Cisco Systems, Inc.

Gilead Sciences

Regency Centers

The Future of Cybersecurity: AI Does Play a Role

Helping End HIV - Gilead Sciences

Regency Centers Supports National Suicide Prevention Month

Organon (NYSE: OGN), a global healthcare company with a focus on women’s health, today released its 2023 <a href="https://www.organon.com/esg/" target="_blank">Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report</a>.

Central to its mission to advance the health of women, the company focuses its ESG efforts on three core areas: Advancing Her Equity, innovating to support and expand access to women’s health solutions and advancing gender equity inside and outside Organon; Protecting Her Planet, working to implement environmentally responsible practices and long-term sustainability initiatives; and Building Her Trust, continuing to uphold the highest levels of ethics and integrity among business operations.

“Our achievements in innovation, access and environmental stewardship reflect our unwavering dedication to creating a better and healthier every day for every woman,” said Kevin Ali, Organon CEO. “We are proud of the strides we have made toward our ESG goals. We remain committed to advancing women’s health, ensuring our actions today create a healthier and more equitable future for patients everywhere."

Highlights of Organon's progress and achievements across ESG core focus areas include:

<ul><li>Advancing Her Equity

	<ul><li>Accelerated progress in innovating for women's health: Successfully completed nine transactions, including two in 2023: A strategic investment in Claria Medical, a privately held company developing an investigational medical device being studied for use during minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures; and an agreement with Eli Lilly in Europe aimed at building on strong commercial expertise in central nervous system disorders. Organon continues to identify, evaluate and invest in partnerships to unlock options that support and address women’s unmet needs.</li>
		<li>Helped prevent unintended pregnancies: Surpassed the halfway point of the company’s goal to help prevent an estimated 120 million unintended pregnancies by 2030 through the Her Promise Access Initiative. To date, Organon helped prevent approximately 65 million unintended pregnancies and provided more than 54 million women and girls in low- and middle-income countries affordable access to contraceptive options.</li>
		<li>Advanced gender equity: Female representation in roles at director-level and above increased to 47%, up from 43% three years ago, making progress towards the company’s diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&amp;B) goals. In addition, Organon achieved 100% balance in pay equity, validated through pay equity studies conducted by external economic and legal experts in nine of our largest markets [1] for similarly situated female and male employees in equivalent positions [2].</li>
	</ul></li>
	<li>Protecting Her Planet
	<ul><li>Reduced Scope 1 and 2: Reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions [3] by 6.6% against a 2020 baseline. To continue these emissions reductions, Organon is entering into a virtual purchase power agreement with Schneider Electric to secure renewable electricity for manufacturing sites in Oss, Netherlands, and Heist, Belgium, for the next 10 years, starting in December 2025.</li>
		<li>Exceeded recycling goal: Reused, recycled or otherwise used beneficially [4] 93% of operational waste from Organon’s six manufacturing sites, surpassing the 2025 goal of 80%.</li>
	</ul></li>
	<li>Building Her Trust
	<ul><li>Maintained gender equity in governance: Maintained a Board composition of nearly 70% women since Organon’s founding in 2021, with two-thirds (66%) of its standing Board committees chaired by women.</li>
	</ul></li>
</ul>“Since our launch as an independent company three years ago, we have made significant progress against our ESG commitments and vision to advance the complete health of women at all stages of her life journey,” said Carrie Cox, Chairman, Organon’s Board of Directors. “We believe by advancing the health of women, we advance the health of society. I’m energized by the progress we’ve made and what’s to come as we continue to innovate to improve the lives of women around the world.”

To learn more about Organon’s ESG strategy and progress, visit Organon’s ESG microsite at <a href="https://www.organon.com/esg/" target="_blank">https://www.organon.com/esg/</a>.

