Day: 2 October 2025

NSC Launches Overdose Emergency Planning Tool to Help Employers Save Lives

Stuart Mitchell

Overdose represents nearly 10% of workplace fatalities, yet only 28% of employers report being fully stocked with naloxone on worksites, according to a recent NSC survey. To help protect workers, the National Safety Council today launched the Overdose Emergency Planning Tool, a free resource to help guide employers in establishing an opioid overdose response plan for their workplace. The tool addresses a critical gap in workplace safety preparedness. The majority of overdoses both on and off the job are caused by opioids, making naloxone an important solution to help mitigate…

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The Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Proudly Welcome New Champions to Their Boards of Directors

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) proudly announce the newest members of their Boards of Directors. These five champions join us from across the country and will leverage their extensive experience, their stalwart leadership and strategic insight in LGBTQ+ advocacy to guide the organization forward in the fight for equality.  “It is an honor to welcome our newest boards of directors members, Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III, Sue Dunlap, Brian O’Connor, Nico Ramsey and Shawn Skelly — each of whom brings a unique background…

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EQS with solid-state battery covers 1,205 km on a single charge

Stuart Mitchell

Mercedes-Benz sets new benchmarks in electric mobility with an extraordinary demonstration drive, impressively showcasing the potential and everyday usability of a future battery technology: A lightly modified EQS test vehicle was used for the journey. It was equipped with a lithium-metal solid-state battery. At the end of August, the vehicle completed the 1,205-kilometer trip from Stuttgart in Germany to Malmö in Sweden. Remarkably, it did so without a single charging stop. This real-world achievement proves that the technology performs not only in the lab but also on the road. The…

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IFC’s Alliance for Green Commercial Banks Welcomes 20 Banks to Support Sustainable Banking Transformation in Asia Pacific

Stuart Mitchell

Twenty commercial banks, collectively managing more than US$5.6 trillion in assets, have joined the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks (the Alliance), an initiative of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. This inaugural cohort marks an important step in accelerating the transformation of commercial banks towards excellence in green banking—integrating global best practices with innovative business models for sustainable finance across Asia-Pacific’s emerging markets and developing economies. The Alliance is a curated, by-invitation platform that convenes commercial banks committed to embedding sustainability into their core strategies while financing the transition to…

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‘A Girl’s World: Sexism, Misogyny And The Power Of Sisterhood’ – Girlguiding Launches Integrated Campaign At Outernet

Stuart Mitchell

Girlguiding, the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated to girls, is launching a powerful integrated campaign at Outernet, after new research reveals how the persistent threat of sexism, misogyny and harassment is impacting girls’ everyday lives and affecting their confidence, mental health and wellbeing.   Girlguiding’s Girls’ Attitudes Survey found that in the past year, a staggering 68% of girls aged 11-21 have changed their everyday behaviour to avoid sexual harassment – when they’re out, at school and online.   The research also revealed:  1 in 10 (10%) girls aged 11-16 have missed…

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