City Colleges of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health launch free Vaccine Ambassador course to allow Chicagoans to become trusted vaccine ambassadors in their communities

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) and Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently announced a Vaccine Ambassador Course that provides free online training to educate people to become trusted vaccine education ambassadors in their communities. Community members can complete the two-hour online Vaccine Ambassador Course (VAC) at no cost. It is offered through the Malcolm X College Continuing Education Department in English and Spanish. “There is so much information out there about the COVID-19 vaccine, we thought it imperative to help people separate fact from fiction,” said David Sanders,…

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New public-private coalition launched to mobilize more than $1 billion to protect tropical forests and enhance global climate action

At the Leaders Summit on Climate a group of governments and companies announced the LEAF Coalition, an ambitious new public-private initiative designed to accelerate climate action by providing results-based finance to countries committed to protecting their tropical forests. This initiative aims to mobilize at least $1 billion in financing, kicking off what is expected to become one of the largest ever public-private efforts to help protect tropical forests, to the benefit of billions of people depending on them, and to support sustainable development. “The LEAF Coalition is a groundbreaking example…

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Triodos Bank joins the Net-Zero Banking Alliance

Triodos Bank has become one of the first banks to join the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) convened by the UN, laying the groundwork for the huge but critical challenge facing the global banking community. The alliance joins the Race to Zero and was co-launched by the Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Initiative Financial Services Taskforce (FSTF). A total of 43 banks from 23 countries (with assets of $28.5 trillion) form Net-Zero Banking Alliance with its members committing to align operational and attributable emissions from their portfolios with pathways to net-zero by…

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Atos boosts its decarbonization ambition committing to Net Zero by 2028

Atos has announced that it is raising its decarbonization ambition to reach “net zero” by 2028. With this ambition, Atos is committing to reducing the global carbon emissions under its control and influence by 50% by 2025 (scopes 1, 2, 3), and to offset all its residual emissions by 2028. Atos’ new trajectory is 22 years ahead of the 2050 target set by the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2°C by 2050 above pre-industrial levels, and 7 years ahead of the target previously set by the Group. With…

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IKEA creates the LOKALT collection in collaboration with social entrepreneurs to provide livelihood opportunities

For several years, IKEA has been working with social entrepreneurs to create a better everyday life through long-term job opportunities and livelihood for vulnerable groups. For the coming collection, IKEA reached out to local designers in Jordan, Thailand and India, and together with social enterprises created LOKALT — a modern take on traditional handicraft inspired by local traditions. LOKALT is the result of a collaboration with contemporary local designers from Amman, Delhi, Bangkok and IKEA in-house designer. It is a vibrant collection of handmade textiles and ceramics where local traditions…

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