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OnlineGambling.com Calculates 4.2 Billion Gallons of Water Needed to Produce the Avocados Consumed During the Big Game on Sunday

SWATAR, Malta, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — With stadiums closed, fans are forced to celebrate the biggest football game of the year from the comfort of their home. Not only is it the biggest sport event in America; it also breaks records for another reason – avocado consumption! Ahead of event day, every 6 minutes a truck of avocados leaves Mexico bound for the USA. <a target="_blank"…

Avocados: The «Green Gold» Market

A staggering 70 million avocados will be eaten on gameday, accounting for 7% of the annual avocado consumption.

The Transparency Market Research has predicted that the global avocado market will be valued at $21.5 bn by 2026, increasing by 5.9% each year. On Instagram, hashtags of «avocado toast» and «guacamole» have been used 1.7 million and 2.5 million times! Reports of ‘Avocado Hand‘ have steadily risen over time, spiking every year on gameday!

Growing Avocados and Water for Gameday:

An avocado requires 60 gallons of water (272 litres) to produce. This means that on gameday a monumental 4.2 billion gallons (19.04 billion litres) of water is needed to grow the avocados consumed.

How this compares to everyday activities

Showers: 4.2 billion gallons of water is equivalent to a shower lasting 3620 years
Laundry: 70 million avocados use the same water as 1 billion loads
Coffee: equivalent to 152 billion cups of coffee, that is a daily coffee for every American for a year!

Furthermore, 4.2 billion gallons is enough water to fill 698 sea-worlds or 7,616 Olympic swimming pools.

Impact to Environment and Society

The environmental impact of the »green gold» is well documented. With 95% of avocados consumed in USA produced in Mexico, especially the Michoacán state where intensive production has caused environmental impact as «water is exported within the fruit and is lost to the local ecosystem where the fruit was grown.«

The Sustainable Food Trust also warns »with global temperatures rising and water becoming scarce, this has serious impacts on local communities who do not have access to drinking water.»

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ConnectEO Network Launches Out of Beta to Enable Exclusive Collaboration Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ConnectEO Network, a vetted digital community that connects entrepreneurs to opportunities, today announced its official launch out of beta. Leveraging unique algorithms, ConnectEO Network curates matches between entrepreneurs specifically tailored to each user’s business needs in an effort to support their business and increase longevity. The platform creates sustainable businesses by providing a space for entrepreneurs to collaborate with like-minded creators to expand their businesses, obtain business resources and build meaningful, revenue-generating relationships. The company aims to create and maintain a community which will promote shared business growth, longevity and increase access to opportunity.

«After years of exploration, conversations, and research, I decided to create ConnectEO Network as a tool to democratize access to business resources in an effort to create ownership and close the wealth gap,» said Erin Person, Founder of ConnectEO Network. «Through strategic collaboration and community, we’re working to enable 1 million entrepreneurs of color to build sustained businesses by 2023. We’re incredibly proud to create connections and provide critical resources for entrepreneurs to succeed and collectively shape the future, especially in today’s business climate.»

An entrepreneur’s network plays a direct role in the success of their startup and robust connections are not always accessible as they are often based on socioeconomic class, race, gender, and education. ConnectEO Network was launched to remove these barriers and create connections that would not otherwise exist. By allowing users to make revenue-building connections based on business similarities and needs, entrepreneurs of all stages have the opportunity to scale alongside fellow like-minded entrepreneurs to build more sustained businesses. In addition to providing a space for entrepreneurs to access new opportunities, ConnectEO Network also offers exclusive content, business training and education, along with community networking events and workshops.

«ConnectEO has been a pivotal and resourceful tool to increase my business reach. The user-friendly platform allows me to easily connect with goal-oriented individuals to provide and attain professional business services. I’ve made great connections including a professional, finance expert that I am excited to be working with in 2021,» said Vineetha Kommaredi, Founder of Viktor Kilo. «I’m excited to utilize ConnectEO as a professional tool that streamlines the networking and business leads processes.»

ConnectEO Network serves entrepreneurs in various stages of their business who have a desire to learn from and help each other to reach business success. Users have the option to choose between various tiers of access to the site which includes different features catered to their business needs at any given moment. The ConnectEO Network community is full of collaborative entrepreneurs who are dedicated to making a bigger and better impact together.

