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Vision Ridge Partners Strengthens Portfolio Operations with Addition of Jason O’Briant as Head of Portfolio Talent

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vision Ridge Partners (“Vision Ridge” or the “Firm”), a global sustainable real assets investor, today announced that Jason O’Briant has joined the Firm as Head of Portfolio Talent. In this newly created role, he will build and lead a value-creating talent function dedicated to Vision Ridge’s portfolio companies. Mr. O’Briant has more than 30 years of experience across three vantage points of value to Vision Ridge, including spending over 20 years inside global operat...
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As Global Disaster Losses Top $200 Billion a Year, a New Report from the Milken Institute Identifies Pathways for Greater Investment in Resilience Against Extreme Weather Events

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Milken Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank, today released Ensuring a Better Future: Innovative Financing for Resilient Communities, a new report produced in partnership with leading global professional services firm Marsh. The research, based on findings from a recent Financial Innovations Lab, comes at a time when communities worldwide find themselves facing a new and expensive reality of extreme weather events they cannot withstand. Across the worl...
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Timothy Prewitt Named World Neighbors President and CEO

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World Neighbors, an international development organization that helps communities lift themselves from poverty through sustainable economic and social development, announced the selection of Timothy Prewitt as President and CEO. “Tim is the right person at the right time to further strengthen our programmatic success and financial strength,” said Beth McLaughlin, World Neighbors Board Chair. “Tim’s experience and creative leadership will ensure World Neighbors co...
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Distributed Solar and Storage Fund Holds First Close as U.S. Power Demand Accelerates

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Solar and energy storage now account for the majority of new power capacity being built in the United States, and a new infrastructure fund is targeting more of that buildout. Aligned Climate Capital (Aligned) has held the first close of Aligned Solar Partners 7 (ASP7), its latest infrastructure fund focused on middle-market distributed solar and energy storage nationwide. ASP7 is targeting $500 million to acquire construction-ready solar and storage projects sourced...
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Everbridge and Arcadis Partner to Help Organizations Assess and Manage Climate Risk

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everbridge, the global leader in High Velocity Critical Event Management (CEM) and national public warning solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Arcadis, a global leader in design, engineering, and consultancy solutions. Together, the companies will help organizations better assess, manage, and reduce climate-related risks across their operations, facilities, and supply chains. The partnership combines Arcadis' expertise in climate risk, resilienc...
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FluoSphera Licenses Debiopharm’s AbYlink™ Technology for 3D Antibody Characterization while Leveraging Leica Microsystems Viventis Deep Imaging Capabilities

GENEVA & LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Debiopharm (Debiopharm Research & Manufacturing), a privately-owned, Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company aiming to establish tomorrow’s standard of care to cure cancer and infectious diseases and FluoSphera, a Swiss biotechnology company developing advanced in vitro platforms to improve the prediction of drug efficacy and safety, today announced a new license agreement for use of AbYlink™, Debiopharm’s proprietary antibody conjugation techn...
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SCE Calls for Comprehensive Wildfire Reform to Protect Communities and Keep Bills Affordable

ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Californians need durable wildfire reform that protects fire survivors, keeps bills affordable and supports critical investments required to make the grid safer and more resilient. The amended Senate Bill 492 does not deliver that reform. Urgent action is needed to establish a lasting solution that prioritizes the needs of wildfire survivors and stabilizes electricity rates. Instead, SB 492 would not ensure that fire survivors have access to wildfire funds fir...
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Teledyne Space Imaging CIS111 Detector Launches Aboard MTG-I2

CHELMSFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne Space Imaging, a leading supplier of space-qualified imaging sensors, focal plane arrays and integrated camera systems, has announced the successful launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2 (MTG-I2) satellite, which carries a Teledyne Space Imaging CIS111 detector within its Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) instrument. MTG-I2 launched on Ariane 6 at 21:11 BST on August 27 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.This marks another milestone fo...
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Pacifico Mexinol Highlights Its Innovative Wastewater Reuse Strategy During World Water Week

LOS MOCHIS, SINALOA, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Using technological innovation, Mexinol will transform wastewater into a strategic resource with no impacts to natural water resources....
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Pacífico Mexinol destaca su estrategia innovadora de reúso de aguas residuales durante la Semana Mundial del Agua

LOS MOCHIS, SINALOA, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--En momentos en que la atención mundial se centra en la seguridad hídrica con motivo de la Semana Mundial del Agua, Pacífico Mexinol demuestra cómo un desarrollo industrial de gran escala puede incorporar principios de economía circular del agua, tratando y reutilizando aguas residuales en lugar de competir por fuentes de agua dulce. Asimismo, el Proyecto no toma agua de la Bahía de Ohuira ni descarga agua en ella. Pacífico Mexinol es desarrollado po...