Month: January 2023

Hercules Tires to Sponsor Mental Health Initiative Partnership with Six Collegiate Conferences to Raise Awareness About Student-Athlete Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

Hercules Tire and Rubber Company (HTR), a subsidiary of American Tire Distributors (ATD), has announced it’s teaming up with six college basketball conferences to raise awareness about the importance of mental health in the lives of student-athletes. As part of the initiative, Hercules will donate $1 for every three-point shot made during the regular season men’s and women’s conference games in the Southland Conference, West Coast Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Sun Belt Conference. It will also donate $1 for every free throw made during the regular…

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IFC Recognizes Emerging Market Financial Institutions for Climate Reporting

Stuart Mitchell

IFC has delivered this year’s Climate Assessment for Financial Institutions (CAFI) Awards for Climate Reporting, recognizing financial institutions lending in emerging markets that use the CAFI tool to assess the climate eligibility and measure the climate impact of their investments. The CAFI Awards acknowledge IFC financial sector clients’ investments going into climate activities and the responsibility shown to report on their climate commitments. This recognition is based on climate finance transactions recorded in the CAFI tool and deemed eligible by IFC.  To date, IFC clients have used CAFI to report…

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo celebrates resilience of girls and young people during visit to Benin

Stuart Mitchell

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Bénin last month to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from the Sahel crisis, and climate change in the region.   The deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Niger, as well as rising food prices as a result of climate induced shocks, are affecting access to essential social services for children, refugees, and internally displaced persons in northern Benin. In some border areas with Sahel countries, a number of schools have been temporarily…

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Sustainable property investment project boosted by £2.3m loan from Triodos Bank

Stuart Mitchell

Autonomous Investments Properties will expand its commercial property portfolio in the South West and invest in large-scale decarbonisation works with the backing of a new loan from Triodos Bank UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Investments, which was founded in 2008 and has an ethos of creating positive societal change and operating sustainably. As well as acquiring new commercial properties, the loan from Triodos will be used to refinance an entire street of industrial spaces owned by Autonomous Investment Properties at Bristol’s Skyline Park and enable investment in…

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3M to Exit “forever chemicals”Manufacturing by the End of 2025

Stuart Mitchell

3M has announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of PFAS across its product portfolio by the end of 2025. 3M’s decision is based on careful consideration and a thorough evaluation of the evolving external landscape, including multiple factors such as accelerating regulatory trends focused on reducing or eliminating the presence of PFAS in the environment and changing stakeholder expectations. “This is a moment that demands the kind of innovation 3M is known for,” said 3M chairman and chief executive officer…

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