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Interpublic Group Receives Numerous ESG Accolades

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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New York, NY, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) today announced that the company received several honors that recognize its initiatives and transparency around Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts this year. The honors include IPG’s fourth year on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (North America), 14th year on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index, third year on Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies, recognition on “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” by Disability Equality Index, and inclusion on USA Today’s inaugural list of America’s Climate Leaders 2023. IPG’s Sustainalytics rating also improved to “negligible risk,” the lowest risk rating, with a score that ranked first among advertising peers and fourth among media peers.

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  • “We are proud to be recognized for our ESG initiatives and disclosures, and we’ll continue to work toward our business-driven ESG goals in the year ahead,” she continued.
  • The index is the widely recognized standard for providing information to investors and other stakeholders on corporate ESG information.
  • The organization scores companies’ ESG risks based on its industry-leading ESG Risk Ratings which cover more than 15,000 companies across 42 industries.
  • IPG plans to release its 2023 ESG Report in coming months, and historical reports can be found on the company’s website .

Plug and Play and Visa Select 21 Diverse Founders to Participate in Inclusive Fintech Accelerator

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play, the world's largest global innovation platform, and Visa announced today the selection of 21 cutting-edge startups to participate in the Visa Inclusive Fintech Accelerator.

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  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play, the world's largest global innovation platform, and Visa announced today the selection of 21 cutting-edge startups to participate in the Visa Inclusive Fintech Accelerator.
  • Plug and Play and Visa launched the Inclusive Fintech Accelerator last year .
  • The program aims to foster diversity and inclusivity in the fintech sector by supporting and empowering diverse founders.
  • "We are excited to welcome these 21 exceptional startups into the Visa Inclusive Fintech Accelerator program," said Dominique Reese, Head of DE&I and Social Impact at Plug and Play.

Search begins for 2024 America's Top Young Scientist

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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ST. PAUL, Minn. and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced that the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist) is now open to entries. As the nation's premier middle school science competition, the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites students in grades 5-8 to compete for an exclusive mentorship with a 3M scientist, a $25,000 grand prize, and the chance to earn the title of "America's Top Young Scientist." Competition entries are accepted at YoungScientistLab.com until the deadline on May 2, 2024. 

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  • ST. PAUL, Minn. and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced that the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientist ) is now open to entries.
  • As the nation's premier middle school science competition, the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites students in grades 5-8 to compete for an exclusive mentorship with a 3M scientist, a $25,000 grand prize, and the chance to earn the title of "America's Top Young Scientist."
  • To learn more about the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, including entry details and to find supporting resources, visit youngscientistlab.com .
  • "The 3M Young Scientist Challenge encourages young people to solve everyday problems using science and innovation–and we can't wait to see what you dream up!"

INSTACART AND MILITARY FAMILY ADVISORY NETWORK PARTNER TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND FREE GROCERY DELIVERY TO MILITARY FAMILIES FOLLOWING BASE TRANSITION

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, and Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN), a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting military and veteran families, today announced a new partnership to provide free groceries and delivery to military families following relocation to a new base.

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  • Families can use the Fresh Funds stipends to purchase nutritious food and other essentials from local retailers including, ALDI and more.
  • Designed to help ease the transition and resettlement process for military families relocating to Fort Cavazos, the program is part of a broader pilot MFAN recently announced to support military family well being.
  • "MFAN believes in bringing the best partners together to meet the data-informed needs of the military families we serve.
  • Texas is among the states that MFAN's 2021 survey respondents reported the highest frequencies of military and veteran family food insecurity (26.1%).

Shipt Announces Retail Business Accelerator LadderUp(™) 2024 Applications Now Open

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- It's official! Retail store owners in ten cities across the country can now apply for 2024 grants in Shipt's accelerator program, LadderUp!

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  • Retail store owners in ten cities across the country can now apply for 2024 grants in Shipt's accelerator program, LadderUp !
  • All ten retail store owners demonstrated a real enthusiasm for growing their retail businesses, and a deep commitment to their communities.
  • Selected retail store owners will receive a $5,000 grant from Shipt to go toward their retail business operations.
  • Applications will be open for a month and close on February 16, 2024 at 6pm CST.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Senior Director Kevin Webb Appointed to Consumer Technology Association Foundation Board

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) have announced that senior director Kevin Webb has been appointed to the Consumer Technology Association Foundation (CTA Foundation) board.

