PepsiCo Beverages North America Announces $1.5 Million Partnership with Water Replenishment District of Southern California to Help Protect the State’s Most Used Basins

PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) announced today a $1.5 million grant to the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD), the largest groundwater agency in the state of California, to help manage and protect local groundwater resources to more than four million residents. “Partnering with the Water Replenishment District of Southern California will not only help enable long-term, sustainable water security for local communities who depend on an accessible and reliable supply of clean, safe water,” said Johannes Evenblij, President of West Division at PepsiCo Beverages North America, “but it…

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Ceres issues recommendations to federal financial regulators that would help combat climate risk facing banks in the U.S.

Ceres issued more than a dozen recommendations for actions federal financial regulatory agencies should take to address the financial risk that climate change places on our nation’s banking system.   “2022 has the potential to be a year for historic action by U.S. financial regulators. Last October, we welcomed the report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council, where these regulators called climate change an emerging risk for the first time,” said Steven M. Rothstein, Managing Director of the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets at Ceres. “These recommendations build on that momentum by identifying practical and familiar steps that these agencies can take within their existing authorities to make good…

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DoSomething.org Partners with Climate Justice Activist Aditi Mayer for a PSA Urging Young People to Advocate for a Greener Future and Stop Environmental Racism

As we enter a new year, we are running out of time to curb the harmful, lasting impact of climate injustice and environmental racism in North America and around the globe. Climate inequity systematically decreases the life spans of communities of color, and the World Bank estimates that 68 to 135 million people could be pushed into poverty through climate inequity by 2030. Despite these alarming truths, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has historically done little to stop this environmental racism. This is why DoSomething.org – one of the largest…

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Green veteran John Sauven to step down after 14 years at the helm of Greenpeace UK

Greenpeace UK’s Executive Director John Sauven is to step down from his role after 14 years at the head of the campaign group next month. The Greenpeace UK board has appointed the organisation’s Programme Director Pat Venditti as interim Executive Director. During his time at Greenpeace UK, John has overseen vital campaign wins to protect our rainforests, stop coal burning and fracking in the UK, kickstart offshore wind, and give our oceans the protection they deserve.  Pat Venditti, who has been in charge of the organisation’s campaigning programme for the…

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Nielsen Launches Streaming Signals for More Efficient Advertising on Connected TV

In the next step toward better understanding who is watching what programming and better presenting advertising at the person-level, Nielsen announced the launch of Streaming Signals, a new solution for connected TV (CTV) operators and advertisers to better understand who is watching a show within the household. A first-of-its-kind solution that unbundles household viewing, Streaming Signals enables both media buyers and media sellers to optimize and measure CTV reach for more efficient advertising, maximizing ad revenue and delivery to streaming audiences. Currently, most advertising on CTV happens at the household…

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