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Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 4, 2026 /3BL/ – CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) joined The Diocesan Housing Services Corporation (DHSC) of the Diocese of Camden, The Walters Group, The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA), and community leaders to celebrate the grand opening and building dedication of The Mews at St. Mary, a new 75-unit senior affordable housing property located in Williamstown, New Jersey.

DHSC Executive Director Jamie Reynolds stated, “We are so excited to be able work with our many partners and Our Lady of Peace Parish to re-purpose surplus church property to meet the affordable housing needs of older adults. Blessed Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said, ‘Love Begins at Home’ and we remain mindful that first and foremost we are creating warm and safe spaces for our residents to call home.” 

Made possible through the development partnership between DHSC and Walters, together with CVS Health’s $9 million investment through R4 Capital, $8 million in HUD 202 Capital Advance funding, $14 million in NJHMFA construction financing and $7 million from NJHMFA’s Affordable Housing Production Fund, the Mews at St. Mary reflects a shared vision of creating sustainable housing for older adults and builds on CVS Health’s long‑standing commitment to creating healthier communities across New Jersey.

“Access to stable, affordable housing is a key driver of health, particularly for older adults,” said Joseph Manger, Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, a CVS Health company. “Through our investment in Mews at St. Mary and collaboration with developers and service providers who put their communities first, we are helping expand affordable housing options in New Jersey and ensuring residents have the resources they need to live safely, independently, and with dignity.”

Offering 75 affordable homes serving older adults, Mews at St. Mary will enable its residents to thrive by offering personalized medical, social, and wellness services and support including:

• On‑site wellness nurses staffed by Vitality Catholic Healthcare Services.
• Health education, prevention, and screenings offered by DHSC service coordinators, as well as mental health and social‑emotional support through counseling services from Catholic Charities Diocese of Camden.  
• Access to New Jersey’s PACE Program through Inspira Health Network’s InspiraLife program and assistance with activities of daily living through Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) and collaboration Our Lady of Peace Parish’s parish nursing program.
• Quality‑of‑life support, including resident‑assessment‑driven programming, food insecurity interventions, township‑sponsored bus services, and basic needs assistance.

“We are extremely grateful for our partnership with the Diocesan Housing Services Corporation of the Diocese of Camden,” said Joseph Del Duca, Principal with the Walters Group. “Together with our funding partners, we are proud to open this wonderful new community for local seniors. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the Diocese to build quality housing for seniors who need it the most.”

Sixty percent of New Jersey renters aged 65 and older are housing cost-burdened — spending more than 30% of their fixed incomes on housing — making senior affordable housing not just a need, but an urgent necessity. CVS Health’s investment in Mews at St. Mary is the latest example of the company’s on-going commitment to addressing housing insecurity throughout the state

To date, CVS Health has invested more than $40 million in affordable housing across New Jersey, helping to create, preserve and renovate nearly 2,500 affordable housing units. This includes the company’s recent investment of over $12 million in the new construction of Bayfront Promenade in Jersey City, New Jersey. Expected to be completed in the next two years, the property will be home to 74 affordable units for families, alongside 136 market rate units, and is the first phase of a major redevelopment of a former industrial site along the Hackensack River, known as the Bayfront Master Plan.

Additionally, Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, a CVS Health company, is participating in a collaboration with the State of New Jersey to develop a network of providers addressing housing insecurity as part of the NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports program. The initiative, led by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS), aims to address the critical need for safe, healthy and affordable housing for under-resourced New Jersey residents.

CVS Health’s holistic approach to improving individual and community health outcomes throughout New Jersey extends beyond its housing initiatives. In fiscal year 2024, CVS Health’s operations generated an estimated $12.5 billion in economic impact in New Jersey, supporting more than 39,000 jobs statewide through direct employment, supply chain activity, and related economic effects. The company also supported approximately $882.1 billion in state and local taxes, helping fund essential public services and infrastructure. In 2024, CVS Health also delivered $10.2 million in community support, complemented by colleagues dedicating over 1,500 volunteer hours.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading health solutions company simplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a broad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media contact

Rebecca Ferrick
FerrickR@CVSHealth.com

Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 4, 2026 /3BL/ – CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) joined The Diocesan Housing Services Corporation (DHSC) of the Diocese of Camden, The Walters Group, The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA), and community leaders to celebrate the grand opening and building dedication of The Mews at St. Mary, a new 75-unit senior affordable housing property located in Williamstown, New Jersey.

DHSC Executive Director Jamie Reynolds stated, “We are so excited to be able work with our many partners and Our Lady of Peace Parish to re-purpose surplus church property to meet the affordable housing needs of older adults. Blessed Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said, ‘Love Begins at Home’ and we remain mindful that first and foremost we are creating warm and safe spaces for our residents to call home.” 

