Day: 28 September 2022

Truist Commits $1.45 Million to Junior Achievement of Greater Washington in Support of Financial Literacy

Stuart Mitchell

Truist Financial Corporation, together with Truist Foundation and Truist Charitable Fund, recently announced a $1.45 million commitment to Junior Achievement of Greater Washington (JAGW). The funding will support JAGW’s educational programs around financial literacy, including its JA Finance Park® program for middle school students that teaches them how to be financially capable for lifelong success. Truist shared details of its investment in Landover, Maryland, inside JAGW’s Financial Park in Prince George’s County. Ellen Fitzsimmons, chief legal officer and head of public affairs at Truist, was joined by Ed Grenier, president…

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Applications Now Open For eBay For Charity’s Charity Connect Training Programme

Stuart Mitchell

For the third year running, eBay for Charity has announced the launch of its Charity Connect programme, a free course which offers charity retailers, of all sizes and experience on eBay, training to boost online revenues. The programme, which will help digitally upskill charities in order to increase their fundraising, runs for 12 weeks from January 2023. Following two years of success, eBay for Charity hopes to help even more charities raise unrestricted funds. Charities who secure a place on the programme will receive tailored training through virtual 1:1 and…

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Kellogg and Albertsons Companies join forces to feed children in need

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg Company and Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, have teamed up for the third year to tackle the ongoing issue of childhood hunger in the communities they serve. As part of Kellogg’s™ Better Days Promise environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, the company has donated $100,000 to the effort. Long-time partner, No Kid Hungry, will receive $50,000, which can help provide 500,000 meals* through donations that help support programs that provide meals to kids. Another $25,000 will be donated to Albertsons…

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Northern Lights Project Signs World’s First Commercial Agreement on Cross-Border CO2 Transport and Storage

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies announces the signature of a commercial agreement between Northern Lights and Yara to transport and store CO2 captured from Yara Sluiskil, an ammonia and fertilizer plant in the Netherlands. From early 2025, 800,000 tons of CO2 per year will be captured, compressed, and liquefied in the Netherlands and then transported to the Northern Lights site to be permanently stored in geological layers some 2,600 meters under the seabed off the coast of Øygarden, in Norway. This agreement, the first of its kind worldwide, is a major milestone in the…

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IKEA introduces ÅBÄCKEN water nozzle to enable extreme water saving at home

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA wants to inspire and enable people to save water at home. The ÅBÄCKEN water nozzle, previously announced as MISTELN, will provide an affordable solution to help customers cut down on water usage at home by up to 95% water in mist mode. It will help raise awareness among people that every drop of water we save matters. ÅBÄCKEN water nozzle will start selling in all IKEA markets in October 2022. Innovations in water efficiency are becoming increasingly important. 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe…

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