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CASE and Country Music Superstar Jon Pardi Launch Contest to Promote Careers in Construction

CNH Industrial

CASE Construction Equipment, a CNH Industrial brand, is working with CMA and ACM Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer Jon Pardi to bring greater attention to careers in construction through the “Get Down Up North” contest: Five lucky winners will each win an all-expenses-paid trip with a guest to the CASE Customer Center in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, to learn how to operate construction equipment with the country music superstar. “We need to keep teaching kids that careers in construction bring great pride, lifelong earning potential, and the ability to build a world and path of their own,” says Pardi. “I love every chance I get to go to Tomahawk, and I can’t wait to spend time with another wave of guests there who are eager to learn more about careers in construction.” The contest corresponds with the launch of Pardi’s “Ain’t Always the Cowboy” tour — with CASE as the headlining sponsor. The tour is traveling across the United States now and finishes with a headlining show at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on October 1st. “We are passionate about building up the workforce in the industry, and Jon is a great ambassador who grew up in the industry and understands the value of hard work,” says Terry Dolan, vice president, North America, CASE Construction Equipment. “Get Down Up North” will be a great time, but it will also be an opportunity to get a taste of a career path some may not have considered — and we welcome all with open arms.” Those interested in the competition can enter online and winners will be announced at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, with the training event taking place in Summer 2023. Training includes a basic overview of equipment and safety practices, as well as skill challenges and stick time to give operators a feel for operating the equipment. The contest continues the longstanding partnership between CASE and Pardi, which has included an exclusive performance at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, ongoing earthmoving projects with Pardi — who is an experienced equipment operator, as well as an inaugural training event with Pardi in Tomahawk in 2021. View original content here. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from CNH Industrial on 3blmedia.com

August 05, 2022 07:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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The Rising Latin Music Star Carli Longoni Drops Another Ground-breaking Hit ‘Historias’

Trevino Enterprises

The astonishing Argentinian 50’s pin-up Carli Longoni is rapidly transcending to new levels in her journey to stardom. The singer-songwriter-producer is back, full force, and ready to slay the game again with another explosive single. The latest single, “Historias,” which Carli wrote and produced, is set to drop on August 2nd via Trevino Music Group/Ingrooves Universal, along with a music video. Carli states, “The lyrics and beats came to me on a regular day at home. I never approach music with a reconvicted idea, so I could not tell you precisely the kind of music I create.” The music video theme honors the classic, memorable, and revolutionary fifties era. Carli, of course, brings her unique essence of artist and beauty in front of the camera at a 50’s style diner, where she gracefully re-thinks stories of past lovers as she dances and sings through her duty hours. After the release of the single, “U,” which ended up generating 100K organic streams on music/Video platforms and got played at various radio stations around the globe in the first month is evident that momentum will not slow down anytime soon. Carli, now based in Los Angeles, is a composer, singer, producer, actress, dancer, and social media influencer with over 450k followers who was featured on the front cover of playboy Australia/New Zealand. She was initially born and raised in Chaco, Argentina. She developed her instincts toward music at a young age when she began playing the piano. Down the road, her fascination for the art of dancing and acting made her get involved in dance performances and acting classes, which sculpted her into the multi-talented artist she is today. Carli adds, “A few years ago, I wanted to retake piano classes, and I contacted a teacher my friend recommended. Still, he was a vocal coach, so I tried the course anyway, and he said I could sing, so I decided to start practicing. Then I would come up with these melodies and chose to learn producing, so I began laying down the music I heard in my head and started writing to it and singing it.” The rising star is on a mission to pursue her dreams of becoming an elite musician. She is a philanthropist at heart and is eager to work with a non-profit organization supporting and aiding animals in need. As Carli is working on finishing her upcoming album and releasing this new single, she will also be promoting her music, performing throughout various cities this summer. Carli also looks forward to owning her recording studio and record label one day. The single is available on all major music platforms, including Amazon Music, Spotify, and all other digital outlets. The music video is available on Vevo and all major video platforms. Follow Carli Longoni@ FB https://www.facebook.com/CarliLongoni IG https://www.instagram.com/carlilongonimusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carlilongoni TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlilongonimusic Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjPWfu2Q6C4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Sgfqs9L6RQ9v0kdR4YY7k?si=R5bJ5CjpQieWPrD-SGPKCQ Itunes: Carli Longoni Contact Details Reyna Trevino +1 818-302-0030 reyna@trevinoenterprises.net

