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<img alt="Hand holding a globe" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b2f04912-11cc-411f-b085-0d580e9818ec" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/civicengagement-International%20WELL%20Building%20Institute_082323.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="550" loading="lazy" />The past few years in the United States have seen remarkable progress in the adoption and implementation of healthy building policies. The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) has issued two unanimous policy resolutions, one in <a href="https://apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-health-united-states-c1afd899395a4fc68b08c9f760c0fac6" target="_blank">2020</a> and another in <a href="https://resources.wellcertified.com/press-releases/ceff720f-1a31-47be-81fc-fbd2a3814796/" target="_blank">2022</a>, endorsing healthy buildings as a powerful tool to advance public health and an essential defense against future health threats. Heeding the call, cities like <a href="https://www.facilitiesnet.com/green/tip/Miamis-City-Buildings-and-Parks-Earn-WELL-Rating--50022" target="_blank">Miami</a>, <a href="https://facilityexecutive.com/jersey-city-municipal-buildings-first-nj-achieve-well-rating/#:~:text=Jersey%20City%20has%20become,portfolio%20of%20six%20municipal%20buildings." target="_blank">Jersey City</a> and <a href="https://www.facilitiesdive.com/news/Oklahoma-City-WELL-Health-Safety-Facilities-Management-Rating/691155/" target="_blank">Oklahoma City</a> are now leading by example, scaling the WELL Health-Safety Rating across a portfolio of municipal buildings. The Biden Administration too has <a href="https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/768651-leading-coordinated-federal-action-indoor-air-quality-iwbis-jason-hartke-sits" target="_blank">shined a bright light on healthy buildings</a> with the first ever <a href="https://resources.wellcertified.com/articles/biden-administration-shines-a-light-on-healthy-buildings/" target="_blank">White House Summit on Indoor Air Quality</a> and the launch of the <a href="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/clean-air-buildings-challenge" target="_blank">Clean Air in Buildings Challenge</a>, not to mention CDC’s recent <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/health/cdc-new-ventilation-target/index.html" target="_blank">guidance on ventilation</a> and GSA’s efforts to drive healthy building research and promote the <a href="https://resources.wellcertified.com/articles/gsa-hosts-event-to-elevate-health-leadership-in-federal-buildings/" target="_blank">Health in Buildings roundtable</a>.

It’s clear that, increasingly, governments at all levels are stepping up to help create spaces that support health and well-being. And just as the momentum continues to build in the U.S., a similar trend is unfolding in other parts of the world, reflecting a universal demand for healthier spaces.

<ul><li>In the United Kingdom, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in July <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-plans-to-boost-health-in-the-workplace-to-keep-people-in-work" target="_blank">announced efforts</a> to increase uptake of occupational health services in the workplace. The policy effort encourages employers to ramp up these services to help employees access vital mental and physical health support at work, particularly for those working in small and medium-sized enterprises.</li>
	<li>In the United Arab Emirates, The <a href="https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/news-media/dld-adopts-and-recommends-well-health-safety-rating-across-emirate-s-jops/#/" target="_blank">Dubai Land Department</a> (DLD)’s Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA) has officially adopted the WELL Health-Safety Rating and is encouraging organizations to align with the program in jointly owned properties (JOPs) and enhance investor confidence.</li>
	<li>In the European Union this past spring, the EU Parliament passed its <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2023-0068_EN.pdf" target="_blank">Energy Performance of Buildings Directive</a> (EPBD), a key legislative tool to set and implement building decarbonization goals. The approved EPBD included an important healthy building provision, Article 11a, titled, “Indoor Environmental Quality,” which says, “Member States shall set requirements for the implementation of adequate indoor environmental quality standards in buildings in order to maintain a healthy indoor climate.”</li>
	<li>In Australia, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee, the national government’s top health protection committee, announced that it was <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/indoor-air-quality-becomes-a-national-priority-but-critics-claim-it-will-cost-billions-20230330-p5cwsx.html" target="_blank">making indoor air quality a national priority</a>. “Today is about putting this on the agenda, on the map,” said Member of Parliament Dr. Michelle Ananda-Rajah, a longtime advocate of prioritizing IAQ and who, earlier this year, also hosted a Clean Air Forum earlier this year.</li>
	<li>In Singapore, the National Environmental Agency recently issued <a href="https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/public-cleanliness/environmental-cleaning-guidelines/advisories/guidance-on-improving-ventilation-and-indoor-air-quality-in-buildings-for-a-healthy-indoor-environment" target="_blank">updated guidance on improving ventilation and indoor air quality</a> in buildings to better support an healthy indoor environment.</li>
</ul>Globally, healthy building policies are shaping more than just urban landscapes, they’re transforming how our indoor spaces protect and enhance our health. As the global understanding deepens about the pivotal role healthy buildings can play in improving public health, there’s a mounting urgency to utilize policy to accelerate spaces that advance human health and well-being. Together, these global policy efforts will help accelerate the healthy buildings movement, enabling their benefits to reach more and more people around the world.

