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EQS-News: hep receives ESG Transformation Award 2024

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星期五, 五月 3, 2024
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Güglingen, 26 April 2024 – hep global GmbH, the Baden-Württemberg-based specialist for solar parks and solar investments, has been awarded the ESG Transformation Award 2024.

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  • Güglingen, 26 April 2024 – hep global GmbH, the Baden-Württemberg-based specialist for solar parks and solar investments, has been awarded the ESG Transformation Award 2024.
  • In the "Impact Investing" category, hep took 2nd place and was thus honored for the fund "HEP – Solar Green Energy Impact Fund 1 GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment KG" [1] as well as for its ESG concept.
  • We are delighted that our commitment has been recognized by the independent ESG Transformation Award."
  • The ESG Transformation Award was presented for the second time in 2024 and honors special sustainability initiatives in the financial industry.

ICONIC PARENTING BRAND BUGABOO STRENGTHENS THEIR COMMITMENT TO USING BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD™ BY BECOMING A CERTIFIED B CORP™

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星期四, 八月 17, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bugaboo, global designer of award-winning strollers and parenting solutions, is proud to join the B Corp movement. Their B Corp certification is another big step on the brand's Push to Zero journey to be net zero by 2035, and it energizes their drive to keep pushing for a better future. Bugaboo received their B Corp certification after demonstrating they meet the high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency, set by B Lab™.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bugaboo , global designer of award-winning strollers and parenting solutions, is proud to join the B Corp movement.
  • Bugaboo received their B Corp certification after demonstrating they meet the high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency, set by B Lab™.
  • The B Corp ethos aligns perfectly with Bugaboo's values, and the new B Corp certification is a positive milestone to mark their efforts so far.
  • "We're very excited to put the B in Bugaboo, and to join this community of purpose-driven businesses at the forefront of creating change."

Progress Recognized as Top Workplace and Leader in Corporate Social Responsibility

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星期四, 七月 6, 2023
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BURLINGTON, Mass., July 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS), the trusted provider of application development and infrastructure software, today announced that it has received multiple acknowledgements from prestigious organizations for executive leadership, its work in employee engagement and corporate social responsibility.

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Debt.com Helps SOS Children's Villages Florida Sew the Fabric of a Nostalgic Holiday

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星期四, 十二月 22, 2022
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday, Debt.com is donating household linens, restaurant gift cards and non-perishable snacks to SOS Children's Village Florida in Coconut Creek. Founded in 1993, SOS Children's Villages Florida is a part of an international foster home community serving vulnerable children and families. Debt.com's donations will reach 44 children, ranging in age from birth to 18, this holiday.

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  • Founded in 1993, SOS Children's Villages Florida is a part of an international foster home community serving vulnerable children and families.
  • Foster kids in the SOS Children's Villages Florida often take donated blankets with them after leaving their foster families and being reunited with their families of birth.
  • Donations aren't the only things to make a lasting impact on SOS Children's Villages Florida.
  • "During my NFL days, I volunteered at SOS Children's Villages Florida, and it changed my life," says Silvestri.

Valmet expands its global social responsibility program with new local projects

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星期二, 十二月 13, 2022
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ESPOO, Finland, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet expands its global social responsibility program initiated in 2020 with new area-specific local projects around the world.

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  • Valmet Oyj's press release on December 13, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. EET
    ESPOO, Finland, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet expands its global social responsibility program initiated in 2020 with new area-specific local projects around the world.
  • Based on these themes, several local projects in Valmet's operating areas around the world have been selected to the program.
  • Valmet's local personnel has participated in the planning and preparation of the projects, and the final selection has been made by employee voting.
  • The social responsibility program focuses on projects that make a positive local contribution to the areas where Valmet operates.

IntelliClear Selects Target Hunger as its 2022 Clarity Trust Recipient

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星期四, 十一月 10, 2022
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HOUSTON, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IntelliClear today announced Target Hunger as the selected 2022 recipient of its annual Clarity Trust donation. Under the yearly program, IntelliClear contributes 1% of its corporate profits to an outstanding charity as part of an on-going corporate commitment to supporting worldwide communities and charitable activities. 