For more information on ConnectEO, or to join the network please visit, www.connecteonetwork.com.

About ConnectEO Network
ConnectEO Network is a digital platform that helps entrepreneurs of all backgrounds collaborate to build strategic partnerships, promote their services, and locate essential resources to collectively grow their businesses. ConnectEO is the only entrepreneur-focused application whose algorithm uniquely matches entrepreneurs with each other based on their specific business needs, in an effort to provide a sense of community. The company is on a mission to help close the racial wealth gap by enabling one million entrepreneurs of color to build sustained businesses by 2023.

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Blackbaud Forms Steering Committee to Advance ESG Practices

CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, today announced it has expanded its environmental, social and governance (ESG) program to further its commitment of building a better world. For nearly four decades, Blackbaud has driven impact…

Building on its mission of helping good take over, Blackbaud has:

Formalized executive sponsorship of its ESG program with CEO Mike Gianoni, including future oversight from the board of directors
Launched an employee-led ESG steering committee consisting of cross-functional company leaders representing:

Environmental: Resource Use, Emissions and Innovation
Social: Workforce, Community Impact, Product Responsibility, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Governance: Management, Shareholders and Corporate Responsibility Strategy

Created an ESG Program Manager role to take on the responsibility of ESG measurement and reporting
Committed to reporting in alignment with recommended SASB standards for the software and IT services industry and further aligning with other global ESG reporting frameworks as they evolve

«Our company exists to provide purpose-built solutions that help the social good industry build a better world,» said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. «For years, we’ve been a proud partner in purpose, creating lasting value for our customers, employees and communities. The challenges of the past year have proven that social good and corporate responsibility are more important than ever. Now, we’ve made an even bigger commitment to our ESG program, which is a natural extension of the values that have always been in our DNA.»

Blackbaud is committed to governing its business ethically, being a caring employer, contributing to causes and communities through corporate philanthropy and pursuing sustainability. The company’s longstanding history of driving social impact is demonstrated by the fact that:

Social good organizations that use Blackbaud technology raise, invest, manage and award more than $100 billion each year.
One out of three Fortune 500 companies relies on Blackbaud to power its employee giving and volunteering programs, which includes more than eight million employees and over $800 million transacted through Blackbaud.
Blackbaud employees are highly involved—25% serve on nonprofit boards and 92% volunteer, logging over 100,000 hours annually in community support and also qualifying for time off through Blackbaud’s Volunteer for Vacation program.
Blackbaud opened a new world headquarters in June 2018 that has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status from the U.S. Green Building Council. In 2020, with the rollout of a new, flexible workplace strategy, the company right-sized its real estate portfolio, leading to approximately 50% workspace footprint reduction globally.
The company continues to prioritize diversity and inclusion in the workplace, supporting employee-led business affinity groups, including veterans, LGBTQ+, women in technology, women in sales, African American employees, remote employees and employees interested in sustainability.
Blackbaud is proud to have appointed its first Diversity and Inclusion Officer and established a Global Diversity and Inclusion Council over the past year.

In April, Blackbaud will release its third annual Social Responsibility Report, which will provide more details on the company’s ESG efforts and disclosures. More information on Blackbaud’s Corporate Social Responsibility program can be found here.

About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations, companies and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility, school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the industry for more than three decades, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding expected benefits of products and product features. Although Blackbaud attempts to be accurate in making these forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, other important factors that could cause results to differ materially include the following: general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales growth; management of integration of acquired companies and other risks associated with acquisitions; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles, particularly in larger organization; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request from Blackbaud’s investor relations department. All Blackbaud product names appearing herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blackbaud, Inc.

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HIV Organizations Announce Racial Justice Index to Remedy Disconnect Between HIV Leadership and Community Impact

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Leading up to National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, AIDS United and its Public Policy Council, composed of 55 of the nation’s leading organizations dedicated to ending HIV, are announcing they have launched the Racial Justice Index. AIDS United is working collaboratively with the Black AIDS Institute, a Public Policy Council member, to guide this work. After the summer of 2020 that ushered in a racial reckoning in America, this novel initiative…

The Racial Justice Index is part of a series of outcomes that emerged from more than two years of conversations led by leaders of color among the Public Policy Council and was made more urgent by the national outcry for racial justice. In June 2020, AIDS United, along with 53 members of its Public Policy Council and more than 20 other HIV organizations, issued an open letter to all elected officials calling for all policies to be enacted through a racial justice and equity framework. The Index’s mission is to assess and improve the HIV sector’s commitment to racial equity by creating assessment tools and resources to combat anti-Black racism and other forms of racism that will first be analyzed in PPC organizations and then the HIV sector. This includes hiring practices, leadership, talent retention and decision-making in the HIV movement. The Index’s methodical implementation process will seek to onboard HIV organizations to respond to an online national survey that will inform a publicly-released report, which will facilitate critical leadership conversations among HIV stakeholders.