About Organon

<a href="https://www.organon.com/" target="_blank">Organon</a> is an independent global healthcare company with a strategy to help improve the health of women throughout their lives. Organon’s diverse portfolio offers more than 60 medicines and products in women’s health, biosimilars, and a large franchise of established medicines across a range of therapeutic areas. In addition to Organon’s current products, the company invests in innovative solutions and research to drive future growth opportunities in women’s health and biosimilars. In addition, Organon is pursuing opportunities to collaborate with biopharmaceutical partners and innovators looking to commercialize their products by leveraging its scale and agile presence in fast growing international markets.

Organon has a global footprint with significant scale and geographic reach, world-class commercial capabilities, and approximately 10,000 employees with headquarters located in Jersey City, New Jersey.

For more information, visit <a href="https://www.organon.com/" target="_blank">http://www.organon.com</a> and connect with us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/organon/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/organonllc/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://x.com/OrganonLLC" target="_blank">X (formerly known as Twitter)</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OrganonLLC" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some statements and disclosures in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements about expectations regarding the drug as a treatment for dysmenorrhea, as well trials and regulatory approvals for the drug. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “foresees” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “will” or words of similar meaning. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Organon’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including Organon’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings, available at the SEC’s Internet site (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/" target="_blank">www.sec.gov</a>).

[1] Australia, Brazil, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. 
[2] Adjusted to account for legitimate labor economic factors. 
[3] Including biogenic emissions. 
[4] Otherwise used beneficially includes composting and incinerated with heat recovery.

Organon Media Relations <a href="mailto:media@organon.com" target="_blank">media@organon.com</a>

Organon Issues 2023 ESG Report, Highlighting Strides in Women’s Health Equity and Environmental Stewardship

<img alt="2 teachers at a India Stem event" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ef04fac6-ab89-49a5-9398-cfd1cf9b1624" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/India%20STEM_AMD_91124.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="829" loading="lazy" />In India, there is growing demand for skilled professionals in the semiconductor industry. But due to the limited access to quality education, and financial constraints that many young people face, there are educational gaps.

For AMD, a skilled, resilient, and diverse workforce is essential, and to create this, we partner with organizations to support young people in their careers. Two of our initiatives in 2023 aimed to increase the employability and income prospects of disadvantaged youth and to encourage students to pursue a STEM education.

In partnership with United Way of Delhi, AMD supported the Special Workforce Development in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) program. Over the course of six months, more than 200 people aged 18 to 29 from socio-economically underserved communities received 300 hours of structured training and apprenticeship, focused on providing practical skills essential for the sector.

Following an admissions process, participants attended counseling sessions, site visits to relevant institutions, and a comprehensive three-month ESDM course, with training ranging from industrial electronic product design to testing and measurement instruments application.

AMD also supports and empowers students in India through our partnerships with ten NGOs in Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bangalore to champion STEM education and foster transformative change. Through 13 projects strategically implemented at 142 Government schools and 7 Government colleges in 2023, over 32,000 students gained a deeper understanding of STEM concepts and learned to build robots.

The projects include EcosySTEM, led by Quest Alliance, a nonprofit trust that enables self-learning, which resulted in a 30% increase in parent-teacher meeting attendance, and Robotics in Academics, led by Soham Academy of Human Excellence, where over 5,000 school children learned robotics. AMD also partnered with the United Way of Delhi on the STEM Lab on Wheels initiative, in collaboration with the Education Department of Government of National Capital Territory of in Delhi, to close STEM education gaps for socio–economically underserved communities in urban and rural areas.

As well as imparting knowledge, these projects also nurture curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, paving the way for a brighter and more innovative future.

Read more at <a href="https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/corporate-responsibility/digital-impact.html" target="_blank">https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/corporate-responsibility/digital-impact.html</a>.

<a href="https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/corporate/cr/corporate-responsibility-report.pdf" target="_blank">Originally published in AMD 2023-24 Corporate Responsibility Report</a>.

AMD in India: Harnessing the Transformative Power of Collaboration To Boost STEM Education

NRG Energy’s 2023 Sustainability Report highlights the company’s commitment to facilitating an intentional energy transition and our continued dedication to corporate sustainability, governance, and, most importantly, our customers. The report spotlights key strategies and initiatives that further our sustainability agenda across the organization.

