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JAGGAER Teams Up with Industry Experts for New Procurement with Purpose Webinar Series  

Panelists from Spend Matters, The Hackett Group, EcoVadis, Harvard University and more share steps for leading environment, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives internally and making a lasting impact

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JAGGAER today announces its new ESG–focused webinar series: Procurement with Purpose: Protecting People, the Planet and Profit. The four–part series will provide procurement professionals with valuable and practical insights for driving forward ESG initiatives within their organizations. Attendees will hear from top experts in the space, including analysts from Spend Matters and The Hackett Group and thought leaders from EcoVadis, Harvard University, riskmethods, TealBook and more.

"Organizations play a key role in protecting the planet and the rights of people through the way they buy and sell. Procurement is in the prime position to affect change and drive these responsible practices internally," said Jim Bureau, JAGGAER's CEO. "This webinar series is unlike anything we've done before. Attendees will drive the discussions and be able to submit questions ahead of time so we're focusing on the actionable advice that will set teams up for the most success."

Peter Smith, Managing Director of Procurement Excellence and author of the upcoming book, Procurement with Purpose, will moderate. The series will run from October 21 to December 7, 2021, and include interactive and energetic panel discussions that answer real audience questions on the following:

  • How to Manage the Triple Bottom–Line (October 21): Learn why procurement with purpose is so important from Spend Matters' Senior Analyst Bertrand Maltaverne, Harvard's CPO Sara Malconian and JAGGAER's EVP of Product Management Dawn Andre. They'll share how to assemble the right team of stakeholders, develop your own ESG strategy and use technology as an enabler so you can start making an impact today.
  • Talk Sustainability to Me (November 9): We all want to build a more sustainable supply chain, but a lack of good data often gets in the way. Hear from EcoVadis' CMO Emily Rakowski, JAGGAER's CHRO Michele Hamill, and other special guests on common misconceptions of net–zero carbon and how to organize and apply data for maximum value.
  • Rethinking Supplier Diversity (November 18): Supplier diversity is a hot topic, but there's a lot more than meets the eye. Join JAGGAER's VP of Corporate and Product Marketing Roger Blumberg, The Hackett Group's Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader Chris Sawchuck, TealBook's Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer Matt Palackdharry and others to discuss what supplier diversity really means and how to develop a meaningful strategy.
  • ESG, Your Bottom–Line and Tying It All Together (December 7): Profit comes down to protecting supply chains. JAGGAER's VP of Product Management Georg Roesch, riskmethods' Senior Solutions Marketing Manager Matthew York and Visiting Lecturer at Sussex University Savita Mace will share how to mitigate risk through purposeful procurement practices.

Attendees will receive one Continuing Education Hour (CEH) for each session from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) to maintain their certifications.

"Addressing sustainability, human rights and evolving ESG regulation is now critical for procurement teams across all industries," said Thomas Derry, CEO at Institute of Supply Management. "We're pleased to offer credits for participation in this series because these are the subjects in which procurement professionals need to dive deep to create thoughtful strategies that both drive tangible value for their organizations and create a better world."

To register or learn more about the series, please visit here.

About JAGGAER

We drive customer value for buyers and sellers through our global connected network served by offices located in"the Americas, APAC, Asia and EMEA. JAGGAER develops and provides comprehensive source–to–settle SaaS–based solutions, including advanced Spend Analytics, Category Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracts, eProcurement, Invoicing, Supply Chain Management and Inventory Management. These"all reside on a single platform, JAGGAER ONE. JAGGAER has pioneered spend management solutions for more than 25 years and continues to lead the innovation curve by listening to customers and"stakeholders in all industry sectors, public services and academia.

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Nicholas Carnrite Chosen as One of Oil and Gas Investor’s Forty Under 40

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nicholas (Nick) Carnrite, Partner and Managing Director of The Carnrite Group, was chosen as one of Hart Energy's Oil and Gas Investor Forty Under 40. The first honorees were recognized in 2016, and since then, Oil and Gas Investor annually recognizes "role models in the industry that demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit, creative problem solving, leadership and community involvement." Qualification for the prestigious designation is based on proven and/or potential leadership, overall contributions, and positive impact.

Nick was nominated by his peers and colleagues in addition to past and present clients. The most common accolades he received are related to his tireless pursuit of improvement for his clients, the Carnrite team, and himself. John Hageman, CLO and Partner at The Carnrite Group had this to say about Nick: "As a colleague, Nick is constantly encouraging the team to think outside the box and approach each task with humility and confidence. Nick places a tremendous amount of value on delivering implementable solutions because Carnrite only wins when our clients win."

