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Crown Holdings 2022 Sustainability Report: Water Management & Scarcity – Preserving a Precious Resource

Sustainable Development Goals

Our recognition of the need to use water with considerable care is the driver behind the Resource Efficiency pillar of our Twentyby30™ sustainability program and grounds our comprehensive water stewardship strategy.

How Duke Energy Manages EV Charging, Helps Customers Save

Energy

As Duke Energy strengthens the electric grid to be more resilient and reduce outages, the company is offering money-saving programs to customers while ensuring it can handle the increase in electric vehicle (EV) adoption.

Direct Relief Donates More Than 2,000 Battery Systems to Ukrainian Hospitals Amid Energy Grid Attacks

Health & Healthcare

In response to sustained attacks on Ukraine’s electrical grid, Direct Relief is launching an expansive initiative to equip hospitals, emergency response hubs, and other key medical sites across Ukraine with backup electricity storage systems.

Entergy Arkansas’ Continuous Energy Improvement Initiative Saves Businesses Money

Energy

Arkansas businesses are receiving thousands of dollars in incentive payments and saving even more than that in energy usage by participating in Entergy Arkansas' Entergy Solutions Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) initiative.

Medtronic Once Again Named One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

This is the second year Medtronic has received this recognition, representing one of only two honorees in the 'Healthcare Products' industry category.

First PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Consumer-Initiated Blood Test With Physician Consult Launches on questhealth.com

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leader in diagnostic information services, announced the availability of the first consumer-initiated, physician-ordered blood-draw test for PFAS chemicals with the option to confer over the phone with a physician about the results.

Jump In and Fill the Pool: Upper Fraser Valley Rallies for Indoor Pool Project

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

As part of its Fueling Futures program, Enbridge—part of the Agassiz community for almost 70 years—has contributed $50,000 to the Lets’emot Regional Aquatic Centre.

IWBI Announces IWBI Awards, Outstanding Achievements Recognizing Health and Well-Being Champions

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation toward healthy buildings, organizations and communities, has today announced the winners of the IWBI Awards.

Vogtle Unit 4 Connects to Electric Grid for the First Time

Energy

Georgia Power announced on March 1 that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has achieved another major milestone in startup testing by generating electricity and successfully synchronizing and connecting to the electric grid.

Principal® Named One of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal Financial Group® has been once again named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.

Cascale Releases Updated Higg Brand & Retail Module Tool

Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition) has launched the latest version of the Higg Brand and Retail Module (BRM), part of the Higg Index suite of tools.

Bath & Body Works Celebrates Women’s History Month

Diversity & Inclusion

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Bath & Body Works is spotlighting master perfumer Honorine Blanc and designer Taylor Scalzo and showcasing the one-of-a-kind fragrance Butterfly.

Walgreens Boots Alliance’s Supplier Program Drives Change

Sustainable Development Goals

Our global Supplier Sustainability Program measures suppliers’ sustainability performance per product category with the support of an online system used for data collection, analysis, reporting and scoring.

One Year Into the Journey to Net-Zero

Sustainable Development Goals

On January 19, 2023 Lenovo announced its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, in alignment to the Science Based Targets initiative’s Net-Zero Standard.

‘Everyone Eats’: Local Pizza Hut Helps Fill Empty Bellies

Social Impact & Volunteering

As part of the ‘Hut to Heart’ initiative, employees at Pizza Hut on Great Northern Road have been collecting donations and making upwards of 15 pizzas every day for homeless and vulnerable members of the community.

Keysight Joins U.S. Commerce Department’s AI Safety Institute Consortium

Innovation & Technology

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) has joined other industry leaders and key AI stakeholders in a U.S. Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI.

Taking Time to Learn: Meet Lindsey Henry

Diversity & Inclusion

I have been with GoDaddy full-time for two and a half years. I started out as an intern in 2020. I currently live in Seattle and work from the Kirkland office. I work on the Network Automation Team as a Software Engineer.

Inspiring Inclusion in the Way We Do Business

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

This U.S. Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we recognize how our global supply chain and partnerships can provide access to women-owned businesses.

Empowering Girls: La’Keisha Gray-Sewell and Girls Like Me Project’s Collaboration With Common Impact and The Allstate Foundation

Social Impact & Volunteering

As the Founder and Executive Director of Girls Like Me Project, La’Keisha Gray-Sewell is committed to empowering African American girls.

Baker Tilly Launches End-to-End Compliance Solution for Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act

Energy

Leading advisory CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP announced the launch of an end-to-end compliance solution to help clean energy projects earn enhanced credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by meeting Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship (PW&A) requirements.

Sustainable Computing Thrives at the Largest Solar Powered Data Center

Sustainable Development Goals

Moro Hub unveiled a prospective partnership to introduce SAP’s public cloud services to the groundbreaking green data center

Georgia Tech’s Scheller College Names Sustainability Fellows and Ambassadors

Education

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business announces Sustainability Fellows and Ambassadors.

Milwaukee-Area Wealth Management Advisor Granted $25,000 From Northwestern Mutual To Support Solstice Sanctuary

Social Impact & Volunteering

Northwestern Mutual is celebrating the outstanding volunteerism of its financial professionals through its annual Community Service Awards (CSA) program.

Payments Leader Kristy Carstensen Named ‘Most Influential’ by American Banker

Diversity & Inclusion

Named to American Banker’s Most Influential Women in Payments list for the fifth time, Carstensen said she is humbled and acknowledges the honor is representative of the team she is on, of the culture at U.S. Bank and the opportunities provided.

Mastercard: Leading for Innovation

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Mastercard 2024 Global Inclusive Growth Summit returns on April 18, 2024. As we look forward to coming back together in person and virtually, we offer these highlights from the 2023 event, hosted by Mastercard and the Aspen Institute.