organizations can do to prepare for it all. Consider the following tips:

1. Track Multiple Jurisdictional Levels

Monitor state-level regulations, which may become more important if federal oversight decreases (such as California’s Climate Laws).Track local requirements that could become more stringent to counter federal rollbacks.Pay attention to international standards affecting global operations/supply chains (such as the EU’s CSRD).

2. Focus on Business-Driven Environmental & Safety Programs

Tie EHS and sustainability initiatives to business value rather than just regulatory compliance.Consider consumer demands, investor expectations, and supply chain requirements which may press for action despite changes in regulations and standards.Remember that many companies have maintained active EHS and sustainability programs during previous deregulation due to stakeholder pressure and simple business value.

3. Strengthen Stakeholder Management

Maintain strong relationships with regulators at all levels.Engage with industry groups to stay informed of sector-wide responses.

Looking Forward 

The encouraging news is that many companies have already embraced climate action as a core part of their strategy, recognizing both the environmental and economic benefits of sustainable practices. Across industries, businesses are setting ambitious goals, investing in renewable energy, and adopting eco-friendly technologies, regardless of government mandates.

This momentum reflects a strong commitment to addressing climate change that goes beyond political shifts. Forward-thinking companies understand that sustainability isn’t just a trend—it’s an essential investment in a resilient future. So, while the presidential office may change, the dedication to building a greener, more sustainable world is here to stay.

We will continue to monitor the landscape as we move closer to the new administration and prepare our clients for changes to come.

December 12, 2024 /3BL/ – T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement, celebrates its recognition on local, national, and global scales as an exemplary workplace. Recent accolades from Newsweek, Pensions & Investments, Energage, and The Baltimore Sun affirm T. Rowe Price’s enduring commitment to a people-first culture shaped by trust and collaboration.

“At T. Rowe Price, our associates can grow and make a difference in ways that matter to them,” said Michelle Swanenburg, head of Human Resources at T. Rowe Price. “These accolades reflect the variety of resources that support our associates on their career path, benefits, and flexibility, so work fits in with life overall. We’re honored by these recognitions because they reflect the care we put into building an inclusive, respectful culture where people truly belong. When our associates are happy and supported, they do their best work. That commitment to excellence benefits our clients and drives our overall success as a company.”

This month, T. Rowe Price earned awards in its headquarter city of Baltimore and on a national scale.

Pensions & Investments “Best Places to Work in Money Management”: Recognizing organizations that excel in creating supportive and rewarding environments for employees within the financial industry.The Baltimore Sun “Top Workplaces”: Recognizing the Baltimore metro area’s best employers based on research-backed surveys.

In addition, throughout 2024, T. Rowe Price earned several prestigious workplace awards that speak to its dedication to fostering a positive and inclusive culture. Highlights include:

Newsweek’s “World’s Most Trustworthy Companies”: Awarded based on a survey of more than 70,000 participants in 23 industries spanning 20 countries. Companies were rated on three main public pillars of trust: customer trust, investor trust, and employee trust.Newsweek’s “America’s Most Admired Workplaces 2025”: T. Rowe Price was one of 400 companies across the U.S. to be recognized. The list is based on a survey of more than 250,000 U.S. employees and over 1.5 million collected company reviews.Energage “Top Workplaces Culture Excellence”: Awarded for employee appreciation, employee well-being, and professional development, surveying and celebrating people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets.

These accolades highlight T. Rowe Price’s success in creating a workplace that values its associates, investing in them through career guidance and mentorship and building trust within the industry.

T. Rowe Price’s culture is rooted in respect, rigor, and generosity, and it empowers associates to grow and make a positive impact in their communities. In 2023 globally, associates volunteered over 32,000 hours and served on the boards of 440 nonprofits. The firm fosters an inclusive environment with more than 50% of associates being a member of at least one resource group supporting associates from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, with diverse abilities, those who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, women, and veterans. T. Rowe Price also prioritizes associates’ career growth through training, leadership development, and mentorship with dedicated councils, advisory groups, associate-led resource groups, and heritage communities.