Since joining the company in 2011, Nick has led and supported consulting projects across all segments of the energy value chain. In recent years, Nick spearheaded The Carnrite Group's international expansion and creation of new service offerings for clients. While the firm has worked globally for years, Nick relocated to London to establish a full–time international presence anchored by offices in the UK and UAE. Nick also led the internal strategy engagement that resulted in developing Energy Transition and Digital Transformation practices. To augment these offerings, Nick helped build Carnrite's partnership ecosystem, harnessing his personal relationships and carefully vetting potential partners. This expanded "toolbox' of solutions and trusted partners brings additional value to Carnrite's clients around the world.

Al Carnrite, CEO, said, "I'm incredibly proud of Nick both as my son and my colleague. He deserves to be recognized for his efforts. He will continue to grow both personally and professionally, and I have complete confidence in his ability to take The Carnrite Group through its next 30 years and beyond."

About The Carnrite Group

The Carnrite Group ("Carnrite") is a management consultancy focused primarily in the energy, industrial and private equity sectors. From offices in Houston, London, and the UAE, Carnrite deploys its unique combination of consulting and industry expertise to projects globally. Seen as a dedicated, practical business partner with the ability to implement complex change, areas of expertise include strategy and transaction support, business transformation, human capital, the Energy Transition and Digital Transformation. To further augment its offerings Carnrite has assembled an innovative ecosystem of strategic partners that spans leading technologies and adjacent consulting services. Carnrite recognizes that its clients face difficult business decisions "" its mission is to make it easier for them.


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Zoom Named a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications as a Service

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), today announced that analyst firm Gartner has named Zoom a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for UCaaS. This is the second time Zoom has been named in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS (2020 was the first year that Zoom was recognized) and its second consecutive time as a Leader.

The report analyzed 14 companies in the UCaaS space, naming Zoom as a Leader.

"We are honored that Gartner has named Zoom a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for UCaaS for the second straight year," said Eric S. Yuan, CEO of Zoom. "Zoom is committed to providing frictionless, reliable, and secure technology to empower modern, distributed workforces, and we believe we were recognized due to the convenience and accessibility of our UCaaS solutions, including Zoom Meetings, Zoom Chat, and Zoom Phone. We will continue to work hard to meet current and emerging communication demands and deliver happiness to all of our global customers."

To read a complimentary copy of the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS report, please visit zoom.us/gartner.

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Micro Insurance Company Partners With Chamasure to Provide Digital Insurance Solutions in Kenya

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MicroEnsure "" now part of Micro Insurance Company (MIC) "" has entered into a strategic partnership with Nairobi–based insurance platform Chamasure to give communities across Kenya access to digital insurance solutions. Chamasure makes insurance affordable for more than 10 million people in underserved communities in Kenya, including groups of farmers, traders, and families. Groups sign up via an easy–to–use app and are offered customized, flexible cover.

The new partnership between Chamasure and MIC will provide end–to–end enrollment, coverage, and claims settlement support, reducing paperwork for customers and speeding up the insurance process. Need–based cover will safeguard group members against disability, funeral costs, and medical expenses.

Ms Wairimu Nioki, Country Manager for MIC Kenya says:

"Communities have always come together to raise money to meet obligations that are too difficult for individuals to cover. We are now going to these communities and groups to simplify insurance for them by providing the protection that they seek when they come together. This initiative with Chamasure will see us providing more affordable insurance solutions and wider coverage, providing relief to members of these groups and consequently improving their lives."

Speaking at the launch of the partnership, Seroney Memba, Chamasure Founder, said:

"Most of the people in the communities we work with have never had a chance to access insurance, despite being so vulnerable and in need of protection. We are excited to partner with Micro Insurance Company to provide these communities with more flexible, affordable products. Our motto is "taste insurance for everyone', and I strongly believe this is the right partnership to achieve this."

For more information, please contact:
Seroney Memba: seroney@chamasure.com
Wairimu Njoki: wairimu.njoki@microinsurance.com

About Micro Insurance Company (MIC):

Micro Insurance Company (MIC) is the world's first end–to–end digital microinsurance platform that combines reinsurance capacity, in–country insurance licenses, world–class distribution, and market–leading AI functionality. Our global insurance platform delivers technology,underwriting, policy management, and distribution to platforms, micro and small businesses, and to the four billion people on the planet who are currently unserved. Whereas most insurtechs seek to improve existing monoline products and markets, we follow straight through processing to create highly relevant insurance products at a very low cost.

To find out more, visit https://microinsurance.com/

About Chamasure:

Chamasure, based in Nairobi, is an insurance platform that focuses on helping underserved communities, such as groups of traders and farmers, access affordable, customized insurance. Benefits include easy set–up, fast claims processing and payment, seamless mobile payments, and 24/7 app support. Groups who sign up to Chamasure have control of the full insurance process, from onboarding and peer vetting, to voting on claim validity and knowing when claims are paid.

To find out more, visit https://www.chamasure.com/


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EthosEnergy CEO Ana Amicarella recognized as Top Executive for 2021

San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — San Antonio, Texas "" EthosEnergy's CEO, Ana Amicarella has been recognized as Top Executive of the Year during the Experience Power conference hosted by Power magazine.

Power magazine honored innovative leaders from the power generation industry during an awards ceremony at the Experience Power conference last night. A worldwide call for nominations went out and submissions were narrowed down to a shortlist of award–worthy contenders into 15 categories.

Ana Amicarella, CEO of EthosEnergy said: "I am honored to have won this award. But most of all, I am proud of everything our team has achieved over the last year despite challenging conditions."

Faced with outage cancellations and postponements due to COVID–19, and a depressed oil and gas sector, EthosEnergy's reaction was to restructure the business to better align with customers and market dynamics.

Ana Amicarella was appointed CEO in December 2019 with a mission to take EthosEnergy into its next stage of strategic development and position the company for growth. Prior to EthosEnergy, Ana spent 22 years with GE and eight with Aggreko, where she was managing director for the Latin America business.

In just one year Ana has led EthosEnergy through a revolutionary transformation. Despite the hurdles of COVID–19 and challenging market conditions, EthosEnergy achieved its best financial year to date and is on track for ambitious growth over the next five–years.

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About EthosEnergy

Our customers are facing a challenging future. They want a flexible and viable partner to support them in a world of changing expectations.

EthosEnergy turns on potential to deliver services and solutions globally for rotating equipment to make energy affordable, available and sustainable.

A unique combination of partnership and service quality, backed by a track record of tailored solutions, for the power, oil & gas, industrial and aerospace markets.

EthosEnergy operates in over 100 countries to consistently improve performance across the value chain.

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Adagio Therapeutics Announces New In Vitro Data Highlighting Broad and Potent Neutralization of ADG20 Against All Known SARS-CoV-2 Variants

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adagio Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: ADGI) a clinical–stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of antibody–based solutions for infectious diseases with pandemic potential, today announced new in vitro data demonstrating retained neutralizing activity of its monoclonal antibody (mAb), ADG20, against a diverse panel of circulating SARS–CoV–2 variants, including the newly emerged Lambda and Mu variants. Notably, findings show that ADG20 demonstrated potent in vitro neutralizing activity against all SARS–CoV–2 variants of concern tested, including those with reduced susceptibility to mAb products currently available under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or in late–stage development. These data will be presented during a poster session at the 2021 ISIRV–WHO Virtual Conference, which is being held October 19–21, 2021. In addition, Adagio will present an encore poster highlighting recently announced data from the company's ongoing Phase 1 trial of ADG20 in healthy participants.

"These new variant data further underscore the potential of ADG20 to address the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic, as well as possible future outbreaks caused by other SARS–like viruses," said Laura Walker, Ph.D., co–founder and chief scientific officer of Adagio. "We have intentionally designed this mAb to have both broad and potent neutralizing activity as well as a half–life that extends its potential window of protection, critical features that may set it apart from other therapies available under EUA or in development today. With global Phase 2/3 prevention and treatment trials ongoing, we look forward to continuing our evaluation of ADG20 to assess the meaningful role it could potentially play in the arsenal of COVID–19 treatment options. Given as a single, intramuscular injection in clinical trials, ADG20 has been designed to offer protection for up to a year in the prevention setting and is being explored as a treatment for high–risk patients and/or as a vaccine supplement, including for immunocompromised individuals."

In addition to the Phase 1 healthy participant trial, Adagio is advancing two ongoing global Phase 2/3 trials with ADG20, a treatment trial (STAMP) and a prevention trial (EVADE). The company anticipates submitting an EUA application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ADG20 in the first quarter of 2022.

