The high correlation of a student’s zip code to their compression of financial skills and socioeconomic status is alarming, though not surprising.
Economic Empowerment
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Recently, the Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative (CSRI) collaborated with the Business Fights Poverty group to publish a study focused on the ways in which small businesses and retailers can support larger global value chains.
As part of Dermalogica’s Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship (FITE) initiative, the global leader in skincare products is empowering women around the world through innovative outreach programs, changing the lives of countless gi
Low-income American families spend the same share of their yearly income on interest and fees as the average American household spends yearly on food.
In rural communities across the developing world, small farmers lack education on basic farming techniques, instead relying on traditional practices that hurt their income and put them at serious risk for malnutrition.
This month, two food industry business leaders, Cargill and Mondelez International, announced a partnership to support the future of sustainable cocoa farming around the world. As demand for cocoa rises, the future of cocoa farming is uncertain.







