Month: December 2022

Vulcan Coalition helps people with disabilities train for AI jobs

Stuart Mitchell

In Thailand, there are more than 1.7 million people with disabilities, but only 30 percent of them have a job. That’s an issue Methawee Thatsanasateankit thought she could help solve. Thatsanasateankit co-founded Vulcan Coalition in 2020 with the objective of both developing new AI services in Thai language and improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. According to neuroscience studies, some individuals who are blind or deaf have heightened perceptions that allow them to compensate for their sensory loss. “We learned that people with disabilities almost have a…

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Eloise Moller crowned This Girl Can Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Eloise Moller was recently named This Girl Can Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year in a glitzy ceremony in central London. Eloise, who was honoured for her work at the charity Single Homeless Project, picked up her prize at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards after topping the public vote. Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign partnered with the Sunday Times to support this year’s grassroots award, which celebrates women who are organising amazing grassroots sports and activities in their communities, up and down the country, to help women…

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Scott C. Pansky, Co-Founder, Allison+Partner, Receives PRSA’s 2022 David Ferguson Award

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA, the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community, and PRSA Educators Academy presented Scott C. Pansky, Co-Founder at Allison+Partners and Co-Lead of the agency’s Purpose Center of Excellence, with the 2022 PRSA David Ferguson Award during an awards ceremony at PRSA’s ICON 2022, taking place in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The award recognizes a PRSA member and practitioner who has made outstanding contributions to public relations education. “As an educational partner, Scott understands the needs from the academic side and he fuses that with what PR pros want…

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Lenovo Included in Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index for the First Time

Stuart Mitchell

Lenovo Group is pleased to report that its green bond has been included in the Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index, one of the most important global benchmarks for institutional Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) funds. Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Indices offer investors objective and robust measure of the global market for fixed income securities issued to fund projects with direct environmental benefits. The index inclusion is evaluated by an independent research-driven methodology and criteria, and the securities must be rated investment grade. Currently, Lenovo’s green bond is rated “Baa2” by Moody’s…

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Wagamama To Replace Up to 330 Tonnes of Virgin Plastics in Takeaway Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

With the world continuously swamped under mountains of plastic waste, more companies are innovating and implementing solutions in a bid to mitigate the climate crisis and tackle increasing plastic pollution. Wagamama will remove up to 330 tonnes of virgin plastics from the supply chain by launching a new cPET packaging solution for its takeaway food that will see the packaging of its most popular dish – the katsu curry – reduce its carbon footprint by 62 per cent. The restaurant chain started to roll out its latest sustainability offering this…

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