“The (VSLA) training showed us how to properly manage our money. We discovered we were wasting money and not working together to find the right solution. This is when I decided that my wife would be the best person to look after the money and organize the family expenses.” – Kouakou Koffi Michel
3BL Sustainability News
American Sends World War II Veterans Off in Honor of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, American flew nearly 70 World War II veterans to Normandy, France. The historic trip started at American’s headquarters in Dallas-Fort Worth with a kickoff dinner that included a 1940s-era big band and the Victory Belles from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Veterans were also given a special heroes’ arrival by American Airlines team members before heading to Dallas Fort Worth International airport, where the celebration continued.
Our People Making a Difference: Clarise Ashworth
Our people making a difference is a series featured throughout Owens Corning’s 2023 Sustainability Report.
A Call To Remember
By Kim Borges
Marianne Masters had just three days to rehearse her delivery of 24 notes.
Twenty-four very important, deeply respectful, somber notes.
“I hadn’t played in 25 years,” Masters said of the last time she’d picked up the trumpet. “I thought, ‘How am I going to do this?’”
Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Taps the Sun To Power Dancing at Silambam Houston
HOUSTON, June 5, 2024 /3BL/ - Silambam Houston is embracing sustainability with the installation of a rooftop solar array and a new pavilion at its Pearland dance studio thanks to a grant of nearly $103,000 from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.
The 14.58 kW solar array is expected to offset 100 percent of the building’s energy needs and save the organization more than $4,000 each year for the next 25 years. The Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Sustainability Pavilion will serve as an outdoor gathering space for receptions and events at the facility.
Students Pitch Ideas for Sustainable Development at Annual goIT Event
More than 225 grade 4 to 8 students from across the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) recently took part in an entrepreneurial showcase featuring pitches with purpose. The event, hosted by Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS’) Go Innovate Together (goIT) program, gave the students the opportunity to present their potentially winning ideas as individuals or teams. In all, they presented 68 ideas for digital innovations that do everything from providing mental health support to saving the world.
DP World Honoured With 2023 Blue Circle Award in Energy Conservation at the Port of Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 5th, 2024 /3BL/ - DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, announces it has received the prestigious 2023 Blue Circle Award for Energy Action. Presented by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA), the award recognizes DP World’s commitment and dedication to reducing the environmental footprint of its terminal operations at the Port of Vancouver.
Quest Diagnostics Grows Interest in Sustainability With Healthy NewsWorks Students
A Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) grantee, Healthy NewsWorks has been empowering elementary and middle school students since 2003 to become researchers, writers, and confident communicators who advance health understanding and literacy through their factual publications and digital media. Its program teaches student health journalists how to ask questions, identify factual information, write accurately, think critically, and share what they’ve learned.
World Environment Day Spotlight: Gildan Leaders on What Sustainability Means to Them
With a longstanding commitment to sustainability, leading apparel manufacturer Gildan has had an ESG journey spanning two decades. This World Environment Day, we sat down with the leaders comprising Gildan’s ESG Steering Committee, tasked with implementing and executing the Next Generation ESG strategy. As part of this strategy, Gildan pledged to make meaningful advancements against 12 goals under five areas of focus, each chaired by key leaders across the organization:
