Tuesday, December 20, 2022

HARO. High Tech Queries

HARO (Help A Reporter

https://www.helpareporter.com/

High Tech

1) Review Article about Best Work-from-Home Tools (MasterBundles)

2) Review Article about Shopify Fashion Themes (MasterBundles)

3) Review Article about Blog Themes for Shopify (MasterBundles)

4) 5 social media changes that shook the world in 2022 (CyberNews)

5) Seeking comments on content planning tools (GatherContent)

6) Businesses using network monitoring solutions (BizTech)

7) Project Portfolio Risk Management (SearchCIO)

8) 2 iPhone Browsing Mistakes You Should Avoid At All Costs To Protect Your Personal Data (SHEFinds.com )

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High Tech

1) Summary: Review Article about Best Work-from-Home Tools

Name: Nick Tokarev MasterBundles

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eq4b@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: MasterBundles

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 21 December

Query:

Hi!

Recently, we've wrote an article about 8 tools for remote
workers, and now we are looking for a designer, who will write a
review of this article.

What's a review? It's a general impression from the article,
comment on the particular moments - what was good & what could
be covered better. Did an author do a good job? Did they cover
the subject completely, or should they dive deeper?

Example:
https://masterbundles.com/how-to-manage-creative-burnout/#23

Requirements:

The review must be informative & specific - name specific
moments that were good or bad. Don't be afraid to criticize.
Objective criticism is very good.

Word count: 200-300 words.

We will publish your review only if you are an expert in web &
graphic design - if you're a designer with relevant experience &
interesting projects.

Please, include your HEADSHOT & links to your social media
profiles, personal website, or a website of your project/company.

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2) Summary: Review Article about Shopify Fashion Themes

Name: Nick Tokarev MasterBundles

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eq4c@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: MasterBundles

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 21 December

Query:

Hi!

Recently, we've wrote an article about best free Shopify fashion
themes, and now we are looking for a designer, who will write a
review of this article.

What's a review? It's a general impression from the article,
comment on the particular moments - what was good & what could
be covered better. Did an author do a good job? Did they cover
the subject completely, or should they dive deeper?

Example:
https://masterbundles.com/how-to-manage-creative-burnout/#23

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3) Summary: Review Article about Blog Themes for Shopify

Name: Nick Tokarev MasterBundles

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eq4d@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: MasterBundles

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 21 December

Query:

Hi!

Recently, we've wrote an article about best free blog themes for
Shopify, and now we are looking for a designer, who will write a
review of this article.

What's a review? It's a general impression from the article,
comment on the particular moments - what was good & what could
be covered better. Did an author do a good job? Did they cover
the subject completely, or should they dive deeper?

Example:
https://masterbundles.com/how-to-manage-creative-burnout/#23

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4) Summary: 5 social media changes that shook the world in 2022

Name: Anna Zhadan CyberNews

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqj8@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: CyberNews

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 21 December

Query:

Greetings,

We are writing an article on 5 social media changes that shook
the world in 2022. Your insights would be very helpful.

- What role did social media play in 2022? - Top social media
trends of 2022 (consider BeReal, NFTs) - Is the future still in
the hands of social media, or is it dying out/undergoing
significant changes? - Your predictions for the future of social
media (which forms will it take, how popular will it be, what
will it be used for? Consider Twitter under Elon Musk,
Facebook's Metaverse, and so on.)

Requirements:

- Advanced knowledge of tech - Expertise in tech/cybersecurity

Note: we cannot provide backlinking within the article! Your
full credentials will be added by your comment as attribution.

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5) Summary: Seeking comments on content planning tools

Name: Nia Gyant GatherContent

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqj9@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: GatherContent

Deadline: 2:00 PM PST - 21 December

Query:

Content marketers, weigh in! Please answer one or more of the
following:

1. What's the #1 feature a content planning tool needs to have
to be worth the investment?

2. What's an underrated pitfall content planning software can
help users avoid?

3. What's your favorite content planning tool and why? Have you
found any unconventional but effective ways to use it?

Looking forward to hearing from you!

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6) Summary: Businesses using network monitoring solutions

Name: Calvin Hennick BizTech

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqds@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: BizTech

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 23 December

Query:

The IT network forms the essential backbone of a modern
enterprise. It connects multiple operational sites, devices and
systems to keep online operations running. Network management
and monitoring solutions monitor critical metrics in real time
and generate reports to help IT ensure top network performance.

This feature will highlight companies that have ensured network
performance via the deployment of a network monitoring software
solution, or (as in the case of the customer) by outsourcing the
monitoring to a third party as a service.

Requirements:

We're looking to speak with IT leaders at U.S.-based businesses
and nonprofits about how they're using network monitoring
solutions from vendors like SolarWinds and WhatsUp Gold.

Note: Sources can come from most any sector EXCEPT education,
healthcare, and government. Also, we cannot interview
vendors/resellers for this article.

Thanks!

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7) Summary: Project Portfolio Risk Management

Name: Lisa Morgan SearchCIO

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqhj@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: SearchCIO

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 20 December

Query:

This piece will answer the following questions:

What is Project Portfolio Risk Management and Why is it
important? What's the best way to develop a Project Portfolio
Risk Management plan? What are Project Portfolio Risk Management
best practices? What are the challenges? What are the benefits?

Examples of risks in Project and Portfolio Management /
Identifying potential risks in Project and Portfolio Management

Requirements:

Looking for CIOs and risk management executives who have adopted
project portfolio management.

Will be doing email interviews this week and next.

