Social impact

Boomi Announces Winners of APJ 2023 Customer Innovation Awards

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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Boomi™ , the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, today announced the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) winners of its 2023 Customer Innovation Awards at the Boomi World Tour Sydney event.

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  • Boomi™ , the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, today announced the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) winners of its 2023 Customer Innovation Awards at the Boomi World Tour Sydney event.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231115352981/en/
    Boomi Announces APJ 2023 Customer Innovation Award Winners (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The winners for APJ were recognised for forging their own paths to innovation, connecting applications to create powerful, business-changing integrations using the Boomi platform .
  • The winners were selected for demonstrating business impact through exceptional, quantifiable results; digital transformation; innovative projects; social impact; modernization; integration excellence; and automation excellence.
  • “The 2023 APJ award winners are best-in-class examples of how leveraging Boomi’s platform can deliver compelling productivity and cost savings.

Nord Anglia pledges a new round of funding for student-led social impact projects

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Friday, December 15, 2023
Social impact, Computer, Metropolitan School of Panama, STEM, Senior, Sustainable Development Goals, Woman, Learning, Social responsibility, Student, EAB (company), Mission, Mentorship, Digital divide, Oakridge International School, Library, School, Refugee, British International School Hanoi, Regents International School Pattaya, Sustainable Development Goal 4, All, International school, UNICEF, Sport, American International School, Nursing, Tourism, Tutoring, Toy, Nord Anglia Education

LONDON, Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education today announced a new round of social impact grants amounting to US$304,000, with 24 new student-led projects receiving funding this year.

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  • LONDON, Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education today announced a new round of social impact grants amounting to US$304,000, with 24 new student-led projects receiving funding this year.
  • This is the fourth round of funding for various student-led projects from Nord Anglia's community investment fund, taking the cumulative investment to over US$580,000 since its launch in 2021.
  • With investment from Nord Anglia, students will use the funding to expand and enhance community activities that address the UN's Sustainable Development Goals .
  • Dr Jane Gaskell, member of Nord Anglia's Education Advisory Board and Chair of the NAE Social Impact Grants Committee, said: "These grants are a wonderful example of student agency at Nord Anglia.

Nord Anglia pledges a new round of funding for student-led social impact projects

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 15, 2023
Social impact, Computer, Metropolitan School of Panama, STEM, Senior, Sustainable Development Goals, Woman, Learning, Social responsibility, Student, EAB (company), Mission, Mentorship, Digital divide, Oakridge International School, Library, School, Refugee, British International School Hanoi, Regents International School Pattaya, Sustainable Development Goal 4, All, International school, UNICEF, Sport, American International School, Nursing, Tourism, Tutoring, Toy, Nord Anglia Education

LONDON, Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education today announced a new round of social impact grants amounting to US$304,000, with 24 new student-led projects receiving funding this year.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education today announced a new round of social impact grants amounting to US$304,000, with 24 new student-led projects receiving funding this year.
  • This is the fourth round of funding for various student-led projects from Nord Anglia's community investment fund, taking the cumulative investment to over US$580,000 since its launch in 2021.
  • With investment from Nord Anglia, students will use the funding to expand and enhance community activities that address the UN's Sustainable Development Goals .
  • Dr Jane Gaskell, member of Nord Anglia's Education Advisory Board and Chair of the NAE Social Impact Grants Committee, said: "These grants are a wonderful example of student agency at Nord Anglia.

Cisco Exceeds Goal to Positively Impact One Billion People

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- One year ahead of schedule, Cisco has surpassed its goal to make a real, tangible difference in the lives of one billion people, leveraging a powerful combination of technology and people, backed by its purpose to power an inclusive future for all.

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  • Almost ten years in the making, Cisco has achieved its goal to positively impact one billion people worldwide, through its technology, people, nonprofit partners and purpose.
  • The milestone coincides with the launch of Cisco's annual Purpose Report today, providing updates on its ESG and social impact progress through fiscal 2023.
  • In 2016, Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins set a company goal to positively impact the lives of one billion people by 2025.
  • To achieve its goal, Cisco invested in nonprofits through its Social Impact grants and Networking Academy to help them develop and scale technology-based solutions for the critical challenges facing vulnerable, underserved communities around the world.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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LONDON, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, released the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability*.

