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IICF Philanthropic Roundtable Gathers Insurance Leaders for Discussions on Charitable Giving, Impact of Global Initiatives

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, hosted the 2024 IICF Philanthropic Roundtable today, gathering leaders from twenty-five major insurance organizations for a series of presentations on charitable giving and volunteerism in the insurance industry and initiatives focused on philanthropy, inclusion and sustainability topics. During the 2024 Philanthropic Roundtable, IICF also released the 2023 IICF Philanthropic Showcase, an annual retrospective of global charitable contributions, volunteer projects and innovative leadership initiatives of IICF Key Partner Companies. Please view the 2023 IICF Philanthropic Showcase here.

Key Points: 
  • During the 2024 Philanthropic Roundtable, IICF also released the 2023 IICF Philanthropic Showcase , an annual retrospective of global charitable contributions, volunteer projects and innovative leadership initiatives of IICF Key Partner Companies.
  • Kaufman Group, CNA, Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, Marsh, Munich Re US P&C Companies and Verisk presented at this unique event for philanthropic knowledge sharing.
  • "Each year, IICF is proud to bring together this extraordinary group of insurance industry leaders for the IICF Philanthropic Roundtable, and even more so in 2024 as we celebrate IICF's 30th anniversary and the industry's legacy of giving," said Bill Ross, CEO of IICF.
  • IICF also made several announcements at this year's Roundtable on 2024 initiatives, including:
    IICF's 30th Anniversary Celebration: IICF is celebrating thirty years of impact and the insurance industry's legacy of giving by raising funds for children struggling with hunger.

Toyota Shares Progress on Environmental Sustainability Targets in 2023 North American Report

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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PLANO, Texas, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Toyota Motor North America announced the availability of its 2023 North American Environmental Sustainability Report.

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  • PLANO, Texas, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Toyota Motor North America announced the availability of its 2023 North American Environmental Sustainability Report.
  • This year's report was updated and streamlined to include additional data metrics tables to help stakeholders better understand the company's progress on its environmental sustainability goals across its operations and product lines in North America.
  • Some of the highlights of the 2023 North America Environmental Sustainability Report include:
    66% of Toyota and Lexus models available for purchase in North America now have an electrified option, and more are on the way.
  • To view the complete 2023 North American Environmental Sustainability Report, visit Toyota's Environmental Sustainability website .

Blue Diamond Growers 113th "Growing Together" Annual Meeting Highlights a Year of Resilience

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Friday, November 17, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 113th Blue Diamond Growers "Growing Together" Annual Meeting on Nov. 15 in Modesto, Blue Diamond Growers' CEO, Kai Bockmann, reflected on his first ten months in the leadership role by acknowledging significant challenges faced by growers and the world's largest almond cooperative.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 113th Blue Diamond Growers "Growing Together" Annual Meeting on Nov. 15 in Modesto, Blue Diamond Growers' CEO, Kai Bockmann, reflected on his first ten months in the leadership role by acknowledging significant challenges faced by growers and the world's largest almond cooperative.
  • To help counter these challenges, Blue Diamond Growers is advancing an aggressive strategic growth plan to navigate the marketplace conditions and drive substantial growth.
  • "I'm confident Blue Diamond will deliver great prosperity and a sustainable future for our growers, employees, their families, and the communities we call home."
  • In conjunction with the Annual Meeting, the Blue Diamond Growers 2023 "Growing Together" Annual Report is now available on the Blue Diamond website at www.bluediamond.com .

Community Pollinator Gardens Create Food and Habitat for Wildlife

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) employee volunteers are donating their time and company resources to plant community pollinator gardens across the company's six-state service area, transforming unused areas into new green spaces while creating food and habitat for insects and small animals that pollinate plants.

Key Points: 
  • The community pollinator garden initiative is aligned with FirstEnergy's commitment to environmental stewardship and its separate goal of developing 225 acres of pollinator habitat in its transmission rights of way and other company properties.
  • Insects and small animals that pollinate plants such as birds, bats, bees, butterflies and beetles help to sustain ecosystems.
  • FirstEnergy's Ohio Green Team members in northwest Ohio planted a pollinator garden at Middlegrounds Metropark in downtown Toledo, Ohio, in October.
  • FirstEnergy's Green Team members in West Virginia will plant a pollinator garden in Fairmont at the Fairmont Community Youth Development Center, which serves school-aged children and underserved families in need.

Blue Diamond Growers Launches USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant Program

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Diamond Growers launched its USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant Program with its 3,000 grower-owners this week. The program is a major step in expanding the use of climate-smart practices in almond orchards.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Diamond Growers launched its USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant Program with its 3,000 grower-owners this week.
  • The initial launch of the Blue Diamond USDA Climate-Smart Grant Program offers almond growers no-cost seed and a financial incentive for implementing cover crops and/or conservation cover on their land.
  • The USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant Program further extends Blue Diamond's current Orchard Stewardship Incentive Program (OSIP).
  • For more information on Blue Diamond Grower's sustainability efforts, please visit bluediamond.com/sustainability .