Key takeaways include:

<ul><li>58% decrease in GHG emissions from our 2014 base year, equivalent to 24 million metric tons of CO2</li>
	<li>$7.2 MM in donations, relief efforts, grants, and employee-matched donations</li>
	<li>Top decile safety performance</li>
	<li>54% Board of Directors’ ethnic or gender diversity</li>
	<li>Recipient of HRO Today’s Talent Acquisition Leader of the Year, Lifetime Achievement</li>
</ul>Media Contact <a href="mailto:Chevalier.gray@nrg.com" target="_blank">Chevalier Gray</a> 
832-763-3454

<a href="https://www.nrg.com/assets/documents/sustainability/2023-nrg-sustainability-report.pdf" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Read More</a>

2023 NRG Sustainability Report: Leading the Energy Transition

Abbott's <a href="https://www.abbott.com/content/dam/corp/abbott/en-us/hub-new/Abbott-2023-Global-Sustainability-Report-June-2024.pdf" target="_blank">2023 Global Sustainability Report</a> tracks progress towards the global healthcare company’s 2030 Sustainability Plan goals to deliver strong sustainability performance across its operations – supporting the company’s central focus of helping more people in more places to live their healthiest possible lives.

Innovating for Access in Health

Innovation is meaningless if it doesn’t reach the people who need it. That’s why expanding access and affordability of care is central to Abbott’s goal to improve the lives of one in every three people on Earth each year by 2030.

The company’s <a href="https://www.abbott.com/content/dam/corp/abbott/en-us/hub-new/Abbott-2023-Global-Sustainability-Report-June-2024.pdf#page=16" target="_blank">Access and Affordability Design Principles</a>, which have been integrated across Abbott’s businesses since 2022, help identify opportunities to expand the reach of Abbott’s life-changing technologies. Abbott also works across its businesses and in partnership with others to remove the barriers that stand in the way of good health, in communities around the world. A few examples of this work:

<ul><li>Because more than 80% of people who need a pacemaker require pacing in two chambers of the heart, Abbott introduced the world’s first device to offer beat-to-beat wireless communication and synchronization between two leadless pacemakers, each of which is smaller than a triple-A battery – opening access to leadless pacing for millions of people.</li>
	<li>We announced an agreement that will provide greater access to biosimilar medicines for more people in key emerging markets, together with global biotech leader mAbxience.</li>
	<li>In Tanzania, Abbott and Abbott Fund worked with the government to expand the reach of emergency medicine to nearly 1.3 million people – the latest results from more than 20 years of partnership. The <a href="https://www.abbott.com/content/dam/corp/abbott/en-us/hub-new/Abbott-2023-Global-Sustainability-Report-June-2024.pdf" target="_blank">cover of this year’s report</a> features the program’s 2023 graduates in emergency medicine, reflecting our ongoing commitment to building local healthcare capacity.</li>
</ul>Sustainability in Everything We Do

To innovate for greater access and affordability in health, we’ve integrated sustainability principles across our business. This is helping us make solid progress toward the goals outlined in our 2030 plan – from protecting a healthy environment, to building the workforce of tomorrow. A few examples of this work:

<ul><li>In the past year, Abbott achieved a 7% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions, making good progress toward our goal of a 30% reduction from our 2018 baseline, and established a $15 million annual environmental sustainability capital fund to support energy efficiency projects. We reduced our water use by 3% overall, and four sites achieved Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certification. We also increased the number of sites sending zero waste to landfill to 53 globally.</li>
	<li>In our 2030 plan, we set a goal to create 1 million development and job opportunities for current and future employees and to create opportunities in STEM programs and internships for 100,000 young people. In 2023, we were already exceeding our expected progress – so we’re now doubling those goals for 2030.</li>
</ul>See Abbott’s full <a href="https://www.abbott.com/content/dam/corp/abbott/en-us/hub-new/Abbott-2023-Global-Sustainability-Report-June-2024.pdf" target="_blank">2023 Global Sustainability Report</a> for more details on these areas – and to learn more about how we responsibly connect data, technology and care, strengthen our global supply chain and deliver product quality.

