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More than 700 million people, or 10 per cent of the world population, still live in extreme poverty today, struggling to fulfil the most basic needs like health, education, and access to water and sanitation, to name a few. The majority of people living on less than $1.90 a day live in sub-Saharan Africa. Worldwide, the poverty rate in rural areas is 17.2 per cent—more than three times higher than in urban areas… Primary Goal: By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day. 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There has been progress over the last decades: More girls are going to school, fewer girls are forced into early marriage, more women are serving in parliament and positions of leadership, and laws are being reformed to advance gender equality. Despite these gains, many challenges remain: discriminatory laws and social norms remain pervasive, women continue to be underrepresented at all levels of political leadership, and 1 in 5 women and girls between the ages of 15 and 49 report experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period. 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(September 22, 2020 ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607878794162-TNF7TIN3DTNNGVU3Q1AZ/ecofiltro.jpg UN Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation Why Treating the Poor as Customers Works Better than Charity. Ecofiltro (Photo courtesy of Ecofiltro - September 13, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597249241285-77XF6W55IJY4SWIR8HKL/UN+Goal+6+Clean+Water+Official.jpg UN Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation - UN Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. While substantial progress has been made in increasing access to clean drinking water and sanitation, billions of people—mostly in rural areas—still lack these basic services. Worldwide, one in three people do not have access to safe drinking water, two out of five people do not have a basic hand-washing facility with soap and water, and more than 673 million people still practice open defecation. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the critical importance of sanitation, hygiene and adequate access to clean water for preventing and containing diseases. Hand hygiene saves lives. According to the World Health Organization, handwashing is one of the most effective actions you can take to reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including the COVID-19 virus. Yet billions of people still lack safe water sanitation, and funding is inadequate. 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Nevertheless, more focused attention is needed to improve access to clean and safe cooking fuels and technologies for 3 billion people, to expand the use of renewable energy beyond the electricity sector, and to increase electrification in sub-Saharan Africa... 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Cities and metropolitan areas are powerhouses of economic growth—contributing about 60 per cent of global GDP. However, they also account for about 70 per cent of global carbon emissions and over 60 per cent of resource use. The impact of COVID-19 will be most devastating in poor and densely populated urban areas, especially for the one billion people living in informal settlements and slums worldwide, where overcrowding also makes it difficult to follow recommended measures such as social distancing and self-isolation. 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A few facts and figures: Each year, an estimated one third of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes worth around $1 trillion – ends up rotting in the bins of consumers and retailers, or spoiling due to poor transportation and harvesting practices. If people worldwide switched to energy efficient light bulbs the world would save US$120 billion annually. Should the global population reach 9.6 billion by 2050, the equivalent of almost three planets could be required to provide the natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyles. 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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, PHS (Photo courtesy of PHS - December 20, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607914523499-BLMOS6RE3AEZU4VFO6D0/Sustainable+Seafood+Actual.jpg UN Goal #2 Zero Hunger Opportunities and the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of the Seafood Sector. LovetheWild, Fish 2.0, Fishpeople Seafood (Photo courtesy of Fish 2.0 - May 14, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597258314573-VEX3SF11PDV5MBYUHHYV/UN+Goal+2+Official.jpg UN Goal #2 Zero Hunger - UN Goal #2: Zero Hunger The food and agriculture sector offers key solutions for development, and is central for hunger and poverty eradication. According to the World Food Programme, 135 million suffer from acute hunger largely due to man-made conflicts, climate change and economic downturns. The COVID-19 pandemic could now double that number, putting an additional 130 million people at risk of suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020. With more than a quarter of a billion people potentially at the brink of starvation, swift action needs to be taken to provide food and humanitarian relief to the most at-risk regions. Primary Goal: By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round. 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Now, due to COVID-19, an unprecedented health, economic and social crisis is threatening lives and livelihoods, making the achievement of Goals even more challenging.” – UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Selected Key Findings: An estimated 71 million people are expected to be pushed back into extreme poverty in 2020, the first rise in global poverty since 1998. School closures have kept 90 per cent of students worldwide (1.57 billion) out of school and caused over 370 million children to miss out on school meals they depend on. The report also shows that climate change is still occurring much faster than anticipated. The year 2019 was the second warmest on record and the end of the warmest decade of 2010 to 2019. Meanwhile, ocean acidification is accelerating; land degradation continues; massive numbers of species are at risk of extinction; and unsustainable consumption and production patterns remain pervasive. 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Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, one in five countries – home to billions of people living in poverty – were likely to see per capita incomes stagnate or decline in 2020… Primary Goal: Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries Website: UN Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/un-goal-16-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607883643707-H3TL8XK93I1BT46GPCEX/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg UN Goal #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607883643805-L8FQ5B0XHIAVULIJPEFC/i+voted+stickers.jpg UN Goal #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions WASIC Celebrates National Voters Registration Day Why Voting is More Important Now Than Ever: Learn how to help the Anti-Defamation League and the Urban League fight anti-Semitism and racism to ensure fair access to voting for all. 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The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018, the highest level recorded by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in almost 70 years. In 2019, the United Nations tracked 357 killings and 30 enforced disappearances of human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists in 47 countries. And the births of around one in four children under age 5 worldwide are never officially recorded, depriving them of a proof of legal identity crucial for the protection of their rights and for access to justice and social services… Primary Goal: Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere; end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children; promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all Website: UN Goal #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/un-goal-9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607879596771-TC3PVXNUJPYQFXI1L4D4/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg UN Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607892151316-DWBGERJ384YHRIXCHUPT/Iceberg.jpg UN Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Climate - What’s Gender Got To Do With It? 