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Kaluza and AGL Energy to offer innovative smart charging services

Stuart Mitchell

Leading energy software platform, Kaluza, and AGL Energy, one of Australia’s largest energy retailers and generators, today announce a partnership to bring innovative e-mobility propositions to Australia – allowing participating AGL customers to charge their electric vehicles at optimal times. AGL will trial offering Kaluza-powered products to their growing base of electric vehicle owners. Leveraging advanced analytics, Kaluza will optimise the charging of vehicles at times when energy is cheaper and renewables more readily available. The products will help trial-participants save on their monthly energy bills and more easily manage…

Illinois Legal Aid Organizations Awarded $600,000 in Grants to Improve Pro Bono Services 

Stuart Mitchell

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has announced that it is awarding more than $600,000 in Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants to two Illinois legal aid providers. Land of Lincoln Legal Aid will receive $369,179 and Legal Aid of Chicago (LAC) will receive $256,496.   These are two of 15 legal aid organizations receiving a grant. In total, LSC is awarding $4.75 million to support the growth of pro bono legal services for low-income Americans.   Last year, 74% of low-income households faced at least one civil legal problem, according to LSC’s recently…

Custom Heat Supports Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust with Free Heating Services and Grants for Midlands Families

Stuart Mitchell

Custom Heat, a plumbing and heating specialist that provides services across the Midlands, is partnering with the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust, making the non-profit its charity of the year. To make a real difference to families who are living with the daily challenges of a child with cancer, Custom Heat has pledged to undertake free boiler services and repairs over the next 12-months for any Trust supported family living in its operational area. In addition to the labour being provided at no cost when a family’s boiler unexpectedly breaks…

Haven First charity joins forces with One YMCA to provide more services and support for local people experiencing homelessness

Stuart Mitchell

One YMCA, a local YMCA serving Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, has announced a merger with Stevenage-based Housing Association Haven First in order to improve services and assistance for local people experiencing homelessness. Haven First will become a subsidiary of the One YMCA Group on August 1st of this year, with a full merger with YMCA planned for April 1st of next year. Haven First’s £2 million turnover is invested in 50 employees and volunteers who help vulnerable homeless people across 93 housing units in Stevenage and North Hertfordshire. Haven First…

Regenerative Organic Certification Program Approves SCS Global Services as Certification Body

Stuart Mitchell

SCS Global Services (SCS), a pioneer and global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development, today announced it has been approved by the Regenerative Organic Alliance as an authorized certification body to the Regenerative Organic Certification Standard. The standard is a holistic, high-bar agriculture certification standard for food, textiles and personal care products. Using the USDA Organic standard as its baseline, the Regenerative Organic Alliance aimed to establish a new standard of excellence by developing and incorporating advanced criteria under three pillars – soil health,…