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EQS-News: Final figures of the fiscal year 2023

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

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The Amadeus Fire Group confirms its preliminary figures for financial year 2023.

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The Amadeus Fire Group confirms its preliminary figures for financial year 2023.
The operating segment result almost doubled with an increase of 92 percent and despite a value adjustment of € 1.7 million on an IT project.
Overall, the operating segment result in 2023 was 13% below the previous year's record result and also below our own expectations.
Following the record results achieved in 2023, a further significant increase in revenue with significant investment activities is expected for 2024.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Global FoodBanking Network Welcomes Vanessa Garcia as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, April 1, 2024

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“After a thorough and rigorous search, we are thrilled to welcome Vanessa Garcia to The Global FoodBanking Network,” said CEO Lisa Moon.

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“After a thorough and rigorous search, we are thrilled to welcome Vanessa Garcia to The Global FoodBanking Network,” said CEO Lisa Moon.
“Joining The Global FoodBanking Network as Chief Financial Officer is a pivotal moment in my career, blending my personal mission with my professional journey.
Garcia will be taking over the Chief Financial Officer position from Beth Saks, who has been part of The Global FoodBanking Network team for more than 15 years.
The Global FoodBanking Network extends our deepest thanks to Saks for enabling us to do such critical work year after year.

BCUC Orders BC Hydro to Refund Annual Charge to Gitga’at First Nation

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Monday, September 18, 2023

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) directed BC Hydro to refund $693,000, plus interest, in payments it collected from Gitga’at First Nation (GFN).

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) directed BC Hydro to refund $693,000, plus interest, in payments it collected from Gitga’at First Nation (GFN).
On April 5, 2022, the BCUC received a complaint from GFN about the annual charge and established a hearing to review the complaint.
Following an open and transparent public review process, the BCUC determined that the annual charge BC Hydro collected from GFN is a rate for electricity service.
The BCUC directed BC Hydro to refund GFN the entirety of the annual charge it has collected since 2014, plus interest, within the next six months.

Ignacio Gavilan Named Senior Director of Food Systems Partnerships at The Global FoodBanking Network

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Monday, July 10, 2023

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Chicago, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) is pleased to announce Ignacio Gavilan as the Senior Director of Food Systems Partnerships, bringing over 20 years of experience in advising businesses on sustainable supply chains, corporate relations, and environmental social governance.

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Chicago, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) is pleased to announce Ignacio Gavilan as the Senior Director of Food Systems Partnerships, bringing over 20 years of experience in advising businesses on sustainable supply chains, corporate relations, and environmental social governance.
Gavilan will be the principal strategist and thought partner responsible for achieving the food recovery, food distribution, and nutritional diversity targets set forth in GFN’s Strategic Plan.
“The global food system is buckling under the weight of a growing global population, geopolitics and social inequality, poor health outcomes and a serious environmental crisis,” said Gavilan.
“After a rigorous search process, we are delighted to announce Ignacio’s selection as Senior Director of Food Systems Partnerships,” said Lisa Moon, President and CEO of GFN.

ICCPP GROUP Will Represent Global Premier E-cigarette Companies to Participate in GFN2023 to Explore A Better Future for Tobacco Harm Reduction with Industry Experts

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

ICCPP Group, is a globalization and full industry chain layout electronic atomization ecological group, integrating electronic atomization technology research and development, product design, intelligent manufacturing, brand operation and supply chain management.

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ICCPP Group, is a globalization and full industry chain layout electronic atomization ecological group, integrating electronic atomization technology research and development, product design, intelligent manufacturing, brand operation and supply chain management.
Research institutions, social organizations, industry teams, and industry stakeholders have very limited publicity about the harm-reducing research and effects of new tobacco products.
All of this has caused tremendous pressure on new tobacco harm reduction research of ICCPP, but pressure often means motivation.
As we all know, temperature control plays an important role in the effect of new tobacco harm reduction.

New solutions urgently needed to tackle smoking worldwide: experts to convene in Poland at the Global Forum on Nicotine

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Monday, June 19, 2023

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Over four days , 70 speakers and hundreds of delegates at the tenth annual Global Forum on Nicotine (21 - 24 June) will focus on tobacco harm reduction , which encourages adults who cannot quit smoking to switch to safer nicotine products.