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PECO and the Wharton Club of Philadelphia (Photo courtesy of Jay Dantinne on Unsplash -September 26, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607879659333-1FDLHYGAOS530V3GJ3NG/RASP+Spoilage.png UN Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Reduced Agricultural Spoilage Program (RASP): A Food Loss and Waste Solution (Photo courtesy of RASP - February 27, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597254476813-XKEHKK2BJOLVM3VNAKAD/UN+Goal+9+Infrastructure+Official.jpg UN Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - UN Goal #9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Investments in infrastructure are crucial to achieving sustainable development. Inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation and infrastructure, can unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income. They play a key role in introducing and promoting new technologies, facilitating international trade and enabling the efficient use of resources. Innovation and technological progress are key to finding lasting solutions to both economic and environmental challenges, such as increased resource and energy-efficiency. Globally, investment in research and development (R&D) as a proportion of GDP ... Primary Goal: Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all Website: UN Goal #9: Industry, Innovation, & Infrastructure To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/un-goal-10-reduced-inequalities daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607879951404-Y9LKTX39U68YSRTWZWPV/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg UN Goal #10: Reduced Inequalities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607879951467-CJ98FS4MZWAD0GJHDK9S/i+voted+stickers.jpg UN Goal #10: Reduced Inequalities WASIC Celebrates National Voters Registration Day Why Voting is More Important Now Than Ever: Learn how to help the Anti-Defamation League and the Urban League fight anti-Semitism and racism to ensure fair access to voting for all. (September 22, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607880064508-GCDE01R8EWWXN6X85XGP/poor+people.jpg UN Goal #10: Reduced Inequalities Middle Class Movement. FDU Rothman Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Photo courtesy of FDU Rothman Institute - August 16, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597255003023-02IHA43F5M1XM9B68H5W/UN+Goal+10+Reduced+Inequalities+Official.jpg UN Goal #10: Reduced Inequalities - UN Goal #10: Reduced Inequalities To reduce inequalities, policies should be universal in principle, paying attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations. Inequality within and among countries is a persistent cause for concern. Despite some positive signs toward reducing inequality in some dimensions, such as reducing relative income inequality in some countries and preferential trade status benefiting lower-income countries, inequality still persists. COVID-19 has deepened existing inequalities, hitting the poorest and most vulnerable communities the hardest. It has put a spotlight on economic inequalities and fragile social safety nets that leave vulnerable communities to bear the brunt of the crisis. At the same time, social, political and economic inequalities have amplified the impacts of the pandemic. On the economic front, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased global unemployment and dramatically slashed workers’ incomes. 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(September 22, 2020 ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607912324965-58MIGQHPP293O27LW14R/Rasp+Mom+and+child.png UN Goal #3: Good Health and Well-Being Reduced Agricultural Spoilage Program (RASP): A Food Loss and Waste Solution (Photo courtesy of RASP - February 27, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607912532025-NINZRI2TCVF0VIH7GZVF/phs+plant+boxes.jpg UN Goal #3: Good Health and Well-Being Horticulture & Social Impact: Plants Helping Society. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, PHS (Photo courtesy of PHS - December 20, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607876748895-YP434UBZ56VOSOHVPE67/ecofiltro.jpg UN Goal #3: Good Health and Well-Being Why Treating the Poor as Customers Works Better than Charity. Ecofiltro (Photo courtesy of Ecofiltro - September 13, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607916881525-6QOTGS1JC9OW75D8X40A/poor+people.jpg UN Goal #3: Good Health and Well-Being How has business become a force for good in development? Or has it? (November 4, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597247948268-RH5LHL8V8D85MDKDT8VC/UN+Goal+3+Health+Official.jpg UN Goal #3: Good Health and Well-Being - UN Goal #3: Good Health & Well-Being Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Currently, the world is facing a global health crisis unlike any other — COVID-19 is spreading human suffering, destabilizing the global economy and upending the lives of billions of people around the globe. Before the pandemic, major progress was made in improving the health of millions of people. Significant strides were made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality… Primary Goal: By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births. 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LovetheWild, Fish 2.0, Fishpeople Seafood (Photo courtesy of Fish 2.0 - May 14, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597256005819-Q0ELFBOK7YL7503NJ350/UN+Goal+14+Below+the+Water+best.jpg UN Goal #14: Life Below Water - UN Goal #14: Life Below Water Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future. The ocean drives global systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind. Our rainwater, drinking water, weather, climate, coastlines, much of our food, and even the oxygen in the air we breathe, are all ultimately provided and regulated by the sea. Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future. However, at the current time, there is a continuous deterioration of coastal waters owing to pollution, and ocean acidification is having an adversarial effect on the functioning of ecosystems and biodiversity. This is also negatively impacting small scale fisheries. Saving our ocean must remain a priority. Marine biodiversity is critical to the health of people and our planet. Marine protected areas need to be effectively managed and well-resourced and regulations need to be put in place to reduce overfishing, marine pollution and ocean acidification. 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(December 3, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607881991245-4ZLG238CIVIVONX7I0RB/PHS+Pop+Up.jpg UN Goal #15: Life on Land Horticulture & Social Impact: Plants Helping Society. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, PHS (Photo courtesy of PHS - December 20, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597256221778-YQ00VJFYPULQNN0Z9QL0/UN+Goal+15+On+Land+best.jpg UN Goal #15: Life on Land - UN Goal #15: Life on Land Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss. Nature is critical to our survival: nature provides us with our oxygen, regulates our weather patterns, pollinates our crops, produces our food, feed and fibre. But it is under increasing stress. Human activity has altered almost 75 per cent of the earth’s surface, squeezing wildlife and nature into an ever-smaller corner of the planet. Around 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction – many within decades – according to the 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service. The report called for transformative changes to restore and protect nature. It found that the health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever, affecting the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide. Primary Goal: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements Website: UN Goal #15: Life on Land To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/un-goal-17-partnerships-for-the-goals daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607883806277-33GYTCCLO8RXMPPCNC3B/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607883806410-8MN4FC9NU96HV3OMBMWB/Iceberg.jpg UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals Climate - What’s Gender Got To Do With It? (December 3, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607883806423-AGJCMBTIBEQMLR7PWR0N/i+voted+stickers.jpg UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals WASIC Celebrates National Voters Registration Day Why Voting is More Important Now Than Ever: Learn how to help the Anti-Defamation League and the Urban League fight anti-Semitism and racism to ensure fair access to voting for all. (September 22, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607909784710-7EGOLXLLMX8E90QX01XU/Aventura+-+Copy.jpg UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals A Solution to Rural Poverty in West Africa? - The Impact of Value Chain Services to Smallholder Growers. Adventura Investment Partners (Photo courtesy of Aventura Investment Partners - November 20, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607910321613-I6HV8UGIZZDWK7BQR44B/Peco.jpg UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals Philadelphia and Climate Change – Visions for a More Sustainable Future. PECO and the Wharton Club of Philadelphia (Photo courtesy of Jay Dantinne on Unsplash -September 26, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607915376844-TVZT6BLUFRVAEVWVJFLY/cornerstone.jpg UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals ESG Investing, Direct Impact Investing, Impact Portfolio Construction (Photo courtesy of Cornerstone - April 18, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597256868391-B1XXV74SUQXMPSKJTDH9/UN+Goal+17+Partners+best.jpg UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals - UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. The SDGs can only be realized with strong global partnerships and cooperation. A successful development agenda requires inclusive