For more information on career opportunities at T. Rowe Price, please visit: https://www.troweprice.com/corporate/us/en/careers.html

Industrial applications that run things like pumps, fans, conveyors, and compressors are responsible for more than 50% of the world’s total electricity consumption. One option to dramatically reduce that drag on resources is variable frequency drives (VFDs). These devices can adjust the frequency and voltage of the power supply, which can help improve the motor’s efficiency and even extend the life of the motor.

Rockwell Automation helped West Fraser, a diversified wood products company, make significant gains towards energy saving targets through an Intelligent Packaged Power (IPP) solution featuring VFDs. An IPP solution simplifies the integration between process and electrical systems—giving workers immediate access to real-time data on the equipment and how it is operating so they can make better decisions faster.

West Fraser’s plant in Cowie, Scotland, began using a CENTERLINE® 1500 medium-voltage motor control center (MCC) and three PowerFlex® 6000T medium-voltage VFDs across three of the site’s energy-intensive fan applications. As a result of reducing motor speed by 25%, West Fraser lowered the motor’s energy consumption by approximately 60%, translating into an annual savings of more than $266,000.

This is just one example of how VFDs can have a profound, positive impact in reducing energy consumption and cutting carbon levels.

Marian Harville’s drive to serve others has taken her around the world and brought her countless opportunities to give back.

Harville always knew she wanted to serve her country, and she began fulfilling that dream in 1994 when she joined the U.S. Navy. Following boot camp, she was selected to attend Storekeeper “A” School, where she was trained in supply operations. Harville then was sent to the USS Holland in Agana Guam, spending two and a half years on the vessel before it was decommissioned. She then served in various roles and at several locations, including Kuwait, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Port Hueneme, Alameda, San Diego, and Point Loma, all in California.

In October of 2018, Harville retired as a Logistics Specialist Chief after serving 24 years and 10 months.

“It was an incredible journey,” Harville said. “Looking back, I’d have to say my favorite role was serving on the Port Operations Team as part of Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command at Virginia Beach. During my time there, I was able to attend a staff planning course that gave me the skills to serve in the Operations Center during a hurricane that did major destruction to Puerto Rico.”

After retiring from the Navy, Harville took a position at a non-profit to continue her passion for serving others while utilizing the skills she gained as a Logistics Specialist Chief. She did not think she would ever return to her military roots until a phone call seven years later brought her to CACI.

Harville joined CACI as a Logistics Analyst in 2020 and has progressed to Senior Supply Chain Analyst. In her role, she facilitates getting critical parts to the Military Sealift Command fleet, helping to ensure that the premier provider of ocean transportation to the Department of Defense functions smoothly and efficiently.

At CACI, Harville has found a company and colleagues who support her as a veteran and allow her to give back in kind. Harville heard about CACI’s Veteran’s Employee Resource Group (VERG) on her first day of orientation and immediately joined her local chapter. It has given her many opportunities, including presenting a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Harville now represents VERG as the Vice President of Mentorship and Professional Development for the entire company. She helps other veterans in VERG learn valuable new skills and supports them in their transition from military to civilian life.

“My parents taught me from a young age to serve where I can and assist those who may not be able to help themselves,” Harville said. “In my role with VERG, I am able to support the veteran community at a deeper level and provide peer relationships that facilitate mentorship and guidance.”

With 42% of new hires and 38% of full-time employees being veterans or military-affiliated, CACI has many resources that allow veterans to thrive. Continue your mission at CACI.

About CACI

At CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI), our 24,000 talented and dynamic employees are ever vigilant in delivering distinctive expertise and differentiated technology to meet our customers’ greatest challenges in national security. We are a company of good character, relentless innovation, and long-standing excellence. Our culture drives our success and earns us recognition as a Fortune World’s Most Admired Company. CACI is a member of the Fortune 1000 Largest Companies, the Russell 1000 Index, and the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For more information, visit us at www.caci.com.

There are statements made herein which do not address historical facts, and therefore could be interpreted to be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in CACI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, and other such filings that CACI makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon and only speak as of the date hereof.

