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Context Labs and Jonah Energy Partner to Accelerate Verified Carbon Intensity Energy Supply

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and DENVER, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Context Labs, a leading enterprise data fabric-based climate analytics company, today announced a partnership with Jonah Energy to deploy the Decarbonization-as-a-Service (DaaS™) platform across production assets and central delivery points in Wyoming. The partnership represents the next step in Context Labs' broader effort to leverage its AI-enabled data fabric technology to produce transparent, measurement-based emissions quantification and verification for the natural gas industry.

Key Points: 
  • Jonah Energy to Adopt Context Labs' Decarbonization-as-a-Service (DaaS™) Platform to Bring Trusted, Measurement-Based, Upstream Emissions Data to the Energy Supply Chain
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  • The partnership with Context Labs will further Jonah's efforts to provide the market with differentiated, low-emissions natural gas.
  • Context Labs' DaaS platform is key to helping us provide transparency and credibility of the emission data from our gas supply," said Howard Dieter, Jonah Energy LLC, Vice President of Environmental, Health & Safety and Strategic Energy Initiatives.
  • The Context Labs platform is now deployed on Azure, with its enhanced security and Azure OpenAI Service tooling, delivering customer value in the Energy Transition.

Government of Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait Announce US$18 Million Catalytic Grant and Call on Donors to Scale-Up Education Funding for Girls and Boys Impacted by Conflict

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the conflict in Ukraine stretches into its third year, the Government of Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today US$18 million in catalytic grant funding for a new Multi-Year Resilience Programme that will benefit over 150,000 children across ten of Ukraine's most impacted areas.

Key Points: 
  • The new catalytic grant builds on ECW's US$6.5 million in previous investments in Ukraine , which have already reached more than 360,000 children and youth - 65% of whom are girls - with quality education support.
  • This new investment benefits from ECW's pooled funding, including €10 million in contributions from Germany.
  • The Government of Japan has also committed an additional US$3 million towards the multi-year investment.
  • The new ECW grant was announced by Ukraine's Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovyi and Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif at the United Nations in New York.

Government of Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait Announce US$18 Million Catalytic Grant and Call on Donors to Scale-Up Education Funding for Girls and Boys Impacted by Conflict

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Emergency, Gender, Government, Democracy, Education, Learning, United, School, Mental health, United Nations, Female, Child, Hope, Fear, Woman, ECW, Investment, Grand bargain, UN, Tutoring

NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the conflict in Ukraine stretches into its third year, the Government of Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today US$18 million in catalytic grant funding for a new Multi-Year Resilience Programme that will benefit over 150,000 children across ten of Ukraine's most impacted areas.

Key Points: 
  • The new catalytic grant builds on ECW's US$6.5 million in previous investments in Ukraine , which have already reached more than 360,000 children and youth - 65% of whom are girls - with quality education support.
  • This new investment benefits from ECW's pooled funding, including €10 million in contributions from Germany.
  • The Government of Japan has also committed an additional US$3 million towards the multi-year investment.
  • The new ECW grant was announced by Ukraine's Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovyi and Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif at the United Nations in New York.

Government of Canada supports Indigenous climate action with new funding stream under the Indigenous Leadership Fund

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Carbon, Knowledge, Low-carbon economy, First Nations, Climate change, Environment, Organization, Government, Heat, Partnership, Climate, United Nations, Wind, Indigenous peoples, Rights, Investment, NB, Traditional knowledge

Supporting Indigenous climate leadership is key to helping Canada meet its 2030 emissions reduction target and net-zero emissions by 2050.

Key Points: 
  • Supporting Indigenous climate leadership is key to helping Canada meet its 2030 emissions reduction target and net-zero emissions by 2050.
  • Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced a new designated funding stream under the Low Carbon Economy Fund's Indigenous Leadership Fund.
  • The Indigenous Leadership Fund is a new program under the Low Carbon Economy Fund that supports climate action by Indigenous peoples.
  • By advancing an Indigenous Climate Leadership Agenda, Canada is implementing Article 29 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

World Trade Centers Association Reveals Global Winners of 3rd Biennial Champions Awards

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards during its 54th Annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by WTC Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India, honoring exceptional contributions from member businesses within its global network. Nominees were awarded in four key categories: local connectivity, reciprocity/network support, sustainability and innovation. Additionally, outstanding members were honored through the 'Regional Member of the Year' awards across the five regions where the WTCA is active, as well as the 'Global Member of the Year' award.

Key Points: 
  • The awards recognize exceptional contributions to the association's global network, celebrating local connectivity, reciprocity/network support, sustainability, and innovation
    NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards during its 54th Annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by WTC Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India, honoring exceptional contributions from member businesses within its global network.
  • The Champions Awards recognize WTCA members across a global network of highly connected, mutually supporting businesses and organizations who exemplify the association's core values and mission.
  • A judging panel consisting of previous Champions Awards winners, and chairs of WTCA's Member Advisory Councils and Regional Advisory Councils selected the winners of the 10 categories.
  • "This year's winners now join an elite group of past Champions Awards winners who have set the standard for global excellence around the network.

World Trade Centers Association Reveals Global Winners of 3rd Biennial Champions Awards

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards during its 54th Annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by WTC Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India, honoring exceptional contributions from member businesses within its global network. Nominees were awarded in four key categories: local connectivity, reciprocity/network support, sustainability and innovation. Additionally, outstanding members were honored through the 'Regional Member of the Year' awards across the five regions where the WTCA is active, as well as the 'Global Member of the Year' award.

