Month: April 2023

John Legend, Katie Holmes, Gayle King, Busy Philipps, Joe Scarborough set to participate in Action Summit next week 

They join President Macron, President von der Leyen, Prime Minister Mottley, Hugh Jackman, Chris Martin, and many more gathering to drive impact on the most urgent issues facing our world 

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WHAT: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Artist, Activist and Global Citizen Ambassador John Legend have joined the growing list of leaders gathering in New York City next week for Global Citizen NOW, the summit setting a global agenda for action on the most urgent issues facing humanity and the planet.

Hosted by the world’s leading international advocacy organization, Global Citizen, Global Citizen NOW will convene government leaders, private sector executives, grassroots activists, cultural innovators, philanthropic experts, and leading journalists across two dynamic days to make progress on the systemic challenges our world is facing.

“Building a future that is fair, equal, and peaceful, with clean air and clean water for everyone, is at the heart of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and reflects the vision of the Global Citizen NOW summit. In New York City, I look forward to advancing our shared progress and advocating for strong global commitments to support gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls everywhere.” Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

WHO: Other names added to the Global Citizen NOW line up include: H.E. Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman, Dubai Cares; Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche, New York Times Bestselling Author; H.E. Samira Bawumia, Second Lady of Ghana; Maria Borges, Model and Activist; Juju Chang, Co-Anchor, “Nightline”, ABC News; Pinky Cole, Restaurateur, Author and Philanthropist; Liya Haile, Country Lead – Ethiopia, Girl Effect; Caroline Hyde, Bloomberg Co-host, Bloomberg Technology; Gayle King, Co-Host, CBS Mornings; Lisa LaFlamme, Journalists For Human Rights, Special Correspondent; Nomzamo Mbatha, Actress; Jacqueline O’Neill, Canadian Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security; Busy Philipps, Actress, Author and Activist; Joe Scarborough, Co-Host, Morning Joe and former U.S. Congressman; Laurie Segall, Founder, Dot Dot Dot; Jessica Stern, Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons, US Government; Alok Vaid-Menon, Artist; and Elizabeth Vazquez, CEO & Co-Founder, WEConnect International.

WHEN: April 27 – 28, 2023

WHERE: The Glasshouse, New York City

HOW TO WATCH: The summit’s opening sessions will be livestreamed globally on Reuters on Thursday, April 27 at 3:00pm ET. Additionally, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, will be interviewed by Joe Scarborough live on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Friday, April 28 at 9:15am ET. Various Global Citizen NOW sessions will be livestreamed on Global Citizen’s Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at 3:00pm ET on Thursday, April 27, and 12:15pm ET on Friday, April 28.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Every Global Citizen NOW session will feature definitive next steps for participants, attendees, and global citizens to take immediate action on urgent issues including climate change, the global food crisis, gender inequality, protecting activists, and more. The program will feature major announcements on policy initiatives, intimate conversations with renowned artists, as well as corporate and world leaders.

Previously announced participants include: Nat Kwabena Adisi (Bola Ray),CEO, EIB Network Ltd. and Chairman, Empire Group; Maggie Baird, Founder and President, Support + Feed; Nir Bar Dea, CEO, Bridgewater Associates; Helder Barbalho, Governor of the Amazonic State of Pará, Brazil; Portia Blunt, Vice President, Global Apparel, Reebok; David Droga, CEO, Accenture Song; Sabrina Elba, United Nations IFAD Goodwill Ambassador; Jordan Fisher, Producer, Actor, Gamer; Pamela Fletcher, Chief Sustainability Officer, Delta Air Lines; Phoebe Gates, Women’s Health & Reproductive Rights Activist; C.D. Glin, President, PepsiCo Foundation; Dr. Patrick Gruber, CEO, Gevo; Prabal Gurung, Creative Director and Fashion Designer; Tamron Hall, two time Emmy Award-winning Journalist and Author; Katie Holmes; Daniel Humm, Chef and Owner, Eleven Madison Park and Eleven Madison Home; Hugh Jackman, Global Citizen Ambassador; Letitia James, Attorney General of New York; Fran Katsoudas, EVP and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer, Cisco; Nicole LaPointe Jameson, CEO, Evil Geniuses; Alvaro Lario, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development; Stefan Löfven, Former Prime Minister of Sweden; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Tshepo Mahloele, Founder & Chairman, Harith General Partners; Mark Malloch-Brown, President, Open Society Foundations; Chris Martin, International Global Citizen Festival Curator; Peter McGuinness, President & CEO, Impossible Foods; Catherine McKenna, Chair of the UN High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero; Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; Bridget Moynahan, Global Citizen Ambassador; Vanessa Nakate, Ugandan Climate Justice Activist, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Author of ‘A Bigger Picture’; Antonio Nuño, CEO, Someone Somewhere; Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, P&G; Diego Scotti, Chief Marketing Officer, Verizon; Amanda Seales, Comedian and Social Justice Advocate; Dr. Rajiv Shah, President, Rockefeller Foundation; Alok Sharma, COP26 President and Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom; Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director, Education Cannot Wait; Edward Skyler, Executive Vice President, Citi; Erna Solberg, Former Prime Minister of Norway; Abena Soreno, Founder, GOALSFORFLOW; Gary Vaynerchuk, Chairman, VaynerX, and CEO, VaynerMedia; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation; Caroline Wanga, President & CEO, Essence Ventures; and Elizabeth Wathuti, Kenyan Climate Activist and Founder, Green Generation Initiative.