Presentation Details
Poster Title: (130) Broad and Potent In Vitro Neutralization of SARS–CoV–2 Variants by ADG20, a Half–Life Extended Monoclonal Antibody in Development for the Prevention and Treatment of COVID–19

Poster Title: (131) Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ADG20, a Half–Life""Extended Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) in Development for the Prevention and Treatment of COVID–19: a Preliminary Analysis of a Randomized Phase 1 Study

About ADG20
ADG20, a monoclonal antibody targeting the spike protein of SARS–CoV–2 and related coronaviruses, is being developed for the prevention and treatment of COVID–19, the disease caused by SARS–CoV–2. ADG20 was designed and engineered to possess high potency and broad neutralization against SARS–CoV–2 and additional clade 1 sarbecoviruses, by targeting a highly conserved epitope in the receptor binding domain. ADG20 displays potent neutralizing activity in vivo against the original SARS–CoV–2 strain as well as all known variants of concern. ADG20 has the potential to impact viral replication and subsequent disease through multiple mechanisms of action, including direct blocking of viral entry into the host cell (neutralization) and elimination of infected host cells through Fc–mediated innate immune effector activity. ADG20 is administered by a single intramuscular injection, and was engineered to have a long half–life, with a goal of providing both rapid and durable protection. Adagio is advancing ADG20 through multiple clinical trials on a global basis.

About Adagio Therapeutics
Adagio (Nasdaq: ADGI) is a clinical–stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of antibody–based solutions for infectious diseases with pandemic potential. The company's portfolio of antibodies has been optimized using Adimab's industry–leading antibody engineering capabilities and is designed to provide patients and clinicians with a powerful combination of potency, breadth, durable protection (via half–life extension), manufacturability and affordability. Adagio's portfolio of SARS–CoV–2 antibodies includes multiple, non–competing broadly neutralizing antibodies with distinct binding epitopes, led by ADG20. Adagio has secured manufacturing capacity for the production of ADG20 with third–party contract manufacturers to support the completion of clinical trials and initial commercial launch, ensuring broad accessibility to people around the world. For more information, please visit www.adagiotx.com.

Forward Looking Statements
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Zoho Boosts Competitive Opportunity for Global Businesses with New Cutting Edge Technology in Zoho One, its Operating System for Business

Austin, Texas, Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, today introduced new apps and services in Zoho One, the operating system for business. The new release empowers businesses to solve disjointed data challenges and close communications gaps across silos, so organizations can become more productive, adapt more quickly to changing business conditions, and become poised for growth.

“The experience that employees, customers, partners, and suppliers get when dealing with businesses is typically a reflection of how that business and its systems are structured internally. Today, the majority of systems are disconnected as a result of siloed solutions offered by vendors,” said Raju Vegesna, Chief Evangelist at Zoho. “Unification of a business requires unification of the underlying systems, which can then provide a truly unified experience, internally and externally, along with unified insights. Zoho One was created with this vision and keeps expanding its unbeatable value with new additions and improvements year over year.”

Zoho One aims to resolve operational, digitization, and retention challenges that businesses encounter. Enhancement categories include:

Unified, Real–time Insights for Critical Business Decisions

Businesses now have stronger real–time, organization–wide analytics, connecting the dots between data previously lost across departments, teams, and accounts. Powered by Zia, Zoho's AI assistant, and Zoho's BI and Analytics Platform, Zoho One allows users to predict and provide insights across the organization enabling confident decision–making. New innovations include:

  • Embedded and Conversational BI: Zoho One now features embedded and conversational analytics enabling decision makers to drill down into their data and glean cross–departmental insights, all through natural language commands using Zia Insights. By providing 1,500+ pre–built analytics reports and dashboards, critical business decisions can be made with greater precision and speed.
  • Data Preparation: This self–service data preparation and management tool is now available in Zoho One. Whether users are preparing data from third–party apps or other sources, DataPrep, powered by machine learning, can help business users integrate, model, cleanse, transform, enrich, and catalog data, as well as integrate with Analytics or a third party for new–found insights.
  • Work Graph: Zoho's new back–end service, an industry–first for business software, maps interactions between people, resources, systems and processes by studying signals and their strength across the board to build a business–wide work graph that is specific to each individual within the organization. The result of a work graph will be seen in the day–to–day productivity of users across various apps.
  • Enterprise Search: Zoho's actionable, organization–wide search, which is powered by Zia, can now understand natural language requests. Natural language powered search will lead to more accurate data discovery across teams and functions.

