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Top French sustainable finance strategists provide an ESG reporting blueprint
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At a Bloomberg EU Policy event ahead of International Women’s Day, Banque de France’s Sylvie Goulard and the French government’s Olivia Grégoire discussed how to encourage companies to commit to environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, how to improve the quality of data provided by organisations and whether it is time to reinforce reporting on the ‘S’ in ESG at a Bloomberg EU Policy event.
LIGONIER â Ligonier businessman Charles Kidd and his wife, Janet, have spent recent days preparing to downsize their lives, selling their historic Union Street home and sifting through Charlesâ several collections of things â marshmallow tins, coins, poker chips and teddy bears among others.
The couple, long active in the Ligonier community, are planning a move to a smaller, three-story home on nearby Syracuse Lake. Charles and Janet both grew up in Ligonier and said they wanted to remain nearby to stay connected to friends and family.
The magnificent English Tudor home has been sold to a couple from Columbus, Ohio, who have ties to Ligonier, Charles said. They bought the home after seeing the virtual tour.
Feb. 27, 1996
Two bowlers at Desert Lanes Bowling Alley last Sunday achieved more than a split or a strike â they saved a life.
Merlin Cassens of Hermiston and Alan Humphrey of Stanfield were at Desert Lanes playing in the menâs City Bowling Tournament when a fellow bowler collapsed several lanes away.
âI didnât see him collapse,â Cassens said.
But several other people did. When Cassens heard the commotion he raced over to where Bill Barth fell.
âI checked for a pulse. There was no pulse. I checked for a breath there was no breath,â he said. âThen I told someone to call 911.â
Pickles have a surprisingly large fanbase, and nowhere is that better exhibited than the Tickle my Pickle account on Instagram.
Penn State student Jackie Tucker and her roommates created the @friedpickleparadise Instagram account, which is dedicated to showing off various pickles from different parts of the country and the world.
Tucker (senior-marketing) said she and her roommates love pickles. She said they began going to different bars in the State College area and ordering fried pickles. After, Tucker said she thought it would be a good idea to try all of the fried pickles in town and rate them on an Instagram account.