Made possible through the development partnership between DHSC and Walters, together with CVS Health’s $9 million investment through R4 Capital, $8 million in HUD 202 Capital Advance funding, $14 million in NJHMFA construction financing and $7 million from NJHMFA’s Affordable Housing Production Fund, the Mews at St. Mary reflects a shared vision of creating sustainable housing for older adults and builds on CVS Health’s long‑standing commitment to creating healthier communities across New Jersey.

“Access to stable, affordable housing is a key driver of health, particularly for older adults,” said Joseph Manger, Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, a CVS Health company. “Through our investment in Mews at St. Mary and collaboration with developers and service providers who put their communities first, we are helping expand affordable housing options in New Jersey and ensuring residents have the resources they need to live safely, independently, and with dignity.”

Offering 75 affordable homes serving older adults, Mews at St. Mary will enable its residents to thrive by offering personalized medical, social, and wellness services and support including:

• On‑site wellness nurses staffed by Vitality Catholic Healthcare Services.
• Health education, prevention, and screenings offered by DHSC service coordinators, as well as mental health and social‑emotional support through counseling services from Catholic Charities Diocese of Camden.  
• Access to New Jersey’s PACE Program through Inspira Health Network’s InspiraLife program and assistance with activities of daily living through Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) and collaboration Our Lady of Peace Parish’s parish nursing program.
• Quality‑of‑life support, including resident‑assessment‑driven programming, food insecurity interventions, township‑sponsored bus services, and basic needs assistance.

“We are extremely grateful for our partnership with the Diocesan Housing Services Corporation of the Diocese of Camden,” said Joseph Del Duca, Principal with the Walters Group. “Together with our funding partners, we are proud to open this wonderful new community for local seniors. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the Diocese to build quality housing for seniors who need it the most.”

Sixty percent of New Jersey renters aged 65 and older are housing cost-burdened — spending more than 30% of their fixed incomes on housing — making senior affordable housing not just a need, but an urgent necessity. CVS Health’s investment in Mews at St. Mary is the latest example of the company’s on-going commitment to addressing housing insecurity throughout the state

To date, CVS Health has invested more than $40 million in affordable housing across New Jersey, helping to create, preserve and renovate nearly 2,500 affordable housing units. This includes the company’s recent investment of over $12 million in the new construction of Bayfront Promenade in Jersey City, New Jersey. Expected to be completed in the next two years, the property will be home to 74 affordable units for families, alongside 136 market rate units, and is the first phase of a major redevelopment of a former industrial site along the Hackensack River, known as the Bayfront Master Plan.

Additionally, Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, a CVS Health company, is participating in a collaboration with the State of New Jersey to develop a network of providers addressing housing insecurity as part of the NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports program. The initiative, led by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS), aims to address the critical need for safe, healthy and affordable housing for under-resourced New Jersey residents.

CVS Health’s holistic approach to improving individual and community health outcomes throughout New Jersey extends beyond its housing initiatives. In fiscal year 2024, CVS Health’s operations generated an estimated $12.5 billion in economic impact in New Jersey, supporting more than 39,000 jobs statewide through direct employment, supply chain activity, and related economic effects. The company also supported approximately $882.1 billion in state and local taxes, helping fund essential public services and infrastructure. In 2024, CVS Health also delivered $10.2 million in community support, complemented by colleagues dedicating over 1,500 volunteer hours.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading health solutions company simplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a broad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media contact

Rebecca Ferrick
FerrickR@CVSHealth.com

Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 4, 2026 /3BL/ – CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) joined The Diocesan Housing Services Corporation (DHSC) of the Diocese of Camden, The Walters Group, The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA), and community leaders to celebrate the grand opening and building dedication of The Mews at St. Mary, a new 75-unit senior affordable housing property located in Williamstown, New Jersey.

DHSC Executive Director Jamie Reynolds stated, “We are so excited to be able work with our many partners and Our Lady of Peace Parish to re-purpose surplus church property to meet the affordable housing needs of older adults. Blessed Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said, ‘Love Begins at Home’ and we remain mindful that first and foremost we are creating warm and safe spaces for our residents to call home.” 

Made possible through the development partnership between DHSC and Walters, together with CVS Health’s $9 million investment through R4 Capital, $8 million in HUD 202 Capital Advance funding, $14 million in NJHMFA construction financing and $7 million from NJHMFA’s Affordable Housing Production Fund, the Mews at St. Mary reflects a shared vision of creating sustainable housing for older adults and builds on CVS Health’s long‑standing commitment to creating healthier communities across New Jersey.

“Access to stable, affordable housing is a key driver of health, particularly for older adults,” said Joseph Manger, Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, a CVS Health company. “Through our investment in Mews at St. Mary and collaboration with developers and service providers who put their communities first, we are helping expand affordable housing options in New Jersey and ensuring residents have the resources they need to live safely, independently, and with dignity.”