Scale and Manage Operations More Effectively in Unpredictable Climates

Global health and economic crises have accelerated the need for digital solutions that support varying workplace and business models. Operations have become more complex, making employee data and security a priority. The addition of Mobile Application Management and Zoho Commerce aim to help businesses better manage operations:

  • Mobile Application Management (MAM): With remote work now persistent, Zoho One now includes enterprise–grade Mobile App Management capabilities. Admins can easily add and manage all of their users' devices for better insight and control of provisioning, specific app permissions and policies, locking and wiping devices remotely, and more, to support employee mobility and flexibility.
  • Zoho Commerce: Businesses need to digitize faster than ever. The addition of Zoho Commerce enables retailers to easily build online shops with the tools needed to construct a website, accept orders, track inventory, process payments, manage shipping, market their brand, and analyze data. Zoho Commerce also integrates with third party payment gateways.

Build Strong Employee Experiences, From Anywhere

To help close the distance between employees, employers, and teams, which has widened with remote work, Zoho One delivers solutions that promote stronger collaboration and employee experience to support any mode of work:

  • Zoho Learn: Organizations now have a learning management tool that enables interactive training programs and assessments with Zoho's course builder. Online centralization of company information, training programs, and more, gives businesses a better way to nurture employee growth.
  • Zoho Lens: To facilitate better communication and collaboration in a remote–work environment, Zoho Lens provides remote assistance and guidance to employees through augmented reality (AR) via real–time AR annotation, VoIP and text chat, and more.
  • TeamInbox: Teams use this shared email inbox to eliminate task duplication and streamline email conversations in one central location.
  • Org Dictionary: Another industry–first, this new organization–wide service offers a central dictionary for the entire organization. It automatically incorporates the organization's employee name and other sources offering a central, consistent diction across various Zoho applications and users.

Unified and Personalized Experience with Context

Zoho One's enhanced user experience allows easy customization and personalization of workspaces:

  • Unified Console, Dashboards, and Smart–Stack UI: Employees are now able to see their apps, services, and dashboards in one view with centralization across calendars, dashboards, navigation, and more.
  • Customizable Dashboard with Pre–Built Widgets: Widgets encapsulating data across the organization can be aggregated together in a custom dashboard. This provides users visibility across the organization in a single view with the ability to drill down just one click away.

“Being reactive does not work well in the e–commerce and retail business. The decisions we make today will impact our business 18 months from now. We needed a unified, data–driven solution that provides real–time visibility on our customers, distributors, and suppliers, while giving us insight into every aspect of our business,” said Bryan Duggan, Director of Sales Operations, Counter Culture Coffee. “The intuitive and contextual nature of Zoho One allows us to not only be proactive in our growth strategy, but also to understand our customers better. The comprehensive data pulled from the front and back office, alongside our existing third–party apps, have helped us get to know our customers and their expectations, doubling the satisfaction rate each quarter. We look forward to growing Counter Culture Coffee with Zoho One to expand our operations internationally.”

A Deep Ecosystem that Extends and Integrates

Recognizing that businesses value flexibility in choosing apps that serve their specific needs, the Zoho One platform already integrates with 1,000+ third party solutions on Zoho Marketplace and now extends integration with 100+ telephony providers to enable seamless communications between stakeholders. Zoho One also includes a comprehensive platform for developers and business users to create, extend, and integrate. The platform includes newly released no–code tool, Canvas, low–code tool, Zoho Creator, and pro–code platform, Catalyst.

Zoho Pricing: Pricing starts at $37 USD per employee. For comprehensive pricing information, please go to: https://www.zoho.com/one/pricing/

Zoho Privacy Pledge

Zoho respects user privacy and does not have an ad–revenue model in any part of its business, including its free products. More than 70 million users around the world, across hundreds of thousands of companies, rely on Zoho every day to run their businesses, including Zoho itself. For more information, please visit https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html

About Zoho

With 50+ apps in nearly every major business category, including sales, marketing, customer support, accounting and back–office operations, and an array of productivity and collaboration tools, Zoho Corporation is one of the world's most prolific technology companies.

