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In 2024, Vancity initiated a values-led transformation focused on improving member service and restoring profitability, while staying true to its co-operative values. 
  
The year marked a strategic reset under new CEO Wellington Holbrook, reaffirming Vancity’s commitment to delivering modern, people-centered banking rooted in equity, inclusion, and climate action. Key initiatives included rolling out long-requested service upgrades and streamlining operations for greater efficiency. Despite economic headwinds, Vancity returned to profitability with $5.8 million in net income, and continued its community impact work—such as financing affordable housing and supporting climate-ready home retrofits and Indigenous entrepreneurs. 
  
Vancity’s 2024 <a href="https://www.vancity.com/SharedContent/documents/AnnualReportArchives/Vancity-2024-Annual-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Annual Report</a>, along with its Consolidated Financial Statements, Climate Report, Accountability Statements, and Sustainability Issuance Report, can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.vancity.com/AnnualReport" target="_blank">https://www.vancity.com/AnnualReport</a>. 
  
The <a href="https://www.vancity.com/SharedContent/documents/AnnualReportArchives/Vancity-2024-Climate-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Climate Report</a> outlines its strategic alignment with the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals, integrating climate action into its core strategy, risk management, and governance. The report highlights progress on emissions reductions. 
The <a href="https://www.vancity.com/SharedContent/documents/AnnualReportArchives/Vancity-2024-Accountability-Statements.pdf" target="_blank">Accountability Statements</a> outline Vancity’s approach to managing key material topics and provide detailed data, disclosures, and impact insights. 
The <a href="https://www.vancity.com/SharedContent/documents/AnnualReportArchives/Vancity-2024-Sustainability-Issuance-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Sustainability Issuance Report</a> outlines the purpose, use, and impact of funds raised through its Sustainable Bearer Deposit Notes program. The report details how proceeds were allocated to eligible green and social investments under Vancity’s Sustainability Issuance Framework. 
  
Report highlights include: 

<ul><li>$12.1B of Vancity’s $36.0B in assets and assets under administration were focused on both generating a profit and creating positive impact.</li>
	<li>71% of procurement spent locally</li>
	<li>Financed the construction or renovation of 1,924 units of affordable housing</li>
	<li>7,810 tonnes of avoided emissions from clean energy projects</li>
	<li>Financed 1,036,020 square feet of energy-efficient buildings </li>
</ul>Vancity’s annual reporting is designed to promote transparency and accountability by openly reporting on how its actions impact people, communities, and the environment. 2024 reporting follows the International Integrated Reporting Framework and GRI Standards, and incorporates elements from IFRS S1 and S2, and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards. It is intended to meet the disclosure requirements of Vancity’s membership in the UN Principles for Responsible Banking and was also guided by the disclosure requirements of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF). 
2024 reporting reflects Vancity’s dual focus on material financial risks and broader social and environmental impacts. It was shaped by ongoing member engagement and supported by external assurance of several key metrics. About Vancity 
Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its 570,000 member-owners and their communities, with offices and more than 50 branches located in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay, within the territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw people. With $36 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is one of Canada's largest credit unions. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. Media Contact: <a href="mailto:mediarelations@vancity.com" target="_blank">Media Relations</a> 
Phone: 778-837-0394

Vancity Restores Profitability and Stays True to Its Co-Operative Values

<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="Aerial shot of KFC " data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a7310079-de15-425f-9a5b-69e5a09f4b74" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Green-building_YumBrands_050625_1.jpeg" width="640" height="405" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Image provided by Yum! Brands.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.yum.com/wps/portal/yumbrands/Yumbrands/news/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziLQK9jTwM_A38LEKdTQ0CjQy9PX3czA0NQg31w8EKDHAARwP9KGL041EQhd_4cP0oVCv8LfzNDAKdnY09vALNjS0CzKAK8JhRkBsaYZDpqAgA7y4Qyw!!/?urile=wcm:oid:53005007-cf50-4037-84f1-4e0cd57da9e0" target="_blank">Yum! Brands</a>

May 13, 2025 /CSRwire/ - Yum! Brands has long prioritized the integration of sustainable practices into its development strategy. If it was simply good for the environment, it’d be a nice-to-have, but the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger &amp; Grill has identified both economical and eco-friendly ways to outfit its restaurants. In other words, Yum! believes that building green can help to save green.

