November 2023

Sustainability Is More Than Recycling: The Importance of Understanding Product Lifecycle

Looking for sustainable packaging when shopping is an important step for reducing your environmental footprint. For many people, this means seeking packaging that is recyclable. While that's an important element of sustainable packaging, it's only one part.

You can make a bigger impact and support the well-being of the earth, as well as the people and communities involved in producing products, by understanding a product's full lifecycle. So, what else should you consider when comparing packaging?

1. Material sourcing

Meet Amanda Miranda, Employee Relations Senior Director at Walgreens

Originally published by Walgreens Boots Alliance

By Sarah Cason

Saludos! My name is Amanda Miranda, and I'm the employee relations senior director in human resources at Walgreens, based in Deerfield, Illinois. I was born and raised in Puerto Rico and came to the U.S. when I was 19 years old to attend University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Go, Rebels!

Henkel Recognized as One of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes

ROCKY HILL, Conn., November 1, 2023 /3BL/ - Henkel, a leading manufacturer of well-known consumer and industrial brands, such as Dial® soap, Schwarzkopf® hair care, all® laundry detergent, and Loctite®, Technomelt® and Bonderite® adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings announced it was named as one of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes.

Reflections on UNGA 2023: The Time for Action Is Now

We are now at the midpoint of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) timeline, and a key takeaway of UN General Assembly (UNGA) 2023 discussions is that there is still much work to be done. The latest UN data illustrates that progress on 80% of the SDGs is lacking. But there are reasons to be optimistic, to look forward with renewed vigor, and to continue to explore opportunities to make a difference.

KeyBank Partners With ROC USA® To Expand Affordable Housing and Homeownership in Manufactured Home Communities

November 1, 2023/3BL/ – KeyBank and ROC USA jointly announce that KeyBank Foundation, the bank’s charitable foundation, is providing a three-year, $150,000 grant to ROC USA, LLC, a nonprofit social venture with a mission to support homeowners in Manufactured (“Mobile”) Home Communities (MHCs) to achieve affordable and environmentally sustainable self-governing cooperatives. The grant is targeted to help the expansion of affordable resident-owned MHCs in KeyBank’s markets in Eastern Pennsylvania, Utah, and Ohio.

Frito-Lay® Provides Critical Support to Families in Need in Year Two of Partnership With LULAC National Educational Service Centers

PLANO, Texas, November 1, 2023 /3BL/ - In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Frito-Lay announced its continued partnership with LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. (LNESC) for a second year.

Unpacking SMASH Packaging 2.0, MilliporeSigma’s Newest Plan To Reduce the Impact of Packaging

How does a science and technology company raise the bar by embedding sustainability into packaging—without sacrificing safety, quality or performance?

The process began in 2019 when the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada, launched SMASH Packaging. This is a program that drives improvements to the sustainability of the company’s packaging.

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