FirstEnergy Developing Pollinator Habitat Along Pennsylvania Transmission Line

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
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GREENSBURG, Pa., July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- While performing work to strengthen the electric grid in northeastern Pennsylvania, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has seeded nearly three acres of right of way along a high-voltage transmission line in Bradford and Susquehanna counties with a native seed mix designed to establish pollinator-friendly habitat.

Key Points: 
  • FirstEnergy is working to develop 225 acres of pollinator habitat across its service territory by 2025, including the creation of new habitat in transmission right of ways, at its electric substation properties and at parks and nature preserves.
  • Each year, the organization manages Pollinator Week, an annual celebration in support of pollinator health that ran from June 19-25 this year.
  • In early 2020, FirstEnergy's transmission vegetation management group established a pilot program to find opportunities to restore work areas following transmission construction projects with flowering vegetation to develop a pollinator-friendly habitat.
  • The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Where Food Comes From, Inc. Named Exclusive Third-Party Verifier for Bee Friendly Farming® Certification with Silk Canada and KIND Snacks the Initial Brands to Participate in the Program

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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Bee Friendly Farming® Certification is a program designed to encourage farmers and ranchers to provide safe habitats for bees and other pollinators.

Key Points: 
  • Bee Friendly Farming® Certification is a program designed to encourage farmers and ranchers to provide safe habitats for bees and other pollinators.
  • The program was developed by Pollinator Partnership, the largest organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection, and conservation of all pollinating animals.
  • More than 450 farms currently participate in the program under the second-party verification option administered by Pollinator Partnership.
  • Where Food Comes From was recently added to the program to give food producers a fully independent, third-party option for verification.

Pompeian® Unveils the First Sustainably Grown® Certified Olive Farm and Olive Oil in North America

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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BALTIMORE, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pompeian, Inc., a 100% farmer owned organization and America's best-selling olive oil brand, and SCS Global Services, an international leader in third-party sustainability and food safety certification, are pleased to announce that Pompeian is the first olive oil brand in North America, and currently the only in the world, to have a Sustainably Grown® Certified olive farm and olive oil. Pompeian's first operation to earn this distinctive certification is its Sunrise Olive Ranch, based in Maricopa, California. Astonishingly, until now, no olive oil brand in North America has received this comprehensive third-party certification to ensure their olive trees, or its fruit were planted, grown or harvested in a sustainable manner.  

Key Points: 
  • Astonishingly, until now, no olive oil brand in North America has received this comprehensive third-party certification to ensure their olive trees, or its fruit were planted, grown or harvested in a sustainable manner.
  • To celebrate this milestone achievement, Pompeian is planning to produce a run of the first SCS Sustainably Grown Certified olive oil in North America, available in limited quantities only.
  • "It's exciting to expand our certification into the olive oil category in North America.
  • Pompeian, Inc. – The Olive Oil People – is America's largest national brand of olive oil, bestselling vinegars and a variety of cooking sprays.

Blue Diamond Growers Celebrates Almonds and Bees in Fifth Annual Rose Parade® Float

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
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For the fifth year in a row, the Sacramento-based co-op will honor the people and pollinators that make Blue Diamond almond products possible, highlighting the farmer-owned cooperative’s commitment to sustainability, pollinators, and biodiversity with a custom-built float brimming with fresh flowers and featuring Blue Diamond almond growers.

Key Points: 
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Sacramento-based co-op will honor the people and pollinators that make Blue Diamond almond products possible, highlighting the farmer-owned cooperative’s commitment to sustainability, pollinators, and biodiversity with a custom-built float brimming with fresh flowers and featuring Blue Diamond almond growers.
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    Blue Diamond Growers Celebrates Almonds and Bees in Fifth Annual Rose Parade® Float (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Meticulously built to honor the almond pioneer's past, present, and future, Blue Diamond will charm Rose Parade® spectators with a colorful float that pays tribute to not only the almonds that sustain its growers and nourish its consumers but also to the pollinators that are vital for their success.
  • The float will also feature a unique component: the heart and soul of Blue Diamond, its growers.
  • You can watch the Blue Diamond Growers float in the Rose Parade on January 2, 2023, starting at 8:00 a.m. PST in Pasadena, California, or broadcast on live television.

The J.M. Smucker Co. Releases 2022 Corporate Impact Report

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Friday, September 9, 2022
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Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today issued its 2022 Corporate Impact Report, including its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Disclosure Report , detailing its commitment to responsible business practices and continued progress on its Thriving Together agenda.

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  • Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today issued its 2022 Corporate Impact Report, including its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Disclosure Report , detailing its commitment to responsible business practices and continued progress on its Thriving Together agenda.
  • This agenda came to life in many important ways this past fiscal year.
  • "Our Corporate Impact Report and ESG disclosure are opportunities to keep these engaged constituents informed while also sharing our sincere appreciation to our employees and partners who helped us deliver these results."
  • By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer preferences and acting responsibly, we will continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on society.