August 02, 2022 05:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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From U.S. Army Guitarist to The Home Depot Sales Associate: John Moody Talks Music, Appliances and Career Growth

The Home Depot

To his coworkers in Ogden, Utah, John Moody is known as a knowledgeable Home Depot associate who has been with the company for 15 years. He’s often seen wearing his orange apron in the appliances department, helping customers find the perfect fridge or stove for their home. But before his love for retail began, John explored his passion for music early on. “I started playing guitar when I was six years old and was in several neighborhood bands,” remembers John. “When I was in college, I wanted to pursue my musical education, so I thought three years in a U.S. Army band would do me good and pay for my college.” John auditioned as a guitarist and was sent to Germany, playing both military and civilian gigs. Once his enlistment ended after three years, he stayed in Germany to travel. “While touring, I met my German wife, Claudia, of now 35 years. I decided to stay ‘just a little longer,’ which ended up being 27 years in all.” Eventually, John and Claudia decided to move their three children to the U.S. They settled in Park City, Utah, where John began working in restaurant management. However, he quickly turned his eye toward retail at The Home Depot. John applied to the company in 2007 and began working as a night freight associate, but eventually landed in appliances. “Due to my restaurant experience, I gladly accepted. I love appliances and helping customers get exactly what they want.” He’s worked in multiple departments throughout his career and was even on the team that helped open the St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, store. Around 2010, John created MilitaryMusicians.com, a website dedicated to reuniting veteran military musicians with their old bandmates. “I’ve helped hundreds find friends from their military band times,” says John. Regardless of the industry, John believes success in any career comes down to hard work. “If you put in the effort, you’ll succeed. I’ve seen associates move up from entry level, all the way to store manager positions. I’ll continue to work with appliances and elsewhere in my store until I decide to retire – someday!” To learn more about a career at The Home Depot, visit careers.homedepot.com. Keep up with all the latest Home Depot news! Subscribe to our bi-weekly news update and get the top Built from Scratch stories delivered straight to your inbox. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from The Home Depot on 3blmedia.com

July 26, 2022 09:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Providing Education For Disadvantaged Rural Communities