Offering 75 affordable homes serving older adults, Mews at St. Mary will enable its residents to thrive by offering personalized medical, social, and wellness services and support including:

• On‑site wellness nurses staffed by Vitality Catholic Healthcare Services.
• Health education, prevention, and screenings offered by DHSC service coordinators, as well as mental health and social‑emotional support through counseling services from Catholic Charities Diocese of Camden.  
• Access to New Jersey’s PACE Program through Inspira Health Network’s InspiraLife program and assistance with activities of daily living through Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) and collaboration Our Lady of Peace Parish’s parish nursing program.
• Quality‑of‑life support, including resident‑assessment‑driven programming, food insecurity interventions, township‑sponsored bus services, and basic needs assistance.

“We are extremely grateful for our partnership with the Diocesan Housing Services Corporation of the Diocese of Camden,” said Joseph Del Duca, Principal with the Walters Group. “Together with our funding partners, we are proud to open this wonderful new community for local seniors. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the Diocese to build quality housing for seniors who need it the most.”

Sixty percent of New Jersey renters aged 65 and older are housing cost-burdened — spending more than 30% of their fixed incomes on housing — making senior affordable housing not just a need, but an urgent necessity. CVS Health’s investment in Mews at St. Mary is the latest example of the company’s on-going commitment to addressing housing insecurity throughout the state

To date, CVS Health has invested more than $40 million in affordable housing across New Jersey, helping to create, preserve and renovate nearly 2,500 affordable housing units. This includes the company’s recent investment of over $12 million in the new construction of Bayfront Promenade in Jersey City, New Jersey. Expected to be completed in the next two years, the property will be home to 74 affordable units for families, alongside 136 market rate units, and is the first phase of a major redevelopment of a former industrial site along the Hackensack River, known as the Bayfront Master Plan.

Additionally, Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, a CVS Health company, is participating in a collaboration with the State of New Jersey to develop a network of providers addressing housing insecurity as part of the NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports program. The initiative, led by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS), aims to address the critical need for safe, healthy and affordable housing for under-resourced New Jersey residents.

CVS Health’s holistic approach to improving individual and community health outcomes throughout New Jersey extends beyond its housing initiatives. In fiscal year 2024, CVS Health’s operations generated an estimated $12.5 billion in economic impact in New Jersey, supporting more than 39,000 jobs statewide through direct employment, supply chain activity, and related economic effects. The company also supported approximately $882.1 billion in state and local taxes, helping fund essential public services and infrastructure. In 2024, CVS Health also delivered $10.2 million in community support, complemented by colleagues dedicating over 1,500 volunteer hours.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading health solutions company simplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members. The Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a broad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company’s integrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect people to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering better outcomes, and lowering overall costs.

Media contact

Rebecca Ferrick
FerrickR@CVSHealth.com

AUSTIN, Texas, June 3, 2026 /3BL/ – Tandem Global, a leading NGO working at the intersection of business and nature, announces the winners of its 2026 Tandem Global Awards during their annual conference held in Austin, Texas, on June 2-3. The Tandem Global Awards honor excellence in corporate conservation, with awardees representing national and international companies across a variety of industries.

The year’s top honors were awarded to Freeport-McMoRan, Cemex, and Matador Ranch and Cattle Company.

“Each year, we see corporate conservation move from ambition to execution in increasingly sophisticated ways,” said Margaret O’Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, Tandem Global. “This year’s awardees demonstrate that meaningful environmental progress is not only compatible with business performance but is being embedded into core strategy across sectors and geographies. We are proud to recognize organizations that are turning commitment into measurable, lasting impact.”

Corporate Conservation Leadership Award 

Freeport-McMoRan received this year’s Corporate Conservation Leadership Award, recognizing the company’s overall achievement in conservation and commends their corporate commitment to biodiversity, conservation education and alignment with global conservation objectives.

Employee Engagement Award

The Employee Engagement Award, given to Cemex, celebrates the exemplary contributions of one company’s employees towards their habitat and conservation education efforts.

Gold Program of the Year

The Gold Program of the Year Award, which honors the overall depth of one corporate conservation program certified by WHC Certification^®, was awarded to Matador Ranch and Cattle Company for its work at the Beaverhead Ranch in Dillon, Montana.

Project Awards

In addition to these corporate and program-level awards, individual projects are recognized for excellence in each of the WHC Certification^®, powered by Tandem Global, project themes. These award categories offer projects of all sizes the ability to compete for recognition.

Overall, this year’s most honored company was Ontario Power Generation, who received the following Tandem Global Project Awards: Invasive Species Project Award, Pollinators Project Award, Reptiles and Amphibians Project Award, and Wetlands and Water Bodies Project Award.