Here's how the company does it.

In 2014, Yum! adopted sustainable development guidelines for its restaurants that have since influenced its brands’ current standards. These guidelines took inspiration from the <a href="https://www.usgbc.org/leed" target="_blank">Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program</a> and include aspects like strategically placed exhaust hoods and using appropriate lighting. But where they differ from LEED is that the Yum! guidelines leverage a scaled point system more specific to the quick-service restaurant industry with the goal of building more sustainable, energy efficient restaurants.
<img alt="Interior of Zamow" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3f80bd33-f984-43e1-92a7-a1ad79f24959" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Green-Building_YumBrands_050625_2.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="803" loading="lazy" />“We meet our franchisees where they are, so they can build according to what makes the most sense for their budgets,” said Yum! Chief Sustainability Officer Jon Hixson. “Thankfully, most of the methods we’ve identified are both good for the environment and for business.”

Recently, the brands took these guidelines one step further, with KFC evolving its Building Green Standards through the introduction of its 11 must-haves and Pizza Hut developing its Green Hut Toolkit with its own set of requirements. These standards, built on the foundation of sustainability and resilience, are aimed at being a win-win that helps conserve resources while saving franchisees money.
<img alt="Exterior of Pizza Hut" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0a875d27-0dbd-4e38-883c-390301ba75d0" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Green-Building_YumBrands_050625_3.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="667" loading="lazy" />For Pizza Hut, optimized HVAC and exhaust hoods and efficiencies across equipment, refrigeration and lighting are all must-haves. A similar list applies to KFC’s set of standards. Habit Burger &amp; Grill, headquartered in California, is committed to ensuring that all U.S.-based restaurants meet or exceed the California Green Building Standards Code, the first-in-the-nation mandatory green building standards code.

Successful examples range from the obvious – LED lighting that led to emissions cuts of about 5% on average across the KFC restaurant portfolio in 2024 – to focusing on HVAC systems that enable a single Pizza Hut location to achieve around 30% in energy savings and prevent approximately 7 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

The brands also continue to evolve their standards. In 2023, KFC introduced its Green Line Furniture, which is developed and finished using recovered materials while maintaining performance and durability. In addition to the pieces of furniture being more sustainable, they also weigh significantly less, which means transportation of furniture to the restaurants generates fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – approximately 32% less!

Around the world, Energy Management Systems (EMS) are utilized by the brands to optimize operations and identify areas for further improvement. EMS provide monitoring and control services to maintain temperature and humidity in restaurants, as well as automatically adjust energy usage and identify issues or opportunities for optimization. In India, for example, EMS have been installed in 315 Pizza Hut and over 500 KFC restaurants resulting in approximately 7% savings on KFC’s electricity bill. Other brands and markets have seen similar results. Taco Bell U.S. also uses EMS to automatically control the temperatures in its HVAC and walk-in refrigerators in approximately 150 corporate locations in the highest energy use markets.
<img alt="Exterior of Taco Bell" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ba8f9956-29c7-43c1-9b5e-9672eb34b1ef" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Green-Building_YumBrands_050625_4.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="675" loading="lazy" />The company also takes a strategic approach to solar, analyzing the building footprint, cost of electricity and location’s access to the sun. KFC has solar panels on every continent that it operates, including one KFC in California, which operates its drive-thru entirely on solar power, saving its franchisee 20% off its energy costs.

These standards and additional efforts have helped Yum! earn external climate recognition from groups like CDP, a global organization that runs a leading sustainability disclosure system, as well as restaurants around the world becoming LEED-certified, including KFC in Thailand and Pizza Hut in Vietnam, and a KFC restaurant receiving Gold certification from India’s Green Building Council.

Because of this work, Yum! has made steady progress on its <a href="https://www.yum.com/wps/portal/yumbrands/Yumbrands/impact/planet/climate-action/" target="_blank">science-based climate targets</a>. At the end of 2023, the company achieved a 28% reduction of GHG emissions per franchisee restaurants compared to 2019, and Yum! continues to see cost savings through a range of technologies and programs.

“We’ve committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per franchise restaurant by 46% by 2030, and we’re more than halfway to this target, thanks to our green building efforts,” Hixson said. “By saving our franchisees money and conserving energy, it’s a win for the company and our planet.”

