Month: April 2019

Black & Veatch CEO’s Signature Cements Commitment to Workplace Diversity and Inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

Diverse and inclusive workplaces promote better decision making, economic growth and professional development. That’s why Black & Veatch have announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Edwards has joined the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Edwards’ signature on the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge commits the company to nurturing a trusting workplace that values inclusiveness, enables difficult conversations about diversity and inclusion, expands education about unconscious bias and examines both best and unsuccessful practices aimed at creating an inclusive work…

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The Church Pension Fund Invests $40 Million in Funds Focused on Clean Energy Infrastructure Projects

Stuart Mitchell

The Church Pension Fund (CPF), a financial services organization that serves the Episcopal Church, announced that it invested $40 million in the New Energy Capital Infrastructure Credit Fund II, LP (Fund). The Fund will invest across clean energy infrastructure assets in North America, including solar, wind, energy efficiency, storage, and water. The Fund is managed by New Energy Capital Partners, LLC (NEC), a leading alternative asset management firm that invests across the capital structures of small and mid-sized clean energy infrastructure projects and companies. Roger Sayler, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer…

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ACCO & ISSP Announce First Global Congress for Climate Change & Sustainability Professionals

Stuart Mitchell

The Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) and the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) have announced that they will jointly convene a global congress to advance their respective fields and elevate the recognition of professionals as invaluable to successfully driving institutional progress on climate change and sustainability.  The first-of-its-kind Congress will be held in Chicago on December 9-12, 2019. Organizations are increasingly making ambitious commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, develop resilience plans and support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) unanimously adopted by all 193 members of the United…

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The RBC Foundation and CFC Team up to Deliver Landmark Multi-million Dollar Investment for Youth-led Initiatives

Stuart Mitchell

Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) and the RBC Foundation are pleased to announce the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge, a historic $5 million initiative that will enable participating community foundations to support youth leadership across the country.   “Young people have creative ideas,” says Josiane Brosseau, strategic advisor, Office of the CEO and Special Programs, Fondation Québec Philanthrope. “Asking them what the needs in their communities are, and then giving them a voice and the means to act on them is an amazing opportunity.”  This partnership will support youth-led community projects…

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ASA/CAP – Harnessing new technology to tackle irresponsible gambling ads targeted at children

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Harnessing new technology to tackle irresponsible gambling ads targeted at children. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. We have used new monitoring technology in the form of child ‘avatars’ – online profiles which simulate children’s browsing activity – to identify ads that children see online. As a consequence, we have already taken action to ban ads from…

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