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Covia’s commitment to biodiversity is evident across its operational footprint. At a local level, our facilities and our Team Members are involved in supporting community projects on an ongoing basis, with funding and organizational support available to further positive impacts.

South Jersey Quail Project: In partnership with the South Jersey Quail Project, Covia’s mining and processing facility in Dividing Creek, New Jersey, is actively involved in efforts to protect and restore the habitat of native quail populations. This partnership focuses on creating and maintaining environments conducive to the quails’ life cycle, aiming to increase their population and stabilize their habitat in the region.

Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre: Covia’s NSO facility in Ontario, Canada, collaborates with the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre and helped secure funding from the Covia Foundation to support the construction and enhancement of an expanded facility. The facility operates a turtle hospital that treats and rehabilitates injured turtles and then releases them to the wild. The Centre also runs a comprehensive education and outreach program. This expansion is designed to create a more robust and nurturing environment for the turtle population to grow, thrive, and ultimately contribute to the local ecosystem. To discover more about Covia’s turtle conservation efforts, please click here.

Among our local efforts to protect species and habitats that are vulnerable or endangered are:

Swallows in Southern Ontario: By maintaining and enhancing structures that support barn swallow nesting and feeding, Covia’s NSO facility contributes to the conservation of a species that plays an important role in the local ecosystem.

Fish and Turtles in Huntingburg: In Huntingburg, Indiana, Covia focuses on preserving aquatic habitats and water quality.

Dunes Sagebrush Lizard in Kermit: In Kermit, Texas, Covia works to minimize habitat disturbance and supports restoration efforts to protect this rare lizard, which is dependent on the area’s unique dune and sagebrush ecosystem.

Foxes in Junction City: In Junction City, Georgia, Covia’s conservation initiatives include developing fox dens to give this important local species a place to live and grow the population.

For more information about Covia’s many biodiversity and conservation efforts, visit https://www.coviacorp.com/esg/.

Covia’s commitment to biodiversity is evident across its operational footprint. At a local level, our facilities and our Team Members are involved in supporting community projects on an ongoing basis, with funding and organizational support available to further positive impacts.

South Jersey Quail Project: In partnership with the South Jersey Quail Project, Covia’s mining and processing facility in Dividing Creek, New Jersey, is actively involved in efforts to protect and restore the habitat of native quail populations. This partnership focuses on creating and maintaining environments conducive to the quails’ life cycle, aiming to increase their population and stabilize their habitat in the region.

Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre: Covia’s NSO facility in Ontario, Canada, collaborates with the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre and helped secure funding from the Covia Foundation to support the construction and enhancement of an expanded facility. The facility operates a turtle hospital that treats and rehabilitates injured turtles and then releases them to the wild. The Centre also runs a comprehensive education and outreach program. This expansion is designed to create a more robust and nurturing environment for the turtle population to grow, thrive, and ultimately contribute to the local ecosystem. To discover more about Covia’s turtle conservation efforts, please click here.

Among our local efforts to protect species and habitats that are vulnerable or endangered are:

Swallows in Southern Ontario: By maintaining and enhancing structures that support barn swallow nesting and feeding, Covia’s NSO facility contributes to the conservation of a species that plays an important role in the local ecosystem.

Fish and Turtles in Huntingburg: In Huntingburg, Indiana, Covia focuses on preserving aquatic habitats and water quality.

Dunes Sagebrush Lizard in Kermit: In Kermit, Texas, Covia works to minimize habitat disturbance and supports restoration efforts to protect this rare lizard, which is dependent on the area’s unique dune and sagebrush ecosystem.

Foxes in Junction City: In Junction City, Georgia, Covia’s conservation initiatives include developing fox dens to give this important local species a place to live and grow the population.

For more information about Covia’s many biodiversity and conservation efforts, visit https://www.coviacorp.com/esg/.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has committed $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster relief for Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene is the second-deadliest mainland US Hurricane in the past 50 years behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005, claiming more than 200 lives to date with hundreds of people still reported missing.

The American Red Cross is mobilizing truckloads of cots, blankets, and comfort kits, and providing food, medicine, and shelter. Over 32 million people and 12 million households have been impacted, with 15% of those impacted living below the poverty level.

“It is devastating to see so much of our country impacted by Hurricane Helene. Our hearts and thoughts are with all those who have lost their homes, livelihoods and communities,” said Rockwell’s Ashley Johnson, manager, Community Relations. “We lean on our longstanding relationship with the Red Cross and support their front-line efforts to help so many who are in need.”

