Social impact

Impact Advisors Announces Acquisition of First Quadrant Advisory

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Social impact, Culture, Partnership, FQA, Sabharwal, Organization

CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Impact Advisors, a leading healthcare management consulting firm, announced it has acquired First Quadrant Advisory, a strategy and operations consulting firm specializing in the healthcare payer market. The strategic partnership will allow Impact Advisors to continue to grow and enhance its mission to improve the business and delivery of healthcare by offering comprehensive, value-driven solutions to both payer and provider organizations.

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  • CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Impact Advisors , a leading healthcare management consulting firm, announced it has acquired First Quadrant Advisory , a strategy and operations consulting firm specializing in the healthcare payer market.
  • "Bringing the First Quadrant Advisory team into our fold enables us to further our advancement as a full-service, top-tier consulting firm that can help even more healthcare clients solve their pressing challenges."
  • "Bringing the First Quadrant Advisory team into our fold enables us to further our advancement as a full-service, top-tier consulting firm that can help even more healthcare clients solve their pressing challenges," said Sandeep Sabharwal, managing partner at Impact Advisors.
  • "The culture that Vijay Murugappan and his team have developed mirrors what we've instilled at Impact Advisors, which is important to us.

Umoja Raises $2M to Eliminate Crypto Losses

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Quantstamp, Ethereum, Crypto, Avalanche, Decentralized finance, Social impact, FX, Web3, Fiat, Ecosystem, Oxfam, Risk, Risk management, Depreciation, ConsenSys, Cryptocurrency

ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Umoja, founded by Robby Greenfield, the former Head of Social Impact at ConsenSys, has raised $2M from the likes of Quantstamp, Blockchain Founders Fund, Orange DAO, Hyperithm, Psalion, and Blizzard (Avalanche) among others. This funding helps to introduce DeFi's first asset risk management primitive - enabling anyone to insure their market losses just as a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund would. Its goal? To enable decentralized hedging of virtually any real-world asset risk - from crypto, to fiat, to even digital bonds, real estate, and commodities, representing a $500 trillion market opportunity.

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  • This funding helps to introduce DeFi's first asset risk management primitive - enabling anyone to insure their market losses just as a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund would.
  • To enable decentralized hedging of virtually any real-world asset risk - from crypto, to fiat, to even digital bonds, real estate, and commodities, representing a $500 trillion market opportunity.
  • Deemed the "Yearn Finance for Risk," Umoja enables anyone to hedge their market losses to truly benefit from the oncoming bull run.
  • The Umoja protocol was created to enable anyone to hedge the risk of everything to secure their financial wellness," Greenfield remarked.

Link Logistics Community Grants Program Supports Local Nonprofits

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Technology, Construction & Property, Transport, Telecommunications, Philanthropy, Networks, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Other Philanthropy, Social impact, Hunger, Education, Domestic violence, Management

Link Logistics (“Link” or the “Company”), the largest U.S.-only owner and operator of last-mile industrial real estate, today provided an update on its Community Grants Program, which aids nonprofits through infrastructure grants that focus on optimizing and expanding operations and functionality.

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  • Link Logistics (“Link” or the “Company”), the largest U.S.-only owner and operator of last-mile industrial real estate, today provided an update on its Community Grants Program, which aids nonprofits through infrastructure grants that focus on optimizing and expanding operations and functionality.
  • “Link employees are integral members of their communities and have valuable insight into how we can use our scale to strategically support local nonprofits and make a deliberate impact beyond our organization,” said Luke J. Petherbridge, chief executive officer, Link Logistics.
  • “Our hope is that our Community Grants Program helps further each organization’s efforts to make significant differences in their communities.
  • “Each nonprofit supported by one of our grants embodies a profound history of tireless effort to address community challenges,” said Grace Beaudin, vice president, Social Impact, Link Logistics.