Zoho is privately held and profitable with more than 10,000 employees. Zoho is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with international headquarters in Chennai, India. Additional offices are in the United States, India, Japan, China, Canada, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. For more information, please visit www.zoho.com/

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MINTIE Provides Proven Worldwide COVID Surge Capacity Solution as International Infection Prevention Week Highlights Tireless Efforts and Bravery of Worldwide Infection Control Community

AZUSA, Calif., Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With the worldwide healthcare industry commemorating International Infection Prevention Week, October 17–23, MINTIE LLC, a third–generation healthcare product innovator and an Alliance Environmental Group company, continues its efforts at infection prevention in the fight against COVID–19 and the Delta Variant. The company introduced its first line of Environmental Containment Units (ECUs) in 2003 to control the spread of harmful airborne particles during construction or maintenance activities. Since then, MINTIE has continued to push the innovation process forward and now, its ECU4 mobile environmental containment units are currently being used to support surge requirements for airborne isolation in the continued fight against the transmission of COVID–19. https://youtu.be/O0sS1–LpDvc

Since January 2021, over 1,500 ECU4s have been deployed in 400+ Japanese healthcare facilities to provide temporary airborne isolation support as part of Japan's effort to control the spread of COVID–19. The MINTIE ECU4 also played a critical role during the Tokyo Summer Olympics "" supporting 20 Olympic designated healthcare facilities with additional airborne isolation capabilities.

According to Tsuneki (Neki) Kusaba, President & CEO, Moraine Corporation, MINTIE's exclusive Japanese distributor, "The main purpose of the ECU4 is to create zoning to distinguish between risk and safety areas in hospitals where regular medical care must be continued to accommodate an ever–growing number of patients. We needed as many ECU4s as possible to handle this emergency, so we have made unreasonable demands on MINTIE. However, MINTIE has definitely supplied the ECU4 in response to our request."

"We are delighted with the success of the ECU4 business, however more than that, we are proud to have saved the lives of many Japanese healthcare workers and patients. The ECU4 provides a safe and secure medical system for many healthcare workers, and we have received messages of gratitude from many customers," Mr. Kusaba added.

According to Toshihiro Mitsuda, Ph. D CICD, Director and Associate Professor, Yokohama City University Hospital, “Without the MINTIE product, zoning couldn't be achieved in healthcare facilities in Japan. It wouldn't be exaggerating to say that HAI didn't trigger collapse of the Japanese medical system because Moraine supplied MINTIE products all over the country. MINTIE and Moraine supported the Japanese government at a critical time and saved many lives."

The adoption of MINTIE's ECU4s in hundreds of hospitals has drawn the attention of a number of Asian media outlets, including Japan's News 8 and TVK news station as well as in South Korea on MBN TV News, Money Today, MBC News, KBS News and JIBS News. In the US, MINTIE has been named a finalist in the Los Angeles Business Journal's inaugural 2021 International Business Forum & Awards in the Global Trade Leader of the Year and Private Company "" Medium Sized Business categories.

The MINTIE ECU4 is a product that provides a variety of airborne containment solutions. The ECU4 is patented and has been clinically evaluated and rigorously tested for efficacy of particle containment, ventilation, and stability in healthcare environments where ICRA containment requirement sits in levels 1 to 4. If a hospital is a step away from reaching ICU capacity for COVID–19 patients, ECU4s can be set up with negative air machines to provide temporary, total isolation rooms.

The ECU4's simple, yet advanced design makes it user–friendly from setup to tear down and because of their portability, can be setup virtually anywhere. This allows hospitals to create as many isolations rooms as space allows. "Sometimes setting up multiple ECU4s might not be enough "" maybe a whole section of a hospital needs to be isolated. The MINTIE ECU4 corridor flange enables an ECU4 to function as a portable anteroom. The corridor flange is used to seal off the entryway of a hallway, creating a larger isolated space," according to Kyle Hourraney, Director of Facilities at Orange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana, CA.

MINTIE's product portfolio also includes multi–use negative air machines, when combined with an ECU4 to create an anteroom, a negative air machine is the "engine" that pulls air out of the anteroom space. As the air passes through the negative air machine's 99.97% HEPA filter, it creates the negative pressure air lock to protect the general patient population and caregivers. MINTIE's ECU4s are utilized in all 50 U.S. states. MINTIE is also currently partners with distribution channels in Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other countries.

About MINTIE LLC

Founded in 1940, MINTIE LLC began as specialty maintenance service company and has grown into a company with an international reputation for excellent service and innovative indoor environmental systems. MINTIE provides indoor air quality management, preventative maintenance solutions and portable containment products for airborne particulates, infection control, and bio–security. MINTIE has focused on leading the industry with innovative products and the highest quality services to provide clients with safer, healthier, and more productive environments with minimal disruption and highest levels of satisfaction and effectiveness. The company serves a diverse mix of companies, ranging from market leaders to entrepreneurial start–ups within healthcare, biotechnology, entertainment, aerospace, manufacturing, and commercial real estate. MINTIE is an Alliance Environmental Group Company. For more information, visit https://www.mintie.com/.