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has committed $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster relief for Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene is the second-deadliest mainland US Hurricane in the past 50 years behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005, claiming more than 200 lives to date with hundreds of people still reported missing.

The American Red Cross is mobilizing truckloads of cots, blankets, and comfort kits, and providing food, medicine, and shelter. Over 32 million people and 12 million households have been impacted, with 15% of those impacted living below the poverty level.

“It is devastating to see so much of our country impacted by Hurricane Helene. Our hearts and thoughts are with all those who have lost their homes, livelihoods and communities,” said Rockwell’s Ashley Johnson, manager, Community Relations. “We lean on our longstanding relationship with the Red Cross and support their front-line efforts to help so many who are in need.”

By investing in our manufacturing operations, innovating with our customers, and collaborating across the value chain, we can help move the needle on decarbonization in our industry and contribute to a more sustainable future for everyone.

Transitioning to a low-carbon economy requires us all to move beyond business as usual. But for many businesses, the challenge is answering: How do you translate climate commitments into actions that contribute to a cleaner, more resilient world?

At Climate Week NYC, senior leaders from business, government and civil society gather to discuss how to accelerate decarbonization. Especially in hard-to-abate industries, businesses are looking for practical, scalable solutions that contribute to economy-wide decarbonization and create a path to growth.

At Dow, we believe we can decarbonize and create business value at the same time. We embrace our responsibility to help protect the climate by reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while also supporting healthy watersheds and ecosystems. To help us reach these targets, we are taking climate action through investments, innovation and collaboration.

Our decarbonization roadmap includes investing in scalable, innovative technologies and processes that will reduce GHG emissions from our operations, increase production and contribute to decarbonizing our industry.

At our Fort Saskatchewan manufacturing site in Alberta, Canada, we are building the world’s first net-zero-emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions. The project will use emissions-reducing technology such as clean, circular hydrogen and carbon capture and storage to decarbonize approximately 20% of our global ethylene capacity while increasing our polyethylene capacity by 2 million metric tons annually.

This Path2Zero project is part of our plan to decarbonize our manufacturing facilities while growing capacity and delivering products with lower carbon footprints to meet customer demand. Already, we have reduced GHG emissions by 15% between 2005-2020. Today, our actions, including this Fort Saskatchewan investment, have us on track to reduce our net annual scopes 1 and 2 emissions an additional 5 million metric tons annually (~15%) by 2030 from our 2020 baseline.

The transition to a low-carbon economy is a game-changer. We know that we can’t grow without decarbonizing, and we can’t decarbonize without growing. By investing in our manufacturing operations, innovating with our customers, and collaborating across the value chain, we can help move the needle on decarbonization in our industry and contribute to a more sustainable future for everyone.

Andre Argenton, Chief Sustainability Officer, Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S)

By investing in our manufacturing operations, innovating with our customers, and collaborating across the value chain, we can help move the needle on decarbonization in our industry and contribute to a more sustainable future for everyone.

Transitioning to a low-carbon economy requires us all to move beyond business as usual. But for many businesses, the challenge is answering: How do you translate climate commitments into actions that contribute to a cleaner, more resilient world?

At Climate Week NYC, senior leaders from business, government and civil society gather to discuss how to accelerate decarbonization. Especially in hard-to-abate industries, businesses are looking for practical, scalable solutions that contribute to economy-wide decarbonization and create a path to growth.

At Dow, we believe we can decarbonize and create business value at the same time. We embrace our responsibility to help protect the climate by reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while also supporting healthy watersheds and ecosystems. To help us reach these targets, we are taking climate action through investments, innovation and collaboration.

Our decarbonization roadmap includes investing in scalable, innovative technologies and processes that will reduce GHG emissions from our operations, increase production and contribute to decarbonizing our industry.

At our Fort Saskatchewan manufacturing site in Alberta, Canada, we are building the world’s first net-zero-emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions. The project will use emissions-reducing technology such as clean, circular hydrogen and carbon capture and storage to decarbonize approximately 20% of our global ethylene capacity while increasing our polyethylene capacity by 2 million metric tons annually.

This Path2Zero project is part of our plan to decarbonize our manufacturing facilities while growing capacity and delivering products with lower carbon footprints to meet customer demand. Already, we have reduced GHG emissions by 15% between 2005-2020. Today, our actions, including this Fort Saskatchewan investment, have us on track to reduce our net annual scopes 1 and 2 emissions an additional 5 million metric tons annually (~15%) by 2030 from our 2020 baseline.