Musim Mas

Musim Mas group believes that education is the key to economic development and better livelihoods. Many of the group’s plantations are in rural areas of Indonesia with limited access to schools. Therefore, the group has decided to build and fund schools that cover kindergarten to junior secondary school levels for the children of its plantation workers. These schools provide free education for the children of the company’s plantation workers. When the students go to secondary schools, Musim Mas also offers complimentary transportation. Rated as top schools in each respective region, the schools employ experienced and dedicated teachers and ensures that the schools follow the National Standard Curriculum (KTSP). Each of the schools is also equipped with computer labs and games rooms. Students also enjoy the comfort of traveling to school in shuttle buses from community plantations. Student life is further enriched by extra-curricular activities such as well-equipped marching bands trained by special instructors, sports, and leadership development programs. Through the Anwar Karim Foundation, Musim Mas provides scholarships for underprivileged elementary students to support equal education opportunities for students of surrounding communities. Musim Mas also annually provides uniforms and books to students living in the communities surrounding our plantations. “The knowledge that what I do helps others grow and develop is what motivates me”– Meet Amri Pinem, a full-time teacher in a Musim Mas-funded school Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Amri Pinem began his career as an elementary teacher in the city of Medan in 2012. Amri joined Musim Mas School Number II in Riau as a teacher in 2014. Hear from Amri on his experiences as a teacher in a Musim Mas school, and his aspirations. Q: What inspired you to be a teacher? Amri: Growing up, the people around me mostly wanted to be doctors, engineers, pilots or teachers. My dream job was to be a teacher. It has always felt like a calling from the heart and there are two main reasons for this. Firstly, I like to help others learn. It gives me great satisfaction to see my students learn new things and develop as individuals. Secondly, I believe learning is a two-way street. While my students expand their horizons through knowledge, I gain new knowledge as well. This drives me to better myself as an educator. Q: Please tell us a bit more about your daily life as a teacher with Musim Mas. Amri: A day in school starts with attendance taking. Before diving into the lesson proper, I like to have a chat with my students to get their spirits and motivation up. There I’d also do a quick recap of what we covered in the last lesson. After the lesson, I also do another recap so that they are able to do the homework that has been assigned. After seeing the students off for the day, I would prepare my material for the next lesson. This can range from making props to lesson plans, and so on. The idea that I would be bringing value and knowledge to the lives of these children is what keeps me going. It also motivates me to maintain a good attitude so that the children can emulate that. Q: What is the difference between being a teacher in an urban school vs. one in the plantations? Amri: I began my career as a teacher in the city, at Bandar Setia Percut Medan in 2012. In 2014 I joined this school in the plantation. Compared to my first teaching assignment, some of the things I truly value at the Musim Mas school are: A strong sense of discipline. Teachers at Musim Mas schools strongly adhere to punctuality to set a good example for the children. Excellent infrastructure that covers everything needed for education. This is despite being located in remote plantations. The strong team work and camaraderie among Musim Mas teachers. We work together closely to advance our own knowledge. The benefits for teachers are also excellent as we each are provided health benefits such as insurance, meal allowances and we are paid bonuses. This gives me peace of mind and allows me to focus my energies on being an educator. Q. What difference has the plantation schools made in the lives of these children? Amri: Before this school was built in 2002, the plantation’s children had to attend schools in other villages. This school has vastly benefited the children as they get easy access to a well-equipped school, teachers that have bachelor’s degrees, and also shuttle transportation. Transportation is of great value given how vast the plantations are. Each morning, the children wait at their assigned bus stops. After school, the bus brings them back to the same bus stop. This effectively gives them access to education. Q. What are your hopes for the plantation schools? Amri: Since its establishment, the school has always been well regarded from sub-district to provincial levels. The school has participated in numerous activities, both academic and non-academic up to the provincial level. It is my hope that the school will raise a future generation of individuals with a noble character that are guided by righteous teachings. I hope the school will always be well-regarded from the sub-district to provincial levels and that it will always embrace knowledge and be successful for the years to come. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Musim Mas on 3blmedia.com

July 25, 2022 03:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Zero-Waste Mills: Overcoming Sustainability Challenges

