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Compass Group Canada Recognized as a Top Workplace in Canada by Great Place to Work® Institute

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torsdag, april 25, 2024
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TORONTO, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compass Group Canada , the country’s leading food and support service company, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in Canada™ by Great Place to Work® Institute .

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  • TORONTO, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compass Group Canada , the country’s leading food and support service company, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in Canada™ by Great Place to Work® Institute .
  • “This honour is entirely about our associates – the people who embody our leadership commitment every day – and for that, I am especially grateful,” said Saajid Khan, CEO Compass Group Canada and ESS North America.
  • Feel Welcome When You Join: Compass Group Canada ensures that every new employee feels welcomed and supported from day one.
  • Compass Group Canada is proud and grateful to be named as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Canada 2024 by Great Place to Work® Institute and sends their congratulations to all the winners for the 2024 season.

Grammy Award Winning Latin Music Stars Join The Launch of “Techfluencers™”

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måndag, april 15, 2024
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DMS will work with technology companies and educate them on the importance of this demographic's purchasing power through music and culture.

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  • DMS will work with technology companies and educate them on the importance of this demographic's purchasing power through music and culture.
  • Latin music artists will become Digital Mind State's Techfluencers™ and provide insight, review, and recommendations.
  • The Techfluencer™ roster includes multi-level artists, Grammy Award winners, and nominees such as Maluma, J. Balvin , Rauw Alejandro , Manuel Turizo , Goyo , Angela Aguilar , and rising music stars such as Leli Hernandez .
  • Techfluncers™ is part of Tech With Soul featured at Latin Music Week beginning Oct.14 in Miami, Florida, marking the first tech and Latin Music Conference.

Kohl's Continues Mental Health Support with $200,000 Donation to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Southeast Wisconsin

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onsdag, maj 1, 2024
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Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announced today a $200,000 commitment to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southeast Wisconsin over two years in support of reducing stigmas around mental health and providing more resources for youth and BIPOC communities in the Milwaukee area.

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  • Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announced today a $200,000 commitment to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southeast Wisconsin over two years in support of reducing stigmas around mental health and providing more resources for youth and BIPOC communities in the Milwaukee area.
  • Kohl’s renewed support, which comes on the first day of Mental Health Awareness Month, aims to increase access to the crucial mental health services that NAMI Southeast Wisconsin provides to local families, and builds on the company’s continued commitment to mental health and well-being.
  • “Kohl's is proud to extend our partnership with NAMI Southeast Wisconsin to further the impactful mental health work they are doing to improve the lives of Milwaukee-area families,” said Christie Raymond, Kohl’s chief marketing officer.
  • Locally, Kohl’s also partners with Children’s Wisconsin to fund three new mental health walk-in clinics in Wisconsin and increase access to mental well-being resources.

Ulta Beauty Announces Strategic Mission Focused on Well-Being for Women and Teens

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onsdag, maj 1, 2024
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The Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) affiliated with the nation’s largest beauty retailer, is on a mission to support the holistic well-being of women and teens.

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  • The Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) affiliated with the nation’s largest beauty retailer, is on a mission to support the holistic well-being of women and teens.
  • Since 2016, the Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation has donated more than $61 million to improve the lives of women and families.
  • “Well-being and beauty are intrinsically connected and fundamental to who we are as a company,” said Jodi Caro, general counsel, chief risk & compliance officer at Ulta Beauty.
  • “More than 91% of our associates and the majority of our guests are women; we’re also seeing teens engaging with beauty early on.

Garrett Oliver Unites Brewing Industry in Pioneering 'Brewing for Impact' Initiative

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onsdag, april 24, 2024
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240424076777/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240424076777/en/
    The "Brewing for Impact" initiative is rooted in Garrett's belief in beer's power to unite people, cultures, and traditions.
  • Since pioneering fonio brewing in 2019, Garrett aims to further illuminate the super grain's brewing prowess with this campaign, while also nodding to beer’s origins in Africa, reminding us of the continent's rich contribution to the brewing world.
  • The "Brewing for Impact" series of collaborations will also be showing their support for The Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling , an organization founded by Garrett Oliver himself.
  • Through the "Brewing for Impact" campaign, Oliver seeks to highlight fonio's adaptability and its role in ushering in a brewing future centered on sustainability and social awareness.

Headspace Launches Direct-to-Consumer Mental Health Services

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tisdag, april 23, 2024
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Headspace, the world’s most accessible, comprehensive mental health platform, today announced it now offers mental health coaching for its direct-to-consumer subscriber base and will bring therapy services to consumers later in 2024.