Global Citizen NOW is co-chaired by International Global Citizen Festival Curator Chris Martin and Global Citizen Ambassador Hugh Jackman; political leaders Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana; Erna Solberg, former Prime Minister of Norway; and Stefan Löfven, former Prime Minister of Sweden; corporate sector leaders Hans Vestberg, Chairman & CEO, Verizon; Nir Bar Dea, CEO, Bridgewater Associates; Fran Katsoudas, EVP and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer, Cisco; Chris Stadler, Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners; Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, P&G; Diego Scotti, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Verizon; Tshepo Mahloele, Founder & Chairman of Harith General Partners; and Edward Skyler, Executive Vice President, Citi; and philanthropic sector leaders Dr. Rajiv Shah, President, Rockefeller Foundation; Mark Malloch-Brown, President, Open Society Foundations; and Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation.

Global Citizen NOW is supported by Global Partners Accenture, Cisco, Citi, Delta Air Lines, Harith General Partners, P&G and Verizon, and Associate Partners Authentic Brands Group and Impossible Foods.

Global Citizen NOW is grateful for the support of leading media companies across the world including: ABC, AIM Group, Arena Holdings, Bella Naija, Bloomberg, EIB Network, MSNBC, Reuters, Vanguard Media, Wall Street Journal and Zikoko.

To learn more about Global Citizen NOW visit www.globalcitizen.org/now23.

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About Global Citizen 
Global Citizen is the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW. Powered by a worldwide community of everyday activists raising their voices and taking action, the movement is amplified by campaigns and events that convene leaders in music, entertainment, public policy, media, philanthropy and the corporate sector. Over the past 10 years, $43.6 billion in commitments announced on Global Citizen platforms has been deployed, impacting nearly 1.3 billion lives. Established in Australia in 2008, Global Citizen’s team operates from New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Melbourne, Toronto, Johannesburg, Lagos and beyond. Join the movement at globalcitizen.org, download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and Twitter.

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Originally published on HARMAN News Center

Every April, people and organizations around the world come together to celebrate Earth Month and advocate for ways to keep our planet healthy for generations to come. HARMAN too is committed to harnessing this opportunity to continue advancing sustainability as a core ingredient of its purpose-led mission to make life more connected, entertaining, personalized, and productive for everyone.

The global theme for Earth Day 2023 is Invest in Our Planet, focusing on engaging governments, institutions, businesses, and the more than 1 billion people who participate annually in Earth Day to do their part. While we know our work towards a sustainable future is never done, we at HARMAN recognize how our actions impact our planet, and are taking measurable, impactful steps to create a more sustainable future.

Guided by our Sound Purpose global ESG platform, we are continuing to make significant progress. In 2021, we pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 – 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement – and work toward ambitious, measurable shorter-term targets that:

Reduce Emissions: HARMAN is on-track to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions 40% by 2025.Reduce Energy: HARMAN committed to 100% renewable electricity (market-based emissions) in all of our factories by 2025 and reached this significant milestone more than three years early.Less Waste: HARMAN manufacturing sites have committed to zero waste to landfill targets by 2025.

Our employees embody our passion for improving the local communities in which we operate and regularly participate in meaningful activities that make a direct impact through our global cause initiative: HARMAN Inspired. HARMAN employees have raised money for more than 48 charities through Charity Miles, a free health and fitness app where HARMAN employees can turn every mile they walk, run, and bike (or otherwise move) into money for charity. Many of our Charity Miles partners focus on environmental causes such as Charity: Water, Water Aid, The Nature Conservancy, WWF, National Parks Foundation. In honor of Earth Month, all employees who support an environment-focused organization in the Charity Miles App will earn double miles from Saturday, April 22 through Monday, May 1, to multiply their impact.

Sustainability remains a year-round focus at HARMAN. We are proud of the milestones we have achieved so far, but we also know our sustainability journey is far from over. To keep up with our sustainability goals, progress, and new initiatives, visit https://www.harman.com/sustainability.

The most innovative feature in the Young Bankers Club®  of Fifth Third Bank is the 10-year-old character, Maximillion Money®, the president of Young Bankers Club® and the richest kid in America.

Maximillion Money® guides the participants and his friends on a journey that takes them to the New York Stock Exchange, the U.S. Mint, other financial industry landmarks and to a Fifth Third financial center. 

