Month: August 2023

Susan G. Komen® Launches a National Breast Cancer Registry

Stuart Mitchell

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, has launched an innovative, cloud-based, research platform specifically for breast cancer patients and survivors to share their personal health data with Komen, where it will be used to accelerate breast cancer research and help discover the cures for breast cancer. The platform is part of a Komen-led initiative called ShareForCuresTM that will revolutionize the way health data are collected and used for groundbreaking research. “ShareForCures is a solution for two pressing problems. The first issue being people affected by breast cancer cannot easily…

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ICO Sandbox publishes exit report following work with the Betting and Gaming Council to reduce incidents of gambling related harm

Stuart Mitchell

The ICO’s Regulatory Sandbox aims to support organisations who are creating products and services which utilise personal data in innovative and safe ways. The Betting and Gaming Council entered the Sandbox to explore the gambling industry’s development and trial of a Single Customer View (SCV) solution. The trial built on the work previously undertaken by the Gambling Commission within the Sandbox in 2021. The SCV solution developed by the BGC and the participating operators (Entain, William Hill, 888, Gamesys, Bet365 and Flutter) aims to enable a more unified and proactive…

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Report: Approaching the Future 2023. Trends in Reputation and Intangible Asset Management

Stuart Mitchell

The integration of sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into core business strategies is now the most relevant aspect for organisations in terms of intangible asset management. It is also one of the priorities that companies are now working on the most, along with corporate communication and all aspects related to digitalisation and cybersecurity. This is according to the report Approaching the Future 2023: Trends in Reputation and Intangible Asset Management, created by Corporate Excellence – Centre for Reputation Leadership in collaboration with CANVAS Sustainable Strategies and worldwide…

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Coca‑Cola North America Ramps Up Reusable Packaging Pilots

Stuart Mitchell

The Coca‑Cola Company made headlines in early 2022 with the announcement of a new goal supporting its World Without Waste global sustainable packaging strategy: By 2030, 25% of its global product volume will be served to consumers in reusable packaging. Reusable packaging options include returnable bottles and refillable cups for fountain dispensers. Returnable glass and plastic bottles are a top priority in countries with established reuse infrastructures and supply chains, most notably in Africa, Europe and Latin America. But in North America – where dispensed drinks sold in restaurants, music…

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Ceres’ annual Climate Risk Scorecard demonstrates federal financial regulators’ progress in addressing climate risk

Stuart Mitchell

A new scorecard released today by the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets shows how 10 federal financial regulators have implemented key actions to address the financial risks of climate change, growing the total number of actions to more than 100 since July 2022. However, U.S. regulators have much more work to do to address these risks with the same level of ambition and urgency as their global counterparts.  The 2023 Climate Risk Scorecard: Assessing U.S. Financial Regulator Action on Climate Financial Risk found most of the assessed regulators have…

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