The initiative will be guided by the Racial Justice Index Committee, a committee formed out of AIDS United’s Public Policy Council and co-chaired by Raniyah Copeland, president and CEO of Black AIDS Institute, and A. Toni Young, CEO, Community Education Group — nationally renowned Black leaders in the HIV community. The PPC and the Index committee are managed by Carl Baloney Jr., AIDS United vice president for policy and advocacy. AIDS United Board members, Dr. Kimberley Jeffries Leonard, president of Links Inc., and Dr. David Holtgrave, Dean of the University at Albany School of Public Health, SUNY, have also been instrumental in assisting in the creation of the Index. The committee includes HIV service and advocacy organizations from across the country. The work of the Racial Justice Index will first assess how leadership in the HIV movement reflects the communities most impacted and will later aim to provide training and capacity building to root out white supremacy in HIV organizations’ work.

«As a Black man living with HIV, I am very proud of our diverse coalition of organizations making this commitment to racial justice. Since the start of the HIV epidemic, AIDS United has played an active role to ensure that all who are living with and vulnerable to HIV receive the care they need. We are in a moment where the HIV sector — and the health care sector as a whole — must look inward and ask ourselves if our structures and decisions truly reflect the people and needs of those most impacted by the epidemic. The Public Policy Council has always pushed for responsiveness and inclusiveness across the HIV sector. This carries that work forward in these pressing times when health inequities are at our nation’s forefront. We cannot end HIV without ending the systemic racism that is too often embedded in processes that result in the disparities in new infections and lack of access to care. I know it is time for change, and we are eager to put in the required work to end racist inequities and the imprint of systemic racism in our sector.» — Jesse Milan Jr., President and CEO, AIDS United

«For 21 years, the Black AIDS Institute has led the fight to end HIV from a uniquely and unapologetically Black lens. With Black Empowerment as a central value, our leadership and our staff represent the communities we serve. By partnering with AIDS United and drawing from the intersectional expertise of the 55 Public Policy Council organizations, the Racial Justice Index will catalyze the prioritization of Black leadership, resource allocation, and capacity building. If we are committed to ending HIV within our lifetimes, rectifying the stain of white supremacy in how we do our work must be of the utmost priority.» — Raniyah Copeland, President and CEO, Black AIDS Institute, co-chair of AIDS United’s Racial Justice Index Committee

«HIV, HCV and Substance Use Disorder rage through Black and poor rural communities across the United States, it is critical the organizations are equipped to address the needs or Black people in the rural and Southern communities. The Racial Index will provide a tool for organizations to better develop staff and meet the growing needs of Black and brown communities.» — A. Toni Young, Founder and Executive Director, Community Education Group, co-chair of AIDS United’s Racial Justice Index Committee

«We are proud of the AIDS United Public Policy Council for deepening our commitment to racial justice through the important and urgent work to create the racial justice index. This initiative will help us examine the HIV sector’s commitment to racial equity and empower us all with the resources needed to end the HIV epidemic, starting with our own organizations.»
— AIDS United Public Policy Council Co-Chairs Bill Keeton, Vivent Health vice president and chief advocacy officer, and Dr. Tyler TerMeer, Cascade AIDS Project chief executive officer

«On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, I join AIDS United’s Public Policy Council to celebrate the launch of the Racial Justice Index, an initiative designed for HIV service organizations to conduct internal reviews aimed at eliminating racist structures, policies, and hiring practices within them. The HIV/AIDS epidemic’s disproportionate impact on Black Americans is rooted in systemic racism and the Racial Justice Index provides a tool for HIV organizations to reassess their internal structures. The Racial Justice Index is a much needed mechanism to center racial equity at the core of the HIV sector’s commitment to ending the HIV epidemic.» — Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Co-Chair of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus

«I applaud AIDS United for launching the Racial Justice Index on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has had a devastating impact upon African Americans and other communities of color. In order for AIDS service and advocacy organizations to effectively address these devastating disparities, they must accurately reflect the demographics of the people who need their services.»
— Congresswoman Maxine Waters

ABOUT AIDS UNITED
AIDS United’s mission is to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. through strategic grant-making, capacity building and policy. AIDS United works to ensure access to life-saving HIV care and prevention services and to advance sound HIV-related policy for populations and communities most impacted by the U.S. epidemic. To date, AIDS United’s strategic grant-making initiatives have directly funded more than $104 million to local communities and have leveraged more than $117 million in additional investments for programs that include, but are not limited to, HIV prevention, access to care, capacity building, harm reduction and advocacy. Learn more at www.aidsunited.org

ABOUT BLACK AIDS INSTITUTE
Founded in 1999, Black AIDS Institute (BAI) is the only uniquely and unapologetically Black think and do tank in America. Our mission is «to stop the AIDS epidemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing Black institutions and individuals to confront HIV.» Black Empowerment is our central theme and we are led by people who represent the issues we serve. We source our capacity building, mobilization, and advocacy efforts from Black leaders and communities across the country, and provide culturally respectful, high-quality, HIV prevention and care services for Black people in Los Angeles. Learn more at https://blackaids.org

ABOUT AIDS UNITED PUBLIC POLICY COUNCIL
AIDS United’s Public Policy Council is the nation’s largest and longest-running policy coalition of community-based HIV organizations. Supported by the AIDS United Policy Department, the Public Policy Council brings together organizations from across the United States to advocate for people living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS and the organizations that serve them. The Public Policy Council operates as a standing committee of the AIDS United Board of Trustees, informing the policy priorities of the organization. Learn more at www.aidsunited.org

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National Geographic Features Naples Underground

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The National Geographic Society is one of the most elite and respected global nonprofit organizations, which is committed to the exploration and protection of the planet. Since 1888, the National Geographic Society has created their impact on Earth by identifying and investing in an international community of Explorers. These explorers take many forms and bring along with them, their expertise as scientists, educators, storytellers, conservationists, technologists, and many others. These are the people who help society to pause, reflect on what’s happening, define some of the critical challenges of the time, in an effort to unearth new information, propose and implement new solutions, while always inspiring transformative change for the better. National Geographic funds hundreds of research and conservation projects around the world each year with an aim of and providing education initiatives and resources which will in turn, inspire new generations.

One such educational feature is their deep dive into the world of Naples Underground (Napoli Sotterranea). National Geographic paid a visit to the epicenter of Italian geology and archaeology in a time when they deemed that Naples was undergoing a renaissance. They observed that though Naples was once most famous for their Margherita pizza and overflowing city bins, the city now buzzes with pride from the native Neapolitans undergoing a new influx of innovation and inspiration. This is all reflected in the one of a kind ancient cultural landmarks married with a growing notoriety for contemporary art, National geographic raves that Naples of today radiates with «old world charm and revitalization».

Beyond these broader city charms, in 2018, National Geographic makes specific mention in their «Top 10 Things To Do In Naples» of the Archeological Site – Napoli Sotteranea – known in English as Naples Underground – the city buried 40 meters beneath the heart of modern day Naples. Through their travels to Naples and as a result of conversations with lead speleologist Vincenzo Albertini, President of the Naples Underground Association, they encourage visitors to take a tour with an insightful guide through the remains of Greek and Roman Naples. Some of the highlights they mention include the aqueducts built by the Greeks and expanded by the Romans, the Neapolitan theatre where Nero performed in ages of old, and finally, the tell-tale signs of the city’s underground was used during WWII as an air raid shelter.

This is such a monumental feature and scientific honor to be featured by the world-renowned National Geographic Society and really speaks in testament to the historical, cultural and educational goldmine that is Naples Underground (Napoli Sotterranea). National Geographic continues to feature Naples Underground in their Neapolitan highlights and has since gone on to invest in video documentaries which honor the site and showcase its marvel to their world-wide viewership.

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La Familia Agency, LLC Joins Fiesta Insurance

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Fiesta Insurance, a leading retail franchisor of insurance and tax services, today continued its expansion in distributing insurance and services in an innovative and collaborative approach to the Hispanic community, with the acquisition of La Familia Agency, LLC (LFAI).

