Day: 29 January 2021

2020 Women on Boards Advances Goal to Gender-Balanced Corporate Boards With New Campaign Name and Vision: 50/50 Women on Boards

Stuart Mitchell

2020 Women on Boards (2020WOB), the leading global education and advocacy campaign accelerating women to corporate boards,  inaugurates its bold new name and vision: 50/50 Women on Boards (50/50WOB), with women directors holding roughly half of all corporate board seats. In 2010, 2020WOB set a ten-year goal for women to hold 20% of the corporate board seats of companies listed on the Russell 3000 Index. In 2020, women reached a historic 22.6% of the public company board seats. While this was an important milestone, out of the 2,982 Russell 3000…

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Sustainable PR Signs Bottled Water Distributor Promoting Naturally Sourced Water

Stuart Mitchell

Sustainable PR, a new public relations agency based in New York’s Adirondack region and specializing in earned media content for green companies, announced it has been selected by Soho Waterworks™, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based start-up water distributor, to promote the company’s line of naturally sourced fine waters to retailers and consumers nationwide. Soho Waterworks engaged Sustainable PR to generate exposure for their line of naturally sourced bottled waters. The PR agency is developing a compelling company narrative and a national media strategy to help Soho Waterworks gain consumer and industry media…

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Zynga Partners With will.i.am and the i.am Angel Foundation to Raise $5 Million to Fund Opportunity and STEAM Education for Students

Stuart Mitchell

Zynga Inc., has partnered with will.i.am and his i.am Angel Foundation as a launch donor for the American Dream GoFundMe initiative. With a mission of raising $5 million in contributions, these funds will be committed to unlocking STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) education opportunities in America’s underserved communities. Zynga contributed $250,000 to the i.am Foundation and this initiative from the company’s Social Impact Fund, a $25 million endowment fund. Established in June 2020, this fund was created to invest in educational and charitable causes related to diversity, equity…

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Aramark Launches Chef Spotlight to Celebrate Diverse Culinary Talent

Stuart Mitchell

Aramark, the largest U.S.-based food service company, has launched Chef Spotlight, a program that celebrates the diverse culinary talent within the Company and spotlights the chefs who have had an impact on the organization and its guests. These tastemakers will be honored by having their recipes, and the stories that inspired them, shared in the locations Aramark serves. “Culinary excellence powers Aramark’s hospitality experience and drives our diverse culinary talent to channel their passion for food, culture and heritage, to make dishes that span continents,” said Heidi Hogan, who leads…

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Save A Lot Donates More than 185,000 Bags of Food to Charities Across the US

Stuart Mitchell

With the help and generosity of its valued customers Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the United States, has donated more than 185,000 bags of much-needed, high-quality food to local charities fighting hunger as part of its Bags for a Brighter Holiday effort. Throughout the holiday season, Save A Lot customers across the country supported their local communities by purchasing pre-assembled bags of food that were donated to local food charities and pantries, such as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army…

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