The following is a complete list of 2026 Tandem Global Award Winners:

Avian Project Award
Ashland, Former Landfill – GA, Brunswick, Georgia

Awareness and Community Engagement Project Award
General Motors, DMAX Ltd, Moraine, Ohio

Bats Project Award
Vulcan Materials Company, Durbin Quarry, Irwindale, California

Desert Project Award
Cemex, Atotonilco: Cerro Jardín + Xoyatla + Coayuca, Hidalgo, México

Forests Project Award
Grupo México, Área de Conservación Sierra La Elenita, Sonora, México

Formal Learning Project Award
Grifols Therapeutics, Clayton Facility, Clayton, North Carolina

Grasslands Project Award
Flint Hills Resources, Pine Bend, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Green Infrastructure Project Award
Freeport-McMoRan., Copper Queen Branch, Bisbee, Arizona

Invasive Species Project Award
Ontario Power Generation, OPG Nuclear Operations Darlington and Pickering, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

Invasive Species Coordinated Approaches Project Award
BASF, Belvidere,, New Jersey

Land Conservation Agreements Project Award
Matador Ranch and Cattle Company, Beaverhead Ranch, Dillon, Montana

Landscaped Project Award
CalPortland, El Segundo Ready Mix Plant, El Segundo, California

Mammals Project Award
BP, Opportunity Ponds, Anaconda, Montana

Other Habitat Project Award
Vulcan Materials Company, Colton Conservation Bank, Colton, California

Other Species Project Award
Lundin Gold, Magnolia yantzazana, Fruta del Norte, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador

Pollinators Project Award
Ontario Power Generation, R.H. Saunders Generating Station, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Remediation Project Award
WM, Twin Creeks Landfill, Watford, Ontario, Canada

Reptiles and Amphibians Project Award
Ontario Power Generation, OPG Nuclear Operations Darlington and Pickering, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

Species of Concern Project Award
Freeport-McMoRan, NM Operations, Tyrone, New Mexico

Training Project Award
General Motors, Mogi das Cruzes, Warren, São Paulo, Brazil

Wetlands and Water Bodies Project Award
Ontario Power Generation, Wesleyville Site, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

Tandem Global Corporate Conservation Leadership Award
Freeport-McMoRan

Tandem Global Employee Engagement Award
Cemex

Tandem Global Gold Program of the Year Award
Matador Ranch and Cattle Company

Award finalists and winners were chosen from WHC Certification applications submitted between January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025. Information on the award criteria can be found here.

About Tandem Global

Tandem Global (formerly Wildlife Habitat Council and World Environment Center), provides the know-how and the network to move business and the environment forward, together. Across sectors and at all levels of its 100+ member organizations, Tandem Global works to facilitate long-term and lasting impact on all aspects of our natural world. Tandem Global connects leading thinking with practical solutions that positively impact climate, nature, and water. From field operations to boardrooms and beyond, corporate leaders turn to Tandem Global for impact strategies and resilient solutions that can support a better future. Tandem Global is headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA, with locations across the U.S., in Latin America and Munich, Germany. For more information visit tandemglobal.org.

Key Points

• Several Marathon Petroleum refineries set themselves apart from industry peers at this year’s American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Safety Awards.
• The Detroit, Michigan, refinery became a back-to-back winner of the Distinguished Safety Award, AFPM’s most prestigious honor.
• MPC refineries in Mandan, North Dakota, and St. Paul Park, Minnesota, received AFPM’s second highest award, while six other company facilities were also recognized for their safety performance in 2025.

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The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) refers to winners of its Distinguished Safety Award (DSA) as the industry’s best of the best. For the third year in a row, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is represented in this exclusive group. The company’s Detroit, Michigan, refinery received the DSA at this year’s AFPM Safety Awards for its 2025 performance.

“We encourage employees to challenge the status quo and ask, ‘Is there a better way?’, before beginning any task,” Detroit Personal Safety Manager Eric Sponaugle said. “Our focus on supporting frontline employees, from leadership being engaged at all levels to additional training for upskilling, promotes speaking up if something doesn’t feel right.”

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“Experienced employees played a critical role in shaping new team members, fostering a sustainable safety culture rooted in ownership, accountability, and peer support.”

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Detroit’s award was its second consecutive DSA, making it one of only seven back-to-back winners of AFPM’s highest honor in the last 35 years. The refinery was one of five winners from a pool of 11 DSA finalists that also included MPC’s refineries in Mandan, North Dakota, and St. Paul Park, Minnesota.

A selection committee examined the safety performance records of DSA finalists and interviewed site teams in person before choosing the winners. As finalists that were not selected, the Mandan and St. Paul Park refineries earned AFPM’s second highest honor, the Elite Platinum Award. 

“This award created a strong sense of pride across the site and reinforces the behaviors that have driven our success,” said Mandan Personal Safety Manager Cullen Rosine. “It also motivates our team to stay focused on the daily commitment to safety that made it possible.”

The DSA recognizes a sustained, exemplary level of safety performance. Among other award criteria were no workplace-related fatalities for the previous five consecutive years; no days-away injuries associated with life-critical tasks in 2025; and no community evacuations or shelter-in-place events in 2025.

“This journey was defined by a strong emphasis on mentorship and intentional culture development,” St. Paul Park Personal Safety Manager Michael Roache said. “Experienced employees played a critical role in shaping new team members, fostering a sustainable safety culture rooted in ownership, accountability and peer support.”

