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The Emerging Population Genomics Revolution

3BL Media

That means we can’t make a lot of calls about how genomic variants in people with non-European ancestry cause disease or how to develop drugs that will be most effective for them.” Clinical and economic payoffs In addition to producing scientific and clinical knowledge, these efforts can be engines for economic development.

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More women in senior management is better for the bottom line

Corporate Knights

This law required that boards of directors of certain Crown corporations be composed of equal numbers of men and women starting in 2011. This indicator is borrowed from the theory developed by Prof. The best indicator to answer this question is the number of companies with more than three women on their boards.

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Trane Appoints Mauro Atalla as Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer

ESG Today

Atalla will report to Chair and CEO Dave Regnery as part of the executive leadership team and will lead the product development, innovation and sustainability strategies for Trane Technologies globally. Atalla will succeed Paul Camuti, who will retire at the end of the year.

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ESG is rewriting the job description for CSOs

GreenBiz

With investors driving environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, the field has grown by more than 228 percent, from just 29 CSOs in 2011 to 95 CSOs in 2021. Women hold 54 percent of CSO positions, up from 28 percent in 2011. Today there are: More CSOs who have more influence. Who occupies the CSO job also has changed.

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American Airlines and Tulsa Tech Partner To Develop Aviation Maintenance Talent Pipeline

3BL Media

In 2011, American donated a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft to the school, and the iconic aircraft continues to be used today to provide hands-on training opportunities. Additionally, top-performing students will secure guaranteed interviews for open positions with the carrier. More information can be found at tulsatech.edu. "We

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

It works on more than 350 such projects with more than 250 organizations, including the World Economic Forum, WWF and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. It has reduced its direct emissions by 70 percent since 2011, with a pledge to reach 90 percent by 2040. So far, it has delivered about $335 million.).

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Arcmont Secures €475 Million Investment Mandates from APG, TIAA for New Impact Lending Strategy

ESG Today

UK-based Arcmont was founded in 2011, and acquired by Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, in 2023. Anthony Fobel, CEO of Arcmont Asset Management, said: Arcmont is a leading responsible investor in the European Private Debt market and one of the first Private Debt firms of its size to launch an Impact Lending strategy.