Musim Mas

As one of the most significant industrial sectors, particularly in the Indonesian economy, it’s crucial that the palm oil industry incorporates sustainability into its operations. In every step of Musim Mas’ vertically integrated production, we continuously look into ways to sustainably meet the world’s palm oil demand. At our 15 mills with plantations, we effectively reuse, recover, and recycle all materials during production, effectively operating 100% zero-waste mills. By-Products of Palm Oil Production At our palm oil mills, we work around the concept of “Zero Waste.” This means that by-products are recycled back into the process, converted into an innocuous material that can be reused or converted to a material used elsewhere. Understanding what this means and how it’s sometimes tricky to accomplish requires us to look at the typical by-products of palm oil production. When palm fruits are crushed and processed to produce Crude Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil, it produces four main by-products: Decanter solids Boiler ash Empty fruit bunches, fibers, and shells POME and methane Of these, methane can be especially problematic from a sustainability standpoint. Compared to carbon dioxide, methane has a warming potential of 80 times higher over a 20-year period(1). At Musim Mas, tackling methane emissions has been a part of our strategy to support our commitment to sustainable palm oil production. However, we take these efforts much further by recycling and repurposing the other by-products so that our mills are 100% zero-waste. What We Do: 100% Zero-Waste Mills Over the past decade, we’ve looked into innovations around three types of waste at our mills: solid, liquid, and gaseous. Let’s take a deeper look at how our mills reuse palm oil by-products. Solid Waste: Decanter Solids and Boiler Ash When fresh fruit bunches are crushed, we’re left with empty fruit bunches, kernel shells, and fiber. These can easily be used as fuel for the mills’ heat and electricity generation. Other types of solid waste at our mills are decanter solids and boiler ash which are by-products of the decanter process. Boiler ash is a more difficult waste to process. After years of study and process implementation, Musim Mas has been able to apply the boiler ash back to the plantation. The heat generated from the boiler flue gas is used to dry the boiler ash, turning it into organic fertilizer. It serves as a soil conditioner and can be used in place of chemical-based fertilizers, making it even more sustainable. Liquid Waste: POME POME, or Palm Oil Mill Effluent, is an oily wastewater generated by palm oil production that contains suspended solids that arise from production. It cannot be sustainably discharged untreated. We treat POME in deep ponds where it’s anaerobically digested, then treated in facultative and algal lagoons before undergoing final treatment in oxygenated aero flow ponds. Thereafter, it’s suitable for irrigation(2). Gaseous Wastes: Methane As the specially engineered ponds anaerobically digest the POME, they produce methane. To avoid the release of methane into the atmosphere, all our mills with plantations have been fitted with methane captures. These facilities harness the methane and use it to generate electricity in our mills, estates, and workers’ housing. Musim Mas generates such vast amount of electricity that we produce excesses imported to Indonesia’s national power grid. In 2020, we supplied almost 32 million kWh of electricity, as reported in our Sustainability Report. Benefits of Zero-Waste Mills The benefits of our zero-waste mills cannot be understated. To look at them through a numerical lens, we’re happy to report that in 2019, we produced 745,009 MT of palm kernel shells and fiber, which generated more than 5 million gigajoules of energy. In 2020, by capturing methane, Musim Mas avoided the release of over 0.5 million MT of carbon dioxide equivalent2. The pursuit of Zero Waste is an essential cornerstone of our sustainability policy. Musim Mas is proud to report significant success and mills with plantations that are 100% zero-waste. We hope to continue to be a driver for the sustainable production of palm oil and its countless derivatives along our vertically integrated production. (1): https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1104492 (2): https://www.musimmas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Musim-Mas-Sustainability-Journal-Volume-4.pdf View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Musim Mas on 3blmedia.com

July 20, 2022 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Regenerative Agriculture: The Case For Palm Oil