partnerships — at the global, regional, national and local levels — built upon principles and values, and upon a shared vision and shared goals placing people and the planet at the centre. Many countries require Official Development Assistance to encourage growth and trade. Yet, aid levels are falling and donor countries have not lived up to their pledge to ramp up development finance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply, by 3 per cent, in 2020, experiencing its worst recession since the Great Depression… Primary Goal: Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection Website: UN Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/milkcrate-data-analytics daily 0.75 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597911245622-X38C0Z4JBPK8TZ85HU2D/Morgan+Berman+Milkcrate.jpg MilkCrate Data Analytics Channeling digital engagement into impact analytics: How impact-driven organizations can start an app to engage their audience affordably Join with Morgan Berman, CEO & Founder, MiLKCRATE April 4, 2019 Morgan is an internationally award-winning entrepreneur and local community leader in Philadelphia. She is the founder and CEO of MilkCrate - a mission driven tech company helping other mission driven organizations achieve their impact goals. Their platform powers the apps for some of the world's leading nonprofits and municipal programs. She has presented at Forbes 30 Under 30, was listed by the UN Foundation as one of the "Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch" in the world and invited to the White House for Clean Energy Plan talks. She has been a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, a Fellow at the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship, and an Environmental Leadership Program Senior Fellow. She regularly travels the country sharing her story as a female tech founder, B Corp leader, and jiu jitsu fighter. Some of her favorites have been presenting at Grace Hopper, keynoting for Wharton's Social Impact Summit, and giving the Cum Laude speech at her high school alma mater. LinkedIn: Morgan Berman Website: MilkCrate Website: Morgan Berman (Photo courtesy of MiLKCRATE) https://lar-associates.com/gender-lens-panel daily 0.75 2020-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598125601074-UFSTHHHLHQ61UUU9AJTN/Girl+on+Waall+Street.jpg Gender Lens Panel Gender Lens Investing Panel Discussion Suzanne Biegel, Catalyst At Large Consulting and WASIC Ambassador Sherryl Kuhlman, Former Managing Director, Wharton Social Impact Initiative and WASIC Ambassador (Moderator) Malcolm McClain, Rethink Impact In partnership with: Beacon and Beacon’s Women’s Network The Wharton Club of Philadelphia The Wharton Social Impact Initiative Sponsors: Chestnut Street Ventures Yards Brewing Company November 20, 2017 Gender lens investing is the practice of investing for financial return while also considering the benefits to women. The term was coined around 2009 and became an increasingly popular practice in the mid-2010s. There is a realization that women now have considerable funds to invest, have significant leadership roles in successful companies, play a vital role in our economic future, and that gender equality needs to be more than just a mission. Come learn how you can become a player in this pursuit. One vital realization, it’s not just for women!! Suzanne's PowerPoint Presentation LinkedIn: Suzanne Beigel Website: GenderSmart Investing Website: CatalystAtLarge LinkedIn: Sherryl Kuhlman Website: Wharton Social Impact Initiative LinkedIn: Malcolm McClain Website: Rethink Impact Partner: Beacon Partner: Wharton Club of Philadelphia Sponsor: Chestnut Street Ventures Sponsor: Yards Brewing Company (Photo courtesy of ICCR) https://lar-associates.com/un-goal-13-climate-action daily 0.75 2020-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607880886211-OG905OOE73Y1O99P939K/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg UN Goal #13: Climate Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607880886180-EYLAPAO6YPPPR41FHXBY/Iceberg.jpg UN Goal #13: Climate Action Climate - What’s Gender Got To Do With It? 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LovetheWild, Fish 2.0, Fishpeople Seafood (Photo courtesy of Fish 2.0 - May 14, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607881022290-TJYPDU6T6GYRT5S7HRVG/co2logic.jpg UN Goal #13: Climate Action How has business become a force for good in development? Or has it? (November 4, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597255758585-2254ZN7E4JRVT58XI30G/UN+Goal+13+Climate+Action+best.jpg UN Goal #13: Climate Action - UN Goal #13: Climate Action Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere. 2019 was the second warmest year on record and the end of the warmest decade (2010- 2019) ever recorded. Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rose to new records in 2019. Climate change is affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, and weather events are becoming more extreme. Although greenhouse gas emissions are projected to drop about 6 per cent in 2020 due to travel bans and economic slowdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, this improvement is only temporary. Climate change is not on pause. Once the global economy begins to recover from the pandemic, emissions are expected to return to higher levels. Primary Goal: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries - and Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning Website: UN Goal #13: Climate Action To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/un-goal-4-quality-education daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607877672184-JTEJUXJXJFOFUIT0GNG5/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg UN Goal #4: Quality Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607877672624-7HBI860MPYVTAO5T7IOA/Covid+10+2.jpg UN Goal #4: Quality Education WASIC and the James Brister Society present: The COVID 19 Crisis Response in Education: Confronting Widening Disparities (October 6, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607911681605-X15GP8E1NOI3YN4SWI1P/women_students-Penn.jpg UN Goal #4: Quality Education “On the Cusp: The Women of Penn’64.” by Author Anne Sceia Klein (Photo courtesy of Anne Sceia Klein - April 17, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597247619095-Z3BBHR2QWHRSJDGXWFW2/UN+Goal+3+Health+Official.jpg UN Goal #4: Quality Education - UN Goal #4: Quality Education Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. Education enables upward socioeconomic mobility and is a key to escaping poverty. Over the past decade, major progress was made towards increasing access to education and school enrollment rates at all levels, particularly for girls. Nevertheless, about 260 million children were still out of school in 2018 — nearly one fifth of the global population in that age group. And more than half of all children and adolescents worldwide are not meeting minimum proficiency standards in reading and mathematics. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, a majority of countries announced the temporary closure of schools, impacting more than 91 per cent of students worldwide. By April 2020, close to 1.6 billion children and youth were out of school. And nearly 369 million children who rely on school meals needed to look to other sources for daily nutrition… Primary Goal: By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and Goal-4 effective learning outcomes Website: UN Goal #4: Quality Education To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/initiatives daily 0.75 2022-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598107721479-AXRSCD34H95BASB3E212/UN+Hdqtrs+UN+Photo.jpg WASIC Initiatives AGENDA FOR 2030 REPORT CARD (2019) 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598109331500-A1ROPUGF5L4LZ2XENCJW/Good+healthe+%26+well+being+Aziz+Acharki.jpg WASIC Initiatives UN GOAL #3 GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598114643964-UHJHYVISQWPRH75ERBCN/Come+in++impact+investing.jpg WASIC Initiatives WASIC GOAL SOCIAL IMPACT INVESTING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598110199893-K843TI9ZYE99VXZ4CQW6/yogendra-singh-yR0QwMbMjT8-unsplash.jpg WASIC Initiatives UN GOAL #4 QUALITY EDUCATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598114151288-O5MV8RF8PK7EBQS6UTJ3/Africa+by+Annie+Spratt.jpg WASIC Initiatives WASIC GOAL AFRICA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598110199748-1FTK7VAWUHL9658LK5SF/Samanth+Sophia.jpg WASIC Initiatives UN GOAL #5 GENDER EQUALITY 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CLIMATE ACTION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598110404968-ILW1DFG7016LVFRVYBFE/david-clode-bFf6nKDwBtU-unsplash.jpg WASIC Initiatives UN GOAL #14 LIFE BELOW WATER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598110200052-0YGIKGVQ2IT6CQ3GUD06/tobias-tullius-IiE50WMRa7I-unsplash+%282%29+small.jpg WASIC Initiatives UN GOAL #15 LIFE ON LAND https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598111035920-GJURV3LQQBQH6LRAT29E/Justice+by+alex+vasey.jpg WASIC Initiatives UN GOAL #16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598109725361-90ZTKMR3PBKBKBQ8DYXD/Bill+Oxford+one+world.jpg WASIC Initiatives UN GOALS #17 PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597245307422-ZTOJFGZNXFWCVTLRSYOI/2030%2BUN%2BSustainable%2BAgenda.jpg WASIC Initiatives https://lar-associates.com/wasic-goal-south-and-southeast-asia daily 0.75 2020-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598117386680-97V1WR99V5QU45LH84E3/China.jpg WASIC Goal: South and Southeast Asia - WASIC Goal: South and Southeast Asia As COVID-19 spreads across the region, South Asia and Southeast Asia’s economic outlook is dire. South Asia As COVID-19 spreads across the region, South Asia’s economic outlook is dire. The region will likely experience its worst economic performance in the last 40 years, with temporary contractions in all eight countries. According to the latest Global Economic Prospects, GDP in the region is projected to contract by 2.7 percent in 2020 as pandemic mitigation measures hinder consumption and services activity and uncertainty about the course of the pandemic chills private investment. In India, growth is estimated to have slowed to 4.2 percent in FY 2019/20, which ended in March 2020. Output is projected to contract by 3.2 percent in FY 2020/21, when the impact of the pandemic will largely hit. Pakistan (-2.6 percent in FY 2019/20) and Afghanistan (-5.5 percent) are both projected to experience contractions, as mitigation measures are anticipated to weigh heavily on activity. Growth in Bangladesh (1.6 percent in FY 2019/20) and Nepal (1.8 percent in FY 2019/20) is expected to decelerate markedly due to pandemic-related disruptions including mitigation measures and sharp falls in exports and remittance inflows… Southeast Asia In their decades-long efforts to spur strong economic growth and significantly reduce poverty, countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also successfully improved education and health outcomes for their people. Today, however, ASEAN’s average indicators on education, skills development, and health are below what is expected of its current income levels. These persistent gaps can undermine future growth and prosperity in the region. To thrive in the global economy, where new technologies will create industries that have yet to be imagined, and where the changing nature of work prizes higher-order skills, ASEAN countries will have to go back to basics – and invest in its children. (source: The World Bank in South Asia) (source: The World Bank in Southeast Asia) (Photo courtesy of Danurwendho Adyakusuma on Unsplash) To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/four-for-women-wharton-social-impact-initiative daily 0.75 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597890952934-6GWS0EYAFUGFVKV7Y27Y/Four+for+Women+Katherine.jpg Four For Women What Makes A Company A Good Employer For Women? Presented by Dr. Katherine J. Klein In Partnership with Tri-State Human Resources Management September 5, 2019 A growing number of employers, business leaders, investors and HR practitioners are asking the question, “What makes a company a good employer for women?” Dr. Katherine J. Klein, colleague in the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, documented the barriers, biases, and limitations that women continue to experience in the workplace. The result is her ground-breaking study, Four for Women: A Framework for Evaluating Companies’ Impact on the Women They Employ, that promises to change the conversation about the workplace outcomes that matter most to women. Good employers for women, they show, knock down these barriers, biases, and limitations to create companies that really work for women – companies where women are well-represented at every level and in every unit of the company; companies where women are paid fairly and well; companies where women experience health and safety – not stress and harassment; companies where women are happy to work. And because these outcomes promote overall organizational excellence, companies that are good employers for women are also good employers for men. LinkedIn: Vice Dean Katherine Klein Four For Women Study Website: Wharton Social Impact Initiative Partner: Tri-State HRMA (Photo courtesy of Wharton Social Impact Initiative) https://lar-associates.com/pennsylvania-horticultural-society daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597913427132-XZRC94C4AJFD6NYCU132/PHS+flower+show.jpg Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Horticulture & Social Impact: Plants Helping Society Matt Rader, President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society December 20, 2018 Event Recording: Matt Rader of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society LinkedIn: Matthew Rader Website: Philadelphia Horticultural Society, PHS (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society) https://lar-associates.com/poverty-in-africa daily 0.75 2020-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597888696131-PS2FWO4EZ8WVLUEACYYR/Aventura%2BTeam.jpg Poverty in Africa A Solution to Rural Poverty in West Africa? - The Impact of Value Chain Services to Smallholder Growers Dawn Hines, Co-Founder Aventura Investment Partners and President Wharton Alumni Social Impact Club, WASIC November 20, 2019 Aventura is an impact investor in West Africa, with a goal of investing to enable African farmers to move from subsistence to middle class income levels. Rural Poverty and flight to cities by young people in Africa is well known. Why is there is no future for them in their hometown villages? The reality in many parts of West Africa is that investment into agricultural technology and food value chain companies to serve small growers is nearly non-existent. Young people see the difficult and precarious lives of their parents and seek to escape. Value chain services include local supply of quality seeds and fertilizers, farm machinery services, food processing and cold storage. Investments in these key areas have been proven to have a dramatic impact on the lives of smallholder farmers — doubling or tripling their annual farm incomes. In West Africa, 60% of food produced is lost due to a lack of cold storage. With a new impact investment model, Aventura seeks to bring wealth to rural communities in West Africa, by bringing critical value chain services directly to the smallholder growers. LinkedIn: Dawn Hines Website: Aventura Investment (Photo courtesy of Adventura Investment Partners) https://lar-associates.com/social-impact-investing-philanthropy-pfm daily 0.75 2020-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598128269279-UGOQIF0KFYZ5HVDLFAY1/Care+Social+ventures.jpg Social Impact, Social Impact Investing, and Philanthropy Social Impact, Social Impact Investing, and Philanthropy Panel Discussion Marilia Bezerra, Managing Partner, CARE Enterprises Sherryl Kuhlman, Managing Director, Wharton Social Impact Initiative and WASIC Ambassador (Moderator) David Simms, Founder and Managing Director Impact Marketplace Sponsor, PFM April 19, 2018 Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will take $1.4 trillion. But global aid is spending less than $150 billion. The solution? Engage the private sector through impact investing. Join us for a dynamic and insightful discussion about: What is Social Impact and Social Impact Investing? How can combining investment capital with philanthropy create positive impact? Why is CARE Launching their first for profit fund? How can Donor Advised Funds be used to create positive impact? What are options for you as an investor or a philanthropist? LinkedIn: Marilia Bezerra LinkedIn: Sherryl Kuhlman LinkedIn: David Simms Website: CARE Website: Wharton Social Impact Initiative Website: Impact Marketplace (Photo courtesy of Marshall Foster) https://lar-associates.com/wasic-goal-social-impact-investing daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607889769034-VWQMT3MED29OAYS50P8R/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607892681759-V7ZXLW007Y2D64WJVQAZ/Iceberg.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing Climate - What’s Gender Got To Do With It? (December 3, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607889769040-DT0WFBV30NAR9VDLG530/Chicago.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing Paths to Impact Investing - in Partnership with the Wharton Club of Chicago (November 12, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607889768434-H5KQII7B9ZX63ONEFP7D/Ecofiltro+Facility.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing Join Natural Capital Partners for a virtual tour of WASIC Ambassador Philip Wilson's Ecofiltro and meet the social entrepreneur on a mission to bring purified water to rural Guatemala. (September 22, 2020 ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607909906060-R06IKN0651XV7VY0TOTG/Aventura+-+Copy.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing A Solution to Rural Poverty in West Africa? - The Impact of Value Chain Services to Smallholder Growers. Adventura Investment Partners (Photo courtesy of Aventura Investment Partners - November 20, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607890263515-7EUX3PUAKX7DOGIHAKZN/Care+Social+ventures.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing Impact, Social Impact Investing, and Philanthropy. CARE Enterprises, Impact Marketplace, and Wharton Social Impact Initiative (Photo courtesy of Marshall Foster - April 19, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607889769307-AL8DE2JA6WNQZHQPY976/cornerstone.