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MILWAUKEE, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announced that it has been awarded a $91 million project with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to improve facilities and energy efficiencies of landmark buildings. As part of the National Deep Energy Retrofit (NDER) program, the GSA is upgrading building technologies in the pursuit of net zero energy consumption while achieving energy goals prescribed in various federal Energy Acts.
Johnson Controls portfolio of smart building systems provides the physical components for the upgrades as well as OpenBlue software solutions that support systemic management of building operations, providing memory, intelligence and unique identity to spaces. This infusion of physical systems with award-winning artificial intelligence that helps systems learn over time automates changes that drive maximum en
EcoVadis Platinum Sustainability Awarded to Down Under Enterprises
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Down Under Enterprises, an Australian-owned family business that grows, produces, exports, and markets traceable and sustainable native botanicals, today announced receiving EcoVadis’ prestigious Platinum Sustainability ranking. The Platinum level is reserved for the top 1% of 75,000+ businesses rated by EcoVadis globally.
The EcoVadis Platinum ranking was awarded to Down Under Enterprises for its outstanding approach to Environmental Management, Labor and Human Rights, and Ethics. The final scoring by EcoVadis puts Down Under Enterprises 60% higher than the average score for SME companies in Australia and over 71% higher than their ranking of all companies globally.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets Pope Francis after both leaders spoke at a conference on adult stem cell research at the Vatican April 29. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
As Joseph R. Biden Jr., the second Catholic president in U.S. history, continues to fill out his administration, a number of important executive and ambassadorial nominees will go before the Senate. One position of particular interest for American Catholics is the U.S. ambassadorship to the Holy See.
Since 1984, the United States and the Holy See have maintained formal diplomatic relations, building on a fraught history of relations going back to the Washington administration. Mr. Biden, who keeps a photo of himself and Pope Francis on a table behind his desk in the Oval Office, is likely to consider several factors in his decision, including what priorities Mr. Biden would seek to emphasize with the Holy See, the expertise and familiarity with the church of the candidates and what message Mr. Biden wants to send to
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In dialogue with Chile, Committee on Migrant Workers welcomes poositive developments but flags issues related to expulsions
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Situation of Haitians and Venezuelans, as well as new migration law also discussed
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Chile on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Committee Experts noted that the new migration law would put into effect a complete paradigm shift, and welcomed positive changes it would enact, in line with the Convention, notably article 69. They addressed the Colchane Plan and the two related sets of expulsions that had taken place in Iquique in February, involving hundreds of individuals, including Venezuelans. Experts stressed that the Convention forbade collecti
Dan Innes, director at Clear Group, said: “We have 10 years to achieve a 30% reduction in our emissions, which is ambitious but necessary.
“Our first initiatives are just the start of a long and challenging, but absolutely vital project and we have a great deal more to do in tackling the causes of climate change.”
Net zero initiatives
Firstly, Clear will be upgrading its IT suite, which will allow it to reduce the number of IT facilities it requires. This will also help reduce power consumption across the business.
To make some positive impact straight away, however, Clear has purchased carbon credits.