The World’s Largest Restaurant Company Believes That Building Green Can Help Save Green

<img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7a3d8117-6c41-4725-9dd7-04c0e2a43bab" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/data-center-cooling_CHemours_050825.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="775" loading="lazy" /><a href="https://www.chemours.com/en/news-media-center/all-news/press-releases/2025/chemours-and-navin-fluorine-announce-agreement-to-manufacture-new-liquid-cooling-product?utm_medium=3bl_q2-25&amp;utm_source=owned_3bl&amp;utm_content=article" target="_blank">Originally published by Chemours and Navin Fluorine.</a>

WILMINGTON, Del., May 12, 2025 /CSRwire/ - Recently, Chemours, a global chemistry company, announced a strategic agreement with Navin Fluorine International Limited (Navin Fluorine) to manufacture its Opteon™ two-phase immersion cooling fluid. The collaboration is part of Chemours' expanded Liquid Cooling Venture, established to address the growing heat, energy, and water demands of advanced data centers and AI hardware. The partnership with Navin Fluorine marks an important step toward commercialization, providing critical capabilities and capacity—beginning in 2026—to support the adoption of two-phase liquid cooling.

"The fact is, next generation chips alone can’t deliver the AI boom; the computing and resource demands created by this technology requires a new, integrated approach. Our deep expertise in cooling uniquely positions us to help bridge this gap,” said Denise Dignam, Chemours President and CEO. “Innovative liquid cooling solutions, like Opteon™, can help significantly reduce data center total cost of ownership through decreased energy, water, space, maintenance and capex demands, all while enabling next generation chip capability. Partnering with Navin Fluorine enables us to meet this critical market need.” 

The company’s proprietary <a href="https://www.opteon.com/en/products/thermal-management/2p50?utm_medium=3bl_q2-25&amp;utm_source=owned_3bl&amp;utm_content=article" target="_blank">Opteon™ fluid</a> offers an ultra-low global warming potential (10), a power usage effectiveness (PUE) approaching 1, and superior performance capabilities <a href="https://pages.chemours.com/ic-case-study-october-2024.html?utm_medium=3bl_q2-25&amp;utm_source=owned_3bl&amp;utm_content=article" target="_blank">compared to traditional or other liquid cooling technologies</a>. Nearly eliminating water use, reducing space requirements by 60%, and lowering energy consumption by up to 40% and cooling energy use by up to 90%, this technology represents benefits for data center operators and communities alike. 

The agreement with Navin Fluorine will bring this innovative technology to market quickly and efficiently. 

"Joining forces with Chemours to manufacture their new liquid cooling technology advances our mission to produce high-quality, innovative, and sustainable, high-growth-potential products in the specialty chemicals sector, while helping address a key industry challenge for data centers,” said Vishad Mafatlal, Navin Fluorine, Executive Chairman. “We’re excited to see this project come to fruition and look forward to continuing to deepen our partnership to meet the needs of the broader industry.”

The Opteon™ two-phase immersion cooling fluid is part of Chemours’ newly expanded Liquid Cooling Venture, which will leverage more than 90-years of expertise in thermal management to provide a comprehensive portfolio of data center cooling solutions, including direct-to-chip and immersion cooling technologies. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.opteon.com/en/products/thermal-management/2p50?utm_medium=3bl_q2-25&amp;utm_source=owned_3bl&amp;utm_content=article" target="_blank">Opteon.com</a>.

About The Chemours Company 
The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in providing industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including coatings, plastics, refrigeration and air conditioning, transportation, semiconductor and advanced electronics, general industrial, and oil and gas. Through our three businesses –Thermal &amp; Specialized Solutions, Titanium Technologies, and Advanced Performance Materials – we deliver application expertise and chemistry-based innovations that solve customers’ biggest challenges. Our flagship products are sold under prominent brands such as Opteon™, Freon™, Ti-Pure™, Nafion™, Teflon™, Viton™, and Krytox™. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC, Chemours has approximately 6,000 employees and 28 manufacturing sites and serves approximately 2,500 customers in approximately 110 countries. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.chemours.com/en/?utm_medium=3bl_q2-25&amp;utm_source=owned_3bl&amp;utm_content=article" target="_blank">chemours.com</a> or follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/chemours" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>. 