The transition to a low-carbon economy is a game-changer. We know that we can’t grow without decarbonizing, and we can’t decarbonize without growing. By investing in our manufacturing operations, innovating with our customers, and collaborating across the value chain, we can help move the needle on decarbonization in our industry and contribute to a more sustainable future for everyone.

Andre Argenton, Chief Sustainability Officer, Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S)

Today, VS&Co published its first annual Women’s Impact Report demonstrating the progress we’ve made in supporting women and sharing our aspiration to be the most beloved and trusted brand for women around the world.

At Victoria’s Secret & Co., women are the connective thread that give us purpose. They are our associates, our customers, our talent and partners in our value chain. Our world revolves around women and as a result, we have a responsibility and a business imperative to show up for women in all that we do.

In the report, you’ll see how we’re helping to break down barriers for women, working to represent them in all we do and giving them the opportunity to amplify and elevate their voices through our platforms.

We’re proud to highlight the significant strides and work accomplished from our Board of Directors that consists of 89% women, to our partnership with three women cotton farmers in Alabama to the nearly 60 non-profit organizations we support around the world on behalf of women and so much more.

We are committed to continuing and investing in this work into the future.

View the 2024 Women’s Impact Report here.

All media inquiries should be sent to Communications@VictoriasSecret.com.

Today, VS&Co published its first annual Women’s Impact Report demonstrating the progress we’ve made in supporting women and sharing our aspiration to be the most beloved and trusted brand for women around the world.

At Victoria’s Secret & Co., women are the connective thread that give us purpose. They are our associates, our customers, our talent and partners in our value chain. Our world revolves around women and as a result, we have a responsibility and a business imperative to show up for women in all that we do.

In the report, you’ll see how we’re helping to break down barriers for women, working to represent them in all we do and giving them the opportunity to amplify and elevate their voices through our platforms.

We’re proud to highlight the significant strides and work accomplished from our Board of Directors that consists of 89% women, to our partnership with three women cotton farmers in Alabama to the nearly 60 non-profit organizations we support around the world on behalf of women and so much more.

We are committed to continuing and investing in this work into the future.

View the 2024 Women’s Impact Report here.

All media inquiries should be sent to Communications@VictoriasSecret.com.

ATLANTA, October 10, 2024 /3BL/ – CARE’s Women’s Economic Justice (WEJ) team today released its 2024 Impact Report, “Her Money. Her Future.” In addition to showcasing how the organization has supported and uplifted women globally through economic empowerment initiatives, the report also introduced a new financial return on investment (ROI) metric which focuses on women’s economic programs. To that end, the report reveals that CARE’s Village & Loan Associations (VSLA) programs generated $9 in women’s income and savings for every $1 invested. This industry-leading cost-effectiveness metric sets a standard in the global development sector.

“To fix the broken market systems that exclude women, we must listen to their priorities and design together with them to support their ambitions,” said Mark Muckerheide, Associate Vice President of Programs, CARE WEJ. “This report goes beyond success stories. Quantifying the economic impact of our programs enables us to benchmark our work better and improve the resources women need to achieve their goals.”

“Her Money. Her Future.” reviews three critical areas of WEJ’s focus: women’s economic power, women’s financial ROI and market systems change. It shares inspiring stories from women like Violeta Pacheco, a business owner in Peru, and Sarah Ruben, a spice farmer in Tanzania, revealing how their participation in CARE’s programs transformed their financial independence and community leadership.

Key findings from the report include:

Increasing Women’s Income: CARE’s savings group programs have led to 80-89 percent of women reporting income growth, demonstrating the effectiveness of financial inclusion and support systems.A Growing Impact: Since 2020, over 6 million people have joined CARE’s savings groups, with 78 percent being women, leading to enhanced economic agency, self-confidence, decision-making power and social cohesion.Improving Access to Finance: 150k entrepreneurs have increased access to financial resources through CARE programs, including business training. More than 79 percent of women entrepreneurs report increased confidence in running their businesses.Scaling Proven Models: Nearly all of CARE’s WEJ projects (91 percent) are working to scale evidence-based models for impact, which CARE knows create long-term impact and market systems change.Partnership-Driven Progress: 67 percent of CARE’s WEJ projects are implemented with local partners, fostering local ownership and ensuring that interventions are rooted into communities for lasting change.

For the report, WEJ used cost-effectiveness measures to establish benchmarks to drive continuous improvement in programming. In 2024, CARE worked with the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), a mission-driven, non-profit organization, to evaluate data on CARE’s programs.

“CARE is, to our knowledge, the first development partner to attempt to benchmark the impact per dollar of its programming to the impact per dollar of unconditional cash transfers,” said Daniel Handel, author of CARE Cash Benchmarking Report, 3ie. “As first movers in the industry, they deserve ample credit for leading by example to hold their women’s economic justice programming to a credible minimum standard.”