With this transaction, Fiesta Insurance expands its footprint in the state of Texas, and within corporately owned storefront locations. LFAI, based in…

With this transaction, Fiesta Insurance expands its footprint in the state of Texas, and within corporately owned storefront locations. LFAI, based in Dallas, is a profitable and growing independent insurance agency chain distributing insurance and other services across 67 locations. LFAI will maintain the La Familia Auto Insurance name and company-owned storefront business model.

«We welcome LFAI, their knowledgeable and experienced management team and employees, and are thrilled to add such an innovative, fast-growing organization that complements our mission of serving the Hispanic community,» said John Hollar, CEO of Fiesta Insurance. «We are excited to continue to provide the highest service standards while helping our clients navigate required and essential, but often confusing, financial products like insurance and tax services.»

LFAI is a leading provider of insurance products at the right price for the Hispanic community in Texas.

«We are very excited to join an amazing team, who, like us, works extremely hard to serve the Hispanic community in their local neighborhood,» said Danish Charanya, co-founder and President of LFAI. «This is great news for our customers, and our employees.»

The co-founders of LFAI: Danish Charanya, Anil Wastani, Aly Manji, and Faizan Wastani have been instrumental in shaping LFAI’s culture, and the evolution of products for the Hispanic community, and they will continue to do so in support of growing Fiesta Insurance and LFAI in the future.

About Fiesta Insurance Acquisition, Inc.

Fiesta Insurance Acquisition, Inc., through its principal subsidiary, Fiesta Insurance Franchise Corporation, is a retail franchisor of insurance products and services. Founded in 1999, Fiesta Insurance now has over 80 franchisees operating over 240 retail stores in 10 states. Fiesta Insurance is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About La Familia Agency, LLC

La Familia Agency, LLC is an independent insurance agency distributing insurance and services through retail storefronts in Texas. Formed in 2010, the company has grown to 67 stores and over 200 employees serving the Hispanic community. La Familia Agency, LLC is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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Bureau of Reclamation Partners with NASA Tournament Lab and HeroX to Crowdsource Innovative Solution to Limit Water Loss in Canals

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the nation’s largest wholesale water supplier, in partnership with <a target="_blank"…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the nation’s largest wholesale water supplier, in partnership with NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) and HeroX, the leading crowdsourcing platform for solutions to global problems, today announced the crowdsourcing competition «Water America’s Crops Challenge.» The challenge calls on the global community of solvers to find an innovative, low-cost, and durable solution that will help reduce water seepage from Reclamation’s canals. Reclamation’s 8,116 miles of canals deliver water across six regions of the Western U.S. and collectively serve over 30 million customers and support 10 million acres of farmland that produce 60% of the nation’s vegetables and 25% of its fruits and nuts. This challenge seeks to reduce the amount of water lost during transport to Reclamation’s customers.

Water conservation has always been a critical initiative, but it has grown more important in the face of extreme droughts, floods, and other climate events. One way to conserve water is to reduce water losses, and specifically seepage of water into the subsurface. Seepage is the gradual loss of water through the base or walls of a canal, and represents the most significant cause of water loss in canals. Seepage may occur through permeable soils, through bedrock fractures, or a combination of both mechanisms. If not adequately addressed, seepage may result in a canal failure, which could be catastrophic for surrounding communities.

Reclamation currently employs a variety of methods for reducing seepage in canals. However, current methods have tradeoffs among effectiveness at reducing water loss, durability, and maintenance requirements—each of which can increase costs for Reclamation and the communities it serves.

This challenge seeks engineering innovations that reduce or eliminate these tradeoffs with an effective, durable, low-maintenance, and cost-effective solution that can address canal seepage in a variety of regions and conditions.

«This is the sort of challenge the HeroX community is made for,» said Christian Cotichini, CEO of HeroX. «The water seepage problem impacts a critical part of our infrastructure, and we are in need of innovations that are effective and economically sustainable.This is where the crowd can step in, with brilliant minds working worldwide to protect one of our most valuable resources: our water.»