Putting Health at the Center of Sustainability: Abbott Reports on Progress in Expanding Health Access, Broader 2030 Plan Performance

<img alt="&quot;Striving for Equality&quot; DEI 2024 badge. A person using sign language in front of a laptop in the background." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1f7096f4-aa25-4760-84ad-4e0046e1656d" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/dei_AB_082924.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="800" loading="lazy" />AllianceBernstein is honored to be recognized as a Best Place To Work 24 for Disability Inclusion! We are proud to have earned high scores on the Disability Equality Index in both the U.S and the U.K.

Learn more about the Disability Equality Index via <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/disabilityin/" target="_blank">Disability:IN</a> at <a href="https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/disability-equality-index/" target="_blank">https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/disability-equality-index/</a>

AllianceBernstein

AllianceBernstein (AB) is a leading global investment management firm that offers diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals, and private wealth clients in major world markets. We believe corporate responsibility, responsible investing and stewardship are intertwined. To be effective stewards of our clients’ assets, we strive to invest responsibly—assessing, engaging on and integrating material issues, including environmental, social and governance (ESG), and climate change considerations in most of our actively managed strategies (approximately 70% of AB’s total assets under management as of March 31, 2024). We also strive to hold ourselves as a firm to similar practices that we ask of issues. Our stewardship practices, investment strategy and decision-making are guided by our purpose, mission and values.

Our purpose—pursue insight that unlocks opportunity—inspires our firm to act responsibly. While opportunity means something different to each of our stakeholders; it always means considering the unique goals of each stakeholder. AB’s mission is to help our clients define and achieve their investment goals, explicitly stating what we do to unlock opportunity for our clients. We became a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2011. This began our journey to formalize our approach to identifying responsible ways to unlock opportunities for our clients through integrating material ESG factors throughout most of our actively managed equity and fixed-income client accounts, funds and strategies. AB also engages issuers when it believes the engagement is in the best financial interest of its clients.

Because we are an active manager, our differentiated insights drive our ability to deliver alpha and design innovative investment solutions. Material ESG and climate issues are important elements in forming insights and in presenting potential risks and opportunities that can affect the performance of the companies and issuers that we invest in and the portfolios that we build.

Our values provide a framework for the behaviors and actions that deliver on our purpose and mission. Values align our actions. Each value emerges from the firm’s collective character—yet is also aspirational.

<ul><li>Invest in One Another means that we have a strong organizational culture where diversity is celebrated and mentorship is critical to our success. When we invest in one another, we empower our employees to reach their potential, so that they can help our clients realize theirs. This enables us to partner with clients to design and deliver improved investment outcomes.</li>
	<li>Strive for Distinctive Knowledge means that we collaboratively identify creative solutions to clients’ economic, ESG and climate- related investment challenges through our expertise in a wide range of investment disciplines, close collaboration among our investment experts and creative solutions.</li>
	<li>Speak with Courage and Conviction informs how we engage our AB colleagues and issuers. We seek to learn from other parts of our business to strengthen our own views. And we engage issuers for insight and action by sharing ideas and best practices.</li>
	<li>Act with Integrity—Always is the bedrock of our relationships and has specific meaning for our business. Unlike many other asset managers, we’re singularly focused on providing asset management and research to our clients. We don’t engage in activities that could be distracting, or create conflicts—such as investment banking, insurance writing, commercial banking or proprietary trading for our own account. We are unconflicted and fully accountable.</li>
</ul>As of March 31, 2024, AB had $759B in assets under management, $528B of which were ESG-integrated. Additional information about AB may be found on our website, <a href="https://www.3blmedia.com/track?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alliancebernstein.com%2F&amp;n=359591" target="_blank">www.alliancebernstein.com</a>.

Learn more about AB’s approach to responsibility <a href="https://www.alliancebernstein.com/corporate/en/corporate-responsibility.html?syn:pan-emea:brand:3bl:eu942" target="_blank">here.</a>

AB Named Among Best Places To Work for Disability Inclusion

Synopsys released its annual <a href="https://www.synopsys.com/company/environment-social-governance.html" target="_blank">Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report</a> highlighting environmental, social, and governance performance.