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing ESG Investing, Direct Impact Investing, Impact Portfolio Construction (Photo courtesy of Cornerstone - April 18, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607889768964-FK4BBXKWKV191FMRKIAW/Devon+Walls.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing Social Impact Versus Nonprofit. National Philanthropic Trust, The Barra Foundation and New Day Chester (Photo courtesy of New Day Chester - November 9, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607889898994-ONZY3YBUORE9A4515JI4/Littlefield+and+Clinton.jpg WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing How has business become a force for good in development? Or has it? (November 4, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598117060191-LN9L7RWFN8O8A42AX719/Social+Impact+Invest+Tina.png WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing - WASIC Goal: Social Impact Investing Impact investing refers to investments "made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.” (Photo courtesy of Alvaro Serrano on Unsplash) To all members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/driving-gender-equality-investing daily 0.75 2020-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598915468839-QZALHCL0N8V83TN02PVE/Kris+book+cover+from+her.jpg Driving Gender Equality Investing Driving Gender Equality Through Gender Lens Investing and Female Empowerment Kristina Kohl, Principle, Becoming Sustainable Katherine Pease, Managing Director, and Head of Impact Strategy., Cornerstone Capital November 14, 2018 Achieving Gender Equality, the impact of gender lens investing and best practices for organizations to create more gender inclusive cultures. This presentation will take a three-legged approach to discussing gender lens investing: · Governance and Management · Access to Capital · Products and Services We will then take a deeper dive into why gender inequality exists and specific recommendations to improve outcomes at an organizational level LinkedIn: Kristina Kohl LinkedIn: Katherine Pease Website:HR Computes Website: Cornerstone Capital (Photo courtesy of Kristina Kohl) https://lar-associates.com/wasic-goal-data-analytics daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607883946135-LZZV644H3DGQHDYKD0O9/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg WASIC Goal: Data Analytics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607883945751-7S7WVT1Q2UIOT9U5GID8/Morgan+Berman+Milkcrate.jpg WASIC Goal: Data Analytics Channeling digital engagement...MiLKCRATE (Photo courtesy of MiLKCRATE - April 4, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607916410027-NDJ7WUP5ZRHC4JSFGFXE/co2logic.jpg WASIC Goal: Data Analytics How has business become a force for good in development? Or has it? (November 4, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598116620904-05Y31WXA5691HS08WIBC/Data+Analytics.jpg WASIC Goal: Data Analytics - WASIC Goal: Data Analytics As companies introduce aggressive business transformation initiatives, analytics is critical for extracting value from data. Unlimited Data Potential Real-Time Insights Automate Intelligent Decisions Measuring Impact Effectiveness (Photo courtesy of Joshua Sortino on Unsplash) To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/women-investing daily 0.75 2020-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598124355472-Q31PH1TN0MA4U3P0FGOD/VSLAs.jpg Women Investing Women Investing & Investing in Women: We’ve Come A Long Way, But there’s More to Go … Panel Discussion Dr. Katherine Klein, Vice Dean Wharton Social Impact Initiative (Moderator) Amanda Agati, SVP. Co-Chief Investment Strategist, PNC Gayle Jennings O’Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, iNTENT Manifesto, WOC Star Fund 1 and WASIC Ambassador Christian Pennotti, Global Director, Savings Group, CARE In partnership with: CARE University of Pennsylvania Alumnae Association Sponsor, PNC April 17, 2019 Women and men were invited to join a conversation with this esteem panel, virtually or in-person, about the progress we are making and how much more work is needed. LinkedIn: Vice Dean Katherine Klein LinkedIn: Amanda Agati LinkedIn: Gayle Jennings O'Byrne LinkedIn: Christian Pennotti Website: Wharton Social Impact Initiative Website: PNC Website: WOCstar Fund Website: CARE Partner: University of Pennsylvania Alumnae Association (Photo courtesy of Jon Spaull of BankingonChange) https://lar-associates.com/opportunities-environment-social-impact-seafood daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598492976416-ZVI69Z0K8SG2QIAR5J9A/Sustainable+Seafood+Actual.jpg Opportunities and the environmental, social, and economic challenges of the seafood sector. Opportunities and the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of the Seafood Sector. Panel Discussion Jacqueline Claudia, CEO, LovetheWild Monica Jain, Director, Fish 2.0 Ken Plasse, CEO, Fishpeople Seafood May 14, 2018 Join us for a Wharton Alumni Social Impact Club webinar on Monday May 14 at 4 pm ET (1 pm PT) to hear from 3 fellow Wharton alums who are building companies and creating change and growth in the sustainable seafood sector. The $390B global seafood industry has been the fastest-growing animal protein sector for the past decade, primarily through the growth of aquaculture. Panelists Monica Jain, Jacqueline Claudia, and Ken Plasse will discuss the opportunities and the environmental, social, and economic challenges of the seafood sector. LinkedIn: Jacqueline Claudia LinkedIn: Monica Jain LinkedIn: Ken Plasse Website: Love the Wild Website: Fish 2.0 Website: Fishpeople Seafood (Photo courtesy of Fish 2.0) https://lar-associates.com/wasic-goal-gender-lens daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884389863-37HLH8BKT0QISCVHQMB5/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884389925-XEIJ66Q6ZHEZ8SL7F2SW/Iceberg.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing Climate - What’s Gender Got To Do With It? (December 3, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884808203-OMK9QLNNJW92QKHY7XTY/Africa+by+Annie+Spratt.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing WASIC and the Wharton Club of Africa - Gender Inclusion present a conversation about Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, An Initial Exploration of the Pandemic’s Impact (September 29, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884549197-XXQ3K0MY4CDRHUV4RH41/Four+for+Women+Katherine.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing What Makes A Company A Good Employer For Women? Wharton Social Impact Initiative and Tri-State HRMA (Photo courtesy of Wharton Social Impact Initiative - September 5, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884620861-EXKBFRFFMAWK6HDO6MT1/VSLAs.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing Women Investing & Investing in Women: We’ve Come ALong Way, But there’s More to Go … PNC, iNTENT Manifesto, CARE, and Wharton Social Impact Initiative (Photo courtesy of CARE - April 17, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607911932904-G3KJCB3KP8FOXQ3WYX9T/women_students-Penn.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing “On the Cusp: The Women of Penn’64.” by Author Anne Sceia Klein (Photo courtesy of Anne Sceia Klein - April 17, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884549646-1UV3SLFXBVS9LEL74N3J/Kris+Sustainable.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing Driving Gender Equality Through Gender Lens Investing and Female Empowerment. Becoming Sustainable and Cornerstone Capital (Photo courtesy of Kristina Kohl - November 14, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884390114-J855SKOE2YHLVDKCMSW6/Girl+on+Waall+Street.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing Gender Lens Investing. Catalyst at Large, Rethink Impact and Wharton Social Impact Initiative (Photo courtesy of ICCR - November 20, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598129118815-2TRSKSWR2T8TXV6LENAX/bull_and_fearless_girl_homepagecrop+iccr.jpg WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing - WASIC Goal: Gender Lens Investing Gender lens investing is the practice of social impact investing for financial return while also considering the benefits to women. (Photo courtesy of christina@ocintechchat.com on Unsplash) To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/middle-class daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597934614173-KDNWJN13XI3D91VXDFXD/poor+people.jpg Middle Class Middle Class Movement Dale G. Caldwell, Ed.D, Professor and Executive Director of the FDU Rothman Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship August 16, 2017 Dr. Caldwell will deliver a presentation on the topic of “Middle Class Movement.” Dalle is a thought leader in the space and we are very excited to present this as our first webinar for WASIC members and friends. Here are two articles in support: Article 1: Opinion: Father, son recall the importance of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Dream' Article 2: The Middle Class Movement: Measuring the Dream LinkedIn: Dale G. Caldwell, EdD Website: PennsyWebsite: Strategic Influence Consulting (Photo courtesy of FDU Rothman Institute) https://lar-associates.com/social-impact-versus-nonprofit-panel