Musim Mas

What is Regenerative Agriculture So, what is regenerative agriculture? While there’s no universally accepted definition of regenerative agriculture, it is an amalgamation of agricultural methods that aim to sustain soil health and not deplete resources such as water while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, regenerative agriculture might improve farmer livelihoods by providing better productivity and enhancing food security as it usually involves planting multiple types of crops. In essence, the key benefits for the environment are as follows: Climate: carbon sequestration, reducing greenhouse gas emissions Soil: Sustaining soil health and preventing its degradation Water: Increasing water percolation, filtration, and retention Biodiversity: Promoting and sustaining biodiversity Why it Matters The agricultural sector contributes to over a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 1, while the growing world population continues to mount pressure on the agriculture industry. Therefore, it is necessary to consider how agriculture can sustain itself without degrading the land it grows on and meet climate targets. If we continue our current trajectory of soil destruction (erosion, chemical pollution, desertification), we might face a nutritionally degraded food supply and run out of arable topsoil to feed ourselves within 50 years 2. The Application of Regenerative Practices for Palm Oil The demand for vegetable oils is ever-growing with its versatility of applications. These include cooking oils, emulsifiers for baked goods, biofuels, and even industrial additives. Oil palm remains the most sustainable vegetable oil as alternative oils such as soy and rapeseed require 4 to 7 times more land to produce the same amount of oil. To meet the demand, palms are grown mainly in a mono-crop model that maximizes production and efficiency. Oil palms are perennials as the typical lifespan of a productive oil palm is around 20-25 years, in contrast to annual crops replanted yearly. Perennials such as palm oil are well suited for regenerative practices, and some principles are already commonly applied, while some regenerative practices are less relevant. For example, crop rotation to prevent topsoil degradation is more applicable to annual crops. The extensive root system of perennials enables them to store carbon more effectively in the sail and subsequently increase water holding capacity and infiltration, nutrient retention, and reduce soil erosion (which boosts soil microbial life). Here’s how oil palms relate to the principles of regenerative agriculture. Climate and Soil Musim Mas’ mills with plantations reduce climate-related impacts through the company’s zero-waste mills initiative. After crushing, by-products such as empty fruit bunches and palm oil mill effluent (POME) are processed and reapplied to the plantations as organic fertilizer, reducing the reliance on synthetic fertilizers. Oil palms are harvested by manual labor, which reduces tillage impacts on the soil, unlike soybeans typically harvested using machinery. To reduce pesticide use, one of Musim Mas’s initiatives is the deployment of barn owls, which prey on rats. Rats are a menace in oil palm plantations as they feed on young stems. Water In line with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) principles which Musim Mas adheres, the company’s plantations maintain riparian areas around wetlands to prevent runoff. As the company’s oil palms are grown in tropical regions with heavy rainfall, no additional widescale irrigation is used. Biodiversity Monoculture crops like oil palm support less biodiversity than tropical forests. That is why Musim Mas maintains a No Deforestation policy. The group is also committed to conserving HCV and HCS forests, taking it even further by restoring and regenerating areas affected by fires or encroachment. As of 2020, Musim Mas manages 28,210 hectares of conservation area. This represents a 34% increase in size compared to 2017. Musim Mas is also collaborating with the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP) to assess the company’s efforts to improve biodiversity over the last 10 years against actual results. The Potential for More Regenerative Agriculture in Palm While some elements of regenerative agriculture are already in practice, there might be potential to do much more. Collaborating with the Livelihoods Fund for Family Farming, Musim Mas, in partnership with SNV, Mars, L’Oréal, and Danone, is participating in a 10-year study to discover how regenerative agriculture can advance palm oil sustainability. The project also aims to regenerate 8,000 hectares of degraded land, restore local biodiversity in 3,500 hectares, and improve the livelihoods of 2,500 independent smallholder farmers. This project will explore the potential for intercropping and agroforestry in the oil palm sector. Intercropping is the system of cultivating two or more annual crop species, and agroforestry involves planting a mix of trees and other crops together. These systems aim to enable the plants to complement each other, minimize competition for resources, sustain soil health, require less pesticides, and improve carbon sequestration and biodiversity. Intercropping might also enable smallholder farmers to diversify their livelihoods by producing more than one crop for sale. However, the relevant supply chains would need to be in place to serve as a viable income source, e.g., having buyers for those crops. Regenerative Agriculture is Paving the Way for Sustainable Farming Regenerative agriculture can be crucial in improving agricultural sustainability, including oil palms. The increased demand for food, compounded with the depletion of arable soils, necessitates new farming systems. To that end, Musim Mas is embarking on a landmark ten-year study with SNV, the Livelihoods Fund, and downstream users of the commodity to explore its potential for the industry. 1: https://ourworldindata.org/food-ghg-emissions 2: https://regenerationinternational.org/why-regenerative-agriculture/ View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Musim Mas on 3blmedia.com

July 05, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Dorai Home Welcomes Alicia DeFinis as New Chief Executive Officer