About Navin Fluorine International Limited  
Navin Fluorine International Ltd (NSE: NAVINFLUOR) is one of the largest and the most respected Indian manufacturers of specialty fluorochemicals. It belongs to the Padmanabh Mafatlal Group – one of India’s oldest industrial houses. Established in 1967, NFIL operates one of the largest integrated fluorochemicals complexes in India with manufacturing locations at Surat and Dahej in Western India and Dewas in Central India. NFIL’s R&amp;D center, Navin Research Innovation Center (NRIC), is located at Surat and Dewas, India and Manchester Organics, UK. Navin Fluorine has three strategic business verticals: High Performance Products, Specialty and Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). Navin Fluorine is ISO 9001 certified for quality, ISO 14001 certified for environment management, and OHSAS-18001 accreditation for safety management, along with various other industry accreditations and certifications. To learn more, please visit <a href="https://www.nfil.in/" target="_blank">https://www.nfil.in/</a>

View original content <a href="https://www.chemours.com/en/news-media-center/all-news/press-releases/2025/chemours-and-navin-fluorine-announce-agreement-to-manufacture-new-liquid-cooling-product?utm_medium=3bl_q2-25&amp;utm_source=owned_3bl&amp;utm_content=article" target="_blank">here</a>.

Chemours and Navin Fluorine Announce Agreement to Manufacture New Liquid Cooling Product as a Part of Chemours Expanded Liquid Cooling Venture

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<a href="https://www.cummins.com/news/stories/2025-03-20/the-archivist-heritage-center" target="_blank">Cummins</a>

The word “archive” is often associated with past, dead things. The preservation of endless stacks of paper files with unintelligible words and video footage wrapped around old projector wheels whose technology is long lost to history. Collections of slides in mislabeled bags and boxes — that seem to dissolve in our very hands — full of trinkets, tchotchkes, and the miscellaneous parts to those trinkets and tchotchkes. Obscure labels, unfamiliar names and irrelevant places that, to the untrained eye, mean little. And all these, we imagine, are being dusted off and sorted by their keeper, the archivist, who is buried below the mountains of past, dead things.

But not Lori.

Cummins Heritage Center’s lead archivist, Lori Ann Lindberg, paints an entirely different picture.

<blockquote>
“We are not keepers of dead things,” she informs. “We keep living documents that were created by living human beings that carry information that’s filled with life.” 
Lori Ann Lindberg
</blockquote>

Archivists, Lori argues, have a way of looking into the future by using objects from the past — something important and timely for a company like Cummins, which continues to push the industry forward with first-of-its-kind technologies and products. Every day, Lori discovers new stories about Cummins’ 106-year history. Many of these reaffirm the values, innovations and aspirations the company continues to uphold and practice today.
<img alt="Lori winding up negatives on a roller" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a227f598-c4d6-43d1-a87b-0ce193c5f54b" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_2.jpeg" width="640" class="align-center" height="720" loading="lazy" />One item that has stood out to Lori during her time as Cummins’ archivist is a letter written by J. Irwin Miller, a former president and chairman of Cummins for over 40 years.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ffe7e00e-378a-4435-8d27-227a8dec15c5" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_3.jpg" width="640" height="960" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Lori with a historic photo of Clessie Lyle Cummins (1888–1968), founder of Cummins Engine Co., whose innovations revolutionized the diesel engine industry.</figcaption></figure>Miller was a staunch supporter of civil rights. While serving as the 1963 President of the National Council of Churches, he and the Council co-sponsored Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. At the time, a potential investor wrote to Miller, expressing displeasure over Cummins’ hiring of people of color and other marginalized groups. In response, Miller firmly stated that he would not stop hiring these individuals — all types of people worked at Cummins, and that was the way it would remain. He emphasized that this diversity contributed to Cummins’ success. Miller concluded his letter by suggesting that the investor should consider placing their money elsewhere.

“That letter resonated with me, and I just got so emotional reading it because it’s at least 70 years old now. It shows that this is Cummins, this is the way Cummins is and the way it’s going to stay,” Lori says. “And it’s one of the things that I love about this company, and the fact that I can keep that evidence is just a point of pride to me.”

If you’ve ever had the privilege of visiting Lori and the Cummins Heritage Center, you know that Lori has a special way of taking you along with her into Cummins' past. She knows nearly all there is to know about Cummins, though she would refute such a statement and argue that there’s much more she has left to uncover.