Students discover hidden clues, win rewards and badges, unlock avatars, level up to new adventures each week, take weekly trivia to test their knowledge and challenge themselves to be first on the class leaderboard.

Young Bankers Club® is part of Fifth Third’s L.I.F.E. (Lives Improved Through Financial Empowerment®) program, which delivers financial learning opportunities to people at all stages of life. In addition to Young Bankers Club®, the L.I.F.E. programs include the Fifth Third Bank Financial Empowerment Mobile, or eBus, and the Fifth Third Finance Academy. The eBus is a vehicle that transforms into a mobile bank providing access to products and services, free credit reports, financial education, and financial stability resources. Fifth Third Finance Academy is a curriculum that focuses on educating high school students about finance. For more information about the digital Young Bankers Club® program, visit www.53.com/ybc.

The theme for Earth Day 2023 is Invest In Our Planet with a call to action to solve the climate crisis, create a prosperous and sustainable future, and restore nature to build a healthy planet for future generations. The call to action includes coming together in partnership with governments, businesses, and civil society to take responsibility and be accountable to accelerate the change towards a green, prosperous, and equitable future.

Keysight is helping to build a better planet by accelerating innovation to connect and secure the world and employing a global business framework of ethical, environmentally sustainable, and socially responsible operations. Three core principles underscore this commitment:

One of our top priorities is mitigating the impacts of climate change and leaving a healthier planet for future generations.Social responsibility is a key value of the Keysight Leadership Model and is at the core of our DNA.Keysight has long supported environmental sustainability.

These principles align with Earth Day 2023 in building a healthy economy for all.

At Keysight, we care for our people, our planet, and the communities where we operate. At the heart of this is a sincere belief in conducting business in an ethical, legally compliant, environmentally sustainable, and socially responsible manner. Together we can make a difference.

Net zero emissions for a sustainable future

Keysight’s net zero emissions goal demonstrates our commitment to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius per the Paris Agreement framework. This pursuit is in line with our company’s values:

Keysight will help mitigate environmental, societal, and economic impacts of climate change.Keysight is an industry leader, and we continuously deliver value to our stakeholders.A goal of net zero emissions in company operations provides certainty about the company’s strategic direction in environmentally sustainable operations.

Keysight will achieve net zero emissions in company operations by the end of fiscal year 2040. The best way to accomplish this goal is through energy efficiency and conservation and transitioning to renewable energy sources.

Using science-based targets (SBTs) is the best way to measure progress in greenhouse gas emissions reduction and to ensure targets are consistent with the latest climate change scenarios. Because of this, Keysight is committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and has submitted proposed targets in all three scopes of emissions for validation.

As I reflect on Earth Day 2023, I am inspired by Keysight’s commitment to build business resiliency in the face of climate change. I also know that more work is needed through a global cooperative effort to act on climate change now to lower climate risks by 2050. The question we all need to ask ourselves is what intentional daily action will you take to Invest in our Planet? To see real change and protect our planet, we must invest in it.

STAMFORD, Conn., April 21, 2023 /3BL Media/ – United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, introduced JuiceBox mobile power generators to its equipment rental fleet. The generators can be powered by safe and clean propane or natural gas, providing a low-emissions alternative to diesel machines to charge electric vehicles, tools, and other equipment, advancing worksite electrification strategies.

United Rentals acquired the generators from Evergreen Mobile Power. They feature a much lower operating cost than diesel generators, up to 40 percent. The generators use propane, which produces 17 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions than diesel machines. With a compact footprint of 50” length x 50” width x 54” height, the generators deliver instant power up to 20 kilowatts (kW). They can be linked together to address higher power demands.

The generators are equipped with dual interchangeable and removable electrical panels, making it fast and easy to customize the generators to various power needs. In addition to the environmental benefits, the generators run much quieter than traditional generators.

Among the applications for JuiceBox generators are construction worksites; emergency response; entertainment venues including concerts, festivals and sports events; telecommunications and many other markets looking to explore cleaner fuel power.

The generators join low- and zero-emissions rental equipment options including aerial lifts, trucks, vans, compact excavators, e-dumpsters, battery systems and more already in the United Rentals portfolio of environmentally friendly rental equipment.

“Diesel engine emission regulations are driving companies to look for new options they can deploy,” said Dan Gribbell, PHVAC Region Sales and Marketing Director, United Rentals. “Adding JuiceBox generators to our fleet provides another way we are helping our customers create lower-emission worksites without compromising safety or productivity. With low operations costs and greenhouse gas emissions, the JuiceBox provides a smarter choice for the environment and a customer’s wallet.”

More information about the company’s environmental management strategy can be found on the Sustainability at United Rentals webpage.

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,462 rental locations in North America, 13 in Europe, 27 in Australia and 19 in New Zealand. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 24,600 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers approximately 4,600 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $19.61 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Barron’s 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.