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Best Buy, McKinstry, Real Betis, Schneider Electric, and Siemens Sign The Climate Pledge
September 26, 2020
The Climate Pledge, a commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, calls on signatories to take urgent action to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early Signatories are implementing real, science-based, high-impact changes to their businesses, including deploying renewable energy, investing in sustainable buildings, and mobilizing supply chains to reach net zero by 2040 "...
Esri and AfroChampions Launch Partnership to Promote GIS in Africa
September 26, 2020
Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced a joint initiative with AfroChampions, a Pan-African nonprofit that aims to promote policies that foster private-public collaboration for Africa's economic transformation. The goal of the initiative is to engage leaders in business, governments, the African Union, and other regional economic communities through dialogue and potential partnership building in applying geospatial technology and solutions. This new partnership with AfroChampions seeks to contribute to sustainable economic development in Africa and promote the benefits of a shared geospatial infrastructure throughout the continent. As a majority of Africans still live in rural areas, geographic information system (GIS) technology can create new opportunities for growth, especially in critical fields such as health and telemedicine, land management, agriculture, and mobility. The powerful mapping and data analytics that GIS provides forms a foundation for some of the most successful economic strategies that nations pursue today. This initiative......
US imports surge as pandemic worries have retailers stockpiling
September 26, 2020
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles-based maker of Exploding Kittens and Throw Throw Burrito board games ordered 1 million extra units from its factory in China with the hope of preventing coronavirus from ruining its Christmas sales.
The move from the company, which sells product through Target, Walmart, and Amazon.com, comes as US suppliers and retailers have been rebuilding depleted inventories and battling uncertainty by stockpiling pandemic sellers such as toys, refrigerators, home furnishings and booze.
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Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator
September 25, 2020
Please find the statement below from Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator leadership regarding the one-year anniversary of the ground-breaking initiative. One year ago, we committed to educating and empowering ten million women entrepreneurs over the next ten years through the Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA). We began to lay the groundwork for a systemic transformation to break down the barriers keeping women from achieving"...
Arthur D. Little Announces New Board of Directors
September 25, 2020
Following the completion of its ninth Partners’ and Shareholders’ Meeting since becoming a private partnership again in 2011, Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announces the new members of its Board of Directors. The Shareholders’ Meeting also re-elected Ignacio García Alves to serve a new tenure of three years as Chief Executive Officer. The results of the 2020 digital elections for the Board of Directors, with each member to"...
DXC Technology Announces Leadership Appointments to Support the “new DXC''
September 25, 2020
DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) today presented its latest leadership appointments further strengthening the DXC leadership team, the majority being new to DXC within the last year. This team is bringing the “new DXC,” which is focused on its customers and its people, to the market as it executes the company’s transformation journey. DXC Customer Portfolio Leadership Over the past year, CEO Mike Salvino has recruited new IT services industry leaders who bring formidable experience delivering for customers, inspiring people, and running and growing businesses. DXC announces the following appointments and changes to the team that will run DXC’s business and lead execution of the DXC transformation journey: Americas will be led by Jim Brady and David Swift. Jim joined DXC in June 2020 from Accumen, where he was the COO and previously worked at Accenture and Honeywell. David......
Best’s Market Segment Report: Tough Operating Conditions Present Challenges for Sub-Saharan Reinsurance Markets
September 25, 2020
For many years, the reinsurance markets of sub-Saharan Africa, though small by global standards, have provided global reinsurers with an opportunity for diversification and profitable revenue growth. However, according to an AM Best report, competition and rising acquisition costs have led to a gradual deterioration in the performance of market participants, reducing the attractiveness of the region to potential new entrants. In a new Best's"...
Science, Data, and Facts Should Unite Decision-Making, Says PMI CEO in Speech at Concordia Summit
September 25, 2020
André Calantzopoulos, CEO of Philip Morris International (PMI) (NYSE: PM), today delivered high-level remarks at the 2020 Concordia Annual Summit. Calantzopoulos discussed the impact that uncertainty, polarization, hyperpartisanship, and ideology are having on international efforts to overcome pressing global issues. He called for science to be protected from politicization and highlighted the importance of developing open dialogues based on factual scientific objectivity. Calantzopoulos shared PMI’s belief that with the right regulatory encouragement and support from civil society, cigarette sales can end within 10 to 15 years in many countries. The Concordia Annual Summit, which coincides with the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting, convenes the world’s most prominent business, government, and nonprofit leaders to foster dialogue and enable effective partnerships......
Kyriba Appoints CFO Hamza Benamar and CMO Thomas Butta
September 24, 2020
Kyriba®, the global leader of cloud finance and IT solutions, today announced it has appointed Hamza Benamar as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Thomas Butta as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The executive appointments accelerate Kyriba’s efforts to embed Active Liquidity Management within"...
Careismatic Brands Launches “19 Days of Gratitude” Global Campaign to Support Nurses and the DAISY Foundation
September 24, 2020
Careismatic Brands, the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of medical apparel, today announced the launch of a global tribute and charitable fundraising campaign, “19 Days of Gratitude,” spotlighting the heroism of nurses as they continue to battle COVID-19 on the front lines. Launching in a year that the World Health Organization has deemed “The International Year of The Nurse and Midwife,” and timed to the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, the new campaign will"...
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