The Center is surrounded by — sturdy — boxes of Cummins magazines, training manuals, letters, photos and plaques, with nearly every wall covered in vintage Cummins advertisements, posters and banners. There are tables with old engine schematics and components renderings, and cabinets full of global gifts, pins and paperweights. Just when you think you’ve seen all there is to see, a row of engines, from Cummins’ first to nearly every decade after, leads you toward the restoration side of the Center. It’s here where Cummins’ litany of Indianapolis 500 race cars, a 1938 Cadillac, and a 1935 Auburn, receive their fine-tuning.
<img alt="Lori with an old-fashioned car" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b6f5ff39-111c-448e-9887-104271fde8ba" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_4.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" />But the question remains: how does one become an archivist, much less for a global company?

Lori’s path to becoming an archivist began in music. Lori graduated from Indiana University’s School of Music, now Jacobs School of Music, studying opera theater. Growing up in Indiana, Lori sprang at the opportunity to explore the states and headed to Southern California. After several years in Los Angeles, Lori eventually found her home in San Francisco. It was here that she began working for a record store chain and soon developed a passion for organizing while sorting through crates of music records.
<img alt="Lori handling very old, discolored papers" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a35f8a6d-6d4c-474a-a083-533f7e496822" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_5.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" />Lori characterizes her career as an archivist as a second birth. “I became a totally different person. And I found that passion,” she says. “I just, you know, I love it.”

That passion led to Lori receiving her Master of Library and Information Science, and for many years, Lori worked at various big corporations as their archivist while teaching scholars the art of archiving. Her work teaching led her to create the first master’s program in the country for Archives and Records Administration.
<img alt="Lori displaying signatures on old paperwork" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7b13628c-3592-48b2-9e26-1a2bca95c21c" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_6.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" />Eventually, Lori moved back to Indiana and, in 2020, applied for an archivist position at an undisclosed company. She had a feeling, though, that the company was Cummins, as it had just celebrated its centennial anniversary. Lori was right, and the rest was, well, history. Lori began as a contractor before officially joining Cummins full-time in 2023.
<img alt="Lori in the archives" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="694281ac-a06c-4bf3-beeb-d06ccd9a4cee" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_7.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" />“You know everybody when you grow up in Indianapolis, you know — and you know Cummins,” Lori laughs. “My dad was a supervisor for Chrysler at the electrical plant. You didn’t grow up in the automotive industry and not know about Cummins.”
<img alt="Black and white headshot of a man" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ba51ecf1-0379-4aa9-b1fa-8cfd2a2afcd2" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_11.jpeg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" /><img alt="Pages from an old magazine with the headline &quot;Out-torques and out-works any Ford or Chevy diesel pickup. Period.&quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8afdf15a-7a77-4066-a2ba-161c20f02c0a" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_10.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" />Lori says she can still remember how her dad’s face lit up when the Dodge Ram came out with the Cummins engine. “He was just biting at the bit to drive one of those Dodge Rams. It was the coolest thing. So, I always had a great impression of Cummins from very young.”
<img alt="Lori in the archives" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2b21ca5a-6c64-4165-a534-ce27108986d4" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_8.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" />Lori may work in Cummins archives, but she doesn’t stay confined to the Heritage Center. She often attends meetings across Cummins’ Business Units, actively hunting for new information to add to the collection. These meetings give her a look into the future, allowing her to stay on the pulse of where Cummins is heading.
<img alt="Lori examining slide on a light box" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="39055096-6434-424a-bfac-538480a24057" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/_Lori-Ann-Lindberg_Cummins_040825_9.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="549" loading="lazy" />According to Lori, the Cummins Heritage Center staff does their best to be truthful in everything they do and collect. They want to portray Cummins’ true story most accurately.

“I hope that the Cummins Heritage Center really reflects the many positive aspects of the company, as well as the great influence of Cummins,” Lori expresses, “not only on its industry through its products but through its people and with its people and on its people.”

When future leaders and archivists are collecting Cummins artifacts, they won’t need a magnifying glass to see that Lori was one of the people whose passion for the company captured and created a legacy.

Explore more <a href="https://www.cummins.com/news/stories" target="_blank">Cummins Stories</a>.

The Keeper. The Preserver. The Archivist.