Panasonic and Olympic Champion Katie Ledecky Team Up to Take Students and Educators to Japan and Explore Global Innovations in STEM

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Travel, Science, Partnership, VFT, Learning, Student, World championship, Virtual field trip, Social impact, Education, IMPACT, History, LAS, Engineering, Discovery, Inc., K-12, Panasonic, Female, Innovation, STEM, Management

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation of North America and Olympian Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in history, jointly announce a second virtual experience from STEM Forward, an educational program created with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. The new Innovators for IMPACT Virtual Field Trip (VFT) is designed to inspire educators and student innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math ("STEM") and allow them to virtually travel to Japan with Katie Ledecky.

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  • A 3-time Olympian, 21-time World Champion and 10-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer, Katie is a proud STEM advocate.
  • Innovators for IMPACT will follow Katie alongside a STEM student to meet and interact with Panasonic STEM specialists who are exploring innovative ways of living and working today, and in the future.
  • "Any opportunity I have in life to inspire educators and students to live more sustainably, I'm going to take it," said Katie Ledecky.
  • "It was exciting to explore Panasonic's innovations in its global headquarters in Japan and then be able to share that experience to help engage educators and students.

Schaffengott Presents TRITONA Series, World's First Disaster Safety Home Appliances, at CES 2024

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Car, B2G, IDA, CSR, Collection, Government, ICT, Social impact, Police, Private sector, Navy, Housing, AI, LAS, Coast guard, Social responsibility, B2C, Safety, CES, Environment

This groundbreaking product applies digital transformation to conventional disaster safety systems, incorporating exceptional design and transitioning disaster safety products and services from the previous B2B and B2G markets to the B2C market.

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  • This groundbreaking product applies digital transformation to conventional disaster safety systems, incorporating exceptional design and transitioning disaster safety products and services from the previous B2B and B2G markets to the B2C market.
  • TRITONA, the company's series of high-tech disaster safety systems, flawlessly integrates technology into daily emergency situations while prioritizing aesthetic, intuitive and practical design.
  • At CES 2024, Schaffengott plans to introduce TRITONA Alpha, a specialized product designed for multi-purpose facilities that comprehensively addresses various emergency situations in diverse locations.
  • The TRITONA collection includes the following products:
    "At Schaffengott, our unwavering commitment is to provide a secure living environment for all, and we eagerly anticipate unveiling our state-of-the-art disaster safety solution at CES 2024," said Ik Hwan Kwon, CEO of Schaffengott.

Caregiving concierge Wellthy names Dr. Ellen Rudy, Ph.D., M.P.H., as first Head of Population Health

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Dementia, Life, Caregiver, Research, Depression, Population health, Papa, Health, Diabetes, Social impact, Social, Cancer, Nursing care plan, University, Ageing, Molina Healthcare

Los Angeles, Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wellthy, the care concierge platform that provides families with caregiving support spanning all phases of life, has announced the hiring of Dr. Ellen Rudy, Ph.D., M.P.H., as its first Head of Population Health.

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  • Los Angeles, Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wellthy, the care concierge platform that provides families with caregiving support spanning all phases of life, has announced the hiring of Dr. Ellen Rudy, Ph.D., M.P.H., as its first Head of Population Health.
  • “Wellthy has shown over nearly a decade of work with families, health plans, and employers that its care concierge solution can make a radical and transformative difference in the lives of caregivers and care recipients,” said Rudy.
  • Rudy is an expert faculty member on population health at the University of Southern California, a former executive at Molina Healthcare, and previously the head of Population Health and Social Impact at Papa.
  • She comes to Wellthy as one of the foremost leaders and experts on eldercare, healthcare innovation, and social determinants of health for aging adults in the United States.

Health exclusion affects more than three in five people globally

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Economist, Travel, Risk, Trust, Learning, Baby boomers, Research, Health literacy, Pain, Mental, Health, Social impact, Gen, Social media, Nursing

Alarmingly, the Index also revealed that one in five people worldwide (20%) lack access to mental health services in their community, while 17% lack access to sexual health services.

