Psychological resilience

Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) Doubles Down on Its Drought Resilience and Water Security Initiative

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, Articles, Physical geography, Marin County, California, Nature, Drought, Psychological resilience

In response to the historic drought in California, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), a pioneering farmland trust in Californias Marin County, is allocating an additional $250,000 to its emergency Drought Resilience & Water Security (DRAWS) initiative raising to $500,000 the amount available to help Marin County farmers and ranchers address critical water shortages.

Key Points: 
  • In response to the historic drought in California, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), a pioneering farmland trust in Californias Marin County, is allocating an additional $250,000 to its emergency Drought Resilience & Water Security (DRAWS) initiative raising to $500,000 the amount available to help Marin County farmers and ranchers address critical water shortages.
  • As part of MALTs commitment to stewarding agricultural land in harmony with our natural ecosystems, we have doubled our investment in long-term drought resilience and water security projects.
  • The DRAWS initiative provides one puzzle piece of a rich, complex and collective response to the serious water security issues Marin County must address, said Rubenstahl.
  • Marin Agricultural Land Trust is a nonprofit organization created in 1980 to permanently preserve Marin County farmland and establish Marin County as a thriving agricultural community in a healthy and diverse natural environment.

Black & Veatch Celebrates 60 Years of Delivering Infrastructure Solutions in Canada

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Other Energy, Professional services, Utilities, Other Natural Resources, Alternative energy, Energy, Technology, Natural Resources, Engineering, Consulting, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Articles, Black & Veatch, Engineering, Psychological resilience, Veatch, Resilience

In a country that has long invested in resilient, reliable infrastructure to serve its broad, diverse geographical needs, Black & Veatch opened its Toronto operations in 1960 to help build power and water infrastructure capacity.

Key Points: 
  • In a country that has long invested in resilient, reliable infrastructure to serve its broad, diverse geographical needs, Black & Veatch opened its Toronto operations in 1960 to help build power and water infrastructure capacity.
  • The companys presence is expected to rise as Black & Veatch sees increasing demand in Canada for solutions that balance performance, resilience, reliability and sustainability.
  • Black & Veatchs six decades of work on Canadian infrastructure directly reflects the engineering talent, regional knowledge and commitment of our professionals, said Ali Assaf, associate vice president for Black & Veatch.
  • Black & Veatch is building the charging infrastructure to support the electrification of transportation and was a key contributor building Teslas first coast-to-coast network of Supercharger sites across Canada.

Prudential’s iconic Rock is back: new campaign symbolizes strength and resilience

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Friday, July 23, 2021
Professional services, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Insurance, Finance, Articles, Pru, Psychological resilience, NBC, Resilience

That question catalyzes Prudential Financial, Inc.s ( NYSE: PRU ) newest commercial premiering during the NBC broadcast of the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics, and an international campaign that re-establishes the companys iconic Rock, a symbol of financial strength and resilience.

Key Points: 
  • That question catalyzes Prudential Financial, Inc.s ( NYSE: PRU ) newest commercial premiering during the NBC broadcast of the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics, and an international campaign that re-establishes the companys iconic Rock, a symbol of financial strength and resilience.
  • We want to re-establish the significance of the modern Rock and what it stands for in peoples lives, says Susan Somersille Johnson, Prudentials chief marketing officer.
  • Ultimately, it signifies finding our sources of strength during these extraordinary times, and that our customers can rely on us.
  • Prudentials iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century.

New Cake & Arrow Report Explores a Vision for How the Insurance Industry Can Empower Independent Agents and Build Trust with Small Business Owners After Covid

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Insurance, Psychological resilience, Articles, Human behavior, Self

Independent agents, with the inroads and infrastructure to connect small business owners, can play a vital role in quickening the recovery, building trust in the insurance industry, and creating resilience for small businesses in the future.

Key Points: 
  • Independent agents, with the inroads and infrastructure to connect small business owners, can play a vital role in quickening the recovery, building trust in the insurance industry, and creating resilience for small businesses in the future.
  • Today Cake & Arrow , an experience design and innovation company that works with organizations in the insurance industry, published a new report addressing this question.
  • Inspired by a year's worth of research with small business owners and other insurance customers, the report explores how insurance can enable and support independent agents to cultivate trust with customers, specifically small business owners.
  • The role that independent agents can play in supporting, empowering, and connecting small business owners to create resiliency and build trust in insurance.

Rémy Cointreau: First-Quarter Sales 2021/21

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Retail, Food, Beverage, Wine & Spirits, Cointreau, Psychological resilience, Charles Kaisin, Carafe, Resilience, Thiery, Articles, Human behavior, Self

In the United States, Rmy Cointreau continued to benefit from sustained demand highlighting the resilience of home consumption and a strong recovery in on-trade distribution.