<a href="https://resources.wellcertified.com/articles/the-global-rise-of-healthy-building-policy/" target="_blank">View original content here.</a>

The Global Rise of Healthy Building Policy

<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="A person holding shredded plastic above a bag." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1f86c55b-f4fa-4a62-a005-45e28cfb0dc6" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/plastic_sap_081823.jpg" width="640" height="540" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Creating a renewable plastics supply chain. Image courtesy of BRASKEM</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2023/08/17/braskem-takes-the-lead-in-solving-human-rights-issues-in-the-plastics-supply-chain/?sh=5ee0297c573b" target="_blank">Originally published by Forbes</a>

<a aria-label="Braskem" class="color-link" href="https://www.braskem.com.br/home-en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.braskem.com.br/home-en">Braskem</a> has been committed to process safety, environmental excellence and respect for human rights since its inception through various mergers in 2002. The global chemical and plastics company has been hailed as an exemplar in an industry known for its contamination of air, soil and water.

When Braskem's salt mines under the town of Maceió in the north of Brazil were allegedly associated with cracks that destabilized homes, leading to the relocation of thousands of people in the affected communities, the company took immediate action.

“This was clearly a moment to show leadership not only by taking action to safeguard lives, but also by taking our social engagement to the next level,” said Elaine Santos de Santana, Social Responsibility and Human Rights Manager at Braskem.

Promoting human rights

Speaking at <a href="https://www.sap.com/events/sapphire/sao-paulo.html" target="_blank">SAP Sapphire in São Paulo</a>, de Santana explained that for Braskem, delivering sound business to the communities where it operates is an important pillar of its sustainable development strategy, a commitment strengthened after the Maceió events.

Continue reading <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2023/08/17/braskem-takes-the-lead-in-solving-human-rights-issues-in-the-plastics-supply-chain/?sh=5ee0297c573b" target="_blank">here</a>

Braskem Takes The Lead In Solving Human Rights Issues In The Plastics Supply Chain

<img alt="Handwashing" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b8122080-2dd5-48f3-8d1a-de588d4ad76f" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Photo%20for%20Brazil%20press%20release.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="848" loading="lazy" />WASHINGTON, August 23, 2023 /CSRwire/ - During World Water Week 2023, Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Cargill announced the launch of new projects in Brazil in partnership with Brazilian-based non-profit organizations. This initiative supports <a href="https://www.cargill.com/2020/cargill-commits-to-restoring-600-billion-liters-of-water-by-2030" target="_blank">Cargill’s global commitment</a> to addressing local water challenges and specifically improving access to safe drinking water in communities in priority regions.

Cargill and <a href="https://globalwaterchallenge.org/about-gwc/" target="_blank">GWC</a> launched its <a href="https://globalwaterchallenge.org/cargill-currents/" target="_blank">Cargill Currents</a> platform in 2021 to address water challenges faced by local communities. The program supports access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and enhanced water security in priority regions by tailoring to the specific needs of the target communities. The global program is expected to benefit more than 150,000 people by the end of 2024. Building on this partnership, Cargill and GWC are expanding their efforts across Brazil by constructing sanitation facilities and water supply systems, which will significantly improve drinking water provision, community health and the overall well-being of Brazilian community members throughout seven projects across five municipalities and watersheds.

