Day: 4 July 2022

BlackRock and UN Women to Promote Gender Lens Investing

Stuart Mitchell

BlackRock, Inc. and UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to cooperate in promoting the growth of gender lens investing. As part of the agreement, signed at the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, BlackRock will develop strategies to mobilize capital in support of economic opportunity for women. UN Women will serve as a knowledge partner and collaborate on data and research. BlackRock and UN Women to Promote Gender Lens Investing Gender lens investing…

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New charity payment facility radically simplifies donating process

Stuart Mitchell

A new fast and secure payment solution, GivingPay has been created to simplify the commonly-fragmented donation process for charities of all sizes. CommittedGiving, part of the MFS GroupCo, has created the new type of service in response to the charity sector’s feedback calling for a single-contact solution that can seamlessly setup, manage and provide support for donors’ debit and credit card transactions, for both one-off donations and reoccurring Direct Debit donations, and for giving across multiple channels. GivingPay incorporates both a debit and credit card merchant facility and operates seamlessly…

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Benevity’s 2022 Goodies Awards Ceremony Celebrates Gamechangers in Social Impact

Stuart Mitchell

Benevity, Inc.,a leading provider of global corporate purpose software, today announced the winners of its Corporate Goodness Awards, also known as “The Goodies,” celebrating the inclusive and creative ways brands are making a difference in the world through their corporate purpose programs. The 2022 Goodies Awards winners were announced at the corporate purpose event of the year, Benevity’s annual Goodness Matters conference, held June 1-3 in San Diego, CA. The winners were assessed on criteria that included how bold and innovative their programs were, program participation, program impact on employee engagement and employee…

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Comcast and Red Nose Day Partner With CodePath To Build an Inclusive Workforce

Stuart Mitchell

Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is a major challenge for the tech industry – according to a study by Deloitte, women make up only about 25% of technology workers, with even fewer Black (9%) and Latinx (7%) workers holding tech jobs. Increasing diversity not only helps tech companies connect with their customers but also fosters creativity, broadens talent pools, grows the company’s bottom line, and helps historically underserved communities build generational wealth through family-sustaining jobs. However, there are a number of obstacles preventing underrepresented talent from accessing opportunities in…

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Tesco and WWF announce winners of innovation accelerator programme

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco and WWF have announced the five start-ups that have won funding and the chance to test and scale their innovation in Tesco’s supply chain to help cut the environmental impact of the average shopping basket and support a resilient and sustainable UK food system. Innovation Connections is a new accelerator programme created by Tesco and WWF which pairs pioneering start-ups with Tesco suppliers to fast-track innovation in the supply chain. In the final on 6 May, a group of finalists pitched head-to-head in front of a panel of experts…

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