daily 0.75 2020-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597934124127-D5G8HD04A0JYU94LZZZQ/Devon+Walls.jpg Social Impact versus Nonprofit Panel Social Impact Versus Non-Profit Panel Discussion Eileen Heisman, CEO and President, National Philanthropic Trust Kristina “Tina” Wahl, President, The Barra Foundation Devon Walls, Owner, New Day Chester In partnership with: Beacon and Beacon’s Women’s Network The Wharton Club of Philadelphia The Wharton Social Impact Initiative Sponsors: Chestnut Street Ventures Yards Brewing Company November 9, 2017 This session will provide insight into the differences between "Social Impact Investing" and "Non-Profits." These terms/philosophies ARE NOT interchangeable and greatly affect the focus/definition of goals, sustainability, processes and success metrics. This evening will consist of a mixture of “Ted Talk” style presentations, followed by an interactive panel discussion. Eileen’s PowerPoint Presentation LinkedIn: Eileen Heisman Kristina’s PowerPoint Presentation LinkedIn: Kristina Wahl New Day Chester PowerPoint Presentation Website: National Philanthropic Trust Website: The Barra Foundation Website New Day Chester Partner: Beacon Partner: Wharton Club of Philadelphia Sponsor: Chestnut Street Ventures Sponsor: Yards Brewing Company (Photo courtesy of New Day Chester) https://lar-associates.com/how-has-business-become-a-force-for-good daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598538137074-4OZXWJV4NBMDC3GL9BM4/co2logic.jpg “How has business become a force for good in development? Or has it?” “How has business become a force for good in development? Or has it?” Elizabeth Littlefield, Former CEO of OPIC November 4, 2017 Elizabeth L. Littlefield was appointed by President Obama as the President and CEO of OPIC, an Under Secretary level position, and served from 2010 until January 2017. OPIC, as the US Government’s Development Finance Institution, operates in 106 countries and manages a $22 billion portfolio of financing and insurance to support private investment in sustainable economic development, particularly in the world’s poorest countries. Under Littlefield’s leadership, OPIC’s annual commitments to renewable resources projects grew ten-fold in three years to $1.5 billion, while generating increasing income for the federal budget – a number that reached $434 million in 2015. She has also instituted major reforms of the agency’s policies, systems and processes and introduced new financial innovations to augment the agency’s development impact. Ms. Littlefield was also appointed by President Obama to serve as a member of the White House Development Council and the President’s Export Council. Ms. Littlefield was presented in 2012 with the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest award in the Foreign Service, by Secretary Hillary Clinton. LinkedIn: Elizabeth Littlefield Website: OPIC https://lar-associates.com/philadelphia-climate-change daily 0.75 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598356369788-C7RL63HSHJ8ITO0NFF70/Peco.jpg Philadelphia Climate Change Philadelphia and Climate Change – Visions for a More Sustainable Future. Michael Innocenzo, President of PECO (Exelon) Daniel K. Garofalo, Environmental Sustainability Director, University of Pennsylvania (Interviewer) Hosted by the Wharton Club of Philadelphia September 26, 2019 Please join us for a Fireside Chat with Michael Innocenzo, President of PECO (Exelon) interviewed by Daniel K. Garofalo, Environmental Sustainability Director, University of Pennsylvania. This intimate conversation will range on issues related to climate change; corporate life in the exciting Schuylkill East neighborhood and engaging a millennial workforce. LinkedIn: Michael Innocenzo LinkedIn: Dan Garofalo Website: Peco Partner: Wharton Club of Philadelphia (Photo courtesy of Jay Dantinne on Unsplash) https://lar-associates.com/interfaith-center-on-corporate-responsibility-iccr daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598128110049-AEOO5KJO8SF6T5ZTC6UR/ICCR+folks.jpg Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, ICCR Shareholder Engagement as a Corporate Accountability Tool Josh Zinner, Chief Executive Officer, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) October 17, 2018 This webinar will be an overview of shareholder engagement strategies as a tool to build long-term value and ensure that corporations are accountable not just to shareholders, but also to their broader stakeholders. Participants will learn about shareholder engagement through the lens of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility – the history, the strategies, the mechanics, and the impact. Event Recording: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility LinkedIn: Josh Zinner Website: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, ICCR (Photo courtesy of ICCR) https://lar-associates.com/ecofiltro daily 0.75 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597915527040-49A22UJOCFGAO5OMRY3U/Ecofiltro+with+girl.jpg Ecofiltro Why Treating the Poor as Customers Works Better than Charity Philip Wilson, Founder Ecofiltro Guatemala and WASIC Ambassador September 13, 2018 Philip will share first hand how switching his perspective from nonprofit to social enterprise provided many added advantages, including the ability to grow faster. reaching more people in need faster, and ultimately expanding his mission and success. Philip is a WASIC Ambassador. Ecofiltro’s immediate mission is to bring clean water sustainably to 1M rural families in Guatemala by the year 2025. Ecofiltro was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 by the Schwab Foundation of Switzerland and in the same year won the Sustainable Brands Innovation Open in San Diego, California and the G20 Social Business Challenge in Los Cabos, Mexico. In 2014 they were named one of ten organizations in Latin America that have achieved high social impact using sustainable methods by New Ventures Mexico. Ecofiltro has delivered over 500,000 Ecofiltros products to date that have benefited over 2.5M people in Mexico and Central America. In 2020 they became a B Corp. Event Recording: Social Enterprise and Clean Water LinkedIn: Philip Wilson Website: Ecofiltro (Photo courtesy of Ecofiltro) https://lar-associates.com/wasic-goal-latin-america-and-the-caribbean daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607903521615-ROPENCHMK2GYK6HV7ZZB/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg WASIC Goal Latin America and the Caribbean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607903587667-X8Q3DKO27PRYQWOFVEY4/Ecofiltro+Facility.jpg WASIC Goal Latin America and the Caribbean Join Natural Capital Partners for a virtual tour of WASIC Ambassador Philip Wilson's Ecofiltro and meet the social entrepreneur on a mission to bring purified water to rural Guatemala. (September 22, 2020 ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607913989394-3A1QZEHQ7JWOZT4ZWC13/Ecofiltro+with+girl.jpg WASIC Goal Latin America and the Caribbean Why Treating the Poor as Customers Works Better than Charity. Ecofiltro (Photo courtesy of Ecofiltro - September 13, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598117299997-CGKMUJPT17Q93ZYG63D7/China.jpg WASIC Goal Latin America and the Caribbean - WASIC Goal: Latin America and the Caribbean Social turmoil affected growth in parts of the region in 2019. This year, the entire region is suffering from low oil prices and the impact of the deadly novel coronavirus. Although most countries in the region have enforced measures to avoid contagion, the outbreaks have recently spread rapidly, and the economic impacts of nationwide business closures and mobility restrictions have been sudden and severe. Added to this are external shocks, which vary in impact from country to country. Demand from China and developed countries, curtailed by the pandemic, will fall dramatically, affecting commodities exporters in South America as well as exporters of manufactured goods and services in Central America and the Caribbean. Flight restrictions are already hitting the Caribbean’s tourism sector, a main source of income for many small island states… There are other challenges. The region’s countries do not have the fiscal space of developed countries. Indeed, some were facing financial crises before the COVID-19 outbreak. What’s more, high levels of informality make it hard to provide relief through tax deferrals and wage subsidies to many firms and households. This informality combined with the low levels of funds makes designing an adequate policy response all that much more crucial. The hardship from the crisis will be enormous for large segments of the population. Many households live hand to mouth. They do not have the resources to cope with the economic lockdowns and quarantines needed to contain the spread of the virus. Many workers are self-employed, and a raft of wage earners are paid under the table. Reaching these workers through financial transfers is more challenging than in formalized economies. Many households also depend on remittances, which are collapsing as shutdowns in host countries affect the incomes of migrants. (source: The World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean) (Photo courtesy of Dorothea Oldani on