The new projects in Brazil, managed by GWC through the Cargill Currents platform, are designed to build community resilience, promote economic development and deliver multiple socio-economic and sustainability co-benefits beyond water access alone. These initiatives will prioritize efforts to promote community health and livelihoods by improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).<a> </a>

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“Because of our position as a connector of the food system, Cargill has the unique ability to develop holistic water solutions that drive impact-at-scale. That’s why we’ve set a global ambition to enable a water positive impact across our operations, supply chains and communities by 2030,” said Michelle Grogg, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at Cargill. “Partnering with organizations like Global Water Challenge is just one way we are working to strengthen local water systems. Together we will continue to drive sustainable change in communities where it is needed most.”
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Following a Call for Proposals and a rigorous review process, Cargill and GWC have selected and partnered with the following organizations to drive and implement the in-country execution of the project’s goals and initiatives:

<ul><li><a href="https://www.childfund.org/countries/brazil/" target="_blank">ChildFund</a> is a child-focused international development organization that helps deprived, excluded and vulnerable children to have the capacity to improve their lives and the opportunity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities. In Brazil, ChildFund has been working since 1966 to address challenges impacting Brazilian children living below the international poverty line. These challenges include inadequate education, poor health care and lack of access to safe drinking water. ChildFund works with local partners to provide support, protection and care for children so that they grow up healthy and strong. This work also includes improving water quality and preventing water-borne diseases and infant mortality.</li>
	<li><a href="https://ipesa.org.br/" target="_blank">Instituto de Projetos e Pesquisas Socioambientais (IPESA)</a> is a Brazilian NGO comprising experts and environmental activists working to build a sustainable society that balances economic growth, preservation of natural resources and social justice. IPESA has worked extensively in Brazil to train on appropriate water management and improving water and sanitation access in rural communities.</li>
</ul>These two organizations will play an instrumental role in ensuring that project activities are implemented in collaboration with the local communities in the following Brazilian municipalities: Luís Eduardo Magalhães, São Desidério, Santarém, São Félix do Xingu and Rio Verde. Key interventions include community upliftment and improving clean water access through the construction and rehabilitation of water supply and distribution systems, the development of water treatment systems, the promotion of effective water systems management, WASH education and training – particularly to reduce water-borne diseases and the empowerment of communities through training in financial and entrepreneurship skills.

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“This World Water Week, we celebrate the power of collective action and partnerships that galvanize sustainable solutions to address water access challenges,” said Monica Ellis, CEO of Global Water Challenge. “Cargill’s global commitment to addressing critical needs in priority regions and building community resilience is commendable. As the partnership is at the core of GWC’s water stewardship programs, we are excited to be a part of these continued efforts through the expansion of our partnership with Cargill into Brazil. Brazil will form part of a growing list of countries and communities where livelihoods are being positively impacted through our partnership.”
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The Cargill Currents platform is one example of how Cargill is working toward its global ambition to enable water-positive impacts across their operations, supply chains and communities by 2030, in alignment with <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/water-and-sanitation/" target="_blank">United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6</a>. The Cargill Currents program, in partnership with GWC, started in 2021 and has implemented 13 projects in Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, India and the United States, positively impacting nearly 48,000 people to date. The newly launched projects in Brazil are expected to benefit an estimated 41,000 people with improved water access, sanitation and hygiene. By the end of 2024, Cargill Currents initial investments aim to benefit up to 150,000 people with improved WASH in priority communities and basins around the world. Additional projects are in development for Europe, North America and West Africa.

Across the world, Cargill is dedicated to effectively balancing and addressing the shared water challenges of availability, quality and access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, using an approach that is informed by local context. You can learn more about Cargill’s commitment to water <a href="https://www.cargill.com/sustainability/priorities/water" target="_blank">here</a>.

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<img alt="Cargill " data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c52154b0-56df-48d7-abf2-a5e903b2e8e4" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Cargill%20Logo%20Authorization%20-%20Global%20Water%20Challenge.jpg" width="300" class="align-center" height="224" loading="lazy" /> About Cargill

Cargill helps the world's food system work for you. We connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and families with everyday essentials – from the food they eat, to the ground they walk on. Our 160,000 team members worldwide innovate purposefully, empowering our partners and communities as we work to nourish the world safely, responsibly, and sustainably raise feed. This includes our 11,000 colleagues in Brazil, where we have worked since 1965 to make our global vision a local reality. The possibilities are limitless, from feeds that reduce methane emissions to renewable fuels based on waste from feeds meal synergies. But our values remain the same. We put people first. We got further. We do the right thing. And that's how Cargill meets the changing needs of the people we call neighbors and the planet we call home – today and for generations to come. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.cargill.com/" target="_blank">Cargill.com</a>.
<img alt="GWC logo" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d1da1de7-d4d4-4b97-9a91-63aa0d820735" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/5006273B_Blue%20Logo%2C%20Transparent%20Background%20cropped%20GWC_LogoDev_rgb%20fa-01.png" width="300" class="align-center" height="823" loading="lazy" />About Global Water Challenge (GWC) 

