/* A quiet introduction between the hero and the existing concerns section. */
.brand-statement {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: clamp(360px, 33.333vw, 640px);
  padding: 72px 28px;
  scroll-margin-top: 120px;
  text-align: center;
  background: #fff;
}
.brand-statement-background {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  opacity: .42;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.brand-statement-inner { max-width: 960px; margin-inline: auto; position: relative; }
.brand-statement h2 {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: #0b2a49;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(30px, 3.25vw, 44px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.6;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.brand-statement p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #17334b;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 2.15;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
}
.brand-statement p span { display: block; text-wrap: balance; }
@media (max-width:820px) {
  .brand-statement { min-height: 320px; padding: 44px 24px; scroll-margin-top: 94px; }
  .brand-statement-background { opacity: .24; object-position: right top; }
  .brand-statement h2 { margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: clamp(24px, 6.4vw, 30px); letter-spacing: .025em; }
  .brand-statement p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 2.1; letter-spacing: .025em; }
}