MPC also received other AFPM accolades:

• Innovation Award Honorable Mentions – The Garyville, Louisiana, refinery was recognized for process safety innovations, and MPC Corporate Refining was acknowledged for industrial hygiene innovations.
• Safety Achievement Award for maintaining high safety standards – Recipients were MPC’s refineries in Anacortes, Washington; El Paso, Texas; Robinson, Illinois; and Salt Lake City, Utah; as well as the company’s renewable diesel facilities in Dickinson, North Dakota, and Martinez, California.

In the past three years, MPC has received 26 AFPM safety awards, including six DSAs. Last year, the Detroit, Kenai, Alaska, and El Paso refineries earned the DSA. Two years ago, the Canton, Ohio, and Robinson refineries received the honor.

by Erlinda Lee

In the age of artificial intelligence, geopolitical instability, and tariff turbulence, sustainability has never been more challenging to get right. The rules are changing. As sustainability expectations grow and regulations evolve, the industry does not need more disconnected systems. It needs greater alignment around credible approaches, shared measurement, and common expectations.

Cascale’s origins are all about collective action. Today, we help organizations reduce duplication, improve efficiency, navigate regulatory complexity, and make more informed business decisions through common measurement, shared tools, pre-competitive industry collaboration, and shared progress on climate action and decent work.

By bringing companies together around credible frameworks and practical solutions, we help members spend less time navigating fragmentation and more time driving measurable progress across their value chains.

Our 2026 offerings address every level of sustainability ambition while giving a clear sense of ownership, flexibility, pricing transparency, and stronger alignment.

In this upcoming blog series, we’ll walk through some of these pathways in greater depth. For now, here’s what prospective members need to know.

Explore Pathways to Impact

How You Can Join Us

• At any level of sustainability knowledge, Cascale membership enables scaled industry ambitions.
• Members now have greater flexibility in how they access tools, services, and community support, with clearer choices and pricing transparency.
• With a focus on measurement, the new Associate membership offering helps members build a credible baseline and reduce duplication.
• Refined Corporate membership helps members align with the industry and accelerate progress at scale.
• Affiliate membership remains unchanged for the upcoming member cycle.

At a glance, there are three unique sustainability offerings, which were shaped in consultation with 110 Cascale members. Affiliate membership remains a dedicated pathway for nonprofit, academic, public-sector, and other non-corporate organizations to contribute expertise, perspective, and partnership to Cascale’s mission. Associate membership is designed for organizations primarily focused on measurement, reporting, and building a credible sustainability baseline.

Corporate membership is designed for organizations ready to go further — beyond measurement — and actively engage with the industry to help shape shared priorities and drive collective progress, while strengthening owned sustainability performance and business resilience. Across all pathways, Cascale membership brings the industry together to set shared priorities and turn alignment into measurable progress.

Like-minded Community 

No matter what stage you are at in your sustainability journey, Cascale membership offers a like-minded community and a place to pre-competitively scale impact. Cascale’s role in stewarding and governing the Higg Index framework and methodology remains, as does our commitment to member guidance, value, pricing transparency, and community. That’s why we went straight to the source when redesigning these offerings (thank you to all who supported this transformation).

These new plans further emphasize member and prospective member needs, so that together we can drive systems change in consumer goods. You don’t have to do it alone. By working through common frameworks and pre-competitive collaboration, you can help reduce duplication, strengthen consistency, and move the industry from fragmented action toward shared progress.

Guidance Along the Way 

For anyone curious about Cascale – no matter your sustainability ambition – we encourage you to get in touch. And for members, the May member webinar (available now on Cascale Connect) captured all of the updates, including unchanged Affiliate plans, new Associate offerings, and refined Corporate membership. As Jeremy Lardeau (our newly appointed senior vice president, industry activation and growth) shared in the webinar: many members will actually see reduced pricing this year.

That’s a reflection of the renewed flexibility, transparency, and differentiated offerings we committed to delivering to our members.

Whether organizations are establishing foundational sustainability practices or helping shape industry-wide solutions, the goal remains the same: enabling meaningful progress through shared action. No single company can transform the consumer goods industry alone, which is why Cascale membership has become an imperative.

New to Cascale? Fill Out the Become a Member Form

Erlinda Lee is Senior Director, Member Development at Cascale

by Erlinda Lee

In the age of artificial intelligence, geopolitical instability, and tariff turbulence, sustainability has never been more challenging to get right. The rules are changing. As sustainability expectations grow and regulations evolve, the industry does not need more disconnected systems. It needs greater alignment around credible approaches, shared measurement, and common expectations.

Cascale’s origins are all about collective action. Today, we help organizations reduce duplication, improve efficiency, navigate regulatory complexity, and make more informed business decisions through common measurement, shared tools, pre-competitive industry collaboration, and shared progress on climate action and decent work.