The Challenge: The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking to accelerate new approaches and solutions for reducing seepage that can demonstrate strong performance in a laboratory environment and quickly scale toward field testing and commercialization. Solvers whose proposals are chosen as finalists will receive a prize purse at the end of Phase 1; testing and performance results of their prototype at Reclamation labs at the end of Phase 2; and an opportunity to pitch to Reclamation customers and communities at a showcase event after the end of Phase 2. The winner of the challenge will exhibit strong technical performance and be well-positioned to attract customers in Reclamation communities after the challenge is won.

To learn more and become a solver, visit www.herox.com/WaterAmericasCrops

ABOUT HEROX

HeroX is a social network for crowdsourcing innovation and human ingenuity, co-founded in 2013 by serial entrepreneur, Christian Cotichini and XPRIZE Founder and Futurist, Peter Diamandis. HeroX offers a turnkey, easy-to-use platform that supports anyone, anywhere, to solve everyday business and world challenges using the power of the crowd. Uniquely positioned as the Social Network for Innovation, HeroX is the only place you can build, grow and curate your very own crowd.

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Lazydays RV Announces Airstream Dealership in Knoxville, TN

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lazydays, The RV Authority®, announces it is opening «Airstream of Knoxville at Lazydays RV», a dedicated Airstream dealership in Knoxville, Tennessee. This will be Lazydays second dedicated Airstream dealership in the United States in addition to its recently announced planned opening of a dedicated Airstream dealership in Ramsey, Minnesota. The new Knoxville dealership will have an Airstream dedicated showroom, sales staff and service technicians.

«We are very excited to expand our relationship with Airstream with the opening of our second dedicated Airstream dealership,» stated William P. Murnane, Lazydays Chairman and CEO. «Given the strength of the Airstream and Lazydays RV brands, we are confident this dedicated dealership will grow Airstream’s market share in Knoxville and help create Airstream Customers for Life for both Airstream and Lazydays.»

«We are very happy to expand our partnership with Lazydays in launching another Airstream exclusive sales location,» stated Bob Wheeler, President and CEO of Airstream, Inc. «Our relationship with Lazydays is growing in multiple RV markets and we believe Lazydays is a perfect fit for the iconic Airstream brand and the high expectations of quality from our loyal customer base.»

Lazydays currently operates eleven dealerships in Florida (2), Colorado (2), Arizona (2), Minnesota (1), Tennessee (2), and Indiana (2); and operates a dedicated Service Center location near Houston, Texas. It recently announced its intent to add a second dealership location in Minnesota and acquire Sprad’s RV in Reno, Nevada and Chilhowee RV near Knoxville, TN.

ABOUT LAZYDAYS RV
As an iconic brand in the RV industry, Lazydays, The RV Authority, consistently provides the best RV sales, service, and ownership experience, which is why RVers and their families become Customers for Life. Lazydays continues to add locations at a rapid pace as it executes its geographic expansion strategy that includes both acquisitions and greenfields.

Since 1976, Lazydays RV has built a reputation for providing an outstanding customer experience with exceptional service excellence and unparalleled product expertise, along with being a preferred place to rest and recharge with other RVers. By offering the largest selection of RV brands from the nation’s leading manufacturers, state-of-the-art service facilities, and thousands of accessories and hard-to-find parts, Lazydays RV provides everything RVers need and want.

Lazydays Holdings, Inc. is a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker «LAZY.»

Forward–Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements describe Lazydays future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, including statements regarding Lazydays’ expectations for future operating results, its expectations regarding the impact of its acquisition of its recently acquired dealership in Phoenix, Arizona, Elkhart and Burns Harbor, Indiana; its planned acquisitions in Reno, Nevada and Knoxville, Tennessee; and its greenfield start-ups near Houston, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee and Monticello, Minnesota; and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Lazydays. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to various factors, including economic conditions generally, conditions in the credit markets and changes in interest rates, conditions in the capital markets, the global impact of the pandemic outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) and other factors described from time to time in Lazydays’ SEC reports and filings, which are available at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release, and Lazydays undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, unless otherwise required by law.

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S&P Global Announces Ambitious Climate Actions on Its Way to Achieving Net Zero by 2040

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced ambitious targets to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with the goal of countering the adverse effects of climate change, supporting a net-zero economy and publicly reinforcing its commitment to sustainable corporate citizenship.