<img alt="People in protective bee gear, near bee hives" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e0a2956e-8aa5-4106-a15d-5ed3896214a2" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/kidsgardening-2025-gromoregood-grassroots-grantees_SCOTTS-MIRACLE-GRO-FOUNDATION_041625A.jpeg" width="640" class="align-center" height="1024" loading="lazy" />MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 8, 2025 /CSRwire/ - To connect more children to gardens and outdoor play, <a href="https://scottsmiraclegro.com/responsibility/foundation/" target="_blank">The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation</a> and KidsGardening awarded grants to 170 community-level programs under the annual <a href="https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/gromoregood-grassroots-grant-25/" target="_blank">GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant</a> initiative.

From spring through fall, the programs will start or expand youth gardens and green spaces. Selections for the 2025 GroMoreGood grant recipients were based upon the learning impact, including factors such as individual program participants, prior funding and socioeconomic reach, among others.
<img alt="Garden with a trellis overhead and hanging greenery" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="4c3601f5-5946-46a3-b018-0bf3dea2e5ed" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/kidsgardening-2025-gromoregood-grassroots-grantees_SCOTTS-MIRACLE-GRO-FOUNDATION_041625B.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="1707" loading="lazy" />“We are grateful to partner with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation to support the GroMoreGood Grassroots Grants and bring the transformative power of gardens to communities nationwide,” says Em Shipman, KidsGardening executive director. “This year’s recipients are truly inspiring—restoring gardens after natural disasters, creating inclusive spaces for youth with disabilities and revitalizing community gardens for after-school programs.”

The 2025 recipients span 44 states across the country and anticipate connecting more than 38,000 youth with garden-based learning opportunities. For a full list of GroMoreGood Grassroots grantees, visit <a href="https://kidsgardening.org/grant_winners/2025-gromoregood-grassroots-grant-winners/" target="_blank">GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant Winners</a>.

“This year was notable with the number of unique proposals that reflected the challenges and opportunities many communities are facing," said Brian Herrington, president of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation. “We’re confident these grantees not only will help foster a growing appreciation for gardens and green spaces, but also create positive experiences grounded in their many environmental, health and wellness benefits.”
<img alt="Three kids planting a seedling outside and talking" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5cc3779c-5d42-4c00-95c9-9c088a7ff78d" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/kidsgardening-2025-gromoregood-grassroots-grantees_SCOTTS-MIRACLE-GRO-FOUNDATION_041625C.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" />Awards were distributed to the winners at the end of March 2025.

About The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation 
The mission of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is to inspire, connect and cultivate a community of purpose. The Foundation is deeply rooted in helping create healthier communities, empower the next generation, and preserve our planet. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that funds non-profit entities that support its core initiatives in the form of grants, endowments and multi-year capital gifts. For more information, visit <a href="https://scottsmiraclegro.com/responsibility/foundation/" target="_blank">www.scottsmiraclegrofoundation.org</a>.

About KidsGardening 
KidsGardening is a national nonprofit organization creating opportunities for kids to play, learn, and grow through gardening. They provide grants and original educational materials to more than 2.7 million kids across the country. For more information and to support their work, visit <a href="https://kidsgardening.org/" target="_blank">www.kidsgardening.org</a>.

For media inquiries: Katherine Dickens Director, ESG and Social Impact <a href="mailto:katherine.dickens@scotts.com" target="_blank">katherine.dickens@scotts.com</a>

Beth Saunders KidsGardening Marketing and Communications Director <a href="mailto:beths@kidsgardening.org" target="_blank">beths@kidsgardening.org</a>

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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening Announce the 2025 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grantees

<img alt="Truck dropping off a load at recycling facility" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="444479f1-a283-4576-8f43-2f6daa011ec5" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Recycling_Georgia-Pacific_0505235-1.jpeg" width="640" class="align-center" height="725" loading="lazy" />ATLANTA, May 7, 2025 /CSRwire/ - Georgia-Pacific’s Savannah River mill in Rincon, Georgia, now accepts polyethylene (PE)-coated paper cups in its mixed paper stock for recycling.

It’s the third Georgia-Pacific facility to begin accepting PE-coated cups, joining recycled paper mills in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Muskogee, Oklahoma. These facilities enable the reuse of fibers from PE-coated cups and other mixed paper stock to produce Georgia-Pacific products such as tissues, towels and napkins.

