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Eastern Ontario Model Forest to Offer SFI Forest Certification

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화요일, 4월 23, 2024
Education, Ontario Woodlot Association, SFI, OWA, Certification, Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, Organization, Forestry

The EOMF Certification Program, administered by the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA), celebrated 20 years of certification in 2023 and is pleased to now offer the SFI module to its members.

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  • The EOMF Certification Program, administered by the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA), celebrated 20 years of certification in 2023 and is pleased to now offer the SFI module to its members.
  • SFI Certification will complement the EOMF’s existing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) Certificate (FSC C018800), which it is committed to maintaining.
  • “SFI certification is a rigorous forest certification program that offers value-added services to certified forests,” says Glen Provost, Program Manager, EOMF.
  • Through forest certification, forest managers are recognized for their commitment to implementing active forest management, while enhancing the environmental, social, and economic benefits from the forest.

48forty Solutions Leads the Industry With SFI-certified Recycled Pallets, Setting a New Standard in Sustainability

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화요일, 4월 30, 2024
Environmental Policy, Environmental Issues, Sustainability, Recycling, Environmental Health, Forest Products, Natural Resources, Environment, Trucking, Transport, Climate Change, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, SFI, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Certification, Pulp (paper)

48forty Solutions is now certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Chain-of-Custody Standard, making it the first company producing recycled pallets to achieve this certification.

Key Points: 
  • 48forty Solutions is now certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Chain-of-Custody Standard, making it the first company producing recycled pallets to achieve this certification.
  • 48forty Solutions is one of the largest pallet management services companies in North America and this certification underscores the company’s commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability.
  • SFI certification ensures that all recycled pallets provided by 48forty Solutions are manufactured from recycled materials.
  • SFI’s Chain-of-Custody Standard tracks certified forest content, non-certified forest content, and recycled forest content to the end product.

Student Freedom Initiative Announces a New Student Loan Program

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수요일, 4월 10, 2024
Other Consumer, Teens, Finance, Banking, Professional Services, Other Education, University, Consumer, Education, Forgiveness, MSI, SFI, Master, Student, Parent, STEM, Workforce, Management

Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) is proud to announce its new loan program offering accessibility, flexibility, low cost, and low risk.

Key Points: 
  • Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) is proud to announce its new loan program offering accessibility, flexibility, low cost, and low risk.
  • The Student Freedom Loan Agreement (SFLA) provides the funding students attending Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) need.
  • The SFLA also reduces the wealth gap through the lens of education by reducing the debt burden of MSI students.
  • Statistics show that total student debt in this country is an astounding $1.7 trillion.

BlueTriton Brands Extends Environmental Plans with New 2030 Impact Goals in Water, Climate and Packaging

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목요일, 4월 25, 2024
Science, Investment, SFI, FSC, ASTM, Ducks Unlimited, Partnership, Water, Reusability, Face, GHG, Wetland, Carbon accounting, Aqueduct, BlueTriton Brands, Thought, Interview, WRI, PET, Water resources, ISO, Carbon footprint, The Recycling Partnership, Aluminium, Recycling, WWF, Climate change, Collection, GRI, Transport, Glass, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Ice, Electricity, World Resources Institute, Environment, United Nations Environment Programme, Renewable energy

Our aspirations extend beyond these goals, and we look forward to collaborating with others who share a vision of healthy hydration for everyone, everywhere, always.

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  • Our aspirations extend beyond these goals, and we look forward to collaborating with others who share a vision of healthy hydration for everyone, everywhere, always.
  • Part of the consideration in selecting these priority areas is their water-related physical, quality, and contextual (community) attributes.
  • "Packaging" refers to all packaging materials utilized in the saleable beverage product or during transportation & distribution (e.g.
  • This includes suppliers of materials used to make packaging (e.g., resin) and suppliers of premade packaging products (e.g., glass bottles) for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging used by BlueTriton.

Sales Focus Inc. Wins Bronze Stevie® Award in 18th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service

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목요일, 4월 25, 2024
SFI, Bronze, Marketing, Partnership, Stevie Awards, Customer service, Acquisition, Customer, Trust, Organization, International business, Sales

CHARLESTON, S.C., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales Focus Inc. (SFI), a global leader in the sales outsourcing industry, has won a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Sales Outsourcing Provider of the Year category in the 2024 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

Key Points: 
  • Sales Focus Inc., a US-based sales outsourcing company with a global presence, has been presented with a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Sales Outsourcing Provider of the Year category in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
  • CHARLESTON, S.C., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales Focus Inc. (SFI), a global leader in the sales outsourcing industry, has won a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Sales Outsourcing Provider of the Year category in the 2024 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
  • The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world's top honors for customer service, contact centers, business development, and sales professionals.
  • The Stevie Awards organizes nine of the world's leading business awards programs, also including the prestigious American Business Awards® and International Business Awards®.

OA500 Recognizes Sales Focus Inc. as One of the Best Business Outsourcing Firms in the World

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금요일, 4월 12, 2024
Knowledge, SFI, Marketing, BPO, Acquisition, 362nd, KPO, City centre, Knowledge process outsourcing, Sales

CHARLESTON, S.C., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales Focus Inc. (SFI), a leading provider of outsourced sales solutions, was recognized as the 362nd best Business Outsourcing Firm in the world in the 2024 OA500 Global Outsourcing Firm Index by Outsource Accelerator.

