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TIPICO SPORTSBOOK UNVEILS ITS “FAIR PLAY PLEDGE”, SETTING A NEW INDUSTRY STANDARD WITH SAFETY AND CLARITY AT THE FOREFRONT OF ITS BUSINESS

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Monday, February 26, 2024

“The sportsbook industry is criticized for misleading users with vague language and a lack of protective safeguards.

Key Points: 
  • “The sportsbook industry is criticized for misleading users with vague language and a lack of protective safeguards.
  • This is not the case at Tipico,” said Adrian Vella, Tipico U.S. CEO.
  • “The Fair Play Pledge is much more than just an app upgrade or generic customer service commitment.
  • We will lean on this initiative as a catalyst to continue innovating in accordance with our core values of safety and clarity.”

Purpose-driven Branding Agency Good Stuff Partners Celebrates 10 Years of Impact

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Good Stuff Partners, a purpose-driven branding and communication agency, is celebrating 10 years of impact-driven work supporting local communities as well as global initiatives. On a mission to "build brands that give a damn," Good Stuff Partners has elevated campaigns and causes spanning social and political justice, sustainability, healthcare access, and more.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Good Stuff Partners , a purpose-driven branding and communication agency, is celebrating 10 years of impact-driven work supporting local communities as well as global initiatives.
  • On a mission to "build brands that give a damn," Good Stuff Partners has elevated campaigns and causes spanning social and political justice, sustainability, healthcare access, and more.
  • When Adrian Power and Aimee Kilmer co-founded Good Stuff Partners a decade ago, they had a simple vision: work solely with brands that are doing good things for people, animals, and the planet.
  • One of Good Stuff Partner's most rewarding experiences has been mentoring students with the Griot Theater Company.

Politicians Honor Code - Take the Pledge Campaign an Opportunity Lost in New York's 3rd Congressional District

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

"Similar campaigns will play out nationwide throughout the election cycle," said Michael Doorley, founder of the Politicians Honor Code and Take the Pledge Campaign .

Key Points: 
  • "Similar campaigns will play out nationwide throughout the election cycle," said Michael Doorley, founder of the Politicians Honor Code and Take the Pledge Campaign .
  • He recommended we join the Take the Pledge Campaign and demand candidates and elected representatives take the pledge, and not be viewed as insane.
  • The Politicians Honor Code Pledge, founded in 2022, is a nationwide, nonpartisan, nonaffiliated, grassroots initiative that proactively addresses politicians' honesty.
  • He founded the pledge due to misleading statements about the U.S. national debt and speaks to groups.

It's Official: Ally Financial and USGA Ink Multi-Year Deal

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

In addition to this partnership announcement, Ally also signed Lilia Vu to Team Ally.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to this partnership announcement, Ally also signed Lilia Vu to Team Ally.
  • This deal contributes to the 50/50 Pledge as Ally will now integrate into the USGA's best-in-class media coverage.
  • In addition to this landmark partnership, Ally is also revealing its latest addition to Team Ally: Lilia Vu (No.
  • Team Ally is a collective of influential athletes and creators who are teamed up with Ally to help make women's sports hard to miss.

Kansas Tech CEO to Advocate for Rural Connectivity & Digital Equity as Officer on National Broadband Association Board

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

MILTONVALE, Kan., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association announced the election of board officers for 2024, including Ben Foster as secretary/treasurer. Foster is the president & CEO of Twin Valley and ISG Technology – together the largest independently owned broadband and communications company in Kansas. Twin Valley is rapidly growing as a rural Kansas fiber and small-to-medium business IT provider, while ISG is a top national competitor in mid-to-enterprise level IT services with locations in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Key Points: 
  • MILTONVALE, Kan., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association announced the election of board officers for 2024, including Ben Foster as secretary/treasurer.
  • Foster is the president & CEO of Twin Valley and ISG Technology – together the largest independently owned broadband and communications company in Kansas.
  • In my role as an NTCA board officer, I aim to support the work of the Kansas Office of Broadband Development and amplify the voice of rural Kansas families, businesses, and communities."
  • "Public-private collaboration and advocacy at the national level are exactly what our state needs to achieve our vision of digital equity in Kansas."

National Safety Council Releases Inaugural MSD Pledge Community Report on Workplace Injury Progress

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, are the most common workplace injury, costing U.S. businesses in the private sector nearly $17 billion a year, according to the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index. Recognizing the impact these injuries have on workers and businesses, the National Safety Council, with funding from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), established the groundbreaking MSD Solutions Lab in 2021 to solve workplace MSDs. As a hallmark initiative of the lab, the MSD Pledge was launched in June 2022 and many of the world's leading employers have joined the global effort to reduce this pervasive safety challenge. To help monitor progress along this journey of transforming workplace safety and improving the lives of millions of workers, NSC developed the MSD Solutions Index, an annual benchmarking survey, and today released the inaugural findings in the MSD Solutions Index Pledge Community Report.