The Company committed to a 25% reduction in emissions by 2025 using 2019 as a base year. These targets were recently validated by the <a target="_blank"…

The Company committed to a 25% reduction in emissions by 2025 using 2019 as a base year. These targets were recently validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling companies to set science-based emissions reduction targets. Through actions taken to achieve these planned emissions reductions, S&P Global aims to be net-zero by 2040.

«Global firms play a significant role in addressing the environmental challenges that affect us all, and at S&P Global, we embrace this responsibility,» said Ewout Steenbergen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for S&P Global. «We are proud that the SBTi validated our goals and see them as a step forward in S&P Global’s sustainability journey, building on our long history of transparency and disclosure – including our early support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.»

Highlights of S&P Global’s commitments include:

A 25% reduction in emissions by 2025 from a 2019 base year, including both absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions from operations as well as absolute scope 3 emissions from business travel.
A target covering scope 1 and 2 emissions that is consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C, the most ambitious scenario available in the SBTi process.

S&P Global also continues to lead in its commitment to proactive and transparent disclosure, and in its 2020 TCFD report, became one of the first companies to introduce a Carbon Adjusted Earnings Per Share metric into its financial reporting. The measure – calculated based on the theoretical cost per share of the tons of CO2 in each period subtracted from regular earnings per share – provides greater transparency into the cost of carbon emissions from company operations and integrates climate change considerations in the decision-making process.

Steenbergen recently signed the CFO Net Zero Statement of Support organized by Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), where he joined other global financial leaders in committing to continued emissions reductions in support of the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. He serves as a founding member of the East Coast Chapter of the A4S CFO Leadership Network.

Further demonstrating the Company’s focus on climate action, S&P Global is a proud sponsor of UN Climate Change to support and advance work for global climate action, particularly through upcoming events such as COP26 (the 26th UN Climate Change Conference).

The Company has also signed on to the Business Ambition for 1.5º C, reiterating its commitment to work toward a 1.5º C scenario on the road to a zero-emissions economy.

«Climate stewardship is a key focus of our broader sustainability efforts,» said Annette O’Hanlon, Chief Corporate Responsibility & Diversity Officer for S&P Global. «Through our work with UN Climate Change, as well as our support for Business Ambition for 1.5º C, we are contributing to tangible progress in bringing about a more sustainable future.»

To read S&P Global’s latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report and learn more about the Company’s work to promote sustainability, visit the S&P Global website.

About S&P Global
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets, offering ESG solutions, deep data and insights on critical economic, market and business factors. We’ve been providing essential intelligence that unlocks opportunity, fosters growth and accelerates progress for more than 160 years. Our divisions include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices and S&P Global Platts. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com.

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National Alliance for Hispanic Health Delivers New Social Media Narratives on COVID-19 Prevention and Vaccination

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — «The toll of COVID-19 on Hispanic communities has been devastating. With more than 25 million cases in the country, COVID-19 death rates are 2.8 times higher for Hispanics compared to non-Hispanic whites. We have lost far too many and for far too long effective public health practices have not been adequately supported by policymakers,» said Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Alliance for…

«Today in our ongoing efforts to support individuals and families with tools and information they can use, we are launching a bilingual campaign in support of addressing concerns about COVID-19 vaccination and encouraging vaccination in Hispanic communities as well as supporting «The Three Ws» («Las Tres Ms» in Spanish) campaign that focuses on three steps to protect ourselves: Wear a mask, Watch your distance, and Wash your hands. All messages feature the bilingual and toll-free Su Familia Helpline (1-866-783-2645) for answers to questions and connection to services in your community,» continued Dr. Delgado.

The graphic-based narratives are being distributed on social media through the Alliance’s community-based organization network that provides health and human services to 15 million persons annually. They are also available on the Alliance’s social media including Facebook (@healthyamericas), Twitter (@health4americas), and Instagram (@health4americas), as well as online at www.healthyamericas.org or in Spanish at www.nuestrasalud.org.

«We must each do our part and support each other. It is more important than ever that we all follow the three Ws, get vaccinated when our turn becomes available, and protect ourselves and each other. If we each do our part, together we will make it through this and be a stronger and more connected community and nation,» concluded Dr. Delgado.

About the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (The Alliance)
The Alliance is the nation’s foremost science-based source of information and trusted advocate for the health of Hispanics in the United States with a mission to achieve the best health for all. For more information visit us at www.healthyamericas.org

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