Global Water Challenge (GWC) is a coalition of leading organizations deploying expertise and networks to advance global water security and achieve universal access to safe and affordable drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in communities around the world. Since 2006, GWC has positively impacted over 3 million across Africa, the Americas and Asia with clean water access, and its campaigns, tools, data, and best practices reach millions more. In collaboration with multi-sector partners, GWC engages in action – catalyzing financial resources and driving innovative programming for sustainable, local solutions. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.globalwaterchallenge.org/" target="_blank">globalwaterchallenge.org</a>.
<img alt="women for water" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a4ed89de-aae0-4111-96b3-d68da1a244f1" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/WomanForWater_logo_no%20tagline_rgb%20-%20Copy.png" width="300" class="align-center" height="410" loading="lazy" />Press Information  
Emily Webster – <a href="mailto:media@cargill.com" target="_blank">media@cargill.com</a>  
Madeline Flamik – <a href="mailto:madeline.flamik@globalwaterchallenge.org" target="_blank">madeline.flamik@globalwaterchallenge.org</a>

Global Water Challenge and Cargill Launch Impactful New Projects to Expand Access to Safe Drinking Water in Brazil

<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="Woman working at a vegetable stand" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c6160e22-1278-4436-a302-0079a4dc90ff" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Project_Kirana-Mastercard-081823.png" width="640" height="800" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Investing in women entrepreneurs has an impact on their families and the wider community. DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY—NURPHOTO/GETTY IMAGES. Photo courtesy of Fortune.com</figcaption></figure><a href="https://fortune.com/2023/08/16/measure-social-impact-esg-investing-finance-shamina-singh/" target="_blank">This article originally appeared on Fortune.com</a>

Renu runs one of the millions of mom-and-pop stores, known as kiranas, located all over India. She wanted to expand her business, but as a cash-only operation, couldn’t show banks that she was a worthy investment. An initiative called Project Kirana, launched by Mastercard and its partners, helped Renu adopt digital payments, creating the formal transaction history that would show her business was booming.

Renu is one of the 25 million women entrepreneurs we’ve reached with business solutions since 2020, fulfilling a global pledge to bring greater opportunities to women who have been on the wrong side of the digital divide for too long. 

Measuring the number of women shop owners in India who went digital is the easy part. But how do you calculate the value of financially empowering a generation of women and creating role models for the generations to come? And more broadly, how do you measure any social impact project to show its economic benefits and that it reached its intended goals?

Continue reading <a href="https://fortune.com/2023/08/16/measure-social-impact-esg-investing-finance-shamina-singh/" target="_blank">here.</a>

To Measure Social Impact, We Could Start by Using the Tools We Already Have

Suncor broke new ground when we first began reporting our sustainability performance in the mid-1990s. Twenty-eight years later, the Report on Sustainability and its companion publication, the Climate Report, continue the practice of disclosing our progress in more than a dozen areas of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. 
Suncor’s 2023 Climate Report and Report on Sustainability are <a href="https://bit.ly/42RApga" target="_blank">now available</a>. 
  
“We take our performance in environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas seriously. This is why we disclose our sustainability performance every year through these comprehensive reports,” says Jon Mitchell, Suncor’s Vice President - Sustainability. “The audience continues to grow because a lot of groups important to our company, from Indigenous Peoples to investors to regulators, want to know what we are doing to operate a sustainable business, our efforts to improve and our plans to be successful in a low-carbon future.” 
  