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  • Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) have announced that senior director Kevin Webb has been appointed to the Consumer Technology Association Foundation (CTA Foundation) board.
  • The foundation is the non-profit arm of the Consumer Electronics Association (CTA) ®, which hosts the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) .
  • “CTAF’s mission to provide seniors and people with disabilities with technologies to enhance their lives aligns with Mitsubishi Electric’s purpose to realize a truly sustainable global smart society,” said Kevin Webb, senior director, Sustainability & Social Impact for Mitsubishi Electric, and head of MEAF.
  • Carla Gaouette, Vice President of James Emmett & Co., a disability employment consultant, will join Webb at Mitsubishi Electric’s booth.

Impact Advisors Announces Acquisition of First Quadrant Advisory

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Impact Advisors, a leading healthcare management consulting firm, announced it has acquired First Quadrant Advisory, a strategy and operations consulting firm specializing in the healthcare payer market. The strategic partnership will allow Impact Advisors to continue to grow and enhance its mission to improve the business and delivery of healthcare by offering comprehensive, value-driven solutions to both payer and provider organizations.

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  • CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Impact Advisors , a leading healthcare management consulting firm, announced it has acquired First Quadrant Advisory , a strategy and operations consulting firm specializing in the healthcare payer market.
  • "Bringing the First Quadrant Advisory team into our fold enables us to further our advancement as a full-service, top-tier consulting firm that can help even more healthcare clients solve their pressing challenges."
  • "Bringing the First Quadrant Advisory team into our fold enables us to further our advancement as a full-service, top-tier consulting firm that can help even more healthcare clients solve their pressing challenges," said Sandeep Sabharwal, managing partner at Impact Advisors.
  • "The culture that Vijay Murugappan and his team have developed mirrors what we've instilled at Impact Advisors, which is important to us.

Umoja Raises $2M to Eliminate Crypto Losses

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Umoja, founded by Robby Greenfield, the former Head of Social Impact at ConsenSys, has raised $2M from the likes of Quantstamp, Blockchain Founders Fund, Orange DAO, Hyperithm, Psalion, and Blizzard (Avalanche) among others. This funding helps to introduce DeFi's first asset risk management primitive - enabling anyone to insure their market losses just as a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund would. Its goal? To enable decentralized hedging of virtually any real-world asset risk - from crypto, to fiat, to even digital bonds, real estate, and commodities, representing a $500 trillion market opportunity.

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  • This funding helps to introduce DeFi's first asset risk management primitive - enabling anyone to insure their market losses just as a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund would.
  • To enable decentralized hedging of virtually any real-world asset risk - from crypto, to fiat, to even digital bonds, real estate, and commodities, representing a $500 trillion market opportunity.
  • Deemed the "Yearn Finance for Risk," Umoja enables anyone to hedge their market losses to truly benefit from the oncoming bull run.
  • The Umoja protocol was created to enable anyone to hedge the risk of everything to secure their financial wellness," Greenfield remarked.

Link Logistics Community Grants Program Supports Local Nonprofits

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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Link Logistics (“Link” or the “Company”), the largest U.S.-only owner and operator of last-mile industrial real estate, today provided an update on its Community Grants Program, which aids nonprofits through infrastructure grants that focus on optimizing and expanding operations and functionality.

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  • Link Logistics (“Link” or the “Company”), the largest U.S.-only owner and operator of last-mile industrial real estate, today provided an update on its Community Grants Program, which aids nonprofits through infrastructure grants that focus on optimizing and expanding operations and functionality.
  • “Link employees are integral members of their communities and have valuable insight into how we can use our scale to strategically support local nonprofits and make a deliberate impact beyond our organization,” said Luke J. Petherbridge, chief executive officer, Link Logistics.
  • “Our hope is that our Community Grants Program helps further each organization’s efforts to make significant differences in their communities.
  • “Each nonprofit supported by one of our grants embodies a profound history of tireless effort to address community challenges,” said Grace Beaudin, vice president, Social Impact, Link Logistics.

Panasonic and Olympic Champion Katie Ledecky Team Up to Take Students and Educators to Japan and Explore Global Innovations in STEM

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation of North America and Olympian Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in history, jointly announce a second virtual experience from STEM Forward, an educational program created with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. The new Innovators for IMPACT Virtual Field Trip (VFT) is designed to inspire educators and student innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math ("STEM") and allow them to virtually travel to Japan with Katie Ledecky.

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  • A 3-time Olympian, 21-time World Champion and 10-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer, Katie is a proud STEM advocate.
  • Innovators for IMPACT will follow Katie alongside a STEM student to meet and interact with Panasonic STEM specialists who are exploring innovative ways of living and working today, and in the future.
  • "Any opportunity I have in life to inspire educators and students to live more sustainably, I'm going to take it," said Katie Ledecky.
  • "It was exciting to explore Panasonic's innovations in its global headquarters in Japan and then be able to share that experience to help engage educators and students.