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New Legislation Aims to Expand Access to Clean Cooking Globally

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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Washington, DC, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced the Clean Cooking Support Act. The bipartisan bill would improve global health and reduce climate-harming emissions by helping people in low- and middle-income countries gain access to cleaner-burning fuels and stoves for cooking.

Key Points: 
  • Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced a bill to accelerate access to clean cooking.
  • "We cannot reach our shared development and climate goals without addressing access to clean energy for cooking," said Dymphna van der Lans, Chief Executive Officer of the Clean Cooking Alliance .
  • The Clean Cooking Alliance is working with partners around the world to improve access to clean cooking, including through:
    -The Responsible Carbon Finance for Clean Cooking Initiative, which seeks to ensure that carbon market opportunities are realized through sound, verifiable, and up-to-date methodologies.
  • -The Clean Cooking and Climate Consortium, which supports countries' efforts in using clean cooking interventions to meet their climate goals.

Prevent Blindness Launches Multiple Efforts to Provide Education and Resources on the Effects of Vision Loss and Blindness on Mental Health

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
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CHICAGO, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Because individuals with vision loss can experience a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues as compared to their sighted peers, Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has engaged experts from around the country to raise awareness, provide education and offer newly developed resources for patients, care partners and healthcare service professionals.

Key Points: 
  • The second day of the upcoming 2023 Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Summit , July 13, will be dedicated to presentations and forums addressing mental health and vision.
  • A new episode in the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Expert Series, " Vision Impairment and Mental Wellness " is now available.
  • Through the free Living Well with Low Vision resource, Prevent Blindness offers the " Vision Loss and Mental Wellness " webpage.
  • The site provides detailed steps to support mental health, and a listing of mental health services from a variety of organizations.

Injury and Violence Prevention Represented on Panel Addressing Community-Wide Prevention

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Friday, January 20, 2023
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The CPSTF is an independent, nonfederal panel of 15 public health and prevention experts from across the country representing a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention.

Key Points: 
  • The CPSTF is an independent, nonfederal panel of 15 public health and prevention experts from across the country representing a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention.
  • Among the current strongly recommended evidence-based findings are those related to traffic safety, motor vehicle injuries, health equity and violence prevention.
  • Given the enormous burden that injuries and violence pose on society, it is critical that this perspective is represented on the panel.
  • Injury and violence prevention (IVP) researchers and practitioners work across systems to improve the conditions that contribute to these problems.

World's leading food & farming businesses launch action plan to scale regenerative farming, warning speed of progress 'must triple' to tackle the impacts of climate change

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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It comes after new analysis by sustainability analysts Systemiq revealed regenerative farming is growing but the rate must triple to deliver against the planet's need to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees.

Key Points: 
  • It comes after new analysis by sustainability analysts Systemiq revealed regenerative farming is growing but the rate must triple to deliver against the planet's need to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees.
  • Task Force Chair Grant Reid, outgoing Mars CEO, said the rate of progress was 'far too slow' and he hoped the report would inspire the sector to help make the economics of regenerative farming work for farmers.
  • LONDON, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of the world's largest and most influential agribusiness companies and organisations has today launched an action plan to scale regenerative farming globally to tackle the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.
  • The SMI Agribusiness Task Force's report "Scaling Regenerative Farming: an action plan" warns that adoption rates are currently lagging far behind the rate needed to effectively tackle climate change.

World's leading food & farming businesses launch action plan to scale regenerative farming, warning speed of progress 'must triple' to tackle the impacts of climate change

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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It comes after new analysis by sustainability analysts Systemiq revealed regenerative farming is growing but the rate must triple to deliver against the planet's need to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees.

Key Points: 
  • It comes after new analysis by sustainability analysts Systemiq revealed regenerative farming is growing but the rate must triple to deliver against the planet's need to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees.
  • Task Force Chair Grant Reid, outgoing Mars CEO, said the rate of progress was 'far too slow' and he hoped the report would inspire the sector to help make the economics of regenerative farming work for farmers.
  • LONDON, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of the world's largest and most influential agribusiness companies and organisations has today launched an action plan to scale regenerative farming globally to tackle the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.
  • The SMI Agribusiness Task Force's report "Scaling Regenerative Farming: an action plan" warns that adoption rates are currently lagging far behind the rate needed to effectively tackle climate change.

UNDP Joins the Task Force on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) as Newest Member of the Interim Secretariat

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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Established in 2021, the TIFD Interim Secretariat comprises the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI), Predistribution Initiative (PDI), Rights CoLab, the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS), and now the UNDP.

