MetLife Foundation and Visa Launch “Inclusive Fintech 50” to Elevate Early-Stage Fintechs Addressing Financial Inclusion

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 09:15

The initiative brings together four organizations driving investment and influence in technology and innovation for financial inclusion. The initiative will be implemented by MIX, the global data resource for socially responsible investors and businesses focused on inclusive finance.

Green Bond Assessments Scale to New Markets

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 10:05

Whole Planet Foundation Launches Campaign to Alleviate Global Poverty

Fri, 02/22/2019 - 10:00

Whole Planet Foundation partners and Whole Foods Market suppliers commit $1.05 million to support microfinance initiatives across the world.

Scotiabank and Tecnológico de Monterrey Announce Factory A in Mexico City, a Corporate Accelerator Designed to Foster Fintech Innovation and Growth

Thu, 02/07/2019 - 14:20

Factory A will select 10 FinTech ventures made up of young entrepreneurs from Latin America to join the program's Entrepreneur Coworking ecosystem.

HP’s Pledge to Educate 100,000 More Learners Across Africa by 2021

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 09:00

Since launching in 2012, HP LIFE has already reached over 744,000 people. Working in conjunction with other initiatives including HP World on Wheels and HP Learning Studios, and our international partnerships, it will continue to play a key role in our mission to bring quality learning and digital literacy to those who will benefit from it the very most.

CSRHub’s Bahar Gidwani Speaking at Generating Alpha

Thu, 02/07/2019 - 10:45

CSRHub CTO and Co-Founder Bahar Gidwani will be speaking at Skytop Strategies Generating Alpha conference, in New York on February 13th. Bahar will join a panel discussing Alpha from Impact: Identifying Opportunities in ESG.

Saving the World One Paycheck at a Time

Wed, 02/06/2019 - 17:45

Workplace giving is a highly valued tradition offering benefits to employers, employees, nonprofits, and the people they help.

But what would happen if employee giving programs didn’t exist? On the flipside, what would the world be like with MORE employee giving?

CNH Industrial Extends Its TechPro² Training Program in China to the Xinjiang Region

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 12:20

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) has launched the latest edition of its TechPro² Technical Professional Program dedicated to industrial equipment in Changji, near Urumqi. Located in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, CNH Industrial is already present in Urumqi with a manufacturing facility specialized in making cotton pickers for the Case IH brand.

Ingersoll Rand to Receive World Environment Center’s 2019 Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 09:00

The World Environment Center (WEC) is pleased to announce that its 35th annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development will be awarded to Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll Rand, Michael W. Lamach, will accept the Gold Medal Award on Thursday, May 16, 2019, during the Gold Medal Presentation Ceremony in Washington, D.C.

“Matter to a Million” Global Giving Partnership Celebrates Five Years, $21M in Loans

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 09:00

Imagine turning $25 loans into more than $21 million, impacting more than 1 million people globally, in just five years. No, this isn’t the latest Shark Tank pitch. It is the outcome of Hewlett Packard Company’s Matter to a Million employee-engagement program.