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Visa Champions Female Entrepreneurs in 2019

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its ongoing commitment to support female entrepreneurs, Visa is launching a global initiative – She’s Next, Empowered by Visa – to encourage women small business owners as they build, sustain and advance their businesses. The global rate of female entrepreneurship has been increasing more quickly than that of male entrepreneurs,1 with more than 163 million women around the world starting a business since 20142. She’s Next will champion this growing trend, with additional support from leading small business advocates, including Square and Yelp. “Starting and growing a…

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Visa Commits to 100% Renewable Electricity by End of 2019

Stuart Mitchell

Visa has announced its commitment to use 100 percent renewable electricity across its global operations by the end of 2019. As part of this commitment, announced in conjunction with this week’s Climate Leadership Conference in Denver, Colorado, Visa is joining the RE100 initiative, a collaborative, global platform developed by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP to increase demand for and delivery of renewable energy. “We are proud to play a role in driving the adoption of renewable energy,” said Al Kelly, chief executive officer of Visa Inc. “For Visa,…

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