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  • Headspace, the world’s most accessible, comprehensive mental health platform, today announced it now offers mental health coaching for its direct-to-consumer subscriber base and will bring therapy services to consumers later in 2024.
  • “By bringing mental health services to consumers, we’re advancing our mission of providing every person with lifelong mental health support.
  • Though this launch brings mental health coaching directly to consumers for the first time, Headspace has a long and proven history of providing mental health coaching through employers and health plans.
  • As a result of its 2021 merger with on-demand mental health provider Ginger, the company provides mental health coaching to individuals whose employers and health plans subsidize it as a benefit.

Alterra Mountain Company Releases Its 2023 Impact Report

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måndag, april 22, 2024
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Today, Alterra Mountain Company released its second annual Forward Stance Impact Report, outlining its ongoing commitment to Social Responsibility.

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  • Today, Alterra Mountain Company released its second annual Forward Stance Impact Report, outlining its ongoing commitment to Social Responsibility.
  • “Our mission at Alterra is to shape the future of mountain adventure, and that is only possible by investing in the people and places who make what we do possible,” said Karen Sanford, Alterra Mountain Company’s Chief Legal and Social Responsibility Officer.
  • As part of this effort, Alterra is piloting cutting-edge carbon reduction technologies at all mountain destinations, including on- and off-road EV fleet updates, building automation systems, and onsite composting.
  • For more information on Forward Stance and its annual impact and progress reports, please visit www.alterramtnco.com/social-responsibility .

Across 26 US metros, majority of people say they have experienced housing discrimination

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torsdag, april 25, 2024
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SEATTLE, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people say they have experienced housing discrimination, with younger generations, renters, LGBTQ+ people and people of color more likely to say fair housing is an issue facing them and their families, according to a recent Zillow survey of 26 major U.S. metropolitan areas. 

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  • LGBTQ+ individuals were most likely to say they have experienced discrimination.
  • SEATTLE, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people say they have experienced housing discrimination, with younger generations, renters, LGBTQ+ people and people of color more likely to say fair housing is an issue facing them and their families, according to a recent Zillow survey of 26 major U.S. metropolitan areas.
  • Although fair housing laws — which ensure equal and nondiscriminatory access to housing — have been in place for nearly 60 years, discrimination remains a stubborn factor in housing, Zillow's latest Housing Aspirations Report shows.
  • The survey found a majority of respondents (57%) reported experiencing some kind of housing discrimination, with groups such as LGBTQ+ populations reporting discrimination at higher rates.

Hinge Introduces Hidden Words to Give Daters Curated Control of Comments

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onsdag, april 24, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Hinge released Hidden Words, a new feature that gives daters across the globe the ability to filter the words, phrases and emojis in their incoming Likes with Comments — helping to reduce unwanted interactions while increasing safety and confidence on their dating journey. A first-of-its-kind tool among dating apps, Hidden Words aims to help users customize their experience, creating a more comfortable space to show up as their authentic selves.

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  • Hidden Words is designed to help support daters by detouring a negative interaction before it starts, and to provide the opportunity to create a better experience on Hinge based on their personal preferences.
  • How Hidden Words works: Daters create a personalized list of words, phrases or emojis they don't want to see in their inbound Likes with Comments.
  • "With the launch of Hidden Words, we are living by our mission, to become the most trusted dating app.
  • Hidden Words also builds on Hinge's efforts to protect and empower vulnerable users, including providing queer dating resources and offering funding to expand therapy access to BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ daters .

New Inclusive Creative Economy Strategy to demonstrate that the U.S. creative economy can deliver market rate returns alongside positive social impact

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tisdag, april 23, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Upstart Co-Lab, a sponsored project of nonprofit Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, announced today the first dedicated impact investment portfolio for the U.S. creative economy. The Inclusive Creative Economy Strategy launches with nearly $15 million committed, including program related investments from foundations, recoverable grants from donor advised funds, and mission related investments from endowed arts organizations—plus general operating grants to Upstart in lieu of management fees. The U.S. creative economy was most recently valued at over $1 trillion by the National Endowment for the Arts—even before considering film, fashion, video games, beauty, food, and other key commercial creative industries. Upstart's pipeline of qualified investment opportunities currently requires $100 million in growth capital.

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  • Because the creative economy values merit and originality it can help to build a more inclusive economic future.
  • At Upstart, we believe impact investing in the creative economy will contribute to the kind of economic prosperity that democracy depends upon."
  • Upstart is implementing the Strategy within ImpactAssets , an impact investment firm that has been a field trailblazer for more than a decade.
  • Upstart anticipates its demonstration portfolio will incentivize impact fund managers and wealth advisors to prioritize creative industry investment opportunities.