Dorai Home

Dorai Home, a leading developer of eco-chic home products that help prevent mold with instant-drying materials, today announced it has appointed retail leader, Alicia DeFinis, as its Chief Executive Officer. In this new role, DeFinis will help scale Dorai Home’s operations in 2022 and beyond through the expansion of its team as well as the introduction of new market channels and innovative products. The company’s founding partners, Jason Klug and Kelsey O’Callaghan, will remain on the Board of Directors and will continue to partner on future product design and manufacturing through Klug’s company, Klugonyx. “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Alicia as the first CEO of Dorai Home,” said Jason Klug, CEO and founder of Klugonyx and Dorai Home co-founder and President of the Board of Directors. “Her impressive track record of driving innovation across multiple retail platforms will benefit the entire Dorai team, as well as our customers. We are confident she'll continue to lead the company with a clear focus and help grow Dorai as it enters into untapped markets.” With over a decade of experience in the retail and e-commerce industries, DeFinis most recently served as Vice President of Partner Growth at Walker Edison (a Blackstone Company), where she was responsible for their North American partner ecosystem including development, channels, sales, and onboarding. Prior to joining Walker Edison, DeFinis held several positions at Walmart Marketplace as well as senior positions at both Amazon and Pure Storage. With a continued 300 percent year-over-year growth since the founding in 2018, Dorai Home aims to become a $100 million dollar brand in the next three to five years with DeFinis’s lead in omnichannel sales strategy into new global markets. “I’m humbled and honored to take on the role of CEO at Dorai Home,” said Alicia DeFinis, CEO of Dorai Home. “The company’s continued momentum is astounding and I look forward to taking Dorai’s vision of becoming the leading eco-chic home brand offering thoughtfully designed housewares to the next stage of growth.” DeFinis holds a bachelor's degree from Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. She currently resides in Utah with her husband. DeFinis will be attending The Global Ecommerce Acceleration Summit 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah, from June 15-16, 2022. To schedule a meet and greet, please reach out here. About Dorai Home Dorai Home, eco-chic home products that help prevent mold with instant-drying materials, is a rapidly growing D2C brand that creates thoughtfully designed housewares made of eco-friendly materials that dry instantly. Dorai products are made from Diomat®, Dorai’s instant-drying technology that combines the moisture-banishing properties of diatomaceous earth with recycled paper fibers—a natural, eco-friendly way to prevent mold. Dorai Home was started in 2018 by two founders with operational expertise that has enabled 300% YOY growth. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Learn more at https://doraihome.com/. Contact Details Dorai Home Sara Reister +1 215-896-3243 info@doraihome.com Company Website https://doraihome.com/

June 14, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Addressing Malnutrition in and Around Indonesia's Vast Plantations

Musim Mas

Despite Indonesia’s impressive economic growth, acute malnutrition remains a public health issue across Indonesia, with some places more severely affected than others. Stunting frequently occurs among children, and iron deficiency anemia is common among women of reproductive age. The 2013 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) by the Indonesian Health Ministry recorded that about 37 percent of Indonesian children were stunted, and more than 20 percent of women of reproductive age were malnourished. Inter-regional disparities (both within and outside Java and between urban and rural areas are significant and have persisted over time. A stunted child’s cognitive abilities and future educational development are adversely affected. They usually go on to earn low wages and become entrapped in a cycle of poverty and low social mobility. To combat this, the Indonesian government launched a nationwide campaign in 2000 to eliminate poverty and hunger, reduce child mortality, and improve maternal health. Local governments worked to socialize food and nutrition topics to women and children to create awareness of the importance of healthy diets. The palm oil major Musim Mas Group built kindergartens for the children of their plantation workers. There, children aged five to six are provided free meals, which usually consist of eggs, milk, and vegetables in school, to ensure they have access to good nutrition and a balanced diet. Children under five years old living in the company area are also distributed free additional food through the integrated family planning service center, Pos Pelayanan Keluarga Berencana - Kesehatan Terpadu (Posyandu). Additionally, the company has an idle land allocation scheme in the plantations for the farmers to cultivate fruits and vegetables that can be planted to supplement their diets. These initiatives are implemented to address the issues of malnutrition and vitamin deficiency. They are encouraged to grow vegetables and fruits with shorter gestation periods in their home yard and gardens so that these could be consumed more frequently as a balance to the typical carbohydrate-heavy dietary habits of most Indonesians. Beyond its plantations, the group conducts a comprehensive smallholder farmer training program with over 35,000 thousand smallholder farmers trained to date. This includes several hubs where district officers can address a wider group of smallholders, regardless of whether or not they supply to Musim Mas. In addition to training on oil palm sustainability and helping them improve their yields, the curriculum covers personal nutrition as the group identified it as a need. Musim Mas believes that the sustainable production of palm oil should also involve the well-being of the farmers, workers, and communities surrounding its production. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Musim Mas on 3blmedia.com