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  • Alarmingly, the Index also revealed that one in five people worldwide (20%) lack access to mental health services in their community, while 17% lack access to sexual health services.
  • Almost a third of Gen Z (28%) and Millennials (32%) report that their pain or health conditions are not taken seriously by healthcare professionals.
  • 44% of Gen Z also cited social media as a trusted source of health information and advice – the highest proportion amongst all generations surveyed.
  • The most vulnerable populations, namely people from marginalised groups and those with chronic health conditions, also report being denied access to healthcare (26%).

Southeastern Grocers celebrates exemplary service in 2023 and $3.7M in donations to fuel local communities in need

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Retail, Professional Services, Women, Philanthropy, Seniors, Online Retail, Men, Wine & Spirits, Fund Raising, Supermarket, Foundation, Family, Other Philanthropy, Food, Beverage, Consumer, Workforce, Interface (computing), American Cancer Society, Culture, Partnership, Multimedia, Trust (social science), Winn-Dixie, Woman, Feeding America, Social impact, Drink, Education, Certification, World Dairy Expo, Beer, Aspartame, Parent, Harveys Supermarkets, Breast cancer, Saccharin, Social responsibility, Growth, Organization, Wine, Female

Additionally, SEG has continued to be a steadfast community partner by donating more than $3,727,000 back into the community to support neighbors in need.

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  • Additionally, SEG has continued to be a steadfast community partner by donating more than $3,727,000 back into the community to support neighbors in need.
  • Throughout 2023, we celebrated many WINNs as we worked together to improve our stores, support our neighbors and lend a helping hand to community members in need.
  • In 2023, SEG and the SEG Gives Foundation donated more than $3.7 million to more than 1,300 community partners throughout the Southeast.
  • Looking ahead to 2024, SEG plans to continue serving neighbors in need while investing in the communities it serves throughout its five-state footprint.

Macquarie Group Foundation Makes First Social Impact Investment in the United States

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Technology, Finance, Banking, Professional Services, Software, Philanthropy, Training, Foundation, Other Philanthropy, Education, Core, Macquarie Group, Social impact, Strada, Investment, Employment, Curriculum

The Macquarie Group Foundation (“the Foundation”), which drives social impact for Macquarie Group (“Macquarie”), today announced a commitment of $US2.75 million via a social impact investment and a philanthropic grant to Pursuit, a social impact organization that seeks to equip low-income individuals with technical and leadership skills to secure and excel in long-term careers as software engineers at best-in-class companies.

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  • The Macquarie Group Foundation (“the Foundation”), which drives social impact for Macquarie Group (“Macquarie”), today announced a commitment of $US2.75 million via a social impact investment and a philanthropic grant to Pursuit, a social impact organization that seeks to equip low-income individuals with technical and leadership skills to secure and excel in long-term careers as software engineers at best-in-class companies.
  • This marks the first social impact investment the Foundation has made in the United States.
  • “Our investment demonstrates the expanding impact and sustainability of our community efforts, especially as Macquarie grows its presence in the US,” said Susan Clear, Director of Social Impact Investing for the Macquarie Group Foundation.
  • By focusing their grantmaking and utilizing an alternative form of capital through social impact investments, the Foundation seeks to achieve the most significant social impact possible.

DMD Systems Recovery, LLC. Releases Its 2022 Impact Report

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Social impact, ESG, DMD, Environment

TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DMD Systems Recovery, LLC. (DMD), a reuse-first IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) services provider, released its 2022 Impact Report. This publication underscores DMD's commitment to transparency, corporate responsibility, and sustainable business practices.

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  • DMD's 2022 Impact Report highlights the company's dedication to transparency, corporate responsibility, and sustainable practices in the ITAD industry.
  • (DMD), a reuse-first IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) services provider, released its 2022 Impact Report.
  • "The 2022 Impact Report embodies this principle, demonstrating our total accountability for the results we deliver to our clients.
  • To explore DMD's 2022 Impact Report and understand the full scope of the company's influence and commitment, visit: https://www.dmdsystems.com/2022-impact-report .