By bringing companies together around credible frameworks and practical solutions, we help members spend less time navigating fragmentation and more time driving measurable progress across their value chains.

Our 2026 offerings address every level of sustainability ambition while giving a clear sense of ownership, flexibility, pricing transparency, and stronger alignment.

In this upcoming blog series, we’ll walk through some of these pathways in greater depth. For now, here’s what prospective members need to know.

Explore Pathways to Impact

How You Can Join Us

• At any level of sustainability knowledge, Cascale membership enables scaled industry ambitions.
• Members now have greater flexibility in how they access tools, services, and community support, with clearer choices and pricing transparency.
• With a focus on measurement, the new Associate membership offering helps members build a credible baseline and reduce duplication.
• Refined Corporate membership helps members align with the industry and accelerate progress at scale.
• Affiliate membership remains unchanged for the upcoming member cycle.

At a glance, there are three unique sustainability offerings, which were shaped in consultation with 110 Cascale members. Affiliate membership remains a dedicated pathway for nonprofit, academic, public-sector, and other non-corporate organizations to contribute expertise, perspective, and partnership to Cascale’s mission. Associate membership is designed for organizations primarily focused on measurement, reporting, and building a credible sustainability baseline.

Corporate membership is designed for organizations ready to go further — beyond measurement — and actively engage with the industry to help shape shared priorities and drive collective progress, while strengthening owned sustainability performance and business resilience. Across all pathways, Cascale membership brings the industry together to set shared priorities and turn alignment into measurable progress.

Like-minded Community 

No matter what stage you are at in your sustainability journey, Cascale membership offers a like-minded community and a place to pre-competitively scale impact. Cascale’s role in stewarding and governing the Higg Index framework and methodology remains, as does our commitment to member guidance, value, pricing transparency, and community. That’s why we went straight to the source when redesigning these offerings (thank you to all who supported this transformation).

These new plans further emphasize member and prospective member needs, so that together we can drive systems change in consumer goods. You don’t have to do it alone. By working through common frameworks and pre-competitive collaboration, you can help reduce duplication, strengthen consistency, and move the industry from fragmented action toward shared progress.

Guidance Along the Way 

For anyone curious about Cascale – no matter your sustainability ambition – we encourage you to get in touch. And for members, the May member webinar (available now on Cascale Connect) captured all of the updates, including unchanged Affiliate plans, new Associate offerings, and refined Corporate membership. As Jeremy Lardeau (our newly appointed senior vice president, industry activation and growth) shared in the webinar: many members will actually see reduced pricing this year.

That’s a reflection of the renewed flexibility, transparency, and differentiated offerings we committed to delivering to our members.

Whether organizations are establishing foundational sustainability practices or helping shape industry-wide solutions, the goal remains the same: enabling meaningful progress through shared action. No single company can transform the consumer goods industry alone, which is why Cascale membership has become an imperative.

New to Cascale? Fill Out the Become a Member Form

Erlinda Lee is Senior Director, Member Development at Cascale

by Erlinda Lee

In the age of artificial intelligence, geopolitical instability, and tariff turbulence, sustainability has never been more challenging to get right. The rules are changing. As sustainability expectations grow and regulations evolve, the industry does not need more disconnected systems. It needs greater alignment around credible approaches, shared measurement, and common expectations.

Cascale’s origins are all about collective action. Today, we help organizations reduce duplication, improve efficiency, navigate regulatory complexity, and make more informed business decisions through common measurement, shared tools, pre-competitive industry collaboration, and shared progress on climate action and decent work.

By bringing companies together around credible frameworks and practical solutions, we help members spend less time navigating fragmentation and more time driving measurable progress across their value chains.

Our 2026 offerings address every level of sustainability ambition while giving a clear sense of ownership, flexibility, pricing transparency, and stronger alignment.

In this upcoming blog series, we’ll walk through some of these pathways in greater depth. For now, here’s what prospective members need to know.

Explore Pathways to Impact

How You Can Join Us

• At any level of sustainability knowledge, Cascale membership enables scaled industry ambitions.
• Members now have greater flexibility in how they access tools, services, and community support, with clearer choices and pricing transparency.
• With a focus on measurement, the new Associate membership offering helps members build a credible baseline and reduce duplication.
• Refined Corporate membership helps members align with the industry and accelerate progress at scale.
• Affiliate membership remains unchanged for the upcoming member cycle.

At a glance, there are three unique sustainability offerings, which were shaped in consultation with 110 Cascale members. Affiliate membership remains a dedicated pathway for nonprofit, academic, public-sector, and other non-corporate organizations to contribute expertise, perspective, and partnership to Cascale’s mission. Associate membership is designed for organizations primarily focused on measurement, reporting, and building a credible sustainability baseline.

Corporate membership is designed for organizations ready to go further — beyond measurement — and actively engage with the industry to help shape shared priorities and drive collective progress, while strengthening owned sustainability performance and business resilience. Across all pathways, Cascale membership brings the industry together to set shared priorities and turn alignment into measurable progress.