Key Points: 
  • Sales Focus Inc., a sales outsourcing leader, has been recognized as one of the world's best Business Outsourcing Firms in the 2024 OA500 Global Outsourcing Firm Index by Outsource Accelerator.
  • CHARLESTON, S.C., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales Focus Inc. (SFI), a leading provider of outsourced sales solutions, was recognized as the 362nd best Business Outsourcing Firm in the world in the 2024 OA500 Global Outsourcing Firm Index by Outsource Accelerator.
  • Outsource Accelerator's comprehensive analysis involved evaluating 2,847 outsourcing firms from 83 countries to identify the top 500 outsourcing firms globally.
  • "We are delighted to be recognized as one of the top Business Outsourcing Firms in the world by Outsource Accelerator," said Sales Focus Inc.

Andreas Gerber to join LLB Group Executive Management

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수요일, 4월 10, 2024
SVC, Retail, Education, LLB, AG, Business, Business administration, Executive, Knowledge, FMA, SFI, Tuck School of Business, Internet, Dartmouth College, SIX Swiss Exchange, Credit Suisse, Head, Urs, SME

März 2024 - The Board of Directors of Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB) has appointed Andreas Gerber as a new member of the Group Executive Management and Head of the Retail & Corporate Banking division, subject to approval by the competent supervisory authority.

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  • März 2024 - The Board of Directors of Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB) has appointed Andreas Gerber as a new member of the Group Executive Management and Head of the Retail & Corporate Banking division, subject to approval by the competent supervisory authority.
  • With his profound expertise, his loyalty to the LLB Group and his exemplary commitment to LLB values, he has made a significant contribution to the success of the LLB Group.
  • On behalf of my colleagues in Group Executive Management, I would like to thank Urs for everything he has done for the LLB Group and for the wonderful time we spent together.”
    Georg Wohlwend, Chairman of the Group Board of Directors, is very pleased with the appointment of Andreas Gerber as the successor to Urs Müller: “In Andreas Gerber, we have been able to recruit a proven banking expert and experienced manager for the LLB Group.
  • I am very much looking forward to continuing to drive forward the development of the LLB Group as a member of the Group Executive Management and working with all employees.

Student Freedom Initiative and Fusion Cyber Proud to Offer STEM Certification Funding through Denmark Technical College

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수요일, 4월 3, 2024
Technology, Fund Raising, Foundation, Philanthropy, Science, Consumer, Security, Other Science, Other Education, Other Technology, Training, University, Software, Education, Other Consumer, Teens, Artificial Intelligence, Denmark Technical College, Veteran, Partnership, White, Knowledge, SFI, Student, Cisco, Parent, Future, Forgiveness, Multimedia, Fusion, History, Work, Tutoring

Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) is proud to announce a partnership with Fusion Cyber to help students at Denmark Technical College in South Carolina achieve STEM certifications that will propel them into important and successful careers upon graduation.

Key Points: 
  • Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) is proud to announce a partnership with Fusion Cyber to help students at Denmark Technical College in South Carolina achieve STEM certifications that will propel them into important and successful careers upon graduation.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240403098482/en/
    SFI’s Student Freedom Loan Agreement (SFLA) includes funding for Denmark Tech students in all academic majors to obtain STEM certifications offered by Fusion Cyber.
  • Denmark Tech is the first school within the SFI cohort to partner with Fusion Cyber, and Fusion Cyber is the first certification program of its kind to qualify for SFLA support.
  • “We are thrilled to connect our impactful partnership with Denmark Tech to the mission and work of Student Freedom Initiative,” said Christopher Etesse, CEO of Fusion Cyber.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Presents FarmSense Co-Founder, Dr. Eamonn Keogh, with 2024 SFI St. Patrick's Day Science Medal

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금요일, 3월 15, 2024
Saint Patrick's Day, Climate change, Organization, Computer science, Entomology, Data mining, Government, Distinguishing, SFI, SBIR, Research, Food, Classification, Science, University, Science Foundation Ireland, IEEE, SVG, ACM, University of California, Riverside, Thrive, Machine learning, CSO

RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, FarmSense proudly announces that co-founder and distinguished professor at the University of California, Riverside, Dr. Eamonn Keogh, has been named recipient of the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) 2024 St. Patrick's Day Science Medal Award. A ceremony was held in Washington D.C., where Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presented Dr. Keogh with the award to recognize his immense contributions to research and innovation in academia.

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  • The SFI St. Patrick's Day Science Medal Award for Academia is bestowed annually "to a distinguished scientist, engineer, or technology leader living and working in the USA with strong Irish connections" [ Ref ].
  • "I am honored to accept the 2024 SFI St. Patrick's Day Science Medal for my work on data mining and computational entomology," said Keogh.
  • In addition to the award in academia, SFI also presents a second medal to a leader in the industry category.
  • This award recognizes their outstanding success in data mining and agri-food," said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, upon presenting the award recipients.

Student Freedom Initiative and Clearloop Are Proud to Support HBCUs Receiving Monetary Awards through the Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Education Prize

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월요일, 3월 4, 2024
Philanthropy, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, White House, Federal Government, University, Environment, Fund Raising, Education, Foundation, Green Technology, Other Philanthropy, Public Policy, Government, African Americans, Soil, HBCU, Free university, Student, Aviation, City, Dillard University, Silicon, Tennessee State University, Life, Carbon, Health, Climate change, School, COVID-19, SFI, Primary energy, Partnership, Renewable energy

SFI has partnered with Clearloop to provide economic, health and environmental benefits of clean energy to several of the HBCUs and the communities surrounding the campuses.

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  • SFI has partnered with Clearloop to provide economic, health and environmental benefits of clean energy to several of the HBCUs and the communities surrounding the campuses.
  • SFI and Clearloop provided guidance and helped steer several HBCUs through the process to apply for the Clean Energy Education Prize.
  • “SFI is honored to partner with Clearloop and selected HBCUs on the worldwide challenge of clean energy.
  • “Clearloop, noted experts in the field of clean energy, offer the expertise and commitment needed to make this happen.