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Monday, May 1, 2023 GoLocalProv News Team and News Editor Kate Nagle View larger + Providence Mayor Brett Smiley.Photo: File The city of Providence has sued Meta, the parent company of Facebook, TikTok and several other social media platforms. The 66-page complaint was filed Friday in federal court by the Lynch and Pine Law Firms, with former Rhode Island AGs Patrick Lynch and Jeffrey Pine as lead attorneys. The city claims tech companies are responsible for “an alarming number of youth deaths.” [who] People in the city are beginning to suffer from deteriorating mental health and behavioral disorders. GET THE…
“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote, a.btn, ao-button”} }”> Do you want to walk out the door? Read this article to learn about the new Outside+ app available on iOS devices for members. >”,”name”:”in-content-cta”,”type”:”link”}}”>Download the app. When Michelle Cassandra Johnson enrolled in a 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2009, she had been practicing yoga for years and working as a racial equity and anti-racism trainer. This training introduced her to the ancient philosophical teachings of the Sutras, but she was also taught about liberating practices, and how she felt when she was one of only two…
Transcript provided by Kensho.Lindsey Hall: I’m Lindsey Hall, Head of thought leadership at S&P Global Sustainable1. Esther Whieldon: And I’m Esther Whieldon, a senior writer on the Sustainable1 Thought Leadership Team Lindsey Hall: Welcome to ESG Insider, a podcast hosted by S&P Global, where we explore environmental, social and governance issues that are shaping investor activity and company strategy.We’ve talked a lot on this podcast about this kind of buzzy topic in the sustainability space: taxonomies. In simple terms, a sustainable or green taxonomy is a kind of dictionary of sustainable activities and it’s designed to steer companies as they adapt their…
J-PAL North America, the regional office of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), is a regional office of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Announced six new partnerships with nonprofit organizations. August 2022. These collaborators span the continental United States and represent a wide range of social policy areas. Over the next several months, each organization will work with J-PAL North America staff and affiliated researchers to design a randomized evaluation of one of their policies or programs. Randomized evaluations, in which participants are randomly assigned to either receive the program in question or “treatment as…
very similar Many relationships exist between the ages of 18 and 24, but young people’s relationship with social media can be complicated. Respondents to a new global survey found that no matter where you live, social media use can lead to fear of missing out (FOMO) and poor body image, but it also reduces social connection and self-expression. He said it could also be helpful. The McKinsey Health Institute’s (MHI) 2022 Global Gen Z Survey surveyed more than 42,000 respondents in 26 countries across all continents based on four dimensions of health: mental, physical, social, and spiritual. I asked a…
(Illustration by Hugo Herrera) In 2021, US companies generated $2.77 trillion in profits—the largest ever recorded in history. This is a significant increase since 2000 when corporate profits totaled $786 billion. Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. From 2000 to 2021, progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has been anemic, registering less than 10 percent growth over 20 years. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? One explanation could be the role of data. In other words, companies are benefiting from a culture of using data to make decisions.…
It is clear that every country faces different social problems. Without basic knowledge about a particular country, it is impossible to compare and leverage the concepts behind new projects and policies/laws. Based on this idea, we would like to share this starter pack of basic Japanese facts/knowledge that provides an overview of the social issues facing Japan. social issues A) Super-aging society Data from the United Nations World Population Prospects shows that by 2050, one in six people (16%) in the world will be aged 65 or older, up from one in 10 (10%) in 2022*1. On the other hand,…
Along with the continuing wave of environmental shareholder proposals, 2023 is marked by a strong interest in diversity and social issues, with more than 40 social related proposals filed by investors ranging from requests for third-party racial equity audits to operationalization of Indigenous informed consent, women in management, bilingualism, artificial intelligence, human rights and supply chain. Concurrently, board gender diversity in Europe, Canada and the US is reaching new heights, and ethnic and racial diversity in directorship is increasing rapidly in the US and slowly improving in Canada. For their part, legislators that are navigating diversity disclosure are often going…
Influencer marketing has evolved in recent years as a powerful tool for businesses to reach customers and market their products. However, influencers are increasingly leveraging their platforms to promote social causes as well as products. Influencers are increasingly participating in so-called “influencer activism,” where they use their platforms and fan bases to draw attention to social issues and advance positive change. What is influencer activism? The term “influencer activism” refers to the way influencers leverage social media to draw attention to social issues and encourage positive change. Many influencers use their special ability to connect with vast audiences to promote…
Seemingly every day, we hear about racist incidents that suggest both America’s obsession with race and its inability to effectively address racial issues. That includes a recent incident in which a black Kansas City teenager was shot in the head and arm by a white man after accidentally knocking on the door while trying to pick up his younger brothers. Thankfully, the 16-year-old boy is expected to recover. But too often, the results are far more tragic, as was the case last year when an unarmed 25-year-old black man was shot more than 60 times by police in Akron, Ohio.…