Key Points: 
  • In the United States, Rmy Cointreau continued to benefit from sustained demand highlighting the resilience of home consumption and a strong recovery in on-trade distribution.
  • The sales performance was equally excellent in mainland China, confirming the recovery initiated in second-half 2020/21.
  • During the quarter, Rmy Martin unveiled its new Team Up for Excellence campaign in the United States.
  • In collaboration with Atelier Thiery, the House of Rmy Martin also launched a limited-edition XO carafe immortalised by the creation of an artwork by designer Charles Kaisin.

Fountain Therapeutics to Present at 2nd Annual LifeSci Partners Private Company Summer Symposium

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Monday, July 19, 2021
Life sciences, Articles, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical industry, Motivation, Psychological adjustment, Psychological resilience, Self-sustainability, Biopharmaceutical

Fountain Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company building a pipeline of disease-modifying therapeutics for chronic degenerative diseases, by restoring cellular resilience.

Key Points: 
  • Fountain Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company building a pipeline of disease-modifying therapeutics for chronic degenerative diseases, by restoring cellular resilience.
  • The companys cell-based AI-driven technology platform leverages recent developments in deep learning and computer vision, enabling the precise prediction of cellular age, a marker of cellular resilience and health.
  • Fountain is funded by Nan Fung Life Sciences and Khosla Ventures.
  • For more information, please visit fountaintx.com and follow the company on Twitter: FountainTx .

"Policy Options Before Disaster Strikes" To Be Topic of Resilience Advantage Webinar

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Monday, July 19, 2021
Articles, Motivation, Psychological adjustment, Psychological resilience, Self-sustainability, Engineering, Resilience

Improving building resilience takes public education and policies that balance safety, protecting the economy, and the cost of improvements.

Key Points: 
  • Improving building resilience takes public education and policies that balance safety, protecting the economy, and the cost of improvements.
  • The panel will also discuss financial incentives lending practices, insurance discounts, tax and fee relief and other measures that can motivate and reward owners to invest in resilience.
  • Throughout 2021 The Resilience Advantage webinars will explore how improved resilience can safeguard California's businesses and communities in the face of natural hazards such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods, and pandemics.
  • Upcoming webinar dates and topics include:
    Resilience Policy and Incentives 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    To register for complimentary The Resilience Advantage webinars visit optimumseismic.com/the-resilience-advantage/.

Fair, just and deliverable: EU's "Fit for 55" climate package success hinges on bringing every city and region on board

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Friday, July 16, 2021
Motivation, Psychological adjustment, Psychological resilience, Self-sustainability, Articles, Human behavior, Self

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  • With a renewed vision for carbon pricing as the focal point, it is
    important that the package contributes to territorial cohesion.
  • We must start by cutting red tape, ensuring Europe's local and regional
    governments have direct access to EU funds.
  • Europe needs a green and
    just recovery that tackles the climate emergency, builds resilience, supports innovation and creates local jobs.

Cohesion policy: Regions and cities ask to extend the exceptional flexibility measures to cope with the COVID-19 crisis

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Friday, July 16, 2021
Articles, Psychological adjustment, Social psychology, Motivation, Psychological resilience, Self-sustainability, Interreg, Cohesion, Group cohesiveness, Flexibility

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  • Regions and cities need extraordinary rules to be maintained in order to secure the continuity of emergency investment and the deployment of crucial initiatives such as job retention schemes.
  • The two Coronavirus Response Investment Initiatives ( CRII and CRII+ ) introduced exceptional and useful flexibility measures to use cohesion
    outbreak, such as investments in the healthcare sector, support for SMEs
    and the labour market.
  • enormous stress to conclude 2014-20 cohesion programmes, launch the 2021-27
    ones and contribute the kick-off of national recovery and resilience plans.

CGTN：Bloomberg's COVID-19 ranking epitomizes 'business first, humans last'

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Friday, July 16, 2021
Television, Articles, China Global Television Network, CGTN, Bloomberg L.P., Psychological resilience, Credibility, Resilience

BEIJING, July 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, U.S. news agency Bloomberg published its Covid Resilience Ranking for June.

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  • BEIJING, July 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, U.S. news agency Bloomberg published its Covid Resilience Ranking for June.
  • Normalization, the ability to "turn back the clock and return to pre-pandemic times," is claimed to be the most important thing.
  • Of the 12 components, only four measure "Quality of Life," and two of those could be counted as measuring economic activity.
  • "It is advocating the removal of epidemic-related barriers to doing business," CGTN First Voice concluded, "and this ranking destroys Bloomberg's credibility."