Key Points: 
  • The awards recognize exceptional contributions to the association's global network, celebrating local connectivity, reciprocity/network support, sustainability, and innovation
    NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards during its 54th Annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by WTC Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India, honoring exceptional contributions from member businesses within its global network.
  • The Champions Awards recognize WTCA members across a global network of highly connected, mutually supporting businesses and organizations who exemplify the association's core values and mission.
  • A judging panel consisting of previous Champions Awards winners, and chairs of WTCA's Member Advisory Councils and Regional Advisory Councils selected the winners of the 10 categories.
  • "This year's winners now join an elite group of past Champions Awards winners who have set the standard for global excellence around the network.

Greater Than launches AI-based ESG compliance package for organizations to fulfil mobility requirements of CSRD

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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"Our ESG compliance package provides a comprehensive solution that uses the power of AI to enable companies anywhere in the world to measure, act, and report on their mobility impact using only their existing data."

Key Points: 
  • "Our ESG compliance package provides a comprehensive solution that uses the power of AI to enable companies anywhere in the world to measure, act, and report on their mobility impact using only their existing data."
  • Uniquely, Greater Than's solution quantifies the driver's influence from both an environmental and safety perspective.
  • This enables organizations to fast-track ESG action, alongside longer terms plans, such as investments in new vehicles.
  • Greater Than's ESG compliance solution is ideal for telematics companies, fleet management providers, motor insurance and mobility firms who want to help their customers meet ESG reporting obligations and achieve Net Zero commitments.

Fund for Armenian Relief Embraces Technology and Entrepreneurship to Empower Displaced Women and Girls, As Main Sponsor of Gyumri Information Technology Center

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amalya Yeghoyan, Executive Director of FAR's Gyumri Information Technology Center (GITC), will address the UN on "The Role of Technology in Empowering Women Financially" as part of the United Nations sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women on Friday, March 15th.

Key Points: 
  • Gyumri Information Technology Center (GITC) Executive Director Amayla Yeghoyan will address UN Commission on the vital role technology plays to empower women and help break the cycle of poverty in Armenia.
  • GITC provides training programs, mentorship, and financial resources to empower these women to become successful entrepreneurs, contributing to the economic development and resilience of the displaced Artsakhtsi people.
  • More than 200 women have gone through the program, which boasts a 50% employment rate for women who complete the certification courses.
  • "GITC is truly a lifeline to many of these women and families in the face of an uncertain future.

SUSTAINABLE MARKETS INITIATIVE JOINS ITS FIRST TRADE AND INVESTMENT MISSION TO ANTIGUA & BARBUDA AND PLEDGES TO SUPPORT COUNTRY

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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SAINT JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Markets Initiative joins the United Kingdom - Antigua and Barbuda Trade and Investment Mission, a three-day event focused on focus on the key economic sectors of growth for Antigua and Barbuda namely: infrastructure, renewable energy, tourism, agriculture, fast moving consumer goods and the blue and green economy.

Key Points: 
  • SAINT JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Markets Initiative joins the United Kingdom - Antigua and Barbuda Trade and Investment Mission, a three-day event focused on focus on the key economic sectors of growth for Antigua and Barbuda namely: infrastructure, renewable energy, tourism, agriculture, fast moving consumer goods and the blue and green economy.
  • The Trade and Investment Mission is the first the Sustainable Markets Initiative has been invited to join, demonstrating the unique value that the Sustainable Markets Initiative can bring countries in pursuit of green economic growth.
  • As part of the visit, the Sustainable Markets Initiative has named Antigua & Barbuda as the first of its five countries of focus for 2024.
  • Jennifer Jordan-Saifi, CEO of the Sustainable Markets Initiative said: "It is an honour to have been invited by the Government of Antigua & Barbuda to participate in this Trade and Investment Mission.

SUSTAINABLE MARKETS INITIATIVE JOINS ITS FIRST TRADE AND INVESTMENT MISSION TO ANTIGUA & BARBUDA AND PLEDGES TO SUPPORT COUNTRY

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Conference, Growth, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Trade, United Nations, Private sector, Majesty, Investment, Nationally determined contribution, Immigration, Tourism, Renewable energy, United, SMI, Government

SAINT JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Markets Initiative joins the United Kingdom - Antigua and Barbuda Trade and Investment Mission, a three-day event focused on focus on the key economic sectors of growth for Antigua and Barbuda namely: infrastructure, renewable energy, tourism, agriculture, fast moving consumer goods and the blue and green economy.

Key Points: 
  • SAINT JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Markets Initiative joins the United Kingdom - Antigua and Barbuda Trade and Investment Mission, a three-day event focused on focus on the key economic sectors of growth for Antigua and Barbuda namely: infrastructure, renewable energy, tourism, agriculture, fast moving consumer goods and the blue and green economy.
  • The Trade and Investment Mission is the first the Sustainable Markets Initiative has been invited to join, demonstrating the unique value that the Sustainable Markets Initiative can bring countries in pursuit of green economic growth.
  • As part of the visit, the Sustainable Markets Initiative has named Antigua & Barbuda as the first of its five countries of focus for 2024.
  • Jennifer Jordan-Saifi, CEO of the Sustainable Markets Initiative said: "It is an honour to have been invited by the Government of Antigua & Barbuda to participate in this Trade and Investment Mission.