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NSC Announces Recipients of Advanced Safety Certificate Scholarship for Military Veterans

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council, in partnership with Boeing, has awarded 50 recipients the 2025 Advanced Safety Certificate® (ASC) Scholarship for Veterans. The scholarship program supports U.S. veterans demonstrating a commitment to protecting others as they pursue professional careers in environmental, health and safety (EHS). “NSC is thrilled to help these future safety leaders take the next step on their professional journeys,” said Lorraine Martin, NSC president and CEO. “With Boeing’s support, the 50 veterans awarded these scholarships will continue to serve their nation by living out the NSC mission of saving…

Ceres to highlight advanced solutions to monitor supply chain deforestation

Stuart Mitchell

In a crucial year for deforestation action, Ceres is highlighting innovative ways companies can use technology to reduce the climate and nature risks facing their businesses from forest loss and degradation in their supply chain. Much attention will be on forests this year, with COP30 taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation set to go into effect, and many of the world’s largest companies having ambitious no-deforestation pledges tied to 2025.   As Ceres CEO and President Mindy Lubber writes in Forbes.com,  “Deforestation has the potential…

Imagine H2O Announces 2024 Startup Accelerator Cohort Addressing Water’s Biggest Challenges with Advanced Technologies

Stuart Mitchell

Imagine H2O, a global nonprofit supporting entrepreneurial water solutions, announced its 2024 Accelerator cohort today. Chosen from a highly competitive pool of nearly 400 entrepreneurs, the 10 startups selected are addressing climate change, equity, health, and resource efficiency in water. Imagine H2O’s selection process featured a committee of 75 technical experts, utility leaders, corporate executives, and investors. Committee members evaluated each startup’s business model, technology, team, impact potential, market focus and other commercial viability indicators. “This cohort represents Imagine H2O’s impact priorities and global reach as well as technologies and…

TotalEnergies and Paprec Develop the First French Value Chain for Advanced Recycling of Plastic Film

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies and Paprec, leader in plastic recycling in France, have signed a long-term commercial agreement to develop a French value chain for advanced recycling of plastic film wastes. The agreement will secure the supply of TotalEnergies’ future advanced plastic recycling plant in Grandpuits. Following the terms of this agreement, Citeo, the main organization in charge of end-of-life household packaging in France, will provide a stream of flexible plastic waste sorted from post-consumer packaging. This stream will be delivered to the Paprec Plastiques 80 plant in Amiens (France), where a first-of-its-kind…

EFA Certification Advanced Competence Framework launches to further strengthen fundraising leadership across Europe

Stuart Mitchell

The new EFA Certification Advanced Competence Framework has officially launched, with a focus on the competencies and skills required to lead and manage a successful and contemporary fundraising operation. Covering everything from strategic fundraising planning skills to team management, it enables dedicated educational programmes to be established that support fundraising professionals on their leadership journey, helping them develop, and be assessed on, the skills and competencies required to lead and manage a successful and contemporary fundraising operation. The Advanced Competence Framework handbook and application form are now available in the…