The Report on Sustainability covers 19 different ESG areas. Some of Suncor’s 2022 highlights include: 
  Improving environmental performance in 2022

<ul><li>13% reduction in freshwater withdrawal since 2018</li>
	<li>94% water recycle rate for mining and in situ operations</li>
	<li>1 million tree and shrub seedlings planted</li>
	<li>362 hectares reclaimed at our oil sands operations</li>
</ul>Creating strong partnerships in 2022

<ul><li>$3.1 billion spent with Indigenous-owned suppliers, which represents 20% of our overall spending on procured goods and services</li>
	<li>5.4 per cent of Indigenous employees in our overall workforce</li>
</ul>Investing in communities and people in 2022

<ul><li>$40 million contributed to community, charitable and non-profit groups in communities where we operated</li>
	<li>27% of our employees participated in SunCares, our employee giving program</li>
	<li>More than 105,000 hours volunteered by employees and $6.2 million employee donations to community organizations</li>
</ul>The Climate Report charts our progress made on our climate objectives in our strategy. Highlights from this year’s report include: 
  A pathway to net zero 

<ul><li>Achieve net zero GHG emissions in our operations by 2050 and reduce emissions by 10 megatonnes (Mt) across our value chain by 2030. 10 Mt is equivalent to the annual average emissions of 2.3 million Canadian homes.</li>
	<li>$540M spent on low-carbon projects in 2022, in line with our 10% of capital allocation commitment to low-carbon energy</li>
	<li>Became Alberta’s 4th largest electricity operator in 2022 by generating low-carbon power through our cogeneration fleet  </li>
</ul> Download the 2023 Report on Sustainability and 2023 Climate Report <a href="https://bit.ly/42RApga" target="_blank">here</a>. Any questions or comments regarding the reports can be sent to <a href="mailto:sustainability@suncor.com" target="_blank">sustainability@suncor.com</a>.   Media Contact: <a href="mailto:media@suncor.com" target="_blank">media@suncor.com</a>

Suncor Issues Its Annual Report on Sustainability and Climate Report

<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3a5eff6f-e6e7-450a-ab95-8cc9b3e98c23" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/KendalWhitlock_WBA_081423.jpg" width="640" height="676" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Kendal Whitlock, head of digital optimization, clinical trials at Walgreens Boots Alliance, speaks in Walgreens presentation, “Local Healthcare Reimagined,” at the 2023 Black Women’s Expo.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.walgreens.com/our-stories/bridging-the-knowledge-gap-about-diversity-in-clinical-trials.htm" target="_blank">Originally published by Walgreens Boots Alliance</a>

By Sarah Cason, Walgreens Stories

Here’s a statistic to stop you in your tracks: 75 percent of all participants in the FDA’s 2020 clinical trials identified as white. Compare this to the fact that the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/racism-disparities/index.html" target="_blank">highest prevalence rates of health disparities</a> are observed in racial and ethnic minority groups.

Because of this, improving diversity in clinical trials can be—at its most literal—a matter of life and death. And it’s a mission that Walgreens has put at the forefront of its <a href="https://www.walgreens.com/topic/clinical-trials.jsp" target="_blank">U.S. Healthcare strategy</a>.

To spread the word about the importance of <a href="https://news.walgreens.com/our-stories/black-representation-in-clinical-trials.htm" target="_blank">representation in clinical trials</a>, Walgreens focused part of its sponsorship at this year’s <a href="https://bwenext.com/chicago-expo/" target="_blank">Black Women’s Expo</a> on educating the community about how participation from people of all races can move us closer to achieving more equitable health outcomes. Additionally, <a href="https://www.walgreens.com/topic/sr/supplier_diversity_become_supplier.jsp" target="_blank">diverse Walgreens suppliers</a>, beauty consultants and pharmacists were on hand to celebrate and empower the health of Black women.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2e715794-0a9c-4383-a24f-ff14ac12d5c4" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/AlethiaJacksonAloeVeraFaceWash_WBA_081423.jpg" width="640" height="800" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Jackson, right, picked up Urban Hydration Aloe Vera Leaf face wash, a product from one of Walgreens diverse suppliers.</figcaption></figure>Alethia Jackson, SVP, ESG and chief DEI officer for the U.S. at Walgreens Boots Alliance, cut the ribbon to kick off the 28th year of the expo.

Joining Jackson at the expo was Kendal Whitlock, head of digital optimization, clinical trials at WBA.

Whitlock, who holds a master’s degree in public health and has spent 20 years working in the pharmaceutical industry, wants people to understand that misgivings are understandable, but through clinical trial participation, you can be a catalyst for improving health in your community.