Georgia-Pacific has partnered closely with the <a href="https://www.fpi.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foodservice Packaging Institute</a> (FPI) and the <a href="https://www.nextgenconsortium.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NextGen Consortium</a>, an industry collaboration managed by <a href="https://www.closedlooppartners.com/the-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy</a>, to promote and expand the acceptance of PE-coated cups for recycling.

“As single-use paper cups have grown in popularity in recent years so, too, has paper cup waste,” said John Mulcahy, vice president of stewardship for Georgia-Pacific, which manufactures the Dixie® brand of paper cups. “As a leading manufacturer of paper foodservice products, we continually look for ways to consume fewer resources as part of our longer-term strategy to identify solutions that benefit society. Accepting mixed paper bales containing PE-coated cups at our mills is a significant step in this direction.”

PE coatings, along with any remaining liquid and food left behind from use, have historically left single-use paper cups out of the recovery and recycling process. However, Georgia-Pacific has proven through its extensive re-pulping trials that these mills can effectively recapture valuable cup fiber from paper cups while screening out PE coatings and then reuse the fiber to make bath tissue, napkins and paper towels. 

Kate Daly, managing partner and head of the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, said Georgia-Pacific’s repulping capability will benefit the foodservice industry and further advance the industry’s environmental stewardship.

“We are excited see Georgia-Pacific continue to accelerate paper cup recycling through its acceptance of cups in mixed paper bales at the Savannah River mill,” Daly said. “There has been tremendous momentum in paper cup recycling over the last several years. This announcement marks another critical step forward for the industry, and we hope even more mills will follow this lead. Georgia-Pacific’s actions and commitment to expanding cup recycling across their portfolio reinforces the value of the materials in paper cups and builds critical markets for these recycled materials. As the managing partner of the NextGen Consortium, Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy continues to collaborate with leaders like Georgia-Pacific and stakeholders across the cup value chain, to keep these valuable materials in play.”

Georgia-Pacific is also collaborating with the NextGen Consortium to trial at its mills next-generation paper cups that have replaced the PE-coating with more bio-based materials that are recyclable and/or compostable.

And with its Rincon, Green Bay and Muskogee mills now engaged, Georgia-Pacific is also working with FPI to expand and accelerate single-use PE-coated paper cup acceptance in curbside recycling programs to increase the number of households that can recycle the paper cups. As the voice of the foodservice packaging industry, FPI is committed to reducing the impact of its products on the environment and to advancing recycling and composting. 

“We’re proud to work with Georgia-Pacific in its effort to recover and reuse poly-coated paper cups,” said Natha Dempsey, president of FPI, “and we look forward to partnering with new communities that previously didn’t have the capability to recycle them.”

View original content <a href="https://news.gp.com/2025/04/georgia-pacific-opens-more-opportunities-for-paper-cup-recycling" target="_blank">here</a>.

Georgia-Pacific Opens More Opportunities for Paper Cup Recycling

The year marked a strategic reset under new CEO Wellington Holbrook, reaffirming Vancity’s commitment to delivering modern, people-centered banking rooted in equity, inclusion, and climate action. Key initiatives included rolling out long-requested service upgrades and streamlining operations for greater efficiency.

<img alt="Outside International Paper building" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a1a1ae8b-6b91-4c50-b13a-9556a2d6e31f" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Waterloo-1_International%20Paper_5925.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="668" loading="lazy" />MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 13, 2025 /CSRwire/ - International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC), a global leader in sustainable packaging, is proud to announce the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art sustainable, packaging box plant in Waterloo, Iowa.

