ATLANTA, GA / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2023 / Trees Atlanta, a nonprofit organization, will soon have a new central hub as it continues its environmental commitment to the community.Located on a former industrial lot, the new 20,000-square-foot headquarters includes two large wood-framed buildings on nearly three acres. Georgia-Pacific donated lumber and plywood for the buildings, which was used for framing, flooring and under roofing. Leaders...
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MARYSVILLE, OH / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2023 / Now in its fifth year, the GroMoreGood Garden Grants program through The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and National Head Start Association (NHSA) is awarding 10 grants to Head Start programs committed to connecting more of our nation's youth to the benefits of gardening and outdoor play.This year's 2022-23 GroMoreGood Garden Grants winners are:Bright Beginnings, Inc., Washington D.C.Community...
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2023 / As a leading apparel manufacturer, Gildan has long stood by its vision of Making Apparel Better®, one that continued guiding Gildan in 2022. Last year, the Company enhanced its approach to making apparel responsibly, ethically, and transparently by continuing to incorporate ESG into every aspect of its operations.As 2023 begins, Gildan revisits some of its achievements and successes from the...
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SHELTON, CT / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2023 / The Eastern Company (the "Company" or "Eastern") (NASDAQ:EML), an industrial manufacturer of unique engineered solutions serving commercial transportation, logistics, and other industrial markets, today announced that its Board of Directors has named Nicholas ("Nick") Vlahos as its Chief Financial Officer to succeed Peter O'Hara, who has resigned effective February 3, 2023 to pursue other...
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2023 / Whirlpool Corporation A report from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows that Berrien County, Michigan, where Whirlpool Corp.'s Global Headquarters is located, was identified as the top county for women inventors that patent in the technology field of "textiles." This category includes patents for laundry appliances, and was driven by female engineers from Whirlpool Corp.Sr. Mgr....
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2023 / High school freshman Zach Johnson didn't expect his first big robotics project to be made of wood and…not a robot.His team, the East Ridge Robotics Ominous Raptors (ERRORs) in Woodbury, Minnesota, was one of over 60 Medtronic-sponsored FIRST® Robotics teams - and one of six to win the first inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) award from Medtronic for building a kiosk for...
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MARKHAM, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Pond Technologies Holdings Inc. ("Pond") (TSX.V:POND)(OTCQB:PNDHF)(FSE:4O0), an ESG company addressing global sustainability challenges of wellness and climate change, announces that, further to its press release dated December 20, 2022, Pond issued 1,086,428 common shares in the capital of the Corporation to Georgian Villas Inc. (an entity controlled by a director of Pond, Mr. Robert McLeese) in...
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / We are committed to investing strategically in pursuit of our Vision 2030 goals. In 2021, for example, we converted the coal-fired power boiler system at our Rome, Georgia Mill to natural gas. According to the International Energy Agency, natural gas produces about 40% fewer GHG emissions per unit of energy compared to coal; the gas-fired boiler will reduce the mill's GHG emissions by nearly...
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / QualcommOriginally published by EricssonAs someone who was born and raised in Manila, I still sometimes get surprised that it's a place of striking contrasts: high-rise, high-tech skyscrapers built right next to lower-income communities; the sprawling campuses of international schools that sit within a stone's throw of more humble public schools.At Ericsson, we see the same contrast when it comes...
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Dow, W&H and B&B unveil next generation of recyclable packaging at K 2022 fair.New wide-format MDO-PE1 pouch with final web width of 2x1260 mm designed for recyclability without compromising on quality, efficiency nor performance.Printed at 400 meters per minute. Final validation on commercial packaging line with 80 bags per minute.HORGEN, SWITZERLAND and LENGERICH, GERMANY / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Dow Packaging & Specialty...
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Henkel As we ready ourselves for what I believe will be a significant year in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) journey, it is also important to reflect on our progress in 2022. Our pioneering spirit has made it possible for us to deliver for our customers, stakeholders, and communities, and I believe it is that same spirit and commitment to improvement that enables us to also be part...
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Sustainable business operations are on the rise, with more and more leaders recognizing that long-term operational resilience and financial performance are contingent on shifting to a low-carbon economy and increasing participation in the circular economy. But what are companies really doing on a day-to-day basis to build sustainability operations and meet the needs of their customers'...
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GREEN BAY, WI / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / To give back to the local community, Sofidel announced a $4,000 donation to the Franklin Middle School girls basketball team in Green Bay, Wisc. The donation will be used to purchase uniforms and equipment for the 2022-23 basketball season."Our goals for this season are to practice hard, learn from each other and build community," said Heather Zelzer, Associate Principal, Franklin Middle...
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CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Based on its environmental disclosures, Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) recently received an A- score from CDP for its climate change efforts.Sealed Air has been awarded an A or A- for its work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the last nine years consecutively and has previously been recognized by CDP as a Supplier Engagement Leader. The company has earned a B for its water security efforts for the...
Read moreNORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Heavily powered by the rise in technological innovations and software-centric solutions, our world is now closer than ever to tackling and overcoming many of emerging technology's most complex challenges. The promising capabilities of these new tools, including digital twins, AI, electric vehicles (EV) and autonomous vehicles (AV), quantum computing, and 6G, will continue to evolve in 2023....
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Cisco Systems Inc. This blog is written by Karen Balstrup, an Administrative Assistant at Cisco Australia. Since she joined Cisco three years ago, Karen has been involved in co-ordinating Cisco teams in community activity for a local domestic violence shelter and for gathering and repurposing food supplies for the homeless. She recently joined the ONEx Communities Global Day2Give as a Local...
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FREMONT, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment, today announced that a new customer has selected its FOX-PTM test and burn-in system to be used for qualification and production wafer level test and burn-in of their silicon carbide devices for automotive electric vehicles.This new customer, who is a supplier of silicon...
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 24, 2023 / CNH Industrial (NYSE:CNHI) CNH Industrial announces a minority investment in the US-based ag tech company EarthOptics through its Ventures arm.EarthOptics' proprietary sensor technology precisely measures the health and structure of soil through a combination of ground-based sensors, satellites, physical soil samples, machine learning models and agronomic expertise. By providing such a wide range...
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 24, 2023 / QualcommOriginally published by Cherie Blair Foundation for Women on cherieblairfoundation.org Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa's company, Abavina, is on a mission to increase the production capacity of environmentally friendly farmers. She dreams of a world where everyone lives in harmony with the environment. Now, with support from our award winning mobile business skills app, HerVenture, she's bringing...
Read moreNORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 24, 2023 / Employees at International Paper's Prattville and Riverdale (Selma), Ala. Containerboard Mills were hit hard, and are now working to support one another as they rebuild their community.At our Riverdale Mill in Selma, more than 50 IP team members have confirmed some level of damage to their homes, ranging from broken windows to total destruction. The teams there are working to issue tarps and...
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