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Corporate Communications and Media: 
Lorraine Corcoran 
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications 
(703) 434-4165, lorraine.corcoran@caci.com

Originally published on GoDaddy Resource Library

The holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, yet for many, it feels more like a marathon of endless to-do lists than a time of celebration. Between the pressure of hosting family, managing travel plans, and finding the perfect gifts, it’s no wonder so many are left feeling overwhelmed instead of merry. 

But what if there was a way to cut through the stress and reclaim the simple pleasures of the season? 

It’s clear that the desire to support local entrepreneurs is strong, and while buying gifts from small businesses is a great way to contribute, there are even more ways to make an impact.

This year, why not take it a step further by outsourcing some of your holiday hosting duties to small businesses in your area?

Reimagine Your Holiday Décor

Consider transforming your home into a festive haven without lifting a finger. Local shops like Gray Brush Vintage Market in Portsmouth, Ohio, offer curated vintage rentals that add a nostalgic touch to any gathering. Founded by lifelong friends Vonda Rogers and Lisa Brickey, Gray Brush provides everything from retro furniture to timeless tableware, giving your holiday setup a unique flair that’s sure to impress your guests.

Vonda and Lisa have been hard at work, even partnering with the Empower by GoDaddy social impact program to boost their online presence and streamline their business operations. Their story, featured in the latest season of GoDaddy’s Made in America documentary series, showcases how they’re making it easier than ever for customers to bring a bit of vintage charm to their celebrations.

Let Someone Else Handle the Cooking

The pressure of preparing a holiday feast can turn anyone into a ball of nerves. Instead of spending the entire day in the kitchen, consider letting a small business handle the heavy lifting. Take Carter’s BBQ, for example. Founder Darren W. Carter left his steel mill job to pursue his passion for barbecue, and his dedication shows in every smoky, flavorful bite.

Whether you’re hosting a dinner or holiday party, Carter’s BBQ can deliver a spread that will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. And if you’re not local, no worries—Carter’s signature sauces and spices are available for delivery, adding a touch of barbecue flavor to your holiday table from anywhere in the country.

Tired of the same old pies and cookies? Shake up your dessert offerings with a little help from Nika’s Cupcake Bar in Baltimore. Tanika “Nika” Nelson’s custom cupcakes are as beautiful as they are delicious, bringing a fun and unexpected element to any holiday spread. It’s the perfect way to impress your guests without the stress of baking.

Outsource the Unexpected

Beyond food and décor, there are countless other aspects of holiday hosting that you can easily delegate to small businesses. Need help setting the perfect holiday atmosphere? Consider hiring a local florist for seasonal arrangements or a professional cleaning service to get your home guest-ready without the hassle.

Hosting a party? Many small businesses offer bartending services, equipment rentals for seating, or even live music from local artists to make your event truly special. According to GoDaddy Venture Forward, there are over 20 million global online microbusinesses, so you have plenty of small businesses to choose from.

Every community is filled with unique small businesses, each offering its own special touch. Discover the local gems in your neighborhood that fit your style and needs, whether you’re looking for a personal chef, a gift-wrapping service, or a photographer to capture your family’s holiday moments.

Give the Gift of Letting Go by Shopping Local

The holidays should be about connection and making memories, not about feeling the weight of having to do it all. By outsourcing tasks like catering, decorating, and event services to small businesses, you’re not only easing your own stress—you’re also supporting the entrepreneurs who bring unique, personalized services to your community.

Two out of three small businesses — and 89% of the retail businesses — emphasize the holiday season’s importance to their bottom line. What better way to support small business while easing holiday stress than using them to outsource holiday entertainment?

This year, hire local businesses to take care of the details and focus instead on creating memories and savoring every moment of the season.

Empower by GoDaddy Spotlight Series: By partnering with diverse local nonprofits and community organizations around the world, Empower by GoDaddy aims to reach those who haven’t otherwise had access by offering skills training, resources, and mentoring to help accelerate their business journeys. This article is part of the Empower by GoDaddy spotlight series that shines a light on the individuals who make this unique initiative possible.