History of IIPW

Established in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) focuses attention on the importance of infection prevention in saving lives and healthcare dollars. APIC has spearheaded this annual effort to highlight the significance of infection prevention among healthcare professionals, administrators, legislators, and consumers.

Over the years, this week of recognition has vastly expanded to every corner of the globe, including Australia, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. As the reach of IIPW widens, more patients benefit from safer healthcare practices and reduced threat of healthcare–associated infections.

Contact Details:

Vinay Panday
Director of Marketing
Alliance Environmental Group
626–633–3514
vinaypanday@alliance–enviro.com
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Lack of investment in clean energy compromising fight against climate change and poverty

  • New research highlights a chronic lack of finance that will leave billions of people in Sub–Saharan Africa and Asia without electricity or clean cooking by 2030
  • Urgent action to accelerate investment in clean energy for developing countries is needed from global leaders assembling at COP26 to ensure a just energy transition

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This year's Energizing Finance research series "" developed by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) in partnership with Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and Dalberg Advisors "" shows the world is falling perilously short of the investment required to achieve energy access for all by 2030 for the seventh consecutive year.

In fact, tracked finance for electricity in the 20 countries that make up 80 percent of the world's population without electricity "" the high–impact countries "" declined by 27 percent in 2019, the year before the onset of the Covid–19 pandemic. The economic strain caused by Covid–19 is expected to have caused even further reductions in energy access investment in 2020 and 2021.

Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2021, one of two reports released under the series, finds committed finance for residential electricity access fell to USD 12.9 billion in 2019 (from USD 16.1 billion in 2018) in the 20 countries. This is less than one–third of the USD 41 billion estimated annual investment needed globally to attain universal electricity access from 2019 to 2030.

Meanwhile, there is an abysmal amount of finance for clean cooking. Despite polluting cooking fuels causing millions of premature deaths each year and being the second largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, only USD 133.5 million in finance for clean cooking solutions was tracked in 2019. This is nowhere near the estimated USD 4.5 billion in annual investment required to achieve universal access to clean cooking (accounting only for clean cookstove costs).

These findings have been released just ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, where global leaders will focus on how to spark meaningful progress on fighting climate change. As part of this, they will need to consider how to reduce global emissions from the energy sector while also increasing energy access in developing countries to support their economic development.

"We are at a critical moment in the energy–climate conversation," said Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary–General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co–Chair of UN–Energy. "What is clear is that the path to net zero can only happen with a just and equitable energy transition that provides access to clean and affordable energy to the 759 million people who have no electricity access and 2.6 billion people who lack access to clean cooking solutions. This requires resources to mitigate climate change and create new opportunities to drive economic development and enable people everywhere to thrive. Energizing Finance provides an evidence base of current energy finance commitments and the finance countries require to meet SDG7 energy targets."

In 2018, 50 percent of total electricity finance flowed to grid–connected fossil fuels in the high–impact countries compared to 25 percent in 2019. While this is a positive trend for the climate, tracked investment in off–grid and mini–grid technology also declined and represented only 0.9 percent of finance tracked to electricity.

Dr. Barbara Buchner, Global Managing Director at CPI, who partnered with SEforALL on Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2021, said: "Achieving both the Paris Agreement and universal energy access requires far greater investment in grid–connected renewables and off–grid and mini–grid solutions than what has been tracked in Energizing Finance. These solutions are essential to helping high–impact countries develop their economies without a reliance on fossil fuels."

To better illuminate the challenges high–impact countries face, the second publication in the series, Energizing Finance: Taking the Pulse 2021, offers a detailed look at the estimated volume and type of finance needed by enterprises and customers to achieve universal energy access for both electricity and clean cooking by 2030 in Mozambique, Ghana and Vietnam. Importantly, it illustrates the energy affordability challenges people face in these countries and the need for financial support for consumers, such as subsidies.

The report finds that providing access to clean fuels and technologies, i.e. modern energy cooking solutions, in Ghana, Mozambique and Vietnam will cost a total of USD 37–48 billion by 2030; 70 percent of which will be for fuels (e.g., LPG, ethanol and electricity). A more achievable scenario would be for all three countries to deliver universal access to improved cookstoves at a total cost of USD 1.05 billion by 2030.