CARE urges the global development sector to explore benchmarking for women’s economic outcomes. While CARE’s cost-effectiveness data shows transformative results, more gender-specific data is needed to measure income growth and close the gender gap. The sector must commit to tracking both financial progress and critical shifts in women’s agency to bridge current market failures.

“When women gain economic power, it catalyzes broader societal change,” added Tara Davis, Senior Director, CARE WEJ. “This report demonstrates that when we invest in women, those investments pay dividends not just in their own lives, but across their families and communities.”

To view the full report, click here.

CARE invites donors, partners and other stakeholders to support its Women’s Economic Justice programs. For more information about WEJ and its work, click here.

About CARE 

Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package®, CARE is a leading humanitarian and development 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 2023, CARE worked in 109 countries, reaching 167 million people through more than 1,600 projects. To learn more, visit www.care.org

PRESS CONTACT: usa.media@care.org

ATLANTA, October 10, 2024 /3BL/ – CARE’s Women’s Economic Justice (WEJ) team today released its 2024 Impact Report, “Her Money. Her Future.” In addition to showcasing how the organization has supported and uplifted women globally through economic empowerment initiatives, the report also introduced a new financial return on investment (ROI) metric which focuses on women’s economic programs. To that end, the report reveals that CARE’s Village & Loan Associations (VSLA) programs generated $9 in women’s income and savings for every $1 invested. This industry-leading cost-effectiveness metric sets a standard in the global development sector.

“To fix the broken market systems that exclude women, we must listen to their priorities and design together with them to support their ambitions,” said Mark Muckerheide, Associate Vice President of Programs, CARE WEJ. “This report goes beyond success stories. Quantifying the economic impact of our programs enables us to benchmark our work better and improve the resources women need to achieve their goals.”

“Her Money. Her Future.” reviews three critical areas of WEJ’s focus: women’s economic power, women’s financial ROI and market systems change. It shares inspiring stories from women like Violeta Pacheco, a business owner in Peru, and Sarah Ruben, a spice farmer in Tanzania, revealing how their participation in CARE’s programs transformed their financial independence and community leadership.

Key findings from the report include:

Increasing Women’s Income: CARE’s savings group programs have led to 80-89 percent of women reporting income growth, demonstrating the effectiveness of financial inclusion and support systems.A Growing Impact: Since 2020, over 6 million people have joined CARE’s savings groups, with 78 percent being women, leading to enhanced economic agency, self-confidence, decision-making power and social cohesion.Improving Access to Finance: 150k entrepreneurs have increased access to financial resources through CARE programs, including business training. More than 79 percent of women entrepreneurs report increased confidence in running their businesses.Scaling Proven Models: Nearly all of CARE’s WEJ projects (91 percent) are working to scale evidence-based models for impact, which CARE knows create long-term impact and market systems change.Partnership-Driven Progress: 67 percent of CARE’s WEJ projects are implemented with local partners, fostering local ownership and ensuring that interventions are rooted into communities for lasting change.

For the report, WEJ used cost-effectiveness measures to establish benchmarks to drive continuous improvement in programming. In 2024, CARE worked with the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), a mission-driven, non-profit organization, to evaluate data on CARE’s programs.

“CARE is, to our knowledge, the first development partner to attempt to benchmark the impact per dollar of its programming to the impact per dollar of unconditional cash transfers,” said Daniel Handel, author of CARE Cash Benchmarking Report, 3ie. “As first movers in the industry, they deserve ample credit for leading by example to hold their women’s economic justice programming to a credible minimum standard.”

CARE urges the global development sector to explore benchmarking for women’s economic outcomes. While CARE’s cost-effectiveness data shows transformative results, more gender-specific data is needed to measure income growth and close the gender gap. The sector must commit to tracking both financial progress and critical shifts in women’s agency to bridge current market failures.

“When women gain economic power, it catalyzes broader societal change,” added Tara Davis, Senior Director, CARE WEJ. “This report demonstrates that when we invest in women, those investments pay dividends not just in their own lives, but across their families and communities.”

To view the full report, click here.

CARE invites donors, partners and other stakeholders to support its Women’s Economic Justice programs. For more information about WEJ and its work, click here.

About CARE 

Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package®, CARE is a leading humanitarian and development 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 2023, CARE worked in 109 countries, reaching 167 million people through more than 1,600 projects. To learn more, visit www.care.org

PRESS CONTACT: usa.media@care.org