Our Smart Future ESG strategy provides a focus and structure for how we manage our own operational impact and influence others around us to create a better world. We’re focused on reducing our own environmental footprint, and leveraging our expertise, resources, and problem-solving skills to inspire positive change throughout our ecosystem. As we continue to deliver trusted silicon to systems design solutions, our technology is enabling innovations that shape a smarter world, from low-power computing to enhancing human health and well-being, to bringing safety and security to autonomous vehicles.

“We really want to be driving innovations that build a better future for us and our customers in this era of pervasive intelligence,” said Synopsys CFO Shelagh Glaser. “It’s important that we’re operating responsibly when it comes to not only our resilient business, but in terms of how we’re treating the environment and fostering a great place to work.”

This year, we made important progress advancing our Smart Future strategy and toward our ESG goals – including the reduction of our carbon footprint with science-based targets, enabling customer innovation for a greener world, and empowering our global talent.

Read on for key highlights from our 2023 ESG Report. Also, check out a highlights <a href="https://www.synopsys.com/content/dam/synopsys/company/company-pdfs/esg-report-highlights-2023.pdf" target="_blank">infographic</a>.

Living our Values and Leading with Vision

<ul><li>Synopsys received an A- leadership score from CDP for our performance on climate action, demonstrating best practices in strategy, governance, and oversight of climate issues.</li>
	<li>Our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).. We are now committed to <a href="https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/chip-design/ghg-emission-reduction-goals.html" target="_blank">four near-term science-based targets</a>. Starting with this report, we will report annually on our progress.</li>
	<li>In our May 2023 global employee survey, employee participation was at 94%, with 89% of those employees recommending Synopsys as a great place to work. In addition, Synopsys is one of the <a href="https://www.comparably.com/awards/winners/best-global-culture-2024-large" target="_blank">top ranked companies for Best Global Company Culture</a> by Comparably.</li>
</ul>These highlights capture only a portion of our overall ESG efforts. We invite you to <a href="https://www.synopsys.com/content/dam/synopsys/company/company-pdfs/synopsys-2023-esg-report.pdf" target="_blank">read the report</a> for the full story of what we accomplished in 2023.

We welcome feedback on this report and our performance. Please send comments and suggestions to <a href="mailto:esg@synopsys.com" target="_blank">ESG at Synopsys</a>.

About Synopsys 
Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) delivers trusted and comprehensive silicon to systems design solutions, from electronic design automation to silicon IP and system verification and validation. We partner closely with semiconductor and systems customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&amp;D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at <a href="http://www.synopsys.com/" target="_blank">www.synopsys.com</a>.

Editorial Contact 
Kelli Wheeler 
Synopsys, Inc. 
(650) 584-5000 <a href="http://www.synopsys.com/" target="_blank">corp-pr@synopsys.com</a>

Synopsys Releases 2023 ESG Report: Our Commitment to a Smart Future

<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="Close up of a person working in soil." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c15839b3-5ec6-48cb-8b10-b8975d9ef76f" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Tunisia_CNH_081524.jpg" width="640" height="801" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Hand planting crops in field</figcaption></figure>World-class equipment, technology and services company, <a href="https://www.3blmedia.com/track?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnh.com%2F&amp;n=1270966" target="_blank" title="https://www.3blmedia.com/track?u=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cnh.com%2f&amp;n=1270966">CNH</a> is working with Oxfam to support two social projects in Africa:

• The Sumud Project in Tunisia is focused on micro, small, and medium sized farms.

• The Social Factory Initiative in South Africa is dedicated to creating a new model for plastic recycling and social inclusion.

Both projects are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Sumud (the Arabic word for ‘resilience’) is a three-year initiative to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Tunisia, specifically in the governorates of Sfax, Mahdia, Siliana, and Tozeur.