"Ghana, Mozambique and Vietnam each have unique challenges to achieving universal access to electricity and clean cooking," said Aly–Khan Jamal, Partner at Dalberg Advisors, who partnered with SEforALL on Energizing Finance: Taking the Pulse 2021. "This research digs deep into these national contexts to identify solutions that can make Sustainable Development Goal 7 a reality."

Providing results–based financing for energy project developers and exploring policies that facilitate demand–side subsidy support and reduce taxes on solar home systems are among several policy recommendations presented for Ghana, Mozambique and Vietnam.

Energizing Finance also advocates for increased innovation in financial instruments to reach the scale of finance needed for universal clean cooking access; for integration of electricity access, cooking access and climate change strategies; and for national governments, bilateral donors, philanthropies, and DFIs to all increase their efforts to mobilize commercial capital to Sub–Saharan African countries.

More of the reports' key findings and recommendations are available here.

Notes to editors

Contact
For further details on the reports or any interview requests, please contact: Sherry Kennedy, Sustainable Energy for All: Sherry.Kennedy@SEforALL.org / media@seforall.org or +43 676 846 727 237

About Sustainable Energy for All

Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international organization that works in partnership with the United Nations and leaders in government, the private sector, financial institutions, civil society and philanthropies to drive faster action towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) "" access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 "" in line with the Paris Agreement on climate. SEforALL works to ensure a clean energy transition that leaves no one behind and brings new opportunities for everyone to fulfill their potential.

SEforALL is led by Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary–General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co–Chair of UN–Energy. Follow her on Twitter @DamilolaSDG7. For more information, follow @SEforALLorg.


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Jazz’s Corporate Customers Can Now Avail Specialized Insurance by MicroEnsure

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MicroEnsure (part of Micro Insurance Company), a global provider of digital insurance products, and Jazz Business, one of the largest B2B solutions provider in the nation, have entered into an industry–first strategic partnership, to provide tailored insurance products at specialized rates to Jazz's corporate customers.

Under the partnership, customized insurance packages will be offered to Jazz's corporate clientele and delivered through completely digital processes. Businesses can sign their employees up for these insurance plans, mitigating the financial risk of unforeseen hospitalization due to accident or sickness. With affordability being the utmost priority, the partnership is particularly beneficial to industries with a majority of blue–collar workers.

"The year 2020 was riddled with uncertainty, and it redefined the need for insurance protection products," said Ali Naseer, Chief Business Officer at Jazz. As the only telecom offering insurance products for its corporate customers, we're proud to partner up with MicroEnsure "" a company that echoes our sentiments on the importance of digital–based processes. We look forward to a collaborative partnership that will benefit those who need it the most."

Appreciating the partnership as a major step towards the goal of reaching out to tens of millions of uninsured and under–insured Pakistanis, Rehan Butt, MicroEnsure Pakistan CEO remarked:

"Jazz with its massive outreach is in a strong position to change the insurance fabric in Pakistan and we are excited that we have been provided with a great opportunity through this partnership to take insurance products to scores of Jazz Business customers, majority of whom are yet to experience their first–ever insurance product. MicroEnsure and its Group the Micro Insurance Company aim at providing a real digital experience to our customers characterised with a simple sign–up process and an equally simple and no quibble claim process."

About MicroEnsure:

MicroEnsure is a part of the Micro Insurance Company Group which aims to provide insurance products and services to billions of un and under–served individuals and businesses across Asia, Africa and then Americas. The Group is the first global end–to–end digital micro–insurance provider that combines reinsurance capacity, in–country insurance licenses, world–class distribution and market–leading AI functionality to address this large market globally by providing an insurance platform that is capable of assuming various types of micro transactional insurance risks. For more details, please contact Rehan Butt at rehan.butt@microensure.com or visit www.microinsurance.com

About Jazz:

Jazz, Pakistan's number one 4G operator and a leading digital service provider with over 67 million subscribers including 25 million 4G users. By providing the most extensive portfolio of digital value–added services, Jazz continues to be the country's undisputed telecom leader.

About Jazz Business:

With 360–degree ICT Solutions covering Mobility, M2M, and Cloud services, Jazz Business is a 'One Window' Solutions provider to fully customizable B2B services. It is currently serving over 25,000 companies with smart communications and connectivity solutions to operate more efficiently and collaborate more effectively.


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