Month: May 2024

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Saint-Gobain North America must reach key milestones by 2030. Introducing a new series highlighting the lessons we are learning on our journey to be the leader in light and sustainable construction.

Watch the Saint-Gobain video series Journey to 2030 here

About Saint-Gobain

Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group’s commitment is guided by its purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”.

€47.9 billion in sales in 2023
160,000 employees, locations in 76 countries 
Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 

Why do songs prompt memories, drive obsessions, bond us with strangers or make us dance?

Jude Rogers got to the bottom of these questions with her book “The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives”. 

In this episode of the Audio Talks podcast, the renowned author and music critic talks to our host Oisin Lunny about the world of sound and shares fascinating insights from neuroscientists: Did you know how music affects the teenage brains? Or that babies can already perceive sounds in the womb and remember them later?

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About this podcast

This is Audio Talks. A podcast on all things audio presented to you by HARMAN, which includes JBL, Harman Kardon, and AKG. Initially started during the COVID-19 pandemic to bring people together through the power of music, Audio Talks finds itself in Season 9. Hosted by Oisin Lunny, professional music journalist, presenter, and broadcaster, Audio Talks brings together a constantly changing line-up of audio experts, music industry legends, and car audio innovators to explore music and audio from every angle.
​Tune in for Season 9 with brand new episodes being released every other Thursday.​​

All episodes of the eight previous​ seasons of Audio Talks are available on Podigee and all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Deezer.

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KINGSPORT, Tenn., May 9, 2024 /3BL/ – A recent survey conducted by Stagwell’s The Harris Poll shows that while the waste crisis is a top-tier environmental concern for New Yorkers, they don’t see a plastic ban as a viable solution. Molecular recycling is an innovative recycling method that allows consumers to keep their essential plastic products, and 78% of New Yorkers say it is a positive solution to the plastic waste crisis.

The study, which surveyed 1,092 New Yorkers across different political parties and demographics, found that around 60% of respondents believe molecular recycling would alleviate the burden of recycling and contribute to a more sustainable lifestyle. Read the full press release here.

A 22-year-old college student who didn’t feel well was treated at an urgent care facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and expected to recover soon. But when his symptoms worsened, he returned to the emergency department and was given a more thorough check-up and routine screening exams – including an HIV test – based on the facility’s screening eligibility criteria.

When the test came back positive, the student was immediately linked to care and he became one of the many people whose lives have been impacted by Gilead’s FOCUS program. Launched in 2010, FOCUS enables partners to develop and share best practices in screenings and diagnosis of HIV, hepatitis B and C, as well as linkage to care, in accordance with public health guidelines.

“It probably would have been some time for someone to say, ‘Let’s test this patient for HIV,’” says registered nurse Melissa Mollere of Ochsner Health System. “There was no reason to suspect anything otherwise.

When FOCUS first launched in Baton Rouge in 2016, the city had the highest number of late-stage HIV diagnoses of any city in the country. With FOCUS partnerships in place, the number of late-stage diagnoses has since been cut in half.

By collaborating with state and local officials, and healthcare partners in more than 85 cities and counties in the United States, FOCUS partners are serving historically underserved populations who often face the greatest disease burden. The program meets people wherever they enter the health system — from emergency departments to urgent care centers, and even syringe service programs.

Watch the video above to learn more about the FOCUS program.

About FOCUS 
In the United States, the FOCUS program is a public health initiative that enables partners to develop and share best practices in routine blood-borne virus (HIV, HCV, HBV) screening, diagnosis and linkage to care in accordance with screening guidelines promulgated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), and state and local public health departments. FOCUS funding supports HIV, HCV and HBV screening and linkage to a first appointment. FOCUS partners do not use FOCUS awards for activities beyond linkage to a first appointment.

Originally published by Gilead Sciences

Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog

The U.S. Bank Foundation recently distributed $15 million in grants from the U.S. Bank Foundation Opportunity Fund* to increase wealth-building opportunities for low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities, including rural and Native American communities and communities of color.

In the first round of funding, the grants include more than $6.5 million to nonprofit organizations providing small business support, $4 million to organizations focused on affordable housing, nearly $3.5 million to organizations working to increase the availability of and access to homeownership, and $1 million to organizations aiming to increase digital access and enhance economic development in rural and Native American communities. Many of these nonprofits also will receive support in future rounds of funding.

“By working with nonprofits that have deep roots in local communities, the U.S. Bank Foundation Opportunity Fund supports stable housing options, helps new businesses flourish and communities thrive,” said Reba Dominski, chief social responsibility officer at U.S. Bank and president of the U.S. Bank Foundation.

Lead for America (LFA), with a goal to help increase civic leadership capacity and access to digital technology in rural and digitally disconnected communities, is an example of the kind of support the Opportunity Fund strives to provide, recognizing that connected and skilled communities can better leverage opportunities for growth and innovation. The grant will support LFA’s flagship program, the American Connection Corps (ACC), which recruits and trains civic-minded individuals to spend a year in their hometown communities addressing connectivity-related challenges.

Corps members are embedded within local nonprofits or government agencies in more than 70 communities across 27 states and work hand in hand with each community to help provide the capacity and resources to meet local needs.

“The digital divide is multidimensional and nuanced. It’s about more than just gaining access to broadband –it’s also about how you’re able to translate connectivity into real prosperity for your community,” said ACC Executive Director Taylor Stuckert. “This requires new leadership in a number of sectors – economic development, health, education, agriculture, natural resources, and more – to be both civically capable and digitally fluent, and ACC brings that possibility to life.”

“By working with nonprofits that have deep roots in local communities, the U.S. Bank Foundation Opportunity Fund supports stable housing options, helps new businesses flourish and communities thrive.”

– Reba Dominski, chief social responsibility officer at U.S. Bank and president of the U.S. Bank Foundation

ACC members’ work has ranged from supporting grants to secure funds to build the community’s broadband infrastructure, to getting households enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, to offering digital literacy programs, to helping local businesses become more digitally inclusive. In the past year, ACC members have helped communities advance agricultural tourism and improve agricultural practices through technology, implemented a digital storytelling program that connects rural residents with their neighbors, and coordinated outreach activities that promote data-driven tree conservation, among other activities.

The Opportunity Fund grant allows ACC to maintain and support their corps members, who often are recent college graduates, retirees and students taking a gap year between high school and college. ACC heavily invests in living allowances, benefits and training – beyond the resources it receives from AmeriCorps, with which ACC is affiliated – to successfully recruit and retain a cohort that’s committed to serving the communities that members call home.

“There are a number of barriers to growing national service, and the help of partners like the U.S. Bank Foundation is absolutely critical to helping us break those barriers down,” said Eric Kotin, LFA’s director of strategic initiatives. “Our ability to build a pipeline of homegrown, locally rooted leadership that is representative of the communities we serve is directly correlated to the support of partners like the foundation.”

The U.S. Bank Foundation Opportunity Fund is a five-year, $75 million financial commitment the foundation launched in 2023. It builds upon the foundation’s signature Community Possible grant program, which continues to provide funds to nonprofits, as well as the legacy of U.S. Bank Foundation programs such as the Market Impact Fund and Rebuild and Transform Fund.

*The Opportunity Fund represents a financial commitment of the U.S. Bank Foundation; it is not a traditional equity fund, nor does it represent a form of ownership.