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Avangrid Recognizes Pioneering Women Leaders on International Women’s Day

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Today, women make-up more than 27% of Avangrid’s approximate 8,000 employees and more than 35% of the company’s senior leadership positions1 are held by women.

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  • Today, women make-up more than 27% of Avangrid’s approximate 8,000 employees and more than 35% of the company’s senior leadership positions1 are held by women.
  • “At Avangrid, we’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that empowers women to reach their full potential.
  • I’m particularly proud to have so many talented women leaders on our team who are helping shape the future of our industry.”
    Since 2021 Avangrid has increased the number of women in its executive leadership team by 25%.
  • In addition to these initiatives, Avangrid has a business resource group—WomENergy—dedicated to increasing the visibility of women in the company.

KBRA Assigns 'A' Rating to Chicago Midway Airport Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2024A (AMT) and Series 2024B (Non-AMT); Affirms Rating for Parity Bonds; Withdraws Rating for Second Lien Airport Revenue Bonds

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

KBRA assigns a long-term rating of A with a Stable Outlook to the City of Chicago, IL Chicago Midway Airport: Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024A (AMT); and, Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024B (Non-AMT).

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  • KBRA assigns a long-term rating of A with a Stable Outlook to the City of Chicago, IL Chicago Midway Airport: Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024A (AMT); and, Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024B (Non-AMT).
  • KBRA additionally affirms the long-term rating of A for parity Senior Lien Airport Revenue Bonds.
  • Finally, KBRA withdraws the long-term rating of A for the City's Chicago Midway Airport Second Lien Airport Revenue Bonds.
  • This action follows the City's retirement of all remaining legacy First Lien Bonds, closure of the previously existing first lien, and redesignation of outstanding Second Lien Bonds as Senior Lien Bonds under the Amended and Restated Senior Lien Master Indenture of Trust.

GlobalData report highlights staggering economic costs for Illinois of $17.6 billion due to obesity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Illinois' Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Illinois, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.

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  • GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Illinois' Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Illinois, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.
  • In Illinois, approximately one-third of adults are classified as having obesity (33.4%), and another third have overweight (33.9%) in 2022.
  • Employers in Illinois paid an extra $2.1 billion in higher medical expenditures for health complications attributed to obesity and overweight.
  • The federal government also spent an estimated $3.7 billion more on Medicare and Medicaid for Illinois residents.

Teleperformance: 2023 Annual Results: Profitable Growth and Strong Cash Flow

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Majorel reported EBITA before non-recurring items of €29 million and a margin of 8.5% in the last two months of 2023.

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JEDEC® Publishes GDDR7 Graphics Memory Standard

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

This groundbreaking new memory standard is available for free download from the JEDEC website .

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  • This groundbreaking new memory standard is available for free download from the JEDEC website .
  • JESD239 GDDR7 offers double the bandwidth over GDDR6, reaching up to 192 GB/s per device, and is poised to meet the escalating demand for more memory bandwidth in graphics, gaming, compute, networking and AI applications.
  • JESD239 GDDR7 is the first JEDEC standard DRAM to use the Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) interface for high frequency operations.
  • “The groundbreaking GDDR7 memory standard unveiled today represents a pivotal step towards unlocking the potential of next-generation consumer, gaming, commercial, and enterprise devices,” said Joe Macri, Compute and Graphics CTO and Corporate Fellow at AMD.

IFF Named Top Company in the U.S. for Gender Equality in 2024

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

IFF (NYSE: IFF)—a world leader in food and beverage, home and personal care, and health—has been named the top American Company for gender equality and tenth globally by Equileap, a leading organization providing data and insights on gender equality in the corporate sector.

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  • IFF (NYSE: IFF)—a world leader in food and beverage, home and personal care, and health—has been named the top American Company for gender equality and tenth globally by Equileap, a leading organization providing data and insights on gender equality in the corporate sector.
  • In its seventh annual Gender Equality Global Report & Ranking, Equileap provides a status update on gender equality in the corporate world, evaluating 19 different criteria that range from the gender pay gap and female representation at all corporate levels to parental leave and anti-sexual harassment policies.
  • “This progress belongs to all of us who have imagined a more inclusive future and acted on that inspiration.
  • “In 2024, we will continue our partnership with EDGE—which has been instrumental in our efforts over the years—to advance equity at IFF.

ReFrame and IMDbPro Award the ReFrame Stamp to 29 Feature Films Released in 2023

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

The findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE .

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  • The findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE .
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Since 2020, the number of films in the annual Top 100 that qualify for the ReFrame Stamp has not increased.
  • 29 of the analyzed films were exclusively released to streaming services, and 11 of these earned the Stamp (37.9%).
  • To award the Stamp, ReFrame reviews cast and crew data for all eligible films on the IMDbPro list of the 100 most popular films of 2023.

Radiant Logic Spring Release Unlocks Value of Data in Identity-First Security

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Radiant Logic, the leader in identity data management and analytics, today announces the spring release of the RadiantOne Identity Data Platform , featuring analysis and visualization capabilities designed to make it easier to connect, manage and secure identity data.

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  • Radiant Logic, the leader in identity data management and analytics, today announces the spring release of the RadiantOne Identity Data Platform , featuring analysis and visualization capabilities designed to make it easier to connect, manage and secure identity data.
  • The spring release is built on Radiant Logic’s big data heritage and is available in a variety of deployment options, including our SOC2 certified SaaS offering or a self-managed deployment.
  • RadiantOne AI enhances the usability of the organization’s identity data, boosting access decision speed and accuracy and unlocking the power of data for identity-first security and improved governance.
  • Enhanced Visibility: Radiant Logic’s new identity data lake is a centralized repository that ingests and stores large volumes of structured and unstructured identity data.

GlobalData report highlights staggering $425.5 billion economic costs of obesity and overweight to U.S. Businesses and Employees in 2023

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Obesity and overweight are estimated to have caused a staggering $425.5 billion in economic costs to U.S. businesses and employees in 2023, according to a report released by GlobalData Plc , a leading data and analytics company.

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  • Obesity and overweight are estimated to have caused a staggering $425.5 billion in economic costs to U.S. businesses and employees in 2023, according to a report released by GlobalData Plc , a leading data and analytics company.
  • Of the 158 million civilian employees on nonfarm payrolls, 30% (46.9M) are classified as having obesity and 34% (53.8M) have overweight.
  • Costs amounted to $347.5 billion attributed to obesity and $78 billion attributed to overweight.
  • Costs include $146.5 billion in higher medical costs for employees and their dependents, $82.3 billion in higher absenteeism (missed workdays), $160.3 billion in higher presenteeism (reduced productivity due to illness), $31.1 billion in higher disability costs, and $5.2 billion in higher Workers’ Compensation Program costs.

Teleperformance in Colombia Receives Diversity and Inclusion Management Certification from AENOR

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), a global leader in digital business services, announced today that it has received Diversity and Inclusion Management certification in Colombia from AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación), based on compliance with the international standard ISO 30415.

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  • Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), a global leader in digital business services, announced today that it has received Diversity and Inclusion Management certification in Colombia from AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación), based on compliance with the international standard ISO 30415.
  • ISO 30415 certification attests to Teleperformance's proactive approach to diversity and inclusion, and consolidates its leadership as a provider of innovative work environments where every voice is valued and respected.
  • "The certification we have received not only brings international recognition, but it also reflects Teleperformance's unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • Teleperformance has adopted a structured, proactive Group-wide approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, a key commitment as a benchmark employer in the sector.