June 13, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Speakers Series Added to Cincinnati Music Festival Weekend

Fifth Third Bancorp

CINCINNATI, June 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Politician, diplomat, and activist Andrew J. Young Jr. is among those scheduled to speak in July at the inaugural Un-Told Speaker Series. The program, presented through a collaboration between Fifth Third Bank and Visit Cincy, will focus on stories of diversity and empowerment from nationally acclaimed speakers. Speaker series events will take place July 22-23 to coincide with the return of the Cincinnati Music Festival, already one of the region’s largest cultural celebrations and tourism draws. “Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to how we connect our residents and our community to the visitors who travel here,” said Julie Calvert, president & CEO of Visit Cincy. “The Un-Told Speaker Series presents influential voices discussing important topics that will inform, engage and connect us in powerful ways. The more we expand diverse and inclusive dialogue in our region, the more we deliver on our mission to create a destination that’s welcoming to all.” “Fifth Third Bank is proud to join with Visit Cincy’s Vibe Cincinnati platform to launch the Un-Told Speaker Series,” said Kala Gibson, Fifth Third’s chief corporate responsibility officer. “This is an incredible opportunity to hear and learn from cultural icons who have helped shape our communities, and to benefit from the power and influence of storytelling. We are honored to support diverse opportunities such as this for Greater Cincinnati residents and visitors to engage and cultivate new ideas.” The Un-Told Speaker Series will take place at venues in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Admission will be free with registration thanks to the Fifth Third partnership. Speakers are to include: The Uncle Nearest Story and Uncovering your African Ancestry. Panel discussion to feature Victoria Early Butler, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey; Joi Brown, Jefferson County Memorial Project; and Dr. Gina Paige, AfricanAncestry.com. 11 a.m. July 22, Westin Cincinnati, 21 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati. Women's Liberation Workshop. 9 a.m. July 23, Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati. Raekwan the Chef, founder of Wu-Tang. 11 a.m. July 23, Westin Cincinnati. Andrew Young, Jr. The former pastor, civil rights leader, U.S. representative, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Atlanta mayor speaks at 2 p.m. July 23, Northern Kentucky Convention Center, 1 W. Rivercenter Blvd., Covington, Kentucky. nhose wishing to attend must register beginning June 27 through VisitCincy.com. “Visit Cincy’s Vibe Cincinnati platform empowers diverse communities through tourism,” said Jason Dunn, group vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Visit Cincy. “Fifth Third’s partnership will help expand the significance of the music festival experience by adding conscious programming that will inspire generations to come and welcome locals and visitors to Vibe within our region. A study commissioned by the Convention & Visitors Bureau, now Visit Cincy, concluded that the Cincinnati Music Festival, presented by P&G, has an annual economic impact of $107.5 million. Additional events that complement the weekend include Cincy Soul at Fountain Square and the Queen City Foundation 5K. This year, the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame at The Banks will also be dedicated during the festival weekend. About Fifth Third Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the indirect parent company of Fifth Third Bank, National Association, a federally chartered institution. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $211 billion in assets and operates 1,079 full-service Banking Centers, and 2,201 Fifth Third branded ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. In total, Fifth Third provides its customers with access to approximately 54,000 fee-free ATMs across the United States. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Wealth & Asset Management. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of March 31, 2022, had $549 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $61 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations through its Trust and Registered Investment Advisory businesses. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” CONTACTS: Jackie Reau, Game Day Communications JReau@GameDayPR.com | 513.708.5822 Danielle Jones, Fifth Third Bank Media Relations danielle.jones@53.com | 513-534-0162 View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Fifth Third Bancorp on 3blmedia.com

June 10, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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