Key Points: 
  • Recognizing the impact these injuries have on workers and businesses, the National Safety Council , with funding from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), established the groundbreaking MSD Solutions Lab in 2021 to solve workplace MSDs.
  • To help monitor progress along this journey of transforming workplace safety and improving the lives of millions of workers, NSC developed the MSD Solutions Index, an annual benchmarking survey, and today released the inaugural findings in the MSD Solutions Index Pledge Community Report .
  • The MSD Solutions Index provides MSD Pledge members with individualized feedback on areas of success and opportunity for improvement related to their current MSD reduction efforts and to help identify broader industry trends impacting MSD prevention efforts.
  • Recently, the Council introduced the next evolution of its industry-first call-to-action to transform workplace safety, the MSD Pledge 2.0 .

Nate Cain, West Virginia's 2nd District Candidate for Congress, Takes Stand to Hold Military Leaders Accountable for Violating Their Oath of Office

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nate Cain, a Republican candidate for Congress in West Virginia's 2nd District, is an original signer of the pledge to hold military leaders accountable for the vaccine mandate. This pledge comes as a response to the Biden administration's policy that all military personnel must be vaccinated against COVID-19 with an experimental vaccine. The vaccine forced upon the military had not been approved before given to our armed forces.

Key Points: 
  • The vaccine forced upon the military had not been approved before given to our armed forces.
  • Cain, a former U.S. Army veteran, has been a vocal advocate for the rights and freedoms of military personnel.
  • "I am proud to stand with my brothers and sisters at arms to honor the oath we've sworn," said Cain.
  • Green, Jr., an active duty Navy Commander and author of "Defending the Constitution Behind Enemy Lines," Cain pledges to hold military leaders accountable for the vaccine mandate.

Healthmap Solutions Signs Health Equity Pledge

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Healthmap Solutions, Inc. (Healthmap), an NCQA-accredited kidney population health management company, has further established its commitment to health equity by signing the Health Evolution Forum’s Health Equity Pledge.

Key Points: 
  • TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Healthmap Solutions, Inc. (Healthmap), an NCQA-accredited kidney population health management company, has further established its commitment to health equity by signing the Health Evolution Forum’s Health Equity Pledge.
  • The Pledge’s objectives encourage healthcare organizations to embed equity into quality improvement initiatives and address disparities in care delivery and outcomes.
  • As a kidney population health management company, it is paramount that we embed health equity into everything we do.”
    “Part of our Kidney Health Management program is based on direct patient interaction.
  • By signing the Health Equity Pledge, we further solidify our commitment to equitable kidney health management on a population level.”
    According to the Health Evolution Forum, the Pledge is intended to “... meaningfully strengthen data foundations through the collection, stratification, and review of race, ethnicity, language, and sex data with the ultimate goal to more effectively identify disparities, diagnose root causes, and instill accountability for eliminating them.”
    The Pledge is directly aligned with the steps Healthmap is taking to improve kidney care for underserved and underrepresented populations.

Minister Guilbeault reaffirms Canada's commitment to global climate action and continues to push for a strong outcome at COP28

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

At COP28, all countries came together to address the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and push for ambitious outcomes.

Key Points: 
  • At COP28, all countries came together to address the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and push for ambitious outcomes.
  • Canada advocated to secure ambitious outcomes to keep the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5 ºC within reach.
  • In addition, Canada is collaborating with partners to ensure that COP28 results in new guidance for countries to make progress on adaptation.
  • Canada is making significant contributions to the global effort to fight climate change to ensure a healthier planet for generations to come."

COP28: Canada Daily Highlights - December 6, 2023

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Achieving the Pledge targets would cut emissions by approximately 78 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions between 2022 and 2050.

Key Points: 
  • Achieving the Pledge targets would cut emissions by approximately 78 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions between 2022 and 2050.
  • At the International Emissions Trading Association Pavilion, Ambassador Catherine Stewart spoke about the value and opportunities of carbon pricing to tackle climate change and drive decarbonization.
  • They will play a key role in providing resilient and sustainable infrastructure and safely housing communities around our planet.
  • This is the decade to deliver, and we are delighted to work with the Cement Breakthrough Initiative and the Government of Canada to accelerate the transition."