On my first day at the Alliance Building Society headquarters in Brighton, I was put in the mail room. It was 1955 and a cheque for £4m popped out of the first envelope I opened.
The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston announces new appointments to Board of Trustees
Leslie Riedel is a philanthropist and design consultant. She is an advocate for racial equality, first-generation college students and childrens mental health.
BOSTON, MASS
.- Jill Medvedow, Ellen Matilda Poss Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, and Charles Brizius, Chair of the Board of Trustees, today announced that the ICA has expanded its Board with the recent appointments of former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Emmett G. Price III. They join Nicole Zatlyn and Leslie Riedel as fiscal year 2021 appointees, expanding the ICA Board to 34 members.
By Gordon Calder Published: 08:00, 08 March 2021
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HIGHLAND Council s pension fund has £46 million invested in fossil fuel companies, according to a new report.
The figure revealed in document produced by Friends of the Earth (FoE) found that councils in Scotland have invested £1.2 billion in such businesses. Across the UK the figure was £9.9 billion.
The report points out that Highland Council declared a climate and ecological emergency in May 2019 and committed to achieving a carbon neutral region by 2025.
Report says Highland Council invested millions in fossil fuel companies. Picture: Gary Anthony.