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Ceres welcomes BlackRock’s call to corporations to support a more equitable, net-zero future: 1/27/2021 3:22:34 AM; Call from BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to the world’s largest corporations to swiftly transition their businesses to net-zero emissions by 2050 and disclose how they plan to do it is “welcomed and will influence a growing global movement that is already underway to drive a more just and sustainable economy,” Ceres CEO and President Mindy Lubber said.
Sustainable startups on the upswing: Following an excellent first year, the RESPOND accelerator program enters its next round: 1/26/2021 2:36:02 PM; • The BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and UnternehmerTUM are once again looking for founders of sustainable startups to participate in the RESPOND accelerator program • The program seeks startups that make a positive contribution to one of the following sustainability areas: “The Future of Work,” “Sustainable Urbanization,” “Responsible Economy” • Applications can be …
The Carrefour Foundation 20 years of charity support: 1/26/2021 9:27:00 AM; With 47 projects funded in 2020, the Carrefour Foundation is particularly active in France. Decidedly collaborative, the support that it gives is both financial and operational in nature.
Together for clean rivers: Audi Environmental Foundation, BABOR and everwave launch cleanup initiative: 1/25/2021 12:59:28 PM; • Initiative for a clean Danube starts with activity weeks supporting Earth Day on April 22 • Campaign with employee projects, information events and waste collection activities • Rüdiger Recknagel, Managing Director of the Audi Environmental Foundation: “Clean water is the foundation of all life and must be our shared priority” The Audi Environmental …
Smithsonian Latino Center Announces $1 Million Gift From Bank of America To Support Latino Gallery: 1/19/2021 12:35:07 PM; The Smithsonian Latino Center has announced a $1 million gift from Bank of America to support the opening of the Molina Family Latino Gallery at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Update on vaccine access tracker shows the EU monopolising the global supply of COVID-19 vaccines: 1/19/2021 4:47:13 AM; The ONE Campaign released updated results of the Vaccine Access Test, a comprehensive assessment to date of commitments to improve global vaccine coverage.
NBPA Foundation Deepens Its Support for Players in 2020: 1/18/2021 3:59:35 AM; The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Foundation is pleased to announce $3.2 million in matching player grants during the 2020 calendar year.
Apple launches major new Racial Equity and Justice Initiative projects to challenge systemic racism, advance racial equity nationwide: 1/13/2021 5:02:57 PM; Apple today announced a set of major new projects as part of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI) to help dismantle systemic barriers to opportunity and combat injustices faced by communities of color.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim Announces 2021 Creative Bubble Residencies with Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: 1/13/2021 10:06:11 AM; Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, is proud to announce the acceptance of a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, marking the most significant grant in the history of Works & Process.
Ford Foundation Appoints Anthony Bebbington as Director of Natural Resources and Climate Change: 1/12/2021 11:57:29 AM; An internationally recognized leader and scholar on extractive industries, environmental governance, and rural livelihoods, Bebbington leads the Natural Resources and Climate Change team that supports efforts by rural, low-income, indigenous, traditional, and Afrodescendant communities fighting for land rights and good governance over natural resources in their territories.
UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announce the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile: 1/12/2021 11:54:22 AM; The four leading international health and humanitarian organizations announced the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile to ensure outbreak response. The effort to establish the stockpile was led by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision, which includes the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the International Federation of Red …
Forbes Announces The Forbes Fellowship For Business Journalism For Emerging BIPOC Journalists: 1/8/2021 2:43:04 PM; Forbes announced the Forbes Fellowship for Business Journalism, created to prepare and support young Black journalists and journalists of color from historically Black colleges and universities pursuing a career in business journalism.
Audi is the first car manufacturer to be awarded the Chain of Custody - the certificate of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative: 1/5/2021 5:06:59 AM; • Seal of quality for the sustainable processing of aluminum along the entire materials chain – from the extraction of bauxite to the recycling of scrap • The sites at Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm are certified, more sites to follow in 2021 • Dirk Grosse-Loheide, Audi Board Member for Procurement: “Resource efficiency is the key to an industry fit for the future” …
An estimated 10.4 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021: 12/31/2020 5:20:48 AM; Download photo, video and b-roll here As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen.
International charities giving vital support in 2020: 12/29/2020 9:44:48 AM; Throughout 2020, there have been many incredible charities around the world that have carried out vital work to support those most in need. We’ve been inspired by their work and are proud to have played a small part in supporting their efforts.
Vizzy teams up with musical artist Vitamin C on anthem ushering out 2020: 12/29/2020 6:50:40 AM; When Vitamin C’s seminal hit “Graduation (Friends Forever)” hit the airwaves in January 2000, it became something of an anthem for hordes of high school and college seniors heading into the new millennium.