January 2025

GoDaddy Venture Forward 2024 Annual Report | U.S. Edition: Macroeconomic Research

As originally published by GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative

New Venture Forward research

GoDaddy Venture Forward conducted an in-house analysis to assess: with all the moves that happened during the pandemic, did areas that saw greater migration also see greater impact on entrepreneurship?

Duke Energy Florida and Duke Energy Foundation Add to Long-Standing Support for Pinellas Education Foundation With $100,000 Grant

  • Supports Pinellas County Schools’ Future Cities program and enhanced experiences at Enterprise Village and Finance Park
  • Brings total company donations to more than $4 million

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., January 7, 2025 /3BL/ - Thanks to a long-standing collaboration with Duke Energy Florida, the Duke Energy Foundation and Pinellas Education Foundation, thousands of students will experience real-world economic and innovative engineering concepts to help them reach their full potential both in and out of the classroom.

Case Study: AFFF Incineration Solutions in Port Arthur, Texas

Refineries process and produce large volumes of flammable materials. In order to mitigate the risk of fires, many rely on aqueous film forming foam or AFFF. This “fire fighting foam” is stored onsite in tanks and used to suppress fire during an emergency. Many types of AFFF contain high levels of PFAS.

A large refinery wanted to replace their current AFFF with a non-PFAS alternative. They hired us to dispose of the PFAS-containing waste.

Georgia-Pacific Completes Investments in Bradford Corrugated Plant

ATLANTA, January 7, 2025 /3BL/ - Georgia-Pacific has completed the upgrades to its Bradford, Pennsylvania, corrugated facility that began in early 2023. The investment totaled close to $34 million and funded new equipment to modernize the plant’s operations.

The upgrades included a new rooftop cyclone, a new corrugator and two new converting lines – all of which will help the plant operate more efficiently. The newer equipment gives the plant improved throughput, the ability to run larger products, and printing capability of up to 4-colors to better meet customer needs.

SCS Standards Releases Revised SCS-108 Carbon Neutral Standard for Public Review

EMERYVILLE, Calif., January 07, 2025 /3BL/ - SCS Standards is pleased to announce that version 2.0 of the SCS-108 Certification Standard for Carbon Neutral Entities, Buildings, Products, and Services is now available for public review. 

The Standard was first introduced in 2022 to establish certification requirements for entities, buildings, products and services to achieve carbon neutral status.

The Standard was revised to include:

Antea Group UK Expands Service Portfolio With Launch of Water Services

LEEDS, United Kingdom, January 6, 2025 /3BL/ - Antea Group UK, a leading multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in environment, health and safety services for the private sector, today announced the launch of its comprehensive Water Consultancy Services. This new service offering builds upon the company's existing expertise to provide clients with a one-stop shop for all their environmental planning and transactional due-diligence needs.

Gildan Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index for the 12th Consecutive Year

MONTREAL, January 6, 2025 /3BL/ - Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) (“Gildan” or the “Company”) is pleased to share that it has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ North America Index (DJSI North America)1, one of the world’s leading ESG performance rankings for publicly traded companies. This marks the 12th consecutive year the Company has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

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