The project will help implement resilience and development plans for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as social enterprises, particularly those led by young people, women, or people with disabilities in the agricultural, tourism, and artisanal sectors. In the agricultural sector, it aims to support some 1,000 people in the most vulnerable Tunisian communities.

CNH and Oxfam Italy will provide financial, technical, and training support to develop innovative crisis-management strategies for these businesses. This initiative is also supported by several public and private Italian bodies and Tunisian associations: Fondazione AVSI, Regione Toscana, SHANTI, and APAD (Association for Sustainable Agriculture) and is co-financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="A person bent over looking at a plant" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0fe4d255-53d6-440b-b67b-73540300c065" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Oxfam_CNH_081524.jpg" width="640" height="801" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Hand planting crops in field</figcaption></figure>As a member of the Advisory Committee, CNH will actively participate in the project selection phase of agricultural enterprises and will subsequently provide its expertise and technology, as well as training and coaching programs to support participants’ development and promote the socio-economic integration of young people and women.

Small and medium-sized enterprises in the agriculture, tourism, and handicraft sectors have been particularly hard hit by the ongoing political and economic crisis in Tunisia.

"The participation in the SUMUD project represents our commitment to building a more inclusive and prosperous future for everyone," said Carlo Alberto Sisto, President, EMEA at CNH. "Putting our expertise, technology, and training capabilities at the service of the most vulnerable communities sees us sustainably advance the noble work of farmers to develop innovative strategies that strengthen their resilience."

"Every day, in every country around the world, women face discrimination and inequalities and constitute the majority of people living in poverty," added Roberto Barbieri, General Director of Oxfam Italy. "We believe that there’s no economic, social, and environmental justice without gender justice. This is why through our programs we work to ensure that women and girls are able to defend their rights and build a better future for themselves. Thanks to CNH's contribution in our SUMUD project in Tunisia we are aiming to positively change the lives of women agricultural entrepreneurs and local communities."

CNH announces a new collaboration with Oxfam to support two social projects in Africa.

CNH and Oxfam Partner on Key Social Projects in Tunisia and South Africa

<img alt="Rebecca shown with two mentees at a bowling alley." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3ba9e5cb-fdc8-4030-9637-2dfc7ec6b9ed" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rebecca%20Mentorship_HARMAN_9.11.24A.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="675" loading="lazy" /><a href="https://www.harman.com/career/Career-Stories/rebeccas-mentoring-journey?" target="_blank">Originally published on Life at HARMAN</a>

A Culture of Openness and Collaboration 

At HARMAN, our culture thrives on collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to nurturing future talent. Rebecca, who joined HARMAN in April 2019, embodies these values every day. As part of the R&amp;D Engineering team for North American Automotive programs, she's not only passionate about her work but also about giving back through mentorship.

HARMAN's open and approachable culture played a significant role in Rebecca's decision to join the company. “Everyone, including senior leadership, is very approachable, which is something you don't often find in most other companies," she shares. This environment has enabled Rebecca to thrive and make a difference, including through her involvement with the Winning Futures mentorship program.
<img alt="&quot;It was eye-opening to witness a lot of the struggles our youth are facing nowadays. I'm talking about social media and the stress that comes with it. I have a lot of respect for this next generation. They operate differently from how many of us grew up." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="91a27038-2c4f-4d40-9b5e-5c0c23765704" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rebecca%20Mentors_HARMAN_9.11.24B.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="654" loading="lazy" />Leading With Authenticity 

Rebecca's journey with Winning Futures began when she attended a meeting hosted by a colleague and strong advocate for the organization. <a href="https://winningfutures.org/" target="_blank">Winning Futures</a> is a structured program that uses mentoring to teach essential life skillst to teens and young adults. “The organization has done a tremendous job pairing its mentoring program with topics like career fit and personal brand, and fun games to bond with mentors during the sessions," Rebecca explains.

As a mentor, Rebecca's approach is rooted in authenticity. “I think everyone has a story to tell. I wanted my mentees to know that I can relate to some of the challenges. I was a teen once," she says. By focusing on solutions and what her mentees can control, Rebecca provides guidance that is both empathetic and empowering.

