June 2024

Comcast NBCUniversal Grants $1.5M To Support Disabled Entrepreneurs, Expanding Partnership With 2Gether-International

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024 /3BL/ - Comcast NBCUniversal and 2Gether-International (2GI), a leading 501c3 non-profit and startup accelerator run by and for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities, announced an extended partnership. Comcast is expanding its organizational support by granting $1.5 million to power 2GI’s programming through 2025. The funding helps equip disabled start-up founders with the tools and resources they need for their companies to be leaders in their respective industries.

Mondelēz 2023 Snacking Made Right Report: Making Our Snacks Mindfully

Our snacks are made safely, responsibly and mindfully. It’s how our consumers can feel confident that the snacks they consumer and enjoy are safe and high quality.

In 2023, we continued having a high percentage of our manufacturers and suppliers certified to food safety schemes that are benchmarked by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). This further supports our ability to offer consumers safe, high-quality snacks they can enjoy and feel good about.

Sudan Is Experiencing Its Worst Hunger Levels on Record, With Almost 800,000 People Facing the Threat of Famine

June 28, 2024 /3BL/ - A new report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) revealed that more than a year of conflict has caused the worst levels of acute food insecurity in Sudan’s history and one of the worst in the world. Across ten states, approximately 755,000 people are suffering famine-like conditions (IPC Phase 5), and 8.5 million people are experiencing emergency levels of hunger (IPC Phase 4).

Ceres Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling To Overturn ‘Chevron Deference’

June 28, 2024 /3BL/ - Ceres strongly denounces today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the 1984 decision in Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council. Known as the “Chevron Deference” ruling, the decision overturns a 40-year legal precedent that allowed experts at federal agencies to resolve ambiguities in laws passed by U.S. Congress. Today's decision to dismantle the longstanding “Chevron Deference” limits federal agencies' ability to interpret and enforce statutes they administer.

Ceres CEO and President Mindy Lubber said in a statement:

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