According to a recent World Air Quality report, Thailand is the world’s 23rd most polluted country and in 2018 it was ranked sixth largest contributor to ocean waste by SCB’s Economic Intelligence Center. There are few who would deny the urgent need to reduce and recycle here and everyone has a part to play in this endeavour, which is why Bangkok-based artist Wishulada Panthanuvong has chosen to turn her passion and creativity into an educative platform to combat plastic pollution.
“Ever since I was little I have seen alternative uses for all kinds of objects,” the 28-year-old laughs. “What others would see as simple buttons or clothes hangers I saw as potential eyes and arms for something I could create.” Given her parents run a trash separation operation, Wishulada was surrounded by an abundance of cast-off materials with which to experiment. Incorporating waste items into her art began as an attempt to get rid of some of the plastic accumulated by mum and dad.
CORRECTED: UN Global Compact joins partners to ring the bell for gender equality at more than 100 stock exchanges
March 02, 2021 21:07 ET | Source: United Nations Global Compact United Nations Global Compact New York, New York, UNITED STATES
New York, NY, March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) CORRECTION: In the original version of this announcement issued earlier today, the locations of a number of stock exchanges were incorrectly listed. Please find an updated and corrected list of participating exchanges and organizations below. Please also note the total number has increased to 105.
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 2 March 2021 For the seventh consecutive year, the UN Global Compact will participate in Ring the Bell for Gender Equality a collaboration of stock exchanges around the world ringing opening or closing bells to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March and promote the Women s Empowerment Principles (WEPs).
TRIS Rating affirms the company rating on Grand Canal Land PLC (GLAND) at ?BBB? with a ?stable? outlook. The rating reflects the reliable income streams the company receives from contract-based rental and service income from office and retail space, and its small business scale with assets concentrated in one location. The rating is partly enhanced by the support GLAND receives from its major shareholder, Central Pattana PLC (CPN), rated ?AA/Stable? by TRIS Rating.
KEY RATING CONSIDERATIONS
Small and concentrated recurring income base
GLAND?s property portfolio consists of office buildings and retail space for rent. The office buildings have a net leasable area of 145,453 square metres (sq.m.) plus retail space of 24,854 sq.m. located on Rama 9 road, Bangkok.
Companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) are expected to post a combined profit of 416 billion baht in 2020, a 53.6% drop from the year before, due to the impact of the pandemic and staggering loss of Thailand's flagship airline Thai Airways International (THAI).
UN Global Compact joins partners to ring the bell for gender equality at 99 stock exchanges
UN Global Compact ringing the Nasdaq opening bell on 1 March 2021.
New York, NY, March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) UNITED NATIONS, New York, 2 March 2021 For the seventh consecutive year, the UN Global Compact will participate in Ring the Bell for Gender Equality a collaboration of stock exchanges around the world ringing opening or closing bells to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March and promote the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs).
The initiative is a partnership between the UN Global Compact, IFC, Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, UN Women, the World Federation of Exchanges and Women in ETFs to draw attention to women’s economic empowerment, and the opportunities for the private sector to advance gender equality and sustainable development.