<blockquote>
It was eye-opening to witness a lot of the struggles our youth are facing nowadays. I'm talking about social media and the stress that comes with it. I have a lot of respect for this next generation. They operate differently from how many of us grew up.

-Rebecca
</blockquote>

The Impact of Mentorship 

One of Rebecca's most rewarding moments came when a shy mentee, who typically avoided speaking in front of others, stood up on the last day of class and shared, “I think you're phenomenal." This unexpected acknowledgment highlighted the deep impact Rebecca had made. “I don't take lightly what she said, and I was incredibly surprised to hear this," Rebecca reflects. She believes that being authentic is key to effective mentorship. “When you are your authentic self, you can rarely go wrong."
<img alt="&quot;Winning Futures is an amazing program that should be at more schools. Every student deserves to have access to a mentor and learn valuable life lessons.&quot; Rebecca shown with her daughter." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0601bf1b-7e6d-45c9-86b9-ab7ee7d7d2d2" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rebecca%20Mentors_HARMAN_9.11.24C.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="654" loading="lazy" />Finding Balance 

Balancing a demanding role at HARMAN with her commitment to mentorship wasn't always easy, but Rebecca made it work by treating her mentoring sessions like any other important meeting. “Each Tuesday, I started my day extra early to carve out some time to drive to the school," she shares. Her dedication didn't go unnoticed, and her colleagues' understanding made it possible for her to continue making a difference.

Outside of work, Rebecca finds balance by weightlifting, a passion she picked up 1.5 years ago. "Weight-lifting has been a great way to challenge myself physically and mentally," she says. It’s a practice she’s even shared with her 8-year-old daughter, teaching the importance of making healthy choices and finding balance in life. Rebecca also enjoys coaching her daughter’s sports teams, finding it rewarding to share this health journey together.​​

<blockquote>
Winning Futures is an amazing program that should be at more schools. Every student deserves to have access to a mentor and learn valuable life lessons.

-Rebecca
</blockquote>

Rebecca's time with Winning Futures has left a lasting impression. “Winning Futures is an amazing program that I wish could be at more schools. Every student deserves to have access to a mentor and the training Winning Futures offers," she says.

Rebecca's story is a testament to the power of mentorship and the incredible impact that caring, dedicated individuals can have on the lives of young people. At HARMAN, we're proud to have employees like Rebecca who go above and beyond to make a difference in the world.

Follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/harman-international/posts/?feedView=all" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/harman_intl/?igsh=ZzBnMnF1aDNhNTc%3D" target="_blank">Instagram​</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HarmanInt" target="_blank">Facebook</a> to learn more about our view on leadership and innovation driven by people who feel valued.

At HARMAN, our culture thrives on collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to nurturing future talent. Rebecca, who joined HARMAN in April 2019, embodies these values every day. As part of the R&amp;D Engineering team for North American Automotive programs.

Empowering the Next Generation: Rebecca's Mentorship Journey at HARMAN

<img alt="An American airplane being worked on in a hanger." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e8cda3a1-da71-4bcd-a8ea-539b95cbfd61" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/jobs_AA_091024.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="675" loading="lazy" /><ul><li>The airline is creating nearly 500 new aviation maintenance jobs, including more than 385 licensed aviation maintenance technician (AMT) positions.</li>
	<li>Additional lines of heavy check maintenance work are being added to Charlotte, Pittsburgh and Tulsa maintenance bases.</li>
</ul>FORT WORTH, Texas, September 17, 2024 /CSRwire/ - American Airlines announced nearly 500 new aviation maintenance jobs and additional lines of heavy maintenance work at the carrier’s maintenance bases in Charlotte, North Carolina; Pittsburgh; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The added headcount will allow the airline to perform additional heavy maintenance check work at these locations.