Like-minded Community 

No matter what stage you are at in your sustainability journey, Cascale membership offers a like-minded community and a place to pre-competitively scale impact. Cascale’s role in stewarding and governing the Higg Index framework and methodology remains, as does our commitment to member guidance, value, pricing transparency, and community. That’s why we went straight to the source when redesigning these offerings (thank you to all who supported this transformation).

These new plans further emphasize member and prospective member needs, so that together we can drive systems change in consumer goods. You don’t have to do it alone. By working through common frameworks and pre-competitive collaboration, you can help reduce duplication, strengthen consistency, and move the industry from fragmented action toward shared progress.

Guidance Along the Way 

For anyone curious about Cascale – no matter your sustainability ambition – we encourage you to get in touch. And for members, the May member webinar (available now on Cascale Connect) captured all of the updates, including unchanged Affiliate plans, new Associate offerings, and refined Corporate membership. As Jeremy Lardeau (our newly appointed senior vice president, industry activation and growth) shared in the webinar: many members will actually see reduced pricing this year.

That’s a reflection of the renewed flexibility, transparency, and differentiated offerings we committed to delivering to our members.

Whether organizations are establishing foundational sustainability practices or helping shape industry-wide solutions, the goal remains the same: enabling meaningful progress through shared action. No single company can transform the consumer goods industry alone, which is why Cascale membership has become an imperative.

New to Cascale? Fill Out the Become a Member Form

Erlinda Lee is Senior Director, Member Development at Cascale

by Erlinda Lee

In the age of artificial intelligence, geopolitical instability, and tariff turbulence, sustainability has never been more challenging to get right. The rules are changing. As sustainability expectations grow and regulations evolve, the industry does not need more disconnected systems. It needs greater alignment around credible approaches, shared measurement, and common expectations.

Cascale’s origins are all about collective action. Today, we help organizations reduce duplication, improve efficiency, navigate regulatory complexity, and make more informed business decisions through common measurement, shared tools, pre-competitive industry collaboration, and shared progress on climate action and decent work.

By bringing companies together around credible frameworks and practical solutions, we help members spend less time navigating fragmentation and more time driving measurable progress across their value chains.

Our 2026 offerings address every level of sustainability ambition while giving a clear sense of ownership, flexibility, pricing transparency, and stronger alignment.

In this upcoming blog series, we’ll walk through some of these pathways in greater depth. For now, here’s what prospective members need to know.

Explore Pathways to Impact

How You Can Join Us

• At any level of sustainability knowledge, Cascale membership enables scaled industry ambitions.
• Members now have greater flexibility in how they access tools, services, and community support, with clearer choices and pricing transparency.
• With a focus on measurement, the new Associate membership offering helps members build a credible baseline and reduce duplication.
• Refined Corporate membership helps members align with the industry and accelerate progress at scale.
• Affiliate membership remains unchanged for the upcoming member cycle.

At a glance, there are three unique sustainability offerings, which were shaped in consultation with 110 Cascale members. Affiliate membership remains a dedicated pathway for nonprofit, academic, public-sector, and other non-corporate organizations to contribute expertise, perspective, and partnership to Cascale’s mission. Associate membership is designed for organizations primarily focused on measurement, reporting, and building a credible sustainability baseline.

Corporate membership is designed for organizations ready to go further — beyond measurement — and actively engage with the industry to help shape shared priorities and drive collective progress, while strengthening owned sustainability performance and business resilience. Across all pathways, Cascale membership brings the industry together to set shared priorities and turn alignment into measurable progress.

Like-minded Community 

No matter what stage you are at in your sustainability journey, Cascale membership offers a like-minded community and a place to pre-competitively scale impact. Cascale’s role in stewarding and governing the Higg Index framework and methodology remains, as does our commitment to member guidance, value, pricing transparency, and community. That’s why we went straight to the source when redesigning these offerings (thank you to all who supported this transformation).

These new plans further emphasize member and prospective member needs, so that together we can drive systems change in consumer goods. You don’t have to do it alone. By working through common frameworks and pre-competitive collaboration, you can help reduce duplication, strengthen consistency, and move the industry from fragmented action toward shared progress.

Guidance Along the Way 

For anyone curious about Cascale – no matter your sustainability ambition – we encourage you to get in touch. And for members, the May member webinar (available now on Cascale Connect) captured all of the updates, including unchanged Affiliate plans, new Associate offerings, and refined Corporate membership. As Jeremy Lardeau (our newly appointed senior vice president, industry activation and growth) shared in the webinar: many members will actually see reduced pricing this year.

That’s a reflection of the renewed flexibility, transparency, and differentiated offerings we committed to delivering to our members.

Whether organizations are establishing foundational sustainability practices or helping shape industry-wide solutions, the goal remains the same: enabling meaningful progress through shared action. No single company can transform the consumer goods industry alone, which is why Cascale membership has become an imperative.

