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Empowering Women Through Mobile Technology

Cammie Erickson, Manager, Global Partnership Development

Google’s announcement this week to buy Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion signals its move into the telecommunications hardware business and provides further evidence that mobile technology is on the rise—and here to stay. Read more →

Posted: August 18, 2011 | Topics: Economic Development, Women & Sustainability

Embedding the Millennium Development Goals into Business Strategy: The World’s Women Can Help

Racheal Meiers (née Yeager), Director, HERproject

During the CERES conference earlier this month, Levi Strauss CEO John Anderson made an important announcement: Levi Strauss will begin to require their suppliers to go beyond compliance and support the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through workplace policies and programs and community outreach. Using the MDGs as a measurement for impact, Anderson said, will help apparel companies and apparel manufacturing businesses create positive benefits for local communities—such as improved health and nutrition, or access to bank accounts and financial literacy. Support for local communities and economic growth can lead to industry stability and ensure a sustainable supply of quality products. Plus, it’s the right thing to do. Read more →

Posted: May 26, 2011 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Reporting & Communications, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

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