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Oceana: Future of returnable bottle packaging at risk following the sale of Coca-Coca Philippines

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Monday, February 26, 2024

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Oceana released the following statement from its leader in the Philippines Atty.

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  • MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Oceana released the following statement from its leader in the Philippines Atty.
  • “CCEP and Aboitiz Equity Ventures, as the new owners of Coca-Cola Philippines, must address the Philippines’ growing plastic problem by committing to protecting and increasing the use of returnable bottles in the Philippines.
  • Any reduction in the share of returnable bottles sold could have a catastrophic impact on the Philippines' rapidly worsening plastic pollution crisis.
  • Coca-Cola has failed, in the Philippines, to prioritize or promote reusable packaging such as returnable bottles, despite strong evidence that doing so could reduce single-use plastics.

Canada's Core Public Infrastructure survey provides new dataset on roads, bridges and tunnels to provide Canadian communities with the information needed to make smart public infrastructure decisions

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the release of data on the status of Canada's roads, bridges and tunnels through Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.

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  • The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the release of data on the status of Canada's roads, bridges and tunnels through Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.
  • The survey supports an evidence and results-based approach to public infrastructure policies, programs and investment decisions.
  • The survey aims to help all orders of government make informed decisions regarding public infrastructure investments in order to provide the modern infrastructure that Canada needs.
  • Canada's Core Public Infrastructure survey is an Infrastructure Canada initiative administered through Statistics Canada.

Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey provides Canadian communities with the information needed to make smart decisions for modern, public infrastructure

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Friday, May 27, 2022

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the release of data on the status of Canada's public transit through Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.

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  • The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the release of data on the status of Canada's public transit through Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.
  • The survey supports an evidence and results based approach to public infrastructure policies, programs and investment decisions.
  • Canada's Core Public Infrastructure survey is an Infrastructure Canada initiative administered through Statistics Canada.
  • The Daily, Canada's Core Public Infrastructure Survey, Public transit, 2020: The DailyCanada's Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Public transit assets, 2020 (statcan.gc.ca)
    For more information on theCCPIsurvey, including links to the survey questions, please visit Statistics Canada's Website .

Childhood Cancer Prevention Initiative Ramps up Advocacy during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as New Data Shows Childhood Cancer Upward Trend Continues

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Monday, September 20, 2021

"The trend doesn't look good for childhood cancers in this country.

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  • "The trend doesn't look good for childhood cancers in this country.
  • Many childhood cancers are preventable" said David Levine, Co-founder & President of American Sustainable Business Council and a leading member of the CCPI.
  • The new findings , within just one year of the release of the report, are driving an upsurge of advocacy efforts and commitments to help reduce the risk of childhood cancer.
  • This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, leaders from various sectors have organized a series of six panel webinars that will take place from September 20th 24th.

Eliminating Toxic Chemicals is Critical in Preventing Childhood Cancer - New Data Shows Incidence Rates Continue to Rise

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

New data from theNational Cancer Institute's Surveillance Epidemiologic End Results Programrevealed the upward tendency of childhood cancer rates, which indicates a significant increase of 41 percent (annual percent change of 0.8%) in 2018.

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  • New data from theNational Cancer Institute's Surveillance Epidemiologic End Results Programrevealed the upward tendency of childhood cancer rates, which indicates a significant increase of 41 percent (annual percent change of 0.8%) in 2018.
  • In September 2020, a report from the Childhood Cancer: Cross-Sector Strategies for Prevention sounded the alarm when it presented the results of their findings, which showed that between 1975 and 2017, the incidence rates of cancer among those under age 20 increased by 34 percent.
  • He will participate in the CCPI panel session: The Role of Business in Childhood Cancer Prevention, on Thursday, September 23rd at 2 pm, and will address his views on toxic chemicals in children and the role of business in childhood cancer prevention.
  • To register for the week of events sessions, click here
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