January 29th, 2020, CARY, N.C., (USA): Forbes has ranked analytics leader SAS as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2020. To attract and retain top talent, SAS firmly believes that a diverse and inclusive workforce plays a crucial role in the company’s innovative and creative culture. “SAS’ culture blends our different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and cultures from our 59...
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NetEase Selected for 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
January 27th, 2020, Hangzhou (China): (“NetEase” or the “Company”, one of China’s leading internet and online game services providers, today announced that it has been named to the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing gender equality. The 2020 Gender-Equality Index comprises 325 global companies with a combined market...
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241 Companies Commit to Addressing the Disability Inclusion Gap with Valuable 500
January 22nd, 2020, Davos-Klosters (Switzerland): Within just one year since the announcement of the Valuable 500 initiative at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019, more than 241 companies have signed up to the business-led initiative. It is aimed at engaging 500 leading CEOs for catalysing the influence of large private-sector corporations to create a tipping point for...
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Seera Group Hosts ‘Women In Tech Dubai’ talk
January 22nd, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Seera Group, the Middle East regions leading provider of travel and tourism services, highlighted its commitment to women empowerment by hosting an event organized by Women In Tech Dubai at their Dubai hub. Women In Tech Dubai is a UAE based professional group that is focused on creating a safe...
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Four Ways to Accelerate Social Mobility in Emerging Markets with the Internet of Things
Continual investment in new technology now required to be competitive has become a significant hurdle Pilot projects carried out across 130 SMEs in Brazil indicate that government could help SMEs unlock economic value and improve societal mobility if a new framework is applied Read the report here and for more information on the Annual Meeting 2020,...
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Seeking New Leadership At Davos
A new white paper surveying 5,000 people, including youth and chief executive officers, has identified the five elements at the heart of responsible leadership January 20th, 2020, Davos (Switzerland): The 2020s have been declared the decade of delivery for society to come together and tackle the challenges ahead. To succeed in this new era...
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Regulatory environment improved for womens economic participation, World Bank
January 15th, 2020, Washington (USA): The regulatory environment for womens economic participation has improved over the past two years, with 40 economies enacting 62 reforms that will help women half the worlds population realize their potential and contribute to economic growth and development, says a new World Bank study. Still, the results are...
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Burning Planet: Climate Fires and Political Flame Wars Rage
January 15th, 2020, London (United Kingdom): Economic and political polarization will rise this year, as collaboration between world leaders, businesses and policy-makers is needed more than ever to stop severe threats to our climate, environment, public health and technology systems. This points to a clear need for a multistakeholder approach to mitigating risk at a...
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Creating Livelihoods For Underserved Women in Asia-Pacific
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)s award-winning Womens Livelihood BondTM Series (WLB Series) Asia-Pacifics first-ever multi-country gender bond series to be listed on a stock exchange – has gained new support the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Rockefeller Foundation. IIX successfully closed...
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USD 70 Trillion in Investment Over the Next 10 Years For SDGs
December 30th, 2019, Abu Dhabi (UAE): Meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with require up to USD 7 trillion of global investment each year till 2030, according to the United Nations own figures. In parallel, governments and the private sector will have to adopt new policies and business models to accommodate emerging technologies and...