Unsplash) To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/wasic-goal-eliminate-systemic-racism daily 0.75 2020-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884142432-MVVQ3MAR28BHHJ2DGRHH/past-events-feat-720x380.jpg WASIC Goal Eliminate Systemic Racism https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884116780-0N1JCK9UEVCXUS9JTBP9/Covid+10+2.jpg WASIC Goal Eliminate Systemic Racism WASIC and the James Brister Society present: The COVID 19 Crisis Response in Education: Confronting Widening Disparities (October 6, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884115955-SZ3N2XD8BEVRWD9WJPP0/i+voted+stickers.jpg WASIC Goal Eliminate Systemic Racism WASIC Celebrates National Voters Registration Day Why Voting is More Important Now Than Ever: Learn how to help the Anti-Defamation League and the Urban League fight anti-Semitism and racism to ensure fair access to voting for all. (September 22, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607884116337-827XXPFC292MJ6EV91FB/poor+people.jpg WASIC Goal Eliminate Systemic Racism Middle Class Movement. FDU Rothman Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Photo courtesy of FDU Rothman Institute - August 16, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598116942692-OZKHTB9GY15BZVGJADVH/virus+ehimetalor-akhere-unuabona.jpg WASIC Goal Eliminate Systemic Racism - WASIC Goal: Eliminate Systemic Racism Systemic racism explained: Four dimensions of racism and how to be part of the solution. The CEO of Portland’s Center for Equity and Inclusion, Hanif Fazal, and the CEO of North Star Forward Consulting, Lillian Green, have dedicated their careers to empowering the community with an understanding of racism to create a more equitable future. Internalized racism refers to our own thoughts, feelings and actions, conscious and unconscious, as an individual. This racism exists in forms like believing negative racial stereotypes, denying services to someone based on the color of their skin, or denying racism even exists. Then there's interpersonal racism: acts of racism between one person and another. This is how most of us have been taught to see racism, Fazal said. It's about negative ways people treat one another: harassment, discrimination from a boss, a racist rant caught on a cell phone video. There's institutional racism, which some people use interchangeably with systemic racism, but Green makes a distinction. She says institutional racism in connected to the policies and practices that reinforce racists standards within a workplace or organization. This can be seen in discriminatory hiring practices, silencing of black voices in the boardroom, or a work culture that prioritizes a white point of view. That brings us to the main focus: systemic racism. This is how the other three dimensions are allowed thrive in society, both openly and in the shadows. “This is a type of racism that has been normalized in all the systems in which we engage in,” Green said. “When I think about systemic racism, I think about policies,” Fazal said. "I think about practices. I think about a culture that supports that racial arrangement." Source: Portland’s Center for Equity and Inclusion (Photo courtesy of ehimetalor-akhere-unuabona on Unsplash) To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/on-the-cusp-the-women-of-penn-1964 daily 0.75 2020-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598741982346-W5ISKQ1VU36ZWBR3XHF3/women_students-Penn.jpg On the Cusp: The Women of Penn’64 On the Cusp: The Women of Penn’64 Panel Discussion: Anne Sceia Klein, Author and Founder Anne Klein Communications Group Rona Cohen, Owner Wellinger & Associates Marion Hubing, ESQ In partnership with: CARE University of Pennsylvania Alumnae Association Sponsor: PNC April 17, 2019 Learn about life before the glass-ceiling, when there wasn’t even a glass basement. These Penn Alumnae will share what it was like to graduate the year LBJ signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Includes a free book signing. LinkedIn: Anne Klein LinkedIn: Rona Cohen LinkedIn: Marion Hubing, Esq Partner: CARE Partner: University of Pennsylvania Alumnae Association Sponsor: PNC (Photo courtesy of “On the Cusp: The Women of Penn’64” by Anne Sceia Klein) https://lar-associates.com/reduced-agricultura-spoilage-program-rasp-a-food-loss-and-waste-solution daily 0.75 2020-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597940721402-QQ9VPBI7C95H99V9I6QA/RASP+Spoilage.png Reduced Agricultural Spoilage Program (RASP): A Food Loss and Waste Solution Reduced Agricultural Spoilage Program (RASP): A Food Loss and Waste Solution Bruce Rubin, Co-Founder RASP Jerry “Wolfie” Wolf, Co-Founder RASP February 27, 2019 1.2 billion people go to bed hungry every night 75,000 children in Nigeria 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted each year $1 trillion total in global food waste and loss 50% of post-harvest fruits & vegetables lost RASP PowerPoint Presentation Post Harvest Loss RASP Video Presentation LinkedIn: Bruce Rubin LinkedIn: Jerry "Wolfie" Wolfe Website: RASP Website: Nenko Advisors International (Photo courtesy of RASP) https://lar-associates.com/esg-investing-direct-impact-investing-impact-portfolio-construction daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598539226774-PIWY74EKQE48UNI8ZS96/cornerstone.jpg ESG Investing, Direct Impact Investing, Impact Portfolio Construction ESG Investing, Direct Impact Investing, Impact Portfolio Construction M. Randall Strickland, Director, Cornerstone Capital April 18, 2018 Randy Strickland is a Director for Cornerstone Capital Group, a financial services firm offering investment advisory, research, and strategic consulting services in the field of Sustainable/Impact Investment. He is responsible for supporting the firm's investment advisory clients in the areas of investment policy planning, environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investing integration, and investment manager and strategy selection. He brings over 20 years of experience in the asset management arena. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Randy served as a Sustainable Investment Specialist at Sentinel Investments, where he worked alongside the firm’s sustainable investing portfolio management and research team as the subject matter expert and primary point of contact for clients and their advisors. Randy’s experience also includes senior positions at City National Bank of New Jersey, ImpactAssets, Principal Global Investors, Commonfund and TIAA. Randy is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Sustainable MBA program at Bard College. He serves as an Advisory Committee Member at Seton Hall Prep School and serves on the Board of the Seedlr Foundation. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Master of Arts from New York University. LinkedIn: Randy Strickland Website: Cornerstone Capital, Inc (Photo courtesy of Cornerstone) https://lar-associates.com/wasic-goal-africa daily 0.75 2020-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607890539236-5ZUPZ659O1WCI18KZZJ8/past-events-feat-720x380+-+Copy.jpg WASIC Goal: Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607892799535-88B7VGW9NVGRG86RHJWJ/Iceberg.jpg WASIC Goal: Africa Climate - What’s Gender Got To Do With It? (December 3, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607890539444-CNBKVOFX0XAAPZDCTUZS/Africa+by+Annie+Spratt+-+Copy.jpg WASIC Goal: Africa WASIC and the Wharton Club of Africa - Gender Inclusion present a conversation about Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, An Initial Exploration of the Pandemic’s Impact (September 29, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1607890539904-ZR8RQE85SX5MFPZZVDQT/Aventura+-+Copy.jpg WASIC Goal: Africa A Solution to Rural Poverty in West Africa? - The Impact of Value Chain Services to Smallholder Growers. Adventura Investment Partners (Photo courtesy of Aventura Investment Partners - November 20, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1598117150455-4UZAA3LXUCNGFKQGNQQJ/Africa+Mom.jpg WASIC Goal: Africa - WASIC Goal: Africa The COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has set off the first recession in the Sub-Saharan Africa region in 25 years, with growth forecast between -2.1 and -5.1 in 2020, from a modest 2.4% in 2019. Volatility in the global environment due to COVID-19 pandemic, which is taking a heavy toll on human life and placing excessive pressure on health systems, continues to negatively impact Sub-Saharan Africa. Economic and social impacts are immense, costing the region between $37 and $79 billion in estimated output losses in 2020, reducing agricultural productivity, weakening supply chains, increasing trade tensions, limiting job prospects, and exacerbating political and regulatory uncertainty. With such formidable challenges, economic growth is expected to contract from 2.4% in 2019 to between -2.1 and -5.1% in 2020, sparking the region’s first recession in 25 years. A collapse in economic activity that results from the COVID-19 containment measures and macroeconomic instability will increase poverty and endanger lives and livelihoods. Household welfare is expected to be equally dramatic with welfare losses in the optimistic scenario projected to reach 7% in 2020, compared to a non-pandemic scenario… (source: The World Bank in Africa) North