“There’s a foundational lack of knowledge of what clinical trials are among the public. Candidly, people think they’re guinea pigs,” says Whitlock. “On top of that, there is a history of 350 years of transgressions against people's bodies—it’s not just Henrietta Lacks and it’s not just Tuskegee, but worldwide. So whether it's a lack of access to research professionals, the inconvenience of traveling to clinical sites, or maybe physician populations are short on time—but whatever the reason, it leaves people with gaps in understanding the process.”
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ff3321cd-87e8-4dd8-bc3e-1e76327ac1e6" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/clinicaltrials_WBA_081423.jpg" width="640" height="676" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>In Walgreens booth at the Black Women’s Expo, women could sign up directly to participate in clinical trials.</figcaption></figure>Whitlock joined Walgreens clinical trials team members Jim Carroll, head of real world evidence; Scott Chavers, senior director, epidemiology; Iyue Sung, director, clinical data sciences, and Mindy Bertram, director, patient recruitment and retention, as well as pharmacists and diverse suppliers in Walgreens booth at the expo to answer questions visitors had about clinical trials and explain how they could get involved.

Pharmacists at the expo provided more than 5,600 health services, including immunizations, blood pressure screenings, and health and medical consultations to attendees. Pharmacists Cornetta Levi and Latasha Guy helped to perform these services and took part in a mainstage presentation about achieving healthcare equity through local pharmacy access.

Whitlock joined Levi and Guy in the presentation to share critical data like the fact that only <a href="https://hints.cancer.gov/docs/Briefs/HINTS_Brief_48.pdf" target="_blank">5 percent of all people participate in clinical trials</a>. In other words, the development of drugs and other therapies are based on a fraction of peoples’ physical reactions and genetics, leaving physicians less equipped to speak to the effect they may have on Black people.
<img alt="Pamphlets on a table about diversity in clinical trials" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c52df13d-cde6-43b6-b27d-fadb61a3c1a0" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/representation_WBA_081423.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="675" loading="lazy" />Whitlock hopes attendees left the conference feeling more educated and empowered to learn more about their health and how that can lead to improved research in clinical trials.

“We hope people came away educated and empowered so that they can have agency in their health journey,” said Whitlock. “Patients need to understand the relevance because if they ask their provider if a medical product was developed with patients like them, and the provider can't give a definitive yes or no, then the patient is less adherent to that medication. And then the outcomes of whatever they're managing, say it's something like hypertension, are less controlled. So, not having that evidence is a lose-lose. It’s not only a scientific imperative, but a moral imperative to diversify clinical trials so that the experience of managing illness is equitable.”

<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2023/08/05/lack-diversity-clinical-trials-problem-change-may-be-coming" target="_blank">Click here</a> to learn more about clinical trials with Walgreens from Kendal Whitlock.
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<img alt="KeyBank Cleveland team members present an $800,000 check to Legal Aid Society Cleveland." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="44bf58a4-28de-4ca8-b50d-25ac49bb4f11" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/The%20Legal%20Aid%20Society%20of%20Cleveland%20grant_KeyBank_8.22.23A.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="900" loading="lazy" /><a href="https://www.key.com/personal/index.html" target="_blank">KeyBank</a> announced an investment of $800,000 in <a href="https://lasclev.org/" target="_blank">The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland</a> to increase meaningful access to courts and government agencies and access to justice for people with low-income.

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provides legal services at no cost to ensure fairness for all in the justice system—regardless of how much money a person has. The organization handles cases that impact basic needs such as health, shelter and safety, economics, education and access to justice.

“The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland has helped improve the lives of thousands of people across Northeast Ohio and is a major advocate for systemic change,” said Kelly Lamirand, KeyBank’s Market President and Commercial Sales Leader for Cleveland. “KeyBank is known for its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, especially for marginalized communities, and we are thrilled to support this organization and their ongoing efforts to fight for racial justice, remove barriers to opportunity and meet the needs of clients in our area.”

“With this gift, KeyBank shows us how together we can extend justice,” said Colleen Cotter, Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. “This gift is an investment in Legal Aid's new strategic plan and our quest to be better for our client community.”

On any given day, Legal Aid attorneys:

<ul><li>Represent clients in court and administrative hearings;</li>
	<li>Provide brief advice through one-on-one consultations or at neighborhood legal clinics;</li>
	<li>Present legal education and other outreach in community locations like public libraries and schools; and</li>
	<li>Advocate for improved policies that affect community members with low-income</li>
</ul>In 2022, Legal Aid served 21,700 people through nearly 8,000 cases and supported thousands more through our community legal education and outreach efforts.

