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Blackline Safety wins 2025 Calgary Award for social impact
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Blackline Safety has won the 2025 Calgary Award for Social Impact - Business, recognising its commitment to community and worker safety worldwide.
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Siemens Techcellence Awards spotlight digital innovation leaders
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Siemens Digital Industries Software honoured leaders in digital innovation and sustainability with its Techcellence Awards, spotlighting global pioneers driving transformation.
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Trilateral Research secures GBP £2.5m for ethical AI
Thu, 28th Nov 2024
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Trilateral Research has secured a GBP £2.5 million investment from Growth Lending to enhance its development of ethical AI solutions aimed at social issues.
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Business travel challenges for APAC in 2024 revealed by SAP Concur
Thu, 22nd Aug 2024
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SAP Concur's survey reveals major 2024 challenges for APAC business travel, citing disruptions, sustainability concerns, and the integration of AI solutions.
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Travel survey reveals struggle for flexibility, costs, & safety
Thu, 15th Aug 2024
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Business travel faces new hurdles as SAP Concur's survey reveals costs, flexibility, and safety concerns impacting 3,750 travellers and 600 managers worldwide.
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Telefónica Tech creates 20 jobs in major NI healthcare project
Thu, 27th Jun 2024
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Telefónica Tech UK&I is bolstering Belfast’s workforce with 20 new jobs as it aids Northern Ireland’s rollout of the encompass health and social care record system.
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New survey reveals challenges facing business travel in 2024
Fri, 21st Jun 2024
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SAP Concur's survey reveals key business travel challenges for 2024 include disruption, safety, sustainability, and unequal opportunities.
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How CIOs can lead in achieving enterprise sustainability goals
Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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CIOs are using their influence to drive sustainable practices within enterprises, leveraging technologies such as process automation and data analytics to boost ESG performance.
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Kiwis hopeful of economic upswing amidst looming concerns
Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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In contrast to the global outlook, New Zealanders are more optimistic about the future economic climate, according to the latest Global Predictions Survey.
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Adopt AI to unlock 1.3 million affordable dwellings: PointData
Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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Analysis by PointData has identified 870,000 profitable new affordable homes and 425,000 new social housing dwellings across mainland Australia.
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New Relic releases ESG Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2023
Thu, 13th Jul 2023
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New Relic, the observability company, has published its second annual environmental, social, and governance (ESG) 2023 Impact Report.
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Can bots succeed where humans have failed in sustainability?
Thu, 21st Apr 2022
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People want businesses to turn talk into action, and believe technology can help businesses succeed where people have failed.
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Sydney consulting firm launches new social impact practice
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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HTANALYSTS has launched a consulting practice to deliver capabilities in social impact measurement, govt services, sustainability, aged care and disability.
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Amazon Web Services commits $40 million to help advance health equity
Wed, 29th Sep 2021
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AWS has announced a new global program to enhance health outcomes for underserved or under-represented communities.
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Auth0 launches social impact platform & joins Pledge 1% movement
Tue, 6th Oct 2020
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Auth0 has launched a new social impact platform that aims to provide secure access for nonprofit organisations and social enterprises.
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HCL Technologies celebrates global goodwill champions
Wed, 29th Jan 2020
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Enterprise tech firm HCL Technologies recently honoured goodwill champions around the world as part of its Wave Maker Awards 2020.
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Dell Technologies' Progress Made Real plan outlines social impact goals
Fri, 15th Nov 2019
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Dell Technologies unveils its 'moonshot goals' as part of its 2030 Progress Made Real Plan, aiming to transform lives and improve transparency practices.
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Google report unlocks AI's power for social good
Mon, 16th Sep 2019
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Google's AI Impact Challenge has attracted over 2600 applications worldwide from organizations with no experience in AI.
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WeRobotics launches global drone data challenge
Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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The winner will receive $235,000 for using drones and data in unique ways to address local challenges and big topics such as humanitarian aid.
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Interview: GitHub's promise to diversity and social impact
Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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GitHub is primarily a collaborative approach to coding and technical expertise, but dig a little deeper and you find that the company is so much more.