Month: June 2022

Ceres welcomes SEC rule proposals to protect investors with stronger ESG disclosures from investment funds and advisors

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres welcomes two new proposed rules issued today by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which aim to strengthen protections and address increasing confusion around the rapid growth of ESG-oriented funds.   One proposal, Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies about Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices, requires U.S. investment companies and advisors to state whether they use ESG criteria and disclose data that shows how funds meet those criteria if they have them. The other proposal, Investment Company Names, would strengthen the fund names rule to…

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Planet Labs PBC Becomes a Carbon Neutral Company

Stuart Mitchell

Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that as of December 2021, they are officially a carbon neutral company as part of their commitment to sustainability. Planet worked with SCS Global Services, (SCS) an organization specializing in third-party certification, validation, and verification for environmental and sustainability quality performance claims, to certify its operations as carbon neutral in accordance with the internationally recognized PAS 2060: 2014 Carbon Neutrality Standard. This certification covers the entire supply chain – from manufacturing and launching their satellites to…

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Big Issue Group launches bold new five-year strategy alongside new impact goals and undergoes major rebrand

Stuart Mitchell

Big Issue Group has revealed its exciting new rebrand and ambitious five-year strategy, which will reflect the organisation’s response to the huge challenges faced by the rapidly growing number of people living in poverty across the UK. The Group has also published a comprehensive impact report detailing the impact it has had over the last 30 years. The organisation is rebranding as ‘Big Issue Group’ and launching a new mission and five-year strategy to create innovative solutions through enterprise, to unlock social and economic opportunity for the millions ofpeople trapped…

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PRSSA Named Finalist in Ragan’s CSR & Diversity Awards for Mentorship Program with FINN Partners

Stuart Mitchell

PRSSA, the foremost organization for students interested in the public relations and communications fields, was recently named a finalist in Ragan’s CSR & Diversity Awards. The awards recognize influential communications work making a positive difference and efforts making the world safer, healthier, more equitable and sustainable. The organization, alongside integrated marketing agency FINN Partners, earned a finalist spot in the Industry Partnership/Alliances category for its mentorship program – “Partners for Diversity: The Internship Preview” – which the two organizations first initiated in February 2021. Winners will be announced during an…

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CISL joins Science Based Targets Network as NGO partner

Stuart Mitchell

CISL is joining the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), a collaboration of leading global non-profits and mission driven organizations working to shape private sector impacts on the environment by using science-based targets for nature to empower companies to measure their contribution to a nature-positive economy. The SBTN is part of the Global Commons Alliance, which brings together organisations from a diverse range of sectors and industries with the aim of empowering effective stewardship of the global commons. The Science Based Targets Network aims to enable the world’s major companies to…

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