Key Points: 
  • Established in 2021, the TIFD Interim Secretariat comprises the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI), Predistribution Initiative (PDI), Rights CoLab, the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS), and now the UNDP.
  • Each of these organizations has experience working with a variety of stakeholder groups, including investors, to address inequality.
  • The Interim Secretariat continues to evaluate opportunities to integrate diverse representation into the governance of the framework.
  • UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change.

Qualigen Therapeutics Acquires Majority Stake in Infectious Disease Diagnostics Technology Company NanoSynex

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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CARLSBAD, Calif., June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: QLGN), a diversified life sciences company focused on developing treatments for adult and pediatric cancers with potential for Orphan Drug Designation, while also commercializing diagnostics, today announces it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in NanoSynex Ltd., an Israeli-based developer of next generation diagnostics technology.

Key Points: 
  • According to some estimates, the global infectious disease diagnostics market is expected to reach ~$39.8 Billion by 2026 from ~$28.1 Billion in 2021.
  • We strongly believe in the potential of this platform, and our ability to leverage our long-standing diagnostics development, regulatory and commercial expertise to help bring the NanoSynex diagnostics technology to market sooner.
  • We are excited about beginning a new journey with Qualigen and joining forces in a common mission to develop innovative diagnostics.
  • Qualigen also envisions potential synergies with its proprietary FastPack diagnostics platform to further strengthen the Companys diagnostics business which has seen a post-COVID-19 resurgence.

Black Knight Introduces CA Risk Profiler Plus to Help Lenders and Appraisers Identify Potential Minority Bias in Collateral Valuation

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI) announced the launch of CA Risk Profiler Plus, a tool designed to help mortgage lenders, appraisers and appraisal management companies (AMCs) identify potential minority bias in the home valuation process. By flagging potentially problematic valuations, CA Risk Profiler Plus enables a more rigorous collateral review process that can help reduce risk exposure for lenders and appraisers and support more equitable underwriting decisions.

Key Points: 
  • -- CA Risk Profiler Plus helps mortgage lenders, appraisers and AMCs identify potential minority bias in the
    -- By flagging potentially problematic valuations, CA Risk Profiler Plus enables a more rigorous collateral
    -- This is an optional add-on to CA Risk Profiler, a tool that helps lenders and AMCs determine overall
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI) announced the launch of CA Risk Profiler Plus, a tool designed to help mortgage lenders, appraisers and appraisal management companies (AMCs) identify potential minority bias in the home valuation process.
  • By flagging potentially problematic valuations, CA Risk Profiler Plus enables a more rigorous collateral review process that can help reduce risk exposure for lenders and appraisers and support more equitable underwriting decisions.
  • "CA Risk Profiler Plus combines valuation science and Black Knight's market-leading property data assets to make it easier than ever for appraisers, AMCs and lenders to identify and remove subjectivity from the appraisal process."
  • "Black Knight is responding to this emerging trend by investing in tools like CA Risk Profiler Plus that help position lenders and appraisers to address valuation bias in a proactive manner that is grounded in objective data."

Wells Fargo Statement on PAVE Task Force Action Plan

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Friday, March 25, 2022
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today issued the following statement regarding the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Action Plan issued Wednesday.

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  • Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today issued the following statement regarding the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Action Plan issued Wednesday.
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    Wells Fargo welcomes the release of the PAVE Action Plan and commends the Task Forces work, said Mike Weinbach, head of Wells Fargo Consumer Lending.
  • I appreciate the work of the PAVE Task Force and am pleased to see the Action Plan highlight early progress being made, particularly work underway in OCC Project REACh, said Kristy Fercho.
  • News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories .

U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Clean Cooking

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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Senators have introduced a bill to accelerate access to clean cooking.

Key Points: 
  • Senators have introduced a bill to accelerate access to clean cooking.
  • The bipartisan Clean Cooking Support Act, which is already supported by more than 50 businesses, research institutions, governments, and advocacy organizations, would accelerate financing, research, market development, technological standards, and support to countries' carbon emissions reductions plans.
  • "I urge my colleagues to join me and Senator Durbin in supporting the Clean Cooking Support Act."
  • The Clean Cooking Alliance is working with partners around the world to improve access to clean cooking, including through a multi-stakeholder Clean Cooking Energy Compact that brings together countries' and organizations' commitments to action, and the implementation of a Clean Cooking Systems Strategy , which is spearheading innovative activities like a Delivery Units Network to help governments achieve their clean cooking plans.