<blockquote>
“American is excited to grow our talented Technical Operations workforce with more high-paying, skilled aviation maintenance positions,” said Greg Emerson, American’s Vice President of Base Maintenance and Facilities. “It’s an opportunity to grow our maintenance capacity and capabilities in the near-term and preserve them over the long run by continuing to build our pipeline of future maintenance team members — which is important work American has been doing for some time.”
</blockquote>

Today’s hiring announcement is in addition to the more than 300 jobs recently added to American’s <a href="https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2023/American-Airlines-awarded-22-million-from-State-of-Oklahoma-for-Tulsa-maintenance-base-enhancements-OPS-INF-12/default.aspx" target="_blank">Tech Ops — Tulsa maintenance base</a> thanks to a $22 million grant awarded by the State of Oklahoma’s Business Expansion Incentive Program in 2023. The grant is helping American further grow and improve the world’s largest commercial aircraft maintenance base, including American’s engine repair and overhaul facility.

<blockquote>
“We’re very grateful to the State of Oklahoma Department of Commerce for this grant,” said Emerson. “As a direct result of this funding in 2023, we’ve already added hundreds of high-paying, skilled new jobs to the Tulsa economy and continue to make enhancements to our world-class maintenance facility.”
</blockquote>

Creating new jobs for aviation maintenance professionals

The incremental maintenance positions are now available on the airline’s website today. By location:

<ul><li>Charlotte: 133 total openings, including 122 AMTs</li>
	<li>Pittsburgh: 44 total openings, including 40 AMTs</li>
	<li>Tulsa: 321 total openings, including 227 AMTs</li>
</ul>Candidates interested in joining American’s team can view open opportunities and apply online at <a href="https://jobs.aa.com/" target="_blank">jobs.aa.com</a>.

A legacy of inspiration and mentorship

The hiring process for these new positions often begins while future AMTs are still in the classroom. American has a long history of inspiring and preparing the next generation of mechanics for their future careers by forging partnerships with aviation maintenance schools across the United States. Students enrolled in aviation maintenance programs at <a href="http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2024/American-Airlines-and-Tulsa-Tech-partner-to-develop-aviation-maintenance-talent-pipeline-STEM-07/default.aspx" target="_blank">Tulsa Tech</a>, <a href="https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2024/American-Airlines-and-West-Los-Angeles-College-join-forces-to-train-future-aviation-maintenance-professionals-STEM-01/default.aspx" target="_blank">West Los Angeles College</a> and <a href="https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2022/American-Airlines-and-Aviation-Institute-of-Maintenance-Announce-Partnership-to-Train-and-Hire-Next-Generation-of-Aviation-Maintenance-Professionals-STEM-10/default.aspx" target="_blank">Aviation Institute of Maintenance</a> enjoy regular engagement opportunities with American’s Technical Operations team members on campus or at the airline’s maintenance hangars, where they receive guidance and invaluable experience as they complete their studies. Top-performing students are guaranteed interviews with American upon graduation and receipt of their FAA Airframe and Powerplant licenses. American works closely with aviation maintenance schools across the country to provide hangar visits, participate in campus events and donate aircraft parts to help enable a relevant, hands-on learning experience for students.

American is also a founding sponsor of the annual <a href="https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2024/Battling-the-clock-and-building-pipelines-American-Airlines-mechanics-and-student-teams-compete-against-the-industrys-best-OPS-INF-04/default.aspx" target="_blank">Aerospace Maintenance Council Competition</a>, which brings together teams from airlines, schools, military, general aviation and repair and maintenance organizations to compete in real-life aerospace maintenance scenarios, testing competitors’ speed and accuracy while prioritizing safety. Student competitors on American-mentored teams are also guaranteed interviews with the airline upon graduation.

About American Airlines Group

To Care for People on Life's Journey®. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL and the company's stock is included in the S&amp;P 500. Learn more about what's happening at American by visiting <a href="http://news.aa.com/" target="_blank">news.aa.com</a> and connect with American <a href="https://twitter.com/AmericanAir" target="_blank">@AmericanAir</a> and at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmericanAirlines" target="_blank">Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines</a>.

American Airlines announced nearly 500 new aviation maintenance jobs and additional lines of heavy maintenance work at the carrier’s maintenance bases in Charlotte, North Carolina; Pittsburgh; and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Latest