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  • In the US, Stanford, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Columbia University excel in Employability & Opportunities.
  • Fudan University (142nd) and the University of Delhi (220th) are the highest ranked in China and India, respectively.
  • The University of Sydney tops in Social Impact, while the Australian National University ranks second globally.
  • The University of Cape Town (50th) leads Africa in Sustainability, with the American University of Beirut topping the Middle East and Universidade de São Paulo (67th) leading in Latin America.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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LONDON, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, released the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability*.

Key Points: 
  • In the US, Stanford, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Columbia University excel in Employability & Opportunities.
  • Fudan University (142nd) and the University of Delhi (220th) are the highest ranked in China and India, respectively.
  • The University of Sydney tops in Social Impact, while the Australian National University ranks second globally.
  • The University of Cape Town (50th) leads Africa in Sustainability, with the American University of Beirut topping the Middle East and Universidade de São Paulo (67th) leading in Latin America.

Global Chocolate Supplier, Dengo, Partners with ReSeed for Nature-based Carbon Credits to Drive Transparency to Supply Chain

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ReSeed, a leader in nature-based carbon credit solutions, and Dengo Chocolates, a leading Brazilian chocolate brand committed to ethical sourcing, announced today their groundbreaking partnership, integrating Dengo's cacao farmers in Brazil into ReSeed's Farm Fresh Carbon Credit Program. This marks significant strides in sustainable agriculture and social impact for the cacao industry, while providing companies new avenues to clean supply chains.

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  • ReSeed and Dengo will partner with smallholder farmers to create an additional revenue stream, carbon credits, that simultaneously incentivizes environmentally-beneficial regenerative agricultural practices.
  • ReSeed partners with smallholder farmers around the globe, bringing carbon credits directly from farmers to the market.
  • Founded in 2022, ReSeed's carbon credits are the first credits with traceability from beginning to end of lifecycle.
  • ReSeed carbon credits will create a new revenue stream for Dengo's farmers and monetize climate-positive agriculture practices.

Hinge Announces $1 Million Fund to Help Gen Z Build Community In-Person

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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The program launches with a $1M fund dedicated to tackling the loneliness epidemic by providing grants to social groups and organizations helping Gen Z find belonging and community in person.

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  • The program launches with a $1M fund dedicated to tackling the loneliness epidemic by providing grants to social groups and organizations helping Gen Z find belonging and community in person.
  • Hinge's new One More Hour™ social impact initiative is mobilizing Gen Z to add more in-person connection to their lives.
  • Hinge is working with DoSomething Strategic and the Foundation for Social Connection to develop impact benchmarks for the program and identify the organizations.
  • Additionally, One More Hour will work with a group of Gen Z judges to select the final awardees of the grants.

HundredX Partners with Forbes to Create 2024 Best Brands for Customer Service Rankings

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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DALLAS, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In partnership with Forbes, customer insights and strategy firm HundredX, Inc. today announced the 2024 Best Brands for Customer Service List. Powered by HundredX data, the list recognizes the top 300 brands for customer service based on over four million pieces of consumer feedback on over 3,000 businesses during the past year.

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  • The honorees include brands in a range of industries from quick serve and sit-down restaurants to airlines and credit card companies.
  • The 2024 Brands for Customer Service is the first of its kind for Forbes, but an extension of HundredX's partnership with the organization.
  • Past Forbes' lists powered by HundredX include Best Brands for Social Impact , Customer Experience All-Stars and the Inaugural Halo 100 .
  • The Best Brands for Customer Service List takes a holistic view of service, examining a brand's people, technology and processes from the eyes of the customer.

Automation Anywhere and Robo Co-Op Equip Refugees with Automation Skills Through Global Gateway Program

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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TOKYO, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Automation Anywhere, the leader in intelligent automation solutions that put artificial intelligence (AI) to work across every aspect of an organization, announced the launch of a Global Gateway Program with Robo Co-Op to empower refugees with digital skills and ultimately expand job inclusion opportunities for digital career development.

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  • TOKYO, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Automation Anywhere , the leader in intelligent automation solutions that put artificial intelligence (AI) to work across every aspect of an organization, announced the launch of a Global Gateway Program with Robo Co-Op to empower refugees with digital skills and ultimately expand job inclusion opportunities for digital career development.
  • As the global job market undergoes significant transformation with a continued need for improved productivity, the Global Gateway Program offers refugees reskilling and upskilling opportunities fit for the age of intelligent automation.
  • The Global Gateway Program provides a curriculum to teach automation skills, along with a social impact scholarship program offering courses and certificates offered by Automation Anywhere.
  • Automation Anywhere and Robo Co-Op's shared goal for the Global Gateway Program is to upskill 100 refugees over the next three years.