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8) Summary: 2 iPhone Browsing Mistakes You Should Avoid At All Costs To Protect Your Personal Data

Name: Lisa Fogarty SHEFinds.com

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqj4@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: SHEFinds.com

Deadline: 10:00 AM EST - 20 December

Query:

Hi,

I'm searching for iPhone experts who can recommend browsing
mistakes you should avoid in order to protect your personal
data. -What are the browsing mistakes? -- How do they put you
at risk when it comes to your personal data? -- How can these
risks be avoided?

Requirements:

Please provide a credit line and link to your website. Thank
you.

Defining ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance). What Is ESG? Lip service?

What all members should know of ESG and Disclosures of corporations locally, nationally, and globally.

Are corporations providing just another 'LIP SERVICE' to satisfy regulators, investors, and public?

Can communities and the public take advantage of corporate reporting and verify disclosure?

BEMA International

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https://www.globaleconomicreport.com/lets-talk-about-defining-esg-literally/

Let’s Talk About Defining ESG –Literally

November 2, 2021

Photo by Mohr Media

As Investors Take Interest In Corporate Policies, Governments Look To Harmonize ESG Disclosure

November 2, 2021—As employees, consumers and investors demand greater transparency about corporate practices, there’s increasing interest in defining standards for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure.

While the concept of ESG has been around for years, leaders in the both public and private sectors are taking a greater interest in refining the definition. Furthermore, as world leaders try to harness the power of the private sector to reach net-zero goals to stem the warming of the climate, ESG becomes even more useful.

“Financial markets play a significant role in shifting capital to a sustainable future,” Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee said on October 22 in a discussion with the Meridian International Center.

Government Regulations & Advice On The Way

In the public sector, for example, the U.S. SEC is considering updating its guidance on disclosure requirements. And the commission is not alone.

Recently, the U.S. Federal Reserve established two committees investigating climate-related risks and planning to consider them as part of its supervision of financial firms. Furthermore, other U.S. agencies taking action include the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Federal Housing Financing Agency and Treasury Department.

Meanwhile, in late October, the United Kingdom’s Treasury Department published a 48-page “roadmap” for investing in sustainable projects and green technology. Also, the securities regulator for the European Union is developing rules ESG disclosures that will likely come into effect in 2022.

All this comes amid momentum built by the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow.

But first, let’s take a step back and start with a definition.

What Is ESG?

For corporations, ESG spans multiple issues including climate change, social policies, and human rights, and health and safety. Some observers would say it goes deeper than that:

“ESG looks at how a company performs as a steward of the earth, how it treats employees, suppliers, customers — and even the communities where it does business. Governance refers to management, the Board, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights.”- Tod Northman and Savannah Fox writing for the Corporate Compliance Insights

It matters because shareholders, employees, and consumers are taking notice. And for many companies, it’s impacting their bottom line.

ESG: It’s A Money Maker

Investors are increasingly taking notice of corporate practices impacting climate, as well as the environment and social policies.

Formal investments in ESG assets are also growing. Last year, 836 investment companies identified themselves as having sustainable assets, according to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment. That includes 718 mutual funds and 94 exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the organization noted.

In dollar terms, the sector grew by more than 50 percent since 2018, up from $3 trillion to $4.6 trillion in 2020. (This statistic is for investments managed on behalf of individuals, as opposed to institutional investors as a whole.)

Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, analysts recently made note of increasingly high demand for sustainable products. According to the U.K. Treasury’s roadmap for sustainable investment (mentioned above), as much as 70 percent of the U.K. public “want their money to go towards making a positive difference to people or planet.”

So it’s worth taking a closer look at ESG. And that’s exactly what policymakers are doing.

Consistency of ESG Disclosure

With interest in ESG from investors mounting, financial regulators taking note.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received hundreds of comments in its quest for information on ESG disclosures by both corporations and the investment funds.

Some large institutions, like banks that serve customers across the world, report ESG disclosures based on multiple frameworks. They include ASEAN’s GRI Framework, standards from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, SDG goals by the United Nations, and disclosure reports of their own. For example, TD Bank, an American subsidiary of Canadian multinational Toronto-Dominion Bank, reports on multiple fronts.

Speaking at an event on ESG hosted by Reuters today, Gillian Manning, TD Bank vice president and head of Investor Relations, it takes a lot of the company’s resources to report on multiple fronts.

“I hope there’s a time when there is more of a convergence of standards,” Manning said. “We’ve really been lucky as a very large bank to have the resources to be able to report on all these fronts.”

Teamwork Tackles The Scope Of The Task

In a similar vein, the scope of work within a company is quite vast. Since ESG deals with so many issues, disclosure is often too great a task for a single department.

“ESG impacts so many different areas of the company, whether it’s sales and distribution, corporate secretary, enterprise risk management, you name it. You’re going to need to form a team,” said David Young, Aflac‘s vice president for investor and rating agency relations.

Young added that although the company has been active with ESG disclosure for some time, it is a constant work in progress, especially as government regulators get involved.

“ESG really is an evolution,” said David Young . “And we’re still evolving. We’re evolving with what regulators and others are going to be saying.”

SEC Regulators Aim to Address Gaps

Meanwhile, SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee said increasingly companies are disclosing more information related to climate change. That helps investors understand both the climate-related risks and opportunities for companies. However, not all companies are voluntarily reporting information.

“Our role is focused on investors in capital markets. and when it comes to climate change and the risks and opportunities it presents for businesses, there are a number of places where that intersects with our mission,” Lee said. “Good disclosure of the risks and opportunities that businesses face because of climate change is key to investors”