Located in the heart of the Midwest, the new facility will primarily focus on serving the protein segment, providing tailored packaging solutions and meeting the growing demand for high-quality, sustainable packaging.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d7531277-55b0-426d-b91f-40b829d4711d" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Waterloo-2_International%20Paper_5925.jpg" width="640" height="1600" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>International Paper is building a new state-of-the-art corrugated box plant in Waterloo, Iowa.</figcaption></figure>“We are thrilled to break ground and invest in our company and the city of Waterloo,” said John Berry, Group Vice President, International Paper. “This facility represents our dedication to growing in markets where we want to compete, advancing our capabilities and ensuring our customers receive quality and reliable products. We look forward to our continued future in Waterloo and are very grateful to everyone who has made today possible.”
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f67a5f58-4e8f-4874-9016-1f35f676be19" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Waterloo-3_International%20Paper_5925.jpg" width="640" height="801" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Mayor Quentin Hart, City of Waterloo addresses the crowd at the IP Waterloo, Iowa groundbreaking ceremony on May 1, 2025.</figcaption></figure>The Waterloo box plant will feature cutting-edge technology and equipment, enabling International Paper to deliver innovative and sustainable packaging solutions. The plant’s design incorporates the latest safety practices and industry technology.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9126107e-9a1d-4dce-a440-fc7a2163963c" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Waterloo-4_International%20Paper_5925.jpg" width="640" height="801" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Director Debi Durham of the Iowa Finance Authority and the Economic Development Authority speaks at the IP Waterloo, Iowa groundbreaking ceremony on May 1, 2025.</figcaption></figure>The new facility is currently scheduled to begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2026 and create an estimated 65 new jobs to the current facility with a total of 190 team members.
<img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5ee76930-ca62-4bc7-b551-ac50a8434a52" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Waterloo-5_International%20Paper_5925.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="801" loading="lazy" />About International Paper 
International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting <a href="https://internationalpaper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="internationalpaper.com">internationalpaper.com</a>.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="88809461-e575-4a92-ac3c-b7a1631446ab" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Waterloo-6_International%20Paper_5925.jpg" width="640" height="801" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Crowds gather to break ground on International Paper’s Largest Greenfield U.S. Box Plant soon to be built in Waterloo Iowa.</figcaption></figure>Media Contacts 
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International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC), a global leader in sustainable packaging, is proud to announce the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art sustainable, packaging box plant in Waterloo, Iowa.

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April 17th marked the 52nd anniversary of FedEx, but it also signified 100 days since the California wildfires. To commemorate both occasions, FedEx volunteers from across the Los Angeles area collaborated with Feed the Children, World Central Kitchen, and the local nonprofit Watchitgrow Inc. to directly assist 400 families affected by the fires. The event was held in Altadena, a community where many impacted residents lived in generational family homes, a significant number of which were uninsured.
<img alt="Child walking in street" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="26f1975f-0dbc-415e-a325-951e8447c77e" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Alatdena-1_FedEx_5925.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="1800" loading="lazy" />Throughout the day, the FedEx team dedicated their time to uplifting others by engaging with families and loading essential supplies into their vehicles. Each family received a shelf-stable meal kit/box designed to feed a family of four for five days, along with household necessities, Avon beauty products, and books. Additionally, a special product donation from Mattel, a Feed the Children supporter and FedEx customer, provided backpacks filled with children's items, including Barbies and Hot Wheels.
<img alt="FedEx Cares volunteer with elderly woman" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="79f3366b-739f-49f1-a568-bf6254700c94" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Alatdena-2_FedEx_5925.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="1600" loading="lazy" />Before departing the distribution site, families were offered a hot meal courtesy of World Central Kitchen, as well as a $100 meal voucher for a local restaurant. The community deeply appreciated the ongoing support. One recipient shared, "We were running out of food since we were victims of the Eaton Fire; [these] boxes of food and essentials [have] been a blessing." Another individual expressed their gratitude to FedEx and the nonprofits, stating, "Our house burned and we had no insurance. With the help we received, we can save to rebuild." Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlZ3Cs32LBo" target="_blank">here</a> to see a heartwarming video.
<img alt="Group picture of volunteers in front of Feed the Children Truck" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9c01a8fb-87d6-4069-9f3e-235cb154441d" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Alatdena-3_FedEx_5925.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="801" loading="lazy" />Furthermore, the FedEx LA team worked with <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/altadena-elementary-students-are-gifted-with-tennis-shoe-donation/" target="_blank">Operation Warm to deliver over 600 brand new shoes to students</a> at Jackson Elementary in Altadena also impacted by the wildfires.
<img alt="Child holding a Mattel Play it Forward bag" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d3ffca4d-f028-4cc7-9fe3-f21f6b877675" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Alatdena-4_FedEx_5925.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="1800" loading="lazy" />Click <a href="https://fedexcares.com/" target="_blank">here</a> to learn about FedEx Cares, our global community engagement program.

View more images <a href="https://www.3blmedia.com/news/delivering-hope-fedex-steps-families-affected-wildfires/" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.

April 17th marked the 52nd anniversary of FedEx, but it also signified 100 days since the California wildfires.

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