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  • HOUSTON, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IntelliClear today announced Target Hunger as the selected 2022 recipient of its annual Clarity Trust donation.
  • Under the yearly program, IntelliClear contributes 1% of its corporate profits to an outstanding charity as part of an on-going corporate commitment to supporting worldwide communities and charitable activities.
  • "Target Hunger is honored to be IntelliClear's 2022's Clarity Trust recipient.
  • The mission of Target Hunger is to alleviate hunger and its root causes in the northeast/east Houston neighborhoods we serve.

RBG for SOS: ONLINE AUCTION OF ITEMS FROM ESTATE OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG WILL FUND NEW ENDOWMENT TO BENEFIT SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES

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星期四, 九月 1, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOS Children's Villages, the world's largest organization dedicated to caring for children without parental care or who are at risk of losing it, announces the auction of items from the estate of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) to benefit programs that align with her values, supporting education and family economic empowerment. Following the Justice's death, items from her personal estate were donated to SOS Children's Villages and will now be auctioned off to establish The RBG Endowment Fund.

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  • Following the Justice's death, items from her personal estate were donated to SOS Children's Villages and will now be auctioned off to establish The RBG Endowment Fund .
  • Justice Ginsburg donated a portion of her 2019 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture to SOS Children's Villages USA.
  • Her European heritage and experiences also connect her to SOS Children's Villages across the globe including Austria, Sweden and Ukraine.
  • Each year, 5.5% of The RBG Endowment Fund will be directed to one or more specific programs in the SOS Children's Villages portfolio.

Maxion Wheels and Challenge4 Set New Guinness World Record for High-Altitude Drive in an All-electric Vehicle

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星期一, 五月 23, 2022
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220523005816/en/
    New highest altitude by an electric vehicle Guinness World Record is set by Maxion Wheels and Challenge4 with the ascent of a VW ID.4 GTX riding on Maxion steel wheels to the top of Bolivia's Uturuncu volcano.
  • This world record underscores the performance capabilities of electric vehicles such as the VW ID.4 GTX," said Rainer Zietlow, Challenge4 Director.
  • Maxion Wheels' lightweight, 18-inch steel wheels kept the vehicle on track ensuring maximum electric vehicle (EV) range and performance."
  • Congratulations to Rainer and the Challenge4 team for setting a new Guinness World Record; Maxion Wheels is proud to be part of this record-breaking moment, said Mark Gerardts, Vice President Global Sales and Marketing at Maxion Wheels.

The GoldenPeaks Capital Foundation is donating EUR 500,000, which will be used primarily for children and affected mothers from Ukraine

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星期四, 三月 17, 2022
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The GoldenPeaks Capital Foundation is donating EUR 500,000, which will be used primarily for children and affected mothers from Ukraine

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  • The GoldenPeaks Capital Foundation is donating EUR 500,000, which will be used primarily for children and affected mothers from Ukraine
    The GoldenPeaks Capital Foundation is donating EUR 500,000, which will be used primarily for children and affected mothers from Ukraine and affirms the urgency of fast and unbureaucratic support for the refugees.
  • Adriano Agosti, Founder of GoldenPeaks Capital says: "Europe has united to stand by the people of Ukraine and the millions of refugees at this difficult time.
  • Founded in 2011 by Adriano Agosti, the GoldenPeaks Capital Foundation aims to support children in need.
  • The GoldenPeaks Capital Foundation has accordingly decided to immediately and unbureaucratically donate a further EUR 500,000 to refugees from Ukraine.

Prime Minister concludes successful visit to Europe and announces additional sanctions

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星期五, 三月 11, 2022
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The Prime Minister met with leaders and allies to continue our coordinated response against Russia'sunprovoked andunjustifiable aggression against Ukraine.

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  • The Prime Minister met with leaders and allies to continue our coordinated response against Russia'sunprovoked andunjustifiable aggression against Ukraine.
  • The Prime Minister conveyed Canada's support to European partners as they seek to address the emerging security and humanitarian challenges in the region.
  • Today, the Prime Minister announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.
  • Prime Minister Trudeau also met with the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, to discuss continued coordination on further sanctions and support to Ukraine.