Africa (5 countries) is predominantly Arab and relatively more developed. Many residents identify more with the Middle East than they do with the larger part of the continent. ... But when it comes to an African identity, some sub-Saharan Africans (from 42 countries) believe they have more claim to the continent than their northern counterparts. (Photo courtesy of Annie Spratt on Unsplash) To all Members, Friends and Sponsors, please feel free to submit current efforts you are pursuing in this area, so that we may highlight your efforts, and assist in helping you achieve even greater results by Bringing together passionate people, resources and opportunities to build better tomorrows. https://lar-associates.com/risks-opportunities-climate-change daily 0.75 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1597952444223-F4ACLX9TGEP6FYBH03L9/co2logic.jpg Risks and Opportunities From Climate Change Risks and Opportunities From Climate Change Arnaud Brohé, PhD, CEO CO2logic September 13, 2017 Today’s business leaders are requiring new forms of business valuation. Defining this value means crafting smart new metrics and financial instruments. With climate change being characterized by practically every World leader as a “defining issue of our era”, carbon accounting and finance are a vital tool in enabling organizations to measure, report and internalize their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As the need to respond to the causes and impacts of climate change becomes increasingly urgent, emissions calculations and inventories are a vital first step towards mastering climatic risk and seizing sustainable opportunities. This webinar will share valuable research insights around this trend and go behind the scenes on a couple of leading case studies. LinkedIn: Arnaud Brohe Website: CO2logic (Photo courtesy of CO2logic) https://lar-associates.com/national-voter-registration-day daily 0.75 2020-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1600018750711-VVCAMPZPBE0OGO0ZPWP4/i+voted+stickers.jpg National Voter Registration Day Why Voting is More Important Now Than Ever Learn how to help the Anti-Defamation League and the Urban League fight anti-Semitism and racism to ensure fair access to voting for all. Presented by: Andrea Custis, President & CEO, The Urban League of Philadelphia Shira Goodman, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League Scott Goldstein, Advocacy Co-Chair, ADL Philadelphia’s Associate Board Jason Mitchell, President, Urban League of Philadelphia NExT September 22, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Today’s racial justice movement is inspiring hope and change. To seize on this unique time in history, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the National Urban League are joining forces to encourage all individuals to exercise their legal right and moral obligation, to register and vote in the upcoming election. Join us for an engaging conversation covering such topics as: Emphasizing every vote matters and why it is vitally important to express individual voices Systemic barriers to voting and how they disenfranchise certain blocs of voters How to vote in today’s pandemic environment: vote by mail, drop boxes, and voting in-person How can one ensure their vote will be counted - what are the risks: fraud, not being counted, etc. The census and how that ties into voting, representation, resources, etc. Recording: Why Voting Is More Important Now Than Ever LinkedIn: Andrea Custis LinkedIn: Shira Goodman Website: Anti-Defamation League National Website: Anti-Defamation League Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware Website: National Urban League Website: Urban League of Philadelphia https://lar-associates.com/women-in-africa-the-impact-of-covid-19-an-initial-exploration-of-the-pandemics-impact daily 0.75 2020-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1600431155934-57HL3QHOA76DG8ILP16K/zara+ahmed.jpg Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, an initial exploration of the pandemic’s impact Zara Ahmed Associate Director of Federal Issues, Alan Guttmacher Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1600431155947-WL203KUQRYJ327ELJ6U5/Lauren-Cochran.jpg Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, an initial exploration of the pandemic’s impact Lauren Cochran, Managing Director, Blue Haven Initiative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1600431155932-AM3GPH0XH7E1KPVHAX0W/roxana+elliott.jpg Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, an initial exploration of the pandemic’s impact Roxana Elliott, Managing Director, One Planet Ventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1600431357285-KV8FOJOYBSVQ0010I8RZ/Lebo-Mokgabudi.jpg Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, an initial exploration of the pandemic’s impact Lebo Mokgabudi Country Manager, South Africa, Catalyst https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1600439016562-50GEEW81WAPL0R7XPC8U/Lauren+B+new.jpeg Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, an initial exploration of the pandemic’s impact Lauren Burnhill (Moderator) Managing Director, One Planet Ventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1600273143248-FSOWWZP5SDXYT4UXJCOY/Covid+in+Africa.jpg Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, an initial exploration of the pandemic’s impact Women in Africa: The Impact of Covid-19, An Initial Exploration of the Pandemic’s Impact In partnership Wharton Club Africa Gender Inclusion and Wharton Alumni Social Impact Club, WASIC Panel Discussion Dr. Zara Ahmed, Associate Director of Federal Policy, Alan Guttmacher Institute Lauren Cochran, Managing Director, Blue Haven Initiative Roxana Elliott, Vice President of Marketing, Geopoll Lebogang “Lebo” Mokgabudi, Catalyst Fund, Country Manager, South Africa BFA Global Lauren Burnhill, Managing Director, One Planet Ventures, LLC - Moderator Tuesday, September 29, 2020 11 am East Coast | 8am Pacific | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST/SAST https://lar-associates.com/climate-what-gender-got-to-do-with-it daily 0.75 2022-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f04af6260013f12ae6d2a99/1604435020890-2K6G8ZL1B7XNU3RW5WOJ/Cyrille+Arnould.jpg Climate What's Gender Got To Do With It? 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A WASIC Webinar Connecting Climate & Gender, in the context of Economic & Social Activities Thursday, December 3, 2020 7 am PST | 10 am EST | 3 pm GMT | 4 pm CET | 5 pm SAS Individual Reflections on the Connections Between Gender, Climate, and Economic Activity Followed by Question and Answer Discussion - Total Run Time 90 Minutes Cyrille Arnould, Global Head, Energy & Environment European Investment Bank Suzanne Biegel, Catalyst at Large, Gender Smart Investment Summit Tracey Davies, Executive Director, Just Share SA Catherine Griffin, Managing Director, Good Company Ventures (Social Impact), ImpactableX Sheri Hinish, Founder, Supply Chain Queen Julia Kurnik, Director, Innovative Startups WWF Juan Carlos Pereira, Managing Partner, Add Value Management (Climate Smart Agriculture Fund) Emilio Sempris, Former Minister of Environment, Panama, Co-founder, Brundtland School Lauren Burnhill, Managing Director, One Planet Ventures, LLC - Executive Producer & Moderator The purpose of the webinar is to help us develop and refine our understanding of how Gender is relevant to the issue of Climate Change by placing both gender and climate into the context of economic activities, focusing on priority sectors such as Energy & Environment, Climate Adaptation & Indigenous Women, Agriculture, Supply Chains and Social Impact Investment & Analytics. The connections between gender and climate -- and between gender, climate and economic activity -- are not intuitive or obvious, yet they are quite real and very important. As a tool for better understanding the linkages that exist and the evolving state-of-play, we’ve asked eight different sector and thematic experts to take five minutes to reflect on how, in their own work, gender is relevant to climate and the extent to which these sustainable development goals (SDGs) are incorporated -- or are being incorporated! -- into that work. 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Ecofiltro was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 by the Schwab Foundation of Switzerland and in the same year won the Sustainable Brands Innovation Open in San Diego, California and the G20 Social Business Challenge in Los Cabos, Mexico. In 2014 they were named one of ten organizations in Latin America that have achieved high social impact using sustainable methods by New Ventures Mexico. Ecofiltro has delivered over 500,000 Ecofiltros products to date that have benefited over 2.5M people in Mexico and Central America. In 2020 they became a B Corp. Natural Capital Partners, with more than 20 years’ experience and a global network of project partners, works with their clients to deliver high quality solutions that ensure immediate, positive impact on the world’s natural capital. Key areas of focus: Carbon Offsetting, Carbon Neutrality, Project Development, Renewable Energy, and Net Zero. Currently they are working with more than 300 clients in 33 countries. 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