New to Cascale? Fill Out the Become a Member Form

Erlinda Lee is Senior Director, Member Development at Cascale

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., June 3, 2026 /3BL/ – Last week, WK Kellogg Co announced the national roll out of its SPOONS on-pack nutrition framework. SPOONS is an evidence-based tool designed to make it easier for consumers – who are increasingly seeking more function from their foods – to identify, understand and choose cereals according to their nutrition priorities.

SPOONS will be applied to classic brands, including Kellogg’s All-Bran, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats, Kellogg’s Raisin Bran and Kellogg’s Rice Krispies throughout the United States.

Consumers will see the new information on the back of cereal boxes using the SPOONS acronym, including:

• S – Simple ingredients: Many Kellogg’s cereals are made with ingredients you’d find in your pantry – cooked in a similar way you’d make grains at home, just in larger batches! In fact, 75% of Kellogg’s cereals are simply puffed, toasted, flaked or shredded.
• P – Protein: Cereal and milk bring grains and protein together to offer an easy, effective solution for building meals to help manage hunger and support wellness. In fact, a bowl of cereal and milk has as much (or more) protein as an egg.¹
• O – Outstanding fiber: Wellness starts with fiber, yet almost 95% of people don’t get enough.² Our fiber-focused cereals can help people close that gap. We have more than 140 options that are at least a good source of fiber with 3-17g per serving, making it easy to find your fiber fix.
• O – Other nutritious foods: Cereal makes it easy to create balanced meals, bringing whole grains, fruit and dairy together to give people choices they can feel good about.
• N – Nutrients you need: Cereal provides essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients – such as fiber, whole grains, iron and folate – that most people don’t get enough of in their daily diet. With most cereals being consumed with milk there is the added benefit of calcium and vitamin D.
• S – Single-digit sugars: Cereal offers a variety of sugar levels to fit your lifestyle, including options with single-digit added sugar, so you can enjoy great taste and nutrition. Nearly half of our cereals have 10 grams or less of added sugar per serving.

The architect of SPOONS, Chief Wellbeing and Sustainable Business Officer Sarah Ludmer, RD, says the attributes, messages and visual presentations were tested with consumers to ensure they could easily understand and trust the information SPOONS provides.

“We gained a great deal of consumer insight from the SPOONS work, including the fact that cereal eaters were surprised and excited about the simplicity, fiber content and single digit sugars of our cereals,” said Ludmer. “As more people are looking for simple, high nutrition foods – especially when it comes to fiber and protein – this provides a clear and compelling way to re-introduce people to a beloved and trusted food that’s been in Americans’ kitchens for more than a century.”

SPOONS is the latest initiative in WK Kellogg’s long legacy of pioneering cereal transformation. In addition to creating the first cereal flake, the company was among the first to:

• Create a nutrition label identifying key nutrients on pack
• Hire a full-time dietitian to help guide the formulation and nutrition of our food
• Include recipes, in particular fiber recipes, on back of cereal packages

SPOONS is part of the company’s overall business strategy to surge growth of the $10B US cereal category. Chief Growth Officer Doug VanDeVelde says cereal is still one of the most popular household staples – with 50 million boxes purchased every week – and now is the time to be deliberate and disruptive in continuing to make cereal culturally relevant.

“Cereal has been an American favorite for more than 120 years,” said VanDeVelde. “This year we’ve really dialed up our marketing by leaning into fiber with humor in our big game ad, launching SPOONS and introducing new innovations into our portfolio. As a newly private company we have a lot of runway to do big things and we are highly optimistic about the future of the category and our brands.”

About WK Kellogg Co
At WK Kellogg Co, we bring our best to everyone, every day through our trusted foods and brands. Our journey began in 1894, when our founder W.K. Kellogg reimagined the future of food with the creation of Corn Flakes, changing breakfast forever. Our iconic brand portfolio includes Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes^®, Rice Krispies^®, Froot Loops^®, Kashi^®, Special K^®, Kellogg’s Raisin Bran^®, and Bear Naked^®. With a presence in the majority of households across North America, our brands play a key role in enhancing the lives of millions of consumers every day, promoting a strong sense of physical, emotional and societal wellbeing. Our beloved brand characters, including Tony the Tiger^® and Toucan Sam^®, represent our deep connections with the consumers and communities we serve. Through our sustainable business strategy, Feeding Happiness™, we aim to build healthier and happier futures for families, kids and communities. We are making a positive impact while creating foods that bring joy and nourishment to consumers. For more information about WK Kellogg Co and Feeding Happiness, visit www.wkkellogg.com.

Sources:

1. 1 large egg contains 6 grams protein; a bowl of cereal with ¾ cup milk provides upwards of 6 grams protein
2. U.S. Department of Agriculture; Agricultural Research Service. What We Eat in America: Nutrient intakes from food by gender and age. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-10.