KeyBank has supported the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland since 2005 and this latest investment brings the total to $1.35 million. Members of Key’s legal department have also served as regular pro bono volunteers.

Since 2017, Key has made community investments totaling more than $1.8 billion in Northeast Ohio which supports low to moderate income individuals and neighborhoods through lending for affordable housing, small businesses, mortgage and transformative philanthropy.

KeyBank announced an investment of $800,000 in The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland to increase meaningful access to courts and government agencies and access to justice for people with low-income.

KeyBank Invests $800,000 in Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9f88797a-7958-4193-95e9-c5433bb0a996" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/ceremony_alibaba_081123.jpeg" width="640" height="682" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>P&amp;G's Randy Young (left) and Cainiao's Wan Lin at signing ceremony. Photo credit: Alibaba Group</figcaption></figure><ul><li>Supply chains account for up to 90% of some organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions: report</li>
	<li>An algorithm will help the companies cut emissions and costs</li>
</ul>By <a href="https://www.alizila.com/author/elizabethutley/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Utley </a>and <a href="https://www.alizila.com/author/alison-tudor-ackroyd/" target="_blank">Alison Tudor Ackroyd</a>

Cainiao Group, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, signed a cooperation agreement with consumer goods company Procter &amp; Gamble (P&amp;G) this week to create an AI-powered supply chain.

The partners aim to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions. They are deploying a fulfillment algorithm that can predict demand for goods and then consolidates cargo headed for the same address.

Cainiao is leveraging its technology to provide supply chain solutions and will help P&amp;G upgrade its own fulfillment services, Shuai Yong, Vice President of Cainiao Group, noted in a statement.

<a href="https://www.alizila.com/business-category/cainiao-network/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cainiao </a>issued its inaugural social responsibility <a href="https://www.alizila.com/alibabas-cainiao-delivers-change-ahead-of-world-environment-day/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">report</a> last year to engage consumers and business partners in sustainable practices for the benefit of people and the planet alike.

The delivery service has developed an end-to-end green logistics system from purchase to delivery, including paperless shipping labels, smart route planning, recycling, and solar-powered warehouses.

These measures are part of a <a href="https://www.alizila.com/alibaba-pledges-carbon-neutrality-by-2030-and-1-5-gigatons-of-decarbonization-across-ecosystem-by-2035/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">promise</a> made by Alibaba to reach <a href="https://www.alizila.com/alibaba-pledges-carbon-neutrality-by-2030-and-1-5-gigatons-of-decarbonization-across-ecosystem-by-2035/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">carbon neutrality</a> and halve carbon intensity in its supply chain by 2030.

More companies are examining the environmental impact of their supply chains. Up to 90% of an organization’s greenhouse gas emissions, and 50% to 70% of operating costs, are attributable to supply chains, according to a <a href="https://cdn.cdp.net/cdp-production/cms/reports/documents/000/005/554/original/CDP_SC_Report_2020.pdf?1614160765" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">report</a> by research group CDP.

Retailers including <a href="https://www.alizila.com/unilever-alibaba-roll-out-tools-to-promote-sustainable-shopping/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unilever</a> and <a href="https://www.alizila.com/nestle-alibaba-cainiao-china-sustainability/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Nestle</a> have joined forces with Alibaba to transform operations along their supply chains.

New Warehouse

Cainiao and P&amp;G, owners of household brands like Pampers diapers and Gillette razors, are working together in other ways in interest of sustainability.

Earlier this week, the two companies also announced their first jointly built front warehouse. Located in Zhejiang, the site functions as a halfway point between P&amp;G factories upstream and consumers and retailers downstream.

Using the recently unveiled fulfillment algorithm, the company will be able to pinpoint demand and quickly meet it with Cainiao’s network of cargo vehicles.

The two companies are developing a solid and lasting foundation for cooperation, said Yin Chao, Vice President of P&amp;G Greater China Supply Chain Operations, in a statement.

During recent major shopping festivals like 11.11, they have also collaborated on using parcels and wrapping methods to cut waste.

<a href="https://www.alizila.com/tag/green-logistics/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Learn more about green logistics in China</a>

Please refer to <a href="https://www.alizila.com/esg/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.alizila.com/esg/</a> for additional information about Alibaba’s sustainability efforts.

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Cainiao Group, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, signed a cooperation agreement with consumer goods company Procter &amp; Gamble (P&amp;G) this week to create an AI-powered supply chain.

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