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Over four days , 70 speakers and hundreds of delegates at the tenth annual Global Forum on Nicotine (21 - 24 June) will focus on tobacco harm reduction , which encourages adults who cannot quit smoking to switch to safer nicotine products.
Despite decades of tobacco control efforts, a billion people still smoke worldwide, with eight million smoking-related deaths each year.
The thousands of toxins released when tobacco burns cause smoking-related diseases, not nicotine, which is a comparatively low-risk substance.
Vapes (e-cigarettes), pasteurised snus, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products enable people to use nicotine without burning tobacco, significantly reducing health risks compared to continued smoking.

Microsoft and NVIDIA announce expansive new gaming deal

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

REDMOND, Wash. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, Microsoft and NVIDIA announced the companies have agreed to a 10-year partnership to bring Xbox PC games to the NVIDIA® GeForce NOW™ cloud gaming service, which has more than 25 million members in over 100 countries.

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The agreement will enable gamers to stream Xbox PC titles from GeForce NOW to PCs, macOS, Chromebooks, smartphones and other devices .
"Xbox remains committed to giving people more choice and finding ways to expand how people play," said Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer.
Microsoft and NVIDIA will begin work immediately to integrate Xbox PC games into GeForce NOW, so that GeForce NOW members can stream PC games they buy in the Windows Store, including third-party partner titles where the publisher has granted streaming rights to NVIDIA.
Microsoft also shared today that it finalized a 10-year agreement to bring the latest version of Call of Duty to the Nintendo platform following the merger with Activision.

Microsoft and NVIDIA announce expansive new gaming deal

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

REDMOND, Wash. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, Microsoft and NVIDIA announced the companies have agreed to a 10-year partnership to bring Xbox PC games to the NVIDIA® GeForce NOW™ cloud gaming service, which has more than 25 million members in over 100 countries.

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The agreement will enable gamers to stream Xbox PC titles from GeForce NOW to PCs, macOS, Chromebooks, smartphones and other devices .
"Xbox remains committed to giving people more choice and finding ways to expand how people play," said Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer.
Microsoft and NVIDIA will begin work immediately to integrate Xbox PC games into GeForce NOW, so that GeForce NOW members can stream PC games they buy in the Windows Store, including third-party partner titles where the publisher has granted streaming rights to NVIDIA.
Microsoft also shared today that it finalized a 10-year agreement to bring the latest version of Call of Duty to the Nintendo platform following the merger with Activision.

NVIDIA Brings RTX 4080 to GeForce NOW

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

With GeForce RTX 4080 performance, Ultimate members will be the first to experience true PC gaming — streaming at up to 240 frames per second from the cloud with full ray tracing and DLSS 3 , in hit games like Portal With RTX.

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With GeForce RTX 4080 performance, Ultimate members will be the first to experience true PC gaming — streaming at up to 240 frames per second from the cloud with full ray tracing and DLSS 3 , in hit games like Portal With RTX.
With the addition of NVIDIA Reflex , GeForce NOW achieves click-to-pixel latency below 40 milliseconds — another first in cloud gaming.
“NVIDIA’s Ada architecture is a big leap in graphics quality, and through GeForce NOW we’re streaming an RTX 4080 experience to more devices and more gamers than ever,” said Jeff Fisher, senior vice president of GeForce at NVIDIA.
Next-generation RTX technologies coming to GeForce NOW include full ray tracing and DLSS 3 — introduced with the GeForce RTX 40 Series launch.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Launches Global Fellows Network to Make Transformative Change for Children and Families

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Monday, November 14, 2022

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) announced the launch of its Global Fellows Network (GFN), a community of change agents, thought leaders and influencers from more than 40 countries who are working to transform systems, policies and practices that create conditions for thriving children, working families and equitable communities.

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Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) announced the launch of its Global Fellows Network (GFN), a community of change agents, thought leaders and influencers from more than 40 countries who are working to transform systems, policies and practices that create conditions for thriving children, working families and equitable communities.
The network is the living legacy of WKKF Founder Will Keith Kellogg who said, "I'll invest my money in people."
The Global Fellows Network will offer:
Connectionbetween members and with the foundation to share ideas, resources and inspiration.
The Global Fellows Network includes leaders from 17 signature programs supported by WKKF since 1980; fellows who were part of those programs are encouraged to join the network.